Item - 2026.NY31.6

North York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council refuse the application for the Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment (Application Number 26 101193 NNY 17 OZ) for the lands municipally known as 41 - 47 Talara Drive for the reasons identified in the revised report (March 30, 2026) from the Director, Community Planning, North York District.

2. In the event the applications are appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal, City Council, pursuant to subsections 22(8.1) and 34(11.0.0.1) of the Planning Act, use mediation, conciliation or other dispute resolution techniques in an attempt to resolve the Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment applications, to the satisfaction of the Executive Director, Development Review and the City Solicitor.

3. City Council direct the City Clerk, should an appeal be filed, to notify all persons or public bodies who may have filed an appeal to this decision of City Council’s intention to rely on subsections 22(8.1) and 34(11.0.0.1) of the Planning Act and the City Clerk shall provide notice to all prescribed persons or public bodies under subsections 22(8.2) and 34(11.0.0.2) of the Planning Act.

4. City Council direct the City Clerk, should an appeal be filed, to notify the Ontario Land Tribunal of City Council’s intention pursuant to subsections 22(8.1) and 34(11.0.0.1) of the Planning Act, and that the Ontario Land Tribunal shall receive the record, the notice of appeal and other prescribed documents and materials seventy-five (75) days after the last day for filing a notice of appeal for these matters

5. Should the Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment application be resolved, and there is no appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal or the appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal has been withdrawn, City Council direct the Director, North York District, Community Planning to bring forward an Approval Report to North York Community Council for a statutory public meeting as required under the Planning Act.

6. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and other appropriate City Staff to take any necessary steps to implement City Council's decision, including requesting any conditions of approval that would be in the City's interest, in the event an appeal of Council's decision is allowed by the Ontario Land Tribunal, in whole or in part.

This Report recommends refusal of the application to amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law to permit a development consisting of a 43-storey (141.2 metres, plus 6-metre mechanical penthouse) residential tall building with a 5-storey podium. The proposal includes a total of 369 residential units with 30,285 square metres of gross floor area for a maximum Floor Space Index of 14.75 times the lot area. A related Rental Housing Demolition application has also been submitted as the proposal includes the demolition of eight residential units of which five are rental units.

The application does not conform with the Official Plan and the Sheppard East Subway Corridor Secondary Plan. The proposal in its current form does not have appropriate regard for the Council-adopted Renew Sheppard East Secondary Plan.