Item - 2026.TE31.8

The Director, Community Planning Toronto and East York District recommends that:

1. City Council amend the Official Plan for the lands municipally known as 1233 Yonge Street and 9 Woodlawn Avenue East substantially in accordance with the draft Official Plan Amendment included as Attachment 6 to this Report.

2. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands municipally known as 1233 Yonge Street and 9 Woodlawn Avenue East substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment included as Attachment 7 to this Report.

3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the draft Official Plan Amendment and draft Zoning By-law Amendment as may be required.

4. City Council request that the owner make reasonable commercial efforts to identify, in consultation with the Executive Director, Development Review, a suitable off-site parkland dedication as a substitution for an on-site parkland dedication that:

a. is accessible to the area where the subject site is located;

b. is a good physical substitute for any on-site parkland dedication;

c. is in an acceptable environmental condition; and

d. the value of the off-site dedication shall not exceed the estimated value of the on-site dedication that would otherwise be required, which value may include the cost of acquiring the land, land transfer tax, typical closing cost and reasonable real estate commissions of up to 5 percent,

all to the satisfaction of the Executive Director, Development Review.

5. Should the Executive Director, Development Review, in consultation and agreement with the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO and the owner agree to a property as a substitution for an on-site dedication, City Council accept the off-site parkland dedication, in full or partial fulfilment of the parkland dedication requirements, pursuant to Section 42 of the Planning Act, with conveyance or release to the City to occur prior to the issuance of the first above grade building permit in accordance with the following:

a. in the event the value of the off-site parkland dedication is less than the value of an on-site parkland dedication, the owner shall provide a cash-in-lieu payment for the shortfall in parkland dedication in accordance with Chapter 415 Article III of the Municipal Code; and

b. in the event the owner is unable to provide a substituted off-site parkland dedication or release of City-owned lands for park purposes to the City, the owner will be required to satisfy the parkland dedication requirement through a cash-in-lieu of parkland payment prior to the issuance of first above grade building permit in accordance with Chapter 415 Article III of the Municipal Code.

all to the satisfaction of the Executive Director, Development Review, and the City Solicitor.

6. Should the off-site parkland dedication be accepted by the Executive Director, Development Review, City Council approve a development charge credit against the Parks and Recreation component of the Development Charges for the design and construction by the Owner of the Above Base Park Improvements to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks and Recreation. The development charge credit shall be in an amount that is the lesser of the cost to the Owner of designing and constructing the Above Base Park Improvements, as approved by the General Manager, Parks and Recreation, and the Parks and Recreation component of development charges payable for the development in accordance with the City's Development Charges By-law, as may be amended from time to time.

7. City Council direct the City Solicitor to withhold the necessary Bills for enactment, until City Council has approved the Rental Housing Demolition Application Number 21 251890 STE 11 RH under Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code pursuant to Section 111 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 to permit the demolition of existing rental dwelling units.

8. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services, to review and report back on the feasibility of amending Schedule B of the City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 925, Permit Parking, to exclude the development located at 1233 Yonge Street and 9 Woodlawn Avenue East from Permit Parking.

This Report recommends approval of the application to amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law to permit a 47-storey mixed-use building (155 metres, excluding mechanical penthouse), containing 730 dwelling units (including 40 replacement rental units) and 250 square metres of non-residential gross floor area.

The Official Plan Amendment is required to permit the proposed height on the site.

A Rental Housing Demolition Report will be considered in conjunction with this Report at the April 1, 2026, Toronto and East York Community Council meeting. The proposal includes the demolition of 40 rental housing units, to be replaced by a total of 40 rental units as part of the new development of the site. A Tenant Assistance Plan is proposed that addresses the right of existing tenants to return to replacement rental units at similar rents and provides financial compensation to mitigate hardship.

The Development Review Division confirms that there are no financial implications resulting from the recommendations included in this Report in the current budget year or in future years.