Item - 2026.TE34.49

The Toronto and East York Community Council forwards the Item to City Council without recommendation.

The Toronto and East York Community Council forwards the Item to City Council without recommendation.

The Toronto and East York Community Council held a statutory public meeting on July 8, 2026 and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act.

This report recommends approval of the application to amend the Zoning By-law to permit non-residential uses including community, cultural, recreational, sport, entertainment and retail uses, while restricting certain industrial uses at 65 Ookwemin Street. The site has another application that proposes four mixed-use buildings of 45, 32, 31 and 20 storeys before the Ontario Land Tribunal, which is currently under litigation and not yet in-force.

This application will permit low-scale non-residential uses that are intended to activate the site in the interim. No changes in height, density, or built form are proposed as part of the application.

The proposed Zoning By-law Amendment application is consistent with the Provincial Planning Statement (2024) and conforms to the City's Official Plan and the Central Waterfront Secondary Plan.