Item - 2011.NY3.41

Tracking Status

This item was considered by North York Community Council on January 18, 2011 and was adopted with amendments.

NY3.41 - Preliminary Report - Official Plan, Rezoning, Subdivision Approval Applications - 1001-1019 Sheppard Ave East

Decision Type:: ACTION

Status:: Amended

Ward:: 24 - Willowdale

Community Council Decision

North York Community Council directed that:

1. City Planning staff schedule a community consultation meeting for the lands at 1001 – 1019 Sheppard Avenue East together with the Ward Councillor.

2. City Planning staff give notice for the community consultation meeting to landowners and residents within 120 metres of the site and the notice area of the community consultation meeting be extended to include, in addition to the statutory notice area, all landowners and residents in the area bounded from the west side of the railway line on the east, the north side of Highway No. 401 to the south, the east side of Bayview Avenue to the west, and the south side of Finch Avenue East to the north; and that the applicant pay the City for the costs associated with extending the notice area.

3. City Clerk's staff give notice for the public meeting under the Planning Act according to the regulations under the Planning Act.

Origin

(December 9, 2010) Report from the Director, Community Planning, North York District

Summary

This application was made on July 23, 2010 and is subject to the new provisions of the Planning Act and the City of Toronto Act, 2006. This application proposes Official Plan, zoning and plan of subdivision amendments to the 2002 approvals for a new mixed use community at 1001-1019 Sheppard Ave East located between the Bessarian neighbourhood and Provost Drive. A revised street, block and open space plan is proposed with residential uses with commercial at grade. Two park blocks are proposed and provide sites for a public Community Centre, a public library, a Daycare and two schools. An estimated total of 3,885 residential units is proposed. The proposed gross floor area is 338,800m2 (3,646,900 ft2) which represents an approximate Floor Space Index (FSI) of 2.2. This report provides preliminary information on the above-noted applications and seeks Community Council's directions on further processing of the applications and on the community consultation process.

An initial community meeting is targeted for February 2011 with subsequent community meetings as needed with a statutory public meeting targeted for the end of 2011 or early 2012. The target dates assume that the applicant will provide all required information in a timely manner.

Background Information

(December 9, 2010) Preliminary Report and Attachments 1-8 from the Director of Community Planning, North York District on Official Plan, Rezoning, Subdivision Approval Applications at 1001 - 1019 Sheppard Avenue East
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2011/ny/bgrd/backgroundfile-34504.pdf

Motions

Motion to Amend Item moved by Councillor David Shiner (Carried)

That:

1. North York Community Council adopt the staff recommendations in the Recommendations Section of the report (December 9, 2010) from the Director, Community Planning, North York District, with Recommendation 2. being amended to include the following:

"That the notice area of the community consultation meeting be extended to include, in addition to the statutory notice area, all landowners and residents in the area bounded from the west side of the railway line on the east, the north side of Highway No. 401 to the south, the east side of Bayview Avenue to the west, and the south side of Finch Avenue East to the north; and that the applicant pay the City for the costs associated with extending the notice area".