Item - 2012.NY14.20

Tracking Status

This item was considered by North York Community Council on March 20, 2012 and was adopted with amendments.

NY14.20 - Preliminary Report - Zoning By-law Amendment Application - 3636 Bathurst Street

Decision Type:: ACTION

Status:: Amended

Ward:: 15 - Eglinton-Lawrence

Community Council Decision

North York Community Council directed that:

1. City Planning staff schedule a community consultation meeting for the lands at 3636 Bathurst Street 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 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 by Stadacona Drive to the north, Ranee Avenue to the south, Ameer Avenue to the west and Bathurst Street to the east, 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 of the Planning Act.

Origin

(February 29, 2012) Report from the Director, Community Planning, North York District

Summary

This application proposes to amend former City of North York Zoning By-law No. 7625 for the property at 3636 Bathurst Street to permit the development of a new 19 storey apartment building, as well as nine and seven storey additions to the existing 19 storey apartment building and approximately 470m² of retail space proposed on the ground floor of the nine storey addition. A new 2-storey amenity centre would connect the existing and proposed 19 storey buildings. As proposed, the development would increase the number of units on the property from 225 to 652 units, and increase the density from 1.93 to 4.4 times the area of the lot.

This report provides preliminary information on the above-noted application and seeks Community Council's directions on further processing of the application and on the community consultation process.

It is intended that a community consultation meeting be scheduled in consultation with the Ward Councillor. A Final Report and Public Meeting under the Planning Act to consider this application is targeted for the end of 2012 provided all required information is submitted by the applicant in a timely manner.

Background Information

(February 29, 2012) Report and Attachments 1-6 from the Director, Community Planning, North York District - Preliminary Report - Zoning By-law Amendment Application - 3636 Bathurst Street
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2012/ny/bgrd/backgroundfile-45553.pdf

Motions

Motion to Amend Item moved by Councillor Josh Colle (Carried)

That North York Community Council:

1. Adopt the staff recommendations in the Recommendations Section of the report (February 29, 2012) 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 by Stadacona Drive to the north, Ranee Avenue to the south, Ameer Avenue to the west and Bathurst Street to the east, and that the applicant pay the City for the costs associated with extending the notice area.”