Item - 2012.PG10.7
Tracking Status
- This item was considered by Planning and Growth Management Committee on January 5, 2012 and was adopted with amendments.
PG10.7 - 362 Wallace Ave - Official Plan Amendment, Zoning Amendment and Subdivision Applications - Preliminary Report
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Amended
- Ward:
- 18 - Davenport
Committee Decision
The Planning and Growth Management Committee:
1. Directed City Planning Staff to review the application to redesignate the subject lands from Employment Areas to Neighbourhoods for the purpose of permitting residential development concurrently, and in the context of, the statutory Five Year Review of the Official Plan which includes a Municipal Comprehensive Review that has been commenced by the City Planning Division.
2. Authorized the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to:
(i) Schedule, as soon as possible, a community consultation meeting for the lands at 362 Wallace Avenue together with the Ward Councillor.
(ii) Give Notice for the community consultation meeting to landowners and residents within 120 metres of the site.
(iii) Give Notice for the public meeting under the Planning Act according to the regulations of the Planning Act.
Origin
Summary
This application proposes to amend the Official Plan and the Zoning By-law to permit 169 residential units, and 25 light industrial units at 362 Wallace Avenue which is designated Employment Areas and zoned Industrial. Also included in the proposal is a new public road connecting Ruskin Avenue and Wallace Avenue and the western extension of McCauley Avenue. A new community centre on Ruskin Avenue is proposed, along with new connections to the West Toronto Railpath. All parking, except for eight visitor spaces located at-grade, is proposed to be underground.
This report provides preliminary information on the above-noted applications and seeks Planning and Growth Management Committees direction on further processing of the applications and on the community consultation process.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2012/pg/bgrd/backgroundfile-43438.pdf
Motions
That Recommendation 2 be amended to delete the words "upon completion of the Municipal Comprehensive Review and be replaced with the words "as soon as possible".