Item - 2012.PG12.8
Tracking Status
- This item was considered by Planning and Growth Management Committee on March 22, 2012 and was adopted without amendment.
PG12.8 - 865 York Mills Road - Official Plan Amendment Application - Preliminary Report
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted
- Ward:
- 34 - Don Valley East
Committee Decision
The Planning and Growth Management Committee::
1. Directed staff to review the application to amend the Employment Areas designation for the subject lands to permit residential and retail uses concurrently and in the context of the statutory Five Year Review of the Official Plan, which includes a Municipal Comprehensive Review, that is being undertaken by the City Planning Division.
2. Upon completion of the Municipal Comprehensive Review, authorized staff to:
a. Schedule a community consultation meeting for the lands at 865 York Mills Road, together with the Ward Councillor.
b. Notice for the community consultation meeting be given to landowners and residents within 120 metres of the site.
c. Notice for the public meeting under the Planning Act be given according to the regulations of the Planning Act.
Origin
Summary
This site at 865 York Mills Road is located in an Employment District and is designated Employment Areas in the Official Plan. The application proposes to amend the Official Plan Employment Areas designation for the site to permit a mixed use development with residential, retail and other commercial uses. The proposal is for three residential buildings with 892 residential units with heights of 32 to 38 storeys, two 25 storey office buildings each with 26,695 m2 of GFA, 16,700 m2 of retail space, and a 20 storey hotel with 15,300 m2 of GFA. The total gross floor area proposed for all uses is 184,770 m2 resulting in an overall site density of 5.5 FSI.
This report provides preliminary information on the above-noted application and seeks Planning and Growth Management Committee's directions on further processing of the application and on the community consultation process.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2012/pg/bgrd/backgroundfile-45785.pdf