Item - 2012.TE20.43

The Toronto and East York Community Council directed that:

1.         Staff schedule a community consultation meeting for the draft Queen-River Secondary Plan together with the Ward Councillor.

2.         Notice for the community consultation meeting be given to landowners and residents within 120 metres of the site, and to additional residents and owners to be determined in consultation with the Ward Councillor, with any additional mailing costs to be borne by the applicant.

3.         Notice for the public meeting under the Planning Act be given according to the regulations under the Planning Act.

The purpose of this report is to present a draft of the proposed Queen-River Secondary Plan, provide a status update on the process and to seek direction on the final community consultation meeting.

The majority of the Queen-River area is designated as a “Regeneration Area” in the City of Toronto’s Official Plan.  The Official Plan states that “for each Regeneration Area, a framework for development will be set out in a Secondary Plan. Development should not proceed prior to approval of a Secondary Plan." The City is in the process of developing a Secondary Plan for the Queen-River Area to ensure that new development proceeds in a desirable manner.

The next step is to conduct a final community consultation meeting to allow the public to provide further input on the draft Queen-River Secondary Plan.  The meeting is expected to take place in the fourth quarter of 2012.  A final report is anticipated in the first quarter of 2013.