Item - 2013.MM37.44

City Council on July 16, 17, 18 and 19, 2013, adopted the following: 

1.         City Council adopt the following alternatives to the maximum 20-unit condition and the minimum 50-year rental tenure condition that were originally recommended by City Planning staff to be included in the wording of proposed Official Plan Section 37 policy 5.1.1.6(j):

a.         Delete the 20-unit maximum, add a requirement that the affordable rented residential condominium units be contributed by a share capital corporation, and add further exclusions respecting affordable rental housing units otherwise required to be provided by a Secondary Plan or policy 3.2.1.9 or other policies of the Official Plan;

b.         Delete the conditions requiring a minimum 25-year affordability term and a minimum 50-year rental term and replace with a condition requiring that affordability and rented tenure be permanent;

such that the revised wording of proposed Official Plan policy 5.1.1.6(j) reads as

follows:

"j.         rented residential condominium unit or units, provided the units:

i)          are contributed by a share capital corporation;

ii)         are owned and operated, in accordance with City guidelines, by a not-for-profit housing corporation satisfactory to the City;

iii)        comprise permanent rented residential units with permanent affordable rents;

iv)        are not replacing demolished rental housing under policies 3.2.1.6 or 3.2.1.7 of this Plan;

v)         are not otherwise required to be provided by a Secondary Plan, or any other policy of this Plan, including policy 3.2.1.9 of this Plan; and

vi)         are subject to one or more agreements with the City securing (i)(v) to the satisfaction of the City."

2.         City Council amend the Official Plan substantially in accordance with the proposed Official Plan Amendment appended as Attachment 1 to the report (July 8, 2013) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

3.         City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the proposed Official Plan Amendment as may be required.

4.         City Council declare by resolution to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing that this Official Plan Amendment:

a.         conforms with Provincial Plans or does not conflict with them;

b.         has regard to the matters of Provincial Interest listed in Section 2 of the Planning Act; and

c.         is consistent with policy statements issued under subsection 3(1) of the Planning Act.