Item - 2013.PG20.3
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on February 20, 2013 without amendments.
- This item was considered by Planning and Growth Management Committee on January 28, 2013 and was adopted with amendments. It will be considered by City Council on February 20, 2013.
- See also By-laws 1296-2013, 1297-2013
PG20.3 - 1755 Steeles Avenue West - Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment Application - Final Report
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted
- Ward:
- 10 - York Centre
City Council Decision
City Council on February 20 and 21, 2013, adopted the following:
1. City Council amend the draft by-law attached as Attachment 7 to the report (December 20, 2012) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to ensure that Building 74 may be retained in its current form, and should the building be demolished at a future date, the site not be considered a building site.
2. City Council amend the Official Plan for the lands at 1755 Steeles Avenue West substantially in accordance with the draft Official Plan Amendment attached as Attachment 6 to the report (December 20, 2012) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.
3. City Council amend former City of North York Zoning By-law No. 7625, for the lands at 1755 Steeles Avenue West substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 7 to the report (December 20, 2012) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and further amended by Part 1 above.
4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the draft Official Plan Amendment and/or draft Zoning By-law Amendment as may be required.
5. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to apply to the Superior Court of Justice pursuant to Section 146 of the Land Titles Act for an Order that effects the following, but only to occur at such time as the proposed Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments have been enacted by City Council and have come into full force and effect:
a. Closes the public highways Jacobs Gate and Mockingbird Crescent as public highways (Parts 2, 3, 5 and 7 indicated on Attachment 2 to the report (December 20, 2012) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning;
b. Vests title to Parts 1, 2, and 3 on Attachment 2 to the report (December 20, 2012) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in Sanofi Pasteur Limited;
c. Vests title to Parts 4 and 6 on Attachment 2 to the report (December 20, 2012) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in the City;
d. Confirms title to Parts 5 and 7 on Attachment 2 to the report (December 20, 2012) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, remains with the City;
e. Deletes certain registrations that are no longer required, such as the Subdivision Agreement, as determined by the Chief Planner, in consultation with the City Solicitor from title to Blocks P, T, U, V, W, X, Y, AA, BB and the public highways Jacobs Gate and Mockingbird Crescent;
f. Upon completion of the matters set out in Parts 5a through 5f above cancels that portion of Plan M-1859 that applies to the subject lands, being Blocks P, T, U, V, W, X, Y, AA, BB and the public highways Jacobs Gate and Mockingbird Crescent;
g. Provides that the cancelled parts of Plan M-1859 shall be abstracted based on the original geographic description of the lands and consolidates all such lands into separate PINs with new legal descriptions to be provided for the lands owned by the City and the lands owned by Sanofi Pasteur Limited respectively; and
h. Authorizes each party to register Application to Amend Register to effect the above.
6. City Council authorize an Agreement with Sanofi Pasteur Limited, substantially on the terms set out in Attachment 8 to the report (December 20, 2012) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division, and such other terms as may be satisfactory to the Chief Corporate Officer, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor, which Agreement must be executed prior to the submission of Bills to City Council for enactment.
7. Prior to introducing the Bills to City Council for enactment, City Council require the City Solicitor to confirm that a Court Order has been obtained under Section 146 of the Land Titles Act which implements the matters outlined in Part 5 and comes into force at such time that the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments come into full force and effect.
8. City Council authorize appropriate staff to take all steps necessary to give effect to Council's decision.
9. City Council request that as part of the Site Plan process, community meetings may be held to discuss preliminary designs, built form and landscaping including buffer for each of the buildings proposed; and that these consultations would include but not be restricted to the addition of any additional structures that might be planned in each of the building zones.
10. City Council request Sanofi Pasteur to continue to develop an employee commuter strategy that reduces the number of vehicles entering and exiting the site on a daily basis. Such a strategy should also reduce the ongoing parking pressures on site. The commuter visioning could include but not be restricted to:
a. shuttle buses from the Steeles West subway station and other points once opened in 2016;
b. car pool opportunities through such city partners as Smart Commute;
c. the issuance of transit passes to eligible employees;
d. the ongoing commitment and research on locations for offsite parking; and
e. bike storage, racks as well as employee showers.
11. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to track on an ongoing basis the parking space requirements as it relates to the current employee size and the anticipated growth of 250 to 300 employees.
12. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, working with the applicant, to ensure that the boundaries for the development blocks are more precisely located with dimensions between buildings and property lines, or other identifiable features.
13. City Council request the Director, Toronto Office of Partnerships, to meet with the principals at Sanofi Pasteur and share ideas on modernizing and update their social participation in the local community and wider city.
Statutory - Planning Act, RSO 1990
Background Information (Committee)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2013/pg/bgrd/backgroundfile-55218.pdf
(January 7, 2013) Notice of Public Meeting - 1755 Steeles Avenue West
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2013/pg/bgrd/backgroundfile-55256.pdf
Communications (Committee)
(January 23, 2013) E-mail from Amos Cohen (PG.New.PG20.3.2)
(January 24, 2013) E-mail from Murray Stillman (PG.New.PG20.3.3)
(January 24, 2013) E-mail from Margarot Levitt, President, Ridgegate Ratepayers Association (PG.New.PG20.3.4)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2013/pg/comm/communicationfile-34312.pdf
(January 25, 2013) Letter from Michael Bowman, Osler, Hoskin and Harcourt LLP, re on behalf of Sanofi Pasteur Limited (PG.New.PG20.3.5)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2013/pg/comm/communicationfile-34313.pdf
(January 28, 2013) E-mail from Jason Field, Executive Director, Life Sciences Ontario (PG.New.PG20.3.6)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2013/pg/comm/communicationfile-34320.pdf
Communications (City Council)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2013/cc/comm/communicationfile-34573.pdf
Motions (City Council)
Vote (Adopt Item) Feb-21-2013 2:35 PM
| Result: Carried | Majority Required - PG20.3 - Adopt the item |
|---|---|
| Total members that voted Yes: 42 | Members that voted Yes are Paul Ainslie, Maria Augimeri, Ana Bailão, Michelle Berardinetti, Shelley Carroll, Raymond Cho, Gary Crawford, Vincent Crisanti, Janet Davis, Glenn De Baeremaeker, Mike Del Grande, Frank Di Giorgio, Sarah Doucette, John Filion, Paula Fletcher, Doug Ford, Rob Ford, Mary Fragedakis, Mark Grimes, Doug Holyday, Norman Kelly, Mike Layton, Chin Lee, Gloria Lindsay Luby, Josh Matlow, Pam McConnell, Mary-Margaret McMahon, Joe Mihevc, Peter Milczyn, Denzil Minnan-Wong, Ron Moeser, Frances Nunziata (Chair), Cesar Palacio, John Parker, James Pasternak, Gord Perks, Anthony Perruzza, Jaye Robinson, David Shiner, Karen Stintz, Adam Vaughan, Kristyn Wong-Tam |
| Total members that voted No: 0 | Members that voted No are |
| Total members that were Absent: 3 | Members that were absent are Josh Colle, Giorgio Mammoliti, Michael Thompson |
PG20.3 - 1755 Steeles Avenue West - Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment Application - Final Report
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Amended
- Ward:
- 10 - York Centre
Statutory - Planning Act, RSO 1990
Committee Recommendations
The Planning and Growth Management Committee recommends that:
1. City Council amend the draft by law attached as Attachment 7 to the report (December 20, 2012) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to ensure that Building 74 may be retained in its current form. Should the building be demolished at a future date, the site not be considered a building site.
2. City Council amend the Official Plan for the lands at 1755 Steeles Avenue West substantially in accordance with the draft Official Plan Amendment attached as Attachment 6 to the report (December 20, 2012) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.
3. City Council amend former City of North York Zoning By-law No. 7625, for the lands at 1755 Steeles Avenue West substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 7 to the report (December 20, 2012) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and further amended in Recommendation 1.
4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the draft Official Plan Amendment and/or draft Zoning By-law Amendment as may be required.
5. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to apply to the Superior Court of Justice pursuant to Section 146 of the Land Titles Act for an Order that effects the following, but only to occur at such time as the proposed Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments have been enacted by City Council and have come into full force and effect:
a. Closes the public highways Jacobs Gate and Mockingbird Crescent as public highways (Parts 2, 3, 5 and 7 indicated on Attachment 2 to the report (December 20, 2012) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning,);
b. Vests title to Parts 1, 2, and 3 on Attachment 2 to the report (December 20, 2012) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in Sanofi Pasteur Limited;
c. Vests title to Parts 4 and 6 on Attachment 2 to the report (December 20, 2012) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in the City;
d. Confirms title to Parts 5 and 7 on Attachment 2 to the report (December 20, 2012) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, remains with the City;
e. Deletes certain registrations that are no longer required, such as the Subdivision Agreement, as determined by the Chief Planner, in consultation with the City Solicitor from title to Blocks P, T, U, V, W, X, Y, AA, BB and the public highways Jacobs Gate and Mockingbird Crescent;
f. Upon completion of the matters set out in Recommendation 5a) through 5f), cancels that portion of Plan M-1859 that applies to the subject lands, being Blocks P, T, U, V, W, X, Y, AA, BB and the public highways Jacobs Gate and Mockingbird Crescent;
g. Provides that the cancelled parts of Plan M-1859 shall be abstracted based on the original geographic description of the lands and consolidates all such lands into separate PINs with new legal descriptions to be provided for the lands owned by the City and the lands owned by Sanofi Pasteur Limited respectively; and
h. Authorizes each party to register Application to Amend Register to effect the foregoing.
6. City Council authorize the City to enter into an Agreement with Sanofi Pasteur Limited, substantially on the terms set out in Attachment 8 to the report (December 20, 2012) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division, and such other terms as may be satisfactory to the Chief Corporate Officer, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor, which Agreement must be executed prior to the submission of Bills to City Council for enactment.
7. Prior to introducing the Bills to City Council for enactment, City Council require the City Solicitor to confirm that a Court Order has been obtained under Section 146 of the Land Titles Act which implements the matters outlined in Recommendation 5 and comes into force at such time that the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments come into full force and effect.
8. City Council authorize appropriate staff to take all steps necessary to give effect to the foregoing.
9. City Council request that as part of the Site Plan process, community meetings may be held to discuss preliminary designs, built form and landscaping including buffer for each of the buildings proposed; and that these consultations would include but not be restricted to the addition of any additional structures that might be planned in each of the building zones.
10. City Council request Sanofi Pasteur to continue to develop an employee commuter strategy that reduces the number of vehicles entering and exiting the site on a daily basis. Such a strategy should also reduce the ongoing parking pressures on site. The commuter visioning could include but not be restricted to:
a. Shuttle buses from the Steeles West subway station and other points once opened in 2016.
b. Car pool opportunities through such city partners as Smart Commute.
c. The issuance of transit passes to eligible employees
d. The ongoing commitment and research on locations for offsite parking.
e. Bike storage, racks as well as employee showers.
11. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to track on an ongoing basis the parking space requirements as it relates to the current employee size and the anticipated growth of 250 to 300 employees.
12. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, working with the applicant, to ensure that the boundaries for the development blocks are more precisely located with dimensions between buildings and property lines, or other identifiable features.
13. City Council request the Director, Toronto Office of Partnerships, to meet with the principals at Sanofi Pasteur and share ideas on modernizing and update their social participation in the local community and wider city.
Decision Advice and Other Information
The Planning and Growth Management Committee held a public meeting on January 28, 2013, and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act.
Origin
Summary
This application concerns lands comprising the southern third of a property owned by Sanofi Pasteur Limited at 1755 Steeles Avenue West. The southern third of the property is currently designated and zoned for medium-density residential uses dating back to a previously approved Plan of Subdivision. The residential subdivision was not developed and has remained with the owner as undeveloped land. The application proposes to amend the Official Plan and former City of North York Zoning By-law No. 7625 to permit the extension of employment uses across the entire property to facilitate the expansion of the existing industrial campus.
The proposed OPA and rezoning application would allow for the expansion of the light manufacturing and medical research and development campus. The proposed buildings would be appropriately setback from the existing residential uses to the east and the natural heritage system to the west. The development proposal will also protect a listed heritage resource on-site. The layout of the proposed buildings and the proposed access from Steeles Avenue West would allow for the expansion to proceed without impacting surrounding residential uses on lands designated Neighbourhoods.
This report reviews and recommends approval of the application to amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law. It also recommends that Map 2 of the Official Plan be amended to extend the boundaries of the Dufferin-Keele North Employment District to reflect the extent of the proposed redesignation for employment uses. The recommended Zoning By-law would be subject to holding provisions pending final determination of the appropriate private and public infrastructure necessary to service the proposal.
The lands subject to the proposed redesignation and rezoning are part of an existing Registered Plan of Subdivision (M-1859) for residential uses that includes unconstructed and unassumed public highways that are owned by the City. This report recommends that City Council authorize the City Solicitor to submit an application to the Superior Court of Justice pursuant to Section 146 of the Land Titles Act for an Order that closes the public highways, cancels the portion of Registered Plan of Subdivision M-1859 that applies to the subject lands and vests title to the closed highways in the Owner, Sanofi Pasteur Limited, with the Order to come into effect when the proposed Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments come into full force and effect. It is also recommended that City Council authorize an agreement with the Owner, to secure compensation for the closed highways to be vested with the Owner as well as a commitment by the Owner to provide the documentation necessary to support the City's application to the Court at the Owner's expense.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2013/pg/bgrd/backgroundfile-55218.pdf
(January 7, 2013) Notice of Public Meeting - 1755 Steeles Avenue West
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2013/pg/bgrd/backgroundfile-55256.pdf
Communications
(January 23, 2013) E-mail from Amos Cohen (PG.New.PG20.3.2)
(January 24, 2013) E-mail from Murray Stillman (PG.New.PG20.3.3)
(January 24, 2013) E-mail from Margarot Levitt, President, Ridgegate Ratepayers Association (PG.New.PG20.3.4)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2013/pg/comm/communicationfile-34312.pdf
(January 25, 2013) Letter from Michael Bowman, Osler, Hoskin and Harcourt LLP, re on behalf of Sanofi Pasteur Limited (PG.New.PG20.3.5)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2013/pg/comm/communicationfile-34313.pdf
(January 28, 2013) E-mail from Jason Field, Executive Director, Life Sciences Ontario (PG.New.PG20.3.6)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2013/pg/comm/communicationfile-34320.pdf
Speakers
Dinu Fosaneanu, Ridgegate Ratepayers Association
Allan Glube, Ridgegate Ratepayers Association
Michael Bowman, Partner, Osler, Hoskin and Harcourt LLP
Councillor James Pasternak, Ward 10, York Centre
Councillor Michael Thompson, Ward 37, Scarborough Centre
Motions
That:
1. As part of the Site Plan process, community meetings maybe held to discuss preliminary designs, built form and landscaping including buffer for each of the buildings proposed; and that these consultations would include but not be restricted to the addition of any additional structures that might be planned in each of the building zones.
2. That the draft by law be revised to ensure that Building 74 maybe retained in its current form. Should at a future date the building be demolished, the site not be considered a building site.
3. Sanofi Pasteur continue to develop an employee commuter strategy that reduces the number of vehicles entering and exiting the site on a daily basis. Such a strategy should also reduce the ongoing parking pressures on site. The commuter visioning could include but not be restricted to:
a. Shuttle buses from the Steeles West subway station and other points once opened
in 2016.
b. Car pool opportunities through such city partners as Smart Commute.
c. The issuance of transit passes to eligible employees
d. The ongoing commitment and research on locations for offsite parking.
d. Bike storage, racks as well as employee showers.
4. The City staff track on an ongoing basis the parking space requirements as it relates to the current employee size and the anticipated growth of 250 to 300 employees.
5. The City Planning Division, working with the applicant, ensure that the boundaries for the development blocks are more precisely located with dimensions between buildings and property lines, or other identifiable features.
6. The Director, Toronto Office of Partnerships meet with the principals at Sanofi Pasteur and share ideas on modernizing and update their social participation in the local community and wider city.
That negotiated proceeds from compensation for the loss of the community asset be directed, in part, to an identified or approved capital project(s) in the surrounding community.