Item - 2013.PG20.7
Tracking Status
- This item was considered by Planning and Growth Management Committee on January 28, 2013 and was adopted with amendments.
PG20.7 - 2450 Victoria Park Avenue - Official Plan Amendment Application - Preliminary Report
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Amended
- Ward:
- 33 - Don Valley East
Committee Decision
The Planning and Growth Management Committee:
1. Directed the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to review the application to amend the Employment Areas designation for the subject lands to permit residential 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 the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to:
a. Schedule a community consultation meeting for the lands at 2450 Victoria Park Avenue, together with the Ward Councillor.
b. Give notice for the community consultation meeting to landowners and residents in the area bounded by Hwy. 404 to the west, Hwy. 401 to the south, Pleasant View to the north and Victoria Park to the East, but for this application only, adding Wishing Well Community bounded by Victoria Park to the west, Sheppard to the north, Pharmacy to the east and Hwy 401 to the south, at the applicant's cost.
c. Give notice for the public meeting under the Planning Act according to the regulations of the Planning Act.
Origin
Summary
This site, at the southwest corner of Victoria Park Avenue and Consumers Road, is shown on Map 2 - Urban Structure of the Official Plan, as an Avenue and adjacent to an Employment District. The underlying land use designation of the site is Employment Areas. 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 mixed use proposal would contain 895 dwelling units in two 25-storey buildings on the Hallcrown Place frontage of the site, a 30-storey building at the southeast corner of the site on Victoria Park Avenue and two, 3-storey townhouse blocks along the southern edge of the site. The existing 7-storey office building at the northeast corner of the site would be retained. The development proposes a total gross floor area of 80,512m² including 3,298m² of grade related retail space. The total gross floor area would result in an overall site density of 4.17 FSI.
The application will be reviewed within the context of the Municipal Comprehensive Review and the Five-Year Official Plan Review currently being conducted by City staff.
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/2013/pg/bgrd/backgroundfile-55217.pdf
Speakers
Councillor Shelley Carroll, Ward 33, Don Valley East
Motions
Recommendation 2b be amended as follows:
2. Notice for the community consultation meeting be given to landowners and residents in the area bounded by Hwy. 404 to the west, Hwy. 401 to the south, Pleasant View to the north and Victoria Park to the East, but for this application only, adding Wishing Well Community bounded by Victoria Park to the west, Sheppard to the north, Pharmacy to the east and Hwy 401 to the south, at the applicant's cost.