Item - 2013.PG23.3
Tracking Status
- This item was considered by Planning and Growth Management Committee on April 11, 2013 and was adopted without amendment.
PG23.3 - 28 Bathurst Street - Official Plan Amendment and Zoning Amendment Applications - Preliminary Report
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted
- Ward:
- 19 - Trinity-Spadina
Committee Decision
The Planning and Growth Management Committee:
1. directed staff to review the development proposal respecting 28 Bathurst Street 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. directed staff, upon completion of the Five-Year Official Plan and Municipal Comprehensive Review, to:
i. Schedule a community consultation meeting for the lands at 28 Bathurst Street together with the Ward Councillor.
ii. Issue notice for the community consultation meeting to landowners and residents within 120 metres of the site.
iii. Ensure that notice for the public meeting under the Planning Act be given according to the regulations of the Planning Act.
Origin
Summary
This application proposes a mixed-use development at 28 Bathurst Street consisting of three residential towers at 19, 16 and 16 storeys situated on a two-storey base containing non-residential uses at the east end of the site and street related residential units at the west end of the site. The three tower elements are connected by 14-storey buildings. A new public street is proposed to be constructed on the north part of the subject lands which will connect Tecumseth Street with Bathurst Street. A new public park is also proposed on the west part of the site adjacent to the railway corridor.
While the subject application for a Zoning By-law amendment is considered by staff to be complete, the application is also considered to be premature, as it proposes residential uses, within an area designated 'Employment Areas' by the City of Toronto Official Plan. An Official Plan Amendment application has been submitted to the City for review.
This report provides preliminary information on the above-noted application and seeks Planning and Growth Management Committee's direction on further processing of the application and on the community consultation process.
A final report on this proposed development cannot be brought forward for consideration until the applicant's Official Plan Amendment application to permit residential uses within an 'Employment Lands' designation has been considered through the City's ongoing 5-year Municipal Comprehensive Review of the Official Plan.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2013/pg/bgrd/backgroundfile-57164.pdf
Motions
That recommendation 2 be amended by deleting, "upon completion" and replacing with, "concurrently with", so that recommendation 2 now reads:
"2. Staff, concurrently with of the Five-Year Official Plan and Municipal Comprehensive Review, be directed to..."