Item - 2014.NY34.63
Tracking Status
- This item was considered by North York Community Council on August 12, 2014 and was adopted with amendments.
NY34.63 - Preliminary Report - Southwest Precinct Plan, Plan of Subdivision, Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment - 4700 Keele Street, at the S/E Corner of The Pond Road and Sentinel Road
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Amended
- Ward:
- 8 - York West
Community Council Decision
North York Community Council directed that:
1. City Planning staff schedule a community consultation meeting for the lands at the south-east corner of The Pond Road and Sentinel Road together with the Ward Councillor.
2. City Planning staff give notice for the community consultation meeting to landowners and residents within 120 metres of the site and that the notice area of the community consultation meeting be extended to include, in addition to the 120 metre notice area, all landowners and residents in the area from Finch Avenue West to the south, the Go Rail Line to the east, Steeles Avenue West to the north, and Black Creek to the west; and that the applicant pay the City for the costs associated with extending the notice area.
3. City Clerk's staff give notice for the public meeting under the Planning Act according to the regulations under the Planning Act.
4. City Planning staff be directed to review the development applications in the context of the Southwest Precinct Plan Review. Staff also be directed not to submit Final Reports on development applications in the Southwest Precinct until such a time as the review of the Southwest Precinct Plan has been considered by Council.
Origin
Summary
This application proposes the construction of three buildings, including two 6-storey residential buildings with commercial uses at grade and a 2-storey commercial building on the south-east corner of The Pond Road and Sentinel Road, south of the York University Campus Core. The proposed residential buildings would contain approximately 474 units (800 beds) marketed to students, for a total residential gross floor area of 28,935m2 and floor space index of 1.59. A total of 4,648m2 of retail and 295m2 of office space is also proposed.
Being processed concurrently is the York University Southwest Precinct Plan. The Precinct Plan includes a proposed vision and framework to guide future development within the Southwest Precinct. The York University Secondary Plan requires the preparation of a Precinct Plan prior to the approval of non-university development in the Edge Precincts.
This report provides preliminary information on the above-noted applications and seeks Community Council's directions on further processing of the applications and on the community consultation process.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2014/ny/bgrd/backgroundfile-71705.pdf
Motions
That North York Community Council:
1. Adopt the staff recommendations in the Recommendations Section of the report (June 22, 2014) from the Director, Community Planning, North York District, with Recommendation 2 being amended to include the following:
"That the notice area of the community consultation meeting be extended to include, in addition to the 120 metre notice area, all landowners and residents in the area from Finch Avenue West to the south, the Go Rail Line to the east, Steeles Avenue West to the north, and Black Creek to the west; and that the applicant pay the City for the costs associated with extending the notice area."