Item - 2016.NY14.29

North York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council refuse the application to amend the Official Plan at 3140-3170 Dufferin Street for the following reasons:

a. the proposal does not conform to the City's Official Plan;

b. the proposal does not implement the City's recently-completed Dufferin Street Secondary Plan; and

c. the proposal is inappropriate and does not represent good planning.

2. Should the application be appealed to the Ontario Municipal Board, City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to appear before the Ontario Municipal Board in support of Council's refusal of the Official Plan amendment.

3. Should the application be appealed to the Ontario Municipal Board, City Council direct the City Solicitor to consolidate the appeal with the applicant's appeal of the Dufferin Street Secondary Plan.

This application proposes to amend the Official Plan at 3140-3170 Dufferin Street and 60-68 Apex Road to permit two mixed-use buildings of 28 and 22 storeys separated by a new public road oriented in a north to south configuration. The overall development would have a gross floor area of approximately 59,400 square metres and a Floor Space Index (FSI) of 3.86. There would be 578 residential units, 878 parking spaces and 1135 bicycle parking spaces. A new 1900 square metre public park is also proposed.

This report reviews and recommends refusal of the application to amend the Official Plan as it is inconsistent with the recently-adopted Dufferin Street Secondary Plan.