Item - 2016.TE13.8

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

1.  City Council amend the Official Plan, for the lands fronting on Queen Street East between Leslie Street and Coxwell Avenue substantially in accordance with the draft Official Plan Amendment attached as Attachment 4 to the report (December 15, 2015) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District.

2.  City Council adopt the Urban Design Guidelines attached as Attachment 5 to the report (December 15, 2015) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District.

3.  City Council request the Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services, City Planning Division to research and evaluate properties on Queen Street East in the Ashbridge Precinct, located between Leslie Street to Coxwell Avenue, for inclusion on the City's Heritage Register.

4.  City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the draft Official Plan Amendment as may be required.

The Toronto and East York Community Council held a statutory public meeting on January 19, 2016, and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act.

In June 2014, City Council directed City Planning staff to determine if either the existing Urban Design Guidelines for Queen Street East (between Coxwell Avenue and Neville Park Boulevard) or the Leslieville Urban Design Guidelines (between Jimmie Simpson Park and Leslie Street) should be extended to apply to the portion of Queen Street between Leslie Street and Coxwell Avenue.  This area sits between the aforementioned study areas to the east and west.

This report summarizes the outcome of the Queen Street East/Ashbridge Precinct Planning Study; provides a draft City-initiated Official Plan Amendment for the study area; and recommends approval of the area-specific Queen Street East/Ashbridge Precinct Urban Design Guidelines to guide development within the study area.