Item - 2016.TE20.36

Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

1.  Staff schedule a community consultation meeting for the lands at 666 Spadina Avenue, which includes the provision of light refreshments and, when required, childcare and accessibility resources including sign language interpretation at the sole cost of the applicant, together with the Ward Councillor.

2.  Notice for the community consultation meeting be given to landowners and residents within 120 metres of the site, and to additional residents, institutions and owners to be determined in consultation with the Ward Councillor, with any additional mailing costs to be borne by the applicant.

3.  Notice for the public meeting under the Planning Act be given according to the regulations of the Planning Act.

The application for an Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment at 666 Spadina Avenue proposes the addition of an 11 storey mixed use building with a total of 128 rental residential apartments on the south side of the property facing Spadina Ave and eight 3-storey stacked townhouses on the north side of the property along Sussex Avenue.  The proposal retains the existing 25 storey apartment building, and parking is proposed within the existing underground parking structure.

This report provides preliminary information on the above-noted applications and seeks Community Council's direction on further processing of the application and on the community consultation process. Next steps include the scheduling of a community consultation meeting.  A final report is targeted for the third quarter of 2017.  The target date of the final report assumes that the applicant will provide all required information in a timely manner, address the issues identified in this report, and any additional issues that arise through the review process.