Item - 2017.EY19.7

Etobicoke York Community Council:

1.  Directed staff to schedule a community consultation meeting for the lands at 10 Wilby Crescent together with the Ward Councillor.

2.  Directed that Notice for the community consultation meeting be given to landowners and residents within 120 metres of the site.

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

This application proposes to amend the former City of York Zoning By-law No. 1-83 to permit the redevelopment of the site at 10 Wilby Crescent with a 16-storey (55 metres, including mechanical equipment), 234 unit residential apartment building.  The proposed building would have a gross floor area of approximately 17,710 m2, which would represent a floor space index of 4.95 times the area of the lot.  The proposal includes a 2-storey base building with a floor plate of 2,700 m2 and a 14-storey tower with a floor plate ranging from 1,366 m2 at floor 3 to 861 m2 at floor 16. Indoor amenity space is proposed at a rate of 1.43 m2 per unit and outdoor amenity space is proposed at a rate of 2.76 m2 per unit.  A total of 167 vehicular parking spaces would be provided in a three-level underground garage, which would be accessed from Hickory Tree Road.  A total of 235 bicycle parking spaces are proposed on the P1 parking level with 211 spaces for residents and 24 for visitors.  One loading space is proposed adjacent to the lobby at the east end of the site.

This report provides preliminary information on the above-noted application and seeks Community Council's directions on further processing of the application and on the community consultation process.

A community consultation meeting scheduled by staff, in consultation with the

Ward Councillor, is targeted to be held in the first quarter of 2017. A Final Report and statutory public meeting under the Planning Act to consider the application is targeted for the fourth quarter of 2017. This target assumes the applicant will provide all required information in a timely manner.