Item - 2017.NY20.30
Tracking Status
- This item was considered by North York Community Council on February 22, 2017 and was adopted with amendments.
NY20.30 - Preliminary Report - Zoning By-law Amendment Application - 6040 Bathurst Street and 5 Fisherville Road
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Amended
- Ward:
- 10 - York Centre
Community Council Decision
North York Community Council directed that:
1. City Planning staff schedule a community consultation meeting for the lands at 6040 Bathurst Street and 5 Fisherville 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 radius notice area, all landowners and residents residing in the area bounded by Steeles Avenue to the north, Torresdale Avenue to the west, Rockford Road to the south, and to landowners and residents residing on all the lots which abut the east side of Carpenter Road/Bathurst Street; 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 of the Planning Act.
Origin
Summary
This application proposes to amend the zoning by-laws at 6040 Bathurst Street and 5 Fisherville Road to permit the construction of two residential buildings; the existing rental buildings on the site would remain. A nineteen storey rental apartment building is proposed for the south-west corner of the site and a twenty-nine storey condominium building is proposed for the north-east corner of the site. The two buildings would have a total Gross Floor Area (GFA) of 46,000 square metres and add an additional 430 dwelling units on the site. The proposed buildings would have a Floor Space Index (FSI) of 1.96 and overall the site would have a FSI of 3.39.
This report provides preliminary information on the above-noted application and seeks Community Council's directions on further processing of the applications and on the community consultation process.
This report recommends that a community consultation meeting be held to present the proposal to the public and obtain public input.
A Final Report and a Public Meeting under the Planning Act will be scheduled following community consultation and resolution of the outstanding issues identified in this report.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/ny/bgrd/backgroundfile-101100.pdf
Motions
That North York Community Council:
1. Adopt the staff recommendations in the Recommendations Section of the report (January 24, 2017) 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 radius notice area, all landowners and residents residing in the area bounded by Steeles Avenue to the north, Torresdale Avenue to the west, Rockford Road to the south, and to landowners and residents residing on all the lots which abut the east side of Carpenter Road/Bathurst Street; and that the applicant pay the City for the costs associated with extending the notice area."