Item - 2017.NY26.11

North York Community Council directed that:

1. City Planning staff schedule a community consultation meeting for the lands at 579, 581, 583 and 585 Lawrence Avenue West together with the Ward Councillor.

2. City Planning staff give notice for the community consultation meeting to landowners and residents within a minimum of 250 metres of the site.

3. City Clerk's staff give notice for the public meeting under the Planning Act according to the regulations of the Planning Act.

These applications propose to amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-laws at 579, 581, 583 and 585 Lawrence Avenue West to permit the construction of 12, five-storey freehold townhouses in 2 blocks fronting Lawrence Avenue West.  The total gross floor area of the proposal is 2,885 square metres which results in a density of 1.62 times the lot area.  The proposed height of the buildings is 16.06 metres for Block 1 at the eastern end and 15.78 metres for Block 2 at the western end.  Each unit would be provided with one integral parking space at the rear of the unit and two visitor parking spaces would be provided on site to serve all 12 residential units.  Vehicular access is proposed from Lawrence Avenue West with a two-way service driveway.

This report provides preliminary information on the above-noted applications 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, in consultation with the Ward Councillor's office, 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.