Item - 2017.PG22.9

The Planning and Growth Management Committee recommends that:

1.  City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law No. 569-2013 to remove the lands fronting on St. Clair Avenue West between Old Weston Road, Blackthorn Avenue and Spring Grove Avenue substantially in accordance with the Draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 1 to the report (August 3, 2017) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

2.  City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the Draft Zoning By-law Amendment as may be required.

The Planning and Growth Management Committee held a statutory public meeting on September 7, 2017, and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act.

This report responds to the direction of City Council from its meeting of July 4, 5, 6 and 7, 2017 (MM31.67) for staff to report back on a proposed by-law to remove the lands fronting on St. Clair Avenue West between Old Weston Road and Blackthorn/Spring Grove Avenues from Zoning By-law No. 569-2013 to implement the Avenue Zoning previously approved by City Council in 2009.  This area of St. Clair Avenue West is the last portion in the St. Clair Avenue West Avenue Study (OPA 84) area to be rezoned.

This report recommends approval of the amendment to City of Toronto Zoning By-law No. 569-2013 to remove the lands from this By-law in order to allow the zoning permissions applicable to the lands within Zoning By-law No. 438-86 as amended by By-law No. 815-2017 to apply as intended.  The zoning will implement the findings and recommendations of the St. Clair Avenue Study for the last remaining lands in the St. Clair Avenue West Avenue Study, OPA 84, for the area between Old Weston Road, Blackthorn Avenue and Spring Grove Avenue to achieve, over time, the revitalization of St. Clair Avenue West within this Avenue segment.