Item - 2017.PG23.9

That City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to review and report on the cost and technical implications of requiring and implementing additional Electric Vehicle infrastructure performance measures for Tier 2 of the Toronto Green Standard Version 3 and to report to the Planning and Growth Management Committee in the second quarter of 2018.

That:

1.   City Council delete Planning and Growth Management Committee Recommendation 2 and adopt instead the following:

2.  City Council adopt the Toronto Green Standard Version 3 performance measures, to be applied to new development applications under the Planning Act commencing May 1, 2018, as shown in Attachment 2:  Mid to High-Rise Residential and All Non-Residential to the report (September 28, 2017) from the Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, as amended by Recommendation 1 above, and subject to the following performance measures being adopted on an interim basis only:

1. Bird Collision Deterrence EC4.1 (Tier 1) and EC4.4 (Tier 2) Bird Friendly Glazing Performance Measures:

a. commencing January 1, 2020: the application of performance measures to all exterior glazing within the first 16 metres of the building above grade; and, where visual markers are utilized the maximum spacing will be 50 mm X 50 mm for all building types.

b. commencing January 1, 2022: where visual markers are utilized, all building types apply visual markers to the first surface of glass.

2.  Energy Efficiency GHG1.1 (Tier 1) Buildings Energy Performance:

a. commencing January 1, 2020: design the buildings to meet or exceed the Tier 1 TEUI, TEDI and GHGI targets by building type as provided in Table 1.

2.  City Council direct Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to undertake consultation and to report back to the Planning and Growth Management Committee in the second quarter of 2018 on proposals which may strengthen the Bird Collision Deterrence, Bird Friendly Glazing and Energy Efficiency Building Energy performance measures referenced in Part 1 above.

That City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with relevant City Divisions, to report to the Planning and Growth Management Committee in the second quarter of 2018 on options to encourage green infrastructure and implement green development standards for residential properties with less than 5 units through the planning application and other processes.

That City Council amend Recommendation 2 so that it now reads as follows:

2.  City Council:

a. adopt the Toronto Green Standard Version 3 performance measures "on an interim basis" as shown in Attachment 2:  Mid to High-Rise Residential and All Non-Residential to the report (September 28, 2017) from the Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, as amended by Recommendation 1 above, to be applied to new development applications under the Planning Act commencing May 1, 2018;

b. direct the Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to undertake consultation and report back to the Planning and Growth Management Committee in the second quarter of 2018 on proposals which may strengthen the Toronto Green Standard Version 3 performance measures, such as:

1. Bird Collision Deterrence EC4.1 (Tier 1) and EC4.4 (Tier 2) Bird Friendly Glazing Performance Measures:

a. commencing January 1, 2020: the application of performance measures to all exterior glazing within the first 16 metres of the building above grade; and, where visual markers are utilized the maximum spacing will be 50 mm X 50 mm for all building types.

b. commencing January 1, 2022: where visual markers are utilized, all building types apply visual markers to the first surface of glass.

2.  Energy Efficiency GHG1.1 (Tier 1) Buildings Energy Performance:

a. commencing January 1, 2020: design the buildings to meet or exceed the Tier 1 TEUI, TEDI and GHGI targets by building type as provided in Table 1.

That City Council defer consideration of this Item remaining on the agenda to the December 6, 7 and 8, 2017 Council meeting or to a special meeting to be called by the Mayor.

That:

1.  City Council direct the Acting Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to explore additional financial and non-financial incentives to encourage developers to meet Tier 2 of the Toronto Green Standard Version 3 and report back to Planning and Growth Management Committee before the end of the second quarter of 2018.

2.  City Council request Build Toronto and the Toronto Realty Agency to consider the application of, at minimum, Tier 2 of the Toronto Green Standard Version 3 standards as part of their development agreements with future owners of land.

1.  Amend the Toronto Green Standard Version 3 to:

a.  require all non-residential building types to provide diversion space

b.  require developers to file a construction and demolition waste recycling plan with the city on the same basis as is required by the Province.