Item - 2017.SC25.7
Tracking Status
- This item was considered by Scarborough Community Council on October 17, 2017 and was adopted without amendment.
SC25.7 - 1049, 1050, 1065, 1095, 1235, 1255, 1265, 1275, 1295 Military Trail and 755 and 875 Morningside Avenue - University of Toronto Scarborough - Official Plan Amendment Application - Preliminary Report
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted
- Ward:
- 44 - Scarborough East
Community Council Decision
Scarborough Community Council:
1. Directed City Planning staff to schedule a community consultation meeting for the lands at 1049, 1050, 1065, 1095, 1235, 1255, 1265, 1275, 1295 Military Trail and 755 and 875 Morningside Avenue together with the Ward Councillor.
2. Directed City Planning staff to give Notice for the community consultation meeting to landowners and residents within 120 metres of the site.
3. Directed City Planning staff to undertake an enhanced public consultation process in coordination with the ongoing Eglinton East Light Rail Transit Concept Refinement process.
4. Directed City Clerk's staff to give Notice for the public meeting under the Planning Act according to the regulations of the Planning Act.
Origin
Summary
This application proposes an Official Plan Amendment for the University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC) campus at 1049, 1050, 1065, 1095, 1235, 1255, 1265, 1275, 1295 Military Trail and 755 and 875 Morningside Avenue which will form the basis for a Secondary Plan for UTSC.
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.
This application should proceed through the planning review process including the scheduling of community consultation meetings. Given that the proposal will create a new Secondary Plan, it is appropriate to engage in a more extensive community consultation process. A kick-off community consultation meeting on the project, along with targeted consultation on key issues such as Land Use and Built Form, Transportation, and Environment is planned. Timing of the approval of the Secondary Plan is related to the completion of a Concept Refinement process currently underway for the Eglinton East Light Rail Transit (EELRT) project. The Concept Refinement is reviewing the approved alignment of the Scarborough Malvern LRT (SMLRT) Environmental Assessment (EA) which included routing through the campus along Ellesmere Road and Military Trail. A different alignment is proposed in the applicant's draft Secondary Plan which may require an EA/Transit Project Assessment Process (TPAP) amendment. Any connection to the campus will have significant impacts on how the campus functions and how it is built out in the future. Among issues to be considered include pedestrian safety, the width and location of both existing and new roads, the timing and orientation of new buildings, and other potential transit facilities needed to serve the campus and beyond. Timing for the preparation of a final report and statutory public meeting is targeted for the first quarter of 2019, provided all required information is provided in a timely manner and all issues raised during the review process have been satisfactorily resolved.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2017/sc/bgrd/backgroundfile-107426.pdf