Item - 2017.TE21.29

The Toronto and East York Community Council directed that:

1.  Staff schedule a community consultation meeting for the lands at the University of Toronto St. George Campus together with the Ward Councillors.

2. Staff schedule a community consultation meeting for the lands at University of Toronto St. George Campus, which includes the provision of light refreshments and, when required, childcare and accessibility resources including sign language interpretation at the sole cost of the applicant, together with the Ward Councillor. 

3. Notice for the community consultation meeting be given to landowners and residents within 120 metres of the site, and to additional residents, institutions and owners to be determined in consultation with the Ward Councillor, with any additional mailing costs to be borne by the applicant.

This application proposes to establish a new Secondary Plan for the University of Toronto St. George Campus area that would replace the existing University of Toronto Secondary Plan. The purpose of the Secondary Plan is to provide an updated policy framework that would manage change and guide new development in the area. The policies of the Secondary Plan would apply to the lands generally bounded by Bloor Street West to the north, Spadina Avenue to the west, College Street to the south and an irregular boundary generally running along Bay Street to the east.

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.

The application should proceed through the planning review process including the scheduling of community consultation meetings. As the application is to establish a new Secondary Plan for such a geographically, socially and economically significant area, the review of the application will necessarily entail a more rigorous consultation process and longer application review timeline than a standard development application. A Final Report will be prepared and a statutory public meeting is targeted for the end of 2017, provided all required information is submitted in a timely manner and all issues raised during the review process have been satisfactorily resolved. A Status Report may also be prepared over the course of the application review process in 2017.