Item - 2018.EY30.15

Etobicoke York Community Council recommends that: 

1.  City Council authorize the permanent closure of the westerly portion of Buttonwood Avenue adjacent to WPHC, shown as Part 1 on Sketch No. PS-2018-012 (the "Highway"), attached to the report (April 11, 2018) from the Director, Transportation Services, Etobicoke York District.

2.  City Council enact a by-law substantially in the form of the draft by-law attached as Appendix "A" to the report (April 11, 2018) from the Director, Transportation Services, Etobicoke York District.

Etobicoke York Community Council held a public meeting on May 2, 2018, and notice was given in accordance with the City of Toronto Act, 2006.  Notice of the proposed enactment of the draft by-law was posted on the Public Notice Page of the City's website.

Transportation Services recommends that the westerly portion of Buttonwood Avenue adjacent to West Park Healthcare Centre ("WPHC") be permanently closed.

In order to modernize and expand the facilities, WPHC submitted Zoning By-law Amendment and Draft Plan of Subdivision Application Nos. 16 121271 WET 11 OZ and 16 190083 WET 11 SB.  These applications proposed the construction of a new hospital building with a new public street network and incorporated the westerly portion of Buttonwood Avenue into the development site in order to reconfigure the WPHC campus.

Approval of the above-noted Zoning By-law Amendment application was granted by City Council on July 7, 2017 through the enactment of Zoning By-law 837-2017.  With respect to the above-noted Draft Plan of Subdivision application, a Notice of Decision under Section 51(37) of the Planning Act was issued by City Planning on September 18, 2017.