Item - 2019.EY10.1

Etobicoke York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council amend former City of York Zoning By-law No. 1-83 for the lands at 2346 and 2352 Weston Road substantially in accordance with the Draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment No. 5 to the report (November 4, 2019) from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District.

2. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law No. 569-2013 for the lands at 2346 and 2352 Weston Road substantially in accordance with the Draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment No. 6 to the report (November 4, 2019) from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District.

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

4.  Before introducing the necessary Bills to City Council for enactment, City Council require the owner to submit the following:

a.  A Waste Management Plan to the satisfaction of the Director, Collection and Litter Operations, Solid Waste Management Services and in accordance with By-law No. 448-2017 and Chapter 354 of the Toronto Municipal Code.

 
b.  A letter prepared by a private waste management company to confirm that the company can adequately service the site using trucks of similar size to an LSU-TAC truck, or revised truck turning diagrams illustrating the development can accommodate inbound and outbound maneuvers of a City of Toronto Garbage Vehicle, to the satisfaction of the General Manager of Transportation Services.

Etobicoke York Community Council held a statutory public meeting on November 5, 2019, and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act.

This application seeks to amend the former City of York Zoning By-law No. 1-83 and City-wide Zoning By-law No. 569-2013 to permit a 15-storey (45 m in height, excluding the mechanical penthouse) apartment building containing 127 affordable rental units targeted to older adults and seniors. All the proposed residential rental units would be constructed under the City's Open Door Affordable Rental Housing Program. 

The proposed development is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement (2014) and conforms with the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (2019). The development represents an appropriate built form along this portion of Weston Road, complies with the Apartment Neighbourhoods and Natural Areas policies of the Official Plan and is generally consistent with the Weston Urban Design Guidelines. The development promotes the efficient use of land, resources and infrastructure that supports public transit while providing 127 affordable rental units and the protection of the adjacent natural heritage system.

This report reviews and recommends approval of the application to amend the Zoning By-laws subject to conditions before introducing the necessary Bills to City Council for enactment.