Item - 2019.EY7.1

Etobicoke York Community Council recommends that:

1.  City Council amend the Etobicoke Zoning Code for the lands at 1 Blue Goose Street substantially in accordance with the Draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment No. 5 to the report (June 7, 2019) from the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District. 

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

3.  Before introducing the necessary Bills to City Council for enactment, City Council authorize the appropriate City officials and require the owner to execute and register on title an Agreement pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act satisfactory to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor. Such agreement shall be registered on title to the lands in a manner satisfactory to the City Solicitor in order to secure the following matters:

a.  The owner shall provide and maintain at least 18 new secured rental units, comprised of 18 bachelor units within the existing renovated mixed-use building on the site, and as illustrated in the Architectural Plans dated December 12, 2018, for a period of at least 20 years, beginning from the date that each new secured rental unit is first occupied.

b.  The owner shall provide and maintain at least 2 bachelor units at affordable rents, for a period of at least 10 years, beginning from the date that each such new affordable rental dwelling unit is first occupied. The remaining 16 bachelor units shall have unrestricted rents.

c.  Prior to first occupancy of the 2 affordable bachelor units referenced in Part 3.b. above, the owner shall make every reasonable effort to work in consultation with the City's Shelter Support and Housing Administration staff to select the first tenant for such affordable bachelor units, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the General Manager, Shelter Support and Housing Administration.

d.  Prior to Site Plan approval pursuant to Section 114 of the City of Toronto Act, the owner shall provide 1:50 scale architectural elevation drawings for representative portions of the buildings with building materials, colours and finishes illustrated and labelled to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning (“Approved Exterior Development Details”).

Etobicoke York Community Council:

1. Requested Transportation Services to examine the streets in the immediate vicinity of 1 Blue Goose Street, as part of the Site Plan Control review process, to identify additional on-street parking spaces, in consultation with the local Councillor.

Etobicoke York Community Council held a statutory public meeting on June 25, 2019, and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act.

This application proposes to amend the former City of Etobicoke Zoning Code to permit a residential and commercial development on the lands located at 1 Blue Goose Street. The proposal is to retain and restore the existing heritage mixed-use building on the subject property (the Blue Goose Tavern), add a fourth storey and an east side addition, a new micro-brewery (basement level), a renovated restaurant (ground level), and a total of 18 new rental dwelling units (second to fourth level). Two of the 18 new dwelling units would provide affordable rents. The mixed use building would be approximately 15 m in height to the highest point of the mechanical roof. In addition, the proposal includes a residential infill development consisting of one single detached dwelling unit, 4 semi-detached dwelling units and 7 townhouse dwelling units which would all be 4 storeys and approximately 13.6 m in height.

Overall, the proposed development would contain 30 residential dwelling units (2,938 m² of gross floor area) and a total of 526 m² of non-residential gross floor area for a total density of 1.55 times the area of the lot. A total of 33 on site vehicular parking spaces are proposed.

The proposed development is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement (2014) and conforms with the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (2019). The proposal also represents an appropriate and orderly development of the site that conforms to the Official Plan.

This report reviews and recommends approval of the application to amend the Zoning By-law.