Item - 2019.EY9.3

Etobicoke York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council authorize the City Solicitor, together with City Planning staff and any other appropriate staff to attend the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT) hearing on 2 St. Lawrence Avenue in support of the proposed Official Plan Amendment as outlined in this report.

2. In the event the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT) allows the appeal in whole or in part, City Council direct the City Solicitor to request that LPAT withhold its Order(s) approving the Official Plan Amendment until such time as the City Solicitor, in consultation with the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the owner has provided a draft Official Plan Amendment to LPAT in a form and content to the satisfaction of the Director, Community Planning, Etobicoke York District, and pending:

a. The draft Official Plan Amendment ensuring the provision of non-residential uses at an appropriate location fronting onto public streets.

b. Confirmation from the City Solicitor that the owner has submitted a revised Traffic Study for review and acceptance by the General Manager of Transportation Services and Transportation Planning staff. This revised report would determine whether the existing road network can support the proposed increase in development permissions and whether improvements to the existing municipal road network are required.

c. Confirmation from the City Solicitor that the owner has submitted a revised Functional Servicing and Stormwater Management Report for review and acceptance by the Chief Engineer and Executive Director of Engineering and Construction Services. This revised report would determine whether the municipal water, sanitary and storm sewer system can support the proposed increase in development permissions as well as determine whether upgrades and improvements to the existing municipal infrastructure are required.

3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and other City staff to take such actions as are required to implement the above recommendations.

This application proposes to amend Site and Area Specific Policy 6 (SASP 6) of the Official Plan to permit high density residential uses (a total of 558 residential units) at 2 St. Lawrence Avenue (also known as Parcel 4 in SASP 6). Parcel 4 is currently designated for commercial uses only. SASP 6 also contains a maximum number of residential units and gross density limits for the lands bounded by The Queensway, St. Lawrence Avenue, the Gardiner Expressway and Zorra Street, which this application is seeking to increase.

The owner of the site at 2 St. Lawrence Avenue has appealed this Official Plan Amendment application to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (the "LPAT") on the basis of City Council's failure to make a decision on the application within the statutory timeframe of the Planning Act.

The purpose of this report is to seek City Council's direction for the City Solicitor and other appropriate City staff to attend the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal in support of the proposal as outlined in this report. The first Pre-Hearing Conference was held on August 27, 2018 and a second Pre-Hearing Conference was held on March 14, 2019. A third Pre-Hearing Conference is scheduled for November 28, 2019.

The proposed Official Plan Amendment is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement (2014) and conforms with the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (2019). The proposal would implement the Official Plan by providing for growth and a mix of uses in a Mixed Use Areas designation consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement and in conformity with the Growth Plan. The proposal would allow for a development that would integrate well with the planned and existing built form context of the neighbourhood and would contribute towards implementing the vision for new public streets as well as a new public park.