Item - 2019.TE9.4

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council amend the Official Plan, for the lands at 2010 Bathurst Street substantially in accordance with the draft Official Plan Amendment attached as Attachment 5 to the report (September 23, 2019) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District.  

2. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 2010-2016 Bathurst Street substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 6 to the report (September 23, 2019) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District.

3. City Council amend Zoning By-law 1-83, for the lands at 2010-2016 Bathurst Street substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 7 to the report (September 23, 2019) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District.

4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the draft Official Plan Amendment and draft Zoning By-law Amendments as may be required.

5. City Council direct a Construction Management Plan, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Ward Councillor, be secured as part of the Site Plan Approval.

This report reviews and recommends approval of the applications to amend the Official Plan, City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 and former City of York Zoning By-law 1-83 for 2010-2016 Bathurst Street, to permit an 8-storey, 29.65 metre (35.75 metres including mechanical penthouse), residential apartment building with 26 dwelling units and a total gross floor area of 4,632 square metres. The overall density is 5.0 times the area of the lot. A total of 40 vehicular parking spaces are proposed within 3 levels of underground parking.  Entry to the underground garage is proposed at the southwest corner of the building from the adjacent substandard public laneway which is required to be widened by 1.06 metres.

The proposed development is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement (2014) as it provides a density and a mix of land uses which efficiently use land and resources. It is also transit-supportive being in close proximity to the future Eglinton LRT station at Bathurst Street and Eglinton Avenue West.

The proposal conforms with A Place to Grow: Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (2019) as it provides for an appropriate type and scale of development that provides an acceptable transition of built form to adjacent areas.

The proposed building is to be located and massed to provide a transition to neighbouring properties through appropriate setbacks and stepping down of height toward the Neighbourhoods and to adequately limit shadow impacts on those adjacent lower scale residential areas.