Item - 2020.EY16.2

Etobicoke York Community Council recommends that:

1.  City Council amend Zoning By-law No. 600-2009 to remove the Holding provision (H) from the northeast portion of the lands, substantially in accordance with the Draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment No. 6 to the report (June 23, 2020) 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.

This application proposes to lift the Holding (H) symbol for the northeastern portion of the lands identified in site-specific Zoning By-law No. 600-2009. This amendment would allow for the development of a 28-storey residential tower and its associated podium on the lands municipally known as 10 Eva Road, described as Tower Element C in the Phase 2 lands on Schedule 'B' of Zoning By-law No. 600-2009.  The Holding (H) symbol would be partially lifted as the Holding (H) symbol would continue to remain on the northwestern portion of the lands, which relate to Tower Element D of this By-law.

The Holding Provisions of Zoning By-law No. 600-2009 require that prior to lifting the Holding (H) symbol, the owner must satisfy the following four conditions: (i) dedication of the land shown on Schedule 'A' of the By-law for a future public road; (ii) provision of detailed cost estimates and adequate financing for 50% of the cost of constructing the future public road from Eva Road to the extension of the northern boundary of the Lands; (iii) entering into an agreement between the owner of the Lands, or any portion of the Lands, and the City, that will provide for the landscaping and maintenance, at no cost to the City, of the land to be dedicated as shown on Schedule 'A' of the By-law for a future public road until such time as the public road is constructed; and (iv) one or more of the following conditions being fulfilled: (a) permanent closure by the Ministry of Transportation of the ramps connecting Eva Road and Highway 427; or (b) provision of direct access to either Civic Centre Court or The West Mall for vehicular traffic generated by the lands shown on Schedule 'A' to the By-law with a zone symbol that possesses an "H" Holding Symbol prefix; or (c) other road alterations, traffic improvements and/or Transportation Demand Management measures satisfactory to the Chief Engineer and Executive Director of Engineering and Construction Services. All four of these conditions, specifically (iv)(c), have been satisfied.

The proposed development is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement (2020) and conforms with A Place to Grow: Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (2019). This report reviews and recommends approval of the application to amend site-specific Zoning By-law No. 600-2009 to partially lift the Holding (H) symbol.