Item - 2020.TE20.3

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council amend Zoning By-law 438-86 for the lands at 276 and 290 Merton Street substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 5 to the report (October 19, 2020) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District, amended by replacing Map 2 with the attached Revised Map 2.

2. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 276 and 290 Merton Street substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 6 to the report (October 19, 2020) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District, amended by replacing Diagram 3 with the attached Revised Diagram 3

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

4. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to explore the possibility of creating a north-south mid-block connection from the subject site at 276 and 290 Merton Street to 265 Balliol Street, the design of which would be secured through the Site Plan Control application process, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.  City Council further direct Planning staff to make such necessary technical changes to the draft Zoning By-law Amendments attached as Attachment 5 and Attachment 6 to the report (October 19, 2020) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District, as necessary to accommodate such a north-south mid-block connection prior to final Bills, all to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

5. City Council direct that Planning staff secure as a condition of any Site Plan Approval for the proposed development that the applicant shall submit a Construction Management Plan to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Transportation Services and the Chief Building Official and Executive Director, Toronto Building, in consultation with the Ward Councillor, and thereafter in support of the development will implement the Plan during the course of construction.  The Construction management Plan will include, but not be limited to, details regarding the size and location of construction staging areas, dates of significant concrete pouring activities, measures to ensure that safety lighting does not negatively impact adjacent residences, construction vehicular parking locations, refused storage, site security, site supervisor contact information, and any other matters deemed necessary.

6. City Council direct that as part of the review of any Site Plan Approval application for the proposed development that Planning staff, in consultation with the Ward Councillor, review with the applicant measures to minimize and mitigate overlook, including through the use of decorative screening, from the proposed development onto adjacent properties. 

The Toronto and East York Community Council held a statutory public meeting on November 10, 2020 and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act.

This report reviews and recommends approval of the application to amend the Zoning By-law to permit a 13-storey (47.5 metre, plus an additional 3.0-metre mechanical penthouse) residential building containing 71 dwelling units, with 93 parking spaces in a 3-level underground parking garage at 276 and 290 Merton Street.

The proposal is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement (2020), conforms with A Place to Grow: Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (2020), and conforms with the Official Plan and the Yonge-Eglinton Secondary Plan.

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