Item - 2021.PH29.4

The Planning and Housing Committee recommends that:

1. City Council amend the City of Etobicoke Zoning Code and Zoning By-law 1088-2002 for the lands at 3755 Bloor Street West and the lands located south of Bloor Street West and west of Dundas Street west substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendments attached as Attachments 9 and 10 to the report (November 9, 2021) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

2. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 3755 Bloor Street West substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 11 to the report (November 9, 2021) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.

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 CreateTO to ensure a Community Benefits Agreement is in place for construction of the Etobicoke Civic centre.

The Planning and Housing Committee held a statutory public meeting on November 25, 2021 and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act.

The City of Toronto, in partnership with CreateTO, is proposing a new Etobicoke Civic Centre ("ECC") on City-owned lands located at the northeast corner of Dundas Street West and Kipling Avenue, municipally known as 3755 Bloor Street West. This report recommends approval of a City-initiated Zoning By-law Amendment to permit the new Etobicoke Civic Centre with municipal offices, market office space, an outdoor civic square, a community recreation centre, a medical clinic, a childcare centre, a café, a public art gallery, and a new Toronto Public Library district branch. The community recreation centre is proposed to have a gymnasium, aquatic centre, multi-purpose rooms, and fitness rooms.

The proposal is seeking to amend the former City of Etobicoke Zoning Code, as amended by Zoning By-law 1088-2002 and city-wide Zoning By-law 569-2013, to permit the building with heights varying from three storeys to 16 storeys and with a total gross floor area of 44,677 square metres. A total of 420 parking spaces managed by the Toronto Parking Authority ("TPA") are located within a two-level underground parking garage.

The recommended draft Zoning By-law Amendments are consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement (2020), conforms with A Place to Grow: Growth Plan (2020) and the City's Official Plan.