Item - 2021.TE23.14

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

1. City Council amend the Official Plan, for the lands at 15 Delisle Avenue substantially in accordance with those portions of the draft Official Plan Amendment attached as Attachment 3 to the report (February 8, 2021) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District that pertain to 15 Delisle Avenue.

2. City Council amend Zoning By-law 438-86, for the lands at 15 Delisle Avenue substantially in accordance with those portions of the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 4 to the report (February 8, 2021) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District that pertain to 15 Delisle Avenue.

3. City Council amend City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 for the lands at 15 Delisle Avenue substantially in accordance with those portions of the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment 5 to the report (February 8, 2021) from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District that pertain to 15 Delisle Avenue.

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

5. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to submit one set of Bills to City Council for enactment to implement this decision together with the decision made in respect of Item TE16.4.

6. Before introducing the necessary Bills to City Council for enactment, City Council direct that the owner(s) of the development site to fulfill all of the pre-approval requirements as set out in Item TE16.4, including entering into an Agreement pursuant to section 37 of the Planning Act, to be registered on title to the lands including 15 Delisle Avenue, to secure matters as set out in Item TE16.4 and the following:

a. the following matters are recommended to be secured in the section 37 Agreement as a legal convenience to support development:

i. the owner shall provide a public access easement in favour of the City between the Combined Parkland Dedication and the western façade of the building in a width and location to be determined to the satisfaction of the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District; and

ii. the owner shall provide an impact mitigation strategy for any proposed non-residential uses on the lands known in 2020 as 15 Delisle Avenue with appropriate mitigation measures being secured during the Site Plan Control application.

The Toronto and East York Community Council held a statutory public meeting on February 24, 2021 and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act.

At its meeting on July 28, 2020, City Council approved with pre-conditions an application to amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law to permit a 44-storey (143 metres plus a 7-metre mechanical penthouse) mixed use building at 1-11 Delisle Avenue and 1496-1510 Yonge Street (the "Original Site Area"), and a 2,506 square metre off-site public park at the rear of 30 and 40 St. Clair Avenue West. There is an intervening property between the Original Site Area and the newly expanded public park, 15 Delisle Avenue. The pre-conditions of approval have not yet been fulfilled and the Bills have not been introduced.

Since Council's approval, the applicant has expanded the Original Site Area and modified their proposal to include 15 Delisle Avenue (the "Subject Site") after entering into an agreement of purchase and sale in respect of the property. The revised proposal extends the low-rise base building onto 15 Delisle Avenue; provides additional open space; increases retail space; increases outdoor amenity space; and adds three live-work units.

The recommendations in this report supplement the recommendations in the Final Report dated February 25, 2020 and amended by the Supplementary Report dated July 14, 2020, both from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District.

This report also summarizes the changes to the policy framework since the original proposal was considered by City Council, including revisions to the Growth Plan and ministry approval of OPAs 479 and 480. The revised proposal is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement (2020), conforms with A Place to Grow: Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (2020), conforms with the applicable policies of the Official Plan and the Yonge-St. Clair Secondary Plan, and is consistent with the Yonge-St. Clair Planning Framework and Tall Building Guidelines.

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