Item - 2022.PH33.2

The Planning and Housing Committee recommends that:

1. City Council amend the Official Plan substantially in accordance with the recommended Official Plan Amendment appended as Attachment 1 to the report (April 11, 2022) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, with Attachment 1 amended by deleting Part 7.2 and replacing it with the following:

7.2  To provide a balance of residential and non-residential growth, non-residential gross floor area, where required, will be developed prior to or concurrent with residential development. A phasing plan may be required as part of a complete application to demonstrate, to the satisfaction of the City, how the total required non-residential gross floor area will be achieved on each site.

2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the recommended Official Plan Amendment as may be required.

3. City Council declare by resolution to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing that the Official Plan Amendment conforms with Provincial Plans or does not conflict with them; has regard to the matters of Provincial Interest in Section 2 of the Planning Act; and is consistent with policy statements issued under subsection 3(1) of the Planning Act.

4. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to advance a report to Planning and Housing Committee following approval of the Official Plan Amendment appended as Attachment 1 to the report (April 11, 2022) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, containing local area guidelines that will support the implementation of the Keele-St. Clair Secondary Plan policies, including but not limited to policies for parks and the public realm, community services and facilities, and built form.

5. City Council direct the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation to evaluate existing and planned community recreation capacity serving the Keele-St. Clair Secondary Plan area in light of anticipated growth and demand, identify as appropriate projects recommended to expand recreation capacity to serve current and future residents, including estimated costing and recommended timing, and report back in the first quarter of 2023.

The Planning and Housing Committee held a statutory special public meeting on April 27, 2022 and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act.

This report recommends the creation of a new Secondary Plan for the Keele-St. Clair area as a result of the Keele-St. Clair Local Area Study ("Study"). The report recommends amendments to Chapter 6, Secondary Plans, Chapter 7, Site and Area Specific Policies, Map 2, Urban Structure, Map 17, Land Use Plan, Map 35, Secondary Plan Key Map, and Schedule 2, The Designation of Planned but Unbuilt Roads of the Official Plan. The recommended changes are the result of extensive public and stakeholder consultations and engagement conducted through the Study as part of the current Municipal Comprehensive Review ("MCR") and Growth Plan Conformity Exercise of the City of Toronto Official Plan under Section 26 of the Planning Act.

The recommended Keele-St. Clair Secondary Plan ("Secondary Plan") and land use modifications respond to feedback from public and stakeholder consultation and engagement and establish a framework for the development of a complete community around the planned St. Clair-Old Weston GO Transit/SmartTrack Station located at the intersection of Union and Townsley Streets. The proposed Official Plan Amendment ("OPA") is appended as Attachment 1 to this report.

Pursuant to Section 26 of the Planning Act and in accordance with Planning and Housing Committee's direction, a statutory public open house was held on March 3, 2022 to discuss the draft policies tabled at the November 25, 2021 Planning and Housing Committee meeting. The recommended policies attached to this report have been refined to respond to additional stakeholder, public and provincial feedback received since November 2021.

The proposed Official Plan Amendment addresses A Place to Grow: Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (2020) ("Growth Plan (2020)"), which includes policies and definitions for complete communities, Major Transit Station Areas, affordable housing, a high-quality, vibrant public realm, the efficient use of land, mitigating the impacts of climate change, integrating green infrastructure and low impact development, social equity and quality of life, and a well-connected network of walkable neighbourhoods and destinations that encourage active transportation.