Item - 2022.PH34.2
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on June 15, 2022 without amendments and without debate.
- This item was considered by the Planning and Housing Committee on May 31, 2022 and adopted without amendment. It will be considered by City Council on June 15, 2022.
- See also By-law 551-2022
PH34.2 - Housing Now - 770 Don Mills Road - City Initiated Zoning By-Law Amendment and Draft Plan of Subdivision - Final Report
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted on Consent
- Ward:
- 16 - Don Valley East
City Council Decision
City Council on June 15 and 16, 2022, adopted the following:
1. City Council amend Zoning By-law 569-2013, as amended, for the lands at 770 Don Mills Road substantially in accordance with the recommended Zoning By-law Amendment in Attachment 4 to the report (May 16, 2022) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.
2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the recommended Zoning By-law Amendment as may be required.
3. In accordance with the delegated authority under By-law 229-2000, as amended, City Council be advised that the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning intends to approve the Draft Plan of Subdivision for the lands at 770 Don Mills Road as generally illustrated in Attachment 5 to the report (May 16, 2022) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning subject to:
a. the condition that a Lease Agreement has been entered into between the City and the development partner that includes, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, standard subdivision obligations as applicable and with necessary modifications for implementation of the proposed plan as well as site specific subdivision requirements generally outlined in Attachment 6 to the report (May 16, 2022) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning on such terms including details and timing, as are set out in the Lease Agreement; and
b. revisions to the proposed Draft Plan of Subdivision and additional or modified site subdivision requirements for inclusion in the Lease Agreement with the development partner as the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, may deem appropriate to address matters arising from the ongoing technical review of this development.
4. City Council request the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO, in consultation with the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor, to engage City partners and the development partner to advance the detailed design of development requirements identified in Attachment 7 to the report (May 16, 2022) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor, and to secure the delivery of the development requirements on terms, including details and timing, in a Lease Agreement with the development partner.
5. City Council endorse the 770 Don Mills Design Brief and Context Plan (April 2022) and direct that future planning applications for 770 Don Mills Road, including an application for Site Plan Control, be reviewed in the context of the 770 Don Mills Road Design Brief and Context Plan, provided as Attachment 8 to the report (May 16, 2022) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.
6. City Council authorize, as a component of the Registration of the M-Plan, a Transfer of Operational Management from Corporate Real Estate Management to Parks, Forestry and Recreation for those lands comprising Parkland, having a minimum size of 1,065 square metres, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation.
7. City Council authorize the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, to sign on behalf of the City, the City's standard form agreements, including insurance, release and indemnity in favor of the City with the development partner for tieback installations and crane swings, for the future park located at 770 Don Mills Road, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, including the payment of compensation to the City, in an amount as determined by the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management.
8. City Council approve the development charge credit against the Parks and Recreation component of the Development Charges for the design and construction by the development partner of Above Base Park Improvements to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation; the development charge credit shall be the amount that is lesser of the cost to the applicant of designing and constructing the Above Base Park improvements, as approved by the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, and the Parks and Recreation component of the development charges payable for the development in accordance with the City's Development Charges By-law, as may be amended from time to time.
9. City Council authorize the installation of traffic control signals at the intersection of Eglinton Avenue East and new public street 'A', identified as Block 4 on the Draft Plan of Subdivision in Attachment 5 to the report (May 16, 2022) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.
Public Notice Given
Statutory - Planning Act, RSO 1990
Background Information (Committee)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2022/ph/bgrd/backgroundfile-226048.pdf
Attachment 4: Draft Zoning By-law Amendment
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2022/ph/bgrd/backgroundfile-226049.pdf
Attachment 8: Design Brief - Part 1
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2022/ph/bgrd/backgroundfile-226050.pdf
Attachment 8: Design Brief - Part 2
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2022/ph/bgrd/backgroundfile-226107.pdf
(May 9, 2022) Notice of Public Meeting
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2022/ph/bgrd/backgroundfile-225587.pdf
Communications (Committee)
(May 15, 2022) E-mail from Jorge Varela (PH.Main)
(May 31, 2022) Letter from Colleen Bailey, Volunteer, More Neighbours Toronto (PH.New)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2022/ph/comm/communicationfile-150415.pdf
(May 31, 2022) Submission from Mark J. Richardson, Technical Lead, HousingNowTO.com (PH.New)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2022/ph/comm/communicationfile-150422.pdf
PH34.2 - Housing Now - 770 Don Mills Road - City Initiated Zoning By-Law Amendment and Draft Plan of Subdivision - Final Report
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted
- Ward:
- 16 - Don Valley East
Public Notice Given
Statutory - Planning Act, RSO 1990
Committee Recommendations
The Planning and Housing Committee recommends that:
1. City Council amend Zoning By-law 569-2013, as amended, for the lands at 770 Don Mills Road substantially in accordance with the recommended Zoning By-law Amendment in Attachment 4 to the report (May 16, 2022) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.
2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the recommended Zoning By-law Amendment as may be required.
3. In accordance with the delegated authority under By-law 229-2000, as amended, City Council be advised that the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning intends to approve the Draft Plan of Subdivision for the lands at 770 Don Mills Road as generally illustrated in Attachment 5 to the report (May 16, 2022) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning subject to:
a. the condition that a Lease Agreement has been entered into between the City and the development partner that includes, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, standard subdivision obligations as applicable and with necessary modifications for implementation of the proposed plan as well as site specific subdivision requirements generally outlined in Attachment 6 to the report (May 16, 2022) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning on such terms including details and timing, as are set out in the Lease Agreement; and
b. revisions to the proposed Draft Plan of Subdivision and additional or modified site subdivision requirements for inclusion in the Lease Agreement with the development partner as the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, may deem appropriate to address matters arising from the ongoing technical review of this development.
4. City Council request the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO, in consultation with the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the City Solicitor, to engage City partners and the development partner to advance the detailed design of development requirements identified in Attachment 7 to the report (May 16, 2022) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and City Solicitor, and to secure the delivery of the development requirements on terms, including details and timing, in a Lease Agreement with the development partner.
5. City Council endorse the 770 Don Mills Design Brief and Context Plan (April 2022) and direct that future planning applications for 770 Don Mills Road, including an application for Site Plan Control, be reviewed in the context of the 770 Don Mills Road Design Brief and Context Plan, provided as Attachment 8 to the report (May 16, 2022) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.
6. City Council authorize, as a component of the Registration of the M-Plan, a Transfer of Operational Management from Corporate Real Estate Management to Parks, Forestry and Recreation for those lands comprising Parkland, having a minimum size of 1,065 square metres, to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation.
7. City Council authorize the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, to sign on behalf of the City, the City's standard form agreements, including insurance, release and indemnity in favor of the City with the development partner for tieback installations and crane swings, for the future park located at 770 Don Mills Road, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, including the payment of compensation to the City, in an amount as determined by the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management.
8. City Council approve the development charge credit against the Parks and Recreation component of the Development Charges for the design and construction by the development partner of Above Base Park Improvements to the satisfaction of the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation. The development charge credit shall be the amount that is lesser of the cost to the applicant of designing and constructing the Above Base Park improvements, as approved by the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, and the Parks and Recreation component of the development charges payable for the development in accordance with the City's Development Charges By-law, as may be amended from time to time.
9. City Council authorize the installation of traffic control signals at the intersection of Eglinton Avenue East and new public street 'A', identified as Block 4 on the Draft Plan of Subdivision in Attachment 5 to the report (May 16, 2022) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.
Decision Advice and Other Information
The Planning and Housing Committee held a statutory public meeting on May 31, 2022 and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act.
Origin
Summary
The City-owned property located at 770 Don Mills Road is one of 21 sites approved by City Council for redevelopment through the Housing Now Initiative. This report recommends approval of a City-initiated Zoning By-law Amendment to Zoning By-law 569-2013 to permit the proposed development concept. The report also outlines the proposed Draft Plan of Subdivision for the site, which prepares the site for development of two mixed-use development blocks, parkland and new public streets. An associated Housing Now site to the east of this site at 805 Don Mills Road is subject of a separate report also being considered at the May 31, 2022 Planning and Housing Committee meeting.
The recommended Zoning By-law Amendment implements and conforms to the Don Mills Crossing Secondary Plan (Official Plan Amendment 404), which sets the foundation and guiding principles for implementation of the development vision for these lands, including the provision of new affordable housing, community facilities and parkland. The proposed development concept is for two buildings including three towers up to 48-storeys with approximately 1,254 residential units, of which a minimum of 33 percent (418 units) will be provided as new affordable rental through the Housing Now Initiative. The net development density on the site is a floor space index of 6.9.
The site’s redevelopment supports the continued transformation of the area into a transit-oriented community with densities which support the transit investment (Eglinton Crosstown, Ontario Line) and a wide range of residential and non-residential uses in the area. The proposed development concept will include two new public streets, supporting a range of mobility choices, a new non-profit child care, a new Toronto District School Board elementary school, new parkland, conservation of the Don Valley Ravine edge, new publicly accessible open space, and expansion and improvement of the public realm.
The recommended Zoning By-law Amendment and Draft Plan of Subdivision are consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement (2020), conform with the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (2020), and the City's Official Plan including the Don Mills Crossing Secondary Plan.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2022/ph/bgrd/backgroundfile-226048.pdf
Attachment 4: Draft Zoning By-law Amendment
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2022/ph/bgrd/backgroundfile-226049.pdf
Attachment 8: Design Brief - Part 1
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2022/ph/bgrd/backgroundfile-226050.pdf
Attachment 8: Design Brief - Part 2
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2022/ph/bgrd/backgroundfile-226107.pdf
(May 9, 2022) Notice of Public Meeting
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2022/ph/bgrd/backgroundfile-225587.pdf
Communications
(May 15, 2022) E-mail from Jorge Varela (PH.Main)
(May 31, 2022) Letter from Colleen Bailey, Volunteer, More Neighbours Toronto (PH.New)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2022/ph/comm/communicationfile-150415.pdf
(May 31, 2022) Submission from Mark J. Richardson, Technical Lead, HousingNowTO.com (PH.New)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2022/ph/comm/communicationfile-150422.pdf