This report provides the recommended comprehensive planning framework for the Downsview area over the next 30 years to guide development of resilient, sustainable and equitable complete communities. Included in this report are four recommended deliverables:
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· Downsview Secondary Plan (“Plan”);
\r\n· Zoning By-law for Meanwhile Uses (“Meanwhile ZBL”);
\r\n· Downsview Urban Design Guidelines (“UDGs”); and
\r\n· Master Environmental Servicing Plan (“MESP”).
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A fifth deliverable, the Downsview Community Development Plan (“CDP”), is proceeding through the Economic and Community Development Committee in the same Council cycle.
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Over an anticipated 30 year build-out, the Downsview Secondary Plan Area (“Plan Area”) will accommodate approximately 115,000 new residents (63,000 units) and 52,000 workers, representing one of the largest city-building efforts in the history of Toronto. The Secondary Plan facilitates a significant amount of new housing – including affordable housing – that contributes to achieving the City’s housing targets, as well as employment growth that contributes to the local and regional economy. This is a transformative opportunity to leverage the area’s important past and to connect existing and new communities in accordance with two overarching goals: climate resilience and environmental sustainability, and achieving equitable outcomes for Indigenous, Black and equity-deserving groups. All deliverables align with these goals to provide an integrated approach for future private and public investment.
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The recommended deliverables are the outcome of the Update Downsview Study (\"Study\"), initiated by the City in September 2021 following City Council's approval of Site and Area Specific Policy (\"SASP\") 596 in February 2021. The Study was informed by a comprehensive engagement program, interdivisional and inter-agency working groups, concurrent review of aligned initiatives, and analysis and preparation of a number of studies informed by the provincial policy and legislative context as well as the City’s Official Plan.
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Staff have reported twice to City Council on the Study, most recently in May of 2023 with updates on the draft deliverables. This report brings forward the final recommended deliverables, and describes the implementation process and next steps, including District Plans and associated development applications, CDP implementation, further studies required to advance major infrastructure projects, and activating permissions for the lands in the years before future development proceeds.
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1. Attachment 1 (Official Plan Amendment 716, including Downsview Secondary Plan) to the report (April 23, 2024) from the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Panning and the General Manager, Transportation Services be amended as follows:
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a. Policy 12.6.1 d. be revised to read as follows:
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“The percentage of gross floor area of affordable rental housing required above will increase by 1.5 percent per year, with affordable ownership housing requirements set at 1.4 times the affordable rental housing requirements, unless the following exceptions apply:
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i. A District Plan and complete application for a Plan of Subdivision is filed within one year of this Plan coming into full force and effect; or
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ii. Where a District Plan and Plan of Subdivision are not required, a complete application for a Zoning By-law Amendment is filed within one year of this Plan coming into full force and effect;”;
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b. Policy 3.2.15 a. ii. be revised to read as follows:
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“Below grade utilities and services where they support green infrastructure, district energy, the tree canopy and/or the needs of animating activities within the Runway; and”;
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c. Policy 10.1.2 be revised to read as follows:
\r\n“The following community service facilities are City priorities within the Plan Area:”;
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d. Policy 10.1.4 a. be revised to read as follows:
\r\n“A minimum of one child care centre will be included in each district, although districts are generally anticipated to accommodate 2-3 child care centres; and”;
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e. Policy 11.4.5 be revised to read as follows:
\r\n“Prior to development approval in the Plan Area, property owners will demonstrate that they have entered into a developer’s group agreement pursuant to the policies of this Plan and are in good standing with the developer’s group, or provide confirmation from the developers’ group trustee that it is not required to enter into such an agreement.”; and
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f. The first paragraph of Schedule 3 be revised to read as follows:
\r\n“Cultural heritage resources located on lands under the ownership of the federal government and its corporations and which are exempt from the Ontario Heritage Act, as referenced in policy 7.5.3, are identified below. This Schedule 3 does not contain policies, but rather provides context and intent to support the policy noted above.”; and
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2. The following Recommendation 15 of the report (April 23, 2024) from the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Panning and the General Manager, Transportation Services, be deleted:
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“15. City Council require the property owners in the Secondary Plan Area to register, to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor, a section 118 restriction under the Land Titles Act, agreeing not to transfer or charge any part of the lands without the written consent of the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning or General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, as the case may be”.
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1. City Council request that the General Manager, Transportation Services, through Phases 3 and 4 of the Environmental Assessment process to ensure that street designs for the roadways identified on map 7-8 that are intended for motor vehicle traffic are appropriately designed for a community where 75% of local trips are made by walking, cycling, or transit.
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2. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning when reviewing and evaluating District Plans and development applications, to ensure street designs are appropriate for a community to achieve 75% of local trips made by walking, cycling and transit uses.
The Planning and Housing Committee held a statutory public meeting on May 9, 2024, and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act.
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1. City Council adopt Official Plan Amendment 716, Downsview Secondary Plan, included as Attachment 1 to the report (April 23, 2024) from the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Panning and the General Manager, Transportation Services, with the following amendments:
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a. Amend Policy 12.6.1 d. to read as follows:
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“The percentage of gross floor area of affordable rental housing required above will increase by 1.5 percent per year, with affordable ownership housing requirements set at 1.4 times the affordable rental housing requirements, unless the following exceptions apply:
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ii. Where a District Plan and Plan of Subdivision are not required, a complete application for a Zoning By-law Amendment is filed within one year of this Plan coming into full force and effect;”;
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b. Amend Policy 3.2.15 a. ii. to read as follows:
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“Below grade utilities and services where they support green infrastructure, district energy, the tree canopy and/or the needs of animating activities within the Runway; and”;
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c. Amend Policy 10.1.2 to read as follows:
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“The following community service facilities are City priorities within the Plan Area:”;
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d. Amend Policy 10.1.4 a. to read as follows:
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“A minimum of one child care centre will be included in each district, although districts are generally anticipated to accommodate 2-3 child care centres; and”;
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e. Amends Policy 11.4.5 to read as follows:
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“Prior to development approval in the Plan Area, property owners will demonstrate that they have entered into a developer’s group agreement pursuant to the policies of this Plan and are in good standing with the developer’s group, or provide confirmation from the developers’ group trustee that it is not required to enter into such an agreement.”; and
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f. Amend the first paragraph of Schedule 3 to read as follows:
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“Cultural heritage resources located on lands under the ownership of the federal government and its corporations and which are exempt from the Ontario Heritage Act, as referenced in policy 7.5.3, are identified below. This Schedule 3 does not contain policies, but rather provides context and intent to support the policy noted above.”
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2. City Council amend Zoning By-law 569-2013 for certain lands within the Downsview Secondary Plan Area, substantially in accordance with the recommended Zoning By-law Amendment, included as Attachment 2 to report (April 23, 2024) from the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Panning and the General Manager, Transportation Services
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3. City Council adopt the Downsview Urban Design Guidelines, included as Attachment 3 to the report (April 23, 2024) from the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Panning and the General Manager, Transportation Services, and direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to use the Downsview Urban Design Guidelines in the evaluation of all current and new development applications within the Secondary Plan Area.
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4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment, in Attachments 1 and 2 to the report (April 23, 2024) from the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Panning and the General Manager, Transportation Services, as may be required.
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5. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to use the Downsview Secondary Plan in Attachment 1 to the report (April 23, 2024) from the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Panning and the General Manager, Transportation Services, as amended, in the evaluation of all current and new development applications within the Secondary Plan Area.
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6. City Council adopt the Downsview Master Environmental Servicing Plan as described in the report and Attachment 4 to the report (April 23, 2024) from the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Panning and the General Manager, Transportation Services.
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7. City Council authorize the General Manager, Transportation Services, to issue a Notice of Completion and put the Master Environmental Servicing Plan in the public record in accordance with the requirements of the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment Process.
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8. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services, to initiate Phases 3 and 4 of the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment process or appropriate major infrastructure studies if an Environmental Assessment is no longer required, which will be City-led, and completed in collaboration with the property owners, to advance the recommended public infrastructure detailed in the report (April 23, 2024) from the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Panning and the General Manager, Transportation Services.
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9. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, and the Executive Director, Transit Expansion Office, to engage with Metrolinx on advancing higher order transit within the Secondary Plan Area, including the potential westerly Sheppard Rapid Transit Extension and the proposed new GO Rail Station, subject to further study as directed in the Master Environmental Servicing Plan.
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10. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to have regard for the Downsview Public Art Strategy, included as Attachment 5 to the report (April 23, 2024) from the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Panning and the General Manager, Transportation Services, in the evaluation of all current and future Public Art Plans within the portion of the Secondary Plan Area identified as Downsview Centre.
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11. City Council direct the Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, in collaboration with the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and the Executive Director, Social Development, Finance and Administration, to engage property owners in the Secondary Plan Area to explore opportunities to create new rent-geared-to-income, supportive housing and affordable home ownership units in advance of District Plans and development applications.
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12. City Council authorize the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, in consultation with the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to negotiate and enter into a Master Parks Agreement in accordance with the principles outlined in Attachment 12 to the report (April 23, 2024) from the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Panning and the General Manager, Transportation Services, and upon such other terms and conditions acceptable to the General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, and the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.
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13. City Council authorize the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to enter into any necessary agreements with the property owners in the Secondary Plan Area, including a Restrictive Covenant Agreement, to restrict the permitted uses along the Runway segment within the Downsview Secondary Plan Area, in contemplation of a public access easement to be delivered over phases, for these lands, in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.
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14. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and appropriate City staff to take such necessary steps, as required, to implement City Council's decision.
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15. City Council authorize the General Manager, Transportation Services to negotiate, enter into and execute a funding agreement with property owners to fully-fund the City of Toronto to complete Phases 3 and 4 of the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment process or appropriate major infrastructure studies if an Environmental Assessment is no longer required, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the General Manager, Transportation Services, including a term that any funding shall not predetermine, impact or influence any development approvals or applications made to the City of Toronto, and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.
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16. City Council deem that the funding agreement authorized by Recommendation 15 above is not subject to the Donations to the City of Toronto For Community Benefits Policy on the basis that the study is in the public interest of the City and advancing the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment or appropriate major infrastructure studies will allow for the design of the transportation infrastructure to be coordinated effectively with private development in a manner consistent with the Council-approved Downsview Secondary Plan.
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17. City Council request that the General Manager, Transportation Services, through Phases 3 and 4 of the Environmental Assessment process to ensure that street designs for the roadways identified on map 7-8 that are intended for motor vehicle traffic are appropriately designed for a community where 75 percent of local trips are made by walking, cycling, or transit.
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18. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning when reviewing and evaluating District Plans and development applications, to ensure street designs are appropriate for a community to achieve 75 percent of local trips made by walking, cycling and transit uses.
This report recommends amendments to Schedule 3 of the City of Toronto Official Plan, related to complete application requirements. The recommended Official Plan Amendment (OPA 720) clarifies and streamlines complete application requirements, enabling submission of complete applications, timely application review, and decision-making and approval.
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Amendments to Schedule 3 are organized in the following categories, with further information about individual requirements included in Attachment 2:
\r\nOfficial Plan Amendment 720 also updates Section 3.1.6, Heritage Conservation, detailing a new requirement for a Cultural Heritage Evaluation Report. If approved, the Cultural Heritage Evaluation Report requirement will be added to Schedule 3 of the Official Plan.
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Additionally, to support continuous improvement of the development review process, this report recommends a Municipal Code amendment to Chapter 415, Development of Land, and Chapter 169, City Officials, to delegate authority for two types of minor zoning by-laws to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, as identified in Section 5.1.10 of the Official Plan.
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1. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to continue to update application requirements and related Terms of Reference on a regular basis to ensure requirements are clearly defined and applied to each application type, as appropriate.
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2. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to develop and post to the City’s Development Guide standard Planning Application Checklists for each application type, identifying both minimum and additional application requirements that may be required, and report back to Planning and Housing Committee with a status update by the fourth quarter of 2024.
The Planning and Housing Committee held a statutory public meeting on May 9, 2024, and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act.
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1. City Council adopt Official Plan Amendment 720 substantially in accordance with Attachment 1 to the report (April 24, 2024) from the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.
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2. City Council amend the City of Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 415, Development of Land, and Chapter 169, City Officials, substantially in accordance with Attachment 4 to the report (April 24, 2024) from the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.
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3. City Council delegate by-law making authority to the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning and their designate for the purposes of minor by-law amendments described in Attachment 4 to the report (April 24, 2024) from the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.
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4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the Official Plan Amendment as may be required.
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5. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to continue to update application requirements and related Terms of Reference on a regular basis to ensure requirements are clearly defined and applied to each application type, as appropriate.
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6. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to develop and post to the City’s Development Guide standard Planning Application Checklists for each application type, identifying both minimum and additional application requirements that may be required, and report back to Planning and Housing Committee with a status update by the fourth quarter of 2024.
Toronto is a dynamic, growing city which continues to attract newcomers, with at least 700,000 new Torontonians expected by 2051. To continue to thrive, both current and future residents will need homes that accommodate the diversity of household sizes and compositions across the city, and as a result, Toronto needs a diverse range of housing options. In recent years, the city’s housing growth has largely been in mid-rise and high-rise buildings concentrated in densely populated areas like the Downtown, Centres, and Avenues, while the supply of low-rise housing, such as townhouses and small-scale apartment buildings, has not kept up with demand.
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Toronto’s low-rise Neighbourhoods are changing, but much of this change has come through expanding and rebuilding single-detached homes, through refreshing the existing housing with larger homes. The addition of secondary suites, laneway suites, and garden suites has occurred more slowly. More recently, new permissions for Multiplexes have enabled buildings with up to four units across the city. Introducing additional permissions for townhouses and small-scale apartment buildings can allow Neighbourhoods to add more housing that complements existing neighbourhood housing while creating a more intensive edge to the neighbourhoods along the major streets.
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Townhouses and small-scale apartment buildings have been providing housing in many Toronto neighbourhoods for generations. By expanding permissions for this type of housing across the city, additional housing can be developed to expand the range of ground-related/low-rise housing options to support those who cannot afford a detached or semi-detached home, but who will contribute to the stability of neighbourhoods and benefit from the access to these stable environments in support of families and young Torontonians that want to set down roots across the city.
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Permitting a broader variety of building types along major streets is generally consistent with the Official Plan. The Official Plan recognizes that major streets provide opportunities for additional density along the boundaries of the neighbourhoods. Providing land use permissions for townhouses and small-scale apartment buildings will provide a degree of height and density transition from growth areas to the interior of the Neighbourhoods. This initiative is one component of Toronto's 2022 - 2026 Housing Action Plan, which seeks to increase the supply of housing within complete, inclusive, and sustainable communities with critical infrastructure to support growth. It is in keeping with the recently adopted new Chapter 1 to the Official Plan vision to eliminate disparities, prioritize climate action, and to become the world’s most inclusive city.
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To remove barriers and enable the creation of Neighbourhoods related housing, this report proposes an Official Plan Amendment (OPA) to permit townhouses and small-scale apartment buildings along the major streets in Neighbourhoods areas across the city. A Zoning By-law Amendment is also recommended to implement these permissions as-of-right in all residential zones across Toronto, and to implement appropriate performance standards. As part of the Zoning By-law Amendment, changes are recommended to enhance existing regulations requiring confirmation of adequate water and wastewater servicing for those applications with more than 10 dwelling units.
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The recommended amendments will maintain a neighbourhood scale and align moderate density with transportation corridors and transit routes. With as-of-right zoning permissions, this type of housing can be delivered relatively quickly as owners will only be required to obtain a building permit (and Site Plan Approval, when applicable) rather than official plan or zoning by-law approvals. Once enabled, it will remain the choice of the individual property owner whether to exercise these permissions.
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The addition of townhouse and small-scale apartment buildings along the edges of Neighbourhoods throughout the city, will provide more diversity of housing, and support neighbourhood facilities and access to amenities. New residents in Toronto’s neighbourhoods can help stabilize declining populations, make better use of existing infrastructure, and support local retail establishments and services.
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These additional built form permissions introduce housing forms that are already present in many parts of the city into neighbourhoods that have historically been zoned to restrict housing types, helping the city distribute growth more evenly and to accommodate the needs of Toronto's diverse population.
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1. Planning and Housing Committee direct the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to report directly to the May 22, 2024 meeting of City Council on the merits of increasing the proposed maximum permitted number of dwelling units in apartment buildings on Major Streets from 30 dwelling units to 60 dwelling units, including the implications for financial feasibility, and provide any appropriate recommendations.
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2. Planning and Housing Committee direct the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to include the “EHON Major Streets: Financial Feasibility” report from December 2023 as an attachment on this item at the May 22, 2024 meeting of City Council.
3. Planning and Housing Committee direct the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to report directly to the May 22, 2024 meeting of City Council on the merits of reducing front yard setbacks, side yard setbacks, landscaping requirements, amenity space requirements, and minimum building separation, and provide any appropriate recommendations.
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1. Amend proposed Official Plan Amendment 727, appended as Attachment 1 to the report to exclude the following major streets:
\r\n2. Amend Zoning By-law 569-2013, as amended, in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment appended as Attachment 2 to this report, to exclude following major streets:
\r\nRequest the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to report directly to the May 22, 2024 meeting of City Council on the feasibility of implementing the proposed zoning on major streets in two or more phases based on the presence of different levels of transit service.
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1. Requested the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the TTC to analyze the proposed elimination of circular driveways and their effects on WheelTrans access and report directly to City Council on May 22, 2024 with results and recommendations.
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2. Directed the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to report directly to the May 22, 2024 meeting of City Council on the merits of increasing the proposed maximum permitted number of dwelling units in apartment buildings on Major Streets from 30 dwelling units to 60 dwelling units, including the implications for financial feasibility, and provide any appropriate recommendations.
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3. Directed the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to include the “EHON Major Streets: Financial Feasibility” report from December 2023 as an attachment to item PH12.3 at the May 22, 2024 meeting of City Council.
4. Directed the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to report directly to the May 22, 2024 meeting of City Council on the merits of reducing front yard setbacks, side yard setbacks, landscaping requirements, amenity space requirements, and minimum building separation, and provide any appropriate recommendations.
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The Planning and Housing Committee held a statutory public meeting on May 9, 2024, and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act.
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1. City Council amend the Official Plan substantially in accordance with the proposed Official Plan Amendment 727, appended as Attachment 1 to the report (April 24, 2024) from the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.
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2. City Council amend Zoning By-law 569-2013, as amended, substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment appended as Attachment 2 to the report (April 24, 2024) from the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.
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3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the proposed Official Plan and Draft Zoning By-law Amendments as may be required.
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4. City Council direct the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to develop an addendum to the Townhouse and Low-Rise Development Guidelines as part of the Expanding Housing Options in Neighbourhoods (EHON) Major Streets Study Implementation program and address the addition of townhouse and small-scale apartment buildings as introduced through this report to the Neighbourhoods low-rise context.
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5. City Council direct the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to monitor the implementation and effectiveness of Official Plan Amendment 727 and the Zoning By-law Amendment in facilitating townhouse and small-scale apartment building development along the major streets, and to report to the Planning and Housing Committee following the earlier of two (2) years following the date the Official Plan Amendment 727 and the Zoning By-law Amendment come into full force and effect, or following the issuance of the 200th building permit for the construction of new small-scale apartment buildings or townhouses along major streets, in order to review and recommend any necessary revisions to the policy, zoning, and/or other changes to improve implementation.
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6. City Council request the General Manager, Parks, Forestry, and Recreation to refuse, at the General Manager's discretion, a permit to injure or destroy a tree protected under Municipal Code Chapters 658, or 813, received in relation to a building permit application to construct townhouse and small-scale apartment buildings, and to advise the applicant to meet with City Planning and Urban Forestry staff as appropriate to consider how the location, massing and design of the proposed building or expansion can be amended to protect the By-law protected tree in question.
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The Neighbourhood Retail and Services study is part of the Expanding Housing Options in Neighbourhoods (EHON) work program, which is a set of initiatives and strategies to introduce gentle intensification within designated Neighbourhoods in a form that makes efficient use of land, infrastructure and existing services. Neighbourhood Retail and Services are small-scale retail, service and office uses meant to support walkable and complete communities. This initiative supports and benefits from the development of new homes in Neighbourhoods driven by the EHON initiatives as well as other City initiatives.
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The proposed draft Zoning By-law would provide as-of-right zoning city-wide with changes differentiated based on the location and type of streets. The first group are the major streets identified on the Official Plan Map 3. These streets act as thoroughfares and transportation corridors, as well as the edges and boundaries of the Neighbourhoods. The second group are the spectrum of less active streets that make up the interior of Neighbourhoods, and include collector roads, local roads and laneways as defined in the City’s Road Classification System.
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On major streets, a broad range of retail, service and office use options are proposed to be permitted in a variety of building types, including the potential for a commercial-only building. These uses include but are not limited to an art gallery, wellness centre, production studio, repair shop, personal service shop, eating establishment, social club, and performing arts studio.
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In the interior of Neighbourhoods, the range of proposed uses would be limited to a small retail store, with permissions for the serving of hot beverages and low-risk or pre-packaged, ready-to-eat food items that would allow the store to serve as a local café. Locations would be limited to corner sites and sites adjacent to existing non-residential uses, such as schools and parks.
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Additional flexibility would also be provided for home-based businesses in all locations to accommodate up to two employees in addition to the resident of the home and to allow customers or clients to visit the premise for services. Home occupations would also be permitted to operate out of ancillary buildings, such as a rear garage. In all cases, a cap on non-residential gross floor area would limit the size of an individual establishment as well as the total non-residential floor area in a building.
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These proposals reflect the direction of Official Plan Amendment 612, approved in July 2022 which updated Policy 4.1.3, adding language that supports new small-scale retail, service and office uses in Neighbourhoods. The proposed zoning approach is informed by an ongoing study workplan, including research and analysis of existing conditions and other jurisdictions, as well as consultation with City staff, stakeholders, and the business community.
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The draft Zoning By-law appended to this report will form the basis of a city-wide consultation program, proposed for May and June 2024, to inform a refined Zoning By-law Amendment and final report to be brought to Planning and Housing Committee for consideration in late 2024.
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1. The Planning and Housing Committee direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to further consider the effect of Official Plan Amendment 727 and the Zoning By-law Amendment on facilitating neighborhood retail and services in townhouse and small-scale apartment buildings along major streets, and report back on any needed adjustments in support of Official Plan Amendment 612 in the fourth quarter of 2024.
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1. Directed the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to continue consultation on the proposed zoning by-law framework, with outreach to residents' associations, industry, City divisions, and other stakeholders, and report back with recommended Zoning By-law amendments in the fourth quarter of 2024.
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2. Directed the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to further consider the effect of Official Plan Amendment 727 and the Zoning By-law Amendment on facilitating neighborhood retail and services in townhouse and small-scale apartment buildings along major streets, and report back on any needed adjustments in support of Official Plan Amendment 612 in the fourth quarter of 2024.
","councilNative":"N","decisionTypeDesc":"ACTION"},"decisionTypeDesc":"ACTION","hasDecisonInformation":true,"consentItemStatusDesc":"Amended","preMeetingSpeakersList":[],"preMeetingInterestedPersons":[],"postMeetingSpeakersList":[],"postMeetingInterestedPersons":[]},{"agendaItemId":134426,"communicationTypeCd":"REPORT","urgent":"N","inCamera":"Y","inCameraCategoryCd":"SUP_CAN","publishTypeCd":"MAIN","considerTypeCd":"ACTION","itemStatusCd":"AMENDED","statutory":"N","agendaItemTitle":"Transit-Oriented Communities Status Update","referenceNumber":"2024.PH12.5","confidentialReason":"The attachment to this report contains information explicitly supplied in confidence to the City of Toronto by Infrastructure Ontario. ","publishDecisionInd":"Y","publishMotionInd":"Y","publishVoteInd":"Y","publishRulingInd":"Y","agendaItemSummary":"This report provides an update on matters related to the Provincial Transit Oriented Communities (TOC) program and proposals that have progressed over the past year.
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Firstly, it provides a status update on the TOC program and process including the Provincial Value Allocation Framework that covers community benefits for individual TOC proposals. The report also seeks Council approval to enter into an agreement with Infrastructure Ontario (IO) to cover costs of City staff time required to process TOC submissions within the provincially expected timelines. The terms of the proposed agreement generally mirror cost recovery agreements signed with Metrolinx related to the work of City staff on Provincial transit projects.
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Secondly, the report provides an update on all TOCs to date on two of the four provincial priority transit projects: the Ontario Line and Scarborough Subway Extension. This section includes updates on site-specific Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) for TOC sites currently in market, final comments on the Gerrard Carlaw North TOC, and a summary of planning comments, outstanding issues, opportunities to secure City priorities and updates on community engagement on a second round of TOCs submitted to the City for review in late 2023. The report concludes with next steps on the process to resolve the concerns identified by City staff and the community.
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1. Planning and Housing Committee request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to report directly to City Council on additional financial analysis, resources and staffing required to advance City objectives related to the delivery of affordable housing on Transit-Oriented Communities sites.
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1. Requested the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to report directly to City Council on additional financial analysis, resources and staffing required to advance City objectives related to the delivery of affordable housing on Transit-Oriented Communities sites.
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1. City Council authorize the City Manager or their designate to execute a Transit Oriented Communities (TOC) Program resource agreement between the City and Infrastructure Ontario to have Infrastructure Ontario fund temporary staff positions in support of the Transit Oriented Communities Program for the period from September 20, 2023 to March 31, 2026 and renewable in subsequent years through agreements with Infrastructure Ontario, subject to the terms outlined in Attachment 1 to the report (April 24, 2024) from the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.
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2. Subject to the execution of the terms of the resourcing agreement with Infrastructure Ontario, City Council approve 12 new temporary operating positions be added to the 2024 Operating Budgets of commenting divisions as follows:
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- 4 to City Planning,
\r\n- 2 to Engineering and Construction Services,
\r\n- 2 to Parks, Forestry and Recreation,
\r\n- 2 to Transportation Services, and
\r\n- 2 to Toronto Water.
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3. Subject to the execution of the terms of the resourcing agreement with Infrastructure Ontario, City Council approve a total increase of $2.895 million gross and zero net, fully funded by Infrastructure Ontario, to the 2024 Operating Budget for new temporary operating positions of the commenting divisions as follows:
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- $0.770 million gross and $0 net to City Planning;
\r\n- $0.545 million gross and $0 net to Engineering and Construction Services;
\r\n- $0.465 million gross and $0 net to Parks, Forestry and Recreation;
\r\n- $0.570 million gross and $0 net to Transportation Services; and
\r\n- $0.545 million gross and $0 net to Toronto Water,
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all wholly funded by Infrastructure Ontario at a net-zero cost to the City.
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4. City Council authorize the City Manager or their designate to conclude negotiations and enter a Memorandum of Understanding with the Province at Gerrard Carlaw North subject to terms as outlined in Confidential Attachment 2 to the report (April 24, 2024) from the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.
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5. In the event the Minister issues an MZO (Minister’s Zoning Order), City Council authorize the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning or their designate to enter into Development Agreements pursuant to Section 47 of the Planning Act, in lieu of Site Plan Agreements as contemplated under Section 41 of the Act and Section 114 of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, to give effect to conditions of site plan approval for Transit Oriented Communities.
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The subject property at 26 Millwood Road is located on the north side of Millwood Road, approximately 30 metres to the east of Yonge Street in the South Eglinton-Davisville neighbourhood. It contains a two 2-storey detached house form building. A Location Map and Current Photograph of the heritage property is found in Attachment 2.
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The property was constructed between 1880-1885 for prominent local businessman and former mayor of North Toronto, Joseph Stanley Davis (1851-1927), whose family founded Davisville Pottery and for whom the village of Davisville is named after. Originally located on Yonge Street, the house has stood at its current location at 26 Millwood Road for nearly a century following its relocation by owner Dr. George Pringle between 1925 and 1926.
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Staff have determined that the property at 26 Millwood Road has cultural heritage value and meets 4 of the Ontario Regulation 9/06 criteria prescribed for municipal designation under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act. A property may be designated under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, if it meets two or more of the nine criteria. Designation enables City Council to review proposed alterations for the property, enforce heritage property standards and maintenance, and refuse demolition.
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On April 3, 2024, Toronto and East York Community Council deferred consideration of the staff report regarding 26 Millwood Road - Residential Demolition Application Number 24 113823 DEM 00 DM until their May 7, 2024, meeting.
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1. City Council state its intention to designate the property at 26 Millwood Road under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act in accordance with the Statement of Significance for 26 Millwood Road (Reasons for Designation) attached as Attachment 1 to the report (April 24, 2024) from the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning.
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2. If there are no objections to the designation, City Council authorize the City Solicitor to introduce the Bill in Council designating the property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act.
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Summary from the report (April 22, 2024) from the Acting Senior Manager, Heritage Planning, Urban Design, City Planning:
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This report recommends that City Council state its intention to designate the property at 26 Millwood Road under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act for its cultural heritage value according to the Statement of Significance which includes a description of Heritage Attributes found in Attachment 1.
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The subject property at 26 Millwood Road is located on the north side of Millwood Road, approximately 30 metres to the east of Yonge Street in the South Eglinton-Davisville neighbourhood. It contains a two 2-storey detached house form building. A Location Map and Current Photograph of the heritage property is found in Attachment 2.
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The property was constructed between 1880-1885 for prominent local businessman and former mayor of North Toronto, Joseph Stanley Davis (1851-1927), whose family founded Davisville Pottery and for whom the village of Davisville is named after. Originally located on Yonge Street, the house has stood at its current location at 26 Millwood Road for nearly a century following its relocation by owner Dr. George Pringle between 1925 and 1926.
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Staff have determined that the property at 26 Millwood Road has cultural heritage value and meets 4 of the Ontario Regulation 9/06 criteria prescribed for municipal designation under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act. A property may be designated under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, if it meets two or more of the nine criteria. Designation enables City Council to review proposed alterations for the property, enforce heritage property standards and maintenance, and refuse demolition.
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On April 3, 2024, Toronto and East York Community Council deferred consideration of the staff report regarding 26 Millwood Road - Residential Demolition Application number 24 113823 DEM 00 DM until their May 7, 2024, meeting.
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The Province's 30-day commenting period on the proposed Bill 185, the revised Planning Statement and the new MZO framework closes on May 10, 2024.
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Multiple divisions are reviewing Bill 185, the revised Planning Statement and new MZO framework. Staff will provide a supplementary report containing analysis and recommendations on the proposed legislative and policy changes. This report will be made available prior to the Planning and Growth Management Committee Meeting scheduled for May 9, 2024.
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1. City Council request the City Manager to develop a public advocacy campaign to inform Toronto residents about the impacts of recent relevant provincial legislation including Bill 109, 23 and 185 and the mechanism to provide public feedback to the province.
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1. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to continue to work collaboratively with industry partners, including the Building Industry and Land Development Association (BILD), to implement operational improvements related to legislated application review timelines, the pre-application consultation process, and complete application requirements to address the impacts of Bill 185, the Cutting Red Tape to Build More Homes Act, 2024.
","motionStatusDesc":"Carried","motionType":{"motionTypeId":2,"motionTypeName":"Amend Item","preText1":"Motion","preText2":"to","postText1":"moved by","displayMotionStatusInd":"Y"},"moverMember":{"memberId":2522,"salutationCd":"COUNCILR","firstName":"Brad","lastName":"Bradford","salutationDesc":"Councillor","viceChair":false},"rulings":[],"votes":[]},{"motionId":178961,"motionDisplayOrder":3,"motionNumber":3,"motionStatusCd":"CARRIED","motionText":"That the Planning and Housing Committee:
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1. Amend Attachment 1 to the Report (May 8, 2024) from the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning by replacing the comments related to “Limiting third party appeals to the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT)” with the following:
Do not support
\r\nRequest that the Province not amend the legislation to restrict third-party appeals but if the amendment is enacted:
\r\n2. Amend Attachment 3 to the Report from the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division by replacing the Comments/Recommendations related to “Limiting third party appeals to the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT)” with the following:
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Do not support
Request that the Province not amend the legislation to restrict third-party appeals but if the amendment is enacted:
\r\nThat the Planning and Housing Committee adopt the recommendations in the supplementary report (May 8, 2024) from the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning:
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\"1. City Council endorse the Key Recommendations contained and appended in Attachment 1 with respect to Bill 185 - Cutting Red Tape to Build More Homes Act, and the PPS 2024, and with respect to the Development Charges Act and authorize staff to provide comments through the Environmental Registry of Ontario.
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2. City Council endorse the recommendations contained and appended in Attachment 3 with respect to Bill 185 - Cutting Red Tape to Build More Homes Act, and the Provincial Planning Statement 2024 in Attachment 2, and in Attachment 4 with respect to the Development Charges Act and authorize staff to provide comments through the Environmental Registry of Ontario.
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3. City Council authorize the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to submit any future comments on any associated regulations as may be released by the Province and report to City Council on the implications to the City of the regulations.
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4. City Council direct the City Clerk to forward the report City Comments on Proposed Bill 185 - Cutting Red Tape to Build More Homes Act, 2024, Provincial Planning Statement 2024, and New Minister Zoning Order framework, dated May 8, 2024, to the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs and the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing.\"
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1. City Council endorse the Key Recommendations contained and appended in Attachment 1 to the report (May 8, 2024) from the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning with respect to Bill 185 - Cutting Red Tape to Build More Homes Act, and the Provincial Planning Statement 2024, and with respect to the Development Charges Act and authorize staff to provide comments through the Environmental Registry of Ontario with the following amendments to Attachment 1:
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a. Replace the comments related to “Limiting third party appeals to the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT)” with the following:
Do not support
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- limit the restriction on third-party appeals to development proposals that are solely or include a significant and prescribed amount of, social housing or affordable housing;
\r\n- extend the timelines for planning approvals to allow municipalities enough time to resolve third-party issues and avoid refusals.
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2. City Council endorse the recommendations contained and appended in Attachment 3 with respect to Bill 185 - Cutting Red Tape to Build More Homes Act, and the Provincial Planning Statement 2024 in Attachment 2, and in Attachment 4 to the report (May 8, 2024) from the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, with respect to the Development Charges Act and authorize staff to provide comments through the Environmental Registry of Ontario, with the following amendments to Attachment 3:
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a. Replace the Comments/Recommendations related to “Limiting third party appeals to the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT)” with the following:
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Do not support
Request that the Province not amend the legislation to restrict third-party appeals but if the amendment is enacted:
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- limit the restriction on third-party appeals to development proposals that are solely or include a significant and prescribed amount of, social housing or affordable housing; and
- extend the timelines for planning approvals to allow municipalities enough time to resolve third-party issues and avoid refusals.
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3. City Council authorize the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning to submit any future comments on any associated regulations as may be released by the Province and report to City Council on the implications to the City of the regulations.
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4. City Council direct the City Clerk to forward the report (May 8, 2024) from the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning on City Comments on Proposed Bill 185 - Cutting Red Tape to Build More Homes Act, 2024, Provincial Planning Statement 2024, and New Minister Zoning Order Framework, to the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs and the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing.
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5. City Council request the City Manager to develop a public advocacy campaign to inform Toronto residents about the impacts of recent relevant provincial legislation including Bill 109, 23 and 185 and the mechanism to provide public feedback to the province.
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6. City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to continue to work collaboratively with industry partners, including the Building Industry and Land Development Association (BILD), to implement operational improvements related to legislated application review timelines, the pre-application consultation process, and complete application requirements to address the impacts of Bill 185, the Cutting Red Tape to Build More Homes Act, 2024.
","councilNative":"N","decisionTypeDesc":"ACTION"},"decisionTypeDesc":"ACTION","hasDecisonInformation":true,"consentItemStatusDesc":"Amended","preMeetingSpeakersList":[],"preMeetingInterestedPersons":[],"postMeetingSpeakersList":[],"postMeetingInterestedPersons":[]},{"agendaItemId":134561,"communicationTypeCd":"REPORT","urgent":"N","inCamera":"N","publishTypeCd":"NEW","considerTypeCd":"ACTION","itemStatusCd":"NO_ACTN","statutory":"N","agendaItemTitle":"City Comments on Proposed Bill 185 - Cutting Red Tape to Build More Homes Act, 2024, Provincial Planning Statement 2024, and New Minister Zoning Order Framework","referenceNumber":"2024.PH12.7a","publishDecisionInd":"Y","publishMotionInd":"Y","publishVoteInd":"Y","publishRulingInd":"Y","agendaItemSummary":"The policy-led planning system under which Ontario municipalities have operated has experienced numerous changes over the last several years, requiring the City to continuously review, examine and adapt its planning policies and practices. The frequency of changes has created a level of land use uncertainty for approval authorities, development industry and communities.
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On April 10, 2024, the Province introduced the Cutting Red Tape to Build More Homes Act, 2024 (Bill 185), which proposes amendments to 17 Provincial Acts. The Province also released an updated draft of the proposed Provincial Planning Statement 2024 (\"PPS 2024\") which combines the Provincial Policy Statement, 2020 (PPS 2020) and A Place to Grow: Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe, 2020 (Growth Plan) into a signal document. In addition, the Province introduced a new Minister's Zoning Order Framework.
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The Province provided stakeholders 30 days to review and provide comments on these proposals. Comments are due by May 10, 2024. As of the date of this report, Bill 185 received second reading and was ordered for Public Hearings on May 7, 14 and 15, 2024 before the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs. Staff recommend submission of this report to the Standing Committee following Planning and Housing Committee's consideration of this report. Staff will forward to the Province Council's comments raised at the May 22-24 City Council meeting when it will consider this report.
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Specifically, Bill 185 proposes numerous amendments to the Planning Act, Development Charges Act, City of Toronto Act and other legislation. With the introduction of the PPS 2024, the Province intends to repeal the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (\"Growth Plan\") and has incorporated some of its policies into the PPS 2024. The elimination of several Growth Plan policies reduces the role of intensification and increases the role of greenfield development across the region to accommodate residential growth.
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Proposed changes to the Development Charges Act reverse some, but not all, of the previously introduced changes through Bill 23, More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022, that substantially impact the City's ability to collect development charges to fund growth-related services. The outstanding Bill 23 impacts, coupled with previous iterative changes to the growth funding tools, continues to negatively affect the City's ability to provide services and infrastructure to growth in a fiscally sustainable way, although the proposed amendments are a step in the right direction. The Province has also proclaimed the Affordable and Attainable Unit exemptions for development charges, community benefits charge and parks levy into force, effective June 1, 2024.
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The comments and suggested revisions contained in this report and its attachments have been developed in consultation with City Divisions. This report provides a high-level summary of key Bill 185 proposals, Minister's Zoning Order Framework and PPS 2024 changes. Attachments to the report outline detailed staff comments and suggested revisions, which will be submitted to the Province's commenting portal.
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Staff support several of the proposed changes, as these changes wind back changes that the Province previously put in place which were not previously supported by Council. Several of the changes would require the City to revisit recently implemented policies, practices and operations. Given the overlapping themes between Bill 185 and the PPS 2024, this report organizes staff analysis and comments into five headings, under which the specific impacts of the proposed changes on the City are described.
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1. Housing and Development Approvals
\r\n· Re-introducing housing affordability definitions
\r\n· Expanding housing options definition
\r\n· Incenting redevelopment of commercial and institutional sites to residential
\r\n· 453.1 of the City of Toronto Act - Social Housing Programs
\r\n· Limiting third party appeals to the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT)
\r\n· Replacing the Community Infrastructure and Housing Accelerator with a new MZO framework
\r\n· Winding back development application fee refunds
\r\n· Introducing lapsing Site Plan and Plans of Subdivision approvals
\r\n· Streamlining student housing approvals
\r\n· Removing mandatory pre-application consultation
\r\n· Allowing OLT Motions to dispute application completeness
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2. Economic Development and Employment Lands
\r\n· Re-defining Employment Areas
\r\n· Allowing conversion/removal of Employment Areas anytime
\r\n· Creating potential land use conflicts with residential encroachment closer to Employment Areas
\r\n· Weakening land use compatibility of Employment Areas
\r\n· Deleting Provincially Significant Employment Zones
\r\n· Assisting manufacturing, industrial, and commercial businesses
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3. Infrastructure and Development Charges
\r\n· Introducing ability to allocate Water/Sewer system capacity
\r\n· Directing municipalities to collaborate with school boards
\r\n· Considering streamlining approvals for community service facilities
\r\n· Removing certain transportation policies
\r\n· Limiting protections for listed Heritage properties
\r\n· Reinstating studies as an eligible DC cost
\r\n· Repealing the mandatory five-year DC phase-in
\r\n· Reducing the time limit on the DC freeze, from two years to 18 months
\r\n· Introducing a time-limited streamlined process for scoped amendments to DC bylaws
\r\n· Proclaiming the exemption for Affordable and Attainable Units from DCs, community benefits charge and parks levy into effect
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4. Regional Planning and the Environment
\r\n· Removing intensification requirements in the Greater Golden Horseshoe Area
\r\n· Focusing intensification and student housing within Strategic Growth Areas
\r\n· Removing required parking within Protected Major Transit Station Areas
\r\n· Removing population and employment growth targets
\r\n· Allowing appeals to new Settlement Areas and boundary expansions
\r\n· Removing certain Natural Heritage policies
\r\n· Weakening climate change policies
\r\n· Removing the Agricultural System and protecting the Greenbelt
\r\n· Removing waste management policies
\r\n· Removing sub-watershed planning for large developments in greenfield areas
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5. Implementation
\r\n· Eliminating requirements for Municipal Comprehensive Reviews
\r\n· Eliminating the need for standardized Land Needs Assessments
\r\n· Changing long range planning time horizon
\r\n· Applying the Provincial Planning Statement upon its approval
\r\n· Requesting transitional matters
\r\n· Removing policies for municipalities to undertake integrated planning
\r\n· Reporting on municipal planning data
\r\n· Engaging with Indigenous communities
\r\n· Changing public notice requirements
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The PPS 2024 reshapes land use planning in Ontario with significant implications for the City. Bill 185 introduces significant modifications to the policy framework for planning and development in Ontario, with impacts on Toronto. Although staff generally support the intent and purpose of streamlining the development review process, this report highlights implications and potential unintended consequences that could hinder desired outcomes and suggest considering alternative approaches.
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City Council adopted MM43.12 in May 2022 which directed the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning in consultation with the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards to conduct a review of zoning regulations that restrict outdoor parking of commercially licensed vehicles on private property in residential areas. Through this motion, a report back to Planning and Housing was requested along with the consideration to provide more convenient parking for commercial vehicles near their residence.
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However, the City’s strategic priorities in addressing the housing crisis has put this matter on the back burner. Given the changing workplace environment because of COVID, a thorough review of this policy must be done to support and understand the diverse needs of Torontonians. Individuals and their families provide for their households and sustain their livelihoods in various ways. It is crucial to ensure our policies effectively capture these various means of contributing to the economy and align them with our policies.
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After meeting with City staff, I am recommending that this item be brought back to the table and made a priority. Building on the existing adopted recommendations, I would also like to request that COVID’s impacts on working arrangements be considered in this review. The modality of working remote or hybrid has become the norm after the pandemic which has impacted the number of parking spaces at commercial buildings and has shifted some service providers’ model of operations to a “on call” basis. Given the City-wide implications of this zoning by-law, this matter is urgent to address and must be assessed through an adaptive lens.
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1. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards, to review zoning regulations that restrict outdoor parking of commercially licensed vehicles on private property in residential areas, with consideration for the need for vehicle operators to have convenient parking for commercial vehicles available near their residence, and to report to the Planning and Housing Committee by the first quarter of 2025 on the outcome of the review with any appropriate recommendations for zoning by-law amendments.
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2. City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, in consultation with the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards to consider the impacts of COVID on working arrangements in the review of zoning regulations requested above.
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1. That, with the exception of the statutory public hearing on Items PH12.1, PH12.2, and PH12.3, speakers who have not pre-registered, be allowed to register to speak until 10:00 a.m. on May 9, 2024, after which no further registration is allowed and the speakers list will be closed.
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2. That the length of public presentations, on all items, be limited to 3 minutes.
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That the Planning and Housing Committee confirm the minutes of its meeting held on April 5, 2024.
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The Chair acknowledged that the Planning and Housing Committee was meeting on the traditional territory of many nations including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples and is now home to many diverse First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. The Chair also acknowledged that Toronto is covered by Treaty 13 with the Mississaugas of the Credit.
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Where the Members of the Planning and Housing Committee listed in the attendance for this meeting participated remotely, they were counted for quorum as permitted by Section 189(4.2) of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, and City Council's Procedures.
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