FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 2017 2 LIGHTS, CAMERA, 3 STRIP MALL ACTION REIMAGINING Vol. 21 Making room Hearing the No. 22 for film c o m m u n i t y

MULTI-TENANT HOUSING PILOT PROJECT ROOMING IN THE ‘BURBS’

Dominik Matusik

hile multi-tenant or point where they’re all illegal then the government will have licenses issued is appropriate to rooming houses exist all in the suburban areas... which the problem of ‘where do we local demand. W across the city and means they’re illegal around all put them now?’ So the [pilot City of policy are a crucial housing form for the suburban campuses. Saying project] is an attempt to shut and research manager Klaus certain demographics, they are ‘we’re going to drive you all out [down] just the bad actors and Lehmann told NRU that there not legally permitted in many of here and put you in specific regulate those who are willing is currently no single zoning areas. To change this, the city locations’ is not realistic in the to comply to the point that all designation for rooming has initiated a pilot project in short term.” the people who live around houses. However, they have five neighbourhoods, most near Carroll recognizes that them can be satisfied that historically been permitted post-secondary campuses, where multi-tenant housing is not things are safe, regulated and in some areas of the city, demand for this type of housing solely used by students. Often, licensed.” particularly the former City of has been identified. low-income individuals and There are issues that the Toronto and various parts of Ward 33 Don Valley East new immigrants look for this pilot study will have to address Etobicoke and York. Lehmann councillor Shelley Carroll, whose type of housing as a low-cost including the maximum says that the pilot project may Don Mills community is one of option. She says that simply allowable number of bedrooms lead to the legalization of multi- the targeted neighbourhoods, shutting down all problematic (currently seven), where tenant houses in more areas. says that rooming houses exist houses is not a solution. Rather, rooming houses are located Institute for New regardless of their legality, and she hopes that regulation will within neighbourhoods and Suburbanism executive licensing and regulating them is lead to greater safety for tenants ensuring that the number of CONTINUED PAGE 5 the only way to ensure they are and more accountability for safe places to live. landlords. “The issue is not so much as “There will be councillors in to whether to do this... the issue the council chamber who will Economics Matters is it’s happening anyway and just say ‘don’t do the pilot, stop without any legitimacy,” Carroll talking about this, shut them n demographics n real estate markets told NRU. all down and ride the owners n construction economics n expert testimony “So staff had to look at of these properties out of town n planning impacts n forecasting [whether] we want to drive them on a rail’. Then there will be out from where they are and thousands of people without 416-641-9500 1-877-953-9948 put them somewhere else and if homes the very next day. And [email protected] that’s even realistic. The bottom if a government action made altusgroup.com line here is we have reached the them all homeless one night HONING ITS FILM PRODUCTION EDGE UPCOMING

JUNE 6 Parks & Environment Committee, 9:30 a.m., committee room 1 MAKING MOVIE MAGIC 7 Build Toronto, time and location TBC

Community Development & Sarah Niedoba Recreation Committee, 9:30 a.m., committee room 1

8 Design Review Panel, time TBC, oronto’s film and television Danforth councillor and board “One of the biggest committee room 2 industry brought over co-chair Paula Fletcher told challenges is that we’re taking Public Works & Infrastructure T $20-billion of production NRU. “When it comes to studio property and we’re only Committee, 9:30 a.m., committee room 1 investment to the city in 2016. space, especially in a rapidly building one level up,” says However, a growing shortage of developing downtown such Ahee. “It’s hard for these 9 Budget Committee, 9:30 a.m., committee room 1 studio space could mean that as ours, that’s a pretty big deal property owners to secure

12 Board of Health, 9:30 a.m., the city may lose its competitive in ensuring we’re still film loans—so what can the committee room 1 edge over U.S. filming locations friendly.” city do to help them secure 13 Etobicoke York Community such as Chicago and Atlanta NABET 700-M UNIFOR investment, to help investors Council, 9:30 a.m., council chamber, Etobicoke Civic Centre where the municipalities are president and board co-chair realize the long-term gains that

North York Community Council, investing in studio space. Jonathan Ahee, agrees, saying can come from that kind of 9:30 a.m., council chamber, To combat this challenge, that as one of the city’s anchor development?” North York Civic Centre this week the economic industries, it’s crucial that the While the Portlands Scarborough Community Council, 9:30 a.m., council chamber, development committee film industry receive support in is a priority area for the Scarborough Civic Centre recommended that council its search for studio space. development of new studio Toronto & East York Community approve the Toronto Film, “The common refrain is space, Ahee says it’s important Council, 9:30 a.m., committee room 1 Television and Digital Media that the city’s at capacity,” Ahee for the city to identify other Board’s new strategic action told NRU. “Looking for space hubs for the industry. 14 Toronto Public Art Commission, 5:30 p.m., committee room 3 plan, aimed at maintaining that is available and zoned for “Etobicoke and north

Local Appeal Body, 9:00 a.m., the city’s role in the industry our industry, is getting harder Scarborough are both potential location TBC and bringing in even more and harder. What we … need locations, but everything has 19 Executive Committee, 9:30 a.m., production investment. in the film industry is parts to be carried out responsibly— committee room 1 The report recommends of the city that can be utilized and there are of course other 22 Toronto Preservation Board, 9:30 a.m., committee room 2 that the city facilitate the for the creation of a large scale industries looking to monetize development of new and studio space—that’s a nexus of those properties, so it’s 23 Toronto Company Board, time and location TBC repurposed studio spaces by 10 acres that can be used for a important that the city direct

JULY identifying appropriate sites, 24-hour business.” us to them when they become 5 Council, 9:30 a.m., council chamber and leveraging incentives, such Ahee says the city needs to available,” he says.

12 Toronto Public Art Commission, as tax increment equivalent consider what it can do to help The action plan will be 5:30 p.m., committee room 3 grants. the industry offset the capital considered by council at its July “I think people know what investment that an organization 5 meeting. an important industry this is would make when developing a for the city,” Ward 30 Toronto- new studio space.

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Dominik Matusik

hile the application has what would concern us, these variety of housing forms. dedicated park space and a not yet been submitted are the things we would like Toronto planning manager mix of uses as particularly W and details of the to see, these are the things we Lynda Macdonald says important. But she also wants proposed redevelopment are wouldn’t like to see’ right off the that the key to successful to see the site developed in an to be revealed at a community b at .” redevelopment of the site is environmentally sustainable consultation meeting in a When NRU asked what the listening to the community. manner. couple of weeks, city staff has a community would like to see “One of the things we’re “Certainly the direction good idea of what it envisions as part of the redevelopment, hoping at this pre-application the city is going in is we’re for the southeast corner of Perks said affordable housing, meeting on [June] 14th is to very interested in sustainable West and Dundas greenspace and a new school hear from the community development. So it will have to Street West. to replace Bishop Marrocco/ [about] what’s important to meet our green standards, that’s Owned by Choice REIT, Thomas Merton Catholic them,” Macdonald says. “It’s a our policy, but we will be trying the approximately 41,000 m2 Secondary School, which is bit of a community sounding. to see if this owner is willing site at 2280 adjacent to the site. We go to this meeting and say to actually push beyond that to West—near the Dundas West The site had been on the ‘this site is coming up, we need something which is even more TTC station—is currently city planning staff’s radar as to understand what’s important sustainable than our minimum home to a low-density an “opportunity site” in the to you as the people who live standards.” commercial strip mall with an 2009 Bloor-Dundas Avenue around here and who are using The public meeting is LCBO, Loblaws grocery store Study. In the report, planners the site right now for retail’. We scheduled to be held June 14. and several smaller format emphasized the importance want to hear from them.” retail stores. The city is hoping of integrating the site with the Macdonald affirmed the Representatives from Choice the site will be developed into a surrounding neighbourhood, goals outlined in the Bloor- REIT were unavailable for complete community. including ample greenspace, Dundas Avenue Study and comment before deadline. Ward 14 Parkdale-High expanding the public street highlighted the building of Park councillor Gord Perks network and incorporating a additional thoroughfares, told NRU that Choice REIT has not given any indication Configuration proposed for the site at 2280 of what it will propose on the Dundas Street West in site, but he is pleased that it the City of Toronto’s is consulting the community Bloor-Dundas Avenue before submitting an Study application. SOURCE: CITY OF TORONTO / BROOK MCILROY “Both the applicant and I felt that with a development application of this scale the best thing to do for the community would be to get them in before there’s any paperwork, to give them an opportunity to say ‘this is what matters to us, this is

FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 2017 NOVÆ RES URBIS TORONTO 3 MAINSTREAMING LANEWAY SECONDARY SUITES REDEFINING CHARACTER

Sarah Niedoba

hile secondary suites access. When the province a new definition of laneway Gregg Lintern says that make up 20 per cent amended the Planning Act in suites, calling them ancillary changing the policy around W of Toronto’s rental 2011 to recognize laneway units to primary residences. laneways suites may require housing stock, few are laneway housing as secondary suites, Under the new definition, the changing the city’s official plan, units. According to a report the city did not reconsider the suites must be smaller than the although it’s too soon to say. released yesterday, this is issue, thus it lacks a working primary residence, and can’t be “It’s been over 10 years since because the permit process is definition and permit process severed or sold independently. city council has considered slow and expensive. for laneway units. The report also outlines this,” Lintern told NRU. “I think The report by Lanescape This can make the new performance standards it warrants the city taking a and Evergreen calls for the city development of laneway units to address the concerns raised close look at this as a potential to develop a streamlined and time-consuming and expensive. by staff in 2006, including opportunity. The official plan affordable permit process. “Right now, if you build the provision of greenspace, is based on the evaluation Ward 18 Davenport a laneway suite, you pay parking space and access for of prevailing character. councillor Ana Bailão and development charges, because emergency vehicles. Quite simply, we don’t have Ward 32 Beaches-East York it is considered a separate “We want to standardize a prevailing character for councillor Mary-Margaret property,” Bailão told NRU. “If the process, and ensure that laneway housing.” McMahon have put forward you were to build a basement laneway suites are treated According to Lintern, if the a motion to the Toronto and apartment, you wouldn’t pay as secondary suites when it motion is adopted, the next East York Community Council those charges, but if you build comes to building permits and step for staff will be to evaluate asking staff to develop an the exact same unit over your development fees,” says Bailão. whether the official plan implementation strategy for garage, you’ll be charged.” The report studied framework can be broadened laneway suites in the based on Bailão says that the lack of 4,966 properties in eight to include laneway housing, the report’s recommendations. a clear definition also means neighbourhoods to determine and how. “Toronto is way behind the that laneway unit proposals how many residential properties “I don’t want to prejudge the times when it comes to laneway often end up at the could accommodate the new process, but we’re being asked housing,” McMahon told Municipal Board, further standards; 3,686 made the cut. to take it seriously, and we will,” NRU. “We have affordability complicating the process. Toronto and East York he says. issues and a decreased rental The report recommends district planning director The motion will be stock, and this would provide considered at the June 13 a lot more viable options for meeting of the Toronto and affordable housing. This will East York Community Council. add gentle density to our neighbourhoods.” When staff last reviewed the permit process in 2006, Illustration depicting design options for laneway suite roofs laneway suites were deemed SOURCE: LANESCAPE AND EVERGREEN “not supportable as good housing,” due to the logistical Illustration depicting potential location of a laneway suite difficulties of garbage pick-up, SOURCE: LANESCAPE AND EVERGREEN snow-clearing and emergency

FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 2017 NOVÆ RES URBIS TORONTO 4 STANDING COMMITTEE AGENDA

PUBLIC WORKS AND 9:30 a.m. in committee room, Services general manger Lower Yonge Precinct INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE city hall. Barbara Gray recommends Environmental Assessment that that the current front yard Study—Report from Gray Public Works and COMMUNICATIONS/REPORTS parking program be closed advises that the report on Infrastructure Committee will and no further front yard the study will be on the consider the following at its Front yard parking regulations— parking pads be approved. committee’s June 8 agenda. meeting Thursday, June 8 at Report from Transportation

trying to improve on that in ROOMING IN THE ‘BURBS’ the way they’ve approached the suburban pilot.” CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Consultations in the five pilot project neighbourhoods director and Hardy, Stevenson communities. That said… when out on avenues, they have to be are scheduled between June & Associates principal Dave they are managed well, [they] visible and on main streets, not 6 and 21, and in downtown Hardy says that multi-tenant can blend in quite nicely with on the side streets, and what neighbourhoods where rooming houses can be a good way communities.” that’s led to is that they end up houses are currently permitted to meet housing demand, Hardy says that zoning in not very residential and kind between June 14 and 27. particularly in areas with and urban design can be used of depressed areas... So they’re high student populations, but to make sure multi-tenant considerations must be made to houses are compatible with ensure they are compatible with surrounding built form. other uses and housing types. Carroll agrees that the “It all depends on how it’s placement of the houses is implemented,” he told NRU. something that should be “Rooming houses in the past addressed through the pilot. have been challenging, often “[Downtown rooming because landlords haven’t houses] are a bit different. That done the management that is why staff want to try, in the is required to ensure they’re suburbs, a different model. safe and compatible with the [Downtown] they have to be

PILOT PROJECT AREAS AND CONSULTATION DATES

University of Toronto Seneca College—Finch Humber College—Finch - Scarborough Campus— Avenue East, Leslie Street, Avenue West, Martin between Highway 401, Highway 404, and Fairview Grove Road, and Humber Morrish Road, and Mall Drive (June 12) College Boulevard Military Trail (June 6) (June 15) North Scarborough— York University—Finch , Highway Avenue West, Assiniboine 404, Highway 401, and Road, Black Creek, and Markham Road (June 7) (June 13 & 21)

FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 2017 NOVÆ RES URBIS TORONTO 5 DESIGN REVIEW PANEL AGENDA

The Design Review Panel will John Andreevski and urban Leslie Street, near its northeast representative from Graziani consider the following items at designer Sasha Terry, as well intersection with Eglinton Corrazza Architects. its meeting Thursday, June 8 at as Planning Partnership Avenue East. Tridel proposes 12:30 p.m. in committee room associate Michael Sraga. to build 1,240 residential 3:10 P.M. 2, city hall. units, 375m2 of commercial 1:50 P.M. space and 1,469 parking Keele and Wilson park—The PRESENTATIONS spaces. The proposal also panel will undertake its first Leslie Street towers—The includes a 2,640m2 park review of Forrec’s design for 12:30 P.M. panel will undertake its first and a new public road. the city-owned 1.78 ha Stanley review of Tridel’s proposal Presentations will be made by Greene Park, located at the Laird Drive study—The panel for four residential towers, Toronto community planner northeast corner of Keele will undertake its first review ranging between 28 and 39 Josh Reis and urban designer Street and Wilson Avenue. of the city-initiated Laird in storeys tall, at 1087-1095 Sasha Terry, as well as a Presentations will be made by Focus Study. The study area Toronto parks, forestry and consists of four large sites recreation project coordinator containing low-rise buildings Carol Martin, senior and surface parking lots on planner Cathie Ferguson the southeast corner of Laird and urban designer Joanna Drive and Chludzinska, as well as East, as well as mixed-use Forrec practice leaders Scott areas on the west side of Torrance and Timothy Scott. Laird between Vanderhoof Avenue and Millwood Road. The purpose of the study is to develop a planning framework Rendering of Forrec’s proposed design for a complete community. for the new Stanley Greene Park at Presentations will be made by the corner of Keele and Wilson Toronto community planner SOURCE: BROOK MCILROY Above: Rendering of Tridel’s proposal Below: Conceptual massing of for four towers on Leslie Street, near buildings in the Laird in Focus Eglinton Avenue study area SOURCE/ARCHITECT: GRAZIANI CORRAZZA ARCHITECTS SOURCE: CITY OF TORONTO

FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 2017 NOVÆ RES URBIS TORONTO 6 COMMUNITY COUNCIL AGENDAS

10:15 A.M. consultation meeting with the application by 18 Erskine ward councillor. Woodbine Holdings. 18 Erskine proposes 248 & 260 High Park Avenue—Final Entertainment Group is seeking to build a 35-storey rental ETOBICOKE YORK report recommends council a zoning by-law amendment apartment building with 315 COMMUNITY COUNCIL approve a zoning by-law and draft plan of subdivision units. The project architect is amendment application by approval to develop an integrated Kirkor Architects + Planners. Etobicoke York Community MCG Consultants, on behalf entertainment complex with A related report Council will consider the of Trac Developments. Trac expanded live gaming uses. recommends approval of 18 following at its meeting Tuesday, proposes to redevelop the site Erskine’s application to demolish June 13 at 9:30 a.m. in council with a four-storey residential 2 St. — the six-unit rental apartment chamber, Etobicoke Civic building containing 77 units. Preliminary report building at 30 Erskine Avenue. Centre. Part of an existing vacant recommends staff schedule church will be adaptively a community consultation 10:30 A.M. SCHEDULED REPORTS reused. The project architect is meeting with the ward 2851 —Final report Turner Fleischer Architects. councillor. Kooby Investment recommends council approve 10:00 A.M. Corporation is seeking an 10:30 A.M. official plan amendment to a zoning by-law amendment application by R.E. Millward & 82 Buttonwood Avenue—Final permit residential uses on the 68 Daisy Avenue—Report Associates, on behalf of owner report recommends chief commercially designated site. recommends council state Muir Park Developments. planner Jennifer Keesmaat Kooby has submitted three its intention to designate the Muir Park proposes to build a approve a draft plan of development options for the property under Part IV of the seven-storey 41-unit apartment subdivision application by site, each comprising a multi- Ontario Heritage Act. The property building. The project architect Fasken Martineau, on behalf tower residential development contains a two-and-a-half-storey is Core Architects. of owner West Park Hospital. with about 552-586 units, brick-clad school building 2 West Park proposes to create 49,000 m of GFA, 3.76 FSI and completed in 1929 with later 40 Moccasin Trail & 50-60 Green the necessary blocks and public heights up to 25 storeys. additions in 1956 and 1963-4. Belt Drive—Final report road network to facilitate recommends council approve redevelopment of West Park REPORTS a residential rental demolition Health Care Centre and the and conversion application by creation of a residential seniors’ NORTH YORK BIA boards of management— Wood Bull, on behalf of owner village. COMMUNITY COUNCIL Report recommends members H-M Apartment Moccasin. be added to the Kingsway H-M proposes to build two 3775-4005 Dundas Street West and North York Community Council and shoptheQueensway BIA buildings—eight and four 2-6 Humber Hill Avenue—Final will consider the following at boards of management, and storeys—with 294 units: 194 report recommends council its meeting Tuesday, June 13 at that members be removed condominium units, 67 rental approve a zoning by-law 9:30 a.m. in council chamber, from the Emery Village, Long replacement units and 33 amendment application by North York Civic Centre. Branch, Regal Heights Village, market rental units. TAS Design Build, on behalf shoptheQueensway, Kingsway SCHEDULED REPORTS of owner Caribou Urban and Weston Village BIA boards 10:45 A.M. Properties. Caribou proposes of management. 9:45 A.M. to build a 12-storey building 14, 16, 18 & 20 Greenbriar Road— with 293 residential units. 555 Rexdale Boulevard—Preliminary 18-30 Erksine Avenue—Final Final report recommends The project architect is Teeple report recommends staff report recommends council council approve a zoning by- Architects. schedule a community approve a site plan control CONTINUED PAGE 8

FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 2017 NOVÆ RES URBIS TORONTO 7 meeting with the ward for ground-level parking, councillor. Bousfields, on driveways and amenity areas, COMMUNITY behalf of owner YWCA of and to create 105 lots. Greater Toronto, is seeking COUNCIL a zoning by-law amendment 2035 Kennedy Road—Final report to construct a four-storey, recommends council approve 3,589 m2 building containing a zoning by-law amendment AGENDAS alternative housing facilities application by Bennett Jones, and a day nursery. The project on behalf of owner Tarn

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 7 architect is Hilditch Architect. Financial Corporation. Tarn proposes to build a law amendment application by Design, on behalf of owner multi-phased mixed-use Greenbriar Townhomes, on Livante Holdings (Cummer). development with 31, 34 and behalf of owner Nanayakkara Livante proposes to build a SCARBOROUGH 40-storey towers containing a Sumanasckera. Sumanasckera residential subdivision with 14 COMMUNITY COUNCIL total of 1,044 residential units, proposes to build 14 three- detached dwellings. as well as a publically accessible storey townhouses. The Scarborough Community urban plaza and a nine-storey project architect is Audax 11:15 A.M. Council will consider the office and retail building. The Architecture and Design. following at its meeting project architects are Page + 314, 315, 316, 317 & 325 Bogert Tuesday, June 13 at 9:30 a.m. in Steele and Brian Sickle. 12, 14 & 16 Dervock Crescent— Avenue, 305, 306, 307 & 308 Poyntz council chamber, Scarborough Final report will be submitted Avenue—Refusal report will 25 Thunder Grove Civic Centre. —Final report to community council for its be submitted to community recommends council approve June 13 meeting. council for its June 13 meeting. SCHEDULED REPORTS a zoning by-law amendment application by WND Plan, on 11:00 A.M. 3050 & 3010 , 10:30 A.M. behalf of owner Ridgeford 40 Playfair Avenue—Request Charitable Foundation. 1755 Steeles Avenue West—Final for direction report will be 1135 Bellamy Road North—Final Ridgeford proposes to build a report recommends council submitted to community report recommends council 12-storey apartment building approve a zoning by-law council for its June 13 meeting. approve a city-initiated official with 188 rental residential amendment application by plan amendment application to units. Strategy 4, on behalf of owner REPORTS dispose of city-owned parkland Sanofi Pasteur Limited. in order to allow the city to REPORTS Sanofi Pasteur proposes to 71-75 Curlew Drive—Preliminary renew an expired lease with the lift the holding symbol on report recommends staff owner of 1121 Bellamy Road 1680 —Request for its site in order to permit the schedule a community North to continue to use the direction report recommends development of a three-storey, consultation meeting with the site for 28 parking spaces. staff support the settlement 15,660 m2 manufacturing and ward councillor. Curlew Park at the OMB regarding zoning office building. The project is seeking a zoning by-law 1251 Bridletowne Circle—Final by-law amendment and site architect is WBA Architects amendment to permit six four- report recommends that chief plan applications by WND and Engineers. storey townhouse blocks with planner Jennifer Keesmaat Plan, on behalf of Brimley 240 units. The project architect approve a common elements Progress Developments. 162, 164, 166 & 200 Cummer Avenue— is Page & Steele / IBI Group. condominium application, Brimley Progress proposes Final report recommends and council enact a part lot to develop four towers—36, council approve a zoning 95 Jonesville Crescent— control exemption by-law for 49, 41 and 47-storeys—with by-law amendment and draft Preliminary report owner Middlepark Estates. 1,591 residential units. The plan of subdivision application recommends staff schedule Middlepark proposes to settlement includes by M Behar Planning and a community consultation establish common elements CONTINUED PAGE 9

FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 2017 NOVÆ RES URBIS TORONTO 8 Plan. The proposed OPA by Weston Consulting, on is the result of a built form behalf of owner Beach United COMMUNITY study for the area bounded by Church. The church proposes Parliament Street, properties to construct a surface parking COUNCIL on the north side of Mill lot to provide accessory Street, and parking for the church as well the Union Station Railway as 16 paid commercial parking AGENDAS Corridor. The study and OPA spaces. provides planning direction

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 8 on appropriate massing and 1955-1985 Yonge Street, 3 Belsize building typologies, protection Drive, 18-22 Millwood Road— construction of a 62-child Alterra (321 Davenport of open spaces from new Final report will be submitted licensed child care facility Road). Alterra proposes to shadows, maintaining the area’s to community council for comprising at least 855 m2 of build an eight-storey, 16- cultural heritage value and the consideration at its June 13 interior space and 241 m2 of unit apartment building. The promotion of transportation meeting. exterior space. project architect is Giannone modes to reduce vehicular Petricone Associates. traffic impacts. 772 East—Final 2187 — report recommends council Refusal report recommends 357 West—Final 796-802 Broadview Avenue—Final approve a site plan application council refuse official plan and report will be submitted report recommends council by Studio JCI, on behalf of zoning by-law amendment to community council for approve a zoning by-law owner 772 Queen Street East. applications by D’Souza consideration at its June 13 amendment application by 772 Queen proposes to add Management. D’Souza seeks meeting. Martin Rendl Associates, two-storeys with 11 residential the amendments to permit the on behalf of owner Shaun units onto the existing continued operation of a 92 m2 25 Leonard Avenue—Final report Developments. Shaun building. veterinary clinic in an existing recommends council approve proposes to construct a six- detached dwelling. official plan and zoning by-law storey mixed-use building with 703-713 Soudan Avenue, 1674-1684 amendment applications by St. 30 residential units and 360 m2 —Final report Clare’s Multifaith Housing of non-residential GFA. The recommends council approve Society. St. Clare’s proposes project architect is Options a rental housing demolition to construct a three-storey Architects. application by 2400048 TORONTO AND EAST YORK COMMUNITY COUNCIL affordable housing building Ontario. 2400048 proposes with 22 residential units, 1177 —Final to construct a seven-storey while retaining the existing report recommends council building that includes 38 Toronto and East York six-storey residential building. approve a zoning by-law replacement rental units. Community Council will consider The project architect is LGA amendment application by the following at its meeting Architectural Partners. Hunter & Associates, on 59-71 Mutual Street—Request for Tuesday, June 13 at 9:30 a.m. in behalf of 1177 Danforth directions report recommends council chamber, city hall. Gooderham & Worts special Avenue. 1177 proposes to council approve a settlement at identity area OPA SCHEDULED REPORTS —Final report build a nine-storey mixed-use the OMB regarding a zoning recommends council approve building with 92 residential by-law amendment application 10:00 A.M. a city-initiated official plan units and 722 m2 of at-grade by The Sher Corporation, amendment application for the retail space. on behalf of owner Sigg. 321 —Final Gooderham & Worts Special Sigg proposes to build a report recommends council Identity Area, Triangle Lands 140 Wineva Avenue—Final report 34-storey apartment with 265 approve a zoning by-law and portions of the West Don recommends council approve residential units, including 12 amendment application by Lands policy areas in the official plan and zoning by- replacement rental units.

Bousfields, on behalf of owner King-Parliament Secondary law amendment applications CONTINUED PAGE 10

FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 2017 NOVÆ RES URBIS TORONTO 9 299 m2 of non-residential GFA. 2 Queen Street West—Report The project architect is RAW recommends council approve COMMUNITY Design. the proposed demolition of the designated heritage property and COUNCIL 90 Eastdale Avenue—Request for repeal the existing designating direction report recommends by-law and heritage easement council authorize staff to agreement with the owner. The AGENDAS attend the OMB hearing in building’s streetwalls will be opposition to zoning by-law dismantled and reconstructed,

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 9 amendment and rental housing and a three-storey addition demolition applications constructed above. 124 Belsize Drive—Final report OMB hearing in opposition to by Bousfields, on behalf recommends chief planner a zoning by-law amendment of owner 90 Eastdale. 90 462-486 —Report Jennifer Keesmaat approve a application by Devine Park, Eastdale proposes to build a recommends council add the draft plan of common elements on behalf of owner Metrolinx. 37-storey apartment building property to the city’s Heritage condominium application, Metrolinx proposes to build a with 396 rental units. Four Register, in accordance with and council approve a part lot 16-storey mixed-use building existing rental townhouses are the statement of significance. control exemption application with 253 residential units and proposed to be demolished and The property contains a two- by 124 Belsize Drive. 124 874 m2 of non-residential not replaced. to-four storey bakery complex Belsize seeks to create a shared GFA. The project architect is built between 1920 and 1929 access driveway, inclusive of Quadrangle Architects. 11:00 A.M. by Brown’s Bread Limited. maintenance services and utilities, for six semi-detached 55 & 65 Broadway Avenue— 15-33 Mercer Street—Report Sunshine Valley HCD—Report houses. Request for direction report recommends council approve recommends council authorize recommends council authorize alterations to the heritage a heritage conservation district 261 East—Final report staff to attend the OMB hearing properties at 15-35 Mercer study of the Sunshine Valley recommends council approve in opposition to a zoning by- Street and enter into a heritage area for potential designation a zoning by-law amendment law amendment application by easement agreement with under Part V of the Ontario application by Waterfront Bousfields, on behalf of Times the owner. The properties Heritage Act. Toronto to remove the holding 5565. Times proposes to build contain buildings constructed symbol on lands known as two 45-storey residential towers between 1985 and 1939 for the REPORTS 261 Queens Quay East. Lifting containing 487 rental and Pilkington Brothers Limited, Bathurst Quay neighbourhood of the H symbol will permit 557 condominium units. The glass manufacturers. Two plan study—Report will be Waterfront Toronto to proceed project architect is Wallman 49-storey mixed-use towers are submitted to community with the second phase of the Architects. proposed to be built on the site. council for its June 13 meeting. Bayside subdivision. 492-498 Eglinton Avenue East, 100 Queen’s Park—Report Bathurst-Blue Jays Way rail 20 Perth Avenue—Report will 3-7 Cardiff Road—Request for recommends council approve corridor—Preliminary be submitted to community direction report recommends alterations to the property, report will be submitted to council for consideration at its council authorize staff to attend which contains the Royal community council for its June June 13 meeting. the OMB hearing in opposition Ontario Museum, and give 13 meeting. to official plan and zoning by- authority to amend the existing 10:30 A.M. law amendment applications heritage easement agreement. 39 & 41 Roehampton Avenue by 492 Eglinton Avenue East, The ROM proposes to alter and 50 Eglinton Avenue 859-861 & 875 Eglinton Avenue on behalf of owner 1634934 the existing southeast and East—Preliminary report West—Request for direction Ontario. 1634934 proposes to northeast corridors within the recommends staff schedule a report recommends council build an 11-storey mixed-use rotunda by constructing two community consultation authorize staff to attend the building with 109 units and ramps. CONTINUED PAGE 11

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HARMONIZED ZBL Primaris is the owner of City solicitor Ellen Penner began on May 8. APPEAL SETTLED Dufferin Mall, located at 900 advised the board that the Phase 2 will deal with Dufferin Street. It sought an Phase 1 hearings will deal with residential provisions of the In a May 19 decision arising exception from the by-law to appeals related to a number by-law and the city requested from an April 13 prehearing recognize the 1,523 parking of regulations in the by-law parties to file their issues conference regarding appeals spaces existing on the property that have general application, lists by May 19. The Phase 2 to the new City of Toronto as of March 30, 2017 as but not with site-specific hearings will begin on June 26. harmonized zoning by-law, permitted. City planner Klaus appeals. She submitted a draft For a list of solicitors in board members Chris Conti Lehman provided evidence on procedural order for Phase 1 attendance see the linked and Mary-Anne Sills allowed behalf of the city in support of requiring all parties to identify decision. [See OMB Case No. a motion by the city to settle the motion. The board allowed regulations they intend to PL130592.] the appeal by Primaris the city’s motion to settle the address in advance of the Management. Primaris appeal. hearings. Phase 1 hearings

building with 30 residential Mary-Margaret McMahon COMMUNITY units and 510 m2 of non- recommends that staff review residential GFA. the recently-completed COUNCIL AGENDAS laneway suites report by Protecting heritage views—Report Lanescape and Evergreen and

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 10 will be submitted to community report back to the committee council for its June 13 meeting with recommendations to meeting with the ward 1982-1984 Yonge Street— regarding a city-initiated official implement a laneway suites councillor. Goodmans, Preliminary report plan amendment to further initiative in the Toronto and on behalf of owner MCD recommends staff schedule protect heritage views of city East York District. (Roehampton) LP, is seeking a community consultation hall, old city hall and St. James a zoning by-law amendment to meeting with the ward Cathedral. permit a 48-storey residential councillor. Hunter & building with 617 units. Associates, on behalf of owner Laneway suites—Motion from The project architect is Tact 1438229 Ontario, is seeking a ward 18 Davenport councillor Architecture. zoning by-law amendment to Ana Bailão and ward 32 permit a nine-storey mixed-use Beaches-East York councillor PEOPLE

Dawne Jubb (Jubb Law and a municipal and land use Randall Hansen has been outgoing director Stephen Professional Services) has planning senior counsel. appointed interim director of Toope, who becomes vice- been retained by the Toronto the Munk School of Global chancellor of Cambridge District School Board as Affairs. Hansen replaces University in October.

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