April 15, 1998

To:North York Community Council

From:Bryan Tuckey, Acting Commissioner of Planning

Subject:INDUSTRIAL ZONING REVIEW, BY-LAW APPEALS

Supplementary Report No. 1: Steeles West Market, Ward 8 - North York Spadina, UD43-IND

Purpose:

This is further to North York Community Council=s direction, adopted by Council at its March 1998 meeting, regarding proposed modifications to North York=s Industrial Zoning by-law amendments. The attached modification, relating to the Steeles West Market site, is recommended for endorsement and forwarding to the Ontario Municipal Board.

Source of Funds:Not applicable.

Recommendations:

It is recommended that:

(1)Council endorse the proposed modification referred to as Schedule F, and attached to this report, and forward same to the Ontario Municipal Board; and

(2)the Ontario Municipal Board be requested to expeditiously approve By-laws 33091, 33092 and 33093, with the modification endorsed per (1) above and the modifications endorsed by Council at its meeting of March 4, 5 and 6, 1998, save and except for specific matters under appeal that remain outstanding.

Council Reference:

A previous report, dated February 4, 1998, addressed the appeals to By-laws 33091, 33092 and 33093, which are the Industrial Zoning bylaw amendments that had been passed by North York Council on September 17, 1997. Technical modifications were proposed to resolve the concerns of four out the five appeals that were still outstanding.

At its meeting of March 4, 5 and 6, 1998, Council adopted the recommendation of North York Community Council (from its meeting of February 18, 1998), which adopted the recommendations of the above-noted report,

Asubject to the deletion of Schedule >F= relating to the Steeles West Market, in order that Councillor Moscoe may have an opportunity to meet with staff and the applicant to review their objections.@

Comments:

Councillor Moscoe has now met with staff and the owner of the Steeles West Market site; and understands and agrees with the wording of ASchedule F@. The schedule, which is also attached to this report, contains revised wording proposed for exception MC(68)(H) found in Bylaw 33093. The proposed modification clarifies that the maximum gross floor area of retail stores and personal service shops is 22,720 square metres, which had been permitted in a 1986 site specific bylaw (No. 30043), and restates the permission for outside sales areas and limitations on the size of retail units from Bylaw 30043 in keeping with the context of the new industrial zoning framework.

Conclusion:

Schedule AF@, which deals with the site of the Steeles West Market, and which had been deleted from the recommendations considered by North York Community Council regarding the appeals to the Industrial Zoning bylaw amendments, is now recommended for approval based on consultations with Councillor Moscoe.

Contact Name:

Alan Theobald, Senior Planner

Phone: 395-7166

Fax: 395-7155

Bryan W. Tuckey

Acting Commissioner of Planning

 Schedules:

 AF@ - Revised Subsection 64.33(68) for Item 8 in By-law 33093.

SCHEDULE F

Revision to Subsection 64.33(68) in Item 8 of By-law 33093, passed the 17th day of September, 1997.

64.33(68)MC(68)(H)

 EXCEPTION REGULATIONS

(a)Outside sales and outside display of items for sale is permitted, provided that the outside sales and display occupies a total area no greater than 2,750 m².

(b)Subject to clause (c), the maximum gross floor area of retail stores and personal service shops shall be 22,720 m².

(c)The maximum gross floor area of office uses shall be 6,000 m², provided that the maximum gross floor area of retail stores and personal service shops cited in clause (b) is reduced by an amount equal to the gross floor area of office uses.

(d)Where the total gross floor area devoted to retail stores and personal service shops exceeds 5,000 m², the following shall apply to the excess above 5,000 m²:

(i)the first ten individual retail stores or personal service shops shall each have a maximum gross floor area of 186 m², and

(ii)the maximum gross floor area of each individual retail store or personal service shop beyond the ten cited in sub-clause (i) shall be 1,858 m².

 (Bylaw _; 1255, 1277 Allness Street, and 2375 Steeles Ave. W., Map 41) {original Site Specific By-law 30043}