December 11, 1998
To:Chairman and Members, Etobicoke Community Council
From:Karen V. Bricker, MCIP, Director of Community Planning, West District
Subject:PRELIMINARY EVALUATION REPORT
Amendment to the Official Plan
Matsushita Industrial Canada Ltd.
1505 The Queensway
File No. Z-2280
(Lakeshore-Queensway)
Purpose :
To provide preliminary comments on an application by Matsushita Industrial Canada Ltd. received December 4, 1998, to
amend the Industrial Official Plan designation as it applies to 1505 The Queensway to accommodate Special Retail uses in
addition to permitted Industrial uses.
Funding Sources, Financial Implications and Impact Statement:
City funding is not required. No impacts on capital or operating budgets have been identified.
Recommendation:
It is recommended that:
(1)this report be received and that the application continue to be circulated.
(2)following the submission of outstanding reports and when a staff report is available, a public meeting to consider the
application be scheduled for a meeting of Community Council.
Comment:
Reason for Application:
The site is located on the south side of The Queensway, west of Kipling Avenue and is designated Industrial in the Official
Plan. The applicants are seeking to introduce up to 9 095m2 (97,900 ft2) of Special Retail uses in addition to those permitted
under the current Industrial Zoning and Official Plan policies. Consideration for Special Retail uses would facilitate the
introduction of "big box" uses such as a hardware/building supply store, sports store, automotive repair and automotive
parts supply centre, as well as a garden and crafts store.
Although the applicants have not identified either food service or pharmaceutical stores in their submission, they will be
required to submit a Market Review Analysis in support of their request. The applicants will also be required to submit the
appropriate transportation studies. While the current application only involves a request to amend the Official Plan, the
agent for this project advises that Zoning Amendment and Site Plan Applications will follow once a specific user has been
identified for the site.
In order to accommodate the retail uses the applicants would demolish the two existing industrial buildings on this portion
of the site. The balance of the applicant's holdings at 1475 The Queensway do not form part of this submission and are
being used for industrial/warehousing purposes. The proposed access to the site would be primarily from The Queensway
with two secondary drives proposed off of Fordhouse Boulevard, located at the south end of the site.
Project Information:
Existing Use:Vacant Industrial Buildings
Official Plan:Industrial
Zoning:Class 1 Industrial (I.C1)
Site Area:3.22 ha
Gross Floor Area:9 095 m2
Issues:
No city-wide issues have been identified. Locally, the applicant will be required to address market review, transportation
(access, parking and on-site circulation), possible deletion of industrial uses, soil remediation and urban design
considerations.
Status:
The application is in circulation, however, supporting studies must be submitted. A staff report is expected to be available
in the spring of 1999. A community meeting may be held prior to the staff report being prepared, if deemed necessary be
the Ward Councillors.
Contact Name:
Richard Kendall, Principal PlannerTel: (416) 394-8227
Community Planning, West DistrictFax: (416) 394-6063
Karen V. Bricker, MCIP
Director of Community Planning,
West District
