March 23, 1999
To:Toronto Community Council
From:Commissioner of Urban Planning and Development Services
Subject:Further Report: 56 and 60 St. Clair Avenue West and 55, 55R, 57, 59 and 61
DeLisle Avenue- Application No. 12372 for Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments
and Site Plan Approval to permit a mixed use building consisting of two 12 storey towers.
(Midtown)
Purpose:
To recommend amendments to my final report on the Official Plan and Zoning By-law
Amendments and Site Plan Approval for a building consisting of two 12 storey towers at 56
and 60 St. Clair Avenue West and 55, 55R, 57, 59 and 61 DeLisle Avenue.
Source of Funds:
Not applicable
Recommendations:
It is recommended that:
1.Recommendation 2 (b) (iv) of the Final Report on the Official Plan and Zoning By-law
Amendments and Site Plan Approval, Application No. 12372, dated February 3, 1999, be
amended to read as follows:
"(iv)the building contains not more than 154 dwelling units and a residential gross floor area
of 15,100 square metres and a non-residential gross floor area of 600 square metres of which;
(a)not more than 105 dwelling units and 10,300 square metres of residential gross floor area
are accommodated in Tower A;
(b)not more than 49 dwelling units, 4,800 square metres of residential gross floor area and
600 square metres of non-residential gross floor area are accommodated in Tower B;
(c)not more than 50 square metres of floor area for uses listed in Section 8(1)(f)(iv) Retail
and Service Shops and not more than 550 square metres of floor area for uses permitted by
Section 12(2)262(a)(II)- Area B are accommodated in Tower B;
(d)not less than 18 of the dwelling units erected or used on the site shall be "low end of
market";".
2.Recommendation 3 F(18) of the Final Report on the Official Plan and Zoning By-law
Amendments and Site Plan Approval, Application No. 12372, dated February 3, 1999, be
amended to read:
"(18)the owner shall provide and maintain signage at appropriate locations to the north and
south of the control gate, in a location satisfactory to the Commissioner of Works and
Emergency Services indicating "Card Access Only";".
Comments:
In my Final Report on the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments and Site Plan
Approval, Application No. 12372, dated February 3, 1999, my recommendations incorrectly
identified the total number of units in the project as 153. The correct number of units is 154. I
am recommending Recommendation 2 (b) (iv) be amended to reflect the correct number of
units.
Since the preparation of the final report staff have been contacted by the applicant's
transportation consultant. The consultant has indicated the recommended measures to control
on-site traffic circulation and the turning prohibition requested by the Toronto Transit
Commission (TTC) would create circuitous travel route due to the proposed access restriction
from DeLisle Avenue (i.e. no entry 7-9 a.m. and 4-6 p.m. /card access only at all other times).
With the current proposed measures, vehicles would only be able to enter the site from St.
Clair Avenue West, by way of a right turn movement during the morning and afternoon peak
periods. In order to provide an even distribution of site traffic while maintaining the turn
restrictions requested by the TTC, the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services has
requested that Recommendation 3 F (18) be amended so as to permit card access only at all
times from DeLisle Avenue.
Contact Name:Gregory Byrne
E-mail: gbyrne@toronto.ca
Beate Bowron
Director, Community Planning, South District
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