STAFF REPORT

November 26, 1999

To: Scarborough Community Council

From: Ted Tyndorf

Director of Community Planning, East District

Subject: Draft Plan of Condominium Application SC-C19990006

City Centre

Scarborough City Centre

Purpose:

This report recommends approval of a Draft Plan of Condominium for a 277 unit, 22 storey residential apartment building currently under construction in the northeast quadrant of Brimley and Ellesmere Roads. A total of 403 parking spaces will be provided on-site, including 43 visitor parking spaces, with vehicular access from Omni Drive. This project represents the second phase of the Omni South development, and is being marketed as "Forest Mansion".

Financial Implications and Impact Statement:

None.

Recommendations:

It is recommended that City Council support the Draft Plan of Condominium SC-C19990006 by Elio Zoffranieri, on behalf of Omni South Inc., being Part of Block B, Registered Plan M-1410, known municipally as 125 Omni Drive, subject to the following conditions:

(1) Plan as stamped "Recommended" this date (see Figures 1 and 2);

(2) the owner to complete all conditions of the Site Plan Control Agreement, prior to registration, or enter into a financially secured development agreement with the City secured by a performance guarantee in a form and amount satisfactory to the City Solicitor, to guarantee completion of the site work, if the owner chooses to register the condominium prior to completion of the project.

Comments:

All technical agencies circulated had no comments or their requirements have been incorporated into the recommendations. There are no concerns under the current City Centre Uses provisions of the Official Plan raised by this application, and the development complies with the "City Centre Residential" (CCR) zoning requirements of the Employment Districts Zoning By-law No. 24982 (Progress), as amended.

The residential development is currently under construction in accordance with the Site Plan Control Agreement registered in September 1999 and represents the second phase of an overall Master Plan, as shown on Figure 1. Phase I has been completed and consists of a 26 storey residential apartment building containing 204 dwellings units, and 42 "casita" dwelling units (M.T.C.C. 1133). Mutual easements and rights-of-way between the two phases of development have already been established for vehicular and pedestrian movements, visitor parking, servicing and maintenance.

Contact:

V. Bill Kiru, MCIP, RPP

Senior Planner, Community Planning Division

Scarborough Civic Centre

Telephone: (416) 396-7014

Fax: (416) 396-4265

E-mail: kiru@city.scarborough.on.ca

Ted Tyndorf, MCIP, RPP

Director of Community Planning, East District

List of Attachments:

- Site Plan, Figure 1

- Floor Plan, Figure 2