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What's New
The Sheppard/Warden Avenue 'Avenue' Study has been completed. City Council approved the recommendations on February 6 and 7, 2012.
Approved Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments
City Planning Final Report
City Planning staff have prepared a final report recommending approval of amendments to the Official Plan and the Sullivan Community and Tam O'Shanter Community Zoning By-laws to implement the findings and recommendations of the Sheppard Avenue East 'Avenue' Study. The report also provides recommendations and an implementation strategy to help advance the revitalization of Sheppard Avenue East between the former Hydro Corridor and Bay Mills Boulevard/Aragon Road within the Study Area. The report can be found at the following links below:
Urban Strategies has prepared its final report which makes recommendations to amend the City of Toronto Official Plan and Tam O'Shanter and Sullivan Community Zoning By-laws. The report also recommends the Council adopt a set of Urban Design Guidelines to implement the findings and recommendations contained in the Sheppard Avenue 'Avenue' Study. The report can be found at the following links below:
Consultants Report
Project Overview/Study Area
Urban Design Plan
Implementation and Recommendations
Appendix 1 and 2
Community Meeting/Open House
June 15, 2010 - 3143 Sheppard Avenue
Gracepoint Baptist Church - Meeting Room 102
City staff in conjunction with the City’s consultants held its 2nd community meeting to review the draft framework for Sheppard/Warden Avenue which incorporates what we have heard to date from community representatives and the business community including recommendations on land use, built form, new road connections, streetscape and park improvements. For more information, please review:
At its April 29, 2009 meeting, City Council approved an ‘Avenue’ Planning Study for the portion of Sheppard Avenue East between the former Hydro Corridor and Bay Mills Road/Aragon Avenue. This part of Sheppard Avenue East, is identified as an ‘Avenue’ in the City of Toronto Official Plan (see inset map). Avenues are intended to gradually accommodate development as Toronto continues to grow.
The consulting firm, Urban Strategies Inc. has been retained as the lead consultant to prepare the study report, targeted for completion in summer of 2010.
This study will make recommendations for implementing the policies of the City of Toronto Official Plan. Recommendations may include area wide zoning changes, urban design guidelines and other area specific planning tools. City Planning staff will be responsible for developing new policy, zoning and urban design guidelines as appropriate to implement the recommendations.
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LAC Meeting - #3
The third LAC for the Sheppard Avenue Study was held on Tuesday, June 1, 2010 at 6:30 p.m. in the Agincourt Public Library - Multi-Purpose Meeting Room at 155 Bonis Avenue.
For more information, please review the presentation.
LAC Meeting - #2
The second LAC for the Sheppard Avenue Study was held on Tuesday, March 31, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. in the Stephen Leacock Community Recreation Centre - 2nd Floor Meeting Room at 2500 Birchmount Road.
For more information, please review the presentation.
Design Charrette: Saturday February 20th, 2010, held at the Stephen Leacock Community/Recreation Centre - 2500 Birchmount Road
On Saturday February 20th, 2010, the City of Toronto, in conjunction with the consulting team of Urban Strategies Inc. hosted a public design charrette with the purpose of collecting design input from the community for the Sheppard Avenue 'Avenue' Study. Charrette events included a power point presentation, design exercises and a design synthesis exercise that invited the participants to share their ideas about Sheppard Avenue centred at Warden Avenue with others in the community, the City and the consultants. Participants were broken up into 2 groups.
Four planning exercises were undertaken by each group:
- Exercise #1: Confirmation of the Planning Principles
- Exercise #2: Establishing the Conceptual Network of streets, lanes and development blocks
- Exercise #3: Sheppard Avenue Place-Making
- Exercise #4: Built Form Opportunities
Following completion of all exercises the groups made a short presentation highlighting key ideas generated during the day.
For more information, please review the following:
Background
The purpose of the Official Plan is to direct physical growth by:
- Identifying areas where the City wishes to see that growth occur (Downtown, Centres and Avenues and employment growth in Employment Districts);
- Focusing civic resources to ignite that change; and
- Creating a new regulatory framework (i.e. zoning by-law and design guidelines) that allows development to proceed in a timely manner with a degree of design flexibility while continuing to provide the broader community with a level of certainty about the character and form of development.
Study Purpose
The purpose of the study is to identify a vision for the future development of the area, as well as develop an implementation program to achieve this vision. Each Avenue is different in terms of lot sizes and configuration, street width, existing uses, neighbouring uses, transit service and streetscape potential. There is no one size fits all program for the Avenues. A framework for change will be tailored to suit the local conditions along the street and will involve local residents, businesses and other stakeholders as identified in Section 2.2.3 of the Official Plan.
The Sheppard Avenue East ‘Avenue’ Study will identify:
- Where and how mid-rise, mixed-use buildings can be located;
- How the streetscape and pedestrian environment can be improved;
- Where public open spaces may be created and existing parks improved;
- Where trees should be planted; and
- How use of the road allowance can be optimized and transit service enhanced.
Study Process
This study is targeted to be completed by Summer 2010. Following completion of the review, city planning staff, will prepare a report that may include area-specific zoning regulations to guide development, which could include a mix of uses, heights, densities, setbacks and other zoning standards. The report may also contain urban design guidelines, a streetscape plan, landscaping, road improvements and improved access to public transit.
Community Consultation
City Planning staff and the consulting team will be holding a number of community consultation meetings and a design workshop for the study. City Planning staff and the consulting team will consult with the Local Advisory Committee (LAC) which will be established to help guide the development of the Avenue Study.
The LAC is comprised of local area residents, business owners and property owners. The LAC is established to provide input to city planning staff and the consulting team with respect to issues and opportunities within the area and to provide feedback throughout the study process.
- 'Kick-Off' Public Meeting
A public meeting was held on Wednesday, November 18, 2009 from 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Meeting materials included:
- Local Advisory Committee - Meeting #1
The first LAC meeting was held on Monday, December 7, 2009 at 6:30 pm in the Bridlewood Library, Bridlewood Mall at 2900 Warden Avenue.
Links to other City Planning documents:
Links to Other Web Sites:
Contact Us
To submit comments or questions, please contact:
Victor Gottwald
Manager, Scarborough Waterfront
City Planning Division
150 Borough Drive, 4th Floor Scarborough Civic Centre
Toronto, Ontario M1P 4N7
Tel: 416-396-7692
Fax: 416-396-4265
Email: vgottwa@toronto.ca
You can also contact your Ward Councillor:
Councillor Norm Kelly
Scarborough-Agincourt, Ward 40
Tel: 416-392-4047
Email: councillor_kelly@toronto.ca
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