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For Consideration by City Council on
April 10, 2012
April 11, 2012

Toronto and East York Community Council


(City Council on March 5, 6 and 7, 2012, deferred consideration of Item TE13.2 to the next regular City Council meeting on April 10 and 11, 2012 to allow the applicants to finalize matters with City staff and the local Councillor.)
TE13.2

Action 

 

 

Ward:22 
Final Report - 111 St. Clair Avenue West - Official Plan and Zoning Amendment Applications
Statutory - Planning Act, RSO 1990
Committee Recommendations

The Toronto and East York Community Council recommends that:

 

1.         City Council amend the Official Plan for the lands at 111 St. Clair Avenue West substantially in accordance with the draft Official Plan Amendment attached as Attachment No. 10 to the report of the Director of Community Planning, Toronto and East York District, dated January 25, 2012.

 

2.         City Council amend Zoning By-law 438-86, for the lands at 111 St. Clair Avenue West substantially in accordance with the draft Zoning By-law Amendment attached as Attachment No. 11 to the report of the Director of Community Planning, Toronto and East York District, dated January 25, 2012, with the condition that the overall height of the tower is now 82.3 metres with mechanical penthouse, with the massing articulated in a manner similar to the recommended massing, reducing the building from 28 to 26 storeys.

 

3.         City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the draft Official Plan Amendment and draft Zoning By-law Amendment as may be required.

 

4.         Before introducing the necessary Bills to City Council for enactment, City Council require the owner of the lands at 111 St. Clair Avenue West to enter into an Agreement pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act as follows:

 

a.         The community benefits recommended to be secured in the Section 37 Agreement are as follows:

 

i.          An indexed cash payment of $1,025,000 payable prior to the issuance of the first above grade building permit.  Such payment will be deposited to the Planning Act Reserve Fund.  The funds are to be used for local parkland and streetscape improvements, as determined by the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning in consultation with the Ward Councillor, with such amount to be indexed upwardly in accordance with the Statistics Canada Non-Residential Construction Price Index for Toronto, calculated from the date of the Section 37 Agreement to the date of payment.

 

ii.         A public art contribution of $675,000 towards the Public Art Program.  The public art is to be located on site adjacent to St. Clair Avenue West, on privately owned and publicly accessible open space.  The location will be identified as part of the Site Plan Control process.

 

iii.        The owner shall provide an easement over the subject lands, to the satisfaction of the City Solicitor, in order to provide publicly accessible open space, to the satisfaction of the Chief Planner, in association with the public art installation.  The easement will be secured, and the open space will be designed, through the Site Plan Control process.

 

5.         Before introducing the necessary Bills to City Council for enactment, City Council require that the applicant shall have been issued a Notice of Approval Conditions as part of the Site Plan Control process under Section 41(16) of the Planning Act and Section 114 of the City of Toronto Act.

 

6.         Before introducing the necessary Bills to City Council for enactment, City Council require the owner of the lands at 111 St. Clair Avenue West to enter into a secured Agreement with the City to ensure the provision of all necessary improvements to the existing municipal infrastructure in connection with the Functional Servicing Report, to the satisfaction of the Executive Director of Technical Services.

 

7.         City Council require that the applicant shall provide the current residents of Foxbar Road with 10 spaces in the commercial parking lot to be located at 111 St. Clair Avenue West for use between 5:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. Monday through Thursday and from Friday at 5:00 p.m. through to Monday at 8:00 a.m. These spaces will be granted to the current residents of Foxbar Avenue in perpetuity.

 

8.         City Council require that the applicant shall ensure that no trucks associated with the construction of 111 St. Clair Avenue West park on Foxbar Road.

 

9.         City Council require that the applicant shall endeavour to limit access to the construction site of 111 St. Clair Avenue West south of the driveway of 54 Foxbar Road (Bradgate Arms).

 

10.       City Council require that the applicant shall appoint a Community Liaison to work with the Foxbar Neighbourhood Association, residents of 110, 112, 150 St. Clair Avenue West and 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 Oriole Road to mitigate construction impacts.
Committee Decision Advice and Other Information

The Toronto and East York Community Council held a statutory public meeting on February 14, 2012, and notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act.
Origin
(January 25, 2012) Report from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District
Summary

The applications propose to construct a 28-storey residential building and ten 3-storey townhouses at the rear of the lands municipally known as 111 St. Clair Avenue West.

 

The proposed development has been found to be substantially in compliance with the development criteria for Mixed Used Areas, Avenues, Public Realm, Built Form, and all other relevant Official Plan and Secondary Plan policies and urban design guidelines.

 

This report reviews and recommends approval of the applications to amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law.
Background Information (Committee)
(January 25, 2012) Report from the Director, Community Planning, Toronto and East York District - 111 St. Clair Avenue West - Official Plan and Zoning Amendment Applications - Final Report
(http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2012/te/bgrd/backgroundfile-44828.pdf)
Communications (Committee)
(January 31, 2012) E-mail from Ron Hendrix, Manager, Real Estate Services, Catholic Cemeteries Archdiocese of Toronto (TE.Main.TE13.2.1)
(February 1, 2012) Letter from Todd Hargarten and Sarah Morgenstern (TE.Supp.TE13.2.2)
(February 3, 2012) E-mail from Jennifer Dickie (TE.Supp.TE13.2.3)
(February 5, 2012) E-mail from Shahla Navai and Faramarz Navai (TE.Supp.TE13.2.4)
(February 7, 2012) Letter from David and Caroline Morgenstern (TE.Supp.TE13.2.5)
(February 8, 2012) E-mail from Betty Ann and Donald Crosbie (TE.Supp.TE13.2.6)
(February 13, 2012) Letter from Paul Le Vay, Acting President, Foxbar Neighbourhood Association (TE.Supp.TE13.2.7)
(February 13, 2012) E-mail from John and Monique Taylor (TE.Supp.TE13.2.8)
Speakers (Committee)

Adam J. Brown, Sherman Brown Dryer Karol
Paul LeVay, Acting President, Foxbar Neighbourhood Association