Agenda · Planning And Housing Committee — 2024-07-11

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Planning and Housing Committee · 2024-07-11

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Improving Community Consultation in the Development Review Proces… — amended
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Advancing the Construction of Affordable Rental Homes at 777 Vict… — amended
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Official Plan Review - Office Replacement Policies - Proposals Re… — amended
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Employment Area Land Use Permissions - Decision Report - Approval — amended

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2024.PH14.1	Employment Area Land Use Permissions - Decision Report - Approval	ACTION	All
2024.PH14.2	Our Plan Toronto: Recommendations on Three Employment Area Conversion Requests - Decision Report - Approval	ACTION	All
2024.PH14.3	Toronto Local Appeal Body - Chair's 2023 Annual Report	ACTION	All
2024.PH14.4	Development Review Timeline Metrics - Third Quarter of 2024	ACTION	All
2024.PH14.5	Improving Community Consultation in the Development Review Process - Update	ACTION	All
2024.PH14.6	Advancing the Construction of Affordable Rental Homes at 777 Victoria Park Avenue	ACTION	20 - Scarborough Southwest
2024.PH14.6a	Housing Now - Approval of Amended Documents for 777 Victoria Park Avenue	ACTION	20 - Scarborough Southwest
2024.PH14.7	Single Exit Stair: Ontario Building Code Feasibility Study	ACTION	All
2024.PH14.8	Housing Occupancy Trends, 2001-2021	ACTION	All
2024.PH14.9	Official Plan Review - Office Replacement Policies - Proposals Report	ACTION	All
2024.PH14.10	Housing Action Plan: Apartment Infill Study - Preliminary Report	ACTION	All
2024.PH14.11	770 Don Mills Road - Memorandum of Understanding with Toronto Lands Corporation	ACTION	16 - Don Valley East
2024.PH14.12	ModernTO - 931 Yonge Street	ACTION	11 - University - Rosedale
2024.PH14.13	Expanding Permitted Uses in Laneway and Garden Suites	ACTION	All
2024.PH14.14	Medical - Office Facilities/Affordable-Seniors Residential Project in Continuum of Care Setting - Request for Minister’s Zoning Order at 4646 Dufferin Street	ACTION	6 - York Centre

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The Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning recommends that:   1. City Council adopt Official Plan Amendment 680 in accordance with Attachment 1 to this report from the Interim Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning (dated June 24, 2024).   2. City Council direct the City Solicitor to withhold the introduction of the necessary Bills until such time as:   a. Subsection 1(1) of the Planning Act, as amended by Bill 97, has been proclaimed and is in full force and effect; and   b. Official Plan Amendment 668 is in full force and effect with the exception of any outstanding site-specific appeals.   3. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to make such stylistic and technical changes to the recommended Official Plan Amendment 680 as may be required.

City Planning confirms that there are no financial implications resulting from the recommendations included in this report in the current budget year or in future years.   The Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer has reviewed this report and agrees with the information as presented in the Financial Impact Section.

This report recommends that Council adopt Official Plan Amendment 680 (OPA 680) which amends various Employment Area related policies to bring the Official Plan into alignment with the provincial definition of "area of employment" in the Planning Act, as amended by Bill 97 - Helping Homebuyers, Protecting Tenants Act. This report also concludes the Council-directed study to consider expanding permitted uses in Employment Areas to include places of assembly, places of worship and sports facilities on a site or area-specific basis, given the provincial definition.   On April 6, 2023, the Province introduced the Helping Homebuyers, Protecting Tenants Act ("Bill 97"). Among many other changes, Bill 97 amends the definition of "area of employment" in the Planning Act by narrowing the scope of uses from what is currently permitted in an "area of employment". In particular, it would expressly exclude from the definition all types of institutional uses and commercial uses, except for retail and office uses that are associated with manufacturing, warehousing and research and development in connection with manufacturing.   This is the second of two reports that respond to Planning Act changes as a result of Bill 97 and the resulting official plan amendments required to implement these changes. The first report resulted in City Council adopting OPA 668 to authorize the continuation of institutional and commercial uses expressly excluded by paragraph 2 of the amended definition of "area of employment" but which allowed uses to be transitioned by provisions introduced in the Planning Act by Bill 97.   The purpose and intent of the recommended OPA 680 (together with OPA 668) is to maintain the integrity and viability of the City's finite Employment Areas, which would be at risk of destabilization should the City take no action. By aligning the Official Plan employment policies with the new definition of "area of employment" the current employment conversion policies will continue to apply, protecting the City's vital supply of employment areas.   While Bill 97 received Royal Assent on June 8, 2023, the amended definition of "area of employment" has yet to be proclaimed into force. The Province has signalled that municipalities should make timely amendments to their Official Plan to ensure that it is aligned with the amended definition so that provincial policies related to the conversion and protection of employment areas still apply.

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