Community Consultation Meeting 55 to 95 Lake Shore Blvd East 33 - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Community Consultation Meeting

55 to 95 Lake Shore Blvd East 33 to 53 Freeland St and 2 and 15 Cooper St Leontine Major, Senior Planner 28 November 2016

Agenda

7:00 Introductions Deputy Mayor McConnell City staff 7:05 Planning Staff Presentation Leontine Major, Senior Planner, City of Toronto 7:25 Applicant Presentation Peter Clewes, Architects Alliance Patrick Fejer, B+H Architects 8:05 Questions and Comments 8:55 Next Steps

Conduct

• Everyone will have a chance to speak
• Raise your hand to ask a question or make a

comment at the end of the presentation

• Be respectful - everyone deserves to be heard

SITE CONTEXT PLANNING POLICIES APPLICANT’S PROPOSAL REASONS FOR APPLICATION / ISSUES CONCLUSION

The Site | 75 The Esplanade

The Site -141 Bay Street

Site Area – 45,810 m2 11.3 acres

SITE CONTEXT PLANNING POLICIES APPLICANT’S PROPOSAL REASONS FOR APPLICATION / ISSUES CONCLUSION

The City of Toronto Official Plan

The vision of the Plan is about creating an attractive, diverse, and safe city that evokes pride, passion and a sense of belonging, while offering a dynamic mixture of opportunities for everyone to live, work, learn and play.

Official Plan – Urban Structure Map

Official Plan

Former City of Toronto Official Plan

Central Waterfront Secondary Plan

Central Waterfront Secondary Plan

Lower Yonge Precinct Plan

Endorsed by City Council June 7/8 2016

Lower Yonge Precinct Plan

Endorsed by City Council June 7/8 2016

• The Lower Yonge Precinct will be a vibrant, mixed-

use, complete community that derives its character from its waterfront context and the large central park at its heart. A home and workplace for people

• f all incomes, as well as a destination to visit, Lower

Yonge will be a green, sustainable neighbourhood with streets and sidewalks that are inviting to both pedestrians and cyclists. The area will be characterized by mid-rise base buildings framing the public realm at a human scale, and broadly spaced towers ensuring sunlight, good wind conditions and ample views of the sky from all streets and the park.

Lower Yonge Precinct Plan

LYPP – Streets and Blocks

LYPP – Street Types

LYPP - Park

LYPP – Mid-Block Connections

LYPP – Mid-Block Connections

LYPP – PATH Connections

LYPP – Transit Network

LYPP – Land Use

LYPP – Tower Separation

LYPP – Community Services/Facilities

LYPP – Public Art

Lower Yonge Precinct Plan

Heritage Policies

• Heritage Policies in the Official Plan state that

properties on the Heritage Register will be conserved and maintained consistent with the Standards and Guidelines for the Conservation of Historic Places in Canada, as revised from time to time and adopted by Council (Policy 3.1.5.4).

• 55 Lake Shore Boulevard East is currently listed on

the City’s Heritage Registry – both the office and warehouse building

Heritage – North Elevation

Office

Heritage – East and West Elevation

East Elevation West Elevation

Office Warehouse Warehouse Office

Harbour St Harbour St

Heritage – North Elevation Heritage – North Elevation

Zoning Map

Zoning

IC D3 N1.5

• Permits industrial buildings up to

3 times the area of the lot

• Permits non-residential buildings

uses up to 1.5 times the area of the lot

• Does not permit residential uses

SITE CONTEXT PLANNING POLICIES APPLICANT’S PROPOSAL REASONS FOR APPLICATION / ISSUES CONCLUSION

Context Plan

Application – Overview

Rezoning Application made May 9, 2016

• 4 blocks
• Extension of Harbour Street East
• New north/south street between Cooper

Street and Lower Jarvis

• Total Gross Floor Area 440,344 m2
• Residential – 358,833 m2
• Non-Residential -81,511 m2
• 5,192 Residential Units

Application – Overview

Block 1

• 24 Storey non-residential building
• Retail in a 2 storey podium
• 22 storey office
• New LCBO headquarters and flagship LCBO store
• 577 parking spaces
• 244 bike parking spaces
• 7 loading spaces

Application – Overview

Block 2

• 2 Mixed-use buildings (74 and 76 storeys)
• Podiums 5 and 9 storeys tall that contain retail uses,

amenity space and bike storage

• 1669 residential units (70 studio, 798 one-bedroom,

666 2-bedroom and 165 3-bedroom)

• 4 levels of underground parking (460 spaces)
• 1,732 bike parkign spaces
• Most loading below grade

Application – Overview

Block 3

• Mostly Public Park (8,755 m2 or 2.1 acres)
• 2-storey retail building that fronts both Harbour Street

and the park

Application – Overview

Block 4

• 4 mixed-use towers (85, 80, 70 and 65 storeys)
• Podiums 4-5 storeys high with retail, amenity space,

bike parking, daycare, school

• Heritage building – partial demolition necessary due

to the extension of Harbour Street

• North podium retains the entirety of the existing

LCBO office building

• East/west connection through existing Mews
• PATH Connection to 1 Yonge Street development

Application – Overview

Block 4

• 3,493 residential units (80 studio, 1,911 one-

bedroom, 1, 154 2-bedroom, 348 3-bedroom)

• Majority of loading below grade
• 622 parking spaces
• 2,850 bike parking spaces

SITE CONTEXT PLANNING POLICIES APPLICANT’S PROPOSAL REASONS FOR APPLICATION / ISSUES CONCLUSION

Permitted Proposed

Maximum Density 3 times the area of the lot 9.6 times the area of the lot Use Industrial and some non- residential permitted Residential and non-residential proposed

Reasons for The Application

Issues to be Addressed

Issues to be reviewed include, but are not necessarily limited to the following:

• consistency of the proposal with the Council-adopted Lower Yonge Precinct

Plan and the associated emerging policy framework;

• conformity with the Lower Yonge Precinct Municipal Class Environmental

Assessment;

• provision of an appropriate land use mix, to ensure a suitable balance

between residential and non-residential development;

• verall scale and intensity of the proposed development;
• principle of transition from west to east and north to south;
• evaluation of the proposed height, massing and tower separation and the

project's relationship to the public realm and the urban fabric of the waterfront and the downtown;

• evaluation of sun, shadow and wind conditions;
• impacts of development on the on-site heritage resources;

Issues to be Addressed (cont’d)

• the easterly extension of Harbour Street and accommodation of its planned

alignment;

• appropriateness of development to the planned roles and character of

existing and new public streets, including Harbour Street and Queens Quay East;

• incorporation of the appropriate streetscape dimensions and design;
• implementation of the proposed public park, including timing, remediation,

design and conveyance;

• appropriateness of commercial uses adjacent to the proposed park;
• provision of community services and facilities, and ongoing discussions with

the Toronto District School Board respecting allocating space for a new school within the development;

• provision of affordable housing with respect to the goal of the CWSP to

achieve affordable rental housing and low-end-of-market housing comprising 25% of all residential units in the Waterfront;

Issues to be Addressed (cont’d)

• capacity of site servicing and infrastructure, and in particular, sanitary

servicing capacity;

• the proposed sustainability strategy for the project, including

capacity to connect to future district energy facilities;

• evaluation of noise and air quality issues due to the proximity to

Redpath Sugar and the Gardiner Expressway;

• evaluation of the location of PATH connections and PATH expansion;
• provision of required cycling infrastructure;
• location, design and securing of privately-owned, publically-

accessible open spaces (POPS);

• provision of public art;
• proposed phasing plan; and
• identification and securing of public benefits and matters of legal

convenience, pursuant to Section 37 of the Planning Act.

SITE CONTEXT PLANNING POLICIES APPLICANT’S PROPOSAL REASONS FOR APPLICATION / ISSUES CONCLUSION

City Planning Evaluation & Recommendation Law

Zoning Bylaw, Other Bylaws, Council decisions, Ontario Municipal Board, Committee of Adjustment

Planning Policies

Provincial Policy Statement, Growth Plan, Official Plan

People

Applicant, City Departments & Agencies, Local Community, Other Stakeholders

Determining the Public Interest

Facts & Figures

Details of development proposal, physical context

Next Steps

Opportunity for you to Comment

Application Circulation Response to Applicant Application Revision and Resubmission Recirculation, Consultation, Further Revisions, Finalization and Staff Report Preliminary Report to Community Council Public Meeting at Community Council City Council Decision OPA/By-law in Effect Community Consultation Technical Response Opportunity for third party Appeal to OMB

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