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ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT – 375, 389 - 393 YONGE STREET (WARD 8)
1. That the Zoning By-law Amendment Application submitted by MHBC Planning Ltd., on behalf of 375 Yonge Street Inc., to rezone lands known municipally as 375 and 389 - 393 Yonge Street from ‘General Commercial’ (C4) and ‘General Commercial with Special Provisions’ (C4)(SP-264) to ‘Mixed Use Node with Special Provisions, Hold’ (MU1)(SP-XXX)(H-YYY) be approved, as attached to Staff Report DEV032-25 as Appendix A.
2. That the following site-specific provisions be referenced in the implementing Zoning By-law for the subject lands:
a) Permit a minimum parking ratio of 0.85 parking spaces per dwelling unit, whereas 1.0 parking space per dwelling unit is required;
b) Permit a minimum drive aisle width of 6 metres, whereas a minimum drive aisle width of 6.4 metres is required;
c) Permit a minimum front yard setback of 1 metre for 70% of the frontage, whereas a minimum of 1 metre for 75% of the frontage is required;
d) That the requirement for a minimum coverage for commercial uses of 50% of first storey gross floor area shall not apply;
e) That the requirement for fully paved and seamless front yard connections to the abutting sidewalks shall not apply;
f) Permit a minimum front yard setback of 2 metres for an indoor amenity area and permit the building to encroach into the front yard a maximum of 1.5 metres above the ground floor residential uses, whereas a minimum front yard setback of 3 metres is required for residential uses;
g) Permit an encroachment of 1.5 metres into the front yard for a porch, whereas no accessory building or structure shall occupy the front yard;
h) Permit a maximum parking lot area coverage of 41% for an apartment dwelling, whereas a maximum coverage of 35% is permitted; and,
i) That the lands shall be developed generally in accordance with the Conceptual Site Plan attached as Schedule “B” to the implementing Zoning By-law, as it relates to building height, placement and setbacks, as well as the location and configuration of landscape areas, amenity spaces and parking areas.
3. That the Holding Provision (H-YYY) be removed from the site-specific zoning on the subject lands, when the following technical requirements have been addressed to the satisfaction of the Executive Director of Development Services:
a) That the owner/applicant undertakes and agrees to satisfy the requirements of a Certificate of Property Use and/or Record of Site Condition accepted by the Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP) under the Environmental Protection Act prior to any site works or issuance of a Building Permit.
4. That the written and oral submissions received relating to this application have been, on balance, taken into consideration as part of the deliberations and final decision related to the approval of the application as amended, including matters raised in those submissions and identified within Staff Report DEV032-25.
5. That pursuant to Section 34 (17) of the Planning Act, no further public notification is required prior to the passing of this By-law. (DEV032-25)