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CITY-INITIATED ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT APPLICATION - 50 WORSLEY STREET (WARD 2)
1. That the City-initiated Zoning By-law Amendment Application to rezone lands known municipally as 50 Worsley from ‘Central Area Commercial Second Density (C1-2)’ to ‘Central Area Commercial Second Density with Special Provisions and Hold’ (C1-2) (SP-XXX) (H-YYY) attached as Appendix “A” to Staff Report DEV014-24, be approved.
2. That the following site-specific provisions be referenced in the implementing Zoning By-law for subject lands:
a) The maximum height of a building or structure on the subject lands shall be:
i. 11 metres (3 storeys) for a base building;
ii. 20 metres (6 storeys) for a mid-section of a building; and
iii. 110 metres (36 storeys) for a tower.
b) The minimum height of the first storey of a building, measured between the floor of the first storey and the ceiling of the first storey, is 4.5 metres;
c) The minimum building setbacks for a base building are as follows:
i. 0 metres from the north lot line;
ii. 0 meres from the west lot line;
iii. 3 metres from the east lot line;
iv. 0 metres from the south lot line.
d) The minimum building setbacks and step-backs, for a mid-section building are as follows:
i. A setback of 3 metres from the north lot line;
ii. A setback of 3 metres from the west lot line;
iii. A setback of 6 metres from the east lot line;
iv. A setback of 3 metres from the south lot line;
v. A step-back of 1.5 metres from all exterior walls of the base building.
e) The minimum building setbacks and step-backs for a tower are as follows:
i. A setback of 40 metres from the north lot line;
ii. A setback of 3 metres from the west lot line;
iii. A setback of 6 metres from the east lot line;
iv. A setback of 3 metres from the south lot line;
v. A step-back of 1.5 metres from all exterior walls of the base building.
f) That a maximum floor plate size of 950 square metres be required for the 13th storey and above of a building;
g) The maximum gross floor area shall be 45,440 square metres (489,112 square feet);
h) A minimum of 1,600 square meters (17,222 square feet) of commercial uses shall be provided;
i) Vehicle access may only be permitted from Clapperton Street. A maximum of one vehicle access is permitted; and
j) The minimum parking ratio shall be 0.6 parking spaces per residential unit (inclusive of visitor parking).
3. That a holding provision be applied to the site, to be removed when the below policies and technical requirements have been addressed to the satisfaction of the Executive Director of Development Services:
a) Section 2.3.2 (d) ii) and Section 6.4.2 e) iii) of the Official Plan [Affordable Housing];
b) Section 2.6.3.3 (d) of the Official Plan [Building Height]; and
c) Submission of a Transportation Impact Study and Parking Study providing functional justification for any proposed parking ratio below 0.7 parking spaces per dwelling unit.
4. That all other sections, standards, and clauses of Comprehensive Zoning By-law 2009-141, as amended from time to time, apply to the subject lands.
5. That staff in the Legal Services and Development Services Departments explore options for addressing the parking equilibrium policies in section 4.7 (q) of the Official Plan through any future purchase and sale process for the subject lands.
6. 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 DEV012-24.
7. That pursuant to Section 34 (17) of the Planning Act, no further public notification is required prior to the passing of this By-law. (DEV012-24) (File: D30-001-2024)