This application proposes to amend the Official Plan and Sheppard East Subway Corridor Secondary Plan to permit an increase in density on the Mixed Use Areas lands (Blocks A, B, C and D within the Parkway Forest development) from 3.5 times the lot area to 3.99 times the lot area, an increase in residential gross floor area from 377,431m2 to 412,157m2 . The application also proposes an increase in the number of dwelling units from 4,344 to 4,734 units and an increase in non-residential gross floor area from 4,000m2 to 5,470m2 . The additional gross floor area and units are proposed to be accommodated on Block C (32-50 Forest Manor Road) only. Nine affordable ownership units are proposed to be provided as part of the Section 37 contribution and would be located on Block C. The proposed gross floor area and dwelling units would be located on the Block C lands fronting Don Mills Road, Helen Lu Road and Forest Manor Road. No changes are proposed to the approved massing and built form for the project.
This report reviews and recommends approval of the application to amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law.
