Request is for a…

Request is for a modification of Official Plan Amendment 644 to permit the conversion of the lands at 1543-1551 The Queensway and 66-76 Fordhouse Blvd. In the event that the Minister is not prepared to make such a modification directly, we request that the matter of the conversion of this site be referred to the Ontario Land Tribunal for a hearing pursuant to section 17 (55) of the Planning Act.

The proposal is to permit the designation of lands at 1543-1551 The Queensway and 66-76 Fordhouse Boulevard as Mixed Use Areas to permit development including a significant component of residential and community service uses, delivered by a not-for-profit organization from this neighbourhood.

The immediate area is in transition. Traditional space extensive manufacturing and warehousing employment uses have been leaving this area for some time.

The site has little appeal to potential warehousing or manufacturing users - the users for which employment areas are intended to provide protection. This location is no longer suitable to the needs of such space-extensive manufacturing or warehousing users.

The conversion request is in conformity with the policy 2.2.5.9 test for a conversion in the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe. The proposed development will respond to the Provincial Priority to increase the housing supply by delivering an estimated 1401 new homes. This will help to advance Ontario's efforts to improve the supply of housing in an ideal location.