Site-specific comments for…

Site-specific comments for 110-116 Avenue Road are contained in the attached letter regarding OPA 524. In summary, we recommended modifications to the minimum densities surrounding St. George Subway Station's PMTSA as follows:

1. Modification, on a site-specific basis for 110-116 Avenue Road, from the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing to re-classify the Subject Site to a minimum FSI of 4.0 times the area of the lot, or greater, which implements the FSI of the Proposed Development’s site-specific by-law as adopted by Council on July 19, 2022, as further supported by City Planning Staff in a Final Report dated June 30, 2022, and provides potential to increase the FSI on the Subject Site through future applications to respond to long-term housing and employment needs;

2. Modification from the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing to generally re-classify sites along Avenue Road between Davenport Road and Bloor Street West to a higher FSI commensurate with the anticipated mid-rise, and in some cases, tall building built forms both contemplated by Official Plan policies and conceptually possible given the pattern of existing lots along this corridor; and,

3. An increase in the overall minimum density target to a value well beyond 400 people and jobs per hectare, recognizing that the majority of new people, and in particular jobs, will be accommodated within the Mixed Use Areas portions of the PMTSA boundary, given the constraints outlined herein with respect to institutional areas, heritage properties and Neighbourhoods captured by the City’s delineation of St. George Station.