community workshop october 15, 2013 queen street east in leslieville city planning
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Community Workshop
October 15, 2013
QUEEN Street EAST inLESLIEVILLE
City Planning
QUEEN Street EAST inLESLIEVILLE
Independent Facilitator
Jim FaughtLURA Consulting
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QUEEN Street EAST Agenda
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• Introductions
• Overview of the Study, Planning policies and guidelines (City Planning)
• Questions of Clarification (Jim Faught)
• Small Table Exercise (Community)
• Small Table Report Back (Jim Faught)
• Additional Community Feedback
• Wrap-Up and Next Steps
• Community Workshops• Stakeholder Advisory Committee (SAC)
• Geographic and sectoral representation• BIA, institutions, affected rental/homeowner residents, stakeholder
organizations, businesses, • Approximately 15 representatives
• Meetings with stakeholders• Local businesses
• Ongoing Input and Feedback• Email, written, phone
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QUEEN Street EAST Community Participation
QUEEN Street EAST Community Engagement Process
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City of Toronto
Kyle Knoeck Emily Caldwell Caroline KimCommunity Planning Community Planning Urban Design
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QUEEN Street EAST inLESLIEVILLE
QUEENStreetEAST / LESLIEVILLE Planning Study
Background • June 2013 City Council direction to initiate study of Queen St E in
Leslieville (motion from Councillor Fletcher)
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Queen St E (Logan Ave to Verral Ave)
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Purpose Create Urban Design Guidelines that:•Support vibrant, high quality mixed-use development that complies with Official Plan policies
•Respect Leslieville’s built character
•Take into account community objectives
QUEEN ST E / LESLIEVILLE PLANNING STUDY
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QUEENStreetEAST / LESLIEVILLE Planning Study Area
Community Consultation• 3 Community Meetings• 3 SAC Meetings
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QUEENStreetEAST / LESLIEVILLE Planning Study
Status• Community Consultation
(Oct 2013 – Early 2014)• City staff to develop Urban Design
Guidelines (Early 2014)• City Planning staff report to City
Council (Spring 2014)
Official Plan - Vision for Toronto•Creating an attractive and safe city that evokes pride, passion and a sense of belonging•Where people of all ages and abilities can enjoy a good quality of life•Principles of:
• Diversity and opportunity• Beauty• Connections• Leadership and stewardship
•30 year vision
PLANNING Policies in LESLIEVILLE
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Official Plan – Growth Management•Growth is directed to the Downtown, Mixed-Use Areas, Centres, and Avenues•These areas are identified for intensification•Built Form policies to guide development
PLANNING Policies in LESLIEVILLE
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PLANNING Policies in LESLIEVILLE
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Avenue• Area identified for growth• Mid-rise development
Mixed-Use Areas• Commercial-Residential
uses• Transition in built form to
adjacent neighbourhood to the north and south
PLANNING Policies in LESLIEVILLE
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Zoning By-law 438-86• Former City of Toronto• Commercial-Residential
uses• 14 m (4 storey) height limit• Total density of 2.5 times
the lot area
City-wide Zoning By-law 569-2013
• Under appeal at OMB• Same permissions as ZBL
438-86
The Study in a Nutshell•Evaluated the existing Avenues (identified in the Official Plan)•Developed performance standards (urban design guidelines) for mid-rise buildings•Used “best practices” as examples
Status•City Council adopted the Study in 2010•Queen St E was removed from the Study Area(Mid-rise performance standards/design guidelines do not apply to Queen St E)
AVENUES & Mid-Rise BUILDING STUDY
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AS-OF-RIGHT DEVELOPMENT
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What does this mean?•Complies with the Official Plan & maximum standards of the ZBL•Can proceed without a rezoning process
MID-RISE DEVELOPMENT
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Mid-Rise•Building height relates to width of City right-of-way •Stepback of upper storeys•Rear setback
and angular plane requirements•Queen St E = 20 m ROW
AS-OF-RIGHT vs Mid-Rise DEVELOPMENT
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Where does LESLIEVILLE fit?
THE LOTS of LESLIEVILLE
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Analysis Excluded:• Recent or Under construction• Existing City or community uses
(Jimmie Simpson, WoodGreen, Seniors residences, SRCHC, etc)
Analysis Included:• 10 m frontage/width (minimum)• 30 m depth (minimum)• Lots large enough to model Mid-
rise Buildings
THE LOTS of LESLIEVILLE
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Implications•Understand the impacts of the Mid-rise Guidelines on these sites•Determine whether unique guidelines are more appropriate
FEEDBACK from OCT 3rd OPEN HOUSE
Leslieville’s Assets…• Queen St E • Diverse community• Heritage features• Small-town feel
Room for Improvement…• Vacant storefronts• Cycling connections• Diversity of businesses (retail and non-retail)• Public Realm improvements
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!HAVE A SAY…
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!HAVE A SAY…
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!HAVE A SAY…
WHAT’S next LESLIEVILLE?
More feedback welcome •Contact Emily Caldwell or Jim Faught
Dates to remember• Oct 29 ~ SAC Meeting #1• Mid-November ~ Community Meeting #2 •Preliminary proposals, etc•Early 2014 ~ Community Meeting #3 and
SAC Meetings
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City Planning staff:• Receives feedback from community• To develop Urban Design Guidelines
(Oct 2013 – Early 2014)• Report to Council (Spring 2014)
QUESTIONS to THINK ABOUT
Mapping Exercise• What do you like most about Leslieville?
• What are the biggest community assets?
• What are the planning elements you would like to see improved or changed?
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THINKING CAP