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Development application · Official Plan or Zoning By-law Amendment (OZ)

Development application 20 118393 ESC 20 OZ

320 McCowan Rd

Ward 20 · Parthi KandavelDataset pageCity application pageReport an error on this page
Status
Closed
Closed (outcome not recorded)
Submitted
24 February 2020
No appeal recorded
Linked lobbying registrations
5
Inferred links, published
Communications on linked registrations
33
9 meetings · 3 offices

Application record

Type
Official Plan or Zoning By-law Amendment (OZ)
Addresses
320 McCowan Rd
Ward
Ward 20 · Parthi Kandavel
Submitted
24 February 2020
Status
Closed
Outcome recorded
Closed (outcome not recorded)
Decision date
Not recorded in the open data
Appealed
No appeal recorded
Size stated in the description
520 units

Source: City of Toronto open data (Development Applications; Committee of Adjustment Applications). Dataset page · City application page

Description

Revised Application (August 2021) : The revised submission has reduced the tower heights of each tower by 2 storeys, to 25 and 29 storeys (previously 27 and 31 storeys), 483 residential units, 522 vehicular and 393 bike parking spaces, 1 type G and 2, type C loading spaces, and an FSI of 5.0 times, in response to City staff comments. See related Site Plan Application No. 21 198274 ESC 20 SA.Original Application: Bousfields Inc. has submitted an application for a Zoning By-law Amendment to permit 2 new residential buildings in addition to the two existing apartment buildings on the subject property. The proposed buildings would be located in the area currently occupied by an existing 4-storey parking structure, which would be demolished. The proposed residential towers of 27 storeys (west tower) and 31 storeys (east tower), would be located above a 6-storey building base (podium). The proposal would have a total of 520 residential units comprising of 200 units in the west tower; 240 units in the east tower; and 80 units in the 6-storey building base. The proposed gross floor area of the new buildings (64, 664 square metres) and the existing residential buildings (28,548 square metres) would result in a Floor Space Index of 5.5 times the lot. A total of 882 vehicular parking spaces, 422 bicycle parking spaces, 1 type-G and 1 type-C loading spaces would be provided to service the proposed development

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Lobbying on linked registrations

5 linked registrations · 33 communications · 9 meetings · 3 offices contacted

Offices contacted

Linked registrations
  • Office of Councillor Crawford, Ward 2017
  • Ward 20 Scarborough Southwest15
  • Councillor Gary Crawford, Ward 201
Data table· 3 rows
OfficeOffice holder typeCommunicationsMeetingsLast contact
Office of Councillor Crawford, Ward 20Councillor staff17226 April 2021
Ward 20 Scarborough SouthwestMember of council1578 March 2021
Councillor Gary Crawford, Ward 20Councillor staff106 February 2020

Consultant firms

Linked registrations

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None.

Comparison with similar applications

Lobbied applications are compared only with unlobbied applications of the same type, in the same ward, submitted in the same year and of the same size band (units or floor area from the description; sub-type for Committee of Adjustment files). Unlobbied applications are weighted to match the lobbied group. Raw lobbied versus unlobbied averages are not reported.

Official Plan or Zoning By-law Amendment (OZ), Ward 20

13 lobbied · 19 matched

Hidden: fewer than 20 applications in the lobbied or the matched unlobbied group.

Official Plan or Zoning By-law Amendment (OZ), City-wide

573 lobbied · 763 matched

Median days

  • Lobbied1,925
  • Matched, unlobbied1,793

Approval rate

  • Lobbied100% n=64
  • Matched, unlobbied98% n=70

Refusal rate

  • Lobbied0%
  • Matched, unlobbied2%

Appeal rate

  • Lobbied13%
  • Matched, unlobbied13%
Data table· 4 rows
Official Plan or Zoning By-law Amendment (OZ), Ward 20: 13 lobbied and 19 matched unlobbied applications in 8 matched strata
GroupnMedian daysApproval rateRefusal rateAppeal rateCouncil items
Lobbied13Hidden: fewer than 20 applications in the lobbied or the matched unlobbied group.
Matched, unlobbied19Hidden: fewer than 20 applications in the lobbied or the matched unlobbied group.
Official Plan or Zoning By-law Amendment (OZ), City-wide: 573 lobbied and 763 matched unlobbied applications in 344 matched strata
GroupnMedian daysApproval rateRefusal rateAppeal rateCouncil items
Lobbied5731,925100% (n=64)0%13%0.08
Matched, unlobbied7631,79398% (n=70)2%13%0.05

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