Minutes
Development Services Public
Meeting
December 11, 2018 - 7:00 PM
Council
Chamber
Meeting No. 1
All
Members of Council
Development
Services
Chair: TBD
Vice-Chair: TBD
Attendance
Councillor Isa Lee
Regrets
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Andy Taylor, Chief Administrative
Officer
Sally Campbell, Manager of Development
Trinela Cane, Commissioner of
Corporate Services
Chris Bird, Director of Building
Sabrina Bordone, Senior Planner
Stephen Corr, Senior Planner, Planning
& Urban Design
Biju Karumanchery, Director of
Planning and Urban Design
Brian Lee, Director of Engineering
Joel Lustig, Treasurer
Carson Tsang, Planner II, West District
Laura Gold, Council/Committee Coordinator
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The Development Services
Public Meeting convened at 7:01 PM in the Council Chamber with Regional Councillor
Jim Jones in the Chair.
Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest
None.
1. PRELIMINARY REPORT
186 OLD KENNEDY DEVELOPMENT
INC.
AND 31 VICTORY DEVELOPMENT
INC.
APPLICATIONS FOR DRAFT PLAN OF
SUBDIVISION
AND ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT TO
PERMIT THE
DEVELOPMENT OF 222 TOWNHOUSE
UNITS AT
186 OLD KENNEDY ROAD AND 31
& 51 VICTORY AVENUE (WARD 8)
FILE NOS: SU/ZA 18 149630 (10.7, 10.5)
Report
The
Public Meeting this date was to consider an application submitted by 186 Old
Kennedy Development Inc. and 31 Victory Development Inc. for Draft Plan of Subdivision
and Zoning By-law Amendment to permit the development of 222 townhouse units at
186 Old Kennedy Road and 31 & 51 Victory Avenue (SU/ZA 18 149630).
The Committee Clerk advised
that 678 notices were mailed on November 21, 2018, and a Public Meeting sign
was posted on November 21, 2018. Two written submissions were received
regarding this proposal.
Sabrina Bordone, Senior
Planner gave a presentation regarding the proposal, the location, surrounding
uses and outstanding issues.
Ryan Guetter, Weston
Consultants provided a presentation on the proposal on behalf of the applicant.
There were no comments
from the audience with respect to this application. The Committee discussed the
following:
Vision for Area
Committee inquired about
the vision for the Old Kennedy area as a whole, including the transportation
plan for the area, as they were interested in the access points to the proposed
development and the Milliken area.
The Applicant advised
that the proposed development is in compliance with the City’s Official Plan.
Staff advised that a transportation study will be undertaken, as part of the
Secondary Plan for the proposed development.
Park
Committee inquired if the park will be just for the school or available
for all residents to use. Staff advised that the park will be available for
both the school and the public to use.
Laneway
Committee wanted to
ensure that the laneway will be wide enough for waste and snow removal. It also
inquired where snow will be stored once removed. The Applicant advised that the laneway will
be wide enough to accommodate snow and waste removal, but that it was still
being determined where the snow will be stored once removed.
Size of Townhomes
Committee inquired about
the size of the proposed townhomes, including the size of the garage, as it wanted
to ensure the garage was large enough to fit a larger car. The Applicant
advised that townhomes will be three stories high and on average 2,000 square
feet, with the end units being slightly larger in size. The garage will be the
size of a standard one car garage.
Parking
Committee inquired about
the amount of parking each townhome will have. The Applicant advised that each
townhome will have two parking spots, one in the garage and one on their
driveway.
Design of the Townhomes
A Committee Member
suggested that the design of the townhomes should consider the design of
existing homes in the area.
Green Space
Committee suggested that
the condominium board should look after the townhomes green space. The
Applicant advised that they are still defining the homeowner versus the
condominium board’s responsibilities, but anticipated that the condominium fee
would include the maintenance of all or most of the greenspaces.
School
A Committee Member
inquired when the school will be built.
Staff were not sure when the school would be built at this time.
Go Services
A Committee Member
requested that impacted residents and purchasers of proposed subdivisions in
the Old Kennedy Area be advised that there will be an increase in the GO
Services in the area.
Moved
by Councillor Isa Lee
Seconded by Councillor Amanda Collucci
1)
That the presentations by Sabrina Bordone, Senior Planner, and by Ryan
Guetter, Weston Consultants on the proposed development be received; and,
2)
That the correspondence on the
proposed development be received; and,
3)
That the Development Services Commission report dated September 10,
2018, entitled “Preliminary Report, 186 Old Kennedy Development Inc. & 31
Victory Development Inc., Applications for Draft Plan of Subdivision and Zoning
By-law Amendment to permit the development of 222 townhouse units at 186 Old
Kennedy Road and 31 & 51 Victory Avenue (Ward 8), File Nos. SU/ZA 18
149630”, be received; and,
4) That the Record of the
Public Meeting held on December 11, 2018 with respect to the proposed
applications for Draft Plan of Subdivision and Zoning By-law Amendment, be
received; and,
5) That the applications by
186 Old Kennedy Development Inc. & 31 Victory Development Inc., for a
proposed Draft Plan of Subdivision and Zoning By-law Amendment (SU/ZA 18
149630), be referred back to staff for a report and a recommendation; and
further,
6) That
staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to
this resolution
Carried
2. PRELIMINARY REPORT
AGS CONSULTANTS LIMITED
ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT
APPLICATION
TO EXTEND PERMISSION FOR
TEMPORARY USES
AT 3, 5, 21 ESSEX AVE AND 201,
203, 205 LANGSTAFF RD
FILE NO.: ZA 18 234292 & ZA 18 234296, WARD 1
(10.5)
Report
The
Public Meeting this date was to consider an application submitted by AGS
Consultants Limited for Zoning By-law Amendment to extend permission for
temporary uses at 3, 5, and 21 Essex Avenue and 201, 203, and 205 Langstaff
Road (ZA 18 234292 & ZA 18 234296).
The Committee Clerk advised
that 43 notices were mailed on November 21, 2018, and a Public Meeting sign was
posted on November 15, 2018. No written
submissions were received regarding this proposal.
Carson Tsang, Planner II,
West District provided a presentation regarding the proposal, the location,
surrounding uses and outstanding issues.
There were no comments
from the audience with respect to this application.
Moved by Councillor Keith Irish
Seconded by Councillor Alan Ho
1)
That the presentation by Carlson
Tsang, Planner II, West District on the Preliminary Report AGS Consultants
Limited Zoning By-Law Amendment Application be received; and,
2) That the report dated November 19, 2018 titled “PRELIMINARY
REPORT, AGS Consultants Limited, Zoning By-law Amendment application to extend
permission for temporary uses at 3, 5,
and 21 Essex Avenue and 201, 203, and 205 Langstaff Road, File No.: ZA
18 234292 & 18 234296, Ward 1”, be received; and,
3) That the Record of the Public Meeting held on December 11,
2018 with respect to the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment application, be
received; and,
4) That
the application submitted by AGS Consultants Limited for a proposed Zoning
By-law Amendment to
extend permission for temporary uses at 3, 5,
and 21 Essex Avenue and 201, 203, and 205 Langstaff Road, be approved and the draft
Zoning By-law Amendment be finalized and enacted without further notice; and
further,
5) That staff be authorized and directed to do all things
necessary to give effect to this resolution.
3. PRELIMINARY REPORT
FOREST HILL HOMES (CORNELL
TOWNS) LTD.
PROPOSED ZONING BY-LAW
AMENDMENT AND
SITE PLAN CONTROL APPLICATIONS
TO PERMIT
75 CONDOMINIUM TOWNHOUSE
DWELLINGS,
SOUTH SIDE OF RUSTLE WOODS
AVENUE,
WEST OF CORNELL ROUGE
BOULEVARD, WARD 5
FILES ZA/SC 12 111705 (10.6)
Report
The
Public Meeting this date was to consider an application submitted by Forest
Hill Homes (Cornell Towns) Ltd. for Zoning By-law Amendment to permit 75
condominium townhouse dwellings, on the south side of Rustle Woods Avenue and
west side of Cornell Rouge Boulevard (ZA 12 111705).
The Committee Clerk advised
that 135 notices were mailed on November 21, 2018, and a Public Meeting sign
was posted on November 20, 2018. No
written submissions were received regarding this proposal.
Stephen Corr, Senior
Planner, East District gave a presentation regarding the proposal, the
location, surrounding uses and outstanding issues.
The Applicant provided a
presentation on the proposed development.
There were no comments
from the audience with respect to this application. Committee discussed the
following:
Visitor Parking
Committee inquired how
many visitor parking spots there will be in the proposed townhouse
development. The Applicant advised that
there will be nineteen parking spaces for visitors. Staff advised that this
meets the zoning by-law requirement of one space per every four condominium
units.
Committee asked staff to
report back on the number of parking permits issued for the Cornell Area.
Size of Townhomes
Committee inquired about
the size of the townhomes, including the size of the garage, as it wanted to
ensure that a larger car would fit in the garage. The Applicant advised that
the townhomes will be four stories in height and from 1900 to 2100 square feet
in size not including the basement. The garage will be the size of a standard
single car garage. Some of the Members were concerned that the square footage
was spread out over too many floors and that the garages needed to be larger to
accommodate vehicles and storage.
Second Suites
Committee inquired if the
units have purpose built second suites. The Applicant advised that there will
be no purpose built second suites included in this development proposal.
Committee asked that it
be included in the by-law that second suites are not permitted in these
townhomes, so that the purchasers are aware.
Guidelines with respect
to when purpose built second suites are permitted/encouraged in Markham were
requested and staff advised that they are currently working on a housing
strategy for Markham that will address this matter. Typically second suites are
encouraged to be incorporated into the design of new homes proposed in areas that
are well served by transit and where the built form is well suited to the
incorporation of a second suite as it relates to providing separate access,
good natural daylight and reasonably scaled living accommodation.
Design of Proposed Development
Committee suggested that the design of the proposed development should
consider more variety in the elevations and roofline, including consideration
of end units having one and two storey units.
Future Condominium
Committee wanted to ensure that the future condominium includes maintenance
responsibility for all landscaped area, which was confirmed by the Applicant.
Park
Committee asked about the
timing of construction of the adjacent parkettes, suggesting that these be
built at the earliest date possible.
Staff advised that this is subject to available capital budget and scheduling
of park delivery across the City.
Price of the Units
The Applicant advised
that unit pricing is still to be determined but noted it will be dependent on
the unit features. The Applicant also indicated that building four story
townhomes was anticipated to improve the affordability of the units compared to
stacked-townhouses, which often require underground parking.
Tankless Water Heaters
A Committee Member
inquired if the tankless water heaters within units are sufficient to
accommodate a family. The Applicant advised that newer models of tankless water
heaters are much more efficient and will be adequate.
Moved by Councillor Andrew
Keyes
Seconded by Mayor Frank Scarpitti
1)
That the presentations by Stephen
Corr, Senior Planner, Planning & Urban Design and by Forest Hill Homes LTD.
on the proposed development be received; and,
2)
That the correspondence on the
proposed development be received; and,
3)
That the record of the Public Meeting held on December 11, 2018, with
respect to the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment application for the lands
located on the south side of Rustle Woods Avenue and west side of Cornell Rouge
Boulevard, submitted by Forest Hill Homes Ltd., File ZA 12 111705, be
received; and,
4)
That the Zoning By-law Amendment application (File ZA 12 111705)
submitted by Forest Hill Homes Ltd. to amend By-laws 304-87 and 177-96, both as
amended, including provisions to prohibit second suites in
the townhouse dwelling units be approved and that the by-law be
finalized and enacted without further notice; and further,
5) That Council
assign servicing allocation for up to 75 townhouse dwellings.
4. DEVELOPMENT FEE AND
BUILDING FEE BY-LAWS UPDATE
(2018) (10.0)
Report
Chris Bird, Director of Building, and Brian Lee, Director of Engineering
provided a presentation on the proposed changes to the development and building
fees.
The
Public Meeting this date was to consider amendments to the Tariff of Fees for
Processing Planning Applications (Development Fee By-law) and the By-law
respecting Construction, Demolition and Change of Use Permits and Inspections
(Building By-law).
The Committee Clerk advised
that notice was provided City wide. The notice was published in the Markham
Economist and Sun, and Thornhill Liberal on November 22, 2018. One written
submission was received regarding the changes to the fees.
There was a brief discussion
on Markham’s development approval process.
Staff advised that they will be forming a Committee to review and make
improvements to the process.
Gabe DiMartino, Building
Industry and Land Development Association provided a deputation in support of
the staff recommendation.
Moved by Mayor Frank Scarpitti
Seconded by Deputy Mayor Don Hamilton
1)
That the presentation by Chris
Bird, Director of Building, and Brian Lee, Director of Engineering on the
proposed Development Fee & Building Fee By-Law be received; and,
2)
That the deputation by Gabe
DiMartino, Building and Land Development Association be received; and,
3)
That the Record of the Public
Meeting held on December 11, 2018, with respect to the proposed amendments to
the Development and Building Fee By-laws be received; and,
4) That
the amendment to By-law 211-83, as amended, “Tariff of Fees for the Processing
of Planning Applications,” substantially in the form attached as Attachment A,
be enacted; and,
5) That
By-law 2017-150 as amended be repealed and the attached “By-law respecting
Construction, Demolition and Change of Use Permits and Inspections,” attached
as Attachment “B”, be enacted; and,
6) That
the By-laws come into force and take effect on January 1, 2019; and further,
7) That
Staff be authorized and directed to do all thing necessary to give effect to
this resolution.
ADJOURNMENT
The Development Services
Public Meeting adjourned at 9:18 PM.
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