Minutes

Development Services Public Meeting

January 24, 2017 - 7:00 PM

Council Chamber

All Members of Council

Development Services

Chair:              Regional Councillor Jim Jones

Vice-Chair:      Councillor Don Hamilton

 

 

Attendance

Mayor Frank Scarpitti Deputy Mayor Jack Heath Regional Councillor Jim Jones Regional Councillor Nirmala Armstrong Councillor Valerie Burke Councillor Alan Ho Councillor Don Hamilton Councillor Karen Rea Councillor Colin Campbell Councillor Amanda Collucci Councillor Logan Kanapathi Councillor Alex Chiu   Regrets Regional Councillor Joe Li

Ron Blake, Senior Development Manager Sabrina Bordone, Senior Planner Richard Kendall, Manager, Central District Kitty Bavington, Council/Committee Coordinator

 

The Development Services Public Meeting convened at 7:04 PM in the Council Chamber with Regional Councillor Jim Jones in the Chair.  

 

 

DISCLOSURE OF PECUNIARY INTEREST - None Declared

 

 

1.         PRELIMINARY REPORT
            WEINS CANADA INC.
            (FORMERLY DON VALLEY NORTH AUTOMOTIVE INC.)
            APPLICATIONS FOR OFFICIAL PLAN AND
            ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENTS TO PERMIT
            A CORPORATE HEAD OFFICE, CAR DEALERSHIP AND
            5 STOREY ELEVATED PARKING STRUCTURE
            AT 7200 VICTORIA PARK AVENUE
            (NORTH OF STEELES AVENUE, WEST SIDE OF VICTORIA PARK AVENUE)
            FILE NOS. OP 09 116231 & ZA 09 116232 (10.3, 10.5)

            Report

 

The Public Meeting this date was to consider an application submitted by Weins Canada Inc. (formerly Don Valley North Automotive Inc.) for Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments to permit a corporate head office, car dealership and 5 storey elevated parking structure at 7200 Victoria Park Avenue (North of Steeles Avenue, west side of Victoria Park Avenue) File Nos. OP 09 116231 & ZA 09 116232.

 

The Committee Clerk advised that 40 notices were mailed on January 4, 2017, and a Public Meeting sign was posted on December 21, 2016.  One written submission was received regarding this proposal.

 

Staff gave a presentation regarding the proposal, the location, surrounding uses and outstanding issues. The proposal has substantially changed since its original submission in 2009. The Site Plan proposal will be presented at a later date. Mike Everard of Augusta National Inc., representing the applicant, made a presentation to provide additional details and display elevations and a site plan.

 

It was confirmed that the required parking spaces will be accommodated on the ground and within the 5-storey parking structure. The structure will also be used for staff parking and car storage. It was recommended that additional accessible parking spaces be provided within the ground lot, rather than the parking structure.

 

The Committee discussed outstanding items and next steps, with respect to the exemption of the Official Plan Amendment from York Region’s approval, and stormwater management. The Committee requested that low level sign lighting be used, and that the site plan be presented to the Accessibility Advisory Committee.

 

Councillor Valerie Burke requested to meet with staff and the applicant regarding the glass walls and bird strike mitigation. Staff was also requested to work with Paul Young with respect to the written submission received.

 

There were no comments from the audience with respect to this application.

 

 

Moved by: Regional Councillor Nirmala Armstrong

Seconded by: Mayor Frank Scarpitti

 

1)                  That the written submission from Paul W. Young regarding the applications by Weins Canada Inc., be received; and,

 

2)         That the Development Services Commission report dated December 5, 2016, entitled “Preliminary Report, Weins Canada Inc. (formerly Don Valley North Automotive Inc.), Applications for Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments to permit a corporate head office, car dealership and 5 storey elevated parking structure at 7200 Victoria Park Avenue (North of Steeles Avenue, west side of Victoria Park Avenue), File Nos. OP 09 116231 & ZA 09 116232” be received; and,

 

3)         That the Record of the Public Meeting held on January 24, 2017 with respect to the proposed Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment applications, be received; and,

 

4)         That the applications by Weins Canada Inc. for proposed Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments (OP 09 116231 & ZA 09 116232) be approved and the draft implementing Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments 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.

CARRIED

 

 

 

 

ADJOURNMENT

 

 

The Development Services Public Meeting adjourned at 7:43 PM.