Meeting No. 28

Moved by Councillor A. Chiu

Seconded by Councillor D. Horchik

That the minutes of the Development Services Committee meeting, Part B, held November 4, 2008, be confirmed.

CARRIED

5. DEVELOPMENT SERVICES PUBLIC MEETING MINUTES
- November 4, 2008 (10.0)

Moved by Councillor A. Chiu

Seconded by Councillor D. Horchik

That the minutes of the Development Services Public Meeting, held November 4, 2008, be confirmed.

CARRIED

6. HERITAGE MARKHAM COMMITTEE MINUTES
- October 8, 2008 (16.11)

Moved by Councillor A. Chiu

Seconded by Councillor D. Horchik

That the minutes of the Heritage Markham Committee meeting held on October 8, 2008, be received.

CARRIED

7. MAIN STREET MARKHAM COMMITTEE MINUTES
- October 15, 2008 (16.39)

Moved by Councillor A. Chiu

Seconded by Councillor D. Horchik

That the minutes of the Main Street Markham Committee meeting held on October 15, 2008, be received.

CARRIED

8. MARKHAM PUBLIC ART ADVISORY COMMITTEE MINUTES
- October 8, 2008 (16.34)

Moved by Councillor A. Chiu

Seconded by Councillor D. Horchik

That the minutes of the Markham Public Art Advisory Committee meeting held on October 8, 2008, be received;

CARRIED

9.         UNIONVILLE SUB-COMMITTEE MINUTES
            MARKHAM CENTRE
            - October 21, 2008
            - October 28, 2008 (10.0)

Oct. 21 Oct. 28

Moved by Councillor A. Chiu

Seconded by Councillor D. Horchik

That the minutes of the Unionville Sub-Committee - Markham Centre meetings held on

October 21, 2008 and October 28, 2008, be received;

CARRIED

10.       REPORT ON INCOMING PLANNING
            APPLICATIONS FOR THE PERIOD OF
            SEPTEMBER 20, 2008 TO OCTOBER 10, 2008 (10.0)

Moved by Councillor A. Chiu

Seconded by Councillor D. Horchik

That Committee receive the report entitled “Report on Incoming Planning Applications for the period of September 20, 2008 to October 10, 2008” and direct staff to process the applications in accordance with the route outlined in the report; and,

That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

CARRIED

11. DELEGATED APPROVALS REPORT (10.0)

Moved by Councillor A. Chiu

Seconded by Councillor D. Horchik

That Council be advised that in accordance with Delegation By-law 2002-202, and additional site specific delegations authorized by Development Services Committee, the Commissioner of Development Services or the Director of Planning and Urban Design have approved applications listed in the report dated November 18, 2008; and,

That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

CARRIED

12.       FAIRVIEW & LAM INVESTMENTS LIMITED
            APPLICATION FOR ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT
            TO ADD A PLACE OF WORSHIP TO THE LIST
            OF PERMITTED USES
            9441 MARKHAM ROAD
            (ZA 08-125551) (10.5)

Moved by Councillor A. Chiu

Seconded by Councillor D. Horchik

That the report dated November 18, 2008 entitled “Preliminary Report, Fairview & Lam Investments Limited, Application for Zoning By-law Amendment to add a Place of Worship to the list of permitted uses at 9441 Markham Road File Number ZA 08-125551” be received; and,

That Staff be authorized to schedule a statutory Public Meeting to consider the proposed zoning by-law amendment application; and further,

That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

CARRIED

13.       SEVEN STAR PLAZA INC.
            APPLICATION FOR OFFICIAL PLAN AND
            ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT TO
            RE-DESIGNATE AND RE-ZONE THE LANDS
            TO COMBINE THEM WITH THE LANDS TO THE
            NORTH TO FACILITATE A COMPREHENSIVE
            COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT AT 8495 MCCOWAN ROAD
            (OP 08-120413 AND ZA 08-120455) (10.3, 10.5)

Mr. Mark Eplett, Otis Group, on behalf of the owner addressed the Committee regarding the zoning and official plan applications for Seven Star Plaza Inc. He advised that information meetings have been held with the adjacent residents and the Ward Councillor to address their concerns. Mr. Eplett advised that extra landscaping is being suggested for the adjacent residential neighbors to minimize the impacts associated with the proposed commercial development.

The Ward Councillor requested that staff consult with her to determine the date of the Statutory Public meeting.

Moved by Councillor C. Moretti

Seconded by Councillor A. Chiu

That the deputation from Mr. Mark Eplett, Otis Group, be received; and,

That the report dated November 18, 2008 entitled “Preliminary Report, Seven Star Plaza Inc., Applications for Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment to re-designate and re-zone the lands to combine them with the lands to the north to facilitate a comprehensive commercial development at 8495 McCowan Road” be received; and,

That Staff be authorized to schedule a statutory Public Meeting to consider the proposed official plan and zoning by-law amendment applications; and further,

That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

CARRIED

14.       ACCEPTANCE FOR MAINTENANCE
            OF RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISIONS
            REGISTERED PLAN NUMBERS 65M-3716,
            65M-3926, 65M-3925, PART 1 PLAN 65R-29263,
            PARTS 1 AND 2 65R-29280, 65M-3594, 65M-3697,
            65M-3698, 65M-3799, 65M-3834 AND 65M-3425 (10.7)

Ms. Dagmar Teubner, Jolis Investments (Ontario) Ltd., addressed the Committee regarding the acceptance for maintenance period requesting the date be changed from July 1, 2008 to

January 1, 2008. Following comments by the Director of Engineering, Ms. Teubner advised that she would not want to se this item deferred, and indicated she would accept the original recommendation suggested by Town staff.

Moved by Councillor D. Horchik

Seconded by Regional Councillor G. Landon

That the report entitled “Acceptance for Maintenance of Residential Subdivisions Registered Plan Numbers 65M-3716, 65M-3926, 65M-3925, Part 1 on Plan 65R-29263, Parts 1 and 2 on Plan 65R-29280, 65M-3594, 65M-3697, 65M-3698, 65M-3799, 65M-3834 and 65M-3425, dated November 18, 2008, be received; and,

That the municipal services in Subdivision Registered Plan Numbers 65M-3716, 65M-3926, 65M-3925, Part 1 on Plan 65R-29263, Parts 1 and 2 on Plan 65R-29280, 65M-3594, 65M-3697, 65M-3698, 65M-3799, 65M-3834 and 65M-3425, be Accepted for Maintenance; and,

That by-laws be enacted by Council to accept these subdivisions and to establish each of the roads within the residential subdivisions as a public highway of the Town of Markham; and,

That the Community Services Commission accepts the responsibility for operating and maintaining the infrastructure within the subdivisions as part of the Town’s system; and,

That the Acceptance for Maintenance Period commence July 1, 2008; and,

That acceptance of the subdivision be taken into consideration in future operating budgets; and,

That the by-law to amend Schedule ‘12’ of Traffic By-law #106-71, by including compulsory stops to the indicated streets, be approved; and,

That the by-law to amend Schedule ‘A’ of the Speed By-law #105-71, by including a maximum speed of 40 kilometers per hour for the streets indicated, be approved; and,

That the by-law to amend Schedule ‘C’ of the Parking of Vehicles By-law # 2005-188, by including prohibited parking on the streets indicated, be approved; and,

That the by-law to amend Schedule ‘E’ of the Parking of Vehicles By-Law #2005-188, by including no stopping anytime on the streets indicated, be approved; and,

That the Mayor and Clerk be authorized to execute the necessary releases from the terms of the Subdivision Agreements, subject to confirmation from the Director of Engineering that the final two year guarantee periods have been completed; and further,

That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to these resolutions.

CARRIED

15. INTERPRETIVE PLAQUES FOR MOUNT JOY
HERITAGE BUILDINGS (16.11)

Mr. Jim Baird, Commissioner of Development Services provided the Committee with a brief overview and advised that there are two outstanding issues: the size and colour of the proposed interpretive plaques for Mount Joy Heritage buildings.

Ms. Donna Wigmore on behalf of Ms. Dianne More, President, Markham Village Conservancy, addressed the Committee regarding the interpretive plaques for Mount Joy Heritage buildings requesting the initial design, colour and size proposed by the Markham Village Conservancy be maintained. She advised that the proposed size enables visibility from the street therefore accomplishing the goal of education. She also advised that the proposed colour blue relates to the common colour used in Mount Joy, Pennsylvania and has been approved by the residents of Peter Street. Ms. Wigmore presented the Committee with a colour sample of the proposed plaque.

The Ward I Councillor requested that staff report back on a similar program for the Thornill Heritage District area.

The Committee thanked Ms. Donna Wigmore for her extensive research. There was considerable discussion regarding the two issues of size and colour. Staff advised that the recommendations to reduce the proposed size and have the background colour match the existing heritage conservation district entry and street signs was based on community consultations (ie.Thornhill Heritage, Heritage Markham Committee, Unionville, Markham Village, etc) and staff assessments. The Committee discussed the importance of uniformity within Heritage Districts.

Ms. Marion Matthias, Thornhill resident, addressed the Committee regarding the interpretive plaques for Mount Joy Heritage buildings advising there should be consistency with respect to colour and size of signs within different Heritage Districts. She requested clarification regarding the suggested colour change and if it is for all Heritage signs throughout Markham?

The Committee clarified that the suggestion is not to have all Heritage Districts signs throughout Markham the same colour, but that each area (ie Unionville, Thornhill, Markham Village) has their own distinctive colour.

Moved by Councillor C. Moretti

Seconded by Councillor V. Burke

That the deputation from Ms. Donna Wigmore on behalf of Ms. Dianne More, President, Markham Village Conservancy, be received; and,

That Council endorse the design for the interpretive plaques for the Mount Joy Heritage buildings as proposed by the Markham Village Conservancy; and,

That the plaque size be 10 by 17 inches as proposed by the Markham Village Conservancy; and,

That the background colour be referred to Council for further discussion; and,

That Council adopt the policy document proposed by staff titled “Guidelines for Interpretive Plaques for Properties of Cultural Heritage Value or Interest in Heritage Conservation Districts”, attached as Appendix ‘F’ as amended by the motion above of the staff report dated November 18, 2008; and,

That Council provide a grant of up to $3,300 from the Heritage Reserve Fund (Acct. No. 087 2800 115) to the Markham Village Conservancy to assist with the cost of the interpretive plaque project for the Mount Joy portion of the Markham Village Heritage Conservation District; and further,

That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

CARRIED

16.       GO TRANSIT
            SITE PLAN APPLICATION TO PERMIT
            A TEMPORARY ACCESS ROAD AND
            PARKING LOT EXPANSION WITH
            APPROXIMATELY 627 PARKING SPACES
            AT UNIONVILLE GO STATION
            7970 KENNEDY ROAD
            (SP 08 121982) (10.6)

Moved by Councillor J. Virgilio

Seconded by Councillor A. Chiu

That the staff report entitled “Recommendation Report: GO Transit. Site Plan application to permit a temporary access road and parking lot expansion with approximately 627 parking spaces at Unionville Go Station, 7970 Kennedy Road” (SP 08 121982) be received; and,

That the site plan application to permit a temporary access road and parking lot expansion with approximately 627 parking spaces at 7970 Kennedy Road, be endorsed in principle, subject to revisions as outlined in this report; and, the following conditions:

That the Owner enter into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Town outlining GO Transit’s obligations and a maximum 5 year time limit with respect to the surface parking lot on GO lands and the temporary access road on Town owned lands;

That the Owner comply with all the standard provisions and requirements of the Town, the Region of York, MTO, TRCA and any other public agencies, including providing any financial securities required;

That the Owner submit a storm water management report for review, to the satisfaction of the Director of Engineering and the TRCA;

That the Owner comply with the requirements of the Town’s Fire Department with respect to the fire access route;

That the Owner continue to work with staff on finalizing outstanding site plan issues including but not limited to revisions related to the temporary access road right in/right out median, street trees, pedestrian connections, and the incorporation of preferred parking spaces for car pooling, to the satisfaction of the Director of Planning and Urban Design and the Director of Engineering; and,

That site plan approval be delegated to the Director of Planning and Urban Design or her designate, to be issued following execution of the MOU and satisfaction of the above conditions. Site Plan approval is issued only when the Director has signed the site plan; and further,

That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

17.       GROUND SIGN VARIANCE
            STEEL ART SIGNS CORP
            TACC DEVELOPMENTS
            MEDICAL/OFFICE BUILDING (BOX GROVE)
            110 COPPER CREEK DRIVE
            APPLICATION NO. 08-113131 003 00 SP (2.16.2)