Electronic Development Services Committee Meeting
Revised Agenda
Revised Items are Italicized.

Meeting Number 17

Monday, October 26, 2020 at 9:30 A.m. - 1:00 P.m.

Live streamed

​Please bring this Development Services Committee Agenda to the Council Meeting on November 10, 2020.

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1.

CALL TO ORDER

2.

DISCLOSURE OF PECUNIARY INTEREST

3.

APPROVAL OF PREVIOUS MINUTES

3.1

DEVELOPMENT SERVICES COMMITTEE MINUTES – OCTOBER 13, 2020 (10.0)

• 1. That the minutes of the Development Services Committee meeting held October 13, 2020, be confirmed.

4.

PRESENTATIONS

4.1

PRESENTATION OF SERVICE AWARDS (12.2.6)

Alan Scott Currie, Field Supervisor/Trainer, Building Standards, 35 years
George Chan, Mechanical Engineer, Building Standards, 30 years
Veluppillai Nantheeswarar, Building Inspector II, Building Standards, 25 years
Ramini Sivananthan, Supervisor, Cash Control, Financial Services, 25 years
Christopher Nearing, Deputy Fire Chief, Fire & Emergency Services, 25 years
Douglas McKnight, Captain, Fire & Emergency Services, 25 years
John Kennelly, Captain, Fire & Emergency Services, 25 years
John Toon, Firefighter, Fire & Emergency Services, 25 years
Mark Smith, Firefighter, Fire & Emergency Services, 25 years
Stephan Belisle, Firefighter, Fire & Emergency Services, 25 years
Abigail Whiting, Tax Mortgages Clerk, Financial Services, 20 years
Cheryl-Elaine Parker, Accounts Payable Clerk, Financial Services, 20 years
Donna Saumier, Alarm Room Operator, Fire & Emergency Services, 20 years
Stephen Geyer, GIS Analyst I, Information Technology Services, 20 years
Chitra Jayakrishnan, Public Services Assistant, Legislative Services & Communications, 20 years
Ron Blake, Senior Manager, Development, Planning & Urban Design, 20 years
Anna Antoniadis, Certification & Compliance Coordinator, Environmental Services, 15 years
Kishor Soneji, Senior Accountant, Financial Services, 15 years
Greg Cookson, Application Support Specialist, Information Technology Services, 15 years
Jun Li, Senior Graphic Designer, Legislative Services & Communications, 15 years
Robert Blackstock, Working Supervisor, Operations, 15 years
Chun Tao Zhang, Application Support Specialist, Information Technology Services, 10 years
Harmeet Bhatia, Provincial Offences Officer II, Legislative Services & Communications, 10 years
Weiping Li, Building Engineer, Building Standards, 5 years
Aimee Tintor-Lindsay, Firefighter, Fire & Emergency Services, 5 years
Anthony Melino, Firefighter, Fire & Emergency Services, 5 years
Brian Roblin, Firefighter, Fire & Emergency Services, 5 years
Horacio Pizzanelli, Firefighter, Fire & Emergency Services, 5 years
Jesse Longo, Firefighter, Fire & Emergency Services, 5 years
Luke Barron, Firefighter, Fire & Emergency Services, 5 years
Mark Holland, Firefighter, Fire & Emergency Services, 5 years
Mathew White, Firefighter, Fire & Emergency Services, 5 years
Meghan Pittaway, Firefighter, Fire & Emergency Services, 5 years
Pedro Bilbao, Firefighter, Fire & Emergency Services, 5 years
Rafal Kosmowski, Firefighter, Fire & Emergency Services, 5 years
Trevor Welch, Firefighter, Fire & Emergency Services, 5 years
William Andrews, Firefighter, Fire & Emergency Services, 5 years
Barry Philip Hails, Provincial Offences Officer I, Legislative Services & Communications, 5 years
Benjamin Perez, Provincial Offences Officer I, Legislative Services & Communications, 5 years
Lucas Schalk, Operations Labourer/Driver, Operations, 5 years
Marta Wolczynski, Supervisor, Community Program, Recreation Services, 5 years
Inessa Sagitova, Administrative Assistant, Sustainability & Asset Management, 5 years
Sameem Shah, Project Manager, Sustainability & Asset Management, 5 years

5.

DEPUTATIONS

6.

COMMUNICATIONS

7.

PETITIONS

8.

CONSENT REPORTS - DEVELOPMENT AND POLICY ISSUES

8.1

DEVELOPMENT SERVICES PUBLIC MEETING MINUTES OCTOBER 6, 2020 (10.0)

• 1. That the minutes of the Development Services Public Meeting held October 6, 2020, be confirmed.

8.2

HERITAGE MARKHAM COMMITTEE MINUTES - SEPTEMBER 9, 2020 (16.11)

• 1. That the minutes of the Heritage Markham Committee meeting held September 9, 2020, be received for information purposes.

8.3

INFORMATION REPORT 2020 THIRD QUARTER UPDATE OF THE STREET AND PARK NAME RESERVE LIST (10.14, 6.3)

R. Tadmore, ext. 6810

• 1. That the report titled 'Information Report 2020 Third Quarter Update of the Street and Park Name Reserve List',be received; and,
  2. That Council approve the revised Street and Park Name Reserve List set out in Appendix 'A' attached to this report; and further,
  3. That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

8.4

ONTARIO HERITAGE ACT (BILL 108) PROPOSED REGULATIONS (16.11)

R. Hutcheson, ext. 2080

• 1. That the report titled “Ontario Heritage Act (Bill 108) – Proposed Regulation”, dated October 26, 2020, be received; and,
  2. That the report including Appendix ‘A’- Summary Chart of Markham’s Comments/Feedback be submitted to the Province as the City of Markham’s response to the Environmental Registry request for comment; and,
  3. That the Province be advised that to proceed with implementation of these changes (proclamation of new legislation and the proposed Regulation) on January 1, 2021, which will require substantive changes to municipal protocols and procedures during a pandemic, imposes an unreasonable burden on stakeholders whose focus should be on responding to this unprecedented health challenge, and therefore proclamation should be postponed to July 1, 2021; and,
  4. That this report be forwarded to the October 27, 2020 City Council meeting: and further,
  5. That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

      

9.

PRESENTATIONS - DEVELOPMENT AND POLICY ISSUES

9.1

ONTARIO HERITAGE ACT (BILL 108) REGULATION PRESENTATION (16.11)

R. Hutcheson, ext. 2080

Note: Regan Hutcheson, Manager, Heritage Planning will be in attendance to provide a presentation on this matter.

Note:  See staff report - Item #8.4

• 1. That the presentation titled “Ontario Heritage Act (Bill 108) Regulation Presentation”, date October 26, 2020, be received.

9.2

MARKHAM CENTRE SECONDARY PLAN UPDATE – VISIONING WORKSHOP FINDINGS (10.3)

S. Lue, ext. 2520

Note: John Gladki, President, Gladki Planning Associates Inc. will be in attendance to provide a presentation on this matter.

Note: The report prepared by Gladki Planning Associates Inc., “Markham Centre Secondary Plan Update, Vision Report, October 2020 is attached.

 

• 1. That the report dated October 2020, entitled "Markham Centre Secondary Plan - Vision Report" and the Presentation by Mr. John Gladki and the Consulting Consortium, be received; and,
  2. That the report prepared by Gladki Planning Associates Inc., titled “Markham Centre Secondary Plan Update, Vision Report, October 2020” be received.

10.

REGULAR REPORTS - DEVELOPMENT AND POLICY ISSUES

10.1

RECOMMENDATION REPORT, CORBETT LAND STRATEGIES INC., ON BEHALF OF EMIX LTD., APPLICATIONS TO AMEND THE OFFICIAL PLAN AND ZONING BY-LAW TO ADD COMMERCIAL USES INCLUDING A COMMERCIAL SELF-STORAGE FACILITY

AT 8400 WOODBINE AVENUE, WEST SIDE OF WOODBINE AVENUE, NORTH OF PERTH AVENUE (WARD 8) FILE NOS. PLAN 19 132742 AND PLAN 20 110587 (10.3, 10.5)

R. Cefaratti, ext. 3675

• 1. That the report dated October 26, 2020, entitled “RECOMMENDATION REPORT, Corbett Land Strategies Inc., on behalf of Emix Ltd., Applications to amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law to add commercial uses including a Commercial self-storage Facility at 8400 Woodbine Avenue, west side of Woodbine Avenue, north of Perth Avenue (Ward 8) File Nos. PLAN 19 132742 and PLAN 20 110587”, be received; and,
  2. That the Official Plan Amendment application submitted by Corbett Land Strategies Inc., on behalf of Emix Ltd., to amend the 2014 Official Plan, be approved by Council, and that the draft Official Plan Amendment attached as Appendix ‘A’ be finalized and adopted by Council; and,
  3. That the amendment to Zoning By-law 165-80, as amended, be approved and the draft implementing Zoning By-law, attached as Appendix ‘B’, be finalized and enacted, without further notice; and,
  4. That in accordance with the provisions of subsection 45(1.4) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.P.13, as amended, the owner shall, through this Resolution, be permitted to apply to the Committee of Adjustment for a variance from the provisions of the zoning by-law attached as Appendix ‘B’ to this report, before the second anniversary of the day on which the by-law was approved by Council; and further,
  5. That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

10.2

APPLICATIONS FOR ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT AND SITE PLAN APPROVAL SUBMITTED BY CLERA HOLDINGS INC. ON BLOCK 81, REGISTERED PLAN 65M-4033 (WEST SIDE OF WOODBINE AVENUE, SOUTH OF ELGIN MILLS ROAD EAST) TO FACILITATE  A COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT

(WARD 2) (10.5, 10.6)

M. Rokos, ext. 2980

• 1. That the report titled “Applications for Zoning By-law Amendment and Site Plan Approval submitted by Clera Holdings Inc. on Block 81, Registered Plan 65M-4033 (west side of Woodbine Avenue, south of Elgin Mills Road East) to facilitate a commercial development(Ward 2)” be received; and,
  2. That Zoning By-law Amendment application (PLAN 19 123509) submitted by Clera Holdings Inc. be approved and the implementing by-law attached as Appendix ‘B’ be finalized and enacted without further notice; and,
  3. That in accordance with the provisions of subsections 45 (1.4) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.P.13, as amended, the Owners shall through this Resolution, be permitted to apply to the Committee of Adjustment for a variance from the provisions of the accompanying Zoning By-law, before the second anniversary of the day on which the by-law was approved by Council; and,
  4. That the Site Plan application (SPC 19 123509) submitted by Clera Holdings Inc., to facilitate the development of two one-storey buildings and two two-storey commercial buildings with a GFA of 3,697 m² (Ward 2) be endorsed in principle, subject to the conditions in Appendix ‘A’; and,
  5. That this endorsement shall lapse and site plan approval will not be issued, after a period of three (3) years commencing on October 14, 2020 in the event that the site plan agreement is not executed within that time period; and,
  6. That Site Plan Approval be delegated to the Director of Planning and Urban Design or designate, to be issued following execution of a site plan agreement. The Site Plan is only approved when the Director or designate has signed the site plan; and further,
  7. That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

      

11.

MOTIONS

12.

NOTICES OF MOTION

13.

NEW/OTHER BUSINESS

• As per Section 2 of the Council Procedural By-Law, "New/Other Business would generally apply to an item that is to be added to the Agenda due to an urgent statutory time requirement, or an emergency, or time sensitivity".

14.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

15.

ADJOURNMENT