MINUTES
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES COMMITTEE
2008-06-24
Meeting No. 19
All
Members of Council
Development
Services Economic
Development
Chair: Councillor J. Webster Chair: Regional Councillor T. Wong
Vice-Chair: Councillor D. Horchik Transportation Issues
Chair: Regional Councillor G. Landon
PART A
Presentations, Major Studies, and Issues Agenda
9:00 a.m. – Canada Room
Attendance
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Councillor A. Chiu
Regrets
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J. Livey, Chief Administrative
Officer
J. Baird, Commissioner of
Development Services
A. Taylor, Commissioner of Corporate
Services
A. Brown, Director of Engineering
C. Conrad, Town Solicitor
R. Kendall,
Manager, Central District
R. Hutcheson, Manager, Heritage
Planning
V. Shuttleworth, Director of Planning
and Urban Design
N. Surti, Planner
A. Tari, Committee Clerk
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The Development Services
Committee convened at 9:00 AM in the Canada Room with Councillor
J. Webster in the Chair. Regional
Councillor G. Landon assumed the Chair for Transportation Item, Nos. 8 & 10.
DISCLOSURE OF PECUNIARY INTEREST
None disclosed.
1. DEVELOPMENT
SERVICES COMMITTEE MINUTES
- June 10, 2008, Part A (10.0)
Minutes
Moved by Councillor A. Chiu
Seconded by Deputy Mayor J. Heath
That the
minutes of the Development Services Committee meeting, Part A, held June 10,
2008, be confirmed.
CARRIED
2. POWER
STREAM - UPCOMING PUBLIC
INFORMATION CENTRE
PROPOSED NEW TRANSFORMER
STATION
IN MARKHAM (13.7)
Mr. Craig Wallace, BES Environmental Specialist,
delivered a PowerPoint presentation regarding the Markham Transformer station
#4, Class Environmental Study that included information about the past
consultations, criteria used for the selection of potential sites, the 9 sites
that were reviewed (only 4 were potential candidate sites) and site selection
evaluation criteria. Mr. Wallace advised
the site at Highway 407, west of Rodick
Road received the highest ranking.
Staff advised that they are in support of the
preferred location and that it provides an opportunity for Markham
to be proactive.
The Committee suggested that they would like to see
the site plan for the whole site (including the operations site).
Moved by Councillor A. Chiu
Seconded by Deputy Mayor J. Heath
That the presentation by Mr. Craig Wallace, BES
Environmental Specialist, regarding the Upcoming Public Information Centre
Proposed New Transformer Station in Markham,
be received.
CARRIED
3. DRIVE-THROUGHS
(10.0)
Presentation
Ms. Valerie Shuttleworth, Director of
Planning and Urban Design, delivered a PowerPoint presentation regarding Drive-throughs. The presentation included examples of how
other municipalities are dealing with Drive-throughs and outlined potential
strategies.
The Committee discussed the difficulty
in enforcing prohibition with respect to Drive-throughs. Staff suggested that legal advice be obtained
(regarding probability of up holding a prohibition By-law through an OMB
hearing) prior to hiring a consultant to assist in developing the urban design guidelines. The Committee suggested including reference
to climate change in the staff report as well.
Moved by Councillor D. Horchik
Seconded by Regional Councillor G. Landon
That the presentation by Ms. Valerie
Shuttleworth, Director of Planning and Urban Design,
regarding Drive-Throughs be received; and,
That staff report back to Development Services
Committee, in the third quarter of 2008, with a strategy to mitigate the
concerns related to Drive-throughs.
CARRIED
Moved by Councillor J. Virgilio
Seconded by Regional Councillor T. Wong
That the Town Solicitor provide an in-camera memo
regarding the highest level of prohibition, prior to staff reporting on a
strategy.
CARRIED
4. LIFESTYLE
CENTRE TOUR (10.0)
Presentation
Ms. Valerie Shuttleworth, Director of Planning and
Urban Design, delivered a PowerPoint presentation regarding the Lifestyle
Retail Tour from 2005 focusing on the characteristics and the design principles
developed from the tour. The
presentation also outlined the staff hours and budgeted amount required to
coordinate such a tour.
Staff advised that the challenge is finding
development partners willing to develop lifestyle centres. There was discussion regarding whether
developers should be included (paying for their own flight, accommodations,
etc) if a future tour was to take place.
Staff advised that at this time the staff capacity to organize a similar
tour as the one in 2005 is not available.
Staff suggested highlighting upcoming conferences for members of Council
and suggesting appropriate sites to visit.
Moved by Regional Councillor J. Jones
Seconded by Councillor J. Virgilio
That the presentation by Ms. Valerie Shuttleworth,
Director of Planning and Urban Design regarding the Lifestyle Centre Tour be
received; and,
That staff outline up coming conferences (such as
Greenbuild International Conference and Expo in Boston) once the
program information is available.
CARRIED
5. SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
AND GUIDELINES (10.0)
Presentation
The Commissioner of Development Services advised the
Committee that when Council endorsed the interim guidelines there was direction
to present them at the developers’ round table.
This presentation was to address the feedback received from that
meeting. Staff are satisfied that the
interim guidelines are working well and are in the process of doing a study to
establish permanent guidelines and measures.
Moved by Regional Councillor T. Wong
Seconded by Deputy Mayor J. Heath
That the presentation by Ms. Valerie Shuttleworth,
Director of Planning and Urban Design regarding the Sustainable Development
Standards and Guidelines - LEED and Beyond be received.
CARRIED
6. YORK
REGION DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD
APPLICATION FOR SITE PLAN
APPROVAL
TO FACILITATE THE DEMOLITION
OF THE EXISTING
MARKHAM DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL
BUILDING
AND CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW
SECONDARY SCHOOL
AT 89 CHURCH STREET
(SC 07 134469) (10.6)
Report Attachment
Mr. Jim Baird, Commissioner of Development Services, summarized the key
amendments (proposed by the York Region District School Board) outlined in the
correspondence dated June
23, 2008 from Moffat & Duncan Architects Inc.
Moved by Councillor A. Chiu
Seconded by Councillor L. Kanapathi
That the memo dated June 23, 2008 from Moffat & Duncan Architects Inc.
in response to Development Services Committee comments of June 20, 2008, be
received, and,
That the correspondence from Philip Ling and Coreen Jones, be received.
CARRIED
Moved by Councillor A. Chiu
Seconded by Regional Councillor G. Landon
That the report dated June 10, 2008 entitled, “York Region
District School Board, Application for site plan approval to facilitate the
demolition of the existing Markham District
High School building and
construction of a new secondary school at 89 Church
Street” be received; and,
That the site plan
application by York Region District School Board to permit the construction of
a new 16,389 m2 (176,415.5 ft2) Secondary School at 89
Church Street, be endorsed in principle, subject
to the conditions attached as Appendix ‘A’.
CARRIED
7. REQUEST
FOR DEMOLITION OF DWELLING
12 EUCLID STREET
UNIONVILLE HERITAGE
CONSERVATION DISTRICT (10.0 & 16.11)
Report Attachment
The Committee discussed the importance of consistency with decisions
regarding Heritage Buildings. The issue
was raised regarding the possible difficulty with denying future applications
that fall under the Class “C” rating if this application is approved. The Committee suggested a re-evaluation of
Class “C” heritage buildings may be required.
Mr. Mac Cosburn, representing the owner, addressed the Committee
regarding the demolition application for 12
Euclid Street requesting it be approved. He confirmed that the owner has committed to
extend the period to advertise the availability of the dwelling for 6 months
and that they will work with Town staff on the proposed building design to
ensure it is a great contribution to the community. Mr. Cosburn advised that the cost to
re-locate the building would be approximately $100,000 and that is not feasible
for the owner.
There was discussion on the possible impact this decision could have on
a current Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) hearing that is dealing with a
demolition application of a heritage building in the district of Thornhill. In response to a question, staff confirmed
that a potential purchaser can not assume that if a heritage building is rated
as a Class “C” it can be demolished.
Staff suggested that if the Committee approves the demolition permit for
12 Euclid to include
the terms and conditions outlined in the report as part of the resolution with
the suggested amendment to extend the advertising period to 6 months.
Moved by Regional Councillor J. Jones
Seconded by Regional Councillor G. Landon
That the staff
report titled “Request for Demolition of Dwelling, 12 Euclid Street, Unionville
Heritage Conservation District” dated June 10, 2008, be received; and,
That Council
approve the demolition of 12 Euclid Street, subject to the following terms and
conditions as per Section 42(4) of the Ontario Heritage Act:
1) The
applicant advertise for an extended period of 6 months the availability of the
dwelling for relocation (but not to Markham Heritage Estates) and/or salvage of
materials to try to divert the materials from landfill;
2) The
applicant obtain Site Plan Approval for the new dwelling, prior to the issuance
of the demolition permit;
3) The
new dwelling unit be
approximately 3,000 sq ft in size, to be compatible with the neighbourhood and
comply with the Unionville Heritage Conservation District Plan; and
4) The applicant work with staff to retain
mature trees and vegetation on the property; and,
That the applicant
be notified of Council’s decision as per the requirements of the Ontario
Heritage Act; and further,
That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things
necessary to give effect to this resolution.
CARRIED
8. YMCA
BOULEVARD “PAY & DISPLAY”
ON-STREET PARKING (5.12.4)
Report Attachment
A By-law
Staff advised that at this time the existing parking
meters are being used and will report back in the Fall 2008 with
recommendations on various options for parking meters. Staff also advised that the Parking Advisory Committee
will be reviewing the current rates being charged.
Moved by Councillor J. Virgilio
Seconded by Regional Councillor T. Wong
That the report entitled “YMCA
Boulevard “Pay & Display On-street Parking”
dated June 24, 2008, be
received; and,
That Schedule “C” of Parking By-law 2005-188, pertaining to “Prohibited
Parking”, be approved as outlined in the attached by-law; and,
That Schedule “L” of Parking By-law 2005-188, pertaining to “Machine
Control Areas (Highways)”, be approved as outlined in the attached
by-law; and,
That the Parking
Control Department be directed to enforce the parking control by-laws upon installation
of the signs; and,
That the
cost associated with the installation of the on-street “Pay and Display” system
be drawn from Engineering Capital
account – “Paid Parking Program” # 045-6900-4817-005 to maximum of $2,000; and
further,
That staff be authorized and directed to do all things
necessary to give effect to this resolution.
CARRIED
9. 1475398
ONTARIO INC. (TOWN AND COUNTRY BMW)
EAST SIDE OF KENNEDY ROAD,
BETWEEN
SOUTH UNIONVILLE AVENUE AND
HELEN AVENUE
APPLICATIONS FOR OFFICIAL PLAN
AND
ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT TO
PERMIT
AN ADDITIONAL AUTOMOBILE
DEALERSHIP
(OP 06 132776 AND ZA 06
132779) (10.3 & 10.5)
Memo Attachment
Staff confirmed that although the two applications (Village Nissan and
BMW) will be brought forward to the September 9, 2008 Council meeting together, the By-laws
(Zoning and OPA) will be separate documents. Staff also confirmed that the two applicants
have not submitted their site plan applications to date.
Moved by Regional Councillor J. Jones
Seconded by Councillor J. Virgilio
That the memorandum dated June 24, 2008 from the
Commissioner of Development Services regarding applications by 1475398
Ontario Inc. (Town and Country BMW) for
Official Plan and zoning by-law amendment to permit an additional automobile dealership on the east side of
Kennedy Road, between South Unionville Avenue and Helen Avenue, be received; and,
That Development Services Committee direct staff to
bring forward Official Plan and zoning by-law amendments to the September 9,
2008 meeting of Council, concurrent with the implementing amendments for
Dougson Investments Inc. (Village Nissan), as discussed by Development Services
Committee on June 17, 2008.
CARRIED
10. MARKHAM
‘GIRO’ CYCLING EVENT
SUNDAY, AUGUST 10, 2008 (5.12)
Report Map
Moved by Councillor
J. Virgilio
Seconded by
Regional Councillor T. Wong
That the report entitled “Markham ‘Giro’
Cycling Event, Sunday, August 10, 2008, dated June 24, 2008, be received; and,
That Council endorse this event and instruct staff to
collaborate with the Cycling and Pedestrian Advisory Committee and the
D’Ornellas Racing Team to promote and assist with the overall event operation;
and,
That motor vehicle traffic on Cochrane Drive be
restricted to one lane, one way traffic flow, between the hours of 8:00 AM and
12:00 PM (Noon) to accommodate the 1.8 KM ‘Giro’ course;
and,
That an upset limit of $2,000 to support this event be
approved and funded under the Engineering
Capital Account #083-5399-8113-005 - Cycling Awareness Program; and further,
That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things
necessary to give effect to this resolution.
CARRIED
11. IN-CAMERA ITEM (8.0)
Moved by Deputy Mayor J. Heath
Seconded by Councillor C. Moretti
That Development Services Committee resolve into an in-camera
session to discuss the following confidential matter (11:27 AM):
(1) CONFIDENTIAL LEGAL
MATTER
REGARDING POSSIBLE LITIGATION (8.0)
CARRIED
Moved by Councillor C. Moretti
Seconded by Regional Councillor G. Landon
That the Committee rise (11:40 AM)
CARRIED
NEW BUSINESS
12. AGENDAS AND TIME ALLOCATED (16.0)
The Committee discussed various issues related to
standing committee agendas such as:
allocated time for items, running over the scheduled time of the
meeting, and moving items forward on an agenda.
It was suggested that the Chairs of the standing committees meet with
the Town Clerk over the summer recess to set out definite guidelines to be
followed.
ADJOURNMENT
The Development Services
Committee meeting adjourned at 12:00 PM.