Recommendations:
THAT Heritage Markham has no objection from a heritage perspective to the proposed demolition of the existing car dealership and the Zoning By-law Amendment to permit residential uses in this location, including townhouses;
THAT Heritage Markham has no comments on the Draft Plan of Subdivision application in support of townhouses;
THAT Heritage Markham recommends that the architectural style of the townhouses be reflective of authentic Markham examples of either the Second Empire or Gothic Revival style;
THAT Heritage Markham has no objection from a heritage perspective to the proposed Official Plan Amendment to permit 3 storey townhouses in either a Second Empire or Gothic Revival architectural style;
THAT based on the current proposal, Heritage Markham does not support the proposed Official Plan Amendment to permit townhouses not having direct frontage to a public street given the existing heritage character of the area, and recommends the area behind the proposed townhouses fronting onto Main Street North be used for backyard amenity space, visitor parking, snow storage and vehicular circulation.