Development Services Committee Minutes
February 25, 2014,
9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Council Chamber
All
Members of Council
Development
Services Economic
Development
Chair: Regional Councillor Jim
Jones Chair: Councillor Carolina
Moretti
Vice-Chair: Councillor Don Hamilton Vice-Chair:
Councillor Alex Chiu
Transportation Issues
Chair: Regional Councillor Gord
Landon
Vice-Chair:
Councillor Alan Ho
Attendance
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Councillor Alex Chiu
Regrets
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Andy Taylor, Chief Administrative
Officer
Jim Baird, Commissioner of
Development Services
Brenda Librecz, Commissioner of
Community & Fire Services
Alan Brown, Director of Engineering
Catherine Conrad, City Solicitor
Regan Hutcheson, Manager, Heritage
Planning
Linda Irvine, Manager, Parks and
Open Space Development
Biju Karumanchery, Senior
Development Manager
Rino Mostacci, Director of Planning
and Urban Design
David Pearce, Manager, Real Property
Gary Sellars, Senior Planner
Tom Villella, Senior Project
Coordinator
Andrea Wilson-Peebles,
Assistant City Solicitor
Liz Wimmer, Senior Planner, Urban
Design
Kitty Bavington, Council/Committee Coordinator
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The Development Services
Committee convened at the hour of 9:05 a.m. in the Council Chamber with Regional
Councillor Jim Jones in the Chair.
The Committee recessed from
12:15 pm to 1:15 pm.
The Committee welcomed students and teachers from
Lincoln Alexander Public School.
Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest
Councillor Valerie Burke disclosed an
interest with respect to Item No. 4 regarding the Thornhill Revitalization
Working Group Minutes, by nature of a family owned business in the Thornhill
area, and did not take part in the discussion of, or vote on the question of
the approval of this matter.
1. UPDATE ON THE REVIEW OF PARKLAND
DEDICATION BY-LAW, POLICIES
AND PRACTICES (10.0)
Presentation
A staff report entitled “Recommendation Report, Update
on the Review of Parkland
Dedication By-Law, Policies and Practices – Final Recommendations, PR 11 126647” was presented
as Item #8 on this agenda.
Jim Baird, Commissioner of Development Services, introduced
this item. Tom Villella, Senior Project Coordinator, gave an overview of the
project background and timelines, and a brief summary of the proposal. Mr.
Villella thanked Markham staff, the consultants, and stakeholders that have
participated in the review.
Ron Palmer, The Planning Partnership, gave a presentation entitled
"Update on the Review of Parkland Dedication By-law, Policies and
Practices”, explaining the purpose of the study and providing background
information. The presentation included the intensification area map from the new
Official Plan and a detailed review of the proposed calculations. A comparison
of the June 2013 proposal and the current proposal was provided, with respect
to the density of development (FSI) and land value differential. In summary,
the proposal promotes intensified development, is a fair and reasonable
response to issues raised by the development industry balanced with the public
interest, and it is appropriate, equitable, consistent, and aligns with Markham’s
Greenprint Plan.
Mr. Palmer and staff responded to questions from the
Committee with respect to encouraging higher density, availability of rural
land for parkland purposes, providing parkland within the urban centers in
high-density areas, land banking/acquisition strategies, adjusting for
increased land values, the cash-in-lieu reserve balance, Markham Centre park
sites, and developers’ preference to pay cash-in-lieu instead of providing land.
Tom Han, representing the South Unionville Residents
Forum (SURF), gave a presentation to discuss concerns for high parkland costs
and incentives for high density development. Mr. Han compared Markham’s CIL
rates to the GTA and suggested alternate uses of CIL funds to benefit home
owners. Mr. Han referred to the policies of the Markham Integrated Leisure
Master Plan and requested that park lands be located within the subject
developments for the benefit of the residents.
Karen Rea discussed the calculation, floor premiums,
and the low cost of Markham Centre lands bought by developers many years ago,
suggesting a two-layered calculation based on recent and older land purchases.
Staff noted the proposed calculations are for
high-density development, and that the City will continue to collect the maximum
amount for low density development.
Moved by: Councillor Alex Chiu
Seconded by: Regional Councillor Gord Landon
1) That the deputations by
Tom Han, representing the South Unionville Residents Forum (SURF), and Karen
Rea, regarding the Review of Parkland Dedication By-law, Policies and
Practices, be received; and,
2) That the presentation provided by Mr.
Ron Palmer, The Planning Partnership entitled "Update on the Review of Parkland
Dedication By-law, Policies and Practices" be received.
CARRIED
2. DEVELOPMENT
SERVICES COMMITTEE MINUTES
- February 4, 2014 (10.0)
Minutes
Moved by: Councillor Alex Chiu
Seconded by: Regional Councillor Gord Landon
That the
minutes of the Development Services Committee meeting held February 4, 2014, be
confirmed.
CARRIED
3. DEVELOPMENT
SERVICES PUBLIC MEETING MINUTES
- February 4, 2014 (10.0)
Minutes
Moved by: Councillor Alex Chiu
Seconded by: Regional Councillor Gord Landon
That the
minutes of the Development Services Public Meeting, held February 4, 2014, be
confirmed.
CARRIED
4. THORNHILL
AREA REVITALIZATION
WORKING GROUP MINUTES
January 21, 2014 (10.0)
January
21
Councillor Valerie Burke disclosed an interest with
respect to Item No. 4 regarding the Thornhill Revitalization Working Group
Minutes, by nature of a family owned business in the Thornhill area, and did
not take part in the discussion of, or vote on the question of the approval of
this matter.
Moved by: Councillor Alex Chiu
Seconded by: Regional Councillor Gord Landon
That the minutes of the Thornhill Area Revitalization Working Group
meeting held on
January 21, 2014, be received for information purposes.
CARRIED
5. HERITAGE
MARKHAM COMMITTEE MINUTES
- February 12, 2014 (16.11)
Minutes
Moved by: Councillor Alex Chiu
Seconded by: Regional Councillor Gord Landon
That the minutes of the
Heritage Markham Committee meeting held February 12, 2014, be received for
information purposes.
CARRIED
6. RECOMMENDATION
REPORT, PLAN B HOMES INC.
AND 2381423 ONTARIO INC., ZONING AMENDMENT
AND DRAFT PLAN OF SUBDIVISION APPLICATIONS
TO PERMIT 15 SINGLE DETACHED DWELLINGS AT
6827 14TH AVENUE AND 6805
14TH AVENUE
FILE NOS. ZA 12 127915 & SU 12 127915 (10.5, 10.7)
Memo Report
On February 4, 2014, Development Services Committee deferred the Plan B
Homes application to provide staff and the Ward Councillor the opportunity to
meet with the 14th Avenue property owners in Box Grove to discuss
sanitary sewer servicing of their lots. A memorandum was provided dated February 25,
2014 from the Director of Engineering.
Jim Baird, Commissioner of Development Services,
provided a brief review of the subdivision proposal and noted issues relating
to servicing.
Alan Brown, Director of Engineering, summarized the
progress regarding the 14th Avenue Sanitary Servicing and discussed
the concerns of the residents, the developer’s offer to design the services for
the residences, potential cost of connecting the residences, and cost recovery
from the adjacent land developer for servicing section C to D. Staff will
continue to work with the residents regarding the opportunity to connect, and
will report back to the Committee in June.
Angelica Gutierrez, representing the Box Grove
Community Association, requested sewers to be built at little or no cost to the
limited number of residents on 14th Avenue from the Box Grove
By-pass west to 9th Line. Ms. Gutierrez discussed compensation to
the owners for the inconvenience of the construction by being included in the
services that will be built. Ms. Gutierrez stated concerns for the lot sizes
for Plan B Homes, the extension of Barter St., the added noise, pollution, and
traffic congestion, and the development of lands to the east of the subject
lands.
Amber Burke made a deputation to encourage the
connection of the residences to the services, and objected to the impacts from
the extension of Barter St., intensification, and increased traffic.
Trish Vrotsos, on behalf of her parents, Vangy and
Paul Vrotsos, objected to the proposed lot size of Plan B Homes which will set
a precedent, the potential impact on the heritage properties on 14th
Avenue, and increased traffic, noise and construction. Ms. Vrotsos, referred to
Markham’s strategic planning priorities and recommended that the City consult
with other levels of government and the developer to provide the necessary
infrastructure to the residents of 14th Avenue.
Nadia Zuccaro, EMC Group Limited, representing Plan B
Homes, displayed a lotting plan and elevations, and provided details of the
proposed development. Regional driveway and road widening policies were
discussed.
The Committee and staff discussed local improvements
and past efforts to service houses on private septic systems, development
policies for hamlets, protection of heritage interests, potential severances
for surrounding properties, storm water management, and preservation of green
space. The adjacent draft townhouse proposal and extension of Barter Street
were also discussed.
Moved by: Councillor Alex Chiu
Seconded by: Councillor Colin Campbell
1)
That the deputations
by Angelica Gutierrez of Box Grove Community Association, Amber Burke, Trish
Vrotsos on behalf of Vangy and Paul Vrotsos, and Nadia Zuccaro representing
Plan B Homes, regarding Plan B Homes Inc., and 2381423 Ontario Inc., be
received; and,
2)
That the written
submissions by Angelica Gutierrez of Box Grove Community Association, Amber
Burke, and Trish Vrotsos on behalf of Vangy and Paul Vrotsos regarding Plan B
Homes Inc., and 2381423 Ontario Inc., be received; and,
3)
That the report titled
“RECOMMENDATION REPORT, Plan B Homes Inc., and 2381423 Ontario Inc., Zoning
Amendment and Draft Plan of Subdivision Applications to permit 15 single
detached dwellings at 6827 14th Avenue and 6805
14th Avenue, File Nos. ZA 12 127915 & SU 12
127915,” dated February 4, 2014, and the Memorandum dated
February 25, 2014 from the Director of Engineering be received; and,
4) That the record of the Public Meetings held on April 9, 2013
and September 23, 2013, regarding the applications for approval of a Draft Plan
of Subdivision and Zoning By-law Amendment be received; and,
5) That Draft Plan of Subdivision 19TM-12007 submitted by Plan
B Homes Inc., and 2381423 Ontario Inc., be draft approved subject to the
conditions outlined in Appendix ‘A’; and,
6) That the Director of Planning and Urban Design, or his
designate be delegated authority to issue draft approval, subject to the conditions
set out in Appendix ‘A’ as may be amended by the Director of Planning and Urban
Design; and,
7) That the application submitted by Plan B Homes Inc. and
2381423 Ontario Inc., to remove the properties from the Rural Residential
Zoning categories of By-laws 304-87 and 194-82, as amended, and incorporate
them into a Residential Two (R2) zone category under By-law 177-96, as amended,
be approved and the draft by-law attached as Appendix ‘B’ be finalized and
enacted without further notice; and,
8) That Council authorize servicing allocation for 15 single
detached units (55.5 population) from the current servicing allocation reserve;
and,
9) That the City reserves the right to revoke or reallocate the
servicing allocation should the development not proceed in a timely manner;
and,
10) That the Region of York be advised of the
servicing allocation for this development; and,
11) That the draft plan approval for Plan of
Subdivision 19TM-12007 will lapse after a period of three (3) years from the
date of issuance in the event that a subdivision agreement is not executed
within that period; and,
12) That staff report back to
June 10, 2014 Development Services Committee with the final cost of the
sanitary sewer installation along 14th Avenue including residents
funding commitment to this project; and further,
13) That Staff be authorized and directed to
do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.
CARRIED
7. RECOMMENDATION REPORT
ANGUS GLEN VILLAGE LTD.
4071 MAJOR MACKENZIE DRIVE
APPLICATIONS FOR REVISIONS TO
DRAFT APPROVED
PLAN OF SUBDIVISION 19TM -
03004 (PHASE 2D) AND
AN IMPLEMENTING ZONING BY-LAW
AMENDMENT
SOUTHEAST CORNER OF MAJOR
MACKENZIE DRIVE
AND ANGUS GLEN BOULEVARD
FILE NO.: SU/ZA 12 130341
(10.7, 10.5)
Report
Moved by: Councillor Alan Ho
Seconded by: Regional Councillor Gord Landon
1) That the report dated February 25, 2014 and entitled “RECOMMENDATION
REPORT, Angus Glen Village Ltd., 4071 Major Mackenzie Drive, Applications for Revisions to Draft
Approved Plan of Subdivision 19TM – 03004 (Phase 2D) and an implementing zoning
by-law amendment, Southeast
corner of Major Mackenzie Drive and Angus Glen Boulevard, File No.:
SU/ZA 12 130341”, be received; and,
2) That
revised draft plan of subdivision 19TM- 03004 (Phase 2D) submitted
by Angus Glen Village Ltd., be draft approved subject to the conditions
outlined in Appendix ‘A’; and,
3) That the application
submitted by Angus Glen Village Ltd. to amend Zoning By- 177-96, as amended, be
approved and the draft Zoning By-law amendment attached as Appendix “B”, be
finalized and enacted without further notice; and,
4) That
servicing allocation for a population of 99.9 persons (27 single detached
units) be granted to plan of subdivision 19TM-03004 (Phase
2D) from the City of Markham 2011/2012 Servicing Allocation distribution; and,
5) That
the City reserves the right to revoke or reallocate the servicing allocation
should the development not proceed in a timely manner; and,
6) That
the Region of York be advised of the servicing allocation for this development;
and further,
7) That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things
necessary to give effect to this resolution.
CARRIED
8. RECOMMENDATION REPORT
UPDATE ON THE REVIEW OF
PARKLAND
DEDICATION BY-LAW, POLICIES
AND PRACTICES
– FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS
PR 11 126647 (10.0)
Report
Ron Palmer of The Planning Partnership, gave a
presentation entitled "Update on the Review of Parkland Dedication By-law,
Policies and Practices” as Item # 1 on this agenda.
Moved by: Councillor Alex Chiu
Seconded by: Regional
Councillor Gord Landon
1) That
the Report entitled “Update on the Review of Parkland Dedication By-law,
Policies and Practices – Final Recommendations – PR 11 126647”, be received;
and,
2) That the Final Report from The Planning
Partnership entitled ‘City of Markham Review of Parkland Dedication By-law,
Policies and Practices, May 2013’ (previously received by Development Services
Committee), as further modified by the consultants’ memorandum of December 11,
2013 (attached as Appendix 1), be received, and that it be
utilized to provide guidance to Staff and Council in matters involving parkland
dedication; and,
3) That the draft Parkland
Dedication By-law attached as Appendix 2 to
this Report, including the recommended Adjusted Parkland Dedication Option for
higher density development in intensification areas, be endorsed; and,
4) That the presentation by
The Planning Partnership dated February 25, 2014 respecting the City of Markham
Parkland Dedication Review, attached as Appendix 3, be
received; and,
5) That Staff be directed
to bring a final Parkland Dedication By-law forward for Council approval; and
further,
6) That Staff be authorized
and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.
CARRIED
9. REQUEST TO REMOVE RESTRICTIONS
ON THE APPROVAL OF ADDITIONAL
RESTAURANT
FLOOR SPACE WITHIN THE
COMMERCIAL CORE AREA
OF HISTORIC UNIONVILLE- UNIONVILLE
BUSINESS
IMPROVEMENT AREA (AMENDMENTS
TO UNIONVILLE
CORE AREA SECONDARY PLAN AND
ZONING BY-LAW)
FILE 14 107181 (10.4, 10.5)
Report
Jim Baird, Commissioner of Development Services,
summarized the proposal to amend the restaurant floor space restrictions for
certain types of restaurants, and permit additional retail uses within the
Commercial Core Area of Historic Unionville.
Sharon Taylor Wood made a deputation to thank Council
and staff, advising that 97% of the business support this initiative.
Moved by: Councillor Don Hamilton
Seconded by: Councillor Colin Campbell
1) That the deputation by Sharon Taylor
Woods in support of the proposal regarding Restaurant Floor Space within the
Commercial Core Area of Historical Unionville be received; and,
2) That the report entitled “Request to Remove Restrictions on
the Approval of Additional Restaurant Floor Space within the Commercial Core
Area of Historic Unionville – Unionville
Business Improvement Area, (Amendment to Unionville Core Area Secondary Plan
and Zoning By-law)”, dated February 25, 2014, be received; and,
3) That the Record of the Public Meeting held on February 4,
2014 with respect to the proposed amendments to the Official Plan (Unionville
Core Area Secondary Plan) and Zoning By-law 122-72, as amended, be received;
and,
4) That the proposed Official Plan Amendment (OP14 107181) and
Zoning By-law Amendment (ZA 14 107181) initiated by the City of Markham, be approved, and the draft Official Plan and
Zoning By-law amendments be finalized and enacted; and,
5) That the amendment to the Official Plan (Revised 1987) be
forwarded to the Region of York as modifications to the new Official Plan adopted
by Council on December 10, 2013; and further,
6) That staff be authorized and directed to do all things
necessary to give effect to this resolution.
CARRIED
10. RECOMMENDATION REPORT
CITY-INITIATED AMENDMENT TO
THE SIGN BY-LAW
(BOUNDARY OF SPECIAL SIGN
DISTRICT FOR
BUTTONVILLE HERITAGE CONSERVATION
DISTRICT) (2.16, 16.11)
Report
Rino Mostacci, Director of Planning and Urban Design, and
Regan Hutcheson, Manager of Heritage Planning, gave a brief explanation of the proposal
to amend the sign By-law.
Moved by: Councillor Alan Ho
Seconded by: Councillor Alex Chiu
1) That the staff report dated February 25, 2014, titled
“Recommendation Report, City-Initiated Amendment to the Sign By-law (Boundary
of Special Sign District for Buttonville Heritage Conservation District)”, be
received; and,
2) That the proposed amendment to the Sign By-law 2002-94,
attached as Appendix ‘A’, be approved and enacted without further notice; and
further,
3) That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things
necessary to give effect to this resolution.
CARRIED
11. NEW BUSINESS
MARKHAM LIVE (MISTA) FINANCIAL
UPDATE (10.0)
The Committee discussed the outstanding
financial update from the November 1, 2012 Markham Live (MISTA) meeting. Staff
advised that the information update has been prepared; however there are no
Markham Live issues or meetings pending to bring the information forward.
Moved by: Councillor Howard Shore
Seconded by: Councillor Alex Chiu
That the outstanding financial update
from the November 1, 2012 Markham Live (MISTA) meeting be brought forward to a
Standing Committee.
CARRIED
12. NEW BUSINESS
HERITAGE MARKHAM MINUTES,
FEBRUARY 12, 2014
11 EUCLID STREET, MARKHAM
(16.11)
The Committee determined that this was not an In-camera matter under
Section 239 (2)(b) of the Municipal Act, [Section 239 (2) (b)] (personal matters
about an identifiable individual) and brought it forward in open session.
A Committee member discussed the responsibilities of the prior and
current owners of 11 Euclid Street with respect to renovations to the heritage
building. Staff advised that the current site plan application for a
substantial addition was delegated to the Director of Planning for approval and
if the applicant did not wish to implement the Heritage Markham recommendations
the matter could either be sent back to Heritage Markham for reconsideration or
referred to a future Development Services Committee. The Committee provided no
directions in this regard.
13. IN-CAMERA
MATTERS
Moved by: Regional Councillor Gord Landon
Seconded by: Councillor Alan Ho
That, in accordance with Section 239 (2) of the Municipal
Act, Development Services Committee resolve into an in-camera session to
discuss the following confidential matters:
(1) DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
COMMITTEE IN-CAMERA MINUTES
- January 21, 2014 (10.0)
[Section 239 (2) (e,
e, (e,f), (e,f), b, f,(e, f))]
(2) LITIGATION OR POTENTIAL
LITIGATION, INCLUDING MATTERS BEFORE
ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNALS, AFFECTING THE MUNICIPALITY
OR LOCAL BOARD (5.0, 8.0)
[Section
239 (2) (e)] (Minutes of Settlement)
CARRIED
Moved by: Regional Councillor Gord Landon
Seconded by: Councillor Alex Chiu
That the Development Services Committee rise from in-camera at 1:38 PM.
CARRIED
ADJOURNMENT
The Development Services
Committee meeting adjourned at 1:48 PM.
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