MINUTES
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES PUBLIC MEETING
APRIL 23, 2013 - 7:00 p.m.
Council
Chamber
Meeting No. 6
All
Members of Council
Development
Services
Chair: Regional Councillor Jim Jones
Vice-Chair: Councillor Don Hamilton
Attendance
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Councillor Alex Chiu
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Jim Baird, Commissioner of
Development Services
Murray Boyce, Senior Policy
Coordinator
Alan Brown, Director of Engineering
Lilli Duoba, Senior Project
Coordinator
Regan Hutcheson, Manager, Heritage
Planning
Teema Kanji, Senior Project
Coordinator
Richard Kendall, Manager, Central
District
Rino Mostacci, Director of Planning
and Urban Design
Tom Villella, Senior Project
Coordinator
Marg Wouters, Senior Manager, Policy
and Research
Kitty Bavington, Council/Committee Coordinator
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The Development Services
Public Meeting convened at 7:00 PM in the Council Chamber with Regional
Councillor Jim Jones in the Chair.
DISCLOSURE OF PECUNIARY INTEREST –
None Declared
1. DRAFT
OFFICIAL PLAN 2012
PUBLIC CONSULTATION OVERVIEW
(10.0)
Report Figure
1 Appendix
A Appendix
B Appendix
C Appendix
D
Communications
- DSC Mar. 19 Communications
- DSC Apr. 9
The Public Meeting this date was to allow
for comments to be provided on the City of Markham's Draft Official Plan.
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notices were mailed on April
3, 2013.
Notice was posted in the Liberal and Economist & Sun on March 21
& 28, April 4, 11 & 18 and in the Economist on April 20, 2013. Notice is posted on the Markham web page.
Approximately 90 written submissions were received prior to, and during
the meeting.
Jim Baird, Commissioner of Development Services, introduced this matter
and gave a brief overview of the project.
Marg Wouters, Senior Manager, Policy and Research, gave a presentation
regarding the draft new Official Plan, outlining the process to date, the
issues to be addressed, site-specific redesignation requests, and next steps.
The new OP is anticipated to be before Council for adoption in June, 2013, followed
by submission to York Region for approval. Staff will be working through and
responding to the correspondence received.
John Gladki of Gladki Planning Associates, Consultant for the City of
Markham, was is in attendance to answer any questions.
Annik Forristal, McMillan LLP, on behalf of York Region Condominium
Corporation No. 890 (Pacific Mall), discussed the designation of the property
with respect to current restrictions on high density uses and building heights.
Paul Johnston, Johnston Litanski Ltd., representing Shouldice Hospital,
requested redesignation to permit mid-rise heights for higher density, as the
owners do not wish to continue with the current institutional use.
Bruce Thom, representing Majorwood Development Inc. in the Highway 404
area, discussed the zoning permissions for a wide range of service uses, and objected
to the current proposal for a roadway through their land.
Ronald Lynn, representing the Grace Gospel Church at Major Mackenzie
Drive west of McCowan Road, requested that their land be included within the
urban boundary, and that mixed uses as well as a place of worship be permitted.
Cynthia Hiatt expressed concern for the high-rise areas being built so
close to roadways and restricting future road expansion.
Sam Orrico stated that he is interested in the process and can offer
his experience.
Catherine Lyons of Goodmans LLP, representing the Kennedy Landowner
Group, referred to their written submissions and ongoing work with staff. Ms.
Lyons requested another opportunity to review the draft plan before it is adopted.
Paul Stagl of Opus Management and Jeffrey Seider of MMM Group, both
representing the Remington Group, gave a PowerPoint presentation requesting
redesignation of land at 14th Avenue and Middlefield Road, with
respect to employment uses. They discussed conflicts between residential and
industrial uses, and provided a written submission.
John Genest of Malone Givens Parsons, representing Box Grove Hill
Developments, referenced his written submission and requested that certain lands
in the Copper Creek Drive and Don Cousens Parkway area be designated for a mix
of residential and employment use. Mr. Genest discussed the development of the block
east of Don Cousens Parkway in relation to the uncertain timing of the transit
hub.
Toinette Bezant, on behalf of the Bayview Glen Residents Association, expressed
concern for the repeal of the Thornhill Secondary Plan. Ms. Bezant stated that
infrastructure remediation and flood protection are needed in Thornhill. Comments
were also provided regarding infill development, the reclassification of
Lauraleaf to a minor collector road, drainage connections to Toronto, and
including flood vulnerable areas in the TRCA map (Appendix A). Staff responded
that the Secondary Plan policies that still apply will be included within the
new plan.
Tom Han, representing the South
Unionville Residents Forum (SURF) provided a PowerPoint presentation and spoke
about parkland issues, stating his opposition to cash-in-lieu dedication for
high-rise buildings. Staff confirmed that there is a strategy in place to
provide 100% of the parkland requirement in South Unionville. The Committee
clarified that all cash-in-lieu funds are held in reserves for parkland
purposes only. Mr. Han provided a written copy of his statement.
Marg Wouters summarized the next steps. Site-specific requests for
employment land conversion will be addressed in May and the new Official Plan
will be released for public review prior to adoption by Council, anticipated in
June. The Committee requested an update on staffs’ responses to the written
submission, and staff advised that a summary chart providing the resolution for
each submission is being compiled. The summary will be placed online when
prepared.
Staff responded to questions from the Committee regarding affordable
housing, advising that current Official Plan policies will be carried forward
for second suites, however zoning provisions to reflect these policies will be
coming before Council in the future.
Moved by: Mayor Frank Scarpitti
Seconded by: Regional Councillor Gord Landon
1)
That submissions received from Brian
Gordon, Marilyn Ginsburg, Alena Gotz, Howard Shore, Maria Gatzios on behalf of
landowners in the 404 North Secondary Plan and on behalf of 8 Steelcase Holding
Corporation, Matthew Cory on behalf of the Dorsay Development Corporation,
Rosemarie Humphries on behalf of Terra Gold (McCowan) Properties Inc. (2),
Patricia Foran on behalf of Lindvest (Cornell) Limited and on behalf of Angelico Investments Inc., Jim Kirk on behalf of Unionville Montessori
School and on behalf of LBS Group, and on behalf of York Downs Golf and Country
Club, Bill Haley, Tom Han of the South Unionville Residents Forum (2), Michael
Baker of Majorwood Developments Inc., Anna Maria Colangelo Dimilta, Reid
McAlpine on behalf of the Unionville Villagers Association (2), Roy Mason on
behalf of Upper Unionville Inc., Brian
Brewer of Unionville Ratepayers Association, David B. MacLachlan on behalf of Angus Glen North West Inc., Dominic Dimilta,
Peter Swinton on behalf of Forest Bay Homes Ltd. and the Dimilta Bros., Nick
Pileggi on behalf of IBM and on behalf of Times Group Corp, Sandra Wiles on
behalf of Clera Holdings and on behalf of 467449 Ontario Limited, Afzal Khan,
Cynthia Frankow, Mac Ahmed, Ray Wong, Claudia Ferryman, Michelle Lewis and
Kevin O’Neil, Yanan Song, John P. Genest on behalf of Box Grove Hill Dev Inc., Danny
Liao, Mary Flynn-Guglietti on behalf of York Region Condominium Corp 890, Sophie
Wong, Donald F. Given on behalf of Buttonville Properties; Michael Larkin on
behalf of Memorial Gardens Canada
Limited, Paula & Hafiz Khan, Kathiravetpillai Kandiah, Tony Ghanbari, Eldon
C. Theodore on behalf of Mon Sheong Foundation and on behalf of Frangian
Holdings, Stephen Bhiro, Yvette Ashegh, Ketan Patel, Sharmini Subramaniam, Luminita
Costache and Liviu Costache, Tanya Johnson, Edward Arde, Herve Lacheray, Tom
Farrar, Tiana Knight, Sugumar Vivekanandasothy, Catherine Lyons on behalf of
Kennedy McCowan Landowners Group, Marc Beauchemin, Bill Haley on behalf of
Thornlea Development Area, Tracy Stuart, Mike Czestochowski on behalf of CBRE
Limited, Bob Forhan representing Romandale Farms Ltd. and on behalf of King
David Inc. and on behalf of Cathedral Town Ltd., Tony Volpentesta on behalf of
Lindvest Properties (Cornell) Limited, Donald Given on behalf of North Markham
Landowners Group, Stephen D’Agostino representing McCowan-48 Owners Colebay
etc.(2), Edward Terry for Loblaw Properties Limited, Susan Rosenthal for 775377
Ontario Ltd. and on behalf of Dorsay Developments Inc., Vania Ottoorgo for
1659139 Ontario Inc., Audrey Johnson, Ryan Guetter for 2355465 Ontario Inc., Paul
Stagl and Jeffrey Seider representing the Remington Group, Robert Jarvis for
Kennedy Corners Realty Inc., and Toinette
Bezant, for the Bayview Glen Residents Association, be received and referred to
staff; and,
2) That the deputations by Annik Forristal
on behalf of York Region Condominium Corporation No. 890, Paul Johnston
representing Shouldice Hospital, Bruce Thom representing Majorwood Development
Inc., Ronald Lynn representing the Grace Gospel Church, Cynthia Hiatt, Sam
Orrico, Catherine Lyons representing the Kennedy Landowner Group, Paul Stagl
and Jeffrey Seider representing the Remington Group, John Genest representing
Box Grove Hill Developments, Toinette Bezant, on behalf of the Bayview Glen
Residents Association, and Tom Han, representing the South Unionville Residents Forum be received and referred to
staff; and,
3) That the Development Services Committee report dated March
19, 2013 entitled “Draft Official Plan 2012 Public Consultation Overview” be
received; and,
4) That the record of the public meeting on April 23, 2013 with
respect to the City of Markham Draft Official Plan be received; and,
5) That staff report back to Development Services Committee on
the comments received regarding the City of Markham Draft Official Plan and
make final recommendations on the City of Markham Official Plan; and further,
6) That staff be authorized and directed to do all things
necessary to give effect to this resolution.
CARRIED
ADJOURNMENT
The Development Services
Public Meeting adjourned at 8:30 PM.
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