Report to: Development Services Committee                   Report Date: December 13, 2010

 

 

SUBJECT:                         PRELIMINARY REPORT - UPDATE

                                            B. McGregor Developments Ltd.

                                            57 and 59 Bridlefield Lane

                                            Blocks 90 and 91, Plan 65M-3168

                                            North of 16th Avenue, west of Stonebridge Drive

                                            Application for Zoning By-law Amendment to facilitate a 7 single detached unit development on a private road

                                            File No.: ZA 07 110709

 

PREPARED BY:              Gary Sellars, Senior Planner, West District (ext. 2960)

 

 

RECOMMENDATION:

That the staff report entitled “Preliminary Report – Update, B. McGregor Developments Ltd., 57 and 59 Bridlefield Lane, Blocks 90 and 91, Plan 65M-3168, North of 16th Avenue, west of Stonebridge Drive, Application for Zoning By-law Amendment to facilitate a 7 single detached unit development on a private road” be received as input to the statutory public meeting scheduled for December 13, 2010.

 

1. Purpose                     2. Background                     3. Discussion                         4. Financial       

 

5. Others (HR, Strategic, Affected Units)                                   6. Attachment(s)

PURPOSE:

The purpose of this report is to provide an update to the proposal outlined in the preliminary report dated December 4, 2007 (Appendix “A”). 

 

BACKGROUND:

On December 4, 2007, Development Services Committee considered a Preliminary Report (Appendix “A”) with respect to a rezoning application submitted by B. McGregor Developments Ltd. for lands located north of 16th Avenue, west of Stonebridge Drive within the Berczy Village Secondary Plan area.  The applicant was seeking the rezoning to facilitate a 32 townhouse unit project. Committee authorized the scheduling of a Public Meeting for this application.  The applicant held a community information meeting in March 2008 to obtain feedback from area residents with respect to the applicant’s proposal.  As a result of concerns that were expressed by area residents, the applicant has revised the proposal.  The proposal now only applies to Blocks 90 and 91, Plan 65M-3168 (Figures 1, 2 and 3) and consists of 7 single detached units with minimum 12m (39 ft.) lot frontages accessed by a private road (common element condominium) from Bridlefield Lane (Figure 4).  The lands fronting onto Bridlefield Lane and Stonebridge Drive that were originally part of the townhouse proposal will now be developed with single detached dwellings on public roads, in accordance with registered plan of subdivision 65M-3168.

 

In order to facilitate the revised proposal, the applicant is now seeking a rezoning of only Blocks 90 and 91, Plan 65M-3168 from Residential Two – Special (R2-S*51) to Residential Two – Special (R2-S).  The rezoning would remove the *51 provision which only permits two dwelling units and establish development standards for the proposed development.

 

DISCUSSION:

In addition to the rezoning being sought by the applicant, part lot control exemption or severance, and common element plan of condominium approvals will be required to implement the proposed development.

 

The proposed 8.5m wide private road with a 9m turning radius will satisfy the requirements of the Waste Management Department and Fire Department with respect to municipal waste pick-up and fire department access.

 

Servicing allocation is available for the proposal.

 

Should the rezoning be approved, it is recommended that a Holding provision be included requiring execution of a development agreement, prior to the removal of the Hold, in order to secure for all conditions, including but not limited to noise attenuation, cash-in- lieu of parkland, open space conveyance and landscaping adjacent to 16th Avenue, tree preservation and associated letters of credit. 

 

RECOMMENDED BY:

 

 

 

_____________________________                      _______________________________

Biju Karumanchery, M.C.I.P., R.P.P.                    Jim Baird, M.C.I.P., R.P.P.

Senior Development Manager                               Commissioner of Development Services

 

 

ATTACHMENTS:

Figure 1 – Location Map

Figure 2 – Area Context/Zoning

Figure 3 – Air Photo

Figure 4 – Concept Plan

 

Appendix “A” – Preliminary Report, dated December 4, 2007

 

APPLICANT / AGENT:

 

Jeff Greene

Gatzios Planning and Development Consultants Inc.

7030 Woodbine Ave., Suite 500

Markham, ON L3R 6G2

 

Tel: (905) 479-9502

Fax: (905) 946-8971

 

 

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