TO:                             Mayor and Members of Council

 

FROM:                       Jim Baird, Commissioner of Development Services

                                    Valerie Shuttleworth, Director of Planning and Urban Design

                   

 

PREPARED BY:        Markham Centre Team

                                    Anna Henriques, Planner, ext. 7922

 

DATE:                        January 24, 2006

 

RE:                                          Update Memo

                                    Greenbelt Volkswagen Dealership

                                    Official Plan and Zoning By-law amendment applications to

                                    permit Volkswagen Dealership Expansion

                                    7997 Kennedy Road & 31 Helen Avenue

                                    File Nos: OP 03 108961, ZA  03 108969

 

                                                                                                                                                        

 

RECOMMENDATION

That a Public Meeting be held to consider revisions to the Official Plan and Zoning By-law amendment applications submitted by Greenbelt Volkswagen.

 

PURPOSE

The purpose of this memo is to provide information on revisions that have been made since a public meeting was held in October, 2003 regarding applications submitted by Greenbelt Volkswagen for an Official Plan and Zoning By-law amendment and Site Plan Control, and to recommend that another Public Meeting be held.

 

BACKGROUND

On October 14, 2003 a public meeting was held to consider the above mentioned zoning and official plan amendments.  Staff have been working with the applicant to address several issues and as a result, the proposed site plan has changed substantially since the public meeting was held. 

 

The following outlines the revisions that have taken place with respect to the proposed site plan (see attached originally proposed site plan and revised site plan):

 

 

Building orientation and floor area

As requested by staff early on in the review process, the applicant has agreed to orient the proposed new free standing building further west on the site, closer to Kennedy Road and more in line with the existing VW dealership building.  This will create a better relationship with the existing building on the property and the BMW dealership building across the street on the north side of Helen Avenue.  Previously, the building was oriented further east of the existing dealership building, entirely on 31 Helen Avenue and closer to the adjacent residential area. 

 

The footprint and floor area of the proposed new free standing dealership building has also changed from 1581.8 m2 (17, 027.3 ft2) which was originally proposed, to 1167.8m2 (12, 570.5 ft2).

 

Addition proposed

In addition to the proposed free standing building, the applicant is now also proposing a 1059.6 m2  (11,406.2 ft2) addition to the existing Volkswagen building.  Previously, an addition to the existing dealership building was not proposed.

 

Increase in new total floor area proposed

Originally a total of 1581.8 m2 of new floor area was proposed with only construction of the new free standing dealership building.  The revised site plan now proposes a total of 2227.4 m2 of new floor area with the proposed construction of the new free standing dealership building and the proposed addition to the existing dealership building.

 

CONCLUSION

Planning staff recommend that another Public Meeting be held to consider these applications as it has been over two years since the last Public Meeting (October 2003) and there have been significant revisions to the proposal including an increase in the total floor area proposed, an addition to the existing dealership building and a change in building orientation.


 

FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS:

There are no financial implications for the Town in this report.

 

ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS:

None at this time.

 

ACCESSIBILITY CONSIDERATIONS:

None at this time.

 

ENGAGE 21ST CONSIDERATIONS:

The proposal is in keeping with Town of Markham’s Corporate Goals.

 

BUSINESS UNITS CONSULTED AND AFFECTED:

The applications have been circulated to internal departments and external agencies for comment.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Valerie Shuttleworth, M.C.I.P., R.P.P.

Director of Planning & Urban Design

 

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

Commissioner of Development Services

 

Document file path: AMANDA/File 03 108969/Document/January 24, 2006 memo

 

ATTACHMENTS:

Figure 1:           Originally proposed site plan

Figure 2:           Revised site plan

 

APPLICANT: Augusta National

                                    Mike Everard

                                    34 Melchoir Crescent

                                    Markham, ON

                                    L3R 9A4

                                    Tel: 905-944-9709 

Fax:  905- 944-9710