DEVELOPMENT SERVICES COMMITTEE

 

 

 

 

 

TO:

Mayor and Members of Council

 

 

 

 

FROM:

Jim Baird, Commissioner of Development Services

Valerie Shuttleworth, Director of Planning and Urban Design

 

 

 

 

PREPARED BY:

Tina Roberge, Planning Department

 

 

 

 

DATE OF MEETING:

February 15, 2005

 

 

 

 

SUBJECT:

Report on Incoming Planning Applications for the period of

January 4, 2005 to January 20, 2005

 

 

 

 

 

RECOMMENDATION:

That Committee receive the report entitled “Report on Incoming Planning Applications for the period of  “January 4, 2005 to January 20, 2005” and direct staff to process the applications in accordance with the route outlined in the report.

 

PURPOSE:

The purpose of the report is to provide Committee with a brief summary of all incoming planning applications and advise of the approval route each application will proceed through.

 

OPTIONS/DISCUSSION:

The chart below outlines each application type, the property location (ward, district and address), a very brief description of the proposal/request and the approval route, for all development related planning applications received through the period of January 4, 2005 to January 20, 2005.  A majority vote of Committee is necessary to move (bump up) an application from a staff approval route to the Committee approval route.

 

Notes: OP – Official Plan Amendment Application

            ZA – Zoning By-law Amendment Application

            SC – Site Plan Approval Application

SU  - Application for Draft Plan Approval, Revision to Draft Approved Plan or Extension                      of Draft Approval

CU – Application for Approval of Draft Plan of Condominium

 

 

 

 

 

Application Type & File #

Ward & District Team

Description of Development Proposed

Approval Route

ZA 05 005465

OP 05 005462

1, West

1547155 Ontario Ltd. 

·        7751 Yonge Street

·        Thornhill Heritage Conservation District.

·        To redevelop the existing property with a mixed-use commercial-residential building consisting of ninety-two (92) condominium apartments with ground related retail-service uses fronting onto Yonge Street. 

Committee/Council

ZA 05 005737

6, Markham

Centre

Markham Suites Hotel Ltd.

·        8500 Warden Ave.

·        southwest corner of Highway 7 and Warden Avenue within the Markham Centre Planning District.

·        To amend the Town's Parking Standards By-law 28-97 in order to implement paid parking on the site. 

Committee/Council

ZA 05 006240

OP 05 006243

2, West

Rushkinvale Developments Limited

·        337 John Street

·        The applicant is proposing to develop the 2.0754 ha. site for self storage facilities in 2 Phases;

·        The first Phase will comprise two 3 storey buildings along the John Steet frontage of the site and the second phase to comprise 5 additional 1 storey buildings. 

Committee/Council

ZA 05 006246

3, Markham

Centre

World Tech Construction Inc.

·        181 Helen Ave.

·        North of Hwy. 407 and east of Kennedy Road. 

·        To rezone the existing property to Residential Two (R2*31), under By-law 177-96, as amended to permit  6 lots, six single detached homes

Committee/Council

ZA 05 006325

4, East

Bruce N. Huntley Contracting Limited

·        Anderson Ave.

·        At the northeast and southeast corners of  Hwy. 48 and Anderson Avenue

·        To rezone the property to "Major Commercial" in order to permit a diverse range of retail uses. 

Council/Commitee

ZA 05 006401

7, South

How-land Management

·        7205 Markham Road

·        Villages of Fairtree subdivision southeast corner Markham Road and Elson Street,

·        To add a holding (H) provision to the Second Density - Medium Density Residential  (RMD2) zoning on two blocks

·        The holding provision is required until servicing allocation becomes available.

Council/Committee

ZA 05 006494

8, South

York Region Rapid Transit Corporation

·        2875 14th Ave.

·        south side of 14th Avenue, west of Woodbine Avenue. 

·        The northern half of the subject property is currently zoned "Select Industrial with Limited Commercial" [M.C.(60%)] and the southern half of the property is zoned "Agricultural" (A1)

·        The Applicant wishes to rezone the southern portion of the property on a temporary basis so that the subject lands may be used as a bus storage area.   

Council/Committee

ZA 05 006551

OP 05 006539

SC 05 006552

1, West

York Condominium Corporation No. 279

·        31 Porterfield Cres.

·        South of John Street and east of Bayview Avenue. 

·        to permit replacement of an existing one-storey building with a new building that will be used as the site management office for the Condominium Corporation. 

Council/Committee

SU 05 005726

5, East

Aspen Ridge Homes (Upper Cornell) Limited

·        9451 9th Line

·        to remove the part lot control on thirty-seven (37) townhouse blocks on Registered Plan 65M-3759 to allow for the sale of one hundred and seventy (170) townhouse dwelling units.  Included are townhouse blocks 314-350 inclusive. 

Council (By-law directly)

SU 05 006254

4, East

Markham Joint Venture (536142 Ontario Limited)

·        2395 Bur Oak

·        For Part Lot Control Exemption for Lots 44 L/R, 45 L/R and Block 62 Units 1, 2 & 3, Plan 65M-3586.

Council (By-law directly)

SC 05 005761

5, East

1473092 Ontario Limited

·        9451 9th Line

·        for siting approval for 51 single townhouse units

Staff

 

FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS:

None.

 

BUSINESS UNITS CONSULTED AND AFFECTED:

All applications have been circulated to appropriate departments and agencies for comment and/or conditions.

 

ATTACHMENTS:

None.

 

 

 

 

 

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

Director of Planning and Urban Design

 

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

Commissioner of Development Services

 

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