RECOMMENDATION:
That a Public
Meeting be held to consider the zoning by-law amendment application (ZA.05-007543) by the Remington Group to place a
Hold on the zoning of lands on the west side of Markham Road, north of Steeles Avenue.
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this report is to provide preliminary information
regarding a zoning amendment application by the Remington Group to place a Hold on the zoning of certain lands at the
northwest corner of Markham Road and Steeles
Avenue to allow
the transfer of servicing allocation from this site.
BACKGROUND:
Subject lands and area context
The subject property is a 4.1ha (10 acre) parcel on the west side of Markham Road, north of Steeles Avenue (Figure 1). The property is currently zoned Second
Density - High Density Residential (RHD2) in By-law 90-81 and is currently vacant (Figures 2 and 3).
Zoning and site plan applications for a 614-unit apartment building were
approved by Council in 1989 and servicing allocation has historically been
assumed for this site. A new site plan
application for a 574 unit apartment development on the site is currently under
review.
Proposal is to place a Hold on the current zoning
The proposal is to place a Hold on the
current zoning of the lands pending the availability of additional servicing
allocation. The applicant is requesting
that approximately half of the previously assigned servicing allocation for
these blocks (275 units) be transferred to a proposed 275-unit apartment
development at the southeast corner of Kennedy Road
and Denison Street within the Milliken
Main Street study
area. That application (SC 04-014176),
under the same ownership, is currently caught by the servicing allocation
moratorium by the Town put in place in the spring of 2004.
POTENTIAL BENEFITS OF APPROVAL OF THE
PROPOSAL:
The transfer of the servicing
allocation will allow the proposed apartment development at the southeast
corner of Kennedy Road and Denison Street to be brought forward for Council
approval once it has proceeded through the planning process. That proposed development is consistent with
the draft Milliken Main Street Secondary Plan, and is considered to have the
potential to act as a catalyst for further development within the Milliken Main
Street study area.
ADDITIONAL CONCERNS/ISSUES TO BE RESOLVED:
If the Hold provision on the zoning for
the subject lands for 275 units of servicing allocation is approved, allocation
for 299 units will remain with this site.
In order to retain this allocation, the applicant must continue to
pursue approval of the site plan application for this site.
FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS:
None at this time.
BUSINESS UNITS CONSULTED AND AFFECTED:
All Town departments and external
agencies have been circulated with these applications.
It would
be appropriate to schedule a Public Meeting to consider this application.
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Valerie Shuttleworth, M.C.I.P., R.P.P.
Director of Planning & Urban Design
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Jim
Baird, M.C.I.P., R.P.P.
Commissioner of Development Services
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Figure 1: Location Map
Figure 2: Air Photo
Figure 3: Area Context/Zoning
