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Mayor and Members of Council |
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Jim Baird, Commissioner of
Development Services Valerie Shuttleworth, Director of
Planning & Urban Design |
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PREPARED BY: |
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DATE OF MEETI |
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SUBJECT: |
PRELIMI Stepanova Ballet Academy Inc. Application for Zoning By-law Amendment to permit a
commercial in the existing building at: 83 – ZA 04-022520 |
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RECOMME
That a Public Meeting be held to consider the Zoning
By-law amendment application submitted by Rowbry Holdings Limited at 83 -85
Glen Cameron Road to permit a commercial school in the existing building and an
associated reduction in required parking from 33 to 25 spaces, once the parking concerns
noted in this report have been addressed to the satisfaction of the Commissioner
of Development Services.
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this
report is to provide preliminary information regarding an application for
Zoning By-law Amendment to include a comercial school as a permitted use on the
above noted property and to reduce the number of required parking spaces. It is recommended that a statutory public
meeting be held once the parking concerns
noted in this report have been addressed to the satisfaction of the
Commissioner of Development Services.
BACKGROU
Property and Area Context
The 0.22 ha (0.55
ac) site currently has a commercial / industrial building. The property is located on the south side of
Adjoining the
subject lands are:
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Low Density
Residential (Single detached dwellings) to the north;
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Industrial Buildings
to the east and west;
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Railway
corridor to the south
The lands are within a
grouping of industrial uses that surround the railway corridor.
The proposed zoning
amendment will add commercial school as a permitted use and change the parking
standard so that the required parking will match the number of parking spaces
provided on the site. The use will be
located within the existing building.
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Table A |
M2 |
Ft2 |
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Building Coverage |
1116 |
12,012.9 |
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Gross Site Area |
2200 |
23681.377 |
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Building’s Gross
Floor Area |
1179.49 |
12,696.34 |
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Ballet school’s
floor area |
299 |
3218.5 |
Official Plan designates the property Business Corridor Area
The Official Plan designates
the subject site Industrial in schedule A “Land Use Plan” and Business Corridor
Area in Schedule H “Commercial / Industrial categories”. This designation is further refined by the
Thornhill Secondary Plan to “Business Corridor – Glen Cameron /
Amendment to Zoning By-law is required
The subject lands are currently
zoned M- Industrial under by-law 2237.
This zone category focuses on manufacturing and accessory uses. The current application is to amend the
Industrial zoning category on this site to add commercial school to the list of
permitted uses. The required parking for
the commercial school will be greater than that required for the existing
industrial uses. The applicant is
requesting a reduction in the number of parking spaces required for the
commercial school.
POTE
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Proposal provides
an upgraded use on the property which may be determined to be more compatible
with the properties to the north.
The
following is a brief summary of concerns/issues raised to date. These matters,
and any others identified through the circulation and detailed review of the
proposal, will be addressed in a final staff report to be presented to
Committee at a later date:
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The number of
parking spaces required for the proposed uses will exceed those which are
provided on the site. A parking
utilization study is required in order to ensure that the site will be able to accommodate
parking demands. There is little
opportunity to increase the number of parking spaces on site to meet the
current standards of the Parking By-law.
Staff needs to be satisfied that vehicles visiting this subject building
can be accommodated on site and will not park on neighbouring properties or on
the street.
FI
There are no financial matters to be considered in
this report.
E
There are no
environmental features impacted by this proposal.
BUSI
The application has been
circulated to various Town departments and external agencies and is currently
under review. Requirements of the Town
and external agencies will be reflected in the preparation of the Zoning By-law
amendment.
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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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ATTACHME
Figure 1: Location Map
Figure 2: Area Context
Figure 3: Aerial Photo
Agent: MHBC Planning Phone: (905) 761-5588
Attn: Glenn Wellings Fax: (905) 761-5589
