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:	2003-Nov-18
	SUBJECT:	Report on Incoming Planning Applications for the period of September 17, 2003 to October 23, 2003

RECOMMENDATION:

That Committee receive the report entitled “Report on Incoming Planning Applications for the period of September 17, 2003 to October 23, 2003” 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 September 17, 2003 to October 23, 2003. 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 03 116428 OP 03 116476	2, West	1107656 Ontario Inc. Times/Galleria · Highway 7, 407, Saddlecreek Drive, South Park Road · Plan 65M-3226 Blks 41-46, 49, 50 · Commercial uses and retail uses are proposed as well as 1,800 residential units (1.544 apartments and 256 townhouses) · 4,000 sq. ft. private elementary school · 4,000 sq. ft. day care center · Rezoning to permit at-grade residential along the east side of Saddlecreek Drive and the north side of South Park Road (permission for at-grade residential in these locations was deleted through a zoning by-law amendment approved by Council in September.	Committee/Council
ZA 03 116450 SU 03 116324	5, East	Animate Construction Limited · 6882 14^th Avenue · To permit 48.5 single detached units.  As well as a 7.7 ha park, woodlot, storwmater management pond, and community amenity blocks. · Box Grove Community	Committee/Council
ZA 03 116573 SU 03 117316	5, East	Balgreen Holdings Inc. & Winter Garden Estates Inc. · 9^th Line · To permit 682 residential units, and an elementary school. · Boxgrove Community	Committee/Council
ZA 03 116653 OP 03 116661 SC 03 116663	7, South	Forest Bay Homes Limited · North West Corner of Markham Road and Denison · To permit the development of an automobile service station with a convenience retail store, a car wash, and a Tim Hortons coffee shop. · The proposed building gross floor area is 615.53 square metres.	Committee/Council (staff “bump-up” of site plan)
OP 03 116717 ZA 03 116709 SC 03 116723	7, South	Forest Bay Homes Limited · North West Corner of Markham Road and Denison St (immediately north of proposed gas station/Tim Hortons) · To permit the development of a four- storey apartment building. 64 residential dwelling units. The proposed building gross floor area is 6365.56 square metres, with a proposed lot coverage of 21.5%.	Committee/Council
ZA 03 116859	2, West	1107656 Ontario Inc. · Highway 7, Times Avenue, Galleria Parkway, Saddelcreek Drive · Plan 65M-3575 Blocks 1, 3, 4 · To remove holding provisions on two residential blocks and one office block	Council (By-law directly)
ZA 03 117025	4, East	Humbold Properties Limited · 9642 9^th Line · An application has been received to remove the Holding (H) provision from the subject lands.	Council (By-law directly)
ZA 03 117259	3, Heritage	Norvalley Homes Limited 57 Main Street To accommodate severance applications to create 3 full lots, 1 part lot and a valleyland block. For a single family dwelling and semi-detached units.	Committee/Council
ZA 03 117347 SU 03 117316	5, East	1550010 Ontario Inc. 6974 14^th Avenue To permit the development of 61 single detached dwellings and 37 townhouses, with a community amenity area. Box Grove Community	Committtee/Council
ZA 03 117514	4, East	HIPA Investments Ltd. 9899 Highway 48 (East side, south of Major Mackenzie Drive) To permit the establishment of general commercial uses, within three new buildings. The total proposed building gross floor area for all three buildings is 2728.29 square metres. The existing day care will remain on the site.	Committee/Council
CU 03 116223	4, Heritage	693316 Ontario Limited 180 Main Street N. To permit 12 Row/Multiple attached residential units. Area is .30752 ha, density will be 39 units/ha and 20 parking spaces will be provided. Heritage District	Staff
SC 03 116051	3, Heritage	Hanna De Larzac 17 Maple Lane To permit a 240.6 m2 addition to an existing residential unit.	Staff
SC 03 116424	4, North	Pem-Pac Investments Limited 16 Laidlaw Blvd. To permit a second storey addition to the existing building.	Staff
SC 03 116453	4, North	Castlemore Public School 256 Ridgecrest Road To permit a two storey addition to the existing public school	Staff
SC 03 116493	4, Heritage	Brian Clark 24 Peter Street To permit the demolition, addition, and renovation of the existing two (2) storey house.	Staff
SC 03 116742	3, South	Abidien Inc. (Solo and Solar Development) 162 Helen Avenue To permit 35 townhouse units.	Staff
SC 03 116746	8, South	AC Nielsen 160 McNabb Street To permit the expansion of the parking area in the south-west portion of the property.	Staff
SC 03 116908	8, South	1375504 Ontario Inc. 4488 14^th Avenue To amend an existing site plan agreement to permit a 54-unit apartment building in place of a 41 unit apartment building with ground floor commercial uses.	Staff
SC 03 117110	7, South	1585007 Ontario Inc. 5680 14^th Avenue To permit a single tenant freezer warehouse. The 1.5257 ha site will have a 3,015 m2 building with 31 parking spaces and 4 loading spaces.	Staff
SC 03 117112	6, North	Corporation of the Town of Markham (Pingle House) 4022 Major MacKenzie Drive East To permit the adaptive re-use and addition to the existing heritage house for use as a Human Resources Learning Centre for the Town of Markham.	Committee (staff “bump-up”)
SC 03 117169	8, South	Novopharm Limited · 7500 Warden Aveune To permit the expansion of the existing Novopharm plant and warehouse. The existing building gross floor area is 6,330 square metres, and the proposed building gross floor area of the new structure is 12,371 square metres for a combined total building gross floor area of 18,701 square metres.	Staff
SC 03 117426	2, West	1107656 Ontario Inc. · South Park Road, Times Avenue, Saddlecreek Drive, Galleria Parkway · Plan 65M-3226 Blks 41, 42, · 43 · To permit construction of two 12 storey apartment buildings fronting on South Park Road and one 10 storey apartment building fronting on Saddlecreek Drive(358 apartment units). In addition, 30 townhouses are proposed in 6 blocks fronting on Galleria Parkway and Times Avenue.	Committee

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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