RECOMMENDATION:
That Interim Control By-law 2002-79, in
effect for the Milliken Mills Main Street Urban Design Study area, be extended
for an additional year to May 12, 2003 to allow recommended amendments to land
use designations and zoning arising from the study, to be adopted by Council;
And that the by-law to extend Interim
Control By-law 2002-79 for the Milliken Mills Main Street Urban Design Study
area, attached as Appendix ‘A’ to this report, be enacted.
PURPOSE:
This report recommends the extension of
the Interim Control By-law, currently applying to the Milliken Mills Main
Street Urban Design Study area, for an additional year (the maximum extension
period permitted), and provides the justification for this action.
DISCUSSION:
The
Milliken Mills Main Street Urban Design Study is being undertaken with the
purpose of developing a “main street” focus for the Milliken community in south
Markham. The study area consists of
approximately 35 hectares of land in the vicinity of Old Kennedy Road and
Steeles Avenue, as shown in Figure 1.
A
consulting team led by Marshall Macklin Monaghan Ltd was authorized in the
spring of 2002 to undertake this study.
After extensive background research and in consultation with staff,
landowners, the community and Council, the consultants are in the process of
fine-tuning the recommended vision for the study area (in the form of a
Demonstration Plan) and finalizing urban design guidelines and an
implementation strategy to bring the vision to development. These documents are expected to be brought
to Council for endorsement before the end of June. Upon Council approval, as one component of the implementation
strategy, staff will prepare a Secondary Plan for the study area along with
implementing zoning amendments. Once
the implementing zoning is in place, the interim control by-law can be
repealed.
The need
to enact an interim control by-law was identified early in the study
process. It was determined that certain
land uses permitted by the current zoning in the study area (e.g., gas stations,
equipment storage, outdoor storage) would be inconsistent with the intended
“main street” development of the study area.
In addition, it was felt that the future road pattern and the
determination of a built form which would be conducive to “main street”
development in this area, needed to be resolved before any further development
occurred.
Interim
Control By-law 2002-79 was enacted on May 14, 2002 to “freeze” development
until the recommendations of the Milliken Mills Main Street Urban Design Study
could be considered. It effectively permits all uses lawfully existing
at the time of the enactment of the interim control by-law, but prohibits all
other uses, including additions, expansions or conversions to existing
buildings. Four properties were
exempted from the by-law, each of which had development proposals which had
either recently received Council approval or were in keeping with the emerging
urban design vision for the study area.
These properties will continue to be exempted.
FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS:
None.
BUSINESS UNITS CONSULTED AND AFFECTED:
The Assistant Town Solicitor has been consulted
regarding the by-law attached as Appendix ‘A’.
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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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DOCUMENT:
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ATTACHMENTS:
Figure 1 Milliken Mills Main Street
Study Area
Appendix ‘A’ By-law to
Extend the Interim Control By-law, Milliken Mills Main Street
FIGURE 1: MILLIKEN MILLS MAIN STREET STUDY AREA
