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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOctober 3, 2023 Planning & Development Committee Meeting Minutes October 3, 2023 Electronic Meeting – 7:00 pm Chair: Councillor Nagy 1 Present: Councillors: M. Brenner L. Cook M. Nagy L. Robinson Absent: Mayor Kevin Ashe S. Butt D. Pickles Also Present: M. Carpino -Chief Administrative Officer K. Bentley -Director, City Development & CBO P. Bigioni -Director, Corporate Services & City Solicitor S. Cassel -City Clerk C. Rose -Chief Planner N. Surti -Division Head, Development Review & Urban Design D. Jacobs -Manager, Policy & Geomatics C. Whitaker -Manager, Sustainability & Strategic Environmental Initiatives R. Perera -Deputy Clerk C. Celebre -Principal Planner, Strategic Initiatives A. Dunn -Principal Planner, Development Review I. Chowdhury -Planner II 1.Call to Order/Roll Call The City Clerk certified that all Members of Council were present, save and except Mayor Ashe, Councillor Pickles, and Councillor Butt, and that all Members present were participating electronically in accordance with the City’s Procedure By-law. 2.Disclosure of Interest No disclosures of interest were noted. 3.Statutory Public Meetings Planning & Development Committee Meeting Minutes October 3, 2023 Electronic Meeting – 7:00 pm Chair: Councillor Nagy 2 Councillor Nagy, Chair, gave an overview of the requirements for a Statutory Public Meeting under the Planning Act. She outlined the order of matters under the Statutory Public Meeting section, as well as the notification process procedures and noted that if a person or public body does not make oral or written submissions to the City before the By-law is passed, that person or public body are not entitled to appeal the decision of City Council to the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT), and may not be entitled to be added as a party to the hearing unless, in the opinion of OLT, there are reasonable grounds to do so. Information Reports 3.1 Information Report No. 11-23 Official Plan Amendment OPA 23-003/P Zoning By-law Amendment Application A 09/23 Sphere Developments (Kingston) GP Inc. Part of Lots 26 and 27, Broken Front Concession (875 Kingston Road) A statutory public meeting was held under the Planning Act, for the purpose of informing the public with respect to the above-noted application. Amanda Dunn, Principal Planner, Development Review, joined the electronic meeting to speak to Official Plan Amendment OPA 23-003/P and Zoning By-law Amendment Application A 09/23. Through the aid of a PowerPoint presentation, Ms. Dunn outlined the subject lands and stated that the purpose of the application was to permit a mixed-use high-density residential condominium development. She provided details of the development proposal, planning policy framework, planning & design comments, and next steps in the application process. Rachelle Larocque, Senior Associate, The Biglieri Group Ltd., joined the electronic meeting to speak to Official Plan Amendment OPA 23-003/P and Zoning By-law Amendment Application A 09/23. Through the aid of a PDF presentation, Ms. Larocque provided an overview of the proposed development including details of the subject site, planning policy context, and the requested zoning and official plan amendments. There were no delegations from the public. A question and answer period ensued between Members of Committee, staff, and Ms. Larocque regarding: •clarification that the applicant was requesting a reduction to the permitted commercial space on the subject lands; Planning & Development Committee Meeting Minutes October 3, 2023 Electronic Meeting – 7:00 pm Chair: Councillor Nagy 3 •whether the applicant was open to including affordable housing units within the proposed residential development; •the City’s position on affordability in terms of intensification within Pickering; •ensuring that there was sidewalk connectivity to the proposed development; •agency comments received from Durham Regional Police Services (DRPS) and whether City staff would be communicating with the DRPS on resource capacity as it relates to the proposed development; •ensuring that the school boards were able to accommodate the educational needs of the proposed development; •the discontinuation of the Pickering News Advertiser and the communication strategy what would be utilized to provide information to the public regarding the proposed development; •concerns regarding the reduction to commercial spacing and the maximum commercial space that could be accommodated on the subject lands; •accessibility design elements that would be incorporated within the proposed development; •clarification regarding the number of stories of the proposed residential towers; and, •amenity components that would be included in the proposed development. 3.2 Information Report No. 12-23 Request for Red-Line Revision of Draft Plan of Subdivision Application SP-2008-12 (R) Zoning By-law Amendment Application A 07/23 Taccgate Developments Inc. Part of Lots 23, 24 and 25, Concession 5 Seaton Community A statutory public meeting was held under the Planning Act, for the purpose of informing the public with respect to the above-noted application. Cristina Celebre, Principal Planner, Strategic Initiatives, joined the electronic meeting to speak to Zoning By-law Amendment Application A 07/23. Through the aid of a PowerPoint presentation, Ms. Celebre outlined the subject lands and stated that the purpose of the application was to request a red-line revision of Draft Plans of Subdivision and a Zoning By-law Amendment, submitted by Taccgate Development Inc, to permit the implementation of a draft plan of subdivision. She provided details of the development proposal, planning policy framework, planning & design comments, and next steps in the application process. Planning & Development Committee Meeting Minutes October 3, 2023 Electronic Meeting – 7:00 pm Chair: Councillor Nagy 4 Connor Rudka, Junior Planner, Korsiak Urban Planning, Duncan Webster, Senior Development Manager, TACC Developments, Vince Figliomeni, Development Coordinator, TACC Developments, joined the electronic meeting and stated that they were available for questions from the Committee. There were no delegations from the public. A question and answer period ensued between Members of Committee, staff, Mr. Rudka, Mr. Webster, and Mr. Figliomeni regarding: •how the proposed development would incorporate affordable housing; •whether any of the proposed housing units within the development would qualify for federal grant programs on affordability for first time home buyers; •City resources that were currently in place to address the affordability needs in Pickering; •the design of the proposed commercial component; and, •the timelines for the commercial components to be constructed. 3.3 Information Report No. 13-23 Draft Plan of Subdivision Application SP-2023-03 Zoning By-law Amendment Application A 11/23 Caplink Limited (Phase 2) (575, 625 and 685 Highway 7) Seaton Community A statutory public meeting was held under the Planning Act, for the purpose of informing the public with respect to the above-noted application. Cristina Celebre, Principal Planner, Strategic Initiatives, joined the electronic meeting to speak to Zoning By-law Amendment Application A 11/23. Through the aid of a PowerPoint presentation, Ms. Celebre outlined the subject lands and stated that the purpose of the application was to facilitate the development of the second phase of a food manufacturing facility campus. She provided details of the development proposal, planning policy framework, planning & design comments, and next steps in the application process. Mike Pettigrew, Senior Associate, The Biglieri Group Ltd., joined the electronic meeting to speak to Zoning By-law Amendment Application A 11/23. Planning & Development Committee Meeting Minutes October 3, 2023 Electronic Meeting – 7:00 pm Chair: Councillor Nagy 5 Councillor Robinson left the electronic meeting due to technical connection issues. The Committee recessed at 8:22 p.m. and efforts were made to reconnect Councillor Robinson to the Meeting. At 9:00 p.m., Chair Nagy advised that Councillor Robinson could not reconnect to the Meeting and therefore, the Meeting was adjourned due to the loss of quorum. She stated that the remaining agenda items would be considered at a future Meeting. The meeting adjourned at 9:00 p.m.