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HomeMy WebLinkAboutApril 2, 2024 Draft Planning & Development Committee Meeting Minutes April 2, 2024 Hybrid Electronic Meeting – 2:00 pm Council Chambers Chair: Councillor Butt 1 Present: Mayor Kevin Ashe Councillors: M. Brenner S. Butt L. Cook M. Nagy D. Pickles L. Robinson – arrived at 7:01 p.m. Also Present: M. Carpino - Chief Administrative Officer K. Bentley - Director, City Development & CBO P. Bigioni - Director, Corporate Services & City Solicitor S. Boyd - Fire Chief S. Cassel - City Clerk C. Rose - Chief Planner D. Jacobs - Manager, Policy & Geomatics N. Surti - Division Head, Development Review & Urban Design D. Wylie - Manager, Zoning & Administration C. Celebre - Principal Planner, Strategic Initiatives M. Lau - Senior Planner, Zoning & Administration C. Redmond - (Acting) Deputy Clerk 1. Call to Order/Roll Call The City Clerk certified that all Members of Council were present and participating in- person, save and except Councillor Robinson. 2. Disclosure of Interest No disclosures of interest were noted. 3. Statutory Public Meetings Councillor Butt, Chair, gave an overview of the requirements for a Statutory Public Meeting under the Planning Act. He outlined the order of matters under the Statutory Public Meeting section, as well as the notification process procedures and noted that if a Draft Planning & Development Committee Meeting Minutes April 2, 2024 Hybrid Electronic Meeting – 2:00 pm Council Chambers Chair: Councillor Butt 2 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. 01-24 Zoning By-law Amendment Application A 01/24 City Initiated: City of Pickering Consolidated Zoning By-law A statutory public meeting was held under the Planning Act, for the purpose of informing the public with respect to the above-noted application. Catherine Rose, Chief Planner, provided a brief introduction to the Zoning By-Law Amendment Application A 01/24, and introduced Bobby Gauthier, Principal, Urban and Community Planning, Transportation and Infrastructure, WSP Canada Group Ltd, and Will Lamond, Senior Planner, WSP Canada Group Ltd. Mr. Gauthier appeared before the Committee and provided an overview of the Zoning Bylaw Amendment Application A 01/24. Through the aid of a PowerPoint presentation, Mr. Gauthier advised that the goal of the Project was to prepare a City-wide Consolidated Zoning By-law. He discussed the definition of zoning, the timelines and process of the Project, the Project deliverables of the first and second drafts of the Zoning By-law, the public release of the second draft of the Zoning By-law, a summary of the public engagement activities, the consolidation of the exceptions zones, the new provisions included in the second draft, and the accommodation for parking spaces in private garages. He concluded by providing the next steps in the application process to finalize the Zoning By-Law. A question and answer period ensued between Members of the Committee, Mr. Gauthier and staff regarding: • whether responses were provided to all interested parties who had questions about the Application, and if there was still an opportunity for residents to provide comments; • whether the general regulation for prohibiting nightclubs near residential zones included a provision for grandfathering existing nightclubs and outdoor patios; and, • how the separation distance between nightclubs and residential zones were determined, and how the separation distance compared with Zoning By-laws from other municipalities. Draft Planning & Development Committee Meeting Minutes April 2, 2024 Hybrid Electronic Meeting – 2:00 pm Council Chambers Chair: Councillor Butt 3 3.2 Tharaneetharan Vinayagamoorthy, Pickering Resident, appeared before the Committee to speak to Information Report 01-24. Through the aid of a PowerPoint presentation, Mr. Vinayagamoorthy advised that his comments to staff had not been addressed in the second draft. He discussed his concerns in the Report that would change the zoning of his property from Rural Agriculture to Urban Reserve. He concluded by asking Council to consider changing the zoning for his property from Rural Agriculture to Residential or Mixed Residential. A brief discussion ensued between Members of the Committee who asked that Mr. Vinayagamoorthy follow up with staff regarding his comments. 3.3 Craig Bamford, Pickering Resident, appeared before the Committee regarding Report PLN 01-24. Mr. Bamford spoke to his concerns regarding the lands acquired by the City of Pickering and the Toronto Region Conservation Authority (TRCA), for public use along the waterfront from Westshore Boulevard to the Rouge River, as the properties were still zoned as Residential. He commented that the Fairport Beach Neighbourhood Association would be submitting a request to amend the zoning of the lands between Petticoat Creek and Westshore Boulevard. He advised that he wanted to follow up on a letter from the TRCA to the Rouge National Urban Park Study Impact Assessment Agency of Canada regarding the Draft Terms of Reference of the Rouge National Urban Park Study and noted that he would provide an electronic copy to staff. Mr. Bamford expressed his concerns with the Ministerial Zoning language of the Ministers Zoning Order on the Duffins Rouge Agricultural Reserve, and concluded by asking staff to meet with Stop Sprawl Durham to discuss their concerns with the Report. 4. Delegations 4.1 Mallory Nievas, Associate, The Biglieri Group Ltd. Chris Robinson, Director, Habitat for Humanity GTA Jane Renwick, Executive Vice-President, Sevoy Developments Lilly Wu, Director of Development, Sevoy Developments Re: Report PLN 08-24 Zoning By-law Amendment Application A 01/23 Pickering Valley Developments Limited 1525 Pickering Parkway Mallory Nievas, Associate, The Biglieri Group Ltd., Chris Robinson, Director, Habitat for Humanity GTA, Jane Renwick, Executive Vice-President, Sevoy Developments, and Lilly Wu, Director of Development, Sevoy Developments, appeared before the Committee regarding Report PLN 08-24. Through the aid of a PowerPoint presentation, Ms. Nievas, provided an overview of the proposed Draft Planning & Development Committee Meeting Minutes April 2, 2024 Hybrid Electronic Meeting – 2:00 pm Council Chambers Chair: Councillor Butt 4 development and background information on policy context, the various features in the Site Plan, the location of the buildings, the artist’s renderings from various perspectives, affordable housing options and next steps. Mr. Nievas concluded by advising that they were in support of the staff recommendations in Report PLN 08-24. A question and answer period ensued between Members of the Committee and staff regarding: • whether a children’s play area was included in the rooftop amenity area; • clarification of the location of the 6 storey podium, the amenities area, and the residential and parking areas; • whether they had clarified with the neighbour that there were no encroachments; • whether there was a provision for storage or locker space for residents in the underground levels; • the results of the shadow study that was completed, and why the studies were only completed for four months of the year; • where residents would be allowed to park as a result of the reduction of parking spaces, the rationale for the reduction of parking spaces, confirmation of the number of parking spaces, and the options for purchasing parking spaces; • the process on how the affordable housing unit would be donated to Habitat for Humanity, how the unit would be awarded to the purchaser, and how the process differs from other affordable housing options; and, • clarification on the criteria that Habitat for Humanity used for clients to qualify for the unit. 4.2 Duncan Webster, Senior Development Manager, TACC Developments Re: Report PLN 09-24 Request for Redline Revision of Draft Plan of Subdivision Application SP-2008-12 (R) Revised Zoning By-law Amendment Application A 07/23 Taccgate Developments Inc. Part of Lots 23 and 24, Concession 4 Seaton Community Duncan Webster, Senior Development Manager, TACC Developments appeared before the Committee regard PLN 09-24. Mr. Webster advised that the reason for the request for the Redline Revision of the Draft Plan of Subdivision was to modernize the Plan, introduce a commercial plaza, and address parking needs. Draft Planning & Development Committee Meeting Minutes April 2, 2024 Hybrid Electronic Meeting – 2:00 pm Council Chambers Chair: Councillor Butt 5 He concluded by advising that they were in agreement with the staff recommendations in the Report. A question and answer period ensued between Members of the Committee and Mr. Webster regarding: • confirmation that purchasing agreements would articulate that the neighbouring properties would be built out in the future with commercial or high density residential properties; • whether each unit would have two parking spaces assigned to it, one in the garage and one on the driveway; and, • whether snow removal would be a City of Pickering responsibility. 5. Planning & Development Reports 5.1 Director, City Development & CBO, Report PLN 08-24 Zoning By-law Amendment Application A 01/23 Pickering Valley Developments Limited 1525 Pickering Parkway A question and answer period ensued between Members of the Committee and staff regarding: • the reduced parking requirements of the City Centre By-law; • a new federal funding program for affordable housing that municipalities can apply for that includes criteria for buildings in proximity to major transportation stations that would affect parking spaces; and, • concerns with the decrease in parking spaces for the development. Recommendation: Moved by Councillor Pickles Seconded by Mayor Ashe That Zoning By-law Amendment Application A 01/23, submitted by Pickering Valley Developments Limited, to permit a 40-storey residential condominium building containing 571 residential units, located at the southeast corner of the intersection of Pickering Parkway and Valley Farm Road, be approved, and that the draft Zoning By-law Amendment, as set out in Appendix I to Report PLN 08-24, be finalized and forwarded to Council for enactment. Carried Draft Planning & Development Committee Meeting Minutes April 2, 2024 Hybrid Electronic Meeting – 2:00 pm Council Chambers Chair: Councillor Butt 6 5.2 Director, City Development & CBO, Report PLN 09-24 Request for Redline Revision of Draft Plan of Subdivision Application SP-2008-12 (R) Revised Zoning By-law Amendment Application A 07/23 Taccgate Developments Inc. Part of Lots 23 and 24, Concession 4 Seaton Community A brief discussion ensued between Members of the Committee and staff regarding: • whether the parking spaces for residential dwelling units contained two spaces per unit and confirmation of the location of those spaces; • concerns with snow removal processes; and, • whether on street parking was deemed as visitor parking and would have to comply with City By-laws. Recommendation: Moved by Councillor Cook Seconded by Councillor Brenner 1. That the Revision to Draft Plan of Subdivision SP-2008-12 (R), submitted by Taccgate Developments Inc., to permit a redline revision to a draft approved plan of subdivision on lands being Part of Lots 23 and 24, Concession 4, as shown on the Applicant’s Revised Draft Plan of Subdivision, Attachment 5 to Report PLN 09-24, be endorsed; 2. That the proposed amendment to the conditions of draft plan of subdivision approval to implement Draft Plan of Subdivision SP-2008-12 (R), as set out in Appendix I to Report PLN 09-24, be endorsed; 3. That the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) be advised of City Council’s decision on the request for a redline revision to Draft Plan of Subdivision SP-2008-12 (R), and that the City Solicitor be authorized to attend any OLT hearing on the required red-line revision; and, 4. That Zoning By-law Amendment Application A 07/23, submitted by Taccgate Developments Inc., to implement the redline revision to Draft Plan of Subdivision SP-2008-12 (R) be approved, and that the draft Zoning By-law Amendment as set out in Appendix II to Report PLN 09-24, be finalized, and forwarded to Council for enactment. Draft Planning & Development Committee Meeting Minutes April 2, 2024 Hybrid Electronic Meeting – 2:00 pm Council Chambers Chair: Councillor Butt 7 Carried 6.Member Updates on Committees There were no updates from Members of Committees. 7.Other Business 7.1 Councillor Cook noted that it was World Autism Awareness Day. 8.Adjournment Moved by Councillor RobinsonSeconded by Councillor Pickles That the meeting be adjourned. Carried The meeting adjourned at 8:31 pm.