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HomeMy WebLinkAboutJanuary 11, 2006 MINUTES of the 1st meeting of the Committee of Adjustment held in the Main Committee Room of the Pickering Civic Complex on Wednesday, January 11,2006 and convened at 7:05 p.m. PRESENT: Marie Billinger Chris Braney - Chair David Johnson Eric Newton Bill Utton ALSO PRESENT: Ross Pym, Secretary-Treasurer Lesley Dunne, Assistant Secretary-Treasurer 1. APPOINTMENT OF CHAIRPERSON MOTION: Moved by David Johnson seconded by Bill Utton That Chris Braney be appointed as Chairperson for a 1 year term. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 2. APPOINTMENT OF VICE CHAIRPERSON MOTION: Moved by Marie Billinger seconded by Bill Utton That Eric Newton be appointed as Vice Chairperson for a 1 year term. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 3. MATTERS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES There were no matters arising from the minutes. 4. ADOPTION OF MINUTES MOTION: Moved by Bill Utton seconded by Marie Billinger That the minutes of the 16th meeting of the Committee of Adjustment held Wednesday, November 30,2005, be adopted as amended. MOTION CARRIED 1 5. ADOPTION OF AGENDA MOTION: Moved by Bill Utton seconded by Marie Billinger That the agenda for the Wednesday, January 11,2006 meeting be adopted. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 6. PICA 01/06 - Palm Drive Developments Limited 1644-1698 Bayly Street (Part of Lot 19, Concession 1, Now Parts 1, 2, 4 and 5, RP 40R-4 754) City of Pickering The applicant requests relief from Zoning By-law 2511, as amended by By-laws 1893/84 and 2640/88, to establish a maximum gross floor area for a sales outlet in a warehouse to 40 percent, whereas the by-law permits a maximum gross floor area of a sales outlet for a warehouse of 20 percent. The applicant requests approval of this variance in order to obtain a building permit to occupy Units 6 and 7 of the subject development. The Secretary-Treasurer outlined comments received from the City of Pickering Planning & Development Department. Written comments were also received from the City's Development Control Supervisor and the City's Fire Prevention Officer, both expressing no concerns. David McKay, agent, was present to represent the application. Bill Doumouras was present in favour of the application and submitted a letter requesting notification of the decision. David McKay outlined the application and explained the layout of the building and its functionality. In response to a question, David McKay explained deliveries will be limited and does not anticipate an increase in traffic. MOTION: Moved by Bill Utton seconded by Eric Newton That application PICA 01/06 by Palm Drive Developments Limited, be APPROVED on the grounds that the proposed increased gross floor area of 40 percent is a minor variance that is desirable for the appropriate development of the land and in keeping with the general intent and purpose of the Official Plan and Zoning By-law, subject to the following conditions: 1. That this variance apply, only to Units 6 and 7 of the existing building, as generally sited and outlined on the applicant's submitted plan with this application. 2. That this variance only apply to the industrial fasteners and supplies operation as outlined on the applicant's submitted plan with the application. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 2 7. PICA 02/06 & 03/06 - Molida Homes 1939 Spruce Hill Road (Lot 85, Plan 1041 RCP) City of Pickering The applicants request relief from Zoning By-law 3036 to permit the establishment of a minimum of 14.6 metres lot frontage to be provided by the proposed retained and severed lots, whereas the by-law requires a minimum lot frontage of 15 metres. The applicants request approval of these variances in order to facilitate future land severance applications. The Secretary-Treasurer outlined comments received from the City of Pickering Planning & Development Department. Written comments were received from the City's Development Control Supervisor and the City's Fire Prevention Officer, both expressing no concerns. Written comments were~ also received from Dorsey & Isa James of 1943 Spruce Hill Road expressing several concerns. Cesare Molinaro, applicant, was present to represent the application. No further representation was present in favour of or in objection to the application. Cesare Molinaro explained the application is to create two equal size lots through a future land severance. In response to a question, Cesare Molinaro stated the homes will be two-storey dwellings approximately 3500 square feet in size and will be higher value homes. Dorsey & Isa James stated in their correspondence concerns regarding the future grading, tree preservation and the importance of façade and design of homes to the existing streetscape. MOTION: Moved by Marie Billinger seconded by Bill Utton That applications PICA 02/06 & PICA 03/06 by Molida Homes, be APPROVED on the grounds that the proposed 14.6 metres lot frontage to be provided by the proposed retained and severed lots are minor variances that are desirable for the appropriate development of the land, and in keeping with the general intent and purpose of the Official Plan and the Zoning By-law, subject to the following conditions: 1. That these variances apply only to the proposed retained and severed parcels as generally sited on the applicant's submitted plan with this application. 2. That the applicant applies, receives approval and finalizes the associated severance application, or this decision shall become null and void. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 3 8. ADJOURNMENT MOTION: Moved by Bill Utton seconded by Marie Billinger That the 1 st meeting of the Committee of Adjustment be adjourned at 7:22 p.m. and the next meeting of the Committee of Adjustment be held on Wednesday, February 1,2006. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY O¥¿¥ö6 Date CRw.o~-c¡- . . . Chair ~ ' . .. /.... Assistant Secretary-Treasurer 4