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Report Number: 13-11
For Public Information Meeting of
PICKERING Date: June 6, 2011
In Accordance with the Public Meeting Requirements
of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, chapter P.13
Subject: Zoning By-law Amendment Application A 5/11
The Estate of Paul Pickard
1861 Woodview Avenue
(Part Lot 12, Plan 282)
City of Pickering
1.0 Property Location and Description
• the subject property is located on the southeast corner of Woodview Avenue
and Pine Grove Avenue (see Location Map — Attachment #1)
• the subject property has an area of approximately 5.6 hectares with frontage
of 60.9 metres along Pine Grove Avenue and 91.4 metres along Woodview
Avenue
• the subject property is currently vacant with trees and vegetation occupying a
large portion of the property
• surrounding land uses are entirely residential, consisting generally of
detached dwellings of various lot frontages
2.0 Applicant's Proposal
the applicant is proposing to amend the existing zoning to allow for the
creation of five new lots fronting Pine Grove Avenue with a minimum frontage
of 12.0 metres, and to allow four 15.0 metres lots with side yard widths of
1.2 metres on Woodview Avenue (see Applicant's Submitted Plan —
Attachment #2)
the applicant has submitted land severance applications to the Region of
Durham Land Division Committee; in accordance with the Pickering Official
Plan, which limits the creation of lots through land severance to a maximum
of three, the applicant has also made a separate request for Council approval
to allow for the creation of nine lots through land severance rather than
through plan of subdivision
3.0 Official Plan and Zoning
3.1 Durham Regional Official Plan
the Durham Regional Official Plan designates the subject lands as "Urban
Areas — Living Areas'; lands within this designation shall be used
predominantly for housing purposes
the proposal appears to conform to the Durham Regional Official Plan
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3.2 Pickering Official Plan
Page 2
the City of Pickering Official Plan designates the subject property as "Urban
Residential — Low Density Area" within the Highbush Neighbourhood; lands
with this designation are intended primarily for housing at a net residential
density of up to and including 30 units per net hectare
the Highbush Neighbourhood policies encourages new development on
Woodview Avenue and Pine Grove Avenue to be compatible with the
character of existing development, and the preservation of vegetation to the
greatest extent possible through the use of strategies including:
• lower lot coverages, wider lot frontages, deeper lot depths, wider side
yards, deeper front yards, lower building heights and lower densities along
the existing older roads
• buffering between new development and existing older development
• careful establishment of lot lines and siting of new dwellings to reflect
existing buildings setbacks and yard depths to assist in the protection of
significant vegetation
• tree preservation plans
Schedule II - Transportation Systems designates Woodview Avenue and Pine
Grove Avenue as "Collector Roads"
3.3 Zoning By-law 3036
the subject property is zoned "R4" — Fourth Density Residential Zone
the "R4" zoning permits detached dwellings on lots with a minimum frontage
of 15.0 metres, a minimum lot area of 420.0 square metres and minimum side
yard widths of 1.5 metres
an amendment to the existing zoning by -law -is required to allow for the creation
of lots with a minimum lot frontage of 12.0 metres on Pine Grove Avenue, and
side yard widths of 1.2 metres for the four proposed lots fronting Woodview
Avenue
4.0 Results of Circulation
4.1 Resident Comments
a neighbouring resident opposes the proposed side yard width reduction to
1.2 metres from 1.5 metres for the proposed lots on Woodview Avenue on the
grounds that it will change the look of Woodview Avenue, and that the
proposed lot sizes can easily accommodate homes that meet the existing
zoning (see Resident Comment — Attachment # 3)
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4.2 Agency Comments
• no comments received to date
4.3 Staff Comments
in reviewing the application to date, the following matters have been identified
by staff for further review and consideration:
• evaluating whether the proposed 12.0 metre lot frontages on Pine Grove
Avenue and resultant development will maintain the character of the
neighbourhood
• evaluating whether the proposed reduced side yard widths for the four
proposed lots on Woodview Avenue is consistent with the character of the
neighbourhood
• preservation of existing vegetation to the greatest extent possible
• proposed sustainable development components
5.0 Procedural Information
• written comments regarding this proposal should be directed to the Planning
& Development Department
• oral comments may be made at the Public Information Meeting
• all comments received will be noted and used as input in a Planning Report
prepared by the Planning & Development Department for a subsequent
meeting of Council or a Committee of Council
• any member of the public who wishes to reserve the option to appeal
Council's decision must provide comments to the City before Council adopts
any by-law for this proposal
• any member of the public who wishes to be notified of Council's decision
regarding this proposal must request such in writing to the City Clerk
• if a person or public body that files an appeal of a decision of the City of
Pickering in respect of the proposed zoning by-law amendment does not
make an oral submission at•the public meeting, or make written submissions
to the City of Pickering before the proposed zoning -by-law is approved or
refused, the Ontario Municipal Board may dismiss the appeal
6.0 Other Information
6.1 Appendix No. I
• list of neighbourhood residents, community associations, agencies and City
Departments that have commented on the applications at the time of writing
report
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6.2 Information Received
Page 4
• in addition to the full scale copies of the Applicant's submitted plan, the
following documents are available for viewing at the offices of the City of
Pickering Planning & Development Department:
• Planning Rationale Report
• Sustainability Report
• Architectural Design Statement
• Phase I Environmental Site Assessment
6.3 Company Principal
• the owner of the subject property is The Estate of Paul Pickard
• the authorized agent is Grant Morris and Associates
Mila Yeung
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Attachments
Copy: Director, Planning & Development
Marg Wouters, MCIP RPP
Manager, Development Review &
Urban Design
Appendix No. I to
Information Report NO. 13-11
Commenting Residents and Landowners
(1) Tony Accardi
Commenting Agencies
(1) no comments received to date
Commenting City Departments
(1) no comments received to date
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Planning and Development Department City of Pickering
From: Tony Accardi P.Eng & Irene Accardi
1857 Woodview Ave, Pickering, On. L1V 1L3
RECEIVED
May 11, 2011
MAY 16 2011
CITY OF PICKERING
PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT
DEPARTMENT
This letter is in regards to the zoning by-law application A 05111 for 1861 Woodview Ave, requesting approval from the
City of Pickering to change the existing zoning by-laws on Woodview Ave to accommodate side yard widths of 1.2
meters instead of 1.5 meters which is the existing zoning bylaw requirements on Woodview Ave.
We live at 1857 Woodview Ave which is the property that butts the applicant's on the south side of their property and we
are strongly opposing this application.
We purchased the property at 1855 Woodview Ave along with my brother's family back in 2001 and have severed it in
2002 resulting in 2 lots (1855 & 1857 Woodview Ave), one for each family. We built 2 custom bungalows on these lots
which we are currently living in. Both homes were built in accordance with the existing bylaws for this street which
govern the minimum frontage length, side yard widths, maximum height of structure, maximum land coverage etc, so
our homes would be in line with the rest of the existing properties on Woodview Ave bordering Pine Grove Ave on the
north and Twyn Rivers Dr. on the south.
We selected Woodview Ave because of the uniqueness of the homes on this street, and foremost, because of the distance
between them. All existing homes today have at least 1.5 m side yard widths if not more, which is hard to find now a
days. It is these features that attracted us to Woodview Ave in the first place.
Currently, there is a subdivision being built just south on WoodView Ave on the east side. This subdivision is being
developed by E & F Raponi Investment Inc. and includes 7 lots on Woodview Ave. Each lot complies with the existing
15 meter frontage and three homes that have recently been built are spectacular in both size and looks and most
importantly comply with the existing zoning by-laws for this street which requires minimum side yard widths of 1.5
meters.
The applicant currently has several applications with the Region of Durham Land Division Committee for the property
located at 1861 Woodview Ave, application numbers LD042-2011 through LD045-2011 to create four new lots on
Woodview Ave just north of our property with a proposed 15 meter frontage and 60.96 meter depth for 3 of the lots and
48.96 meter depth for the 4th. These lots are premium lots both in width and depth and each lot can easily accommodate
homes in the 3800 plus square foot range while still complying with today's existing zoning by-laws which require a
minimum of 1.5 m side yard widths.
Homes of this size would be inline with existing homes on this street if not bigger, and therefore, there is no impeding
need to request a change in the existing zoning by-law to accommodate a side yard width of 1.2 meters. Ultimately,
there is enough space to build comparable homes on this street without the need for a 1.2 meter side yard width.
In conclusion, we are strongly apposing the applicant's request for a zoning by-law change for Woodview Ave and
kindly request that the City of Pickering's Planning and Development Committee do the same and reject this request on
the grounds that the applicant's lots sizes can easily accommodate homes that not only meet, but exceed the size of
existing homes on Woodview Ave without the need change existing zoning by-laws on this street.. Please don't change
the look of Woodview Ave by allowing this applicant to clutter it up by building homes closer to each other.
Sincerely,
Tony Accardi P.Eng and Irene Accardi