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HomeMy WebLinkAboutInformation Report 10-02Lily o./ Ft: PICKERING INFORMATION REPORT NO. 10-02 FOR PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING OF March 21, 2002 IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PUBLIC IEE:TING REQUIREMENTS OF THE PLANNING ACT, R.S.O. 1990, chapter P.13 SUBJECT: • City Initiated Zoning By -lam Amendment Application A 02 1)2 On lands owned by O.P.B. Realty (Pickering Centre) Inc. Part of Lot 21 & 22. Concession 1 (Pickering Tov.n Centre) City of Pickering 1.0 PROPERTY LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION the subject property is located on the west side of Glenanna Road between Kingston Road and Pickering Park\\ a\: (sec Location \lap -.Attachment #1); the subject property currently supports a mixed use shopping stall: the surrounding land uses include residential uses to the east. office commercial uses to the north and east, and Highway 41/1 to the south. 2.0 APPLICANT'S PROPOSAI. the City of Pickering. in consultation with representatives of the Pickering Town Centre. are proposing to amend the existing zoning to implement development contained in the Pickering Downtown Core Development Guidelines, with the intent to permit the establishment of free standing office buildings on the south side of the Pickering Town Centre lands. (see Proposed Office Employment Areas - Attachment #2). staff have conducted a preliminary review of the existing zoning by-law and have prepared the attached chart to identify the proposed amendments to the existing zoning by-law provisions that are intended to implement the recommendations of the Pickering Downtown Core Development Guidelines: (see Proposed Zoning Amendments For The South Side Of The Pickering Town Centre Lands - .Attachment #3). 3.0 OFFICIAL PLAN AND ZONING 3.1 Durham Regional Official Plan the Durham Regional Official Plan identifies the subject lands as being within a "Main Central .Area" within which the main concentration of activities, including an array of community, office. service and shopping. recreational and residential uses should be located: the application appears to conform. 3.2 Pickering Official Plan the Pickering Official Plan identifies the subject lands as being located in a "Mixed Use Area -- Downtown Core" within the Town Centre Neighbourhood. This designation permits. among other uses, the retailing of goods and services at the greatest scale and intensity in the City serving City-wide and Regional levels: the application appears to conform. Information Report No. 10-02 Page 2 3.3 Compendium Document to the Official Plan the subject property falls within the area of the Council Adopted "Pickering Downtown Core -Development Guidelines". The guidelines are intended to guide the development or redevelopment of sites within the designated areas; the Pickering Downtown Core development guidelines resulted in the preparation of a conceptual plan for Downtown Pickering, which was developed, based on the following goals: To create a downtown for Pickering that will be a major regional landmark and destination point for workers, shoppers, and visitors; - To establish a strong civic and cultural focus for Pickering; - To support an increased intensity and mix of uses in the downtown and provide a range of housing, employment, retail and entertainment opportunities; and To support a coherent and identifiable public realm, and to provide a safe, accessible, inviting and comfortable pedestrian environment. - the conceptual design plan, as it pertains to the subject property, identifies the south-west and south-east corners of the subject lands as office / employment areas intended to accommodate 46,450 square metres of office space primarily along Pickering Parkway between Liverpool and Glenanna Roads. - the conceptual design plan also identifies a future pedestrian bridge that would traverse Highway 401 from the Pickering Go Station to the south side of the Pickering Town Centre lands to serve the existing mall and the future office developments; the Pickering Downtown Core Development Guidelines contain polices respecting design objectives for areas such as, but not limited to, streets and boulevards, built forms, parks and open space, gateway intersections and vehicular access, parking and servicing with the intent to enhance the design and appeal of the downtown core. 3.4 Zoning By-law 3036 - the subject property is zoned "MCA -1" — Main Central Area by By-law 3036 as amended by By-law 2920/88. This zoning permits a wide variety of commercial uses with limited office uses; - the establishment of free standing office buildings requires an amendment to the zoning by-law; 4.0 RESULTS OF CIRCULATION 4.1 Resident Comments Kim Dovovan, President of Picore Holdings Limited, owner of the adjacent office development located at Liverpool Road and Pickering Parkway, has expressed his support for the proposed zoning amendments and requested that the anticipated traffic volumes and access on Pickering Parkway be reviewed (see Attachment #4). 4.2 Agency Comments - Ministry of Transportation has expressed no objection, in principle, to the establishment of office uses; Veridian Connections has expressed no objections to the proposed zoning amendment. Information Report No. 10-02 Page 3 4.3 Staff Comments through review of the application, staff have identified the following items as issues that must be considered prior to the forwarding of a recommendation report to City Council. The issues are as follows: • traffic impacts • parking requirements supply • building setbacks and height • floor space limitations for office uses • exploring the implications of the proposed zoning change on future development on-site and to guide the development of additional future buildings on-site. and to ensure that the future zoning provisions will not prejudice the implementation of the pedestrian and vehicular connections outlined in the Downtown Core Development Guidelines. representatives from the Pickering Town Centre have committed to the preparation and submission of a traffic report in support of the proposed zoning amendments prior to the preparation of a Recommendation Report being forwarded to Cite Council, 5.0 PROCEDURAL INFORMATION written comments rcuarding this proposal should he 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 Recommendation Report prepared by the Planning & Development Department for a subsequent meeting of Council or a Committee of Council; if you wish to reserve the option to appeal C'ouncil's decision. you must provide comments to the City before Council adopts any by-law for this proposal if you wish to he notified of C'ouncil's decision regarding this proposal. you must request such in writing to the City Clerk. 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; 6.2 Information Received - full scale copies of the Applicant's submitted plan are available for viewing at the offices of the City of Pickering Planning & Development Department; 6.3 Companv Principal - the representative for the owner is Mr. Allan Arsenault. Manager .of the Pickering Town Centre. 'Tyler Barnet Lynda Taylor. NiCtY. RPP Plaut Manager, Development Review TB/jf Attachments Copy: Director, Planning fi Development Department APPENDIX I TO INFORMATION REPORT NO. 10-02 COMMENTING RESIDENTS AND LANDOWNERS (1) Kim Donovan, Picore Holdings Limited, 1305 — 1315 Pickering Parkway COMMENTING AGENCIES ( I ) Veridian Connections (2) Ministry of Transportation COMMENTING CITY DEPARTMENTS (1) Planning & Development ATTACHMENT# / TO "FORMATION REPORT# ' `n 4TTACHMENT# TO 'NFORMATION REPORT# / D . C a< PROPOSED OFFICE / EMPLOYMENT AREAS ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT A 02/02 POTENTIAL OFFICE--� DEVELOPMENT LOCATIONS THIS MAP WAS PRODUCED BY THE CITY OF PICKERING PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, INFORMATION & SUPPORT SERVICES, FEBRUARY 20, 2002. ATTACHMENT# =' TO INFORMATION REPORT# ' C PROPOSED ZONING AMENDMENTS FOR THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE PICKERING TOWN CENTRE LANDS Description of Proposed Current By-law Provisions Proposed By-law Provisions Amendment Building Setback From Pickering Parkway 1 9 metres 0 metres Build to Zones None exist 70% of the building(s) must be located within it an established Build to Zone. Building Height 23 metres (maximum) - Approximately 9 metres (3 Storeys) minimum and 60 metres (20 Storeys) maximum at south-west corner of the site. - Approximately 9 metres (3 Storeys) minimum and 24 metres (8 Storeys) maximum at south-east corner of the site. Parking Requirements 5 parking spaces per 100 m2 of 4 parking spaces per 100 m2 of Gross Leasable Floor Area ' Gross Leasable Floor Area. Office Floor Space Limitation All business office and professional office uses in a building shall not exceed 10% 1 of the gross leasable floor area of that building. 1 1 - The 10% maximum for buisiness and professional offices shall remain applicable to the Pickering Town Centre building only. - No limitations for new office buildings are proposed other than a maximum aggregate gross leasable floor space of approximately 34,000 m2 (360,000 ft2) for office developments. ATTACHMENT# S- TO INFORMATIONREPORT# /O' 7' 2 - i - Lt : 1' r :... i - ,i . r - _ L r FAX PICORE H OIL OI NGS LI 1,1 TRANSMISSION DATE: March 11, 2002 COMPANY: City of Pickering — Planning Department ATTENTION: Mr. Tyler Barnett, Planner II FACSIMILE #: 905 — 420 - 6064 TOTAL NUMBER OF PAGES INCLUDING COVER: 1 RECEIVED MAR 1 1 2002 CITY OF PICKERING PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT MESSAGE/SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS: Hi Tyler: In response to the February 26 circulation letter regarding the PTC land use changes / rezoning application. We appreciate the opportunity to provide comment. Due to a scheduling conflict it appears that we may not be able to attend on upcoming Public Meeting, but would like to follow this process carefully. At the outset, I would confirm our support of additional development in the Downtown Core, assuming that it will be of high aesthetic quality in accordance with the design guidelines and standards set out in the DCDG document. This should help to ensure the successful long term function of this important area, especially as substantial new office development takes place in addition to the ongoing regional retail centre functions. New office development will also help to strengthen the existing office node in this location (Picore Centre), providing benefit to all concerned. We also appreciate the height parameters suggested for the southeast portion of the site to recognize the eight storey height of the existing buildings comprising the Picore Centre. We have previously been on record as supporting the pedestrian linkage to the GO station; that would appear to be consistent with the additional development (particularly office uses) envisaged on the PTC lands. There is one item that we believe requires further consideration; the alignment of Pickering Parkway. This. heavily traveled arterial road already provides challenges in terms of sight lines and traffic movements (ingress and egress) to both the PTC and the Picore Centre. It would seem that the introduction of substantial additional traffic volume needs to be carefully considered. Can you please advise as to what steps might be taken to analyze this issue further. Regards, Picore Holdings Limited Wm. Kim Donovan, President c. Mr. Bruce Taylor, City Clerk (905-420-9685) Corporate Address: 80 Queen Street, KINGSTON, ON K7K 6W7 - Phone (613)530-2727 Fax (613)530-3617