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HomeMy WebLinkAboutInformation Report 03-22 Information Report to Planning & Development Committee Report Number: 03-22 Date: February 7, 2022 From: Catherine Rose, MCIP, RPP Chief Planner Subject: Draft Plan of Subdivision Application SP-2021-02 Zoning By-law Amendment Application A 15/21 OPB Realty Inc. Easterly Portion of the Pickering Town Centre Lands, West of Glenanna Road City of Pickering Lands, South of The Esplanade South 1. Purpose of this Report The purpose of this report is to provide preliminary information regarding applications for Draft Plan of Subdivision and Zoning By-law Amendment, submitted by OPB Realty Inc., for certain lands in Pickering’s City Centre. This report contains general information on the applicable Official Plan and other related policies, and identifies matters raised to date. This report is intended to assist members of the public and other interested stakeholders to understand the proposal. The Planning & Development Committee will hear public delegations on the applications, ask questions of clarification, and identify any planning issues. This report is for information and no decisions on these applications are being made at this time. Staff will bring forward a recommendation report for consideration by the Planning & Development Committee upon completion of a comprehensive evaluation of the proposal. 2. Background In 2013, the City endorsed “Downtown Pickering: A Vision for Intensification and a Framework for Investment”. The vision for the City Centre (Downtown Pickering) expressed that: “Downtown Pickering will be a vibrant, sustainable, accessible and distinct city centre for all people and all seasons. It will be a place to inspire, a place to gather, a place to work, and a place to live, all in a compact and walkable environment.” More specifically, the following features were considered key elements of the built form vision for the City Centre (Downtown Pickering): • A Civic Precinct acting as the downtown’s cultural and institutional hub with destinations and distinct public realm treatment. Information Report 03-22 Page 2 • An extraordinary public realm formed through new public spaces that populate the downtown. A variety of small and large gathering places are within a five-minute walk anywhere in the downtown. In July 2014, Council approved Official Plan Amendment 26 (OPA 26), which introduced new designations and policies and changed existing policies to create a framework for the redevelopment and intensification of the City Centre. OPA 26 was approved with modifications on March 4, 2015, by the Ontario Land Tribunal (“OLT”), previously known at that time as the Ontario Municipal Board (“OMB”), and has been in full force and effect since then. On April 11, 2017, Pickering Council approved a new comprehensive City Initiated City Centre Zoning By-law 7553/17 and the City Centre Urban Design Guidelines. The By-law was approved by the OMB on February 22, 2018. The By-law introduced new zone categories, permitted a broad range of uses, incorporated new development standards to regulate the size, location, massing and height of buildings, identified minimum and maximum density provisions, and introduced new vehicle and bicycle parking standards. The design guidelines provide design direction to guide building design and private development, as well as investments in public infrastructure, in the City Centre. After the approval of the City Centre Zoning By-law, on June 12, 2017, Council approved Official Plan Amendment 29 (OPA 29) to remove the density cap for the City Centre. The removal of the cap provides further opportunities for intensification, allowing for a greater number of units to be achieved within the same building envelope. In addition, Council endorsed a stormwater management strategy in 2017 for all lands within the City Centre, with specific criteria that would affect any redevelopment in the flood storage area on the south parking lot of the Pickering Town Centre (PTC) lands. During the preparation of these documents, City Development staff had extensive discussions with representatives for PTC Ownership, regarding their long-term redevelopment plans of the PTC lands. At that time, PTC Ownership representatives advised that due to department store restrictions, the PTC lands would continue to be used as a commercial centre. For this reason, the implementing planning documents only identified a network of private roads internal to the site and did not address further intensification of the property and integration of the mall site into the surrounding urban fabric, which would be necessary steps to ensure the creation of a complete community. Since Council's approval of these documents, the vision for the PTC lands has changed significantly to reflect evolving market conditions and consumer demands, which was triggered largely by the closure of Sears Canada on this site. As a result, in September 2019, Council approved a City Initiated Zoning By-law Amendment (By-law 7713/19), which applies to the City-owned lands (“South Block”) on the south side of The Esplanade South, and a portion of the PTC lands located on the west side of Glenanna Road between Kingston Road and Pickering Parkway. This amendment increased the maximum building heights on certain lands in the City Centre, added residential uses to the City’s lands south of The Esplanade South, revised the definition of floor space index, and introduced a new definition of net floor space for the City Centre. Information Report 03-22 Page 3 This City initiated rezoning was intended to prepare the South Esplanade lands to form a part of the new City Centre project. This by-law was appealed to the OLT by Canadian Apartment Properties Real Estate Investment Trust (“CAPREIT”), owners of Pickering Place. However, the appeal was formally withdrawn in March 2021 after the City approved Minutes of Settlement. By-law 7713/19 is now in effect. 3. OPB Realty Inc. commenced a Master Plan Review in August of 2021 Following the closure of the Sears retail store at the PTC, and the relocation of the movie theatres to the west side of the mall, the City and PTC Ownership identified an opportunity to accelerate the redevelopment of the City Centre, and explore new and innovative ways to repurpose underutilized lands at the mall site for both City facilities and new residential/retail development. As Council is aware, the City has been working in conjunction with PTC Ownership to develop the City Centre Project. The project includes a new Central Library, a new Performing Arts Centre, and a new Seniors & Youth Centre located within the podium of a 50-storey rental apartment building, all of which are centred around a new urban square. As part of these discussions, representatives for PTC Ownership initiated a Master Plan Review of the PTC lands in August of 2021. The purpose of the review was to advance the redevelopment of the balance of the PTC lands on the west side of Glenanna Road, between Kingston Road and Pickering Parkway. The redevelopment is intended to complement the City Centre project ,and the South Block lands, to implement the City’s vision of creating a vibrant, mixed-use, pedestrian-focused downtown. The proposed master plan presents an exciting opportunity to reimagine the easterly portion of the PTC lands, with a network of pedestrian-friendly public and private streets, new public open spaces, and a variety of uses including high-density residential, commercial and office uses. The purpose of the Master Plan review was to demonstrate how the balance of the PTC lands can be redeveloped in an integrated and coordinated manner over time. This review also assisted in determining the future development blocks; identifying the alignment and configuration of public and private streets; resolving key issues concerning site servicing, stormwater management, and on-site flood storage; and determining the location and size of public parks, and privately-owned publicly accessible spaces. Phase 1 of the PTC Master Plan includes the easterly portion of the PTC lands along Glenanna Road, between Kingston Road and Pickering Parkway, and the City-owned lands on the south side of Esplanade South, between Glenanna Road and Valley Farm Road (see Location Map and Air Photo Map, Attachments #1 and #2). 4. Applicant’s Proposal To implement Phase 1 of the Pickering Town Centre (PTC) Master Plan, PTC Ownership has submitted applications for a draft plan of subdivision and a zoning by-law amendment. Information Report 03-22 Page 4 The Draft Plan of Subdivision for the PTC lands proposes to create: 10 development blocks for a mix of high-density residential, hotel, office and commercial uses; 3 parkland blocks; and a network of new internal public and private roads that will provide access to Glenanna Road (see Submitted Draft Plan of Subdivision, Attachment #3). The table below provides a summary of the proposed land uses and land area associated with each proposed development block and on the South Block lands: Development Block Number Land Area Proposed Use Block 1 0.69 of a hectare • A new multi-purpose Seniors & Youth facility, anticipated to feature a full-sized gymnasium, meeting/program rooms, and youth and seniors spaces. • A 9-storey and a 50-storey signature landmark residential rental building to be constructed on top of the Seniors & Youth facility. Block 1A 0.22 of a hectare • A new expanded Central Library facility, which would replace the existing central library, and allow municipal staff to expand into that building. Block 2 0.31 of a hectare • A Performing Arts Centre containing up to 600 seats, which is envisioned to include a theatre, visual arts gallery and rehearsal/program spaces. Blocks 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 Totalling 3.3 hectares • Various mixed-use high-density residential buildings ranging in height between 9 storeys and 50 storeys; • A total of 3,871 new residential dwelling units; and • A total of 6,046 square metres (65,079 square feet) of new retail/commercial space at grade. South Block Lands 0.91 of a hectare • 3 residential buildings having heights of 38 storeys, 6 storeys, and 30 storeys, containing a total of 932 residential dwelling units and 229 square metres of retail/commercial space at grade. Park Blocks 1, 2 and 3 Totalling 0.28 of a hectare • Park Blocks 1 and 2 provide the parkland dedication requirement for the PTC lands (Blocks 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9). • Park Block 3 provides the parkland dedication requirement for the “South Block” (City of Pickering lands). Information Report 03-22 Page 5 Development Block Number Land Area Proposed Use Public Roads B, D and B North Totalling 0.84 of a hectare • Internal public and private roads connecting all of the buildings and uses and providing access to Glenanna Road. (see Submitted Phase 1 Master Plan, Attachment #4). The rezoning application applies to both the PTC lands and the City lands. The site-specific zoning by-law amendment intends to: • allow the Floor Space Index attributed to the public roads within the PTC landholdings, and the public road on the City lands, to be transferred to the future development blocks on the PTC lands; • reduce the minimum residential parking ratio for apartment dwellings from 0.8 spaces per unit to 0.65 spaces per unit; • allow certain development blocks to share the required minimum indoor and outdoor amenity area requirements for apartment dwellings; • increase maximum building height on Blocks 3, 4, and 8 from 125 metres (40 storeys to 153 metres (50 storeys); • increase maximum building height on Block 5 from 125 metres (40 storeys) to 130 metres (42 storeys); • on the South Block lands, reduce the minimum building stepback between the podium and tower from 3.0 metres to 0.0 metres for the east tower and to 1.5 metres on the west tower; and • increase the maximum tower floor plate size from 850 square metres to 980 square metres for select residential towers on Blocks 2, 4, 7 and 8. In addition to the above-noted by-law changes, in the course of the City’s review of the preliminary site plan design for the City lands, the City identified the need for the following minor variances from Zoning By-law 7553/17, as amended by By-law 7713/19 (the need for these by-law changes were acknowledged in the Minutes of Settlement between the City of Pickering and CAPREIT): • allow balconies to project a maximum of 2.7 metres from the south wall of the west tower, and the east and west walls of the east tower, whereas the by-law requires all buildings and structures to be wholly located within the building envelope; and • allow a 2.5 metre wide pedestrian bridge connection between the residential buildings with a maximum vertical clearance of 7.0 metres from the established grade above the Public Road and Walkway, whereas the Council-approved by-law requires all buildings and structures to be wholly located within a building envelope. On behalf of the City, the PTC Ownership has submitted a formal site plan application for the 3 City facilities and the 9 and 50-storey residential rental buildings. These applications have been circulated to internal departments and external agencies for review. Information Report 03-22 Page 6 A formal pre-consultation meeting was held on January 21, 2022, as requested by the PTC Ownership, to discuss submission requirements in support of a future site plan application for the mixed-use, high-density development on the South Block lands. A formal site plan application is anticipated to be submitted in February of 2022. The PTC Ownership will be responsible for submitting a Site Plan Application for each development block, where the City will have additional opportunities to review detailed technical matters concerning, but not limited to, architecture, urban design, landscaping, and engineering. 5. Policy Framework 5.1 The Provincial Policy Statement The Provincial Policy Statement, 2020 (PPS) provides policy direction on matters of provincial interest related to land use planning and development and sets a vision for Ontario’s land use planning system. The PPS states that healthy, livable and safe communities are to be sustained, including among other matters: promoting efficient development and land-use patterns; accommodating an appropriate range and mix of residential, employment, institutional, recreation, park and open space and other uses to meet long-term needs; and promoting cost-effective development patterns, optimization of transit investments and standards to minimize land consumption and servicing costs. The PPS states that settlement areas are to be the focus of growth and development and that land-use patterns within settlement areas are to be based on densities and a mix of land uses which: • efficiently use land and resources; • are appropriate for, and efficiently use, the infrastructure and public service facilities which are planned or available; • support active transportation; • are transit-supportive, where transit is planned, exists or may be developed; and avoid the need for their unjustified and/or uneconomical expansion; • minimize negative impacts to air quality and climate change, and promote energy efficiency; and • prepare for the impacts of a changing climate. The PPS also states that healthy, active communities should be promoted by: • planning public streets, spaces and facilities to be safe, meet the needs of pedestrians, foster social interaction, and facilitate active transportation and community connectivity; and • planning and providing for a full range and equitable distribution of publicly-accessible built and natural settings for recreation, including facilities, parklands, public spaces, open space areas, trails and linkages. Information Report 03-22 Page 7 5.2 Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe The Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (2020) (the "Growth Plan") provides a strategic framework for managing growth and environmental protection in the Greater Golden Horseshoe region, of which the City forms an integral part, including: • setting minimum density targets within settlement areas and related policies directing municipalities to make more efficient use of land, resources and infrastructure to reduce sprawl, cultivate a culture of conservation, and promote compact built form and better-designed communities with high quality built form, and an attractive and vibrant public realm established through site design and urban design standards; • directing municipalities to engage in an integrated approach to infrastructure planning and investment optimization as part of the land use planning process; • building complete communities, with a diverse range of housing options, public service facilities, recreation, and green space, that better connects transit to where people live and work; and • minimizing the negative impacts of climate change by undertaking stormwater management planning that assesses the impacts of extreme weather events and incorporates green infrastructure. The Growth Plan seeks to optimize provincial investments in higher-order transit by directing growth to strategic growth areas and locations with existing or planned transit, with a priority on higher-order transit where it exists or is planned. Schedule 4 of the Growth Plan identifies Pickering City Centre as an Urban Growth Centre and on Schedule 5 as a priority transit corridor, having the capacity to accommodate significant mixed-use, residential and employment intensification. The Growth Plan policies for major transit station areas on priority transit corridors inform the evaluation of this application. Policy 2.2.4.8 b) states “All major transit station areas will be planned and designed to be transit-supportive and to achieve multimodal access to stations and connections to nearby major trip generators by providing, where appropriate infrastructure to support active transportation, including sidewalks, bicycle lanes, and secure bicycle parking”. Policy 2.2.4.9 states “Within all major transit station areas, development will be supported, where appropriate, by planning for a diverse mix of uses, including additional residential units and affordable housing, to support existing and planned transit service levels; fostering collaboration between public and private sectors, such as joint development projects; and providing alternative development standards such as reduced parking standards”. The Growth Plan also focuses on accommodating forecasted growth in complete communities. One part of complete communities is the provision of a balance of jobs and housing in communities across the Greater Golden Horseshoe (GGH) to reduce the need for long-distance commuting. Policy 2.2.5.1 d) states “Economic development and competitiveness in the GGH will be promoted by integrating and aligning land use planning and economic development goals and strategies to retain and attract investment and employment.” Policy 2.2.5.3 states “Retail and office uses will be directed to locations that support active transportation and have existing or planned transit.” Information Report 03-22 Page 8 5.3 Durham Regional Official Plan The Durham Regional Official Plan designates Pickering’s City Centre as an Urban Growth Centre and a Regional Centre. Lands that are designated as Centres shall be developed as the main concentration of commercial, residential, cultural and government functions in a well-designed and intensive land use form. Furthermore, Centres shall be developed in accordance with the following principles: • focal point of culture, art, entertainment and assembly through provision of public squares, in addition to cultural facilities, parks and other public facilities; • mixed uses and a grid of roads and walkways; • urban design that favours pedestrian traffic and public transit with direct pedestrian access to buildings, provision of transit, and parking areas sited at the rear or within buildings, wherever possible; and • balance of employment and residential growth, and a variety of compact, higher density housing types to service all housing needs, including affordable housing and assisted housing. Urban Growth Centres shall be planned to accommodate a minimum density target of 200 persons and jobs combined per gross hectare and a minimum floor spaces index of 3.0. The built form for Urban Growth Centres should be a mix of predominately high-rise development, with some mid-rise, as determined by area municipalities. The proposal conforms to the policies of the Durham Regional Official Plan. 5.4 Pickering Official Plan The subject lands are designated “Mixed Use Areas – City Centre” within the Pickering Official Plan. This designation permits high-density residential uses, retailing of goods and services, offices and restaurants, hotels, convention centres, community, cultural and recreational uses, community gardens, and farmers’ market. The designation permits a minimum net residential density of 80 units per hectare and no maximum density; a maximum gross leasable floor space for the retailing of goods and services of up to and including 300,000 square metres; and a maximum Floor Space Index (FSI) of over 0.75 and up to and including 5.75. Within the Official Plan, FSI is calculated as the total floor space of all buildings on a lot divided by the total area of the lot. The City Centre Neighbourhood also includes specific policies concerning enhancements to the public realm; active uses at grade; performance criteria for tall buildings to minimize adverse impacts concerning shadowing, sky view, privacy and transition to established low-density development; and pedestrian network and mobility. The key policies within the City Centre neighbourhood as it relates to the proposal are summarized in Attachment #5 to this report. Information Report 03-22 Page 9 Glenanna Road is identified as a Type C Arterial Road in the City’s Official Plan, which is intended to provide access to properties. Type C arterial roads are designed to carry lower volumes of traffic at slower speeds, and generally have a right-of-way width ranging from 26 to 30 metres. The applicant’s proposal will be assessed against the policies and provisions of the City’s Official Plan during the further processing of the application. 5.5 Pickering City Centre Urban Design Guidelines The City Centre Urban Design Guidelines (UDG) provide design direction for intensification, to guide buildings and private development, as well as investments in public infrastructure in the City Centre. Some of the key guiding principles of the UDG include: • make the City Centre highly walkable, with new streets and pathways, a compact block pattern, traffic calming measures, and visually interesting streetscapes; • encourage a mix of land uses to create vitality at all times of the day, by enhancing the range of activities, amenities and uses that will attract and serve all ages for all seasons; and • offer distinct living options, urban in format, and in close proximity to shopping, entertainment, culture, and work. The key urban design objectives with respect to built form, site design, landscaping, building design, and pedestrian connections as it relates to the proposal are summarized in Attachment #6 to this report. 5.6 City Centre Zoning By-law 7553/17 The Pickering Town Centre (PTC) lands are zoned “City Centre Two – CC2” and the City of Pickering lands are zoned “City Centre One – CC1” within Zoning By-law 7553/17, as amended by By-law 7713/19. Uses permitted within the CC2 and CC1 Zones include a broad range of residential and non-residential uses, such as apartment dwellings, townhouse dwellings, commercial, office, retail, community, recreational, and institutional uses. See Section 4 of this report, which lists the applicant’s requested site-specific amendments to the zoning by-law to facilitate future development of the PTC lands and South Block. 6. Statutory Public Meeting Circulation Notice of the Electronic Statutory Public Meeting regarding these applications was provided through a mailing of all properties within 150 metres of the subject lands (in total, notice was mailed to 1,571 property owners). Public Meeting Notice Signs were erected at the properties on January 19, 2022. On the Pickering Town Centre lands, a total of 4 signs were posted: 1 along the Kingston Road frontage: 1 along the Pickering Parkway frontage; and 2 along the Glenanna Road frontage. On the City of Pickering lands, a total of 3 signs were posted: 1 on each of the 3 road frontages (Glenanna Road, The Esplanade South, and Valley Farm Road). Information Report 03-22 Page 10 Additionally, a copy of the Notice of Electronic Statutory Public Meeting was included in the January 20 and February 3, 2022, News Advertiser. As of the date of this report, no written or verbal comments have been received from the public. 7. Agency Comments These applications were circulated to the following agencies for their review and comment: Region of Durham, Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, Metrolinx, Ministry of Transportation, Bell Canada, CN Railway, Elexicon Energy, Enbridge, Canada Post, Heritage Pickering, Hydro One, Ministry of Municipal Affairs & Housing, Ontario Power Generation, Trans Northern Pipelines Inc., Durham Regional Police, Rogers Cable, Durham District School Board, Durham Catholic District School Board, Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir, and Le Conseil Scolaire de District Du Centre- Ouest. As of the date of this report, comments have been received from the following agencies: 7.1.1 Durham Regional Police – Radio Systems – Communications (DRPS) • DRPS has indicated that some of the proposed buildings will likely be an obstruction to the Region’s Public Safety Microwave paths and affect the system's operation for Police and Fire communications. 7.1.2 Canadian National Railway (CN) • requested that a noise report be prepared and submitted for review; and • requested that warning clauses, restrictive covenants and environmental easements be provided advising purchasers of the railway right-of-way, and that noise and vibration measures are not to be altered. 8. City Department Comments These applications were circulated to the following City departments for their review and comment: Engineering Services, Building Services, Fire Services, Operations, Community Services and Sustainability. As of the date of this report, no written comments have been received from the above-noted City departments. 9. Planning & Design Section Comments The following is a summary of key concerns/issues or matters of importance raised to date. These matters, and others identified through the circulation and detailed review of the proposal, are required to be addressed by the applicant before a final recommendation report to Planning & Development Committee: Information Report 03-22 Page 11 • ensure conformity with all applicable statutory policies of the Provincial Policy Statement (2020), the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (2020), and the Durham Regional Official Plan; • ensure conformity with the City of Pickering Official Plan and the City Centre Urban Design Guidelines; • review the requested residential parking ratio to ensure that sufficient parking is provided to support the proposal; • require the completion of the transportation study assessing the impact on the existing transportation network and identifying the appropriate road infrastructure modifications that may be required to support the Master Plan and other developments within the City Centre; • ensure the proposed tower locations and building heights do not obstruct the Region’s Public Safety Microwave paths and affect the Police and Fire communications operation systems; • review the requested site-specific exceptions for balcony projections, amenity space, tower floor plate size, building stepback, and building height to ensure the proposed design and function of the building maintains the general intent and purpose of the City Centre Zoning By-law and the City Centre Urban Design Guidelines; • ensure appropriate parkland dedication is conveyed to the City to serve the future residents, visitors and uses, and ensure the size, and location of the lands to be dedicated allow the lands to be designed to the City’s requirements; and • ensure the cross-sections for the proposed public roads allow for complete streets with generous walkways, cycling facilities, landscaping, and travel lanes. Further issues may be identified following receipt and review of comments from the circulated departments, agencies and public. The City Development Department will conclude its position on the application after it has received and assessed comments from the circulated department, agencies and the public. 10. Information Received Copies of the plans and studies submitted in support of the applications are listed below and available for viewing on the City’s website at pickering.ca/devapp or the offices of the City of Pickering, City Development Department: • Draft Plan of Subdivision, prepared by architectsAlliance, dated November 16, 2021; • Functional Servicing Report, prepared by Sabourin Kimble & Associates Ltd, dated August 2021; • Parking Reduction Rationale, prepared by BA Consulting Group Ltd., dated January 17, 2022; • Planning Justification Report, prepared by JKO Planning Services Inc., dated December 16, 2021; and • Sustainability Metrics Summary, prepared by JKO Planning Services Inc., dated January 2022. Information Report 03-22 Page 12 11. Procedural Information 11.1 General • written comments regarding this proposal should be directed to the City Development Department; • oral comments may be made at the Electronic Statutory Public Meeting; • all comments received will be noted and used as input to a Recommendation Report prepared by the City 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; and • any member of the public who wishes to be notified of the Council's decision regarding this proposal must request such in writing to the City Clerk. 12. Owner/Applicant Information The owner of the Pickering Town Centre lands is OPB Realty Inc., who is represented by Cushman and Wakefield and JKO Planning Services Inc. Attachments: 1. Location Map 2. Air Photo Map 3. Submitted Draft Plan of Subdivision 4. Submitted Phase 1 Master Plan 5. City Centre Neighbourhood Policies Related to the Proposal 6. City Centre Urban Design Guidelines Related to the Proposal Information Report 03-22 Page 13 Prepared By: Original Signed By Isabel Lima (Acting) Planner II Original Signed By Tyler Barnett Principal Planner, Site Planning Original Signed By Nilesh Surti, MCIP, RPP Manager, Development Review & Urban Design Approved/Endorsed By: Original Signed By Catherine Rose, MCIP, RPP Chief Planner IL:NS:ld Date of Report: January 24, 2022 Attachment #1 to Information Report 03-22 Esplanade Park Recreation Complex City Development Department Location Map File: Applicant: SP-2021-02 & A 15/21 Date: Jan. 06, 2022 OPB Realty Inc. Portion of Pickering Town Centre lands L:\PLANNING\01-MapFiles\SP\2021\SP-2021-02 & A 015-21 (PTC Lands)\SP-2021-02_LocationMap_V2.mxd 1:5,000 SCALE: THIS IS NOT A PLAN OF SURVEY. © The Corporation of the City of Pickering Produced (in part) under license from: © Queens Printer, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. All rights reserved.; © Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, Department of Natural Resources. All rights reserved.; © Teranet Enterprises Inc. and its suppliers. All rights reserved.; © Municipal Property Assessment Corporation and its suppliers. All rights reserved. Lands Subject to Zoning By-law Amendment City of Pickering Lands Lands Subject to Draft Plan of Subdivision Attachment #2 to Information Report 03-22 Kin g sto n R o a d G le na nna Road Liverpool Road Sa n d y B e a c h R o a d Pickering Park w a y Alliance Road V a l l e y F a r m R o a d Celebration Drive The Esplanade S The Esplanad e N Highway 401 Air Photo MapFile:Applicant:SP-2021-02 & A 15/21 Date: Jan. 14, 2022 OPB Realty Inc. L:\PLANNING\01-MapFiles\SP\2021\SP-2021-02 & A 15-21 OPB Realty Inc\SP-2021-02_AirPhoto.mxd 1:5,000 SCALE:THIS IS NOT A PLAN OF SURVEY. © The Corporation of the City of Pickering Produced (in part) under license from: © Queens Printer, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources. All rights reserved.; © Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, Departmentof Natural Resources. All rights reserved.; © Teranet Enterprises Inc. and its suppliers. All rights reserved.; © Municipal PropertyAssessment Corporation and its suppliers. All rights reserved. City DevelopmentDepartment Portion of Pickering Town Centre lands Lands Subject to ZoningBy-law Amendment City of Pickering Lands Lands Subject to Draft Plan of Subdivision Attachment #3 to Information Report 03-22 L:\Planning\01-MapFiles\SP\2021 Jan. 14, 2022DATE: Applicant: File No: Submitted Draft Plan of Subdivision FULL SCALE COPIES OF THIS PLAN ARE AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING AT THE CITY OF PICKERING CITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT. City Development Department SP-2021-02 & A 15/21 OPB Realty Inc. G l e n a n n a R o a d The Esplanade North The Esplanade South Pickering Parkway Va l l e y F a r m R o a d N Lands Subject to Zoning By-law Amendment City of Pickering Lands Lands Subject to Draft Plan of Subdivision Portion of Pickering Town Centre lands Attachment #4 to Information Report 03-22 L:\Planning\01-MapFiles\SP\2021 Jan. 21, 2022DATE: Applicant: File No: Submitted Phase 1 Master Plan FULL SCALE COPIES OF THIS PLAN ARE AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING AT THE CITY OF PICKERING CITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT. City Development Department SP-2021-02 & A 15/21 OPB Realty Inc. G l e n a n n a R o a d The Esplanade North The Esplanade South Pickering Parkway Va l l e y F a r m R o a d N Lands Subject to Zoning By-law Amendment City of Pickering Lands Lands Subject to Draft Plan of Subdivision Portion of Pickering Town Centre lands Attachment #5 to Information Report 03-22 City Centre Neighbourhood Policies Related to the Proposal •Encourage the highest mix and intensity of uses and activates in the City to be in this neighbourhood. •Encourage the transformation of the City Centre into a more liveable, walkable and human-scaled neighbourhood with inviting public spaces such as parks, squares and streets. •Encourage development proponents to locate and integrate commercial uses such as cafes and bistros into development adjacent to the public realm to create social gathering places and vibrant street life. •Encourage the development of streetscapes, public spaces and pedestrian routes that are safe and comfortable for all genders and ages, accessible and easy to navigate regardless of physical ability. •Encourage street-facing façades to have adequate entrances and windows facing the street. •Encourage publicly accessible outdoor and indoor spaces where people can gather. •Encourage new development to be designed, located and massed in such a way that it limits any shadowing on the public realm, parks and public spaces in order to achieve adequate sunlight and conform in the public realm through all four seasons. •Implement street standards that balance the needs of vehicles and pedestrians and support adjacent land uses through their design. •In the design of the planned public library expansion create a stronger relationship between the library and Esplanade Park, and enhance the relationship between the existing library and the public realm along Esplanade Street South and Glenanna Street through the use of transparent glazing and street related entrances. •Prioritize placemaking opportunities on public lands for capital funding, and seek opportunities to partner with the private sector to incorporate designs that advance the placemaking opportunities in development plans on private lands. •Shall strive to locate either a park or square, within a 5 minute walk of all residences and places to work located within the City Centre. •Encourage opportunities for public art contributions and/or the integration of public art with development and infrastructure. •Encourage the development of buildings with active frontages at grade in appropriate locations to promote a vibrant and safe street life. •Encourage the placement and design of new buildings on lots along Glenanna Road and Pickering Parkway to address these streets edges and prohibit back lotting or surface parking between the building and the street. •Promote the highest buildings to locate on sites along or in proximity to Highway 401 or in proximity to higher order transit stations. •Consider in review of development applications for buildings taller than 5-storeys, the following performance criteria: •that buildings be massed in response to the scale of surrounding buildings, nearby streets and public open spaces; •that upper levels of buildings be set back or a podium and point tower form be introduced to help create a human scale at street level; •that shadowing impacts on surrounding development, publicly accessible open spaces and sidewalks be mitigated/minimized to the extent feasible; •that sufficient spacing be provided between the building face of building towers to provide views, privacy for residents and to minimize any shadowing and wind tunnel impacts on surrounding development, streets and public spaces; •that buildings be oriented to optimize sunlight and amenity for dwellings, private open spaces, adjoining open spaces and sidewalks; •that living areas, windows and private open spaces be located to minimize the potential for overshadowing adjoining residential properties; •that informal or passive surveillance of streets and other public open spaces be maximized by providing windows to overlook street and public spaces and using level changes, floor and balcony spaces elevated above the street level to allow views from residential units into adjacent public spaces whilst controlling views into these units; and •that protection be provided for pedestrians in public and private spaces from wind down drafts. •Require all new buildings in the City Centre to be at least 3 functional storeys except for municipal uses in the Civic Centre. •Require the design of new streets and the design and extension of streets to have regard for the following: •be connected to existing streets, and have block lengths generally no longer than 150 metres and block depths generally not less than 60 metres to provide for full urban development potential over time; and •be public or publicly accessible and constructed to public street design standards. •Require all new or re-designed streets to include a pedestrian zone generally no less than 2.0 metres on both sides. •Cooperate with Durham Region Transit and Metrolinx in order that the alignment and location of future transit routes considers access to the greatest concentration of people and jobs and minimizes the distance between transit connections within the City Centre. •Require new development adjacent to the transit junction to be designed to frame the junctions with active uses at grade and entrances oriented towards them. •Require the design of a pedestrian network to be a safe and visually interesting environment for pedestrians. •Require the pedestrian network to be integrated with public space elements such as parks. •Consider in the review of development applications, the following performance criteria with regard to on-site parking and access drives/aisles: •that parking be situated either in parking areas located at the rear or side of the building or on-street, where the development fronts on a collector or local road; •that the parking format be structured or below grade parking; •that shared parking be encouraged in mixed use areas to minimize land devoted to parking; •that the implementing zoning by-law may permit a reduction of customer parking for ground floor commercial uses through the provision of on-street parking; •that surface parking areas be well landscaped and lit to provide a safe and comfortable pedestrian environment; and •that access driveways to side and rear parking areas be consolidated where practical, and be accessible by a public laneway or drive aisle. •Through the implementing zoning by-law, consider the provision of secure bicycle parking facilities in suitable locations. •Consider a reduction in the number of required car parking spaces where bicycle parking facilities or transportation demand management measures are provided. Attachment #6 to Information Report 03-22 City Centre Urban Design Guidelines Related to the Proposal Site Design •The placement and orientation of buildings should define and augment the public realm (streets and open spaces) and places on properties where routes and people congregate, such as private squares. The coordination of building location along a street edge and the placement of buildings on prominent corners help create an active and attractive streetscape. •The diverse visual characteristics of the City Centre call for building design that helps define and contribute positively to the surrounding built form and public realm. •The design of sites and buildings shall seek to create and enhance view portals and vistas of parks and signature buildings within the City Centre. •Site grades shall be matched to the street grade and surrounding properties, where possible. •Buildings shall be aligned to contribute to a consistent street wall with minimal gaps or courts between buildings, except to allow for pedestrian access to internal lanes, walkways. •Throughout the City Centre, the building face shall be articulated through recessions, projections and change of materials. •The installation of awnings or canopies is encouraged to provide weather protection and to animate storefronts. These elements may project over the sidewalk subject to the following criteria: •that safe unobstructed clearance be provided for pedestrians; •retractable awnings are encouraged because they provide greater flexibility and control for business over sun and shadow impacts and during storm events or heavy snow falls; and •that encroachment agreements be entered into with the Region of Durham or the City of Pickering where canopies or awnings extend over the sidewalk or public right-of-way. •The incorporation of murals and public art on blank building walls along side streets and private service lanes, to improve the visual appearance along such wall sections, shall be encouraged. •Building setbacks may vary between 1.0 metre and 4.0 metres to maintain a visually consistent streets edge. Building setbacks could be increased to create public accessible open spaces such as court yards or plazas along a streetline. •Setback areas with retail or commercial uses at grade should be designed to accommodate patios, seating, and other at grade animating uses over time. Where buildings are setback more than one metre, the area between the buildings and front property line may feature hard and soft landscaping, lighting, signage and seating that enhance the sense of place, amenity and way-finding to the building and within the City Centre. •For buildings 8 storeys in height or greater, a minimum building separation of 18.0 metres is required, but it may be reduced if there are no primary windows in the wall facing an abutting building. • Tower portions of a building (those over 12 storeys) are subject to a minimum tower separation distance of 25.0 metres, to provide outlook, daylight access and privacy for residents. • Primary entrances of buildings along the street edge shall be encouraged to face the streets. Entrances at grade should be highly visible, accentuated through design, and of appropriate scale to their function and frequency of use. • The design of pedestrian walkways on-site shall seek direct connectivity to adjacent public spaces, transit stops and amenities. • Pedestrian walkways between building entrances and the street shall have a minimum width of 1.8 metres, be barrier-free, and provide curb ramps at grade changes with minimum cross gradient. • Distinctive paving material or coloured markings shall be used for pedestrian walkways to ease way finding and identify pedestrian routes. • Pedestrian-scaled lighting shall be encouraged along pedestrian walkways to improve security and visibility. • Landscaping elements such as planters or benches shall be encouraged along pedestrian walkways to define the paths and to create an attractive and pleasant pedestrian realm. • Outdoor waiting areas in front of residential or office towers should be weather protected to make waiting and access to and from the site more comfortable. This may include awnings, building projections or covered waiting areas. • Structured underground parking is preferred over surface parking, where possible and feasible, to promote compact development and to reduce the urban heat-island effect. • Large scale residential developments, such as condominium apartment blocks and office towers, shall be encouraged to include adequate, secure indoor bicycle storage for residents or employees, and charging stations for electric vehicles. • The exterior vehicular ramps and entrances to structured parking below or above grade shall be located at the rear or side of buildings, and avoid locations in close proximity of streets and street corners. • Any surface parking areas, drive-aisle and accesses will be located at the rear and sides of development, and shall generally not exceed 30 percent of the total width of any street frontage of a lot. • Access to parking and automobile drop-off areas will be designed to minimize pedestrian/vehicular conflict. The number of vehicular access points will be kept to a minimum to reduce potential conflict between pedestrians, cyclists and motor vehicles. • Adequate short-term bicycle parking should be provided at grade for larger developments. At grade, short-term bicycle parking should be located close to building entrances (residential lobbies, retail store entrances and office entrances). • Loading areas shall be located at the side or the rear of buildings, or below grade or within the building where feasible. Where loading areas are located to the side of a building, it should be screened from public view. • Waste and recycling facilities shall be fully enclosed and encouraged to be integrated with the principal building on a site. • The provision of centralized loading and waste facilities for multiple uses on a property shall be encouraged. • Internal routes to loading areas and waste and recycling facilities are encouraged to be designed to avoid crossing primary vehicular circulation routes and walkways. • Transformer vaults, utility meters and other services shall be located within the building and/or internal to the site and away from public view. • Service and utility areas shall be concealed with fencing, screens, and landscaping, and use materials that coordinate or blend with the main structure. Cluster or group utilities to minimize the visual and other impacts on the streetscape and public spaces. • Building exhaust and other service intake or output vents shall be located and concealed to avoid impact on public sidewalks, outdoor spaces and adjacent development. Service intake vents shall generally not project 1.2 metres above finished grade and no closer than 4.0 metres to a street line. • At least 10 percent of each lot shall be landscaped. • A landscape buffer of at least 3.0 metres wide shall be encouraged along surface parking lots situated adjacent to a street, to limit its visual impact on the public realm, to ensure a safe and comfortable pedestrian realm, and to mitigate stormwater runoff from paved areas. • Landscape buffers or landscaping within properties shall include a combination of indigenous deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs that are hardy, tolerant to de-icing agents; and adaptable to urban conditions. • Soft landscaping elements such as trees and shrubs, and hard landscaping elements such as rockery and water features should be used to enhance the visual image of a site and to define pedestrian routes and private open spaces on a property. • Pedestrian scaled lighting shall be used to illuminate pedestrian connections and private open spaces. • Accent lighting may be used to accentuate landmark buildings, prominent building façades, landscape features and public art. • Paths will be designed to accommodate a range of users and abilities, and should be barrier- free where appropriate. The use of permeable materials should be encouraged for path construction in areas where insufficient drainage exists. • Public spaces should be designed in a manner that responds to place specific opportunities and contribute to the quality of life for people living and working in the City Centre. • Neighbourhood parks will be designed with space for both programmed and unprogrammed uses, to provide areas for formal play, passive recreation and general open space. • New trees and landscaping within neighbourhood parks should be native species. The relocation of existing trees in development sites should be considered. • Amenity areas within neighbourhood parks should be located and oriented to maximize sunlight and be sheltered from the wind, noise, and traffic of adjacent streets and uses. • Pedestrian access to the park should be clearly defined using landscaping or architectural elements. Building Design • The shadow impacts of buildings on public open spaces and private amenity areas shall be minimized. • Design buildings with a defined base, middle and top section to emphasize human scale dimensions, reduce appearance of bulk and to create an interesting skyline. • The base component (podium) of a building generally establishes the height of the street wall along a street and establishes human scale at the street level. The building podium should be at least 3 storeys before any building step-backs are introduced. The base shall have a minimum floor-to-ceiling height of 4.5 metres along active at grade frontage to accommodate a range of uses over time. • The middle component of a building generally constitutes the bulk of the building and typically consists of office or residential uses. The floor plate above the podium shall not exceed 850 square metres. Continuous blank walls are generally not permitted on tower faces. • The top of a building is where the building wall meets the roof. The top of towers should be attractively designed using setbacks, articulation and other means to contribute positively to the skyline. The tower tops should screen rooftop mechanical equipment through roof parapets or by incorporating mechanical penthouses and elevator cores into the design of the building top to contribute to an attractive skyline profile. • All buildings should be built with high quality, enduring materials such as brick, stone, and glass. Materials that do not age well, such as stucco, vinyl, and highly reflective glass will be discouraged. • Variation in façade treatment, building materials and colours shall be sought along the street edge in order to create an appealing and interesting streetscape. • Large expanses of blank walls should be avoided by façade articulation (i.e., recessions or projections), fenestration, cornices, vertical pillars, and prominent entrances that respond to the massing and architectural style of the building. • Service meters and connections, vents and building utilities on façades facing public streets shall be minimized by concealment (i.e., landscape screening or sensitively integrating them within the building design). • Development within the City Centre shall be encouraged to incorporate sustainable development practices such as optimizing energy efficiency of buildings, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification or alternative equivalent for new private and public buildings, providing vehicle charging stations, and low impact development practices (i.e., the use of grey water systems). • Roof tops are encouraged to include green roof spaces for environmental sustainability, amenity space for residents or urban agriculture. • Bird-friendly glazing should be installed on tall buildings in locations that are within known migratory routes. • Landscape opportunities should be maximized within the City Centre in order to increase the tree canopy, improve air quality and groundwater infiltration. • The roofs of mid-rise and tall buildings and podiums shall be encouraged to have green or vegetated roofs to improve environmental performance of the building and provide amenity space where appropriate. • The design and orientation of buildings shall consider aspects such as passive solar gain, minimizing the adverse shadow impacts on adjacent buildings, streets and open spaces, and minimizing adverse wind impacts on the public realm. • Mid-block connections and paths will: • create an inviting design that facilitates way-finding through clear sightlines, direct pathways, and clear signage; • provide street trees and other plantings running the length of the trail/right-of-way; • utilize continuous, identifiable paving; and • have regard for Design for Crime Prevention. • Design features at corners should include signature buildings and/or enhanced landscaping such as signage, art, lighting, historic markers, special paving, open space/square, or seating, as well as coordinated fencing to frame the entry into the neighbourhood. • Public buildings should be sited prominently and where possible, should terminate views. Buildings should be sited to specifically differ from the surrounding urban fabric in order to emphasize their importance as landmarks. • Public buildings should be located close to the road to reinforce the street wall and define intersections. • Public buildings should be designed as special signature buildings with high quality architectural design, materials and finishes. • The front door of all public buildings should be connected with a walkway to the sidewalk on the road, and should have direct access to transit stops. • All public buildings should contribute to the creation of compact neighbourhoods through multi- storey buildings in order to maximize the site and services, minimize floor area, as well as provide an urban street condition through a building façade proportion that offers a sense of enclosure at the street. Multi-level buildings can accommodate accessory and, if applicable, complementary uses. • Building entrances should be accentuated through exterior lighting to provide a safe pedestrian environment and to assist with wayfinding.