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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMarch 4, 2024Draft Planning & Development Committee Meeting Minutes March 4, 2024 Hybrid Electronic Meeting – 7:00 pm Chair: Councillor Robinson 1 Present: Mayor Kevin Ashe Councillors: M. Brenner L. Cook M. Nagy D. Pickles L. Robinson Absent: S. Butt 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 N. Surti -Division Head, Development Review & Urban Design C. Celebre -Principal Planner, Strategic Initiatives C. Morrison -Principal Planner, Development Review B. Weiler -Principal Planner, Policy L. Crawford -Planner II 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 Butt. 2.Disclosure of Interest No disclosures of interest were noted. 3.Delegations 3.1 Andrew Scott, Mattamy Homes Draft Planning & Development Committee Meeting Minutes March 4, 2024 Hybrid Electronic Meeting – 7:00 pm Chair: Councillor Robinson 2 Constance Ratelle, Korsiak Urban Planning Re: Report PLN 06-24 Request for Redline Revision of Draft Plan of Subdivision Application SP-2009-11 (R2) Revised Zoning By-law Amendment Application A 08/23 Mattamy (Seaton) Limited Part of Lots 21 and 22, Concession 4 Seaton Community Andrew Scott, Mattamy Homes and Constance Ratelle, Korsiak Urban Planning appeared before the Committee via electronic connection to be available for questions regarding Report PLN 06-24. A brief discussion ensued between Members of the Committee, Mr. Scott and Ms. Ratelle to confirm that they were in agreement with the staff recommendations in the Report. 3.2 Billy Tung, Highcastle (1939 Altona Road) Inc. Alyssa Woods, Highcastle (1939 Altona Road) Inc. Re: Report PLN 04-24 Zoning By-law Amendment Application A 02/21 Draft Plan of Subdivision Application SP-2021-01 Draft Plan of Condominium Application CP-2021-01 Highcastle (1939 Altona Rd.) Inc. (1939 Altona Road) Billy Tung, Highcastle (1939 Altona Road) Inc., and Alyssa Woods, Highcastle (1939 Altona Road) Inc. appeared before the Committee to be available for questions with respect to Report PLN 04-24. A brief discussion ensued between Members of the Committee, Mr. Tung and Ms. Woods to confirm that they were in agreement with the staff recommendations in the Report and whether the Application would still be subject to Site Plan approval. Moved by Mayor Ashe Seconded by Councillor Pickles That the rules of procedure be suspended to allow an additional delegation, under Section 3 of the Agenda, regarding Report PLN 07-24. Carried on a Two-Thirds Vote Draft Planning & Development Committee Meeting Minutes March 4, 2024 Hybrid Electronic Meeting – 7:00 pm Chair: Councillor Robinson 3 3.3 Duncan Webster, Senior Development Manager, TACC Developments Vince Figliomeni, Development Coordinator, TACC Developments Re: Report PLN 07-24 Zoning By-law Amendment Application A 06/23 Taccgate Developments Inc. North and south sides of Taunton Road between Burkholder Drive and Peter Mathews Drive, and on the east side of Peter Mathews Drive Seaton Community Duncan Webster, Senior Development Manager, and Vince Figliomeni, Development Coordinator, TACC Developments, appeared before the Committee to advise that they were in agreement with the staff recommendations and to answer questions regarding Report PLN 07-24. A brief question and answer period ensued between Members of the Committee, Mr. Webster and Mr. Figliomeni regarding: •whether they would proceed with the lower-rise buildings first and thehigher-rise buildings at a later date; and, •whether they would be identifying the high density, multi-storey blocksadjacent or near-by, that would be built at a later date, when marketing andselling the lower density units, and whether those blocks would be identifiedin the Site Plan as part of the agreement of purchase and sale. 4.Planning & Development Reports 4.1 Director, City Development & CBO, Report PLN 04-24Zoning By-law Amendment Application A 02/21 Draft Plan of Subdivision Application SP-2021-01 Draft Plan of Condominium Application CP-2021-01 Highcastle (1939 Altona Rd.) Inc. (1939 Altona Road) A brief discussion ensued between Members of the Committee and staff regarding the residual lands and whether they could be incorporated into the development lands. Recommendation: Moved by Councillor Pickles Seconded by Councillor Brenner Draft Planning & Development Committee Meeting Minutes March 4, 2024 Hybrid Electronic Meeting – 7:00 pm Chair: Councillor Robinson 4 1.That Zoning By-law Amendment Application A 02/21, submitted byHighcastle (1939 Altona Rd.) Inc., to facilitate a residential condominiumdevelopment consisting of a mix of townhouse units, be approved, and thatthe draft Zoning By-law Amendment, as set out in Appendix I to ReportPLN 04-24, be finalized and forwarded to Council for enactment; and, 2.That Draft Plan of Subdivision Application SP-2021-01, submitted byHighcastle (1939 Altona Rd.) Inc., to establish a development block tofacilitate a residential condominium development; an open space block, aroad widening block, a reserve block and a public street to complete Sparrow Circle, as shown in Attachment 3 to Report PLN 04-24, and theimplementing conditions of approval, as set out in Appendix II, beendorsed. Carried 4.2 Director, City Development & CBO, Report PLN 05-24 Initiating Pickering’s Official Plan Review Brandon Weiler, Principal Planner, Policy, appeared before the Committee to provide an overview of Pickering’s Official Plan Review. Mr. Weiler advised that the Official Plan was the City’s long range comprehensive municipal planning document that provided the framework for land use decision making in the City and represented Council’s vision guided by community involvement in how growth and change would occur in the City. Mr. Weiler spoke to the history of the Official Plan and its various revisions and discussed the changes in Provincial legislation, the Regional Municipality of Durham’s Official Plan, and City of Pickering initiatives, and noted the Planning Act requires that the Official Plan be reviewed every five years. He concluded by advising that a review of Pickering’s Official Plan would ensure that the goals and vision for growth, and community development, would reflect the current changes to the Provincial requirements and the Region of Durham’s Official Plan and would incorporate the various City initiatives. A question and answer period ensued between Members of the Committee and staff regarding: •whether the City would have to revisit policy changes when the Official Planwas updated, or if it would instead be a consolidation exercise of newpolicies and programs that the Province, Region and City have already adopted; •the purpose of the Special Council Meeting proposed for May; Draft Planning & Development Committee Meeting Minutes March 4, 2024 Hybrid Electronic Meeting – 7:00 pm Chair: Councillor Robinson 5 •whether there would be future public engagement following the SpecialCouncil Meeting that would include residents, organizations andcommenting agencies; •a request that staff provide an overview of the planned public engagement plan that would occur prior to the Special Council Meeting in May and thatthis information be provided prior to the March 25th Council Meeting; •the importance of inviting comments from Durham Region Transit and Durham Regional Police Services on the Official Plan; •when the Report for the May 27th Special Council Meeting would bereleased and available to the public; •ensuring that a plain language version of the Report is made available; •that need to clarify the definition of “apartments” and “units” in the OfficialPlan; and, •the timing of the Official Plan process as it relates to community engagement. Recommendation: Moved by Councillor Pickles Seconded by Councillor Nagy 1.That staff be authorized to initiate the update of the Pickering Official Plan,and to fulfill the requirements of Section 26(3) of the Planning Act, and request the Mayor to call a Special Meeting of Council on May 27, 2024 at 5:00 pm to provide an opportunity for public input on the revisions that maybe required; and, 2.That a copy of Report PLN 05-24, and Council’s Resolution thereon, be sent to the Region of Durham, local municipalities in Durham Region, the City of Toronto, the Region of York, the City of Markham, the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville, the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, the Central LakeOntario Conservation Authority, the Durham School Boards, and anyinterested parties for their information. Carried 4.3 Director, City Development & CBO, Report PLN 06-24 Request for Redline Revision of Draft Plan of Subdivision Application SP-2009-11 (R2) Revised Zoning By-law Amendment Application A 08/23 Mattamy (Seaton) Limited Part of Lots 21 and 22, Concession 4 Seaton Community Draft Planning & Development Committee Meeting Minutes March 4, 2024 Hybrid Electronic Meeting – 7:00 pm Chair: Councillor Robinson 6 Recommendation: Moved by Councillor Brenner Seconded by Councillor Cook 1.That the Revision to Draft Plan of Subdivision SP-2009-11 (R2), submittedby Mattamy (Seaton) Limited, to permit a redline revision to a draft approvedplan of subdivision on lands being Part of Lots 21 and 22, Concession 4, asshown on the Applicant’s Revised Draft Plan, Attachment 6 to Report PLN 06-24, be endorsed; 2.That the proposed amendment to the conditions of draft plan of subdivisionapproval to implement Draft Plan of Subdivision SP-2009-11 (R2), as set outin Appendix I to Report PLN 06-24, be endorsed; 3.That the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) be advised of City Council’s decisionon the request for a redline revision to Draft Plan of Subdivision SP-2009-11(R2), and that the City Solicitor be authorized to attend any OLT hearing onthe required red-line revision; and, 4.That Zoning By-law Amendment Application A 08/23, submitted by Mattamy(Seaton) Limited, to implement the redline revision to Draft Plan ofSubdivision SP-2009-11 (R2) be approved, and that the draft Zoning By-lawAmendment as set out in Appendix II to Report PLN 06-24, be finalized and forwarded to Council for enactment. Carried 4.4 Director, City Development & CBO, Report PLN 07-24 Zoning By-law Amendment Application A 06/23 Taccgate Developments Inc. North and south sides of Taunton Road between Burkholder Drive and Peter Mathews Drive, and on the east side of Peter Mathews Drive Seaton Community A brief discussion ensued between Members of the Committee and Mr. Webster regarding whether the intended use of the subject lands included condominium and rental units. Recommendation: Moved by Councillor Pickles Draft Planning & Development Committee Meeting Minutes March 4, 2024 Hybrid Electronic Meeting – 7:00 pm Chair: Councillor Robinson 7 Seconded by Councillor Brenner That Zoning By-law Amendment Application A 06/23, submitted by Taccgate Developments Inc., to amend the existing zoning on three separate properties, located on the north and south sides of Taunton Road, between Burkholder Drive and Peter Matthews Drive, and at the southeast corner of Peter Matthews Drive and Taunton Road to do the following: a)add “Street Townhouse” to the list of permitted housing types; b)establish zoning performance standards to facilitate residential commonelement condominium tenure; and c)exempt townhouses from needing to be constructed in combination with anapartment building, be approved, and that the draft Zoning By-law Amendment, as set out in Appendix I to Report PLN 07-24, be finalized and forwarded to Council for enactment. Carried 5.Member Updates on Committees 5.1 There were no Committee updates from Members. 6.Other Business 6.1 There was no other business. 7.Adjournment Moved by Mayor AsheSeconded by Councillor Cook That the meeting be adjourned. Carried The meeting adjourned at 7:50 pm.