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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNovember 4, 2024 - Draft Draft Planning & Development Committee Meeting Minutes November 4, 2024 Hybrid Electronic Meeting – 7:00 pm Chair: Councillor Pickles 1 Present: Mayor Kevin Ashe Councillors: M. Brenner S. Butt L. Cook M. Nagy D. Pickles L. Robinson Also Present: M. Carpino - Chief Administrative Officer K. Bentley - Director, City Development & CBO P. Bigioni - Director, Corporate Services & City Solicitor S. Cassel - City Clerk C. Rose - Chief Planner D. Jacobs - Manager, Policy & Geomatics N. Surti - Division Head, Development Review & Urban Design D. Wylie - Manager, Zoning & Administration I. Lima - Planner II A. Dunn - Principal Planner, Development Review M. Lau - Senior Planner, Zoning 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. 2. Disclosure of Interest No disclosures of interest were noted. There were no requests from credentialed media for filming in Council Chambers. 3. Statutory Public Meetings Councillor Pickles, Chair, gave an overview of the requirements for a Statutory Public Meeting under the Planning Act. Councillor Pickles outlined the order of matters under Draft Planning & Development Committee Meeting Minutes November 4, 2024 Hybrid Electronic Meeting – 7:00 pm Chair: Councillor Pickles 2 the Statutory Public Meeting section, as well as the notification process procedures and noted that if a specified person or public body as defined by the Planning Act, or the owner of land to which the Proposed Official Plan Amendment or Zoning By-law Amendment would apply, does not make oral or written submissions to the City before the By-law is passed, that person, public body, or owner of land would not be entitled to appeal the decision of City Council to the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT). Information Reports 3.1 Information Report 02-24 Official Plan Amendment OPA 22-002/P Zoning By-law Amendment A 05/22 Bayfield Realty Advisors and Pickering Ridge Lands Inc. 1755 Pickering Parkway A statutory public meeting was held under the Planning Act, for the purpose of informing the public with respect to the above-noted application. Catherine Rose, Chief Planner, introduced Amanda Dunn, Principal Planner, Development Review, to provide an overview of the application. Amanda Dunn appeared before the Committee to speak to Official Plan Amendment OPA 22-002/P, and Zoning By-law Amendment A 05/22. Through the aid of a PowerPoint presentation, A. Dunn advised that the purpose of the presentation was to provide preliminary information related to the applicant’s proposal. A. Dunn provided an overview of the subject property, including the surrounding uses, the conceptual Master Plan including the plan’s seven phases, and a summary of the applicant’s proposal. A. Dunn advised that the subject lands were designated as mixed-use areas under the City’s Official Plan and provided details on the Kingston Road Corridor and Specialty Retailing Node Intensification Plan, the City Initiated Official Plan Amendments, and the Zoning By-Law. A. Dunn provided a summary of both public and planning and design comments, and concluded by outlining the next steps in the process, and noted that the applicant’s proposal was for Block 1, Phase 1. Catherine Rose introduced the applicant’s representatives, Rob MacFarlane, Senior Associate and Connor Wright, Planner, Zelinka Priamo Ltd. Rob MacFarlane, appeared before the Committee to speak to Official Plan Amendment OPA 22-002/P, and Zoning By-law Amendment A 05/22. Through the aid of a PowerPoint presentation, R. MacFarlane spoke to the location of the subject lands, the current and surrounding land uses, and the development activity. R. MacFarlane provided details of the proposed development, the Draft Planning & Development Committee Meeting Minutes November 4, 2024 Hybrid Electronic Meeting – 7:00 pm Chair: Councillor Pickles 3 conceptual site plan design, park amenities, the policy frameworks that guided the development applications, Pickering and Durham’s Official Plans, the Zoning By-law Amendment, and concluded by speaking to the initial planning stages of the 7-phase project that would take place over several years. Janice Frampton, Pickering Resident, appeared before the Committee to speak to Zoning By-law Amendment A 05/22. J. Frampton stated that the development would have a considerable impact on taxpayers, businesses and employers in the City, especially those who received a letter to vacate. J. Frampton stated that staff had advised that the meeting would be open to all residents to express their concerns regarding the development but commented that some residents were uncomfortable appearing before the Committee and found that the Council Chambers was an intimidating space. J. Frampton concluded the delegation by noting that the project was too large to move forward, and asked the Committee to consider hosting a second town hall meeting for residents similar to the September 18th meeting held in Ward 1. The Chair called for delegations from the gallery and noted that there were none. Rob MacFarlane, Senior Associate appeared before the Committee to respond to comments expressed regarding Zoning By-law Amendment A 05/22. R. MacFarlane spoke to the consultation that had been undertaken to date, and how residents could reach out to Planning staff to express their concerns. R. MacFarlane clarified that the current tenants were being relocated, not displaced. A question and answer period ensued between Members of Council, R. MacFarlane, Gabe Cicconi, Director of Development & Construction, Bayfield Realty Advisors Inc., and staff regarding: • the length of the tenants’ current and future lease obligations; • whether the applicant would consider the inclusion of an urban school in the development; • the timeline to complete Phases 1 through 7, and clarification that the parcel of land under discussion was the property located closest to Highway 401; • that the notification radius had been expanded to include notice to more residents; • that OPA 38 allowed for a maximum of 35 storey buildings and whether this application was outside the boundaries of OPA 38; • clarification that the application adhered with the current Floor Space Index under OPA 38; • clarification that there were no maximum density provisions per hectare, and that the City was controlling the amount of gross floor buildable area; Draft Planning & Development Committee Meeting Minutes November 4, 2024 Hybrid Electronic Meeting – 7:00 pm Chair: Councillor Pickles 4 • clarification on the applicant’s “(H)” Holding symbol request to outline the conditions that must be met before each phase of construction; • if one, two, and three bedroom dwelling units would be included in each of the 7 phases; • plans for businesses to be relocated where possible, and whether the owner had reached out to the tenants to determine if they were interested in relocating; • the estimated population growth upon completion of the 7 phases; • the location and number of vehicular entrances proposed for each phase of the development; • timing of the park installation, whether sport and recreational amenities would be included indoors as well as outdoors; • clarification on how many of the 12 towers were under, at, or over the maximum height allowance; • whether the owner was willing to host another public meeting to obtain feedback from residents; • if the main west-east road, and north-south road would be traffic signalized; • whether the owner would consider greater amenities and to integrate transit into Phase 1; • the turnout for the public meeting on September 18th, and clarification that there were no other planning meetings held that evening; and, • confirmation that the maximum height of the towers included the podium. 3.2 Information Report 03-24 Zoning By-law Amendment A 03/20 (R1) Pickering Developments (Bayly) Inc. Durham Live Lands (Part of Lots 15 and 16, Concession 1) A statutory public meeting was held under the Planning Act, for the purpose of informing the public with respect to the above-noted application. Catherine Rose, Chief Planner, introduced Lima, Planner II, to provide an overview of the application. Isabel Lima appeared before the Committee to speak to Zoning By-law Amendment A 03/20 (R1). Through the aid of a PowerPoint presentation, I. Lima advised that the presentation was to provide information regarding a revised zoning by-law application. I. Lima provided an overview of the property location and surrounding uses, the subject lands removed from the Minister’s Zoning Order (MZO), a summary of the proposed land uses, and noted the Pickering Official Plan Designations including employment areas and open space systems. I. Lima spoke to the number of departments and agencies that were sent the revised Draft Planning & Development Committee Meeting Minutes November 4, 2024 Hybrid Electronic Meeting – 7:00 pm Chair: Councillor Pickles 5 application for review and comment. I Lima concluded by speaking to next steps in the process and that once completed, they would report back to the Planning and Development Committee. Kristy Kilbourne, Principal, Kristy Kilbourne Consulting, appeared before the Committee, and Steve Apostolopoulos, Owner, Pickering Developments (Bayly) Inc. appeared via electronic connection to speak to Zoning By-law Amendment A 03/20 (R1). K. Kilbourne advised that the reason for the resubmission was that the subject lands were previously zoned by an MZO permitting a variety of major tourism destination uses, and that the MZO had been rescinded earlier this year due to a lack of progress on development of the lands. K. Kilbourne spoke to the owner’s intention to rezone a portion of the site through this resubmission to allow for a unique recreational facility on the subject lands. Jude Hodgson, Pickering Resident appeared before the Committee to speak to Zoning By-law Amendment A 03/20 (R1). J. Hodgson asked if the entire subject lands were to become a driving range or whether they would be used for other specific uses, and asked for clarification on what was planned for the area. Rev. Marie Miller, Rev. Dennis Oxford, Rev. Robert Owens, and Nick D’Ingillo, Pickering Pentecostal Church, appeared before the Committee to speak to Zoning By-law Amendment A 03/20 (R1). Rev. M. Miller advised that they were not in opposition to the development and desired to see it developed. Rev. M. Miller advised that globally, there was an established bias against most evangelical churches and that the Pickering Pentecostal Church (the “Church”) had been suppressed or excluded from being included in any information regarding by-law changes and future development in the area surrounding the Church, and that the Church was the only entity impacted by the Durham Live property. Rev. M. Miller spoke to the number of services the Church provided, the need to recognize the existence of the Church when considering any plans that would impact them, including traffic implications and road development, and to consider the impact to the daycare that operated on the Church property. Rev. M. Miller asked Council to assess the traffic implications around the Church, the road development plan, the impact on access to the Church property, and confirmation as to what would be developed on the subject lands. Rev. Robert Owens commented that the rezoning did not reflect the needs of the community and spoke to their intentions to create a youth and senior centre, and asked if Durham Live would engage and contribute to Pickering’s priority focus of its residents to offset risk factors identified by the Community Safety & Wellbeing Committee. Draft Planning & Development Committee Meeting Minutes November 4, 2024 Hybrid Electronic Meeting – 7:00 pm Chair: Councillor Pickles 6 Rev. M. Miller concluded the delegation by asking the Committee to consider the Church on all impact studies and to be identified by the developer in all matters affecting the Church. Brief discussion ensued between Members of Council, and Rev. M. Miller regarding the size of the congregation and the number of children in the daycare; Ubanna Okebugwu, Whitby Resident, appeared before the Committee to speak to Zoning By-law Amendment A 03/20 (R1). U. Okebugwu spoke to concerns with the environmental features of the subject lands identified in the Report and asked the Committee what was identified as the environmental feature that had been removed by the landowner. Sharon Croft, Pickering Resident appeared before the Committee to speak to Zoning By-law Amendment A 03/20 (R1). S. Croft discussed concerns that one of the proposed uses of the subject lands was manufacturing, and that it would impact the environment and the daycare and noted their interest in the results of the environmental assessment. The Chair called for delegations from the gallery and noted that there were none. Kristy Kilbourne, Principal, Kristy Kilbourne Consulting and Steve Apostolopoulos, Owner, Pickering Developments (Bayly) Inc. appeared before the Committee to respond to comments expressed regarding Zoning By-law Amendment A 03/20 (R1). K. Kilbourne noted that the intent was to have a single recreational user on that site. A brief discussion ensued between Members of Council, K. Kilbourne, S. Apostolopoulos, and staff regarding: • the specific details of the footprint of the proposed driving range for the subject lands; • details of the environmental area that was disturbed through farming and how it was dealt with, and how long the owner has owned the land; • the need to ensure that the Church’s needs were met and that there would be no impact to the access of the Church property; • what crops were farmed in the past on the subject lands; and, • confirmation that manufacturing uses were not being considered for the subject lands. 4. Delegations 4.1 Damian Rodriguez, Regional Vice President, GFL Environmental Services David Tang, Counsel, Miller Thomson Limited Draft Planning & Development Committee Meeting Minutes November 4, 2024 Hybrid Electronic Meeting – 7:00 pm Chair: Councillor Pickles 7 Director, City Development & CBO, Report PLN 30-24 Zoning By-law Amendment Application A 01/24 City Initiated: City of Pickering Consolidated Zoning By-law Damian Rodriguez, Regional Vice President, GFL Environmental Services and David Tang, Counsel, Miller Thomson Limited, appeared before the Committee via electronic connection to speak to Report PLN 30-24. D. Rodriguez spoke to the properties they operated in Pickering, that the three sites operated as one, and to the services they provided. D. Tang spoke to concerns regarding the Draft Comprehensive Zoning By-law amendments in that they would split the zones of GFL’s integrated waste management facility, noting that the one facility was zoned in all three of the Employment zones, and spoke to their suggested modifications to the exception zones to ensure that they could continue to carry out their operations. D. Tang concluded by asking that the Committee amend the By-law in accordance with the letter previously submitted by GFL. 5. Planning & Development Reports 5.1 Director, City Development & CBO, Report PLN 30-24 Zoning By-law Amendment Application A 01/24 City Initiated: City of Pickering Consolidated Zoning By-law Bobby Gauthier, Principal, Urban and Community Planning, Planning, Transportation and Infrastructure, WSP, appeared before the Committee via electronic connection to speak to Report PLN 30-24. Through the aid of a PowerPoint presentation, B. Gauthier provided an overview of the Zoning By-Law Consolidation project including the background, timelines, process, consultation and engagement activities, summaries of the 1st and 2nd draft zoning by-laws, and an overview of the final draft zoning by-law. B. Gauthier concluded by speaking to the benefits of consolidating the By-law and the next steps in the process. B. Gauthier responded to comments expressed by the delegation from Damian Rodriguez, Regional Vice President, GFL Environmental Services and David Tang, Counsel, Miller Thomson Limited, and advised that they would be open to meeting with GFL and City staff for further discussion on the matter. Brief discussion ensued between Members of Council, B. Gauthier and staff regarding zoning regulations around nightclubs, widening of driveways and garage space, and whether the new consolidated By-law would be posted online for public access. Draft Planning & Development Committee Meeting Minutes November 4, 2024 Hybrid Electronic Meeting – 7:00 pm Chair: Councillor Pickles 8 Recommendation: Moved by Councillor Butt Seconded by Councillor Cook 1. That Report PLN 30-24 regarding the City Initiated City of Pickering Consolidated Zoning By-law be received (see Appendix I); 2. That Zoning By-law Amendment Application A 01/24, initiated by the City of Pickering, to prepare a Consolidated Zoning By-law, be approved; and, 3. That staff be directed to bring forward the final Consolidated Zoning By-law, subject to refinements as may be warranted following comments and submissions at, and after, the Planning & Development Committee Meeting and staff’s further review, for enactment at the December 16, 2024 Council meeting. Carried 5.2 Director, City Development & CBO, Report PLN 28-24 Teranet Sublicensing Agreement Renewal – Ontario Parcel Mapping Data Contract Extension with the Region of Durham Recommendation: Moved by Councillor Butt Seconded by Councillor Brenner 1. That Council approve entering into a sublicensing agreement with the Region of Durham to extend the delivery of digital parcel mapping data to the City of Pickering, for a five-year period, at an annual cost of $12,910.00 per year (net HST), beginning in 2025; and, 2. That the appropriate officials of the City of Pickering be authorized to give effect thereto. Carried 5.3 Director, City Development & CBO, Report PLN 29-24 5113 Brock Road (Claremont) Notice of Intention to Designate a Property under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act Draft Planning & Development Committee Meeting Minutes November 4, 2024 Hybrid Electronic Meeting – 7:00 pm Chair: Councillor Pickles 9 Brief discussion ensued regarding whether the heritage components were both inside and outside the building. Recommendation: Moved by Councillor Butt Seconded by Councillor Nagy 1. That Council endorse the recommendations of the Heritage Pickering Advisory Committee, dated February 28, 2024, to designate 5113 Brock Road (Claremont) under Section 29, Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act; 2. That Council direct staff to serve a Notice of Intention to Designate the property located at 5113 Brock Road (Claremont), known as the G.M. Forsyth House, as a property of cultural heritage value or interest, pursuant to Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act, included as Attachments 4 and 5 to Report PLN 29-24; 3. That, should no Notice of Objection be received by the City Clerk within 30 days of the publication of the Notice of Intention to Designate, the Designation By-law for 5113 Brock Road (Claremont), included as Attachment 6 to Report PLN 29-24, be forwarded to Council for enactment, and that staff be directed to carry out the notice requirements as prescribed under Section 29(8) of the Ontario Heritage Act; and, 4. That the appropriate officials of the City of Pickering be authorized to take such actions as necessary to give effect to this report. Carried 6. Member Updates on Committees There were no Committee updates from Members. 7. Other Business There was no other business. 8. Adjournment Moved by Councillor Butt Seconded by Councillor Nagy Draft Planning & Development Committee Meeting Minutes November 4, 2024 Hybrid Electronic Meeting – 7:00 pm Chair: Councillor Pickles 10 That the meeting be adjourned. Carried The meeting adjourned at 9:46 p.m.