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Cry oo Planning & Development
Committee Meeting Minutes
PKXERING Monday, November 2, 2009
' 32 7:30 pm - Council Chambers
Chair: Councillor McLean
PRESENT:
Mayor Ryan
COUNCILLORS:
D. Dickerson
R. Johnson
B. Littley
B. McLean
D. Pickles
ABSENT:
J. O'Connell
ALSO PRESENT:
T. Melymuk - (Acting) Chief Administrative Officer
N. Carroll - Director, Planning & Development
1. James - Planner II
D. Shields - Deputy Clerk
(1) DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST
No disclosures of interest were noted.
(II) PART `A" INFORMATION REPORTS
1. Zoning By-law Amendment -A 18/09
2121401 Ontario Limited (V!VA Retirement Living Corp.)
1884 Glengrove Road
(Lots 42, 43, 44 and Part of Service Road, Plan 509)
City of Pickering
A public information meeting was held under the Planning Act, for the purpose of
informing the public with respect to the above noted application.
Isa James, Planner II, gave an outline of the requirements for a Statutory
Meeting under the Planning Act. She also noted that if a person or public body
does not make oral or written submissions to the City before the by-law is
passed, that person or public body are not entitled to appeal the decision of City
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Council to the Ontario Municipal Board, and may not be entitled to be added as a
party to the hearing unless, in the opinion of the Board, there are reasonable
grounds to do so.
Isa James, Planner II, gave an overview of zoning amendment application A 8/09
with the aid of a PowerPoint presentation.
Jordan Bernamoff, President of VIVA Retirement Living Corp. appeared before
the Committee and with the aid of a PowerPoint presentation outlined the
Pickering VIVA Retirement Community application. He noted that the Pickering
VIVA Retirement Community was a $30 million dollar privately financed
infrastructure project which would benefit Pickering seniors. He also noted that
the project would generate 40 - 60 full and part-time jobs for Pickering residents.
He stated that the on site daycare facility was a great opportunity for inter-
generational programming and also provided daycare opportunities for staff
working at the retirement facility. He also noted that when developing projects
they are committed to building and operating environmentally sustainable
communities.
Peter Smith, 1896 Glenview Road, appeared before the. Committee in opposition
to the application and noted the following concerns. He questioned whether the
shadowing study stated how many houses would be affected by shadowing and
for how long. He noted his concerns regarding whether there was enough
parking for the development and felt this would increase on street parking and
cause additional traffic congestion in the area. Mr. Smith wanted to know when
the rezoning from residential to commercial would stop in this area and stated
this was originally a residential area which is slowly being changed to
commercial which continually affects the residential component of the area.
Doreen Adair, 1892 Glengrove Road, appeared before the Committee in
opposition to the application. She questioned whether the City had looked into
whether Glengrove Road would need to be upgraded to accommodate
commercial weight vehicles. She questioned whether the existing sewer system
could handle the increased commercial use. She asked if assessments had
been done to determine whether excavation for the development would affect the
water levels. Ms. Adair also noted that when environmental drill testing had
been done the equipment had caused vibrations in the area and questioned who
would be responsible for any damage done to homes in the area. Ms. Adair also
noted that she felt the development of 6 stories is too high considering its
closeness to the existing residential homes. She stated her concerns with the
loss of existing trees and green space and questioned whether they would be
replaced with the same amount of trees as taken out. Ms. Adair also noted that
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she felt the development uses would create additional traffic and on street
parking problems.
Don Roden, Sheridan Veterinary Services, 1398 Kingston Road, appeared before
the Committee in opposition to the conceptual plan being proposed. Mr. Roden
noted that he was not opposed to the development just the proposal that was
before them. He felt that the proposal before them had no vision, could have
been more creative and felt it could be precedent setting, he felt it was not
unique. He noted his concerns regarding traffic and parking congestion, the
placement of the building so close to Kingston Road and the height and density
of the building. He also noted his concerns with losing the tree buffer between
his property and the development. Mr. Roden felt that there had been no public
transparency to the sale of the service road and noted that he had submitted an
additional letter regarding the purchase of that land. He felt that no one had
approached him to discuss how this would affect his business and whether they
could work together. He noted that the restrictive access to his property would
be disastrous for his business. Mr. Roden stated that he would like to work with
the developers so that they could cooperate and maybe compromise on some of
his issues.
Rob Freeman, a representative for VIVA Retirement Living Corp. appeared
before the Committee to answer questions of the residents and go over what had
happened at the Open House VIVA held for area residents earlier. He noted that
the traffic report that had been done notes that the road network is adequate for
this development. He stated that a traffic congestion issue is prominent in the
am peak period but is caused due to back up from left hand turning. He noted
that if the road was widened to create an additional lane for turning right the
problem would probably be alleviated. He noted that if you were to compare
their site with the Chartwell site regarding parking, they would have more spaces
on their property. He noted that he felt the height was good, there was a large
amount of open space within the development and that commercial vehicles
visiting the site would not be an issue because it would only be a couple of times
per week. Mr. Freeman noted that the excess service road property was in front
of their property and he noted that it made sense for VIVA to purchase it. He
also noted that he would be happy to sit down with residents regarding concerns
about damage to homes during the construction of the development but did not
anticipate this to be an issue. He also noted that he would continue to meet with
Sheridan Veterinary Services and was hoping to save trees so the Veterinary
Clinic had some view blockage and also would be happy to provide additional
signage for the area. Mr. Freeman stated that VIVA Retirement Living Corp. was
more than happy to work with residents, Council and staff as they go forward
with the development.
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(III) PART `B' - PLANNING.& DEVELOPMENT REPORTS
1. Director, Planning &Development, Report PD 31-09
Pickering Official Plan
-Informational Revision 16 (Housekeeping Matters)
RECOMMENDATION
Moved by Councillor Johnson
Seconded by Councillor Pickles
1. That Report PD 31-09 of the Director, Planning & Development regarding
Informational Revision 16 (Housekeeping Matters) for inclusion in Edition 6
of the Pickering Official Plan be received; and
2. Further, that the Informational Revision 16 of the Director, Planning &
Development, as set out in Appendix I to Report PD 31-09, be adopted for
inclusion in Edition 6 of the Pickering Official Plan.
CARRIED AS
AMENDED LATER
IN THE MEETING
(See Following Motion)
Moved by Councillor Dickerson
Seconded by Councillor Littley
That Item #2 of the main motion be amended to reflect the following:
That Informational Revision 16 to the Pickering Official Plan of the Dir,
g 0 ector,
Planning & Development, as set out in Appendix I to Report PD 31-09, be
amended by tabling #4 regarding Map 14, Brock Industrial Neighbourhood.
CARRIED
The main motion, as amended, was then CARRIED.
(III) ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 8:45pm.
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