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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMarch 1, 2010 Cicr 1~ _ Planning & Development Committee Meeting Minutes Monday, March 1, 2010 7:30 pm - Council Chambers Chair: Councillor O'Connell 21 PRESENT: COUNCILLORS: D. Dickerson R.Johnson B. Littley B. McLean J. O'Connell D. Pickles ABSENT: Mayor Ryan ALSO PRESENT: T. Quinn - Chief Administrative Officer N. Carroll - Director, Planning & Development R. Pym - (Acting) Manager, Development Review 1. James - Planner II A. Yearwood - Planner I M. Yeung - Planner I D. Shields - City Clerk (1) DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST No disclosures of interest were noted. (II) DELEGATIONS 1. Gerry Arnott Re: Road Work on Glenanna Road Gerry Arnott, 1736 Bronte Square, appeared before the Committee requesting consideration be given for placing funds in the budget in order to complete road work on Glenanna Road. Mr. Arnott noted that he had required information that there would be discussions at the Budget meeting regarding work being completed on Glenanna Road and hoped it got approved at the Budget Meeting. Mr. Arnott also requested that Council consider putting money in the 2011 Budget for sidewalks in this area. 1 Caq o4 _ Planning & Development Committee Meeting Minutes Monday, March 1, 2010 7:30 pm - Council Chambers Chair: Councillor O'Connell (III) PART 'A' INFORMATION REPORTS 1. Zoning By-law Amendment - A 21/09 Gazarek Realty Holdings Ltd. (Fieldgate Commercial Properties Ltd.) 1800 Kingston Road (Part 1, 40R-3466, Parts 2-5 40R-5805 and Part 1 40R-11779) 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. Ross Pym, (Acting) Manager, Development Review gave an outline of the requirements for a Statutory Meeting under the Planning Act. He 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 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 21 /09. Gerry Gazarek the applicant appeared before the Committee in support of the application. Mr. Gazarek noted that he had not expected to be before Council requesting rezoning but also noted that he had not expected to be told that his GM dealership was to shut down. Mr. Gazarek stated that he needed the rezoning in order for his property to become viable again. He also noted that rezoning was required because there were no opportunities for him to continue in the auto industry at this time. Mr. Gazarek noted that he was willing to work with his neighbourhood and was looking for support after 32 years of contributing to the community. He stated that he had no confirmed tenants for the property and was not interested in opening up the Finch Avenue driveway to the property, A representative for the application appeared before the Committee in support of the application. He noted that the potential of housing in this area was unlikely and stated that they were investigating what would work in the area. He noted that they were aware they would have to work with the residents and were more than happy to work on the plan together. Catherine Reidt, 1744 Finch Avenue, appeared before the Committee and stated that the Gazarek's are great neighbours and noted that the residents in the area were looking forward to adding input into the process. She stated that they liked 2 Caq 00 Planning & Development g Committee Meeting Minutes Monday, March 1, 2010 7:30 pm - Council Chambers Chair: Councillor O'Connell the idea of a Medical Centre or professional buildings and noted that they would like to see something with regular hours and quiet weekends. She noted that the residents were concerned with additional traffic on Finch Avenue and also noted that they would like to see an increased tree barrier.. Ms. Reidt questioned how much height could be placed on the building and noted that the residents did not want to be shadowed by a high building. She also noted additional concerns of drainage problems, additional fill on the site and garbage. Ms. Reidt stated that she realized there would be future meetings and wanted to make sure they were kept informed of the application. She also noted that residents would like to see the driveway that goes onto Finch Avenue not incorporated into the new uses and also stated that she did not want to see a strip mall. A letter from Brockington Plaza Inc. and a petition from area residents were submitted as correspondence to the application. 2. Zoning By-law Amendment - A 19/09 Commercial Focus Advisory Services 2055 Brock Road (Part of Lot 18, Concession 2) 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. Ross Pym, (Acting) Manager, Development Review gave an outline of the requirements for a Statutory Meeting under the Planning Act. He 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 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 19/09. Stephen Fagyas of Commercial Focus Advisory Services a representative for the applicant appeared before the Committee in support of the application. Mr. Fagyas noted that the applicant feels this is an opportunity to enhance Pickering by developing a new first class neighbourhood facility and they feel it will positively enhance the area. He stated that the application meets the land use policies for the neighbourhood, City, Region and Province. He noted that the plan provides enhanced employment opportunities in a new up to date commercial area. He noted that the development would provide dollars to the 3 C-aq 04 _ Planning & Development Committee Meeting Minutes MCKE Monday, March 1, 2010 7:30 pm - Council Chambers Chair: Councillor O'Connell City in terms of Development Charges and taxes. He stated that the commercial centre and live work units would accommodate some of the essential retail service opportunities for the neighbourhood and also noted that the live work units are highly desirable from a sustainable development perspective. Mr. Fagyas also noted that the development would provide the adjacent Mosque with desired services and felt that the development could help elevate some of the existing parking problems in the area. Irene Takeda, 1622 Rayleen Crescent, appeared before the Committee in opposition to the application. She noted that additional development in the area would just create additional traffic and parking problems and felt this development would not alleviate the parking problems from the Islamic Centre. She stated that on Friday afternoons her street is filled with cars that have parked and walked to the Mosque. She noted that both sides of the street are full and sometimes cars overhang across driveways. She stated that Brock Road is impossible to drive on at times due to the amount of traffic. Ms. Takeda stated that she did not see how this development would enhance the urban forest and felt it would-be detrimental to the forest and wildlife in the area. She also noted that she felt there were too many buildings. John Taylor, 1748 Finch Avenue, appeared before the Committee and asked for clarification on what the jagged line represented on the plan. He noted that he felt this development would take a lot of trees out and noted that he wanted to continue to see wildlife in the area and felt the development would have a negative impact on wildlife. Jim Mason, 1734 Finch Avenue, noted that he thought the jagged line was the mark of where the high water line was. Stephen Fagyas of Commercial Focus Advisory Services stated that the jagged line represented the top of bank. He noted that they were putting measures in place to protect the wildlife by adding an additional 10 metres beyond the top of bank. Mr. Fagyas noted that the development had 103 parking spaces and felt that people would sooner park there than on the street. A letter from Kindwin (Brock) Development Corporation and the Pickering Islamic Centre, an email from residents at 1604 Rayleen Crescent and a petition from area residents were submitted as correspondence to the application. 4 City 0~ Planning & Development Committee Meeting Minutes PICKE Monday, March 1, 2010 7:30 pm - Council Chambers Chair: Councillor O'Connell 3. Zoning By-law Amendment Application - A 20/09 M. Gonsalves 531 Rougemount Drive (Part of Lot 44, Plan 350) City of Pickerinq A public information meeting was held under the Planning Act, for the purpose of informing the public with respect to the above noted application. Ross Pym, (Acting) Manager, Development Review gave an outline of the requirements for a Statutory Meeting under the Planning Act. He 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 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. Mila Yeung, Planner I, gave an overview of zoning amendment application A 21/09. A representative for the applicant appeared before the Committee in support of the application and to answer any questions if required. Phillip David, 507 Rougemount Drive appeared before the Committee in opposition to the application. Mr. David felt that the applicant should have to obey the by-laws put in place and noted that when they submitted an application for a severance they had to conform to the by-laws. Richard Fraser, 540 Rougemount Drive appeared before the Committee in opposition to the application and stated that he felt the neighbourhood was being degraded by the continuous reduction in lot sizes. Trina Chiarelli, 524 Pineridge Road appeared before the Committee in opposition to the application. She noted that her property consisted of two 50 foot lots and she was not able to divide it and questioned why this application was being considered. She noted that there were no parks in the area, no sidewalks and the water pressure was low so why would we continue to add additional housing in the area. Bill Kennedy, 516 Pineridge Road appeared before the Committee and noted that he had lived in the area since 1982 and had seen several severances of property in the neighbourhood. He noted that the zoning was R3 and should not be changed to allow for the continuation of sub dividing property. 5 Crrq Planning & Development Committee Meeting Minutes PICKE Monday, March 1, 2010 7:30 pm - Council Chambers Chair: Councillor O'Connell Maurice Brenner, 711 Sunbird Trail appeared before the Committee and noted that Rougemount Drive did have set guidelines in the Official Plan. He stated that with each severance you are changing the features. John Miron, 314 Dyson appeared before the Committee and noted that the top part of Rougemont Drive needed to be planned better and felt that the continuation of lot severances would standardize Rougemount Drive. Councillor O'Connell called for a recess from 9:40 pm to 9:50 pm. Councillor O'Connell gave the Chair to Councillor Pickles and Councillor Pickles called the meeting to order. (IV) PART 113'- PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT REPORTS 1. Director, Planning & Development, Report PD 06-10 Draft Plan of Subdivision SP-2008-02 Zoning By-law Amendment Application A 2/Q8 W. & N. Trapper and B. Trapper 491 Rosebank Road and 546 Gillmoss Road (Part of Blocks K, L and M, Plan 418) City of Pickering Pam Spence, 705 Foster Court, appeared before the Committee and noted that she was a member of the Cowan Circle Sub-Committee of the Rosebank South Working Group. She noted that she would be addressing the issues of trees, sustainability and wildlife and noted comments from the Urban Forest Strategy long range initiatives. She stated that the group felt this particular urban intensification development was not compatible with the Urban Forest Strategy as it relates to a mature community developed in 1981. She noted that they were concerned with the intense decimation of trees that would occur and how it would impact the prime wildlife corridor form Petticoat Creek to Rouge River Valley. She noted that the group would like to see full tree enhancement planting as a sound barrier along the CNR railroad instead of a full man-made sound barrier and suggested the road allowance be moved further to the western side so that 80% of the eastern tree line could be maintained. She noted that TRCA, through correspondence to the City stated that every effort should be made to retain forest cover in this area. Ms. Spence stated that the group requests accountability and sustainable planning and leadership from their Council that maintains and enhances their present established community. 6 C--it 0¢ Planning & Development _g Committee Meeting Minutes PICKERUNG Monday, March 1, 2010 7:30 pm - Council Chambers Chair: Councillor O'Connell Norma Chittenden, 504 Rosebank Road, appeared before the Committee and noted she was a member of the Rosebank Working Group. She stated that she was there to express traffic concerns that the Cowan Circle application along with the already approved Milton Road development and the proposed reconstruction of the Rodd Avenue Pumping station would have on the community. She stated that the. multiple construction jobs would greatly increase the number of vehicles. i'n the area and create additional safety issues. She noted that cramming additional homes on small lots serves to detract from what was once a very desirable and unique neighbourhood to live. She noted that they were not against development of the area but would like to maintain the integrity of Rosebank South. She noted that the group had been involved in traffic studies and stated that the number of cars that were counted clearly notes this area is a corridor for commuters and add to this construction traffic and there will certainly be a traffic nightmare. She stated that the pumping station construction should be given priority over the two developments to avoid any .further breakdowns. She noted that these three projects should not be allowed to proceed together. Kate Cherrett, 518 Rosebank Road appeared before the Committee and noted she was a member of the Rosebank Working Group. She stated that she was here to reiterate the concerns of the community raised at the first public meeting and concerns regarding the issue of multiple construction projects. She noted that the lot sizes were too small and numerous and did not blend or conform to the existing community. She stated that the construction of the Pumping Station had not been started and there was no firm date as to when this would be completed. There is no clear plan in place to minimize the impact on trees or wildlife around the development of this area. She noted that traffic is already an issue within the South Rosebank community and when you add 3 construction projects it will be a nightmare. She stated there is only one access road suitable for heavy equipment so construction traffic will have no option but to use residential streets and pass by 2 schools to reach each site. Ms. Cherrett questioned how Council intends to limit the impact of having 3 projects underway at the same time. She questioned whether Council would limit the number of heavy trucks entering the area, what they had planned to implement noise control and whether the roads would be washed daily. She stated that she felt only one construction project should be allowed to process at one time and felt it should start with the Pumping Station. James Chaikalis, 719 Cowan Circle appeared before the Committee and stated that three rezoning applications have had 45 to 50 percent lot sizes with 15 metre frontages. Mr. Chaikalis stated he does not like the sizes of the lots. 7 City 0~ _ Planning & Development Committee Meeting Minutes Monday, March 1, 2010 7:30 pm - Council Chambers Chair: Councillor O'Connell Maurice Brenner, 711 Sunbird Trail appeared before the Committee and stated that the development was not compatible in lot sizes or compatible with the existing community. He noted he was concerned with multiple projects going on at the same time and how it would affect the community. He noted that the Community would like to see an H Holding placed on the application. Mr. Brenner also questioned how this would affect the environment. Gary Templeton, Planning Consultant for the applicant appeared before the Committee in support of the application and to answer questions if required. He noted that they probably wouldn't be drawing permits for this project until the end of 2011. Alex Keith, 448 Toyvale Road, appeared before the Committee and stated that numerous promises had been made in regards to the Pumping Station construction being done and noted it still has been started. He stated that there should be no development until the pumping station improvements have been completed. Councillor Pickles ended the public session and requested a Mover and Seconder in order to place the recommendations of Report PD 06-10 on the floor. Moved by Councillor Dickerson Councillor Pickles called for a Seconder, No Seconder Councillor Pickles called a 2nd time for a Seconder, No Seconder Councillor Pickles called a 3`d time for a Seconder, No Seconder No member of the Committee seconded the motion to place the recommendations of Report PD 06-10 on the floor, so there is no motion before the Committee. (V) ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 11.10 pm. 8