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Home My WebLink AboutInformation Report 06-0924 Call 00 PICKEKIN INFORMATION REPORT NO. 06-09 FOR PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING OF April 6, 2009 IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PUBLIC MEETING REQUIREMENTS OF THE PLANNING ACT, R.S.O. 1990, chapter PA SUBJECT: Zoning By-law Amendment—A 10/09 Pine Ridge Management Inc. and 1331301 Ontario Inc. 1450 and 1525 Pickering Parkway (Part of Lot 20, Concession 1) City of Pickering 1.0 PROPERTY LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION - the subject properties are located on Pickering Parkway to the east of the Pickering Town Centre (see Attachment #1); - 1450 Pickering Parkway, including an unopened portion of Pickering Parkway Road allowance, is approximately 0.62 hectares while 1525 Pickering Parkway is approximately 0.51 hectares; - 1450 Pickering Parkway is currently vacant; - 1525 Pickering Parkway is currently occupied by a temporary Chartwell REIT Senior's Residence sales trailer and gravel parking lot; - the surrounding land uses for 1450 Pickering Parkway are: north - 5 storey apartment type residential buildings; south - Pickering Parkway and Highway 401; west - Glenanna Road and the Pickering Town Centre; east - Pickering Parkway and a 3 storey office building; The surrounding land uses for 1525 Pickering Parkway are: north - Pickering Parkway and 3 storey condominium townhouses; south - Highway 401; west - a 4 storey office building; east - a multi -unit one and two storey self-service storage facility. Information Report No. 06-09. Page 2 2.0 APPLICANT'S PROPOSAL Z the applicant has requested to amend the zoning by-law to add residential (multiple dwelling -horizontal and multiple dwelling -vertical) and institutional (day nursery, nursing home, and retirement home) uses and modify the mix of specific commercial uses (business office, convenience store, professional service shop and professional office) to the currently permitted commercial uses; the proposed uses match the uses permitted on the lands located at the northeast corner of Valley Farm Road and Pickering Parkway known as the Chartwell REIT development; a conceptual site plan does not accompany this application. the applicant wishes to obtain flexibility to bring to market the products that achieve the Provincial, the City's and the owner's objectives. 3.0 OFFICIAL PLAN AND ZONING 3.1 Durham Regional Official Plan - the Regional Plan designates the subject properties Regional Centre,- - entre,- Regional Centres are intended to be the main concentrations of urban activities, providing a fully integrated array of community, office, service and shopping, recreational and residential uses; - The Regional Centre in Pickering is recognized as an Urban Growth Centre and is to function as a dominant Centre within the Region, with specific emphasis on office, business and administrative services; - the proposal appears to comply with the Durham Regional Official Plan; 3.2 Pickering Official Plan - the City of Pickering Official Plan designates the subject property Mixed Use Area — Downtown Core within the Town Centre Neighbourhood; - the Mixed=Use Area policies and Town Centre Neighbourhood policies of the Plan encourage the highest mix and intensity of uses and activities in the City to be in this neighbourhood; - among other goals, the Downtown Core Urban Design Objectives for the area envision the area as supporting an increased intensity and mix of uses in the downtown. - It further promotes the creation of street -related mixed use buildings along Pickering Parkway and identifies Pickering Parkway as an important commercial and employment spine through the downtown; - the proposal complies with the Pickering Official Plan; 3.3 Zoning By-law 3036 - 1450 Pickering Parkway is currently zoned "MU -19" Mixed Use Zone; - 1525 Pickering Parkway is currently zoned "CO" Commercial Office Zone; Information Report No. 06-09 both zones require amendment to permit residential, institutional and modifications to the commercial uses requested by the applicant. 4.0 RESULTS OF CIRCULATION 4.1 Resident Comments - none received to date; 4.2 Agency Comments Page 3 The Toronto and Region - the subject properties are not within Conservation Authority a TRCA regulated area or area of interest (see Attachment #2); 4.3 City Department Comments - none received to date; 4.4 Staff Comments in reviewing the application to date, the following matters have been identified by staff for further review and consideration:. • finalizing the conveyance of the unopened portion of the Pickering Parkway road allowance to the applicant for development in conjunction with 1450 Pickering Parkway; • reviewing the proposal to ensure no adverse impacts on the environment; • reviewing a phase 1 environmental assessment or submission of a record of site condition; • ensuring that the proposed development is compatible with and sensitive to existing surrounding development, including traffic, noise, level of activity, scale and intensity of the uses; • reviewing the application in terms of its level of sustainable development components; • reviewing the application in terms of the constraints and benefits the proposed use will have on both the subject property and on the surrounding community, given the function of the surrounding community; • reviewing that adequate information has been provided, that technical requirements are met and that the proposed development is appropriate at this location. . 5.0 PROCEDURAL INFORMATION written comments regarding this proposal should be directed to the Planning & Development Department; oral comments may be made at the Public Information Meeting; Information ReportNo. 06-09 Page 4 all comments received will be noted and used as input in a Planning Report prepared by the Planning & Development Department for a subsequent meeting of Council or a Committee of Council; if you wish to reserve the option to appeal Council's decision, you must provide comments to the City before Council adopts any by-law for this proposal; if you wish to be notified of Council's decision regarding this proposal, you must request such in writing to the City Clerk. 6.0 OTHER INFORMATION 6.1 Appendix No. I List of neighbourhood residents, community associations, agencies and City Departments that have comments on the applications at the time of writing report; 6.2 Information Received A one page statement outlining the objectives of the application in pursuing this zoning by-law amendment is available for viewing at the offices of the City of Pickering Planning & Development Department; 6.2 Company Principal the owners of the subject properties are Pine Ridge Management Inc. and 1331301 Ontario Inc.; - Robert Oldman of Pine Ridge Properties Inc. is the applicant. Jazt- Joaaa Isa JaVII Plann IJ:jf Attachments Copy: Director, Planning & Development W Lynda TaNr, MCI P, PP Manager, Development Review 27 28 APPENDIX NO. I TO INFORMATION REPORT NO. 06-09 COMMENTING RESIDENTS AND LANDOWNERS (1) none received to date COMMENTING AGENCIES (1) The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority COMMENTING CITY DEPARTMENTS (1) none received to date ATTACHMENT# I TO INFORMATION REPORT it PIAMI /C ANDPARKMPLSPARK N\GNWPY GO TRANSIT STAT/ON City of Pickering PROPERTY DESCRIPTION �Iml PT. BLK. 1 Now �1@ ,PT. a-9,1581 CONCESSION 1 PT. LOT" NOW W -Im1 PART 1 p OWNER 1331301 ONTARIO INC. & PINE RDIGE MANAGEMENT INC. FILE No. A10/09 401 ART THOMPSON ARENA .2' a PICKER/NG RECREATION COMPLEX 1525 PICKER/NG PARKWAY ALLIANCE W Planning & Development Department -Y51B1. PANTt roZ0.15.281iKB PNMENNG PKV/Y.) DATEPKWY.) w DATE MAR 5, 2009 DRAWN BY JB SCALE 1:5000 CHECKED BY IJ N PN -9 ATTACHMENT# L To a 30 INFORMAMON REPORT# p From: *Brian Storozinski[mailto:BStorozinski@TRCA.on.ca] Sent: March 16, 2009 10:46 AM To: James, Isa Subject: 1450 + 1525 Pickering Parkway - A 10/09 Ise, Please be advised that the properties related to A10/09 (1450 & 1525 Pickering Parkway) in the City of Pickering are not within a TRCA regulated area or area of interest. TRCA has no objection to the proposed Zoning Bylaw amendment. I trust this is of assistance. Please feel free to contact me should you have any further questions. Regards, Brian Storozinski, M.E.S. Planner I Planning and Development Toronto and Region Conservation Authority 5 Shoreham Drive, Toronto, ON, M3N 1S4 Tel: 416-661-6600 ext. 5744 Fax: 416-661-6898 Email: bstorozinski@trca.on.ca