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Home My WebLink AboutInformation Report 02-02111)9 (_ifrl n� PICKERING INFORMATION REPORT NO. 02-02 FOR PUBLIC INFORMATION 1IEETING OF January 17, 2002 IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PUBLIC MEETING REQUIREMENTS OF THE PLANNING ACT, R.S.O. 1990, chapter P.13 SUBJECT: Zoning By -lacy Amendment Application :A 28 (11 Cougs (Valleytarm) Limited Part of Lot 20, Concession 1 (South-east corner of Kingston Road and Valley Farm Road) City of Pickering 1.0 PROPERTY LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION the subject property is located on the south-east corner of Kingston Road and Valley Farm Road and is 6,848 hectares in sire (see location map - Attachment #1); the subject property is currently draft approved for the development of 72 townhouse units and 46 single or semi-detached units (see applicant's draft approved plan — Attachment #2): surrounding land uses include: the Pickering Recreation Complex to the south; a small produce store and the Ontario Hydro transmission corridor to the east: commercial uses to the north: and residential apartment buildings to the west. 2.0 APPLIC'ANT'S PROPOSAL the applicant is proposing to amend the existing zoning to reduce the required minimum building height from 8.5 metres to 6.5 metres while maintaining the minimum two storey building height requirement for the detached. semi-detached and townhouse units; the applicant also proposes to amend the existing zoning provisions to permit the encroachment of uncovered decks into the required rear yard of Lots 1 to 12 and Block 30; the applicant is requesting the rear yard deck encroachment due to the fact the grading of the lots and block creates a walkout condition which effectively situates the deck, serving the first floor, 3 to 4 metres above grade at the rear of the proposed units which would not comply with the current zoning by-law. 3.0 OFFICIAL PLAN AND ZONING 3.1 Durham Regional Official Plan the Durham Regional Official Plan identities the subject lands as being within a .I/tiff Central Area. Main Central Areas are to be planned and developed as the main concentration of urban activities within municipalities: the applicants proposal appears to comply with this designation: 3.2 Pickering Official Plan the Pickering Official Plan identities the subject lands as being located in an a/ivc'd Use Area — Downtown Core within the Town Centre Neighbourhood; the subject lands are located within a special policy area which pemuts the development of the lands for residential. commercial. park and recreational uses; ]O Information Report No. 02-02 n Page 2 - the special policy area provides for a minimum net residential density of 89 units per hectare and a maximum net residential density of 120 units per hectare; the special policy area establishes a maximum gross leaseablc floor area of 1,000 square metres for commercial uses; - the net residential density of the development as proposed would be a minimum of 89.1 and a maximum of 119.8 units per net hectare; the applicant's proposal appears to comply with the density requirements; - the subject property also falls within the Council Adopted Pickering Downtown Core -Development Guidelines and the Kingston Road Corridor Development Guidelines; the guidelines are intended to guide the development or redevelopment of sites within the designated areas; 3.3 Zoning By-law - Zoning By-law 3036 as amended by By-law 5891/01 zones the subject lands "S -SD -3", "SA -8", "SA -9", "SA -10", "RMM-3" and "RC" which permits the development of detached units, semi-detached units, townhouse units, multiple dwelling vertical and recreation complex, with many related specific zone provisions; an amendment to the zoning by-law is required to implement the applicant's proposal for a reduction in the minimum height to 6.5 metres; an amendment to the zoning by-law is required to add additional rear yard deck encroachment provisions for Lots 1 — 12 and Block 30. 4.0 RESULTS OF CIRCULATION 4.1 Resident Comments - no written resident comments have been received to date; 4.2 Agency Comments - The Region of Durham Planning Department advised that they have no objection (see attachment #3); 4.3 Staff Comments - staff are generally supportive of the proposed amendments as they are minor amendments to the existing zoning; however, staff will be reviewing the request for deck encroachments for Block 30 in more detail as the need for rear yard second storey decks at this location is unclear. 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; all comments received will be noted and used as input in a Recommendation 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 I list of neighbourhood residents, community associations, agencies and City Departments that have commented on the applications at the time of writing report; Information Report No. 02-02 Page 3 n11. 6.2 Information Received full scale copies of the applicant's submitted plan are available for viewing at the offices of the City of Pickering Planning S Development Department. Tj(Ier Barnett Play T13 sm Attachments Copy: Director, Planning & Development Catherine L. Rose Manager. Policy n12 APPENDIX I TO INFORMATION REPORT NO. 02-02 COMMENTING RESIDENTS AND LANDOWNERS 0) none received to date; COMMENTING AGENCIES (1) Region of Durham Planning Department; COMMENTING CITY DEPARTMENTS (1) Planning & Development Department: ATTACHMENT# 1 TO INFORMATION REPORT# n'• n1 3 IIIIIIIIW WlillliinH(I I I I I � L-� ----------1 -/ FINCH AVENUE PINCH AVE. PIM I\ -�'T�7�T't({'�t in 1 l JN STREET MM. I I� ��.11 1111111111MUM � UM=D 11111 LANE 4 a ` M< =11111111 ° O .. - �V� 51111.1 901: E'Je L IC O IHHIt1IIIli1III- --� I PpP a _11111111111111 ROSEEIELD ROAD ® / = . IIIIIIIIII1IIDlljl II % �� ,.�'- ��. Vtp. a P or D ROAD 1111111111=111- p illi ¢ (l RT "Z d ��►7S�',,� • ,.�". �?�::.,Cs'�; I 77j NW �ri� •..`1 :: OSSO Y��: CIRCLE 4-‘-'gta... l' 111111 Q • SUBJECT '' 11111111 PROPERTY :RE,,,_ COURT NDRt" , O IIIIIIIIII ,BAER COURT L 50Utr O � irage, PpRKW p` tf i PpRKW P\C,EFIN G Wir PY r. --- '�- �/ --- l z/ I City of Pickering Planning & Development Department PROPERTY DESCRIPTION PT. LOT 20, CON. 1; PT. OF PT. 1, 40R-6408; PT. OF PT. 2, 40R-6095; PT. 3, 40R-7103 OWNER COUGS (VALLEY FARM) LTD. j DATE DEC 19, 2001 ( DRAWN BY RC —i APPLICATION No. A 28/01 SCALE 1:7500 , CHECKED BY TB N FOR DEPARTMENT USE ONLY PN -8 PA- (►1 4 ATTACHMENT# C- TO INFORMATION REPORT# ()5 - '•y APPLICANTS SUBMITTED PLAN A 28/01 (DRAFT APPROVED PLAN OF SUBDIVISION 18T-97029) COUGS (VALLEY FARM) LTD. Block 16 APARTMENTS 2.005 ho 324 units (min) 476 units (max) SINGLE at 5E61 DETACHED 0 15.2m (lots 1-23) = 1.410 ha STREET TOWNHOUSES (blocks 21-35) = 1.531 ho APARTMENTS (block 36) - 2.006 ha PARC (block 37-36) = 0.663 he FUTURE 50\0 (block 39) = 0.106 ho PROPOSED ROAD (600 lin.m.i) = 1.119 ho UNITS SINGLE ar SEMI DETACHED 0 15.0m (23.2) = 46 • STREET TOWNHOUSES 0 5.0m 10 =STREET TOWNHOUSES 0 6.0m - 32 'STREET TOWNHOUSES 0 7.6m 30 APARTMENTS = 321(m1,,) 476(m.) Re2ise3 Juno 15, 2001 _lune 21, 2001 MEWS CFgRFlrATE June 28, 2001 REVISED DRAFT PLAN OF —G� Boundary 04 S.S0Mnon b.ne9 lea registered owner.) of the subject land, hvecy upLrroN-Lrsrr LIMITEDPROPOSED SU800ASION ouln°n rrvruraW-2rrrr ue�nro PART OF LOT 20 r1DTFi prepare old ran:t a gran pas al N .;.le, far taaarbwl. .... 4Y r--0-.,,, r..r...r.0 w rid CONCESSION 1 All melt. ,.,(T/a f CITY OF PICKERING A`4n areell/rens,. `w ,mate do ter generated. i_ I REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY dewtitm Wet la ecodele Datum. J .. ... a'- A0D111ONAL FIXUTATION RF ES IINQEH ..-- .. kw !0+ =0- OF DURHAM SURVEYOR'S CERTIFICATE ')_ ._p•� a avaTakOW.N0vnn. c Tht, 1 ml�a� 0,0 hddng r a6eC.e�ed Ia,e 4°a°w, �ity l nermv .erwy that the base>;e, al u. I as m p �,..nna... o. R.d �w(. m1� ., iane,aed;aa.a aI 0 a /00 r 00.0 19,41 vim ° `a la be preurded. w,w. Ian��raooEe Ind aaP..nl`lane o, a.uxal,ly wa .v..cur aha.n R 10 H Pc.6 water lap a .dee _ ° p1 v ins �P�a°onm,i Day loam .al. ` SEE ORION. 9aRMR51pN N. Sanitary k .tan ,.ser, to be weMded. THIS AMP IVAS PRODUCED BY THE CITY OF PICKER PLA//N/NC AND DEVELOPMENT OEPARTM INFORAMT/ON A! SUPPORT SERV/ DECEMBER 19, 2 DURHAM REGION The Regional Municipality of Durham Planning Department 1615 Dundas St. E. 4th Floor, Lang Tower West Building P.O. Box 623 Whitby, ON LIN 6A3 • (905)728-7731 Fax•1905) 436.6612 w0w_.region.durham.on.ca A.L. Georgieff, MCIP, RPP Commissioner of Planning "Servo e'°Exc'ellence for o.z Com tlunity" .sem �u+ ATTACHMENT# 3 TO INFORMATION REPORT# December 28, 2001 Tyler Barnett, Planner II Planning & Development Department One the Esplanade Pickering, Ontario L1V 6K7 Dear Mr. Barnett: Re: Zoning Amendment Application A28/01 Applicant: Cougs (Valleyfarm) Limited Location: Part of Lot 20, Concession 1 Municipality: City of Pickering 01 5 I .lAN 3 2002 ITY OF DICKERING PLANNING AND t� `,; `-=CiP1•tpfVT D5PARTMENT We have reviewed this application and the following comments are offered with respect to compliance with the Durham Regional Official Plan, the proposed method of servicing and delegated provincial plan review responsibilities. The purpose of the application is to reduce the required building height from 8.5 metres to 6.5 metres, while maintaining the existing minimum two-storey height requirement. In addition, the application also seeks to add additional rear yard deck encroachment provisions for units with walkout conditions. The subject lands are designated " Main Central Area" in the Durham Regional Official Plan. Lands within this designation shall be planned and developed as the main concentrations of urban activities within area municipalities providing a fully integrated array of community, office, service and shopping, recreational, and residential uses. The proposed amendment appears to be in conformity with the Durham Regional Official Plan Sanitary sewer and water supply facilities are available to the subject lands from the existing services on Valley Farm Road and Highway No. 2. This application has been screened in accordance with the terms of the provincial plan review responsibilities. No provincial interests appear to be affected by this application. If you have any questions or require additional information, please call me. Yours truly, 1 . Ray Davies, Planner Current Operations Branch R t'airingvtl\zoning,pc1, enrg 029.01. ❑oc 1:0': Post Consumer