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Home My WebLink AboutInformation Report 23-0249 INFORMATION REPORT NO. 23-02 FOR PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING OF August 8th, 2002 IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PUBLIC MEETING REQUIREMENTS OF THE PLANNING ACT, R.S.O. 1990, chapter P.13 SUBJECT: Zoning By-law Amendment Application A 010/02 Century Gold Pins Ltd. Part of Lot 26, B. F. C., Range 3 950 Sheppard Avenue 1.0 PROPERTY LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION the subject property is located on the north-east corner of Sheppard Avenue and Merriton Road (see Attachment # 1); the subject property is currently developed as a one -storey business office used by Century Gold Pins Ltd.; access to the subject property is currently provided from Sheppard Avenue; the surrounding land uses include: the Dunbarton residential neighbourhood to the north; Kingston Road, Highway 401, The Police Credit Union and two (2) vehicle sales and service establishments to the south / southeast; the Canadian National Railway to the east / northeast; and the Dunbarton Plaza and a gas bar / automobile service station to the west. 2.0 APPLICANT'S PROPOSAL the applicant is proposing to amend the existing zoning on the subject property to permit, in addition to the existing business and professional office uses, the following commercial and retail uses: (i) Assembly hall (ix) Financial institution (ii) Bakery (x) Food store (iii) Business office (xi) Laundromat (iv) Commercial club (xii) Place of amusement or (v) Commercial -recreational entertainment establishment (xiii) Personal service shop (vi) Commercial school (xiv) Private club (vii) Day nursery (xv) Restaurant — type A (viii) Dry cleaning depot (xvi) Retail store. 3.0 OFFICIAL PLAN AND ZONING 3.1 Durham Regional Official Plan the subject property is designated Living Area in the Durham Regional Official Plan; the predominant use of lands designated Living Area shall be for housing purposes; - the Living Area designation also permits limited office development and limited retailing of goods and services; - the proposed uses appear to conform to the relevant policies of the Durham Regional Official Plan; 50 Information Report No. 23-02 Page 2 3.2 Pickering Official Pian the subject property is designated Mixed Use Areas — Mixed Corridor within the Dunbarton Neighbourhood shown on Schedule 1— Land Use Structure of the City of Pickering Official Plan; the Mixed Use Areas — Mixed Corridor designation permits the following uses: residential; retailing of goods and services; offices; restaurants; community, cultural and recreational uses; and special purpose commercial uses; the Mixed Use Areas — Mixed Corridor designation encourages permitted uses to serve a broader area, at a community scale and intensity; in establishing performance standards, restrictions and provisions for the Mixed Use Areas — Mixed Corridor areas, City Council shall have particular regard to encouraging development in an integrated manner for a wide variety of uses and purposes, and encouraging intensification over time, up to the maximum floor space indices outlined in the Official Plan; the maximum gross leasable floorspace for the retailing of goods and services within a Mixed Use Areas — Mixed Corridor designation, is to be determined by site specific zoning; Council may, however, limit floorspace below the maximum permitted by the Official Plan policies to address concerns related to such matters as design, compatibility, and scale of development; and in response to provisions specified in the Part Three (Dunbarton) Neighbourhood Plan; 3.3 Compendium Document to the Official Plan the subject property is located within a Detailed Review Area of the Dunbarton Neighbourhood for which Council has not yet adopted area -wide development guidelines; Section 11.2 (d) of the Pickering Official Plan requires that development guidelines be prepared within a Detailed Review Area prior to any major development proceeding; 3.4 Zoning By-law 3036 the subject property is currently zoned "SC -12" — Special Commercial, by By-law 3036, as amended by By-law 2498-87; the "SC -12" Zone currently permits the following uses: (i) Business office (ii) Professional office an amendment to the zoning by-law is required to permit the proposed commercial and retail uses. 4.0 RESULTS OF CIRCULATION 4.1 Resident Comments - no written comments from residents have been received to date; 4.2 Agency Comments - no written comments from agencies have been received to date; 4.3 Staff Comments 4.3.1 Land Use and Technical Matters although development guidelines for a Detailed Review Area are required prior to major development proceeding, the applicant proposes to use the existing building on the subject property (see Attachment #2); staff considers the development to be minor in nature, and therefore, preparation of development guidelines are not required prior to permitting the proposed rezoning; Information Report No. 23-02 Page 3 51 the existing Kingston Road Corridor Urban Design Guidelines will provide some guidance for (re)development of the site; an application for Site Plan Approval may be required prior to any (re)development proceeding, but has not yet been submitted; - in reviewing the application to date, the following matters have been identified by staff for further review and consideration: • impact of the proposed uses on surrounding land uses; • compatibility of the proposed uses with surrounding land uses; • conformity with the applicable policies of the City of Pickering Official Plan and Compendium Document; • access to the subject property; and • small lot area which limits parking and may constrain (re)development. 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 Planning Report prepared by the Planning & Development Department for a subsequent meeting of Council or a Committee of Council; must if you wish to reserve the option to appeal Council's decision, you 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 Information Received - legal plan of survey; - Phase I - Environmental Site Assessment (a copy is available for viewing at the Planning & Development department); 6.2 Company Principal - the Zoning By-law Amendment application has been submitted by Richard Briscoe on behalf of Century Gold Pins Ltd.; - Richard Briscoe is part owner of Century Gold Pins Ltd. Edv/ard Belseyi�/ Lynda D. Taylor, Mt IP, RPP Planner II Manager, Development Review EB:td Attachments Copy: Director, Planning & Development 52 ATTACHMENT# 1 TO INFORMATION REPORT# 23-02. W N C.N.R. SHEPPARO N X01 , '4 N\G\A 0 NE A NU ROAD sr" /awl.ORES. W AVENUE ENGEM 1101♦ i =Oft' ��Cz —o Maw. .`Z—�� misr1":4"*„... MIME Id NEADOW MaWI ��•`"O! ".� ' =44 _ 11111 OMMEMIVOIlk NOP ,ter. BART ..;,� in, O MERRI ROAD 110- •♦ ♦ �p rvilitammra worm= Atri -M == 111 111 1�m I City of Pickering BREDA AVENU 111111 5 cNN _ 111111-4/ 111111111111 11111111111 MIN MIN MOM CMO A 11 00\W P'' 401 5 Planning & Development Department PROPERTY DESCRIPTION LOT 40, PLAN 1051 OWNER CENTURY GOLD PINS LTD. 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