HomeMy WebLinkAboutInformation Report 03-05INFORMATION REPORT NO. 03-05
FOR PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING OF
March 24, 2005
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 2/05
Paul & Rochelle Avis
931 Liverpool Road
(Lot 68, Plan M-14)
City of Pickering
1.0 PROPERTY LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION
the subject property is located on the east side of Liverpool Road, south of
Bayly Street (see Attachment #1 — Location Map);
the subject property fronts onto Liverpool Road, has an area of approximately
480 square metres, a lot frontage of approximately 15 metres, and currently
supports a one -storey detached dwelling;
the surrounding land uses are:
North
- Commercial
East
- Residential
South
- Commercial & Residential
West
- Commercial & Institutional
2.0 APPLICANTS PROPOSAL
the applicant proposes to amend the existing zoning on the subject property
to permit personal service uses, specifically a spa and weight loss treatment
centre;
the proposed spa and weight loss treatment centre will operate on the main
level of the one -storey detached dwelling and the basement will be used for
residential purposes;
the applicant's submitted plans are provided for information (see Attachments
#2 and #3 — Applicant's Submitted Plans).
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3.0 OFFICIAL PLAN AND ZONING
3.1 Durham Regional Official Plan
the Durham Regional Official Plan identifies the subject lands as being within
a "Living Area" designation, which shall be used predominantly for housing
purposes;
limited office development and limited retailing of goods and services, in
appropriate locations, as components of mixed use developments may be
permitted also;
the applicant's proposal appears to comply with this designation;
3.2 Pickering Official Plan
- the subject property is designated Mixed Use Area — Mixed Corridor within the
Bay Ridges Neighbourhood — Detailed Review Area;
- Mixed Use Areas are areas and corridors of development having the highest
concentration of activity in the City and the broadest diversity of community
services and facilities;
permissible uses within this designation are; residential, retailing of goods
and services generally serving the needs of the surrounding neighbourhood,
offices and restaurants, community, cultural and recreational uses, and
special purpose commercial uses;
- Schedule II of the Pickering Official Plan — "Transportation System" designates
Liverpool Road where it abuts the subject property as a Collector Road;
- Collector Roads generally provide access to individual properties, to local
roads, to other collector roads and to Type C arterial roads; carry greater
volumes of traffic than local roads, including automobiles, pedestrians,
bicycles and transit; and generally have a right-of-way width ranging from
20 to 22 metres;
- the applicant's proposal complies with this designation;
3.3 Bay Ridges Neighbourhood
- the subject property is located within a detailed review area of the Bay Ridges
neighbourhood;
- the property is also subject to the Liverpool Road Waterfront Node
Development Guidelines;
- the guiding vision for the entire Node is that of a "Great Lakes Nautical
Village" with a mix of uses and an inviting ambiance;
- the intersection of Liverpool Road and Bayly Street is intended to create a
gateway to the area and is intended to attract vehicles travelling on Bayly Street;
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3.4 Zoning By-law 3036
- the subject property is currently zoned "RM1"— Residential Multiple Zone by Zoning
By-law 2520, as amended by By-law 822/78;
- the current zoning permits the following uses, subject to specific zone
requirements:
• Residential, and
• Professional Office
a zoning by-law amendment is required to permit personal service uses
4.0 RESULTS OF CIRCULATION
4.1 Resident Comments
- Peace Lutheran Church is in objection to the proposed zoning amendment
due to potential parking limitations (see Attachment #4);
4.2 Agency Comments
Veridian Connections has no objections;
4.3 Staff Comments
- in reviewing the application to date, the following matters have been identified
by staff for further review and consideration:
• compatibility with, and sensitivity to, surrounding existing residential,
institutional and commercial development;
• the impact the proposed use / site changes may have on the streetscape,
the character of the neighbourhood and on adjacent properties;
• traffic generation, adequacy of parking and landscaping; and
• overall site design and function;
- . further issues may be identified following receipt and review of comments
from circulated departments, agencies, and the public.
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;
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- 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. 1
- list of neighbourhood residents, community associations, agencies and
City Departments that have commented on the applications at the time of
writing report;
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 & Development Department;
6.3 Property Principal
- Paul and Rochelle Avis are the owners and agents of 931 Liverpool Road.
P rry Korouyenis
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Attachments
Copy: Director, Planning & Development
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Lynda Taylor, 1}61P, RPP
Manager, Development Review
APPENDIX NO. I TO
INFORMATION REPORT NO, 03-05
COMMENTING RESIDENTS AND LANDOWNERS
(1) Reverend Mark Van House (Peace Lutheran Church) — 928 Liverpool Road
COMMENTING AGENCIES
(1) Veridian Connections
COMMENTING CITY DEPARTMENTS
(1) Planning & Development Department
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Korouyenis, Perry
From:
Peace Lutheran Church [peacepickering@bellnet. ca]
Sent:
March 7, 2005 7:03 PM
To:
Korouyenis, Perry
Subject:
Zoning By-law Amendment Application & Meeting - 931 Liverpool Rd
To: Perry Korouyenis, Clerk's Division, City of Pickering
From: Reverend Mark Van House - Pastor, Peace Lutheran Church, 928 Liverpool
Rd., Pickering
Dear Mr. Korouyenis,
Thank you for our recent phone conversation concerning the proposed Zoning
By-law Amendment Application for 931 Liverpool Road and the Thursday, March
24th 2005 public meeting.
As I stated from the outset of our conversation, Ihave an initial concern
that the Public Meeting on this issue is being held on Maundy Thursday of
Holy Week. As the city of Pickering is host to a good number of Christian
congregations who will be observing Maundy Thursday Services the evening of
March 24th, and in particular our congregation will be observing worship
services that evening -- during the slated meeting time -- the timing of
this meeting is disconcerting. Because of the meeting date and time I cannot
encourage any of my church members to attend this meeting nor send a church
representative to the meeting. This further complicates matters since our
church is located across the street from this property and could potentially
be affected by this rezoning in regard to parking limitations/overflow along
the 900's blocks of Liverpool Road. It appears that no consideration was
given to the date and time of this meeting in regards to those neighbours
that might be most impacted by this rezoning application, especially Peace
Lutheran Church.
My initial response is that we would have no objections to a business being
located at 931 Liverpool Road. Our concern is with the parking limitations
on both sides of the street in this particular area and the hours of
operation for any said business. We currently have arrangements with
businesses on either side of Liverpool Road for limitedparking spaces in
our church parking lot. During the day and in the evenings we also host
programs for children and parents and community groups that also require
parking spaces. This is in addition to church meetings and programs and the
spaces we require for our church members. The 931 Liverpool Road property
currently has limited parking space for less than a half dozen vehicles. Any
overflow parking that would occur in our parking lot would have a direct
impact on our facilities. In the documents "Notice of Public Meeting" sent
to our congregation this park'' -ng issue was not addressed.
Therefore, as pastor of Peace Lutheran Church, I would object to the Zoning
Application being approved due to potential parking limitations.
At this time I request from your office, on behalf of Peace Lutheran Church,
that you would both mail and e-mail to our congregation a copy of the
Information Report that. is slated to be available on or after March 18th,
2005 -- and that it be sent to us no later than March 21st, 2005. Thank you
for your time and attention to this matter. _
Respectfully,
Reverend Mar;: Van Hous=_
Peace Lutheran Ch= ch
922 Liverpool Road
Picher_ng, oil L1W 156
905-839-3521-
e:
05-839 3521-
e: peacepickering@belinet.ca
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