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Home My WebLink AboutInformation Report 11-050r)6 INFORMATION REPORT NO. 11-05 FOR PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING OF May 19, 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 08/05 First Capital (Steeple Hill Land) Corporation 670 Kingston Road North Part of Lot 29, B.F.C. Range 3 (40R-23222, Part 1, 2) City of Pickering 1.0 PROPERTY LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION the subject property is approximately 0.6 hectares in size, and located on the north side of Kingston Road between Steeple Hill Road and Whites Road (see Attachment #1 — Location Map); commercial land uses surround the subject property with National Sports to the South, Steeple Hill Plaza to the West, and Tim Hortons to the East; Dunbarton High School and the former Woodlands Centennial Public School abuts the subject property to the North. 2.0 APPLICANT'S PROPOSAL - the applicant proposes to amend the existing zoning of the subject property to permit a variety of office and commercial uses similar to those existing in the Steeple Hill Plaza (see Attachment #2 — By-law 5438/99 — Proposed Uses); - this application is proposing approximately 1975 square metres of new floor area within two buildings (see Attachment #3 — Applicant's Submitted Plan); - Building 'A' will consist of approximately 1405 square meters and is being proposed the rear of the property; - Building 'B' will consist of approximately 570 square metres and is being proposed in the southeast corner of the property, abutting Kingston Road. Information Report No. 11-05 3.0 OFFICIAL PLAN AND ZONING 3.1 Durham Regional Official Plan Page 2 027 - the Durham Regional Official Plan identifies the subject lands as being designated "Living Area'; - this designation permits special purpose commercial uses serving specialized needs on an occasional basis with services and facilities which consume larger parcels of land and require exposure to traffic; - the applicant's proposal appears to comply with this designation; 3.2 Pickering Official Plan - the subject property is designated "Mixed Use — Mixed Corridor' within the Woodlands Neighbourhood; - this designation permits all uses permitted in Local Nodes and Community Nodes; - uses that are permitted are residential, retailing of goods and services generally servicing the needs of the surrounding neighbourhood, offices, restaurants, and community, cultural and recreational uses; - this property is located within one of the two Detailed Review Areas within the Woodlands Neighbourhood; - Schedule II of the Pickering Official Plan — "Transportation Systems" designates Kingston Road as a Type B — Arterial Road and Transit Spine; - The applicant's proposal would implement the "Mixed Use — Mixed Corridor" designation in the City's Official Plan; 3.3 Woodlands Neighbourhood - encourage and where possible require new development to be compatible with the character of existing development; - encourage the introduction of uses and facilities into the neighbourhood that complement and support secondary school students and activities; 3.4 Kingston Road Corridor Development Guidelines — Whites Road Corridor The Whites Road Corridor should: • support a high volume of vehicular traffic but integrate pedestrian amenity zones at strategic intersections and linkages; • establish Whites Road as a local gateway to the residential communities to the north and south, across Highway 401; • enhance parking lot appearances by placing development at the street edge; • allow for a mix of uses on either side of Kingston Road; • encourage low to mid rise buildings on the north side of the street with a minimum building height of 2 storeys; • encourage urbanization of Kingston Road to enhace the pedestrian streetscape by removing ditches; 008 Information Report No. 11-05 Page 3 3.5 Zoning By-law 3036 & Zoning By-law 3036 as amended by By-law 3620 - the subject property is dual zoned "R3" — Residential Zone by By-law 3036 (Western Portion — School Access Lane) and "C3" — Highway Commercial Zone by By-law 3036, as amended by By-law 3620 (Eastern Portion — Pickering Nurseries) (see Attachment #4 — Zoning Map); Permitted Uses for "R3" — Residential Permitted Uses for "C3" — Highway Commercial Zone for Zone for By-law 3036 By-law 3036, as amended by By-law 3620 - One Single Detached Dwelling exclusively for the production and sale of nursery stock - the applicant is requesting to amend the existing zoning of the subject property to permit a variety of office and commercial uses; - this amendment applies to 670 Kingston Road. 4.0 RESULTS OF CIRCULATION 4.1 Resident Comments - no written resident comments have been received to date; 4.2 Agency Comments - no written agency comments have been received to date; 4.3 Staff Comments - in reviewing the application to date, the following matters have been identified by staff for further review and consideration: • the compatibility and the appropriateness of the proposed use with the existing built form; • the examination of the preliminary site plan to ensure adequate site function; • the examination of building location on the subject property to ensure that the buildings are as close to Kingston Road as possible; • the evaluation of the Kingston Road Corridor Guidelines — Whites Road Corridor and its effect on the subject property; • the evaluation of the "MU -10" zoning to ensure that it is appropriate for the development of the subject property; Information Report No. 11-05 Page 4 Q 9 • the examination of the parking requirements for the proposed use to ensure minimum on-site parking is available, while keeping in mind that there may be the potential for shared parking to occur; • the examination of this application to ensure that it is consistent with the polices of the 2005 Provincial Policy Statement; - this Department will conclude its position on the application after it has received and assessed comments from the 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; - 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 commented on the applications at the time of writing report; 6.2 Information Received - copies of the Applicant's Submitted Plan prepared by Scoler Lee & Associates, and a Phase I Site Assessment prepared by Jacques Whitford are available for viewing at the offices of the City of Pickering Planning & Development Department; d 0 d Information Report No. 11-05 6.3 Property Principal Page 5 The owner of the property is First Capital (Steeple Hill Land) Corporation and the agent for this application is Ron Richard from R.G. Richards & Associates. FWEVeRVA041 W'�Mffl'] F!, . •- GXR:ld Attachments Copy: Director, Planning & Development Lynda Taylor, Mci PP Manager, Development Review APPENDIX NO. I TO INFORMATION REPORT NO. 11-05 COMMENTING RESIDENTS AND LANDOWNERS (1) none received to date COMMENTING AGENCIES (1) none received to date COMMENTING CITY DEPARTMENTS (1) none received to date 03 2 lk'F RMATION REST# i/-- 0 C.N.R. 0 a 0 :\9y 9 5l2 1 Dr0 I /Z /��Zr City of Pickering Planning & Development Department PROPERTY DESCRIPTION NORTH PART OF LOT 29, 40R-23222, PART 1 & 2 OWNER FIRST CAPITAL (STEEPLE HILL LAND) CORP. DATE APR. 19, 2005 DRAWN BY JB FILE No. A 08/05 1 SCALE 1:5000 1 CHECKED BY GR N Tevanet Entelpflvee Inc. c d Itv auppllen. .Vl elBhty Rvvervv tl. Not c plan v! survey. PN -6 PODS MPRC and Ib v PPIIe�e. All �ivhte Rasarvad. Not v plPn of Survey. ATTACHMENT# L 5O �t INFORMAnONRE P# 1/-� 0 J 3 THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF PICKERING ' �I BY-LAW NUMBER 5438/99 I� Being a By-law to amend Restricted Area (Zoning) By-law 3036, as amended, to implement the Official Plan of the Town of Pickering District Planning ,I Area, Region of Durham, in the north part of Lot 29, Range 3, B.F.C., in the Town of Pickering. (A 4198) WHEREAS the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Pickering deems it desirable to permit the development of retail commercial uses including a food store, business offices, financial institutions, personal service shops, professional offices, rental establishments, community uses, and restaurants in the north part of Lot 29, Range 3, B.F.C., in the Town of Pickering; AND WHEREAS an amendment to By-law 3036, as amended, is therefore deemed necessary; I .I NOW THEREFORE THE COUNCIL OF THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF 'I PICKERING HEREBY ENACTS AS FOLLOWS: :I 1. SCHEDULESIANDII Schedules I and II attached to this By-law with notations and references shown thereon are hereby declared to be part of this By-law. 2. . AREA RESTRICTED The provisions of this By-law shall apply to those lands in the north part of Lot 29, Range 3, B.F.C., in the Town of Pickering, designated "MU -10" on Schedule I attached hereto. 3. GENERAL PROVISIONS No building, land or part thereof shall hereafter be used, occupied, erected, moved or structurally altered except in conformity with the provisions of this By-law. 4. DEFINITIONS In this By-law, (1) "Adult Entertainment Parlour" shall mean a building or part of a building in which is provided, in pursuance of a trade, calling, business or occupation, services appealing to or designed to appeal to erotic or sexual appetites or inclinations; (2) `Bakery" shall mean a building or part of a building in which food products are baked, prepared and offered for retail sale, or in which food products baked and prepared elsewhere are offered for retail sale; (3) 'Build -to -Zone" shall mean an area of land within which all or part of a building or buildings are to be located; (4) 'Business Offices" shall mean a building or part of a building in which the management or direction of business, a public or private agency, a brokerage or a labour or fraternal organization is carried on and which may include a telegraph office, a data processing establishment, a newspaper publishing office, the premises of a real estate or insurance agent, or a radio or television broadcasting station and related studios or theaters, but shall not include a retail store; 034 ATTACHME.MT# L y - 2 - INFORMATIONo/!�%® (5) "Club" shall mean a building or part of a building in which a not-for-profit or non-commercial organization carries out social, cultural, welfare, athletic or recreational programs for the benefit of the community; (6) "Commercial Club" shall mean an athletic or recreational club operated for gain or profit and having public or private membership, but shall not include an adult entertainment parlour as defined herein; (7) "Commercial Recreational Establishment" shall mean a commercial establishment in which indoor recreational facilities such as bowling alleys, miniature golf courses, roller. skating rinks, squash courts, swimming pools and other similar indoor recreation facilities are provided and operated for gain or profit, and which may include an arena or stadium but shall not include a place of amusement or entertainment, or games arcade as defined herein; (8) "Commercial School" shall mean a school which is operated for gain or profit and may include the studio of a dancing teacher or music teacher, or an art school, a golf school or any other such school operated for gain or profit, but shall not include any other school defined herein; (9) "Day Nursery" shall mean lands and premises duly licensed pursuant to the provisions of the Day Nurseries Act, or any successor thereto, for use as a facility for the daytime care of children; (10) "Dry Cleaning Depot " shall mean a building or part of a building used for the purpose of receiving articles, goods, or fabrics to be subjected to dry cleaning and related processes elsewhere, and of distributing articles, goods or fabrics which have been subjected to any such processes; (11) "Financial Institution" shall mean a building or part of a building in which money is deposited, kept, lent or exchanged; (12) "Food Store' shall mean a building or part of a building in which food, produce, and other items or �-terchandise of day-to-day household necessity are stored, offered or kept for retail sale to the public; (13) "Functional Floor Level" shall mean an enclosed building storey containing an area of at least 50% of the building's ground floor area, and having a ceiling height suitable to permit the intended use; (14) "Games Arcade" shall mean any building, room, or area in which facilities are offered for the play of (a) three or more games of chance, (b) three or more games of mixed chance and skill, (c) a combination of three or more games of chance and games of mixed chance and skill, for the amusement of the public, which games are not contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada, but does not include premises in which the amusement facilities offered are pool tables, billiard tables, or bowling alleys; (15) "Gross Leasable Floor Area" shall mean the aggregate of the floor areas of all storeys above or below established grade designed for owner or tenant occupancy or exclusive use only, but excluding storage areas below established grade; (16) (a) "Lot" shall mean an area of land fronting on a street which is used or intended to be used as the site of a building, or group of buildings, as the case may be, together with any accessory buildings or structures, or a public park or open space area, regardless of whether or not such lot constitutes the whole of a lot or block on a registered plan of subdivision; 3 ATTACHME1tT J Z' INFORMATION FT P#k —d5 (b) "Lot Coverage" shall mean the percentage of lot area covered by all buildings on the lot; (17) _'Personal Service Shoo" shall mean an establishment in which a personal service is performed and which may include a barber shop, a beauty salon, a shoe repair shop, a tailor or a dressmaking shop or a photographic studio, but shall not include a body -rub parlour as defined in section 224 (9)(b) of the Municipal Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter M.45, as amended from time -to -time, or any successor thereto; (18) 'Place of Amusement or Entertainment" shall mean a building or part of a building in which facilities are provided for amusement or entertainment purposes, and which may include a billiard or pool room, a dance hall, a music hall, or theatre, but shall not include a games arcade; (19) 'Place of Assembly" shall mean a building or part of a building in which facilities are provided foi .civic, educational, political, recreational, religious or social meeting purposes and may include facilities for entertainment purposes such as musical and theatrical performances, but shall not include a place of amusement or entertainment, or games arcade as defined herein; (20) 'Professional Office" shall mean a building or part of a building in which medical, legal or other professional service is performed or consultation given, and which may include a clinic, the offices of an architect, a chartered accountant, an engineer, a lawyer or a physician, but shall not include a body -rub parlour as defined in section 224 (9)(b) of the Municipal Act, R.S.O. 1990, chapter M.45, as amended from time -to -time, or any successor thereto; (21) (a) 'Private School" shall mean a school which is maintained for educational or religious purposes but shall not include any other school defined herein; (b) 'Private Residential School" shall mean a school which is maintained for educational or religious purposes and which includes accessory residential facilities but shall not include any other school defined herein; (c) 'Public School" shall mean, (i) a school under the jurisdiction ofa board of education which board is established pursuant to the Education Act, R.S.O. 1980, or any successor thereto; (ii) a college of applied arts and technology established pursuant to the Ministry of Education, Colleges and Universities, pursuant to the Ministry of Colleges and Universities Act, R.S.O. 1980, or any successor thereto; (iii) a university eligible to receive provincial funding from the Minister of Education, Colleges and Universities, pursuant to the Ministry of Colleges and Universities Act, R.S.O. 1980, or any successor thereto; 9 (22) 'Restaurant - Type A" shall mean a building or part of a building where food is prepared and offered or kept for retail sale to the public for immediate consumption on the premises or off the premises, or both, but shall not include an adult entertainment parlour as defined herein; (23) "Restaurant - Type F" shall mean a building or part of a building where food is prepared and offered or kept for retail sale to the public for immediate consumption on the premises or off the premises, or both on and off the premises, and which may include a drive-through order and pick-up service; 035 036 5. 4- ATrACHMENT0 2 INFORMATION FEPM -05 (24) "Retail Store" shall mean a building or part of a building in which goods, wares, merchandise, substances, articles or things are stored, kept and offered for retail sale to the public. PROVISIONS (() Uses Permitted ("MU -]0" Zone) No person shall, within the lands zoned "MU -10" on Schedule I attached to this By-law, use any lot or erect, alter or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following: (a) bakery (b) business office (c) club (d) commercial club (e) commercial recreational establishment (f) day nursery (g) dry cleaning depot (h) financial institution (i) food store (j) personal service shop (k) place of assembly (1) private school (m) professional office (n) restaurant - type A (o) restaurant - type F (p) retail store (2) Zone Requirements ("MU -10" Zone) No person shall within the lands designated "MU40" on Schedule I attached hereto use any lot or erect, alter or use any building except in accordance with the following provisions: (a) BUILDING RESTRICTIONS (i) Building Location and Setbacks: A Buildings and structures shall be located entirely within the building envelope illustrated on Schedule II attached to this By- law; B On the southern and eastern portions of the, subject lands, buildings shall be located in such a manner that the minimum percentage of the length of the build -to -zone as indicated on Schedule II attached to this By-lavw contains all or part of a building or buildings; (ii) Building Height: (iii) Functional Floors: minimum 6.5 metres maximum 12.0 metres Any building within the area zoned "MU -10" on Schedule I attached to this By-law shall be limited to one functional floor, except that within the area cross -hatched on Schedule I, all buildings. shall have two functional floors; ATTAOHMENTO} L 70 5 INFORMATION RRT## & -D5 (iv) Lot Coverage: minimum 20% maximum 40% (b) PARKING REQUIREMENTS (i) A minimum of 5 parking spaces shall be provided and maintained on each lot for every 100 square metres of gross leasable floor area or part thereof; (ii) Clauses 5.21.2a) to 5.21.2e) inclusive, of By-law 3036, as amended, shall not apply to the lands designated "MU -10" on Schedule I attached hereto; (iii) Despite Clauses 5.21.28) and 5.21.2k) of By-law 3036, as amended, all entrance and exits to parking areas and all parking areas shall be surfaced with brick, asphalt, or concrete, or any combination thereof. (c) SPECIAL REGULATIONS (i) The maximum combined gross leasable floor area for all uses on the lands zoned "MU -10" on Schedule I attached to this By-law shall be 7,000 square metres; (ii) The maximum combined gross leasable floor area for all restaurants on the lands zoned "MU -10" on Schedule I attached to this By-law shall be 900 square metres; (iii) The maximum combined gross leasable floor area for all food stores on the lands zoned "MU -10" on Schedule I attached to this By-law shall be, 3,500 square metres; (iv) A maximum of two Restaurant - Type F uses are.permitted on the lands zoned "MU -10" on Schedule I attached to this By-law, one of which is restricted to the lands within the cross -hatched area; (v) A maximum of one restaurant, located wholly on the ground floor, with a maximum gross leasable floor area of 230 square metres is permitted on the lands within the cross -hatched area on Schedule I attached to this By-law; (vi) The maximum ground floor area for all buildings located within the area cross -hatched on Schedule I attached to this By-law shall be 660 square metres, for which a maximum gross leasable floor area of 1320 square metres will be permitted. Revoked (3) Uses Permitted Zone Requirements ("(I -I)" Zone) by By-law 5556199 0007 6 ATTAcHluR£M`f € _2_ 1m 038 INFORMAMORI 1- IL1-os . Revoked (4) Removal.of"W' Holding Svmbol by By-law - 5556199 6. BY-LAW 3036 By-law 3036, as amended, is hereby further amended only to the extent necessary to give effect to the provisions of this By-law as it applies to the area set out in Schedule I attached hereto. Definitions and subject matters not specifically dealt with in this By-law — shall be governed by relevant provisions of By-law 3036, as amended. 7. EFFECTIVE DATE This By-law shall take effect from the day of passing hereof subject to the approval of the Ontario Municipal Board, if required. BY-LAW read a first, second, and third time and finally passed this 1st day of February, 1999. Signed Wayne Arthurs, Mayor Signed Bruce Taylor, Clerk ATTACmb6v'F€.J--m INFO -W'Ni ION FEMR-r # INFORMATION COMPILED FROM APPLICANT'S SUBMITTED SITE PLAN A 08/05 4 030 ry/ II i ' ^e � ! , t , - i . t'• I is PRICE CHOPPER 30197 SP 28e05.4 9th ', 14017 6 EXISTING �•t �kF�, ADJACENT PROPERTY F\ \ % I Era We KING _ 34/3 S( no 7 2.68 KINGSTON ROAD ol THIS MAP WAS PRODUCED BYTHE CITYOF PICKERING PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, PLANNING INFORMATION SERVICES DIVISION MAPPINGAND DESIGN SECTION, APRIL 19, 2005. ATTACHMENT6 `'LM 0 4 0 iN'FORMAMON FEW; --L 0 S 7R� DUNFAIR STREET I I I I I I I I I I I I Ises I (H)MU I I BY-LAW 4114/9 I R3 I CN -1 CA(C) BY-LAW BY-LAW 1825/84 1740/83 BY - 263 I (H)MU-10 I I BY-LAW 4121/92 I I p0 I I I R0 �0� Cjx:1 zpp?- I SC -11 BY-LAW 2471 /87 BY-LAW 4787/96 City of Pickering Planning & Development Department DATE: MAR. 9, 2005 Data source.: O reranet Enterprises Inc. and It. eupunere. RII right. Reserved. Not a plan aI rvey. 2005 MPRC entl It. uppllere. 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