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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPD 19-10 cialoo Report to Planning & Development PICKERING Committee Report Number: PD 19-10 - Date: June 7, 2010 17 2 From: Neil Carroll Director, Planning & Development Subject: Zoning By-law Amendment Application A 2/10 City Initiated Application '1167 and 1199 Kingston Road South Part of Lot 24, Concession 1 City of Pickering Recommendation: 1. That Report PD 19-10 of the Director, Planning-& Development be received; 2. That Zoning By-law Amendment Application A 2/10 submitted by the City of Pickering, to amend the zoning on lands being South Part of Lot 24, Concession 1 to permit additional commercial uses be approved; and, 3. Further, that the draft by-law to implement Zoning By-law amendment application A 2/10, to permit additional commercial uses as set out in Appendix I to Report PD 19-10, be forwarded to Council for enactment. Executive Summary: In December 2008, City Council adopted Zoning By-law 6920/08 for the Brookdale Centre Inc. (Brookdale) property located at 1105 Kingston Road. This City-initiated zoning by-law amendment shifted the future road alignment on the Brookdale property to indicate 10.0 metres of the road on Brookdale's land, with the remaining land for the road coming in the future from the abutting property owned by Pentans Development Limited (Pentans). By-law 6920/08 was appealed to the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) by Pentans and Minutes of Settlement were entered into through an agreement between Brookdale, Pentans and the City of Pickering. As a result the by-law, as modified by the OMB in accordance with the Minutes of Settlement, was approved. The Minutes of Settlement required the City to initiate a zoning by-law amendment for the Pentans lands to permit additional commercial uses on the property. Existing uses on the property primarily consists of automotive related uses. Restaurant and financial institutional uses are also currently permitted but are restricted to a maximum gross floor area of 15 percent of the total floor area. Report PD 19-10 June 7, 2010 Subject: City Initiated Application (A2/10) Page 2 - 173 The zoning amendment application is to permit additional selective commercial uses and to allow all non-automotive related uses to comprise 25 percent of the total floor area. It is recommended that the application be approved and that the draft by-law be forwarded to Council for enactment. Financial Implications: No direct costs to the City are anticipated as a result of the proposed recommendation. Sustainability Implications: Staffs review of the zoning amendment application is- that it does not achieve Level 1 of the City's Sustainable Development Guidelines. Due to the nature of the proposal of adding additional commercial uses within an existing commercial building to increase the usability of the existing building, there are limited opportunities to achieve a Level 1. The development proposal provides opportunities for commercial intensification, efficient use of commercial space, greater diversity of retail/commercial activities and takes advantage of existing infrastructure within the City's urban area. 1.0 Comments Received 1.1 At the April 6, 2010 Information Meeting (see text of Information Report and Meeting Minutes, Attachments #3 & #4) No members of the public spoke in respect to this application. 1.2 Agency Comments Durham Region - proposed amendment is consistent with the Planning Department Region's Official Plan policies to develop higher density development - no matters of provincial plan interest are applicable - municipal water supply and sanitary sewer service are available to the subject property - proposal does not present any significant Durham Region Transit or transportation impacts (see Attachment #5) Toronto and Region - the east building is partially in the floodplain of Conservation Authority Pine Creek (see Attachment #6) - adding additional uses to portions of the site within the floodplain is not allowed under the Provincial Policy Statement - no objections to permit new uses for areas not in the floodplain Report PD 19-10 June 7, 2010 Subject: City Initiated Application (A2/10) Page 3 174 Toronto and Region - a holding designation could be considered for Conservation Authority new uses within the floodplain provided that: a (continued) flood remediation plan for Pine Creek is completed and implemented and the site is removed from the floodplain in its entirety; or a comprehensive redevelopment of the site, including a solution to flood plain management is prepared to TRCA's satisfaction 2.0 Discussion: 2.1 Proposed uses are appropriate for Property and comply with the Official Plan The proposed additional commercial uses make efficient use of existing commercial buildings located along a major transportation corridor, being Kingston Road. The application provides opportunities for commercial intensification and provides greater diversity of retail thus encouraging an enhanced destination area while taking advantage of existing infrastructure within the City's urban area. In the Pickering Official Plan the subject property is designated as "Mixed Use Area - Mixed Corridors" and is currently surrounded by a variety of commercial uses. The proposed uses are in keeping with the Official Plan policies which encourage mixed uses to serve a broader area at a community scale and intensity. Approval of the zoning by-law amendment to permit the requested uses conforms to the City's Official Plan. 2.2 Proposed uses will be compatible with the existing neighbourhood and Kingston Road Corridor Kingston Road is recognized as an intensification corridor and serves as the City's "mainstreet". The City's long term vision for Kingston Road is to transform its current highway operational objectives (a road catering to high vehicular speeds, large setbacks to buildings, lack of sidewalks and other pedestrian amenities) to a road functioning as a gateway into Pickering neighbourhoods (consisting of a high quality urban design, pedestrian friendly public realm and an attractive location for intensification projects). The Kingston Road Corridor Urban Design and Development Guidelines designates the property within the Town Centre West precinct which promotes an area intended for a variety of commercial and residential uses. The precinct recognizes existing automobile oriented uses over the short and medium term on the subject property, but envisions the redevelopment of such uses into a residential/mixed use neighbourhood over time to compliment the surrounding, area. I Report PD 19-10 June 7, 2010 Subject: City Initiated Application (A2/10) Page 4 i The existing zoning by-law for the property (approved in 1977) envisioned Kingston Road as a highway corridor which primarily catered to highway-commercial activity which included automobile service and repair uses with accessory restaurants and financial institutions. Adding additional commercial uses on the property will allow the owner to introduce new uses which will meet the intent of both the Town Centre West and Kingston Road Corridor Urban Design Development Guidelines, while maintaining uses that currently exist. The owner does not intend to expand the building through this application. 2.3 While staff recognize the concern of TRCA respecting this application, the introduction of limited new uses within the existing buildings is supported TRCA staff has determined that the east building is partially within the floodplain. TRCA opposes new development (which includes approving new uses) within a floodplain based on their interpretation of Provincial Policy Statement (PPS). They recommended that any new uses be restricted to areas outside of the floodplain. The Planning & Development Department has considered TRCA's comments respecting this application. However, we are of the position that the introduction of limited new uses within the existing buildings is appropriate given the following circumstances: • negotiated Minutes of Settlement were entered into between Brockdale Centre Inc., Pentans Developments Limited and the City of Pickering in order to resolve an appeal to the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) that included amongst other matters Pickering Planning staff supporting the subject rezoning and Pentans conveying a portion. of their lands for a municipal right-of-way • the floor area for all proposed and existing uses on-site (except for a garage) will be limited to a maximum of 25 percent of the combined gross leasable floor area • no new physical development is being proposed on the property, and • the proposed additional uses generally would pose less of an environmental impact than the existing automotive related uses. 2.4 The construction of a sidewalk across the frontage of the property will be considered by the City as part of a comprehensive review The matter of sidewalks was raised by Planning & Development Committee as the April 6, 2010 meeting. i Report PD 19-10 June 7, 2010 Subject: City Initiated Application (A2/10) Page 5176 The City's Development Charges By-law does include sidewalks along the south side of Kingston Road in this location. In order to construct a sidewalk, the project must be approved by Council in the City's capital budget. However, staff have not put this item forward for budget approval yet, since the work needs to be done in conjunction with the Region's urbanization of Kingston Road and requires improvements to the Pine Creek culvert (in order to provide a suitable permanent sidewalk location). The Planning & Development Department fully supports the introduction of sidewalks in front of the subject property as well as the full length of Kingston Road. The timing of the construction of the sidewalk needs to be considered given-the ongoing studies and plans supporting Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) being pursued by the Region of Durham. Funding was provided in the 2010 budget for Engineering Services to investigate opportunity and design for 'early' sidewalk implementation on the south side of Kingston Road, including this location. The Durham Region Long Term Transit Strategy Environmental Assessment is also underway to consider improvements along Kingston Road. 2.5 By-law to implement the Staff Recommended Plan The attached by-law schedule included as Appendix I to this Report, implements Staff's recommendation to approve the implementing zoning by-law. 3.0 Applicant's Comments The property owner is aware of the recommendation of this Report. Appendix: Appendix I Draft Implementing Zoning By-law Requirements and Schedule Attachments: 1. Location Map 2. Applicant's Submitted Plan 3. Text of Information Report 4. Meeting Minutes 5. Durham Region Comments 6. Toronto and Region Conservation Authority Comments Report PD 19-10 June 7, 2010 Subject: City Initiated Application (A2/10) Page 6 177 Prepared By: Approved/Endorsed By: sWey Yearw o Neil Car P, RPP lanner I Director, Planning & Development Ross Pym, MCC, RPP (Acting) Manager, Development Review AY:RP:ld Copy: Chief Administrative Officer Recommended for the consideration of :Pickering City C DU it r F mas J. Q i R., C Chief Adminis rative Officer Appendix I to Report PD 19-1 178 Draft Implementing Zoning By-law Amendment Application A 2110 179 The Corporation of the City of Pickering By-law No. Being a By-law to amend Restricted Area (Zoning) By-law 3036, as amended, to implement the Official Plan of the City of Pickering District Planning Area, Region of Durham in Part of Lot 24, Concession 1, in the City of Pickering (A 02/10). Whereas the Council of The Corporation of the City of Pickering deems it desirable to permit the development on the subject lands, being Part of Lot 24, Concession 1 in the City of Pickering; And whereas an amendment to By-law 3036, as amended, is therefore deemed necessary; Now therefore the Council of The Corporation of the City of Pickering hereby enacts as follows: 1. Schedule Schedule I attached hereto with notations and references shown thereon is. hereby declared to be part of this By-law. 2. Area Restricted The provisions of this By-law shall apply to those lands in Part of Lot 24, Concession 1, in the City of Pickering, designated'M(S)" oa Schedule 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 pursurance of a trade, calling, business or occupation, services appealing to or designed to appeal to erotic or sexual appetites or inclinations; i By-law No. xxxx/10 Page 2 180 (2) "Business Office" shall mean a building or part of a building in which the management or direction of a business, a public or private agency, a brokerage or a labour or fraternal organization is carried on 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 theatres; but shall not include a retail store; (3) "Convenience Store" shall mean a retail store in which food, drugs, periodicals or similar items of day-to-day household necessities are kept for retail sale primarily to residents of, or persons employed in, the immediate neighbourhood; (4) "Financial Institution" shall mean a building or part of a building in which money is deposited, kept, lent or exchanged; (5) "Furniture and Major Applicance Store" shall mean an establishment in which furniture, major applicances or a combination thereof are stored, offered and kept for wholesale or retail sale; (6) "Personal Service Shop" shall mean an establishment where a personal service is performed and may include a barber shop, a beauty salon, a shoe repair shop, a tailor or dressmaking shop or a photographic studio, but shall not include a body-rub parlour as defined in The Municipal Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. M. 45, as amended from time to time, or any successor thereto; (7) "Professional Office - Non-Medical" shall mean a building or part of a building in which legal or other professional service is performed or consultation given, and which may include the offices of an architect, a chartered accountant, an engineer, or a lawyer, but shall not include the office of a physician or a body-rub parlour as defined in The Municipal Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.M. 45, as amended from time to time, or any successor thereto; (8) "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; (9) "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; By-law No. xxxx/10 I AFVr7 Page 3 181 (10) (a) "Yard" shall mean an area of land which is appurtenant to and located on the same lot as a building or structure and is open, uncovered, and unoccupied above ground except for such accessory buildings, structures, or other uses as are specifically permitted thereon; (b) "Front Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot between the front lot line of the lot and the nearest wall of the nearest main building or structure on the lot; (c) "Front Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a front yard of a lot between the front lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest main building or structure on the lot; (d) "Rear Yard" shall mean a yard extending across the full width of a lot between the rear lot line of the lot, or where there is no rear lot line, the junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main building or structure on the lot; (e) "Rear Yard Depth" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a rear yard of a lot between the rear lot line of the lot, or where there is no rear lot line, the junction point of the side lot lines, and the nearest wall of the nearest main building or structure on the lot; (f) "Side Yard" shall mean a yard of a lot extending from the front yard to the rear yard, and from the side lot line to the nearest wall of the nearest main building or structure on the lot; (g) "Side Yard Width" shall mean the shortest horizontal dimension of a side yard of a lot between the side lot line and the nearest wall of the nearest main building or structure on the lot; (h) "Flankage Side Yard" shall mean a side yard immediately adjoining a street or abutting on a reserve on the opposite side of which is a street; (i) "Interior Side Yard" shall mean a side yard other than a flankage side yard. 5. Provisions (1) (a) Uses Permitted C3(S)" Zone) No person shall within the lands designated ' C3(S)" on Schedule I attached hereto, use any lot or erect, alter, or use any building or structure for any purpose except the following: (i) Business Office By-law No. xxxx/10 Page 4 82 (ii) Convenience Store (iii) Furniture and Major Appliance Store (iv) Financial Institution (v) Garage (except automobile service station & gas bar) (vi) Personal Service Shops (vii) Professional Office (Non-Medical) (viii) Restaurant, Type A (ix) Retail Store (b) Zone Requirements ("C3(S)" Zone) No person shall within the lands designated "C3(S)" on Schedule I attached hereto, use any lot or erect, alter, or use any building except in accordance with the following provisions: (i) Lot Area (minimum): N/A (ii) Lot Frontage (minimum): N/A (iii) Front Yard Depth (minimum)- 15.0 metres (iv) Interior Side Yard Width (minimum)- 10.5 metres (v) Flankage Side Yard Width (minimum): 15.0 metres (vi) Rear Yard Depth (minimum): 10.5 metres (vii) Building Height (maximum): 10.5 metres (viii) Lot Coverage (maximum): 30 percent (ix) Parking Requirements (minimum): 5.5 spaces per 93 square metres of gross leasible floor area (x) Landscaped Open Area (minimum): 12 percent By-law No. xxxx/10 1 _Fr Page 5 183 (x) Special Regulations: A When the property boundary abuts Kingston Road, or a street other than Kingston Road, a strip of land not less than 4.5 metres or 3.0 metres, in width respectively, as the case may be, adjacent to the boundary shall not be used for any purpose other than landscaping buffering, but this shall not prevent the provision of entrances and exits across such landscaped area; B The combined gross leasible floor area for all uses other than a garage use shall not exceed 25 percent. 6. By-law 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 day of , 2010. David Ryan, May Debbie Shields, City Clerk i y \ ` 184 - \ 0 6 G \ 2a r^ 9~ 5 Pj vol 9 6~~ S VoP oN 1 9P 1 1, 9 Cl PAS" 2 FtP ~oR ~ PNO N SCHEDULE I TO BY-LA PASSED THIS DAY OF 10 ATTACHMENT - -TO _ 18 5 REPORT# PD 19-16 o z CRESCENT J O w ~ J U RATHMORE c~ SG~N y9 J GR~ '~'GO~E 3 CULROSS AVENUE CRESCENT oo S~ORR\NG OPT I COURT Fz z O z > J OL g O D MEADOW ~ 'Fin 3 w t- CRES. v Z10 SUBJECT k W PROPERTY G ROAD ~ ~O Of CTS m RTO o J06 O~ TED G~ 0 RC 0 O w o H\GO\N P~ 4,01 ,,..e .«+M►"""" STREET w S ANZ~R o DOU V) v~ REST ~ ~ ~ City of Pickering Planning & Development Department PROPERTY DESCRIPTION Concession 1 South Part Lot 24 07\ OWNER Pentans Developments Ltd. DATE Mar. 2, 2010 DRAWN BY JB FILE No. A 02/10 SCALE 1:5000 CHECKED BY AY c oTera et Enterprlaaa Inc. and its uppllero. All 'right. Reserved. Not a plan of PN-13 c 2005 MPAC and Ita a Ilero. All rl hta Raaarved. Not a Ion of 5-y, L ATTACHMENT#70 REPORT# PD 186 Information Compiled from Site Plan A 2/10 City of Pickering on Behalf of Pentans Developments Ltd. O nO i 'r oA r 1 n a~Y I _ _ ti~~z fie. 5.A moo' r ~0LU t oG72, r I r W o m T l o, ~ y sY This map was produced by The City Of Pickering Planning & Development Department, Planning Information Services Division Mapping And Design, Mar. 2, 2010 City ATTACHMENT~..1-TO Information Report 8 7 i REPORTT# PD 9 Report Number: 06-10 For Public Information Meeting of PICKERING Date: April 6, 2010 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,2/10 City Initiated Application 1167 and 1199 Kingston Road South Part of Lot 24, Concession 1 City of Pickering 1.0 Background - in December 2008, the City passed Zoning By-law 6920/08 on the Brookdale Centre Inc. (Brookdale) property located at 1105 Kingston Road to implement a City-initiated amendment to the zoning by-law; - this City-initiated zoning by-law amendment shifted the future road alignment on the Brookdale property to indicate only 10.0 metres of the road be illustrated on Brookdale's land with the remaining land for the road coming in the future from the abutting property owned by Pentans Development Limited (Pentans); - Pentans appealed the by-law to the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB); - Minutes of Settlement between Brookdale, Pentans and the City of Pickering were entered into in order to resolve the appeal before the OMB; - the OMB issued its decision on February 12, 2010 and ordered that the appeal be allowed, in part, based on the Minutes of Settlement - the Minutes of Settlement included: • that Brookdale be required to construct the realign public road and the majority of the road be located on the Brookdale lands; • a payment schedule for the cost sharing of the new municipal road; • a timing schedule for Pentans to convey land to the City of Pickering for public road allowance; • that the City of Pickering initiate a zoning amendment for the Pentans lands to permit additional commercial uses on the property; 2.0 Property Location and Description - the subject property is located on the south side of Kingston Road east of the intersection of Walnut Lane (see Location Map, Attachment #1); - the subject property has frontage along, and access from Kingston Road (see Applicant's Site Plan, Attachment #2); - the subject property has a lot area of approximately 1.8 hectares; - there are two one storey buildings containing independent tenants used predominantly for the purposes of an automobile service centre and automobile sales; ATTACHMENT#-3-TO Information Report No. 06-10 REPORT# PO Page 2 _ $8 abutting uses surrounding the subject property are: • commercial plazas to the south, west and east, • residential and commercial buildings to the north on the opposite side of Kingston Road. 3.0 Proposed Zoning - one of the requirements of the Minutes of Settlement was that the City initiate an amendment to the existing zoning by-law for the Pentans' property to permit additional commercial uses; - the existing zoning permits a garage, restaurant and financial institution uses and these uses are to continue; - the proposed additional commercial uses being put forward with this application are: • business office; • convenience store; • furniture and major appliance store; • personal service shops; • professional office (non-medical); • service store, and; • retail store; - the proposed zoning includes restrictions that no drive-thru uses will be permitted and the combined total gross leasable floor area for all uses other than a garage use shall not exceed 25 percent. 4.0 Official Plan and Zoning 4.1 Provincial Growth Plan - Places to Grow (the Provincial Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe) requires intensification of land uses within municipalities' built boundaries; - Kingston Road is being considered as an Intensification Corridor within the City of Pickering; - Intensification Corridors will have the potential to provide a focus for high density mixed use development; 4.2 Durham Regional Official Plan - designates the subject lands as "Living Areas"; - areas designated as "Living Areas" are intended to be predominantly used for housing purposes, and may include limited office, retail and personal service uses; - in consideration of development applications in "Living Areas" the intent of the Plan is to achieve a compact urban form, including intensive residential, office, retail and service and mixed uses along arterial roads and in conjunction with present and potential transit facilities; ATTACHMENTS --TO Information Report No. 06-10 REPO" PDT Page 3 1 g9 - Kingston Road where it abuts the subject lands is designated as a "Type B Arterial Road" and as a "Regional Corridor"; - the proposal appears to conform to the Durham Regional Official Plan; 4.3 Pickering Official Plan the Pickering Official Plan designates the subject lands as "Mixed Use Area - Mixed Corridors"; permissible uses within "Mixed Use Area - Mixed Corridors Area" include, amongst others, a variety of uses including residential, retailing of goods and services, offices and restaurants; "Mixed Use Areas" are intended to have the widest variety of uses and highest level of activities in the City when compared to other designations; the subject lands are within the Town Centre Neighbourhood of the Official Plan; - the Pickering Official Plan encourages the highest mix and intensity of uses and activities in the City to be in this neighbourhood; - the subject lands are within a Detailed Review Area and the City has adopted the Town Centre West Development Guidelines (see Section 4.4); - the Plan designates Kingston Road as a "Type B Arterial Road", which are designed to carry. moderate volumes of traffic at moderate speeds and have some access restrictions; - the Plan also recognizes Kingston Road as a transit spine, where a higher level of transit service is to be encouraged within the City's urban area; - the proposal to add additional commercial uses will be assessed against the policies and provisions of the Pickering Official Plan as part of reviewing this application; 4.4 Town Centre West Development Guidelines - the Town Centre West Development Guidelines (TCWDG) envision a mixed-use neighbourhood which is intended to result in a self-sustaining neighbourhood over the long term; - these uses include: residential, office, and retail commercial uses, as well as public and natural open spaces; although the subject property is located within the TCWDG boundaries, the subject property was not part of the original Town Centre West Study Area; 4.5 Zoning By-law 3036 - the subject property is zoned "C3(S)" - Highway Commercial Specific Zone by By-law 652/77; - uses permitted include a garage, restaurant and financial institution; - the combined floor area of any restaurant and financial institution shall not exceed 15 percent of the total gross floor area of all buildings on-site. ATTACHMENT#~TO Information Report No. 0640 REPORT# PD ~9-tea Page 4 190 5.0 Results of Circulation 5.1 Resident Comments - none to date; 5.2 Agency Comments - none to date; 6.0 Discussion as this application is a City initiated application as a result of Minutes of Settlement to an appeal, the Planning & Development Department will conclude its position on the application after it has received and assessed comments from the circulated departments, agencies and public. 7.0 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; - any member of the public who wishes 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; any member of the public who wishes to be notified of Council's decision regarding this proposal, you must request such in writing to the City Clerk. 8.0 Other Information 8.1 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; ATTASEIMW# -TO Information Report No. 06-10 REPURT# Pp 19-10 Page 5 191 8.2 Information Received - as this application is a City initiated application as a result of Minutes of Settlement of an OMB appeal no technical reports have been prepared for this application; - the need for additional information and/or technical reports will be determined through the review and circulation of the application; 8.3 Company Principal - the application is a City Initiated Zoning By-law Amendment; - for information purposes, the owner-of the subject property is Pentans Developments Limited which is represented by Adrian Trembling; - David C.K. Tang, of Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP, is the solicitor representing Pentans Developments Limited. TNAL SIGNED By ORIGINAL SIGNED BY Ashley Yearwood Ross Pym Planner I (Acting) Manager, Development Review AY:RP:ld Attachments Copy: Director, Planning & Development ATTACHMENT#-3~TO REPORT# PD ~9 0 192 Appendix No. I to Information Report No. 06-10 Commenting Residents and Landowners (1) none to date Commenting Agencies (1) none to date Commenting City Departments (1) none to date ATTACHMENT#r TO C_Jtq REPORT#PD 19/0 Planning & Development 1 9 3 9 Committee Meeting Minutes Tuesday, April 6, 2010 7:30 pm - Council Chambers Chair: Councillor Pickles 3. Zoning By-law Amendment Application A 02/10 City Initiated Application 1167 and 1199 Kingston Road South Part of Lot 24, Concession 1 City of Pickering A public information meeting was held under the Planning Act, for the purpose of informing the public with respect to the above noted application. Ross Pym, (Acting) Manager, Development Review gave an outline of the requirements for a Statutory Meeting under the Planning Act. He also noted that if a person or public body does not make oral or written submissions to the City before the by-law is passed, that person or public body are not entitled to appeal the decision of City Council to the Ontario Municipal Board, and may not be entitled to be added as a party to the hearing unless, in the opinion of the Board, there are reasonable grounds to do so. Ashley Yearwood, Planner I, gave an overview of zoning amendment application A 02/10. A representative for the owner of the property appeared in support of the application. No members of the public were in attendance at the public information meeting to speak in support or opposition to the application. 1 ATTACHMENT# S TO REPORT# PD 9 4 18 2010 ~`E ~ ° . May R, EC Ashley Yearwood, Planner I lad"AY 2 'I 2010 Planning & Development Department CITY OF pICKERING ..City of Pickering PLANNING DEVELOPMENT One The Esplanade DEPARThrII=iVT Pickering ON UV 6K7 Dear Mr. Yearwood: The Regional Municipality Re: Zoning Amendment Application A02/10 of Durham Applicant: City of Pickering (City Initiated) Planning Department Location: 1199 - 1167 Kingston Road 605 ROSSLAND ROAD E Part Lot 24, Concession 1 4T" FLOOR Municipality: City of Pickering PO BOX 623 WHITBY ON L1N 6A3 The Regional Municipality of Durham (The Region) has reviewed the above CANADA 905-668-7711 noted application and offers the following comments for your consideration. Fax: 905-666-6208 Email- planning@durham.ca The purpose of this application is to amend the zoning on the subject lands to www.durnam.ca permit additional commercial uses. These uses include business and professional offices (non-medical), retail, convenience, furniture and major A.L. Georgieff, MCIP, RPP appliance stores, and personal service shops. The subject lands are currently Commissioner of Planning zoned C3(S) - Highway Commercial Specific Zone. Regional Official Plan The subject lands are currently designated `Living Area' with the `Regional Corridor' overlay in the Durham Regional Official Plan (ROP). The ROP states that Living Areas shall be predominantly used for housing purposes. It also states that Living Areas shall be developed in a compact form through higher densities and by intensifying and redeveloping existing areas, particularly along arterial roads. Regional Corridors shall be planned and developed as mixed-use areas, which include residential, commercial and service areas with higher densities, supporting higher order transit services and pedestrian oriented development. .Amendment No. 128 to the Regional Official Plan was adopted by.Regional Council on June 3rd, 2.009 and forwarded to the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing for approval. This amendment revises policy 8A.2.9 of the ROP relating to Regional Corridors, and states that: Portions of Regional Corridors with an underlying Living Area designation, which are identified as appropriate for higher density mixed-use development in area municipal official plans, should support an overall, long-term density target of 60 residential units per gross hectare and a floor space index of 2.5. The built form should be a wide variety of building forms, generally mid-rise in height, with some higher buildings, as detailed in area municipal official plans. "$ervice Excellence for 6ju-P-:Gomrnunities" 100% Post Consumer ATTACHMENT# TO REPORT# PD- / 9 - % o Page 2 195 Kingston Road (Regional Road Highway 2) is designated as a Type `B' Arterial' Road and designated as a Transit Spine in the ROP. Development adjacent to Transit Spines shall provide for complementary higher density uses and buildings oriented towards the street. The proposed amendment, which would permit additional commercial uses in an existing structure, is consistent with the Region's policies to develop higher density development. Provincial Policies & Delegated Review Responsibilities There are no matters of provincial plan interest applicable to this application. Regional Services Municipal water supply and sanitary sewer service is available to the subject property. The Regional Works Department will provide. detailed comments on the submitted Site Grading and Servicing Concept Plan to the applicant under separate cover. Additional comments and conditions will be provided through the site plan application process. Durham Region Transit & Transportation The proposal does not present any significant Durham Region Transit or transportation, impacts. Please contact me at 905-668-4113 ext. 2571 should you have any questions or require additional information. Yours truly Vannitha Chantha CIP, RPP Planner Current Planning cc: Regional Works Department - Pete Castellan Durham Region Transit -Neil Killens ATTACHMENT# ~6, y / TO REPORT# PD 9 196 Yearwood, Ashley From: Steve Heuchert [SHeuchert@trca.on.ca] Sent: May 17, 2010 2:43 PM To: Yearwood, Ashley Cc: Pym, Ross Subject: RE: Update on Status of Comments for City Initiated Zoning Amendment A02/10 Attachments: 1167 and 1199 kingston.jpg Ashley Our engineer has looked at the survey and the floodline is indeed where we have mapped it. The site slopes down significantly from west to east so the east building is partially in the floodplain per the attached mapping. Please keep this mapping internal to the City and TRCA. As such, we continue to advise that adding a number of new permitted uses to the portion of the site in the floodplain is not allowed under the PPS. The PPS Policy 3.1.2(d) states that development... shall not be permitted within ...a floodway. Development includes changes in land use. Floodway includes the entire contiguous floodplain. As such I recommend that you only pursue adding new uses to the portion of the site not currently in the floodplain and that the location of said floodplain shall be determined through a site specific study prior to site plan approval. Alternatively there is a potential to add new uses to the entire site but subject the portion of the site in the floodplain to a holding designation. The holding designation will only be lifted once one of the following happen: (a) a flood remediation plan for the Pine Creek is completed and implemented and the site is removed from the floodplain; or (b) a comprehensive redevelopment of the site, including a solution to flood plain management, is prepared to TRCA satisfaction. Regarding (a), the MMM study procured by the City notes that most of this site can be remediated, but not all. The remediation may be difficult due to cost and the fact that there are multiple landowners involved. Regarding (b), this would entail shifting new development out of the floodplain and 10 metre buffer portion of the property (ie. turning it into greenspace and conveying to public ownership). The new development would be free to develop per City standards on the west side of the site. Steven H. Heuchert, MCIP, RPP, MRTPI Manager, Development Planning and Regulation Planning and Development Toronto and Region Conservation 5 Shoreham Drive Toronto, ON M3N 1 S4 tel. 416.661.6600 ext 5311 fax. 416.661.6898 -PLEASE CONSIDER THE ENVIRONMENT WHEN DECIDING TO PRINT THIS MESSAGE* 1