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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2001/12/20 Statutory Public Information Meeting Minutes Pursuant to the Planning Act Thursday, December 20,2001 7:00 P.M. PRESENT: R. Pym - Principal Planner - Development Review A. Greentree - Supervisor, Legislative Supervisor The Principal Planner - Development Review, provided an overview of the requirements of the Planning Act and the Ontario Municipal Board respecting this meeting and matters under consideration there at. - - (I) ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT APPLICATION A 15/01 SARW AN SINGH DHANDA LOT 15, PLAN 40M-1637 2254 COTTONWOOD CIRCLE 1. Ross Pym, Principal Planner - Development Review, on behalf of Tyler Barnett, Planner II, provided an explanation of the application, as outlined in Information Report #31-01. 2. Sarwan Singh Dhanda advised he was here on behalf of the applicant and is available to answer any questions. (ll) ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT APPLICATION A 18/01 FRANK MASTRORILLO LOT 2, PLAN 473 1495 ROSEBANK ROAD 1. Ross Pym, Principal Planner-Development Review, provided an explanation of the application, as outlined in Information Report #30-01. 2. Gordon D'Eri, 1495 Rosebank Road, representing the applicant, provided supportin~ information to the application. Mr. D'Eri advised that the applicant has lived in this 5000 ft home for approximately 12 years and for the past 3 years there have been tenants living in the house (although he admitted this was non-conforming to the zoning by-law). Mr. D'Eri further stated that the owner has not received any complaints regarding the tenants during the past three years. He further reviewed the comments of the area residents and provided his opinion on the issues raised. He also expressed concern about some of the neighbourhood properties. 3. Frank Mastrorillo, 1495 Rosebank Road, the applicant, expressed concerns with the activity of some of the neighbourhood properties. He advised that the only acceptable tenants are bachelors who are employed. Each of the basement apartments consists of a living area, a bedroom and a bathroom. Mr. D'Eri assured the residents that the exterior of the house/property would not change and that traffic would not increase as a result of the additional tenants. 4. Lech Okolotowicz, 1488 Rosebank Road, spoke in opposition of the application. Mr. Okolotowicz refers to this street as "old Pickering" which includes cottage-style homes on large lots, and does not want tills environment to evolve into areas such as Jane Street in Toronto. He stated that although there may be 8,000 illegal basement apartments in the City, it doesn't provide justification for support the applicant in any way. - -- ,- Statutory Public Information Meeting Minutes Pursuant to the Planning Act l:il I I P (811 ~~II( ;;l Thursday, December 20,2001 7:00 P.M. 5. Doug Lamacraft, 1492 Rosebank Road, stated that he does not have any concerns with increased traffic, but he is very concerned that if the application is approved, it will set a precedent of basement apartments in the area. Mr. Lamacraft is concerned that the vacant lots in the area may be used for multi-unit dwellings if this application is approved. 6. Donna Ellis, 1494 Rosebank Road, is opposed to the application. She believes that a precident of permitting basement apartments will be set which will undermine the integrity of the area. 7. Frank Pitrull, 405 Strathmore, Toronto, owns 1497 Rosebank Road, stated that he intends on building a single family dwelling at 1497 Rosebank Road. He is concerned that approval of the application will change the neighbourhood and will enable it to evolve into a more densely populated area. If the application is approved, he indicated that he might reconsider the type of structure for his property. 8. Glen Hunt, 1467 Rosebank Road, is concerned that a multi-family dwelling will impact the area. Mr. Hunt further stated that he moved fÌ'om a densely populated neighbourhood to Rosebank Road because of the large lots. 9. Gerda Willomitzer, 1490 Rosebank Road, stated that she has lived at this address for 22 years. She is concerned that a change to the zoning by-law will allow the construction of multi-family dwellings on the vacant lots. 10. Gordon D'Eri responded to the comments of the residents. He indicated that the area has already started to change, as is indicated with the type of housing further down the street, and in fact, he believes that the construction of these larger homes will increase the value of the smaller, older homes. He reiterated his earlier comments that neighbours haven't previously complained about the tenants and questions why they are so concerned now. Mr. D'Erie indicated that the neighbours should be monitoring activities related to the vacant sites, not existing the existing houses. (III) ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 7:50 p.m.