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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNovember 3, 2008 Planning & Development Committee Meeting Minutes Monday, November 3, 2008 7:30 pm - Council Chambers Chair: Councillor Littley PRESENT: Mayor Ryan COUNCILLORS: D. Dickerson R. Johnson B. Littley B. McLean J. O'Connell D. Pickles ALSO PRESENT: N. Carroll L. Taylor C. Rose R. Pym S. Gaunt D. Shields - Director, Planning & Development - Manager, Development Review - Manager, Policy - Principal Planner, Development Review - Principal Planner, Policy -Deputy Clerk (I) DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST 1. Councillor McLean made a declaration of interest under the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act with respect to the Information Report No. 22-08, regarding Draft Plan of Condominium CP-2008-02, as he has sold property within the development. Councillor McLean did not take part in the discussion or vote on the matter. (II) PART 'A' - INFORMATION REPORTS 1. City Initiated Amendment to the Pickering Official Plan File: OPA 08-002/P Requirements for Complete Applications and Pre-Submission Consultations City of Pickering (Pickerinq Official Plan Review) A public information meeting was held under the Planning Act, for the purpose of informing the public with respect to the above noted application. Lynda Taylor, Manager, Development Review gave an outline of the requirements for a Statutory Meeting under the Planning Act. She also noted 1 Planning & Development Committee Meeting Minutes Monday, November 3,2008 7:30 pm - Council Chambers Chair: Councillor Littley that if a person or public body does not make oral or written submissions to the City before by-laws are 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. Steve Gaunt, Principal Planner, Policy, gave an overview of the City initiated amendment to the Pickering Official Plan. No members from the public spoke in opposition or support to OPA 08-002/P. 2. Draft Plan of Condominium CP-2008-02 S.R. & R Bay Ridges Ltd. Part of Block Y Plan 16 City of PickerinQ A public information meeting was held under the Planning Act, for the purpose of informing the public with respect to the above noted application. Lynda Taylor, Manager, Development Review gave an outline of the requirements for a Statutory Meeting under the Planning Act. She also noted that if a person or public body does not make oral or written submissions to the City before by-laws are 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. Ross Pym, Principal Planner, Development Review, gave an overview of the Draft Plan of Condominium CP-2008-02. William Friedman, the representative for S.R. & R Bay Ridges Ltd. appeared before the Committee in support of the application and to answer questions if req u ired. Ken Devine, 506-1210 Radom Street, appeared before the Committee and noted his concerns in regard to the developments mixed uses and what additional parking problem this would create in the area. Mr. Devine also stated his concern with a grading problem and how they have had flooding in the area and asked whether the new development would create additional flooding problems if the site wasn't graded properly. 2 Planning & Development Committee Meeting Minutes Monday, November 3,2008 7:30 pm - Council Chambers Chair: Councillor Littley (III) PART '8' - PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT REPORTS 1. Director, Planning & Development, Report PD 37-08 Rinal Enterprises Inc. Plan of Subdivision 40M-1906 Cougs Investments Ltd. Plan of Subdivision 40M-1913 Ballymore Building (Pickering) Corp. Plan of Subdivision 40M-1915 Dare-Dale Developments Limited Plan of Subdivision 40M-1916 Rondev Homes Ltd. Plan of Subdivision 40M-1920 Rondev Homes Ltd./ACPA Corporation Ltd./Bianchi; Vincenzo, Lisa, Gabriale and Liliana/Digirolamo, Filomena and Anna Plan of Subdivision 40M-1923 Woodsmere Properties Limited Plan of Subdivision 40M-1943 Marshall Homes (Altona) Limited/D'Oliveira, Anthony and Allison Helbling, Gertrude Plan of Subdivision 40M-1958 Final Assumption of Plans of Subdivision RECOMMENDATION Moved by Councillor Dickerson Seconded by Councillor Johnson 1. That Report PD 37-08 of the Director, Planning & Development regarding the Final Assumption of Plans of Subdivision 40M-1906, 40M-1913, 40M- 1915, 40M-1916, 40M-1920, 40M-1923, 40M-1943 and 40M-1958 be received; 3 Planning & Development Committee Meeting Minutes Monday, November 3, 2008 7:30 pm - Council Chambers Chair: Councillor Littley 2. That the highway being Monica Cook Place within Plan 40M-1915 be assumed for public use; 3. That the highway being Holbrook Court within Plan 40M-1916 be assumed for public use; 4. That the highway being Granby Court within Plans 40M-1920 and 40M- 1923 be assumed for public use; 5. That the highways being Stroud's Lane and Treetop Way within Plan 40M- 1943 be assumed for public use; 6. That the highways being Fawndale Road, Stover Crescent, Littleford Street and Stonehampton Court within Plan 40M-1958 be assumed for public use; 7. That the services required by the Subdivision Agreements relating to Plans 40M-1906, 40M-1913, 40M-1915, 40M-1916, 40M-1920, 40M-1923, 40M- 1943 and 40M-1958, which are constructed, installed or located on lands dedicated to, or owned by the City, or on lands lying immediately adjacent thereto, including lands that are subject to easements transferred to the City, be accepted and assumed for maintenance, save and except from Blocks 10 and 11, Plan 40M-1906; Blocks 28 and 29, Plan 40M-1915; Blocks 23, 24 and 25, Plan 40M-1920; Blocks 42,43,44 and 45, Plan 40M- 1923; Block 16, Plan 40M-1943 and Blocks 35, 36, 37 and 38, Plan 40M- 1958; 8. That the Subdivision Agreements and any amendments thereto relating to Plans 40M-1906, 40M-1913, 40M-1915, 40M-1916, 40M-1920, 40M-1923, 40M-1943 and 40M-1958, save and except from Blocks 30,32,33 and 34, Plan 40M-1923 and Block 16, Plan 40M-1943, be released and removed from title; 9. That Council enact a By-law to dedicate Block 26, Plan 40M-1920 as public highway; and 10. That Council enact a By-law to dedicate Blocks 17 and 18, Plan 40M-1943 as public highways. CARRIED 4 Planning & Development Committee Meeting Minutes Monday, November 3, 2008 7:30 pm - Council Chambers Chair: Councillor Littley 2. Director, Planning & Development, Report PD 43-08 Zoning By-law Amendment - A 11/08 Grant Morris Associates Ltd. 1789, 1795, 1801 & 1805 Pine Grove Avenue 1790,1792,1794,1804,1806,1808 & 1810 Woodview Avenue (Part of Road Allowance Between Lots 34 & 35, Concession 1 Parts 2,3,5 - 9, 11 -13, 15, 17, 18,20,22,24,26 - 30,32,33. & 35,40R-25121) City of Pickerinq Grant Morris, applicant, appeared before the Committee in support of the application and to answer any questions if required. RECOMMENDATION Moved by Councillor Dickerson Seconded by Councillor McLean 1. That Zoning By-law Amendment Application A 11/08 submitted by Grant Morris Associates Ltd. to amend the existing zoning on the rear of the subject properties to permit reduced side yard widths, reduced building height and an increased lot coverage on lands situated on Part of Road Allowance Between Lots 34 & 35, Concession 1, Parts 2, 3, 5 - 9, 11 - 13, 15,17,18,20,22,24,26 - 30,32,33 & 35, 40~-25121 be approved. 2. That CityCouncil endorse the creation of more than 3 lots to proceed by Land Division for the properties at 1795 Pine Grove Avenue and 1804, 1806 & 1808 Woodview Avenue; and 3. Further, that the amending zoning by-law to implement Zoning By-law Amendment Application A 11/08 as set out in Appendix I to Report PD 43- 08 be forwarded to City Council for enactment. CARRIED 3. Director, Planning & Development, Report PD 42-08 Region of Durham's Growth Plan Implementation Study: Growing Durham - Draft Recommended Growth Scenario and Policy Directions Report, prepared by Urban Strategies Inc. et ai, dated September 23,2008 - Phase 5 5 Planning & Development Committee Meeting Minutes Monday, November 3,2008 7:30 pm - Council Chambers Chair: Councillor Littley . Lucy Stocco of Tribute Homes appeared before the Committee in support of Report PD 42-08 of the Director, Planning & Development. Brian Buckles of the Green Door Alliance and Durham Conservation Association appeared before the Committee and stated his concerns with the size of the urban area expansion and how it had escalated over the past 4 - 5 years. He also noted that due to uncertain times economically and environmentally it was recommended that if a decision were ever made to expand urban boundaries, that the expansion only makes land available for the next 15 years not 20 year. He stated that there should be no expansion until municipalities are ready to intensify. The Provincial Policy Statement places great stress on approaches, which efficiently use land and resources, minimize negative impacts to air quality and climate change, and promote energy efficiency, efficiently use infrastructure and public service facilities and only use prime agricultural land when there are no reasonable alternative locations. He noted there were still a lot of unanswered questions and the City should be evaluating whether replacing prime farmland with housing added any additional value to the Cities bottom line and the impact this would have on the environment. Serge Rielau, 3425 Greenwood Road, appeared before the Committee and noted his support for a higher density. He stated that the residential component needed to go up instead of out. Peter Rodrique appeared before the Committee representing Bernadette Zubrisky. Mr. Rodrique read and submitted her letter to the Planning & Development Committee. Ms. Zubrisky's main concerns are with the loss of good agricultural land and what the expansion will do to the environment. She noted that what is missing from Pickering's focus on sustainability is the ability to accept that there is a carrying capacity for the number of humans and amount of development an area of land can withstand before becoming negatively compromised. Ms. Zubrisky also noted that it was not very sustainable for the City to continue planning for a proposed airport when a decision to build it had not yet been made, so why spend the time and money planning around it. Mike Fearon, 3620 Westney Road, appeared before the Committee and noted his concerns with planning for the future. He stated that what we think is good planning now, future generations might feel that they would have sooner had us protect the environment and agricultural land to grow food on. He questioned, when will the growth stop, and noted we won't have any land left if we keep expanding at this rate of speed. Terry Nuspl, 140 Woodview Drive, also noted that she felt the expansion was being done too quickly, she stated that how do we know what the future 6 Planning & Development Committee Meeting Minutes Monday, November 3,2008 7:30 pm - Council Chambers Chair: Councillor Littley generations need or want in 20, 30 or 50 years from now. She noted comments made about the City not being able to afford Seaton but, the City continues to plan for excessive growth. She stated that she would like to see cost analysis on how much all of this is going to cost and the impact it will have on the environment. Maurice Brenner, 711 Sunbird Trail, appeared before the Committee and questioned whether the City had taken into consideration the 3 pillars of sustainability; how does it address the social components, the environment and the economy. Mr. Brenner felt that these serious questions needed to be answered first. Detailed discussion ensued on this matter. RECOMMENDATION Moved by Councillor McLean Seconded by Councillor Johnson 1. That Report PO 42-08 of the Director, Planning & Development, regarding the Draft Recommended Growth Scenario and Policy Directions Report, dated September 23, 2008, presenting the draft recommendations for Phase 5 of the Region of Durham's Growth Plan Implementation Study, be received; 2. That the comments contained in Report PO 42-08 on the Draft Recommended Growth Scenario and Policy Directions Report for the. Region of Durham Growth Plan Implementation Study be endorsed, and further that the Region of Durham and its consultants be requested to make the following changes: a) Expand the extent of land identified for future living area around Kinsale, extending both to the west and to the east to Lake Ridge Road, so as to create a threshold of growth for a complete neighbourhood; b) Revise the policy restricting major office development from employment areas, such that it permits major office development at selected freeway interchanges, thereby taking advantage of transit and increasing employment densities; c) Reconsider the timing of the lands in the centre of northeast Pickering identified for future employment in the post-2031 period, so as to maximize the logical and orderly extension of services and infrastructure; and 7 Planning & Development Committee Meeting Minutes Monday, November 3, 2008 7:30 pm - Council Chambers Chair: Councillor Littley d) Implement the timing changes recommended by Regional Planning Committee on October 14, 2008, to bring lands for future living area at the north limit of northeast Pickering from post-2031 to pre-2031, and to change the lands in northeast Pickering adjacent to Lake Ridge Road from pre-2031 to post-2031; and 3. Further, that a copy of Report PO 42-08 and Pickering Council's resolution on the matter be forwarded to the Region of Durham, Urban Strategies Inc. et ai, other Durham Area Municipalities, the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure, and the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. CARRIED LATER IN THE MEETING (See Following Motions) Moved by Councillor Pickles. Seconded by Councillor O'Connell That the main motion be amended by adding the following as Item 3 and renumbering Item 3 to 4; That the City of Pickering recommend to the Region of Durham that a public meeting in Pickering be held following release of the final report. CARRIED Councillor Littley turned the Chair over to Councillor Johnson. Moved by Councillor Littley Seconded by Councillor McLean That the main motion be amended by adding the following as Item 4 and renumbering Item 4 to 5; That fiscal impact analysis studies including social and community infrastructure requirements be completed prior to urban expansion. MOTION DEFEATED The main motion, as amended was then CARRIED. 8 Planning & Development Committee Meeting Minutes Monday, November 3,2008 7:30 pm - Council Chambers Chair: Councillor Littley (V) ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 11 :40 pm. 9