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HomeMy WebLinkAboutFebruary 2, 2009 (Special) Special Planning & Development Committee Meeting Minutes Monday, February 2,2009 3:10 pm - Main Committee Room Chair: Councillor Johnson PRESENT: Mayor Ryan COUNCillORS: D. Dickerson R. Johnson B. McLean J. O'Connell D. Pickles ABSENT: B. Littley ALSO PRESENT: T. Melymuk - (Acting) Chief Administrative Officer N. Carroll - Director, Planning & Development G. Paterson - Director, Corporate Services & Treasurer A. Allison - City Solicitor R. Holborn - Division Head, Municipal Property & Engineering C. Rose - Manager, Policy L. Taylor - Manager, Development Review G. McGregor - Principal Planner, Policy R. Pym - Principal Planner, Development Review J. Hannah - Superintendent, Municipal Operations B. Starr - Supervisor, Development Control D. Shields -Deputy Clerk (I) MATTERS FOR CONSIDERATION Neil Carroll, Director, Planning & Development welcomed everyone and noted that the purpose of the meeting was to discuss and clarify various land use, road design, urban design and sustainable matters raised by Council in order to move forward with necessary Official Plan amendments and development guidelines for Duffin Heights. The Director, Planning & Development also provided a brief reminder of Council's Resolution of October 20, 2008, relating to Duffin Heights and highlighted the land use designations and areas on a context map. An explanation of the planning process and a power point presentation on Duffin Heights was also provided. 1 Special Planning & Development Committee Meeting Minutes Monday, February 2, 2009 3:10 pm - Main Committee Room Chair: Councillor Johnson 1. PART 'A' Urban Design Mixed Use Corridor Presentation by City staff and The Planninq Partnership Rick Merrill and John Tassiopoulos of The Planning Partnership gave a presentation on the Urban Design Mixed Use Corridor. Mr. Merrill noted that it was very important to frame the corners right and to make the 3 key intersections along the Brock Road corridor primary focal points. He noted that Brock Road would not be very pedestrian friendly but that the connecting streets could be made pedestrian friendly with multiple pedestrian connections. He also noted that phasing of density would also be important and noted that the higher densit~es should be at the front of the mixed corridor blocks with the residential component in the back. He stated that further review would have to be undertaken if higher building heights are required. Mr. Merrill provided recommendations from the review of the Development Guidelines that should be considered: minimum heights, on corners should have at least 3 active storeys; higher building heights encouraged but will required special studies; proponents of new development will be required to submit a study that shows how the site integrates with adjacent sites. Detailed discussion ensued and some of the concerns expressed by Council were noted as follows: concerns regarding comment about Brock Road not being pedestrian friendly; Council is looking for a pedestrian friendly Brock Road, that is what they had envisioned; would like to see higher density; only want a maximum of 2 gas stations; do not want any drive through buildings. 2. PART 'B' Road Profile Relationship to Land Uses Presentation by City staff and The Planninq Partnership 2 Special Planning & Development Committee Meeting Minutes Monday, February 2, 2009 3:10pm - Main Committee Room Chair: Councillor Johnson Neil Carroll, Director, Planning & Development gave a presentation on the road profile and relationship to land uses. Mr. Carroll noted that the road profile was being created with priority to pedestrian movement and wanted to make sure road functions were not compromised. Detailed discussion ensued and the main concern was to create road profiles and have detailed plans and processes in place to make sure the right mix of houses were built on each street in order to ensure problems did not arise regarding on street parking and snow removal. 3. PART 'C' Sustainable Design Neighbourhood, Subdivision & Buildings Presentation bv City staff Catherine Rose, Manager, Policy gave a presentation on how the City's Sustainable Development Guidelines work, the tools and processes being used by developers to address the sustainable development guidelines and the scoring system being used. Examples of how the required elements of the Guidelines were implemented in the Duffin Heights Environmental Servicing Plan were provided. Discussion ensued regarding the point system, the sustainable guidelines and the importance of the guidelines being presented to the Sustainable Pickering Committee. (II) NEXT STEPS Neil Carroll, Director, Planning & Development summarized the information put forward throughout the meeting and described the next steps in the process. (III) PUBLIC COMMENTS (DELEGATIONS) Kathy Gaudi of Old Taunton Road requested clarification on the extent of the open space area on her property. She also questioned whether there was development coming her way and the timeframe for the development in the future. 3 Special Planning & Development Committee Meeting Minutes Monday, February 2,2009 3:10 pm - Main Committee Room Chair: Councillor Johnson Lloyd Cherniak of Lebovic Homes expressed his support for several of the comments made by City staff and the consultants. He also expressed his disappointment regarding some of the comments made by Council and was concerned with the City's inability to understand the current economic realities in the market place. Mr. Cherniak did not agree with the planning of higher density buildings. Roger Miller of Mattamy Homes also expressed his support for several of the comments made by City staff and the consultants. He also noted his concerns with the building heights and stated that the key for moving forward would be flexibility in the processes. Mr. Miller also stated that there needed to be a level playing field and everyone had to meet the same criteria. (IV) ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 6:10 pm. 4