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Committee Meeting Minutes
March 1, 2021
Electronic Meeting – 7:00 pm Chair: Councillor Pickles
Present:
Mayor David Ryan
Councillors:
K. Ashe M. Brenner S. Butt
I. Cumming B. McLean D. Pickles
Also Present:
M. Carpino - Chief Administrative Officer
K. Bentley - Director, City Development & CBO
P. Bigioni - Director, Corporate Services & City Solicitor
F. Jadoon - Director, Economic Development & Strategic Projects
S. Cassel - City Clerk
C. Rose - Chief Planner
N. Surti - Manager, Development Review & Urban Design
D. Wylie - Manger of Zoning and Administration
C. Blumenberg - Deputy Clerk
C. Morrison - Planner II
I. Lima - Planner I
1. Roll Call The City Clerk certified that all Members of Council were present and participating electronically in accordance with By-law 7771/20.
2. Disclosure of Interest No disclosures of interest were noted. 3. Statutory Public Meetings
Councillor Pickles, Chair, gave an outline of the requirements for a Statutory Public Meeting under the Planning Act. He outlined the notification process procedures and 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 Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT), and may not be
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entitled to be added as a party to the hearing unless, in the opinion of LPAT, there are reasonable grounds to do so.
Catherine Rose, Chief Planner, appeared before the Committee to act as facilitator for the Statutory Public Meeting portion of the meeting, explaining t he process for discussion
purposes as well as the order of speakers. 3.1 Information Report No. 06-21 Zoning By-law Amendment Application A 03/21 City Initiated
Part of Lot 18, Concession 9, Part of Lot 2, Plan 12
(5015 Brock Road) A statutory public meeting was held under the Planning Act, for the purpose of
informing the public with respect to the above-noted application.
Isabel Lima, Planner I, provided the Committee with an overview of Zoning By-law Amendment Application A 03/21. Through the aid of a PowerPoint presentation, Ms. Lima outlined the subject lands, the previously approved zoning permissions, the revised proposals, and the planning policy framework, noting that the primary
purpose of the amendment is to correct a mapping error and re-zone to ORM-Z2-1.
Ms. Lima noted that the subject land has an existing commercial and residential use, with 6 parking spaces and complies with the Oakridge’s Moraine Conservation Plan.
Sofia Caiado, 14 Oldfield Court, joined the electronic meeting via audio connection
and inquired how the zoning amendment would impact surrounding commercial
buildings. Ms. Caiado noted that the application may set a precedent, due to it not being an owner initiated process. Catherine Rose, Chief Planner explained that the purpose of the application is to
correct a mapping error to restore the existing permissions that the landowner has,
in order to bring the property into conformity. Luis Romeiro, 14 Oldfield Court, did not connect to the electronic Committee Meeting to provide his delegation.
Chair Pickles asked that the comments from Mr. Romeiro, should he provide any, be shared with the Committee. 4. Delegations
4.1 Glen Easton, GHD Limited
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Re: Report PLN 09-21 Zoning By-law Amendment Application A 04/17 Request for Red-Line Revision of Draft Approved Plan of Subdivision SP-2008-11(R)
1133373 Ontario Inc. and Lebovic Enterprises Limited
Part of Lot 22, 23, 24 & 25, Concession 4 Seaton Community City of Pickering
Glen Easton, GHD Limited, Planning Consultant for the applicant, joined the
electronic meeting via audio connection and reported that their client is in agreement with the recommendations of Report PLN 09-21 and that he was available for questions from the Committee.
4.2 Mark Jacobs, The Biglieri Group Limited
Re: Report PLN 12-21 Zoning By-law Amendment Application A 12/18 Stuart Mark Golvin and JMPM Holdings Ltd. Part of Lot 19, Range 3, B.F.C., Part 1, 40R-8832 and Part 1, 40R-10527
(1635 Bayly Street)
Mark Jacobs, The Biglieri Group Limited, joined the electronic meeting via audio connection on behalf of the applicant and noted that the ap plication proposes to add animal boarding, a retail store, a private school, and an additional restaurant.
Mr. Jacobs expressed enthusiasm for the increased number of businesses the
proposal would create, adding that his clients support the staff recommendations of Report PLN 12-21. Mr. Jacobs discussed the supporting studies completed, including a traffic study to provide traffic calming measures.
A question and answer period ensued between Members of the Committee and
Mr. Jacobs regarding:
• traffic concerns and the need for a stop light at Bayly and Salk Road noting that the Region of Durham required a distance separation of at least 300 m and the di stance being only 250 metres from the existing signal at Brock
Road and Bayly Street;
• whether the applicant would be undertaking a new traffic study to obtain current traffic information;
• ensuring more pedestrian connectivity with pedestrian crossings; and,
the use of an environmental assessment to examine traffic signals and increase safe crossing opportunities for pedestrians.
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5. Planning & Development Reports 5.1 Director, City Development & CBO, Report PLN 09-21 Zoning By-law Amendment Application A 04/17 Request for Red-Line Revision of Draft Approved Plan of Subdivision
SP-2008-11(R) 1133373 Ontario Inc. and Lebovic Enterprises Limited Part of Lot 22, 23, 24 & 25, Concession 4 Seaton Community City of Pickering
A brief question and answer period ensued between Members of the Committee and Staff regarding the public notification process and ensuring t hat any public comments from residents were addressed, with Catherine Rose, Chief Planner, advising that the application was circulated to those living within a 150 metre
radius of the subject lands as well as any interested parties, and that no concerns were expressed by any individuals. Ms. Rose added that the application was proposing a modest change to the existing plan, and zoning by-law due to grading.
Recommendation:
Moved by Councillor McLean Seconded by Councillor Ashe 1. That the Revision to Draft Plan of Subdivision SP-2008-11(R) submitted by
1133373 Ontario Inc., to permit a red-line revision to a draft approved plan
of subdivision on lands being Part of Lots 22, 23, 24 & 25 C oncession 4, as shown on the Applicant’s Revised Plan Attachment #2 to Report PLN 09-21, be endorsed;
2. That the proposed amendments to the conditions of draft plan of
subdivision approval to implement Draft Plan of Subdivision SP-2008-11(R) as set out in Appendix I to Report PLN 09-21 be endorsed; 3. That the Local Planning A ppeal Tribunal be advised of City Council’s
decision on the request for a red-line revision to Draft Plan of Subdivision
SP-2008-11(R) and that the City Solicitor be authorized to attend any Local Planning Appeal Tribunal hearing on the requested red-line revision; and, 4. That Zoning By-law Amendment Application A 04/17, submitted by
1133373 Ontario Inc. and Lebovic Enterprises Limited, to implement the
red-line revision to Draft Approved Plan of Subdivision SP-2008-11(R), and rezone a remnant block of land at 1255 Whitevale Road for Community
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Node uses be approved, and the draft zoning by-law contained in Appendix II to Report PLN 09-21 be finalized and forwarded to Council for enactment. Carried
5.2 Director, City Development & CBO, Report PLN 11-21 Pickering Housing Strategy Study - Status Update A question and answer period ensued between Members of the Committee and
Staff regarding:
• the next phase of the Housing Strategy, which includes public engagement and the release of the consultant’s report in April 2021;
• ensuring the phase 1 report include a gap analysis, and the phase 2 progress report is presented to the Committee in June 2021;
• the stakeholders for the Study, which included developers, representatives
from the building community, representatives from the non-profit sector,
Region of Durham Housing Department, real estate agents, and other interested parties; and,
• clarification on the timelines for the various phases outlined in the Report
and the need to include timelines and target dates for each phase in future
reports on this matter.
Catherine Rose, Chief Planner advised that a public open house would be held at the end o f April 2021, and that the date would be provided to Members of the Committee in advance. Staff further noted that a preferred housing strategy and
action plan would be presented at the June 2021 Planning and Development
Committee meeting, with the f inal draft housing strategy being presented to Council for endorsement in September 2021.
Recommendation:
Moved by Councillor Butt
Seconded by Councillor Brenner That Report PLN 11-21 of the Director, City Development & CBO, providing an update on the status of the City of Pickering Housing Strategy Study, be received
for information.
Carried 5.3 Director, City Development & CBO, Report PLN 12-21
Zoning By-law Amendment Application A 12/18
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Stuart Mark Golvin and JMPM Holdings Ltd. Part of Lot 19, Range 3, B.F.C., Part 1, 40R-8832 and Part 1, 40R-10527 (1635 Bayly Street)
A brief question and answer period ensued between Members of the Committee
and Staff regarding:
• expected growth from the development of the subject lands and its adverse impact to traffic;
• receiving distance information between the traffic signals at Brock Road and Toy Avenue from Staff for continued discussions at the Durham Region Works Committee; and,
• the need for another traffic study, as the one conducted in June 2020 was
during t he height of the COVID-19 pandemic and the P rovincial “Stay at Home” orders. Recommendation:
Moved by Councillor McLean Seconded by Councillor Ashe That Zoning By-law Amendment Application A 12/18, submitted by Stuart Mark
Golvin and JMPM Holdings Ltd., to permit “animal boarding establishment”,
“auction and estate sales house”, “day care centre”, and other site-specific modifications to By-law 6974/09, as amended, on the lands municipally known as 1635 Bayly Street, be approved, and that the draft Zoning By-law Amendment as set out in Appendix I to Report PLN 12-21 be finalized and forwarded to Council.
Carried
6. Other Business 6.1 Councillor Brenner inquired about the list of pre-consultations, with Kyle Bentley,
Director, City Development & CBO, advising that the list was provided to
Members of Council last week, and would be provided on a monthly basis going forward and that staff would monitor that timeframe to see if any changes were needed.
6.2 Councillor Brenner inquired about utilizing a cumulative impact approach of how
transportation, new developments, and traffic impact one another, and questioned whether staff could complete this review holistically, to understand the cumulative effect. Kyle Bentley, Director, City Development & CBO advised
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that staff are engaged in the transportation master plan process and would examine appropriate tracking mechanisms.
7. A
djournment
Moved by Councillor Ashe Seconded by Councillor McLean That the meeting be adjourned.
Carried The meeting adjourned at 7:50 pm.
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