Report to: Development Services Committee                      Date of Meeting: February 20, 2007

 

 

SUBJECT:                          Report on Incoming Planning Applications for the period of January 1, 2007 to January 26, 2007

PREPARED BY:               Tina Roberge, Planning Department ext. 2142

 

 

 

RECOMMENDATION:

That Committee receive the report entitled “Report on Incoming Planning Applications for the period of January 1, 2007 to January 26, 2007” and direct staff to process the applications in accordance with the route outlined in the report.

 

And that Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

 

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

Not applicable

 

FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS:

Not applicable

 

1. Purpose                     2. Background                      3. Discussion                        4. Financial        

 

5. Others (Environmental, Accessibility, Engage 21st, Affected Units)             6. Attachment(s)

 

PURPOSE:

The purpose of the report is to provide Committee with a brief summary of all incoming planning applications and advise of the approval route each application will proceed through.

 

 

BACKGROUND:

Not applicable

 

 

OPTIONS/ DISCUSSION:

The chart below outlines each application type, the property location (ward, district and address), a very brief description of the proposal/request and the approval route, for all development related planning applications received through the period of January 1, 2007  to January 26, 2007.  A majority vote of Committee is necessary to move (bump up) an application from a staff approval route to the Committee approval route.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes: OP – Official Plan Amendment Application

            ZA – Zoning By-law Amendment Application

            SC – Site Plan Approval Application

SU  - Application for Draft Plan Approval, Revision to Draft Approved Plan or Extension  of Draft Approval

CU – Application for Approval of Draft Plan of Condominium

 

 

Application Type & File #

Ward & District Team

Description of Development Proposed

Approval Route

ZA 07 107377

2, West

Within Range Golf Centres, Ontario Realty Corporation

·        8111 Leslie Street

·        located on the east side of Leslie St, south of the 407

·        A zoning amendment and Minister's Zoning Order (Parkway Belt) to permit a family golf centre, which would include a practice range, chipping and putting area, club house with patio, miniature golf course, batting cage and golf academy.        

Council/Committee

ZA 07 107606

SC 07 107701

3, Central

Petro Canada - Kennedy & Hwy 7

·        4641 Highway 7 East

·        located on the south - west corner of Hwy 7 E and Kennedy Rd. 

·        Site Plan Approval to permit the re-development of the subject property with a service station/gas bar & car wash (the existing By-law already allows for this use).  The applicant has also applied to amend the by-law to add convenience store with eating establishment / drive- thru as permitted uses.    

Council/Committee

ZA 07 108281

3, Central

Remington Group (Blk R2)

  • Markham Centre
  • 8213 Warden Ave.
  • Remove the 'H' Provision for Blocks 29 and 33

Council/Committee

ZA 07 108332

SC 07 107527

5, East

1039954 Ontario Limited (Wismer Commons)

·        Major Mackenzie Drive East

·        located at the southeast corner of Major Mackenzie Dr. and Ralph Chalmers Avenue to approve 11 units of a plan of subdivision due to allocation restrictions

Council/Committee

ZA 07 108415

5, East

1473092 Ontario Limited (Metrus Developments)

·        945 9th Line

·        Cornell Community

·        For Phase 2 of a residential plan of Subdivision

·        To implement approved allocation for a total of 47 units.  The plan consists of  20 single detached units, 16 semi-detached units and 11 townhouse units.

Council/Committee

SC 07 107987

3, Central

Town & Country BMW

·        8111 Kennedy Road

·        located north of the 407, on the east side of Kennedy Rd.

·        For Site Plan Approval to permit an expansion of the existing surface parking lot  

Staff

SC 07 108124

4, East

John & Lynn Gannage

·        300 Main Street North

·        located south of 16th, on the west side of Main St

·         Markham Village

·        Heritage District for a two storey addition to a single family residence

Staff

SC 07 108287

8, West

St. Northwood Holdings Ltd.

·        55 Idema Road

·        located west of Woodbine Ave and north of Steeles

·        To facilitate improvements to the facade of the existing building

Staff

SC 07 108316

4, East

17 Laidlaw Blvd

·        17 Laidlaw Blvd.

·        located east of McCowan Road, north of Hwy 7 East

·        To facilitate the construction of a new multi-tenant, one storey industrial building

Staff

SC 07 108334

5, East

Rogers Wireless Inc.

·        7917 Major Mackenzie Drive East

·        located on the south side of Major MacKenzie, west of the York Durham Line

·        For approval of a telecommunications facility

Staff, as per telecommunications protocol

OP 07 108381

6, West

M I Developments Inc.

·        67 Green Lane

·        located on the south side of Green Lane, east of Bayview Avenue

·         To permit construction of eight (8) stacked, four (4) storey townhouse units, and an eighteen (18) storey residential tower for a total of 196 residential units.

Council/Committee

 

FINANCIAL TEMPLATE:

Not applicable

 

 

ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS:

Not applicable

 

 

ACCESSIBILITY CONSIDERATIONS:

Not applicable

 

 

ENGAGE 21ST CONSIDERATIONS:

Not applicable

 

 

BUSINESS UNITS CONSULTED AND AFFECTED:

Not applicable

 

 

RECOMMENDED BY:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Valerie Shuttleworth, M.C.I.P., R.P.P.

Director of Planning & Urban Design

 

 

Jim Baird, M.C.I.P., R.P.P.

Commissioner of Development Services

 

 

 

ATTACHMENTS:

Not applicable