Report to: Development Services Committee                     Date of Meeting: September 4, 2007

 

 

SUBJECT:                          Report on Incoming Planning Applications for the period of May 5, 2007 to July 20, 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 May 5, 2007 to July 20, 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 May 5, 2007  to July 20, 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 115754

7, East

The Gate of Box Grove

·        7033 14th Ave.

·        located south of 14th Ave, east of 9th line

·        To remove the "H" provision.  Block 10 lands are being joined with Vetesse lands to create 7 full lots.

Council/(By-law directly)

ZA 07 116555

5, East

Swan Lake Village

·        Lakeside Vista Way

·        To remove the "H" provision for Blks 11 & 29

Council/(By-law directly)

ZA 07 118026

5, East

Aryeh Construction Ltd

  • Markham Centre
  • 8293 Warden Ave.
  • located on the east side of Warden Ave, south of Hwy 7
  • To permit a residential apartment building

Council/Committee

ZA 07 118576

3, Central

Shiu Bing & Chak Suen Kwan

·        19 Oakcrest Ave.

·        located south of Hwy 7, east of Kennedy Rd. 

·        To pemit creation of two new lots

Council/Committee

OP 07 120480

1, Heritage

Town of Markham - Thornhill Planning District

·        7681 Yonge Street

·        Initiated by Council direction in regard to building height, and ultimately ensure consistency between the building height provisions in the Thornhill Village Heritage Conservation District Plan (2007) and the Thornhill Secondary Plan

Council/Committee

SC 07 114993

2, West

Leslie St / John St Telecommunications Tower

·        located on the north east corner of John and Leslie St.

·        For Site Plan Control  to permit construction of a 37m high slimline communication tower with a cabinet at its base

Staff, as per telecommunications protocol

SC 07 115093

5, East

Cornell Rouge Development Corporation

·        474 Whites Hill Ave.

·        For the neighbourhood centre site within Cornell Phase1.  The building is 3 storeys, with 2 residential apartments above 245.6 m2 of commercial ground floor space

Staff

SC 07 115242

8, Central

Monte Carlo Inn

·        7255 Warden Ave.

·        located at the north east corner of Warden Avenue and Denison Street.

·        Site Plan Approval for a 6-storey, 159 unit hotel with a restaurant and meeting rooms

Committee

SC 07 115629

5, East

Swan Lake Administration Building and Recreational  Area

·        75 Augusta Drive Way

·        located north of 16th Ave, west of 9th Line

·        Site Pan Control to facilitate the construction of a 69m2, one storey administration building

Staff

SC 07 115899

8, Central

l. T. L. Circuits

·        28 Esna Park Drive

·        located east of Woodbine Ave, north of Steeles 

·        Site Plan Approval to facilitate a 3791.2m2 addition to an existing building

Staff

SC 07 116263

7, East

Mara Technologies Inc

·        5680 14th Ave.

·        located on the north side of 14th Ave, east of McCowan

·        Site Plan Control application to facilitate the development of a new industrial building

Staff

SC 07 116302

3, Central

Gus Wai Gee Residence

·        8 Oakcrest Ave.

·        located east of Kennedy Road, south of Hwy 7 

·        Site Plan Control  to permit construction of a 108m2 addition with 3 car garage to an existing 2 storey dwelling

Staff

SC 07 116308

5, East

Shoppers Drug Mart

·        6579 Highway 7 East

·        located on the south side of Hwy 7, west of 9th Line

·        Site Plan Control  to convert an existing building to  a 1653.45m2 Shoppers Drug Mart 

Staff

SC 07 117026

7, East

Wooden Spire Estates Inc

·        6899 14th Ave.

·        located on the south/west corner of 14th Ave and 9th Line

·        Site Plan Control to permit construction of a one-storey, multi-unit retail plaza (898 m2)

Staff

SC 07 117171

6, East

Hilton-Hampton Inn & Suites

·        52 Bodrington Court

·        located east of Woodbine Ave, north of the Hwy 407

·        Site Plan  Control to permit construction of Phase ll of the Hilton - Hampton Inn & Suites

·        Consisting of  7 storey’s and  99 rooms

Council/Committee

SC 07 117844

3, Heritage

Wai Chung Wong

·        76 Main Street Unionville South

·        located south of Hwy 7, on the west side of Main Street

·        Site Plan Control (Heritage) to construct a 25.34m2 detached garage

Staff

SC 07 119376

1, West

Peter Horak

·        54 Johnson Street

·        located east of Bayview Ave, north of Steeles Ave

·        Site Plan Control  to permit  construction of a new single family residential home and pool house with attached garage

Staff

SC 07 120308

6, West

GWL - East Valhalla

·        55 East Valhalla Drive

·        located on the south side of Hwy 7 East, west of Woodbine Ave. 

·        Site Plan Control to permit construction of a new 8-storey 21,658m2 commercial office building

Council/Committee

SC 07 120999

6, West

Angus Glen Retail Village

·        4495 Major Mackenzie Drive East

·        located on the S/W corner of Major Mackenzie Drive and Kennedy Road.

·        Site Plan to permit construction of the Angus Glen East Retail Village, consisting of 6 new 1& 2 storey retail, office and daycare buildings.  The GFA of the 6 buildings will be 4002 m2

Committee (Bump up from Staff)

SC 07 121136

8, Central

Miller Paving Limited Recycle Aggregate Facility

·        380 Miller Ave.

·        located south of Hwy 407, east of Woodbine Ave. 

·        Miller Paving will be paving a portion of the lands located to the north of Miller Ave to facilitate the receiving of asphalt and concrete from construction and road projects for recycling as end use aggregate, using portable crushers

Staff

SC 07 121231

1, West

Bayview Lanes Plaza

·        8190 Bayview Ave.

·        located south of Hwy 407, on the west side of Bayview Ave.

·        Site Plan Control to permit construction of a new drive-through coffee shop on the S/E corner of the existing plaza. The applicant will also be reducing the size of the food store in the existing plaza and making changes to the facade of the building

Staff

CU 07 118193

6, Central

2015776 Ontario Inc

·        55 South Town Centre Blvd.

·        located south of Hwy 7, west of Warden Ave.

·        for a residential plan of Condominium for 2 residential condominium buildings with a total of 312 units

Council/Committee

CU 07 119475

6, Central

8787 Woodbine Business Centre Inc

·        8787 Woodbine Ave.

·        located on the east side of Woodbine, north of Hwy 7.

·        For Plan of Condominium  for 3 new, 2-storey (Commercial) Retail / Office Condominium buildings

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