MINUTES

DEVELOPMENT SERVICES COMMITTEE

2007-09-04

Meeting No. 22

All Members of Council

Development Services Economic Development

Chair: Regional Councillor J. Jones Chair: Regional Councillor T. Wong

Vice-Chair: Councillor J. Webster Transportation Issues

Chair: Regional Councillor G. Landon

PART B

Report Agenda

9:00 a.m. – Council Chamber

Attendance

Mayor F. Scarpitti (11:00) Deputy Mayor J. Jones (9:05) Regional Councillor J. Heath Regional Councillor T. Wong Regional Councillor G. Landon Councillor V. Burke Councillor E. Shapero Councillor J. Virgilio Councillor C. Moretti Councillor J. Webster Councillor D. Horchik Councillor L. Kanapathi Councillor A. Chiu

J. Livey, Chief Administrative Officer J. Baird, Commissioner of Development Services C. Conrad, Town Solicitor V. Shuttleworth, Director of Planning and Urban Design C. Raynor, Committee Clerk

The Development Services Committee convened at the hour of 9:00 a.m. in the Council Chamber with Councillor J. Webster in the Chair. Deputy Mayor J. Jones assumed the Chair at 9:05 a.m..

DISCLOSURE OF PECUNIARY INTEREST

None disclosed

1. THE ACTING CONSUL GENERAL OF THE
REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA'S FOREIGN MINISTRY (12.2.6)

Mr. J. Markov, President of St. Dimitrija Church introduced Mr. S. Todorovski, Counselor for Consulate Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the Republic of Macedonia who presented Council with a gift for attending the St. Dimitrija Church and presenting the new Markham street names "Bitola" and "Dame Gruev".

Mayor Scarpitti expressed gratitude for the gift and noted that the Macedonian community is an integral part of Markham society.

2. DEVELOPMENT SERVICES COMMITTEE MINUTES
- June 19, 2007, Part B (10.0)

Minutes

Moved by Councillor A. Chiu

Seconded by Councillor J. Virgilio

That the minutes of the Development Services Committee meeting, Part B, held June 19, 2007, be confirmed.

CARRIED

3. DEVELOPMENT SERVICES PUBLIC MEETING MINUTES
- June 19, 2007 (10.0)

Minutes

Moved by Councillor A. Chiu

Seconded by Councillor J. Virgilio

That the minutes of the Development Services Public Meeting, held June 19, 2007, be confirmed.

CARRIED

4. MARKHAM PUBLIC ART ADVISORY COMMITTEE MINUTES
- June 13, 2007 (10.0)

Minutes

Moved by Councillor A. Chiu

Seconded by Councillor J. Virgilio

That the minutes of the Markham Public Art Advisory Committee meeting held on June 13, 2007 be received.

CARRIED

5. HERITAGE MARKHAM COMMITTEE MINUTES
- June 19, 2007
- July 11, 2007
- August 8, 2007 (10.0)

June 19 July 11 August 8

Moved by Councillor A. Chiu

Seconded by Councillor J. Virgilio

That the minutes of the Heritage Markham Committee meeting held on June 19, 2007, July 11, 2007 and August 8, 2007, be received.

CARRIED

6. MAIN STREET MARKHAM COMMITTEE MINUTES
- June 20, 2007
- July 18, 2007 (16.39)

June 20 July 18

Moved by Councillor A. Chiu

Seconded by Councillor J. Virgilio

That the minutes of the Main Street Markham Committee meeting held on June 20, 2007 and July 18, 2007, be received.

CARRIED

7. MINUTES – CORNELL ADVISORY GROUP
April 16, 2007 (16.34)

Minutes

Moved by Councillor A. Chiu

Seconded by Councillor J. Virgilio

That the minutes of the Cornell Advisory Group meeting held on April 16, 2007, be received.

CARRIED

8. UNIONVILLE SUB-COMMITTEE MINUTES
RULAND PROPERTIES INC. (THE REMINGTON GROUP)
PHASE 1 - VERDALE APARTMENT BUILDINGS MARKHAM CENTRE
July 3, 2007 (10.6)

Minutes

The Ward Councillor requested to view the application immediately prior to approval.

Moved by Councillor J. Virgilio

Seconded by Regional Councillor T. Wong

That the minutes of the Unionville Sub-Committee meeting, held July 3, 2007, be received.

CARRIED

9. REPORT ON INCOMING PLANNING APPLICATIONS
FOR THE PERIOD OF MAY 5, 2007 TO JULY 20, 2007 (10.0)

Report

Moved by Councillor E. Shapero

Seconded by Councillor A. Chiu

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, save and except the Leslie Street/John Street Telecommunications Tower which is to be brought to Development Services Committee;

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

CARRIED

10. DELEGATED APPROVALS REPORT (10.0)

Report

Moved by Councillor A. Chiu

Seconded by Councillor J. Virgilio

That Council be advised that in accordance with Delegation By-law 2002-202, and additional site specific delegations authorized by Development Services Committee, the Commissioner of Development Services or the Director of Planning and Urban Design have approved applications listed in the report dated September 4, 2007.

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

CARRIED

11. SHIU BING KWAN & CHAK SUEN KWAN
ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT TO PERMIT
A SEVERANCE AT 19 OAKCREST AVENUE
(ZA.07-118576) (10.5)

Report Attachment

Moved by Councillor A. Chiu

Seconded by Councillor J. Virgilio

That the planning staff report dated September 4, 2007, entitled “Preliminary Report, Shiu Bing Kwan & Chak Suen Kwan, Zoning By-law Amendment to facilitate a severance at 19 Oakcrest Avenue (ZA.07-118576)” be received;

And that staff be authorized to schedule a Public Meeting to consider the Zoning By-law amendment application;

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

CARRIED

12. REQUEST BY HERITAGE MARKHAM
TO COMMENT ON “PLANNING FOR TOMORROW
-YORK REGION GROWTH MANAGEMENT” (10.0, 16.11)

Report Attachment

Moved by Councillor A. Chiu

Seconded by Councillor J. Virgilio

That as per the recommendation of Heritage Markham, Council request that York Region acknowledge the importance of the protection and preservation of built heritage resources in future regional documentation when considering growth management strategies for the Region.

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

CARRIED

13. FLATO MANAGEMENT INC.
ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT
AND DRAFT PLAN OF SUBDIVISION
APPLICATIONS TO PERMIT
13 RESIDENTIAL SINGLE DETACHED LOTS
201 & 207 HELEN AVENUE
SOUTH UNIONVILLE PLANNING DISTRICT
(ZA 06 134709 & SU 06 134653) (10.5, 10.7)

Report Maps

Moved by Councillor A. Chiu

Seconded by Councillor J. Virgilio

That the recommendation report entitled “Flato Management Inc. Zoning By-law Amendment and Draft Plan of Subdivision applications to permit 13 residential single detached lots at 201 & 207 Helen Avenue” (ZA 06 134709 & SU 06 134653) be received;

That the record of the Public Meeting held on June 19, 2007, regarding the proposed draft plan of subdivision and implementing zoning, be received;

That the draft plan of subdivision, 19TM-06014 (SU 06 134653), proposed by Flato Management Inc., for 13 residential single detached lots located at 201 & 207 Helen Avenue, be approved subject to the conditions outlined in Appendix ‘A’;

That the zoning application (ZA 06 134709), to amend By-laws 304-87, as amended and 177-96 as amended, to implement draft plan of subdivision 19TM-06014 (SU 06 134653), be approved and the implementing Zoning By-laws attached as Appendix ‘B’ be enacted;

That the Owner provides written confirmation from the South Unionville Planning District Developers Group Trustee that servicing allocation is available for 13 single detached units;

That Flato Management Inc. be granted servicing allocation for 13 single detached units, such allocation to be taken from the total current allocation for the South Unionville Planning District;

That the Town reserves the right to revoke or re-allocate such servicing allocation at its sole discretion, should development not proceed in a timely manner;

That the Region of York be advised accordingly regarding the servicing allocation for this development;

That the applicant provide the Town with the required payment of 30% of the subdivision processing fees in accordance with the Town’s Fee By-law (2007-15);

And further that the draft plan approval for plan of subdivision 19TM-06014 will lapse after a period of three years commencing September 4, 2007, in the event that a subdivision agreement is not executed within that period.

CARRIED

14. HAGERMAN-CORNER DEVELOPMENT INC.
(FORMERLY HAGERMAN VILLAGE)
DUFFIELD DRIVE, WEST OF KENNEDY ROAD
APPLICATIONS FOR ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT
AND SITE PLAN APPROVAL FOR A RESTAURANT DEVELOPMENT
(ZA 06 135304 AND SC 06 135327) (10.5, 10.6)

Report Attachment

Moved by Councillor A. Chiu

Seconded by Councillor J. Virgilio

That the staff report dated September 4, 2007, entitled: “Recommendation Report Hagerman-Corners Development Inc. (formerly Hagerman Village) – Duffield Drive, west of Kennedy Road – Applications for zoning by-law amendment and site plan approval for a restaurant development,” be received;

And that the record of the Public Meeting held on April 17, 2007 to consider the requested zoning by-law amendment, be received;

And that the application for Zoning By-law Amendment (ZA 06 135304), be approved as outlined in the staff report and the draft implementing zoning by-law amendment attached as Appendix ‘B’ be finalized and enacted;

And that site plan application (SC 06 135327) be endorsed in principle, subject to the conditions attached as Appendix ‘A’;

And that a Public Meeting be scheduled to consider a zoning by-law amendment to permit a day care centre/private school on the north side of Duffield Drive, west of Deverill Court.

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

CARRIED

15. PETRO CANADA, 4641 HIGHWAY 7
SOUTH-WEST CORNER OF HIGHWAY 7 AND KENNEDY ROAD
APPLICATIONS FOR ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT
AND SITE PLAN APPROVAL
TO PERMIT AN AUTOMOBILE SERVICE STATION
(ZA 07 107606 AND SC 07 107701) (10.5, 10.6)

Report Attachment

Moved by Councillor J. Virgilio

Seconded by Regional Councillor G. Landon

That the report dated September 4, 2007 entitled “Recommendation Report - Petro Canada - South west corner of Highway 7 and Kennedy Road - Applications for zoning by-law amendment and site plan approval to permit an automobile service station,” be received;

And that the record of the Public Meeting held on May 15, 2007 to consider the requested zoning by-law amendment, be received;

And that the application for Zoning By-law Amendment (ZA 07 107606) be approved as outlined in the staff report and the draft implementing zoning by-law attached as Appendix ‘A’ be finalized and enacted;

And that the application for site plan control approval (SC 07107701) be endorsed in principle, subject to the conditions attached as Appendix ‘B’;

And that site plan approval be delegated to the Director of Planning and Urban Design or her designate, to be issued once the conditions outlined above have been satisfied.  Site Plan approval is issued only when the Director has signed the site plan;

And that endorsement of the site plan application shall lapse and site plan approval will not be issued, after a period of three years commencing September 4, 2007, in the event that the site plan agreement is not executed within that period;

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

CARRIED

16. STATUS REPORT ON SUBCOMMITTEE
ON SECOND SUITES (10.0)

Report Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C

Moved by Regional Councillor T. Wong

Seconded by Councillor L. Kanapathi

That this report be received and that at the request of the Subcommittee on Second Suites, all members of Council be invited to attend an upcoming Subcommittee workshop, with representatives from the Region of York and other invited GTA municipalities, scheduled from 1-3 pm on September 18, 2007 in the Canada Room.

CARRIED

17. JM HOSPITALITY & HDBB INVESTMENTS INC.
APPLICATION FOR SITE PLAN APPROVAL
TO PERMIT A SEVEN STOREY HOTEL
WITH 99 SUITES (HAMPTON INN & SUITES)
AT 52 BODRINGTON COURT
(SC 07 117171) (10.6)

Report Attachment

Mr. L. Saplys, Chamberlain Architect Services Ltd, on behalf of the applicant, requested that the existing hold provision be lifted expeditiously at the appropriate time. It was noted that the rear of the building will be identical to the front except for the entrance canopy. Mr. Salys agreed to provide Councillors with a copy of the rear elevations.

Moved by Regional Councillor J. Heath

Seconded by Councillor A. Chiu

That the delegation by Mr. L. Saplys, Chamberlain Architect Services Ltd, on behalf of the applicant, requesting that the existing hold provision be lifted expeditiously at the appropriate time, be received;

And that the report dated September 4, 2007 entitled “ Recommendation Report, JM Hospitality & HDBB Investments Inc. Application for Site Plan Approval to permit a seven storey hotel with 99 suites at 52 Bodrington Court” be received;

And that the application for site plan control approval (SC 07 117171) by JM Hospitality & HDBB Investments Inc. for a seven storey, 99 suite hotel (Hampton Inn and Suites), be endorsed in principle, subject to the conditions attached as Appendix ‘A’;

And that the site plan approval be delegated to the Director of Planning and Urban Design, or her designate, to be issued following execution of a site plan agreement. Site plan approval is issued only when the Director has signed the site plan;

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

CARRIED

COMMUNICATIONS

18. REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF YORK
RENAMING OF NINTH LINE (10.14)

Letter

There was discussion surrounding the Don Cousens Parkway. It was stated that there needs to be additional signage and information for when the Parkway links with Steeles Avenue so that drivers can identify its function as the Markham by-pass.

Moved by Councillor A. Chiu

Seconded by Councillor C. Moretti

That the correspondence dated June 21, 2007 from the Regional Municipality of York regarding the renaming of Ninth Line, be received.

CARRIED

19. MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION
RENAMING OF THE BY-PASS SECTION OF HIGHWAY 7
EAST OF LOCUST HILL TO "LOCUST HILL LANE"
AND THE TOWN OWNED MARKHAM BY-PASS IN CORNELL (10.14)

Letter

Moved by Councillor A. Chiu

Seconded by Councillor C. Moretti

That the letter dated June 22, 2007 from the Ministry of Transportation advising staff are in the process of revising the signage on Highway 7 to rename this roadway to "Locust Hill Lane" and to contact the Region directly concerning signage for Cornell Centre Boulevard, be received.

CARRIED

20. IN CAMERA ITEMS (10.3, 10.12)

Moved by Councillor A. Chiu

Seconded by Councillor J. Virgilio

That Development Services Committee resolve into an in camera session to discuss the following confidential matters (9:20 a.m.):

(1) APPEAL OF COMMITTEE OF ADJUSTMENT DECISION

(2) APPEAL OF OFFICIAL PLAN AMENDMENT

CARRIED

Moved by Councillor A. Chiu

Seconded by Councillor J. Webster

That the Committee rise. (9:35 a.m.)

The Committee recessed from 9.40 a.m. until 11:00 a.m.

CARRIED

ADJOURNMENT

The Development Services Committee meeting adjourned at the hour of 11:25 a.m.