Report to: Development Services Committee                  Date of Meeting:  September 16, 2008

 

 

SUBJECT:                          Report on Incoming Planning Applications for the period of May 24, 2008 to August 1, 2008

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 24, 2008 to August 1, 2008” 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 24, 2008  to August 1, 2008.  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

Part ‘A’ Presentation

Application/Supporting Materials

Complete/Incomplete

ZA 08 117730

4, Heritage

Deborah Boylan

·        2 Peter Street

·        located west of Main St Markham, south of 16th Ave.

·        To permit two lots with frontages of 53.0ft and 48.1ft

·        To accommodate a relocated heritage house

Council/

Committee

 

Complete

7/8/08

ZA 08 118671

SC 08 118753

6, West

Village Grocer

·        4472 16th Avenue

·        located on the S/E corner of Carlton Road

·        To permit construction of a 3,128 sq m (33,670 sq ft) Commercial Plaza

Council/

Committee

 

Complete

7/10/08

ZA 08 119614

SC 08 119682

4, East

Markham Point (2118643 Ontario Corporation)

  • 162 Bullock Drive
  • located east of McCowan Road, north of Hwy 7
  • To permit construction of a multi-unit condominium building with industrial, personal service, retail and office uses.
  • Removal of the "H" provision to permit 35% retail GFA to be located in the units with an area of less than 300m2
  • To permit designated industrial units to have 20% accessory retail function    

Council/

Committee

 

N/A

ZA 08 119862

6, Central

Strada Aggregates Recycling Facility

  • 350 Yorktech Drive
  • located south of Highway 7, east of Woodbine Ave.
  • Currently a temporary use By-Law for a re-cycling operation
  • Request for Zoning AMendment to allow the use to continue on a permanent basis

Council/

Committee

 

Complete

7/10/08

ZA 08 120322

4, East

Mattamy (Robinson Creek) Limited

  • 5616 16th Ave.
  • Wismer Commons Planning District
  • To permit the construction of 55 single detached and 12 semi-detached residential units

 

 

Incomplete

 

ZA 08 120455

OP 08 120413

4, East

Seven Star Plaza Inc.

  • 8495 McCowan Road
  • located on the east side of McCowan Road between Highway No. 7 and Southdale Drive
  • To demolish the existing plaza and permit the combining of  adjoining retail lands to the east to facilitate a comprehensive commercial development

Council/

Committee

 

Incomplete

ZA 08 120708

6, West

Angus Glen - West Village -  Phase 2

  • 4071 Major Mackenzie Drive
  • To permit the construction of 166 single detached, 130 townhouse and 372 apartment units for a total of 668 residential units. 

Council/

Committee

 

Incomplete

ZA 08 120818

SC 08 119426

4, East

Best Homes Canada Inc.

  • 9582 Highway 48
  • located south of Bur Oak Avenue, on the west side of Highway 48. 
  • To permit construction of 72 townhouse units and a 10 storey apartment building with 99 residential units and 1,128.7m2 of ground floor commercial

Council/

Committee

 

Incomplete

ZA 08 120996

OP 08 120986

8, Central

Neamsby Investments Inc.

  • 1181 Denison Street
  • located on the south side of Denison Street, east of Warden Avenue.
  • To permit retail and restaurant uses in the existing building

Council/

Committee

 

Incomplete

ZA 08 121250

7, East

U486 Builders Inc. / Metrus Properties

  • 7635 Markham Road
  • N/E corner of Kirkham Dr and Markham Rd.
  • To remove a Hold and merge the two existing properties 7675 & 7677 with 7635 to permit construction of a commercial building and to create one landholding   

Council (By-law directly)

 

Complete

7/14/08

ZA 08 121296

6, East

Clera Holdings Limited

  • Elgin Mills Road East
  • located west of Woodbine Ave, on the south side of Elgin Mills Road E.
  • To permit a gas station, car wash, convenience store with drive thru

Council/

Committee

 

Complete

7/29/08

ZA 08 121691

OP 08 121619

SC 08 121694

7, East

Box Grove Developments Inc.

  • 500 Copper Creek Drive
  • Box Grove Community
  • To permit an increase in the maximum permitted floor area for commercial/retail purposes, allowing office uses, retail uses, and restaurants and allow construction of a retail plaza including a (18,068m2) Wallmart

Council/

Committee

 

In-complete

ZA 08 121722

4, East

Wismer Markham Developments

  • 9650 Highway 48
  • located south of Major Mackenzie, west of Markham Road
  • To permit the construction of 217 single detached, 16 semi-detached and 95 townhouse units 

Council/

Committee

 

In-complete

ZA 08 122207

4, East

16th & McCowan Holdings Limited

  • 5330 16th Ave.
  • north of 16th Avenue, East of McCowan, Wismer Commons Area Planning District
  • To permit the construction of 102 semi-detached and 48.5 single detached residential units

Council/

Committee

 

In-complete

ZA 08 122996

4, East

Laurier Homes

  • South east corner of Ralph Chalmers Ave. and Major Mackenzie Drive
  • To remove the "H" provision to permit a single detached dwelling

Council (By-law directly)

 

In-complete

ZA 08 123717

SU 01 118320

5, East

1473092 Ontario Limited (Metrus Developments)

  • 9451 9th Line
  • Cornell Community
  • To permit the construction of 190 single detached units, 188 semi-detached units and 47 townhouse units

Council/

Committee

 

In-complete

SC 08 117204

1, West

Robert Mantella

  • 97 Elgin Street
  • located east of Yonge Street, south of John Street
  • To permit the  construction of a one storey, 24.74m2 addition at the rear of the existing two storey dwelling

Staff

 

Complete

6/3/08

SC 08 118049

7, East

Bell Mobility Canada -Telecommunications Tower

  • 72 Copper Creek Drive
  • located south of Highway 407, on the east side of 9th Line
  • To permit the construction of a 35m high telecommunications tower on the 6.401ha site. The compound area will be enclosed by a fence

Staff, as per the telecommunications protocol

 

Complete

SC 08 119575

6, West

Cathedral Town Ltd. and 404 Developments Inc.

  • 10579 Woodbine By-Pass
  • located west of Woodbine Avenue, south of Elgin Mills Road East
  • To permit construction of 31, two storey townhouse units

Staff

 

Complete

6/24/08

SC 08 119726

4, East

Markham Bible Chapel

  • 50 Cairns Drive
  • located east of McCowan Road, south of 16th Avenue
  • To permit the construction of a one storey 370.96m2 addition to the existing building

Staff

 

Complete

6/25/08

SC 08 119965

7, East

York Region District School Board

  • 11 Coppard Ave.
  • located north of Steeles Avenue, east of McCowan Road 
  • To permit the expansion of the school parking lot to accommodate additional parking as well as changing the access route into the lot. 

Staff

 

Complete

6/30/08

SC 08 120106

4, Heritage

Holly MacDonald and Anthony Nehme

  • 12 Heritage Corners Lane
  • Heritage Estates subdivision
  • To assist in the relocation of a Heritage House (The Koch House) and to permit the construction of a two storey, 107.8m2 addition

Staff

 

Complete

8/14/08

SC 08 121350

1, West

Townhouses of Thornhill Village

  • 318 John Street
  • located east of Bayview Avenue, on the north side of John Street
  • Site plan approval to permit a final phase of development on the Thornhill square site consisting of 128 stacked 4 storey townhouse units similar to the existing townhouses on the property

Staff

 

In-complete

SC 08 121982

3, Central

GO Transit

  • 7970 Kennedy Road
  • to expand the Unionville Go Station Parking Lot and to create a temporary access road intersecting YMCA Blvd.  An additional 627 surface parking spaces, over the existing 800 spaces are proposed

Staff

 

Complete

7/28/08

SC 08 122725

1, West

1362909 Ontario Inc.

  • 32 Doncaster Ave.
  • located north of Steeles Avenue East, on the east side of Yonge Street
  • To permit the  construction of a 37m telecommunications tower. The 56m2 compound area will be enclosed by a fence

Staff, as per the telecommunications protocol

 

Complete

7/30/08

SC 08 123064

8, Central

Jacques Whitford Environmental Ltd.

  • 7271 Warden Ave.
  • located north of 14th Ave, on the east side of Warden Ave.
  • To permit construction of a two storey addition to an existing commercial building.
  • (an increase of 929.00 m2)

Staff

 

Complete

CU 08 117907

3, Central

Avant Investments Inc.

  • 1 Verclaire Gate
  • located east of Warden Avenue, north of Highway 7.
  • To permit  46 residential units

Staff

 

N/A

CU 08 121865

6, Central

1619175 Ontario Inc.

  • 60 South Town Centre Blvd. & 50 Clegg Road
  • located south of Hwy 7, west of Warden Avenue
  • The application is for 532 residential units and 7 commercial units

Staff

 

N/A


 

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