Report to: Development Services Committee                     Date of Meeting:  February 17, 2009

 

 

SUBJECT:                          Report on Incoming Planning Applications for the period of October 11, 2008 to December 31, 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 October 11, 2008 to December 31, 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 October 11, 2008 to December 31, 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 128290

1, West

A.G. S. Consultants Ltd.

·        11 & 17 Essex Ave, located south of Hwy 7, west of Bayview Ave.

·        The applicant is requesting a temporary use By-Law to permit the outdoor storage of new vehicles.

Council/

Committee

 

In-complete 10/27/08

ZA 08 129082

ZA 08 129139

2, West

Times Group Corporation 

·        South Park Road

·        To change the development standards to permit construction of a 13 storey residential development and townhouse complex    

Council/

Committee

 

 

ZA 08 129192

SC 08 129196

3, Central

Markham Honda - Parking Lot Expansion

·        7 Main Street Unionville

·        located south of Hwy 7, on the west side of Kennedy Road

·        To permit an extension to the existing zoning provisions to the neighbouring property to allow for the expansion of the existing parking lot

Council/

Committee

 

Complete

12/2/08

 

ZA 08 129865

6, West

The Trustees of the Melville United Church

  • 11248 Kennedy Road
  • to restrict the uses on the subject lands based on new property lines established through a recent provisional consent to sever
  • located on the west side of Kennedy, south of 19th Avenue
  • The lots have been adjusted so that the manse is located on Part 5, the Church and parking lot are located on Parts 1 and 4 (to be merged), and the cemetary on Parts 2 and 3 (to be merged).

Council/

Committee

 

Complete 11/20/08

ZA 08 130127

6, Central

Markham Hampton Inn

  • 52 Bodrington Court
  • located north of Hwy 407, east of Woodbine Ave.
  • to remove a Hold to permit the construction of a 6119.4m2 hotel with 99 Units

Council (By-law directly)

 

Complete 11/26/08

ZA 08 131562

SU 08 131556

5, East

Cornell Rouge Development Corp.

  • 1982 Donald Cousens Parkway
  • located north of Hwy 7, on the east side of Donald Cousens Pkwy.
  • to permit the construction of a residential subdivision consisting of 670 single & 16.5 partial, 66 semi-detached & 1 partial, 206 Row & 4.5 partial units for a total of 964 residential units

Council/

Committee

 

In-complete 12/30/08

OP 08 129443

6, West

Village Grocer

  • 4472 & 4476 16th Ave.
  • located on the north side of 16th Avenue, west of Kennedy Road.
  • to designate the southeast corner to Urban Residential - Neighbourhood Commercial Centre, to construct a commercial building (Village Grocer)
  • also increase the maximum total gross floor area from 1,900m2 to 3,198m2

Council/

Committee

 

Complete

11/12/08

SC 08 127979

5, Heritage

Frank Marciano

  • 30 Wales Ave.
  • located south of 16th Ave, east of Main Street Markham
  • to permit the construction of a 138m2, two storey addition to an existing home,  in the Heritage District

Staff

 

Complete

10/22/08

SC 08 128054

3, Central

Main Street Residence Inc.

  • 34 Main Street Unionville
  • located on the west side of Main Street, south of Highway 7
  • To construct a 2nd phase, 9 storey retirement residence consisting of 283 units

Council/

Committee

 

Complete

10/22/08

SC 08 128123

3, Central

South Unionville Square

  • Kennedy Road
  • located on the east side of Kennedy Road, between South Unionville Avenue and Castan Avenue
  • To permit construction of a mixed use development consisting of a 25,804m2 commercial area and 29 residential town homes

Council/

Committee

 

Complete 10/23/08

SC 08 128503

1, West

Catholic Cemeteries Archdiocese

  • 8361 Yonge Street
  • located on the East side of Yonge, South of the 407
  • to amend an existing site plan agreement to permit the construction of phase 3 of the Mausoleum  
  • parking will increase by 14 spaces for a total of 96

Council/

Committee

 

Complete

10/28/08

SC 08 128685

3, Central

Hui Lan

  • 8360-8362 Kennedy Road
  •  located south of Hwy 7, on the west side of Kennedy Road
  • to permit a revision in the parking layout and a change in the line painting 

Staff

 

Complete

10/30/08

SC 08 128997

5, Heritage

Robert Smith Financial Inc

  • 5 George Street
  •  (The Alexander Fleury House) located east of Main Street Markham, north of Hwy 7 in the Heritage District
  • to permit the addition of parking lot and the restoration of the front porch to the original specs.  

Staff

 

Complete

11/03/08

SC 08 129201

1, West

Shahla Akhavan

  • 31 Elgin Street
  • located east of Yonge St, north of Steeles
  • to permit the construction of a new 2 storey 3 car garage detached residential building

Staff

 

Complete

11/07/08

SC 08 129394

3, Heritage

William & Laura Hanson

·        236 Main St, Unionville

·        located north of Hwy 7, on the west side of Main St, Unionville, in the Heritage District

·         to permit the  construction of a one storey, 34.7m2 storage shed in the rear yard

Staff

 

Complete 11/11/08

SC 08 129824

6, West

Clera Holdings Limited

  • 2801 Elgin Mills Road East
  • located on the south west corner of Elgin Mills Road and Woodbine By-Pass
  • to permit the construction of  a service station that includes a convenience store, drive through/take-out restaurant, car wash and pump islands  

Council/

Committee

 

Complete

11/20/08

SC 08 130190

6, West

Fire Station 93

  • 2930 Major Mackenzie Drive East
  • located west of Woodbine Ave, on the north side of Major Mackenzie Drive E.
  • to permit the construction of a new  fire station

Council/

Committee

 

Complete

11/28/08

SC 08 130611

5, East

Woodhaven Retirement Residence  (Markham Stouffville Hospital Corp)

  • 380 Church Street
  • located east of 9th Line, north of Hwy 7.
  • to permit the construction of a 5 storey, 103 unit retirement residence on the east portion of the site

Council/

Committee

 

Complete

12/05/08

SC 08 130837

6, Central

Powerstream Transformer Station Bloorguard Investments Company Ltd.

  • 80 Addiscott Court
  • located north of Hwy 407, east of Woodbine Ave.
  • to permit the construction of a 273m2 transformer station and control building along with associated landscaping and paved areas

Council/

Committee

 

Complete

12/10/08

SC 08 131058

8, Central

Author Williams

  • 90 Lee Ave.
  • located east of Kennedy Road, south of 14th Ave.
  • to permit the construction of a  single family 2 storey home

Staff

 

Complete

12/16/08

SC 08 131532

6, West

Angus Glen West Village

  • 4071 Major Mackenzie Drive East
  • located on the east side of Warden Ave, south of Major MacKenzie Drive
  • to permit the construction of 27 townhouse units

Staff

 

Complete

12/29/08

SC 08 131554

4, East

The Church of God in Toronto

  • 5664 Elgin Mills Road E.
  • located east of Hwy 48, on the north side of Elgin Mills Road E. 
  • to permit the construction of a one storey Place of Worship connecting to the existing residential home by a breezeway  

Council/

Committee

 

Complete

01/07/09

SC 08 131561

8, Central

Don Valley North Hyundai

  • 7537 & 7541 Woodbine Ave.
  • located south of 14th Ave, on the east side of Woodbine Ave. 
  • to permit a change to the facade of both buildings

Staff

 

Complete 12/31/08

CU 08 129486

5, East

F.S. Swan Lake Development Ltd

  • 68 Augusta Drive
  • to permit the construction of 19 condominium townhouse units

Staff

 

Complete

11/11/08


 

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:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Biju Karumanchery, M.C.I.P., R.P.P.

Senior Development Manager

Planning and Urban Design Department

 

 

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

Commissioner of Development Services

 

 


 

ATTACHMENTS:


Not applicable

 

 

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