Report to: Development Services Committee                              Report Date: October 6, 2009

 

 

SUBJECT:                          PRELIMINARY REPORT

                                            Golden-Hauer Investments Limited

                                            Zoning By-law amendment application to permit a retail use associated with the primary industrial use at 319 Denison Street.

 

                                            ZA 09 121192

 

PREPARED BY:               Stacia Muradali, ext. 2008

                                            Planner, Central District

 

 

 

RECOMMENDATION:

 

1)                  That the report titled, “PRELIMINARY REPORT, Golden-Hauer Investments Limited. Zoning By-law amendment application to permit a retail use associated with the primary industrial use at 319 Denison Street. ZA 09 121192”, be received;

 

2)                  That a Public Meeting be held to consider the Zoning By-law amendment application (ZA 09 129192) submitted by Golden-Hauer Investments Limited;

 

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

 

 

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

Not applicable.

 

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

 

5. Others (HR, Strategic, Affected Units)                                   6. Attachment(s)

 

PURPOSE:

Golden-Hauer Investments Limited has submitted an application to amend the Zoning By-law to permit a retail use consisting of the sale of specialty paper, stationary and packaging products associated with the primary warehousing and wholesaling industrial use at 319 Denison Street.  The purpose of this report is to provide preliminary information on the application and to recommend that a statutory Public Meeting be held.

 

 

BACKGROUND:

Subject property and area context

319 Denison Street (the “subject property”) is located on the south side of Denison Street, east of Woodbine Avenue (Figure 1).  The property contains a multi-tenant industrial/commercial building consisting of a property management office, a commercial paper distribution company, a renovation and construction company and a restaurant.  Industrial, commercial and restaurant uses surround the subject property.

Proposal to allow retailing associated with the primary industrial use

Xpedx, a commercial paper distribution (warehousing and wholesaleing) company currently operating on the subject property, offers specialty paper, stationary and packaging products.  Xpedx occupies one of the units with a floor area of approximately 860 square metres (9,257 square feet) within the existing building.  Xpedx is proposing that an associated retail use to the existing warehouse/wholesale use, be permitted throughout the entire operation and not limited to a specific floor area percentage. 

 

Currently, Xpedx has approximately 19 warehouse transactions per day.  Xpedx estimates an increase to approximately 60 warehouse and retail transactions daily.  The proposed retail component throughout the entire unit would generate the need for six (6) additional parking spaces and this is discussed in more detail below.

 

Zoning By-law amendment is required to permit the proposed retail component

The subject property is designated “Industrial-Business Corridor Area” in the Official Plan.  The “Business Corridor Area” designation provides for offices, light industrial uses, service uses consistent with the planned function of this designation, and accessory and incidental retail uses associated with permitted light industrial uses.

 

The subject property is zoned “Select Industrial and Limited Commercial [MC (40%)]”.  Retail uses, whether stand-alone, accessory or incidental to a permitted use are prohibited.  A Zoning By-law amendment is therefore required to facilitate the proposed retail use.

 

 

OPTIONS/ DISCUSSION:

The following is a brief summary of concerns/issues raised to date:

 

  • The proposed retail component will generate the need for six (6) additional parking spaces.  Currently, 90 parking spaces are required and provided for the existing tenant operations.  The applicant is not proposing to provide any additional parking spaces to facilitate the proposed retail component and a Parking Demand Study has been provided in support of the applicant’s request to reduce the number of required parking.  Staff are reviewing the Parking Demand Study and will make a determination on whether additional parking should be provided to serve the development.
  • Staff are reviewing the compatibility and impact of the proposed retail component on existing tenant uses and surrounding uses in the area.

 

 

FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS AND TEMPLATE: (external link)

Not applicable.

 

 

HUMAN RESOURCES CONSIDERATIONS

Not applicable.

 

ALIGNMENT WITH STRATEGIC PRIORITIES:

Not applicable.

 

BUSINESS UNITS CONSULTED AND AFFECTED:

This application was circulated to all Town departments and external agencies, and their recommendations/comments will be incorporated into the recommendation report.

 

 

RECOMMENDED  BY: 

 

 

 

 

________________________________               ________________________________

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

Senior Development Manager                      Commissioner of Development Services

 

 

 

ATTACHMENTS:

 

Figure 1-                    Location Map

Figure 2-                    Area Context/Zoning

Figure 3-                    Air Photo

Figure 4-                    Site Plan

 

 

AGENT INFORMATION

 

Attn: Brian Parker

Planner

Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP

100 King Street West

1 First Canadian Place

Unit 1600

Toronto, ON, M5X 1G5

 

Tel: 416-369-7248

Fax: 416-862-7661

 

 

 

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