REPORT TO DEVELOPMENT SERVICES COMMITTEE

 

 

SUBJECT:                          Report on Incoming Planning Application for the period of February 11, 2006 to March 24, 2006

CONTACT/AUTHOR:      Tina Roberge, Planning Department

APPLICATION #:            

 

RECOMMENDATION:

That Committee receive the report entitled “Report on Incoming Planning Applications for the period of February 11, 2006 to March 24, 2006” and direct staff to process the applications in accordance with the route outlined in the report.

 

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

Not applicable

 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS:

None

 

 

 

 

Valerie Shuttleworth, M.C.I.P, R.P.P

Director, Planning & Urban Design

 

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

Commissioner, Development Services

 

 

LINKS TO COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION

Purpose
Background
Options/Discussion
Financial Template
Environmental Considerations
Accessibility Considerations
Engage 21st Considerations
Business Units Consulted & Affected
Attachments:

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:

 

None

 

 

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 February 11, 2006 to March 24, 2006.  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 06 108306

East, 7

Little's Meadow Lawn Fairway

·        9th Line

·        North of Steeles Avenue on the east side of 9th Line.

·        An application to renew a temporary use amendment to permit a golf driving range

 

 

 

Council/Committee

ZA 06 108369

Central, 8

Neamsby Investments Inc.

·        7363 Kennedy Road

·        To remove the (H) Holding provision to permit construction of  the apartment buildings

Council (By-law directly)

ZA 06 108487

SU 06 108473

West, 6

EMK Construction Ltd & Treelawn Construction Ltd

·        10519 & 10521 Woodbine Ave.

·        East Cathedral Community. To permit 157 single-detached residential units, 88 townhouses and a 0.81ha for parks and open space.

·        There are 2 heritage homes on the properties and the applicant is requesting exceptions be placed on the homes to permit commercial uses.

Council/Committee

ZA 06 108758

West, 6

Cathedral Town Ltd & 404 Developments Inc.

·        1 Magic Ave.

·        West side of Woodbine, south of Elgin Mills in the Cathedral Planning District.

·        To permit the construction of 4 new residential dwellings with a lot coverage of 40.8% and 4 parking spaces per lot

Council/Committee

ZA 06 109137

SC 06 109138

Heritage, 4

The Banfield Residence

·        31 Eureka

·        North of Hwy 7, west of Main St Markham in the Main St Markham Heritage District.

·        For site plan approval and removal of the hold provision to permit construction of a new 2 storey residential dwelling

 

 

 

 

Staff

ZA 06 109396

SU 06 109380

East, 4

Greensborough North

·        6297 Major Mackenzie Drive

·        East of Hwy 48, south of Major Mackenzie Dr.

·        To permit construction of 297 single detached residential units and 16.5 part lots

Council/Committee

SC 06 107537

West, 1

Thornhill Secondary School Addition

·        167 Dudley Ave.

·        To permit construction of a 700m2 addition to the library

Staff

SC 06 107775

East, 7

Milliken Gospel Church

·        8 Elson St.

·        Northeast corner of McCowan and Elson St.

·        To permit construction of a  335.9m2 addition to the existing church

Staff

SC 06 107952

Central, 3

Remington Group (Blk R3)

·        8213 Warden Ave.

·        South side of Verclaire Gate, west of Birchmount Road

·        To permit construction of 3 mid-rise residential condominium buildings with a total of 329 dwelling units

Committee/Council

SC 06 107952

Central, 3

Remington Group (Blk CA2)

·        8213 Warden Ave.

·        West side of Birchmount, south of Verclaire Gate

·        To permit construction of 2 mixed-use mid-rise residential condominium buildings with a total of 275 dwelling units

Committee/Council

SC 06 107987

Central, 3

Remington Group (Blk R4)

·        8213 Warden Ave.

·        Northwest side of Verclaire Gate and Birchmount Rd

·         To permit construction of 3 mid-rise residential condominium buildings with a total of 248 dwelling units

Committee/Council

SC 06 108021

East, 4

2034184 Ontario Limited

·        3 Laidlaw Blvd.

·        North of Hwy 7, East of McCowan Rd.

·        To recognize the built condition on the lands.  Presently existing on the site is a 1,558 m2 single-storey industrial building, which was constructed in 1965

Staff

SC 06 108188

East, 4

York Catholic District School Board

·        840 Bur Oak Ave.

·        Northeast corner of Bur Oak and Roy Rainey Ave

·        To permit construction of a 2 storey catholic elementary school

Committee/Council

SC 06 108432

Central, 6

Woodbine Business Centre Inc.

·        8765 Woodbine Ave.

·        East side of Woodbine Ave, south of Apple Creek Blvd

·        To permit construction of 4 two-storey mixed-use buildings to accommodate office, retail and restaurant space

Committee/Council

SC 06 108671

Central, 8

York Region District School Board

·        150 Aldergrove Drive

·        North of Steeles Ave, east of Old Kennedy Rd

·        To permit construction of  2 new portables

Staff

SC 06 108718

East, 5

Box Grove Medical Centre

·        110 Copper Creek Drive

·        South of Hwy 407 on the east side of Ninth Line

·        To permit the construction of a medical building

Committee/Council

SC 06 108725

Central, 6

Buttonville Public School

·        141 John Button Blvd.

·        South of 16th Ave, east of Woodbine Ave.

·        To permit construction of two single portable classrooms

 

 

 

 

 

Staff

SC 06 108783

East, 5

Wismer Public School

·        171 Mingay Ave.

·        North of 16th Ave, west of Hwy 48, Markham  

·        To permit construction of four single portable classrooms

Staff

SC 06 108800

Central, 3

Honeywell Canada

·        8083 Warden Ave.

·        South side of Enterprise Dr.

·        To permit construction of a office building

Committee/Council

SC 06 108954

Heritage, 6

Walker & Marchand Holdings Inc.

·        8953 Woodbine Ave.

·        East side of Woodbine Ave, south of 16th Ave in the Buttonville Heritage District

·        To permit construction of a 310.47m2 addition to the gross floor area for future office space

Staff

SC 06 108977

Central, 3

Unionville Meadows Public School

·        355 South Unionville Ave.

·        South side of South Unionville Ave, west of Isabella St, Markham.

·        To permit the addition of 4 portables

Staff

SC 06 108983

Central, 8

Highgate Public School

·        35 Highgate Drive

·        East of Birchmount Rd, north of Steels Ave, Markham.

·        For site plan approval to permit the addition of 2 portables

Staff

SC 06 109026

West, 3

Castlemore Public School

·        256 Ridgecrest Road

·        East side of Ridgecrest Rd, north of Castlemore Ave, Markham.

·        For site plan approval to permit the addition of 2 portables

 

Staff

SC 06 109033

East, 7

Armadale Public School

·        11 Coppard Ave.

·        North of Elson St, east of McCowan Rd, Markham

·        For site plan for the removal of the existing four-pak portable classroom and the addition of 2 new portables

Staff

SC 06 109090

West, 2

Kolter Properties Limited

·        100 Commerce Valley Drive W.

·        Northwest corner of Commerce Valley Dr and Leslie St, Markham

·        To amend the existing site plan agreement to reduce the parking structure from 870 parking units to 642

Staff

SC 06 109102

West, 1

Extreme Fitness

·        8275 Yonge Street

·        East side of Yonge St, north of Kirk St, Markham.

·        To permit an expansion to the parking lot to create 109 parking spaces

Staff

SC 06 109164

West, 6

Woodbine International Hotel, Trade and Conference Centre

·        An application for site plan approval has been received from 2040228 Ontario Ltd for 9390 Woodbine Ave, located on the west side of Woodbine, north of 16th Ave, Markham. The application has been received to facilitate the construction of phase 1 of the proposed hotel on the 4.64ha site, with a lot coverage of 8% and a building GFA of 31,000m2. There will be a total of 606 parking spaces, 12 of which are for handicapped spaces.

 

SC 06 109509

West, 6

York Region District School Board (Cathedral)

·        Cathedral Community on Hazelton Ave, located on the east side of Woodbine Ave, south of Stony Hill Blvd.

·        For site plan control to permit construction of a new 2 storey Elementary School with 24 classrooms

Committee/Council

SC 06 109524

East, 7

Markham Gateway Public School

·        30 Fonda Road

·        East of Middlefield Rd, north of Denison St.

·        For site plan approval for addition of 1 new portable

Staff

SC 06 109526

Central, 8

Randall Public School

·        50 Randall Ave.

·        North of Denison St, west of McCowan Rd.

·        For site plan approval to permit the addition of 1 portable

Staff

SC 06 109647

Central, 6

Calloway REIT (Woodside II) Inc,  La-Z-Boy

·        3075 Highway 7 East

·        South side of Hwy 7, east of Woodbine Ave.

·        To permit construction of a La-Z-Boy retail building

Council (By-lay directly)

 

FINANCIAL TEMPLATE (Separate Attachment):

 

Not applicable

 

 

ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS:

 

Not applicable

 

 

ACCESSIBILITY CONSIDERATIONS:

 

Not applicable

 

 

ENGAGE 21ST CONSIDERATIONS:

 

Not applicable

 

 

BUSINESS UNITS CONSULTED AND AFFECTED:

 

All applications have been circulated to appropriate departments and agencies for comment and/or conditions.

 

 

ATTACHMENTS:

 

None