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9TH REPORT OF THE

 

Planning and Environment Committee

 

sPECIAL meeting held on April 10, 2012, commencing at 3:00 PM, in the Committee Room No. 3, Second Floor, London City Hall. 

 

PRESENT:  Councillor B. Polhill (Chair), Councillors J.P. Bryant and D.G. Henderson and H. Lysynski (Secretary). 

 

ABSENT:  Councillors J.B. Swan and S. White.

 

ALSO PRESENT:  Mayor J.F. Fontana, Councillor W.J. Armstrong, G. Kotsifas, J.M. Fleming, B. Henry, A. MacLean, D. Menard and J. Yanchula.

 

 

I.

DISCLOSURES OF PECUNIARY INTEREST

 

1.

None are disclosed.

 

II.

CONSENT ITEMS

 

III.

SCHEDULED ITEMS

 

IV.

ITEMS FOR DIRECTION

 

2.

Property located at 160 Sunningdale Road West (39T-11504/OZ-7991)

 

Recommendation:  That, the following actions be taken with respect to the application of Tricar Developments Inc., relating to the property located at 160 Sunningdale Road West:

 

a)            the proposed attached by-law BE INTRODUCED at the Municipal Council meeting to be held on April 10, 2012 to amend the Official Plan to change the designation of lands fronting Sunningdale Road FROM Multi-Family Medium Density Residential” to “Multi-Family High Density Residential” to permit low-rise and high-rise apartment buildings; apartment hotels; multiple-attached dwellings; emergency care facilities; nursing home; rest homes; homes for the aged; and rooming and boarding houses; AND to amend Schedule C of the Official Plan to add two secondary collector roads;

 

b)            the Approval Authority BE ADVISED that height issues were raised at the Planning and Environment Committee public meeting with respect to the application for draft plan of subdivision of Tricar Developments Inc. relating to the property located at 160 Sunningdale Road West;

 

c)            the Approval Authority BE ADVISED that the Municipal Council supports issuing draft approval of the proposed plan of residential subdivision, as submitted by Tricar Developments Inc. (File No. 39T-11504 prepared by Stantec Consulting Inc., certified by Brian Campbell, OLS, as redline revised which shows 101 single detached residential lots, one(1) medium density residential block and one (1) medium/high density residential block, road widening and reserve blocks, served by four (4) new streets and the extensions of Pelkey Road and Callingham Drive, SUBJECT TO the conditions contained in the attached Appendix "39T-11503";

 

d)            the proposed by-law attached hereto as Appendix "B" BE INTRODUCED at the Municipal Council meeting on April 10, 2012 to amend Zoning By-law No. Z.-1 (in conformity with the Official Plan, as amended in part (a) above) to change the zoning of the subject property FROM a Urban Reserve (UR3) Zone which permits uses such as  existing dwellings; agricultural uses except for mushroom farms, commercial greenhouses livestock facilities and manure storage facilities; kennels; private outdoor recreation clubs; and riding stables TO a:

 

 

·                     Holding Residential R1 (h. h-100 R1-5) Zone to permit single detached dwellings on lots with a minimum frontage of 12.0 metres (39.37 feet) and a minimum lot area of 415 square metres (4,467.17 square feet);

 

·                     Holding Residential R1 (h. h-100 R1-6) Zone to permit single detached dwellings on lots with a minimum frontage of 15.0 metres (49.2 feet) and a minimum lot area of 450 square metres (4844 square feet);

 

·                     Holding Residential R1 (h. h-94 h-100 R1-6) Zone to permit single detached dwellings on lots with a minimum frontage of 15.0 metres (49.2 feet) and a minimum lot area of 450 square metres (4844 square feet);

 

·                     Holding Residential R5/Residential R6 (h. h-53 h-100 h-108 R5-4/R6-4) Zone to permit cluster townhouse and cluster stacked townhouse dwellings at a maximum density of 40 units per hectare (16.2 units per acre) and  a maximum height of 12.0 metres (39.37 feet);  and cluster housing  which includes single detached dwellings, semi-detached dwellings, and duplex dwellings at a maximum density of 30 units per hectare (12.15 units per acre) and  a maximum height of 10.5 metres (34.45 feet);

 

·                     Holding Residential R4 (h. h-100 R4-6) Zone to permit street townhouses on lots with a minimum frontage of 5.5 metres (18 feet) and a minimum lot area of 160 square metres (1,722.28 square feet); and a

 

·                     Holding Residential R9 (h. h-100 h-119 R9-7 (_) H48) Zone to permit  apartment buildings; lodging house class 2; senior citizens apartment buildings; handicapped persons apartment buildings and continuum-of-care facilities at a maximum density of 150 units per hectare (61 units per acre) and a maximum height of 48 metres (157.5 feet) with a special provision for a 0.0 metre building setback from Sunningdale Road;

 

e)         the h-119 holding provision BE REMOVED after a development agreement between the applicant and the City has been entered into which is consistent with the conceptual site plan and elevations attached as Appendix “C” which incorporates the following Urban Design Criteria:

 

·                     a podium base with a substantial step back from the podium face to the face of the building shaft;

·                     the podium base orientated to pedestrian interest along Sunningdale Road West, consisting of high portion of glazing;

·                     the top 4 storeys of the building shaft are to step back from the easterly and westerly elevations and the top storey will also step back from the northerly and southerly elevations;

·                     a mixtures of glass/ window wall and other surface finishes on building shaft; and,

·                     a roofline change in the height in the podium section between the high-rise buildings;

 

f)             the request to amend Zoning By-law No. Z.-1 to change the zoning of a portion of the subject property FROM an Urban Reserve (UR3) Zone TO a Residential R1 (R1-5) Zone to permit single detached dwellings on lots with a minimum frontage of 12.0 metres (39.37 feet) and a minimum lot area of 415 square metres (4,467.17 square feet); BE REFUSED for the following reason:

 

·                     an agreement has been reached between the applicant and existing residents to the south to eliminate a portion of the R1-5 Zone and to apply a R1-6 zone which provides for lots which are more in keeping with the lot fabric in the existing neighbourhood;

 

 

g)         Section 4.21 of Road Allowance Requirements – Specific Roads of the Z.-1 By-law BE AMENDED to add Callingham Drive (within this plan) and Street “A” as Secondary Collector Roads;

 

it being noted that the Planning and Environment Committee received the following attached communications with respect to this matter:

 

a)    Chris Callahan, by e-mail; and,

b)    Jason Enright, 2139 Quarrier Road, by e-mail.

 

3.

Heritage Designation - 1576 Richmond Street

 

Recommendation:  That, notwithstanding the recommendation of the Director, Land Use Planning and City Planner the proposed designation of the property located at 1576 Richmond Street BE DENIED;

 

it being also noted that the Planning and Environment Committee heard a verbal presentation from A.R. Patton, Patton, Cormier & Associates and received the attached communication, dated April 5, 2012, from M. Doornbosch, Zelinka Priamo Ltd., with respect to this matter.   (2012-D13-00)

 

V.

DEFERRED MATTERS/ADDITIONAL BUSINESS

 

VI.

ADJOURNMENT

 

            The meeting adjourned at 3:48 p.m.