2ND REPORT OF THE

 

Planning and Environment Committee

 

meeting held on January 10, 2012, commencing at 4:00 PM, in Committee Room #3, Second Floor, London City Hall. 

 

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

 

ALSO PRESENT:  Mayor J. F. Fontana, D. Ailles, J. Leunissen, N. McKee and D. Stanlake.

 

I.	DISCLOSURES OF PECUNIARY INTEREST

 

1.	None are disclosed

 

II.	CONSENT ITEMS

 

III.	SCHEDULED ITEMS

 

IV.	ITEMS FOR DIRECTION   Councillor J. Swan - Drewlo Holdings Inc. re properties located at 1522 Killaly Road, 1654 Highbury Avenue North and a portion of 1782 Killaly Road

 

2.

That, on the recommendation of the Director of Development Planning and the Managing Director of Development Approvals Business Unit, the following actions be taken with respect to the applications by Drewlo Holdings Inc. relating to the properties located at 1522 Kilally Road, 1654 Highbury Avenue North, and a portion of 1782 Kilally Road:   a)            the Planning and Environment Committee BE REQUESTED, on behalf of the Approval Authority, to conduct a public meeting for the proposed revised draft plan of subdivision (39T-05505) submitted by Drewlo Holdings Inc. and to report to the Approval Authority the issues, if any, raised at the public meeting with respect to the revised application for draft plan of subdivision;   b)            the Approval Authority BE ADVISED that the Municipal Council has no objection to the granting of the revised draft plan approval, as submitted by Drewlo Holdings Inc. (File No. 39T-05505), prepared by Whitney Engineering, (dated March 2011), as redlined, which shows 128 single detached dwelling lots, 5 medium density blocks, 1 high density block, 1 stormwater management block, 1 open space block, 2 park blocks, and several road allowance/reserve/ widening blocks, all served by the extension of Edgevalley Road, Agathos Street and Purser Street and 2 new local streets SUBJECT TO the conditions contained in the attached Appendix “39T-05505-1";   c)            the proposed by-law BE INTRODUCED at the Municipal Council meeting to be held on January 31, 2012 to amend Zoning By-law No. Z.-1, (in conformity with the Official Plan), to change the zoning of the subject property:   ·                  FROM a Holding Residential R1 (h*R1-13) Zone, which permits single detached dwellings, and a Holding Residential R5/R6 (h*R5-7/R6-5) Zone, which permits townhouses and cluster housing, TO a Holding Residential R1 (h*h-100*R1-4) Zone to permit single detached dwellings with a minimum lot frontage of 12 m and a lot area of 360m2, a Holding Residential R1 Special Provision (h*h-100*R1-3(7)) Zone to permit single detached dwellings with a minimum lot frontage of 11 m and a lot area of 300m2, and an Open Space (OS1) Zone to permit a public park; ·                  FROM a Holding Residential R5/R6 (h*h-54*R5-7/R6-5) Zone and a Holding Residential R5/R6 (h*R5-7/R6-5) Zone TO a Holding Residential R5/R6 (h*h-54*h-100*R5-7/R6-5) Zone to add holding provisions for a noise study (h-54) and a maximum 80 units until water is looped (h-100); ·                  FROM a Holding Residential R6/R9 (h*h-54*R6-5/R9-7) Zone TO a Holding Residential R6/R9 (h*h-54*h-100*R6-5/R9-7) Zone to add a holding provision for a maximum 80 units until water is looped (h-100); ·                  FROM a Holding Residential R4/R5 (h*R4-6/R5-7) Zone which permits street townhouses and cluster townhouses TO a Holding Residential R5/R6 (h*h-100*R5-7/R6-5) Zone which permits townhouses and cluster housing at a density of 50 units per hectare; ·                  FROM an Open Space (OS1) Zone TO a Holding Residential R1 Special Provision (h*h*100*R1-3(7)) Zone and a Holding Residential R1 (h*h-100*R1-4) Zone; ·                  FROM a Holding Residential R1 Special Provision (h*R1-3(7)) Zone TO an Open Space (OS1) Zone;  and ·                  FROM an Urban Reserve (UR4) Zone TO an Open Space (OS1) Zone for additional lands for the stormwater management pond;   d)            the applicant BE ADVISED that the Director, Development Finance, has projected the claims and revenues related to this development as outlined on the attached Appendix “39T-05505-2”;   e)            Drewlo Holdings Inc. BE REQUESTED to create additional single family lots, improve the storm water management pond and change the road design subject to:   ·                     the applicant undertaking to host a community meeting with the Ward Councillor and residents for site plan matters on block number 135 high density residential; ·                     a future public participation meeting being held at the site plan stage for the medium density development within block numbers 130 and 134, when an application for development is received by the City. Site plan review on these blocks would include public input on natural areas, buffering, fencing, urban design and landscaping; and, ·                     a copy of the environmental assessment on the natural areas be provided to the residents’ association representatives;   f)             the Civic Administration BE REQUESTED to review possible amendments to Official Plan and Zoning By-law processes:   ·                     to improve the zoning change mapping to prevent the use of “ghost” mapping of lands at a single family low density when in fact the lands are zoned for much higher density uses, such as townhouses, condominiums and medium density uses; ·                     to improve signage at entrance ways into a subdivision through the use of visual aids that show land use plans in new subdivisions to assist purchasers in understanding the zoning of properties within the subdivision; ·                     circulation notices to residents by expanding the circulation to a wider area to include existing subdivisions and new homes that are adjacent to proposed new subdivisions; and, ·                     Civic Administration to work with industry partners at the LDI, London Home Builders and the Urban League to consider and recommend  improvements in land use designations language, mapping and communication tools used in the Official Plan, zoning and planning process.

 

 

 

 

V.	DEFERRED MATTERS/ADDITIONAL BUSINESS

 

VI.	ADJOURNMENT

 

            The meeting adjourned at 4:16 p.m.