Council Public Meeting Tuesday October 22, 2024 at 7pm
Meeting Agenda: Revised Meeting Agenda
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On the Agenda:
The applicant is seeking approval of Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment applications to permit a medium density residential development to be comprised of 108 back-to-back stacked townhouse dwelling units. Building heights of 4 storeys.
Key Points:
The subject lands are designated Urban Area in accordance with the ROP and more specifically designated as Community Area of the ROP. The Urban Area is considered the primary location for growth and development within York Region, which includes Towns, Villages, Centres and Corridors. The Community Area is intended to support a wide range and mix of urban uses and to accommodate a significant portion of planned growth within York Region.
The subject lands are not located within a strategic growth area as identified in the ROP, and the subject lands are not located within a Protected or Future MTSA of the ROP. However, the subject lands are located approximately 50 metres east of Yonge Street, which is a Regional Corridor, designed to function as an urban main street with compact, mixed-use, pedestrian-friendly and transit supportive built forms
The proposed back-to-back stacked townhouses are a permitted use in accordance with the policies of the Neighbourhood designation.
The proposed development has frontage on an arterial street (Stouffville Road) which allows for a height of four (4) storeys as proposed for medium density residential development.
The proposed development seeks approval of a maximum site density of 146 units per hectare which exceeds the maximum permitted density of 50 units per hectare in accordance with the Neighbourhood designation.
The subject lands are also located on the Oak Ridges Moraine and are located within the Settlement Area designation. Pursuant to Section 3.2.1.1(18) of the Plan, all uses including the creation of new lots which are otherwise permitted under the Plan and applicable Secondary Plans, as amended from time to time, shall be permitted within the Settlement Area.
It is important to note that Stouffville Road is not presently serviced by stormwater, sanitary and water infrastructure.
The applicant has submitted a Functional Servicing Report (FSR) detailing a comprehensive servicing strategy to support of the proposed development which also provides a potential servicing scheme for the development of the surrounding lands.
The provision of services to this area will require co-ordination between Region and the City should the application be approved and will require the applicant to enter into a Servicing Agreement with the City to obligate the construction of the required municipal servicing including City Contributions for servicing included in the City-Wide Development Charges.
The applications and associated servicing strategy remain under review by the City’s Infrastructure Planning and Development Engineering Division and the Region of York.
A request for comments concerning proposed municipally initiated Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments to expand existing additional residential units (“ARUs”) permissions to allow up to four units “as-of-right” where zoning permits single detached, semi-detached and townhouse dwelling forms and to allow up to four (4) storey heights “as-of-right” within a Major Transit Station Areas (“MTSAs”) located along Yonge Street, Highway 7 and the Newkirk GO Station.
The Federal Government has made funding available through its Housing Accelerator Fund (HAF) to municipalities exploring and implementing initiatives related to increasing housing supply and supporting the development of complete, low-carbon and climate resilient communities that are affordable, inclusive, equitable and diverse;
In response to the City’s application to the HAF, the Federal Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities issued two specific requests to enhance the City’s application in an effort to create new housing opportunities. Accordingly, on October 25, 2023 City Council directed staff to:
amend the City’s Official Plan and Zoning By-laws to permit up to four (4) residential units on a property wherever zoning permits single detached, semidetached or townhouse dwelling units. The implementing Zoning By-law may prescribe additional criteria such as servicing capacity to support the proposed units for consideration by Council as soon as permitted by the statutory requirements of the Planning Act;
amend the City’s Official Plan and Zoning By-laws to allow up to four (4) storeys “as-of-right” within an MTSA along the Yonge Street and Highway 7 priority transit corridors where there is a mixed-use centre or corridor designation in the Official Plan with permissions for building heights of three (3) storeys or greater; and,
undertake (on an expedited basis) community and stakeholder consultation and an assessment of impacts to infrastructure capacity as part of this initiative to obtain feedback prior to making a recommendation to Council.
Public Comments:
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