Council Public Meeting Tuesday September 24, 2024 at 7:00pm
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The applicant has submitted Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment applications to permit the expansion of an existing home occupation use (dental office) as a primary use within the existing residential dwelling located at 2 MacKay Drive; and,
The purpose of this report is to seek comments from Council and the public with respect to the subject applications, pursuant to the statutory Public Meeting and associated notice requirements of the Planning Act.
The applicant is seeking approval of Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment applications to permit a high density mixed-use residential/commercial development to be comprised of two (2) towers (12 and 20 storeys in height), with a density of 5.0 FSI containing 414 apartment dwelling units and 737 square metres (7,933 square feet) of commercial space at grade on its land holdings
The purpose of this report is to seek comments from Council and the public with respect to the subject applications, pursuant to the statutory Public Meeting and associated notice requirements of the Planning Act.
According to the staff report:
Staff do not support the scale and intensity of the proposal that is seeking up to 20 storeys in height with a density of 5.0 FSI. High-density development, at this scale and intensity goes beyond the heights and densities recently approved through OPA 18.7 closest to the GO Station and is therefore not appropriate given the newly established context and policy framework applicable to the subject lands that is representative of the most current thinking and direction of Provincial legislation.
The proposal raises significant concerns regarding the failure to comply with the maximum permitted height and density, angular plane and high-rise building policies and lack of transition to the surrounding neighbourhood as required by the Plan.
It should be noted that with the passing of Bill 185, the Planning Act has been amended to prohibit Zoning By-laws and Official Plans from requiring minimum parking requirements, except for bicycle parking, on lands within a Protected Major Transit Station Area. As the subject lands are within PMTSA #50 boundaries as established by the ROP, there are no minimum parking requirements required to support the proposed development.
Public Comments:
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