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MINUTES - Special Council - 20000329 TOWN OF AURORA SPECIAL COUNCIL - PUBLIC PLANNING MEETING MINUTES NO. 11-00 Council Chambers Aurora Town Hall Wednesday, March 29, 2000 ATTENDANCE COUNCIL MEMBERS Mayor Jones in the Chair; Councillors Griffith, Hartwell, Healy, Hogg, McKenzie, and West. Councillor Hinder was absent on vacation. Councillor Morris was absent due to illness. STAFF MEMBERS Chief Administrative Officer, Director of Planning, Director of Building Administration, Administrative Coordinator/Deputy Clerk, Planner, Administrative Assistant. The Mayor called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. I DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST There were no declarations of interest under the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act. II APPROVAL OF AGENDA Moved by Councillor West Seconded by Councillor McKenzie THAT the content of the Agenda as circulated by the Corporate Services Department be approved as outlined herein: CARRIED III PLANNING APPLICATIONS Mayor Jones advised that the meeting had been called as a Public Meeting under the Planning Act with respect to considering a Zoning By-law Amendment Application (File: D14-03-00), as submitted by Totera Meats Ltd./1268264 Ontario Ltd., concerning property described as Part of Lots 3 & 4 (East of Yonge Street) and Part of Lots 4 & 5 (West of Victoria Street), Plan 68 and being municipally known as 15207 Yonge Street, Aurora. Aurora Special Council – Public Planning Minutes No. 11-00 Page 2 Wednesday, March 29, 2000 Mayor Jones outlined the procedures that would be followed in the conduct of the public meeting. The Deputy Clerk confirmed that appropriate notice had been given and that a sign had been posted on the subject property in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Planning Act. 1. PL00-032 - Zoning By-law Amendment Application Totera Meats Ltd./1268264 Ontario Ltd. Part Lots 3 & 4, 4 & 5, Plan 68 15207 Yonge Street File: D14-03-00 Planning Staff Mr. Rob Hughes, Planner, outlined the purpose of the application and briefly summarized the contents of Planning Report No. PL00-032. Mr. Hughes outlined the history of the property, with specific reference to the Ontario Municipal Board decision, which prescribed development restrictions on the subject lands. Mr. Hughes concluded that since the proponents had now demonstrated that sufficient parking could be provided to accommodate a proposed increase in residential units (from 14 to 18 units), staff had no objections to the application, subject to the applicant entering into a site plan amendment agreement to address a number of matters outlined in their report. Public Comments Mr. Michael Evans, owner of True Value Hardware, 15236 Yonge Street, Aurora, appeared in support of the application. Mr. Howard Swain, 15 Mosley Street, Aurora, suggested that the proposed reduction in the maneuvering area in the parking lot would be insufficient. Mr. Swain also suggested that the two parking spaces in front of the entrance at the rear of the building were contrary to fire and building codes. Mr. Swain made reference to the previous OMB decision, which restricted the number of residential units to 14. He also expressed concern that if the buffer area was reduced, snow removal could become an issue. Mr. Dave Amborski, 19 Catherine Avenue, Aurora, indicated that there was considerable discussion at the OMB hearing regarding the number of units, and at that point, there was no indication from the owner that he wished to increase the number of units to 18. Mr. Amborski quoted a portion of the OMB decision that referred to the “cap” on the number of units and he questioned how the provision of amenity space had been decided. Mr. Amborski asked for clarification about the building permit and how many units were allowed in the permit. He also questioned the form of the proposed amending zoning bylaw. Mr. Tom Burton, 14 Wellington St. E., Aurora, appeared before Council in support of the application, indicating that Aurora was in need of more apartments. Agent Mr. Gary Templeton of Templeton-Lepek Limited, appeared as agent for the applicant. Mr. Templeton indicated that he concurred with the staff recommendations and addressed the suggested condition regarding a review of the proposed parking layout. Mr. Templeton displayed a revised site plan of the parking lot, which had yet to be reviewed by staff, and suggested that the new layout provided for better vehicular movement throughout the property. Mr. Templeton indicated that the application would conform to the Official Plan and noted that while he didn’t see a problem with snow accumulating in the reduced buffer strip, the snow could be trucked away from that area, should the need arise. Mr. Templeton suggested that the OMB “cap” on the number of units (ie. 14) was based on planning staff comments that the number of parking spaces proposed at the time could only support 14 units. He added that the new site Aurora Special Council – Public Planning Minutes No. 11-00 Page 3 Wednesday, March 29, 2000 plan provided for sufficient parking to accommodate an increase in the number of units to 18, and that Council had the authority to increase the number in accordance with the Town’s Official Plan. Mr. Templeton indicated that his client was proposing an increase in “internal” amenity space on the ground floor, to be achieved by a reduction in the amount of commercial floorspace. He stated that the amount of amenity space was found to be acceptable by the Planning Department and added that the additional residential units would be located in the fifth floor of the building. Mr. Templeton submitted that the two parking spaces located near the rear entrance would not conflict with fire or building codes and noted that the rear entrance would, in fact, be the main entrance for the residents of the building. Mr. Leo Grellette, Director of Building Administration, clarified that emergency access to the structure would be via the Yonge Street entrance and concurred that the rear parking spaces were legal. Mr. Grellette also apprised the Council of the status of the two stop work orders that had been issued against the property. Mr. Totera, the owner, noted that the building had been recessed back at the time of construction and that originally, the property was thought to have insufficient area to provide for additional parking. He added however, that the drawings had now been re-done and that sufficient parking could in fact be provided to accommodate the increase in residential units. Mr. Totera also made reference to the proposed increase in internal amenity space. The public portion of the meeting closed at 7:25 p.m. and Council’s deliberations began. Moved by Councillor West Seconded by Councillor Griffith THAT Council approve, in principle, the zoning by-law amendment application submitted by Totera Meats Ltd./1268264 Ontario Ltd. (File: D14-03-00) for the property municipally known as 15207 Yonge Street; and, THAT the enactment of the implementing by-law be subject to the processing of a site plan amendment agreement addressing those matters outlined in Planning Report No. PL00-032. CARRIED IV ADJOURNMENT Moved by Councillor West THAT the meeting be adjourned at 7:50 p.m. CARRIED ______________________ _________________________________ T. JONES, MAYOR B. PANIZZA, TOWN CLERK