Committee of the Whole Meeting
Addition

CW#05-24

Wednesday, April 03, 2024 at 9:30 A.m. - 12:00 P.m.

Council Chambers

225 East Beaver Creek Road

Richmond Hill, Ontario

Chair, Councillor Carol Davidson

 

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10.

Delegation(s)

10.1

Adam Layton, Evans Planning, on behalf of the owner, regarding the proposed applications submitted by 2747883 Ontario Inc. and 2753502 Ontario Inc. for 13572 and 13576 Bayview Avenue - (refer to Item 11.5)

10.2

Mark Resnick, SmartCentres, regarding the proposed applications submitted by Whitehorn Investments Limited, Stephen-Mitchell Realty Limited, 891566 Ontario Limited and Ledbrow Investments Ltd for 9301, 9325 and 9335 Yonge Street - (refer to Item 11.8)

11.

Committee and Staff Reports

11.8

SRPBS.24.007 – Request for Direction – Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment Applications – Whitehorn Investments Limited, Stephen-Mitchell Realty Limited, 891566 Ontario Limited and Ledbrow Investments Ltd. –  9301, 9325 and 9335 Yonge Street

City Files D01-20015 and D02-20029 (Related File D06-22036)

• a) That Staff Report SRPBS.24.007 be received for information purposes;

  b) That the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) be advised that Council supports the Settlement Offer dated March 26, 2024 submitted by Whitehorn Investments Limited, Stephen-Mitchell Realty Limited, 891566 Ontario Limited and Ledbrow Investments Ltd. for a portion of the lands known as Part of Lot 41, Concession 1, E.Y.S. (Municipal Addresses: 9301, 9325 and 9335 Yonge Street), City Files D01-20015 and D02-20029, for the primary reasons outlined in Staff Report SRPBS.24.007, subject to the following:

  1. that the OLT be requested to approve the Official Plan Amendment substantially in accordance with the document set out in Appendix “B” to Staff Report SRPBS.24.007;
  2. that the OLT be requested to approve the Zoning By-law Amendment substantially in accordance with the document set out in Appendix “C” to Staff Report SRPBS.24.007;
  3. that the OLT be requested to withhold the issuance of its Final Order with respect to the Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment until such time as the City advises the Tribunal that the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments have, respectively, been finalized to the satisfaction of the Commissioner of Planning and Building Services;

  c) That upon the recommendation of the Commissioner of Planning and Building Services, the Mayor and City Clerk be authorized to enter into Minutes of Settlement and execute any further agreements or documentation to implement the Settlement Offer dated March 26, 2024;

  d) That the authority to assign municipal servicing allocation for the proposed development to be constructed on the subject lands be delegated to the Commissioner of Planning and Building Services subject to the criteria in the City’s Interim Growth Management Strategy, and that the assigned servicing allocation be released in accordance with By-law 109-11, as amended; and,

  e) That appropriate City staff be directed to appear at the OLT as necessary in support of Council’s position concerning the subject applications.

11.9

Additional correspondence received regarding the proposed applications submitted by 2747883 Ontario Inc. and 2753502 Ontario Inc. for 13572 and 13586 Bayview Avenue - (Item 11.5)

• That the following additional correspondence regarding the proposed applications submitted by 2747883 Ontario Inc. and 2753502 Ontario Inc. for 13572 and 13586 Bayview Avenue, be received:

  1. Steven Zhong and family, 37 Wolfson Crescent, dated March 30, 2023.

11.10

Correspondence received regarding the proposed applications submitted by Whitehorn Investments Limited, Stephen-Mitchell Realty Limited, 891566 Ontario Limited and Ledbrow Investments Ltd. – 9301, 9325 and 9335 Yonge Street - (Item 11.8)

• That the following correspondence regarding the proposed applications submitted by Whitehorn Investments Limited, Stephen-Mitchell Realty Limited, 891566 Ontario Limited and Ledbrow Investments Ltd. for 9301, 9325 and 9335 Yonge Street, be received:

  1. Mike Gurski, 159 Avenue Road, dated April 1, 2024.