February 5, 1998
To: Scarborough Community Council
From: Lorne Ross, MCIP, RPP
Commissioner of Planning and Buildings
Functional Lead - Planning
Subject: PRELIMINARY EVALUATION REPORT
Official Plan Amendment P98001
1144070 Ontario Ltd.
PMG Planning Consultants
Port Union Village Community
Scarborough Highland Creek
Purpose:
PMG Planning Consultants has submitted an official plan amendment to amend the General Policy of the Port Union Village Community Secondary Plan which requires that a minimum of 2.6 hectares of land shall be made available for new schools for both the Public and Separate School Boards in combination with a minimum 3.2 hectare community park. The amendment proposes to amend this policy to reduce the minimum area required for new schools to 2.4 hectares and to 2.6 hectares for the community park.
Recommendations:
That the Scarborough Community Council defer consideration of this application until applications for rezoning and a draft plan of subdivision are submitted to enable staff to thoroughly assess the impact of the proposed official plan amendment.
Background:
Council on September 16, 1997 considered my Preliminary Evaluation Report on applications to amend the zoning by-law and for a draft plan of subdivision submitted by PMG Planning Consultants for the property commonly referred to as the Manson lands. The applications proposed to permit the redevelopment of approximately 9.8 hectares (24 acres) for 26 single detached and 158 street townhouses, including a block for the consolidation of an elementary school site and blocks for park and the Village Common. In considering my report, Council refused the applications as submitted.
Solicitors for Yellow Moon Homes Inc. (the prospective purchasers of the Manson lands) subsequently appealed both the rezoning and draft plan of subdivision to the Ontario Municipal Board. To date neither a pre-hearing nor a hearing date has been scheduled.
Comments
As stated by the applicants the purpose of the Official Plan amendment is to reduce the minimum size of the community park and the school blocks to implement their "modified" draft plan of subdivision. However, until such time as the applicants have filed new rezoning and draft plan of subdivision applications to supplement their requested Official Plan Amendment, it would be premature to consider this application.
Contact Name:
Carl Januszczak, MCIP, RPP.
Principal Planner, Community Planning Division
Phone: (416)396-7034
Fax: (416)396-4265
Email: januszc@city.scarborough.on.ca
Lorne Ross, MCIP, RPP.
Commissioner of Planning and Buildings
Functional Lead - Planning
CJ/kl
