February 3, 1998
To: Scarborough Community Council
From: Lorne Ross, MCIP, RPP.
Commissioner of Planning and Buildings
Functional Lead - Planning
Subject: ONTARIO MUNICIPAL BOARD HEARINGS
Scarborough Agincourt, Scarborough Malvern, Scarborough Wexford, Scarborough City Centre, Scarborough Highland Creek and Scarborough Bluffs
Purpose:
Status of Appeals
Recommendations:
That Scarborough Community Council receive this report for information.
Report:
Note: Items With An Asterisk * Contain New Information Obtained Since Our Last Report.
1. APPEALS WITH HEARING DATES
DATE OF FILE DESCRIPTION & LOCATION
HEARING NUMBER
*January 26, 1998 W97016 Group Home - Distance
Deferred Scarborough-Wide application
The proposal is to change the distance separating group homes from 300 m to 80 m. Appeals have been submitted by St. Leonards Society of Metropolitan Toronto, Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto and the Catholic Children's Aid Society.
*February 6, 1998 P89025 Burnac Corp.
prehearing Z89049 North-west corner of McLevin Avenue
& Neilson Road
Malvern Community
Scarborough Malvern
*Prehearing date has now been established.
February 12, 1998 W95020 Golden Mile Employment District
prehearing Z94025 Land Use Review
Z95018 various owners and locations
Z95046 Golden Mile Employment District
Z96009 Scarborough Bluffs, Scarborough Wexford Z97047
*February 20, 1998 P97003 Morningside Heights Landowners
pre-hearing Steeles Avenue/Rouge River
Tapscott Employment District
Scarborough Malvern
The Morningside Heights Landowners Group has appealed Council's failure to make a decision on their Official Plan Amendment application. The application proposes to redesignate lands from Industrial, Agricultural and Institutional to residential with ancillary uses.
*February 20, 1998 W92114 Morningside Heights Land Use Study
pre-hearing Tapscott Employment District
Scarborough Malvern
OPA 974 adopted by Council on January 21, 1997 has been appealed by the Morningside Heights Landowners Group. This amendment delineates a portion of the Tapscott Employment District as a Special Study Area, in order to articulate Council's intent to study the land use designations for the area in which applications have been submitted by the Morningside Heights Landowner's Group. The Group has also appealed Council's refusal to pass their application to amend the Tapscott Employment District Secondary Plan.
March 2, 1998 Z95058 1098748 Ontario Limited
prehearing Z97015 3850-3900 Sheppard Ave. E.
May 4, 1998 Z97005 and 2320-2330 Kennedy Road(Agincourt
* P97021 Mall) Part Lot 29, Concession 3, Part Block A, Registered Plan 5260, and Part Block 3, Registered Plan M2255
Agincourt Centre
Scarborough Agincourt
*Scarborough Community Council refused this application at its meeting on January 21, 1998.
2. APPEALS AWAITING HEARING DATES
FILE NO: DESCRIPTION & LOCATION
P96003 IPCF Properties Inc.
Z96004 1880 Eglinton Avenue East
A94044 Blocks 'A' and 'D', R.P. 4722
P88055 Clairlea Community
Z88095 Scarborough Wexford
A95060 Han-Len Holdings Inc.
4150 Finch Avenue East
Lot 2, R.P. 3534
Milliken Employment District
Scarborough Malvern
A94209 447112 Ontario Ltd.
45 Munham Gate, Unit 6
Part of Lot 29, R.C.P. 9846
Dorset Park Employment District
Scarborough City Centre
Z95016 John Cautius
3360 Midland Avenue
Milliken Employment District
Scarborough Agincourt
Z91018 Aurora Collectables
1610 Midland Avenue
Dorset Park Employment District
Scarborough City Centre
W96002 Special Study Area Review
Former Scarborough Transportation
Corridor Lands
Birchcliff & Cliffside Communities
Scarborough Bluffs
B96075 ZABS Limited
6 Pine Ridge Drive
Lot 90, R.P. M-440
Cliffcrest Community
Scarborough Bluffs
Z95053 Eid Attia
6353 & 6361 Kingston Road
Part of Lot 4, Concession 1
Highland Creek Community
Scarborough Highland Creek
A97208 Lawrence Avenue Group
880 Ellesmere Road
Dorset Park Community
Scarborough City Centre
P97007 Imperial Oil Limited
Z97019 North-west corner of Sheppard Avenue &
S97039 Kingston Road
Rouge Community
Scarborough Malvern
B97062 Green Desk Developments Inc.
Claresholm Drive
Highland Creek Community
Scarborough Highland Creek
A97312 City of Scarborough
Upton Road
Golden Mile Employment District
Scarborough Bluffs
A97279 John & Bernadette Hughes
*B97061 24 Parkcrest Drive
Scarborough Village Community
Scarborough Bluffs
The owner has appealed the December 31, 1997 decision of the Commissioner of Planning and Buildings refusing a consent to create the 2 lots.
*Z95042 Manson Insulation Inc.
T95015 Lawrence Avenue East
Port Union Village Community
Scarborough Highland Creek
Yellow Moon Homes Inc. has appealed Council's refusal of their rezoning application to permit the development of their 9.8 ha (24 acre) site. The application proposes to develop 26 single detached and 158 street townhouses along with blocks for park, Village Common and elementary school uses. In addition, they also appealed Metro Council's failure to make a decision on their proposed plan of subdivision.
Subsequent to their appeal the applicants have also submitted an application for an Official Plan Amendment (SP98001) the purpose of which is to amend the policy in the Port Union Village Community Secondary Plan which requires that a minimum of 2.6 ha of land be available for new schools in combination with a minimum 3.2 ha community park.
*W96023 Surplus Hydro Corridor
Approximately 48 ha ( 118 acres)
Part of Lot 33 and 34 Concession 2, 3, and 4
Part of Lot 29 and 30, Concession 1
L=Amoreaux, Sullivan, Maryvale and
Dorset Park Communities
Scarborough Wexford, Scarborough Agincourt
and Scarborough City Centre
Ontario Hydro and First Alliance Church have appealed the provisions of Official Plan Amendment 1001, adopted by Council on September 30, 1997 and approved by the Minister of Municipal Affairs
December 9, 1997. Official Plan Amendment 1001 applies to surplus Ontario Hydro corridor lands and adds an Open Space designation to the Public Utility designation, and designates 3 specific properties as Special Study Area, to be considered for Places of Worship. Ontario Hydro has appealed the Open Space designation as the lands have been sold to development interests. It is expected the purchasers will pursue the appeal. First Alliance Church has appealed the Special Study designation for Hydro lands they have acquired, and requests the approval for a Place of Worship/Medium Density designation.
*W97024 City Initiated Zoning By-law Amendment -
To clarify Permissions and Prohibitions of Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Uses in Residential Zones in Community Zoning By-laws.
Stan Jordan has appealed Council's September 16, 1997 decision to prohibit the painting, sanding, welding and autobody repairs of vehicles in Single-Family, Semi-Detached and Two-Family Dwellings, Duplexes and Street Townhouses.
*W96012 Upper Rouge - Hillside Zoning By-law
725482 Ontario Limited and Anndale Properties Limited (AAnndale@) have appealed Council's September 16, 1997 decision to repeal By-law Number 14353, the Zoological Garden By-law and to further amend the Agricultural Holding By-law 10217; By-law Number 24982, the Employment Districts Zoning By-law; and By-law Number 3036, Former Township of Pickering, and to create the Upper Rouge - Hillside Zoning By-law being By-law Number 25278.
*T94005 High Glen Development Limited
P92024 Morningside Avenue & Finch Avenue
Z87116 Malvern Community
Scarborough Malvern
High Glen Developments Limited and Rossland Real Estate Limited have appealed Council's failure to make a decision on their Official Plan Amendment and rezoning applications. The Official Plan Amendment proposes to redesignate land from "Special Uses Area" and "Finch Avenue Realignment" to "Low Density Residential" and the Zoning By-law proposes to rezone the land to ASingle-Family@ and AStreet Townhouses@.
In addition, the applicants have also appealed Council's failure to approve their draft plan of subdivision. The draft plan proposes 19 single detached lots, 20 street townhouses and part lots for future development of singles, and street townhouses.
Contact Name:
Kennedy Self, MCIP, RPP.
Director of Community Planning
Phone: 396-7012
Fax: 396-4265
Email: self@city.scarborough.on.ca
Lorne Ross, MCIP, RPP.
Commissioner of Planning and Buildings
Functional Lead - Planning
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