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SCARBOROUGH COMMUNITY COUNCIL

A G E N D A

Date of Meeting: September 16, 1998 Enquiry: Margaret O'Neil
Time: 9:30 a.m. Interim Contact
Location: Meeting Hall

Scarborough Civic Centre

396-7288

O'Neil@City.Scarborough.on.ca

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST PURSUANT TO

THE MUNICIPAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST ACT.

CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES.

PRESENTATION.

9:30 a.m. The Director of Community Planning, East District, will present the Ontario Professional Planners' Institute's 1998 Professional Merit Award, in the category of Communications/Public Education, awarded to the City of Toronto (Scarborough) for its "Public Safety and Development Review Guidelines".

DEPUTATIONS.

9:45 a.m.Site Plan Control Application S96112, 1159 Tapscott Road - Ward 18.

(Refer to Agenda Item No. 14)

Mr. Mario Furfari, representing Joseph Furfari Investments Limited, the applicant.

2:00 p.m. PUBLIC MEETINGS UNDER THE PLANNING ACT.

(Refer to Agenda Item Nos. 31 to 33, inclusive)

7:30 p.m.PUBLIC MEETING - The 2008 Toronto Olympic Bid.

-Trevor Mangion, Toronto Resident;

-William Brown, Chair of the Advisory Committee on Accessible Transportation for the TTC;

-Representative of the Scarborough Gymnastics Club; and

-Bruce Brier, Citizens for Retention of the East Gardiner Expressway.

COMMUNICATIONS/REPORTS.

1.CONTROLLING UNDESIRABLE TRAFFIC ON FAULKLAND ROAD

WARD 13 - SCARBOROUGH BLUFFS

Director, Transportation Services, District 4

(September 1, 1998)

Recommending that:

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(1)Transportation Services staff be directed to conduct follow-up traffic counts on Faulkland Road, Leahurst Drive, Comstock Road and Lebovic Avenue, in the fall of 1998, and again later, if required, to determine whether a traffic infiltration problem materializes with additional development in the Golden Mile Employment District; and

(2)through the Ward Councillors, Transportation Services staff provide technical assistance in developing a community-driven neighbourhood traffic management plan, which could include, among other things:

-a traffic monitoring program;

-traffic sign restrictions;

-one-way street(s); or

-traffic calming measures;

all aimed at controlling undesirable traffic on Faulkland Road, as required.

2.PARKING ON ISLAND ROAD

WARD 16 - SCARBOROUGH HIGHLAND CREEK

Director, Transportation Services, District 4

(August 25, 1998)

Recommending that:

(1)the stopping restriction identified in Appendix 1 of this report be adopted; and

(2)the appropriate by-law be amended accordingly.

3.PARKING AND TRAFFIC CONCERNS ON FUNDY BAY BOULEVARD BY

DAVID LEWIS PUBLIC SCHOOL and ST. MAXIMILIAN KOLBE CATHOLIC SCHOOL - WARD 17 - SCARBOROUGH AGINCOURT

Deferred from previous meeting

Director, Transportation Services, District 4

(June 29, 1998)

Recommending that:

(1)the parking regulations identified in Appendix 1 of this report be rescinded;

(2)the parking and stopping regulations identified in Appendix 2 of this report be adopted; and

(3)the appropriate by-laws be amended accordingly.

4.REQUEST FOR A 40 KILOMETRE PER HOUR SPEED LIMIT ON

BELLEFONTAINE STREET AND SOUTHLAWN DRIVE

WARD 17 - SCARBOROUGH AGINCOURT

Director, Transportation Services, District 4

(August 28, 1998)

Recommending that:

(1)the 40 kilometre per hour speed limits identified in Appendix 1 of this report be adopted; and

(2)the appropriate by-law be amended accordingly.

5.SPEEDING ON AYLESWORTH AVENUE

WARD 17 - SCARBOROUGH AGINCOURT

Director, Transportation Services, District 4

(August 28, 1998)

Recommending that a copy of the speed counts resulting from the studies conducted by Transportation Services on Aylesworth Avenue be forwarded to the Toronto Police Services, 41 Division, for their review and whatever action deemed necessary.

6.TORONTO TRANSIT COMMISSION 1999 SERVICE PLAN

ALL SCARBOROUGH WARDS

Director, Transportation Services, District 4

(August 31, 1998)

Recommending that:

(1)a copy of the Director's report, as approved by Community Council, be forwarded to the Toronto Transit Commission before October 28, 1998; and

(2)the proposal to remove service on the No. 12 Kingston Road route be re-evaluated.

(A copy of the TTC 1999 Service Plan report is enclosed with this Agenda for Members of Community Council only.)

7.1998 NEW SIDEWALK CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM

ALL SCARBOROUGH WARDS

Director, Transportation Services, District 4

(September 1, 1998)

Recommending that the list of sidewalks identified in "Table 1 - Recommended Sidewalks", estimated to cost in the order of $100,000.00, be approved for construction in 1998.

8.1998 BUS PASSENGER SHELTER INSTALLATION PROGRAM

ALL SCARBOROUGH WARDS

Director, Transportation Services, District 4

(September 1, 1998)

Recommending that the new bus passenger shelter locations identified in Appendix 1 to this report be approved.

9.PRELIMINARY EVALUATION REPORT

ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT APPLICATION SZ98019]

699401 ONTARIO LIMITED, 772 WARDEN AVENUE

GOLDEN MILE EMPLOYMENT DISTRICT

WARD 13 - SCARBOROUGH BLUFFS

Director, Community Planning, East District

(August 24, 1998)

Recommending that Community Council convene a public meeting to consider this application, targeted for the fourth quarter of 1998, subject to staff:

(1)concluding the review of the traffic impact study and finalizing the proposed site access arrangements; and

(2)providing notice of the public meeting to all owners and tenants within 120metres (400 feet) of the property and to all parties receiving notice of the Minister's Decision and the Municipal Board Hearing regarding the Golden Mile Land Use Review.

10.PRELIMINARY EVALUATION REPORT

ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT APPLICATION SZ98018

1248161 ONTARIO LIMITED, 255 BLANTYRE AVENUE

BIRCHCLIFF COMMUNITY

WARD 13 - SCARBOROUGH BLUFFS

Director, Community Planning, East District

(September 2, 1998)

Recommending that Community Council direct the Director, Community Planning, East District, to:

(1)circulate the application in the normal manner;

(2)facilitate dialogue between the applicant and the local community, including the formation of a Steering Committee, with the objective of developing a mutually satisfactory design concept; and

(3)schedule the Public Meeting for Community Council's consideration of the application following the successful conclusion of this dialogue.

11.DRAFT PLAN OF CONDOMINIUM APPLICATION SC98023

MONDEO DEVELOPMENTS INC., 740 ELLESMERE ROAD

DORSET PARK COMMUNITY

WARD 14 - SCARBOROUGH WEXFORD

Director, Community Planning, East District

(August 14, 1998)

Recommending that Community Council support the Draft Plan of Condominium SC98023 by Del Zotto Zorzi, on behalf of Mondeo Developments Inc., for the property known municipally as 740 Ellesmere Road, subject to the conditions detailed in the Director's report.

12.DRAFT PLAN OF CONDOMINIUM APPLICATION SC98021

BARGREENE II LIMITED, 120 MIDWEST ROAD

DORSET PARK EMPLOYMENT DISTRICT

WARD 15 - SCARBOROUGH CITY CENTRE

Director, Community Planning, East District

(August 14, 1998)

Recommending that Community Council support Draft Plan of Condominium Application SC98021 by Steven Gruber, on behalf of Bargreene II Limited, for the lands known municipally as 120 Midwest Road, subject to the conditions detailed in the Director's report.

13.SITE PLAN CONTROL APPLICATION S97161

PETRO CANADA, 70 GUILDWOOD PARKWAY

WARD 13 - SCARBOROUGH BLUFFS

Director, Community Planning, East District

(August 26, 1998)

Recommending that Community Council defer its consideration of Site Plan Control Application S97161 to its meeting scheduled to be held on October 14, 1998, to allow planning staff, the applicant and the community working group additional time to resolve outstanding Site Plan issues.

14.SITE PLAN CONTROL APPLICATION S96112

JOSEPH FURFARI INVESTMENTS LIMITED, 1159 TAPSCOTT ROAD

WARD 18 - SCARBOROUGH MALVERN

Director, Community Planning, East District

(August 27, 1998)

Recommending that Community Council support the approval of the final Site Plan Control Application S96112, as shown on Figures 3 and 4 of this report.

15.PART LOT CONTROL EXEMPTION APPLICATION PL98006

MEADOWSWEET HOMES INC., WARDEN AVENUE AND ST. CLAIR AVENUE

CLAIRLEA COMMUNITY

WARD 13 - SCARBOROUGH BLUFFS

Director, Community Planning, East District

(August 27, 1998)

Recommending that:

(1)City Council enact a Part Lot Control Exemption By-law with respect to Blocks 138-140 and Lots 1 to 10, 25 and 27 to 35 on Registered Plan 66M-2312;

(2)the Part Lot Control Exemption By-law be repealed one (1) year from the date of the passing of the By-law;

(3)all conveyances which occur after the exemption from Part Lot Control be in accordance with Reference Plan(s) approved by the Director Community Planning, East District, prior to the plan(s) being deposited in the Land Registry Office, and generally in accordance with the lots and blocks as laid out in Registered Plan 66M-2312 as shown on Figure 1; and

(4)City Council authorize such unsubstantive, technical, stylistic or format changes to the by-law as may be required to properly carry out the intent of this resolution.

16.REQUEST FOR DIRECTION

MINOR VARIANCE APPEAL - A290/97

RESTORATION TABERNACLE, 3543 DANFORTH AVENUE

WARD 13 - SCARBOROUGH BLUFFS

Director, Community Planning, East District

(September 3, 1998)

Recommending that City Council direct the City Solicitor to attend the Ontario Municipal Board Hearing in support of the Committee of Adjustment decision with respect to Minor Variance Application A290/97.

17.REQUEST FOR DIRECTION

MINOR VARIANCE APPEAL - A311/97

NARINDERPAL AND HARBANS BHATTAL, 573 MEADOWVALE ROAD

WARD 16 - SCARBOROUGH HIGHLAND CREEK

Director, Community Planning, East District

(August 18, 1998)

Recommending that City Council direct the City Solicitor to attend the Ontario Municipal Board Hearing in support of the Committee of Adjustment decision with respect to Minor Variance Application A311/97.

18.REQUEST FOR DIRECTION

MINOR VARIANCE APPEAL - SA105/98

WINNIE KIT HAN SHEN, 50 NASHDENE ROAD, UNIT 105

WARD 18 - SCARBOROUGH MALVERN

Director, Community Planning, East District

(August 19, 1998)

Recommending that City Council direct the City Solicitor to attend the Ontario Municipal Board Hearing in support of the Committee of Adjustment decision with respect to Minor Variance Application SA105/98

19.NEW APPLICATIONS RECEIVED - ALL SCARBOROUGH WARDS

Director, Community Planning, East District

(August 27, 1998)

Advising Community Council of the new applications received during the seven-week period

ending August 19, 1998, and recommending that this report be received for information.

20.SITE PLAN CONTROL APPROVALS - ALL SCARBOROUGH WARDS

Director, Community Planning, East District

(August 31, 1998)

Advising Community Council of the various Site Plan Control Approvals granted by the former Commissioner of Planning and Buildings, Scarborough, and recommending that this report be received for information.

21.ONTARIO MUNICIPAL BOARD HEARINGS - ALL SCARBOROUGH WARDS

Director, Community Planning, East District

(August 27, 1998)

Advising Community Council of the status of current appeals before the Ontario Municipal Board and recommending that this report be received for information.

22.CONSENT APPLICATIONS - ALL SCARBOROUGH WARDS

Director, Community Planning, East District

(August 31, 1998)

Advising Community Council of the various Consent Decisions granted by the former Commissioner of Planning and Buildings, Scarborough, and recommending that this report be received for information.

23.ONTARIO MUNICIPAL BOARD DECISIONS - VARIANCE APPEALS

LAWRENCE AVENUE GROUP, 880 ELLESMERE ROAD

WARD 15 - SCARBOROUGH CITY CENTRE

CAROLINE HUAPING CHIANG, 43 ALANBULL SQUARE

WARD 18 - SCARBOROUGH MALVERN

City Solicitor

(August 27, 1998)

Advising Community Council of the Decision of the Ontario Municipal Board respecting the subject appeals, and recommending that this report be received for information.

24.ONTARIO MUNICIPAL BOARD DECISION

YELLOW MOON HOMES INC., MANSON LANDS, LAWRENCE AVENUE EAST

WARD 16 - SCARBOROUGH HIGHLAND CREEK

City Solicitor

(August 27, 1998)

Advising Community Council of the Decision of the Ontario Municipal Board respecting the date for the hearing on the subject lands and the issue of site clean-up, and recommending that this report be received for information.

25.ONTARIO MUNICIPAL BOARD DECISION

THE MORNINGSIDE HEIGHTS LANDOWNERS' GROUP

APPEAL OF OFFICIAL PLAN AMENDMENT 974

WARD 18 - SCARBOROUGH MALVERN

City Solicitor

(August 27, 1998)

Advising Community Council of the Decision of the Ontario Municipal Board respecting the aforementioned appeal, and recommending that this report be received for information.

26.ONTARIO MUNICIPAL BOARD DECISION

THE BURNAC CORPORATION, NEILSON ROAD AND McLEVIN AVENUE

WARD 18 - SCARBOROUGH MALVERN

City Solicitor

(August 27, 1998)

Advising Community Council of the Decision of the Ontario Municipal Board respecting the aforementioned appeal, and recommending that this report be received for information.

27.ONTARIO MUNICIPAL BOARD DECISION

HIGH GLEN INVESTMENTS LIMITED/ROSSLAND REAL ESTATE LIMITED

WARD 18 - SCARBOROUGH MALVERN

City Solicitor

(September 1, 1998)

Advising Community Council of the Decision of the Ontario Municipal Board respecting the aforementioned appeal, and recommending that this report be received for information.

28.PROCESS FOR DISPOSAL OF CITY PROPERTY

Commissioner of Corporate Services

(August 18, 1998)

Advising Community Council, as directed by the Budget Committee at its meeting held on May 26, 1998, of the process with respect to the disposal of City property, and recommending that this report be received for information.

29.REQUEST FOR VARIANCE FROM THE SIGN BY-LAW

DAYTON SELF-STORAGE (401 CONLINS ROAD INC.),

EAST SIDE CONLINS ROAD - WARD 18, SCARBOROUGH MALVERN

Director, Municipal Standards

(August 25, 1998)

Recommending that City Council not grant a variance to permit an oversized sign at the aforementioned location.

30."NO BALL GAMES" SIGNS - BUTTERWORTH AVENUE

WARD 13 - SCARBOROUGH BLUFFS

Councillor Brian Ashton

(July 17, 1998)

Requesting consideration of the policy respecting installation of "No Ball Games" signs on residential streets.

2:00 P.M. PUBLIC MEETINGS UNDER THE PLANNING ACT.

31.CITY-INITIATED ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT APPLICATION Z97021

585 AND 587 KENNEDY ROAD

KENNEDY PARK COMMUNITY

WARD 15 - SCARBOROUGH CITY CENTRE

Deferred from June 24th meeting

Director, Community Planning, East District

(September 1, 1998)

Recommending that Community Council:

(1)defer the Public Meeting for Application Z97021 to the Community Council meeting scheduled to be held on November 25, 1998, to allow for new notice to be given, such notice to include the three properties to the south of 585 and 587 Kennedy Road, the owners of which have requested inclusion in this application; and

(2)confirm that the Medium Density Residential (RM) designation of the Official Plan applies to the properties to be added to the application.

32.ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT APPLICATION SZ98007

TRUSTEES OF ST. STEPHEN'S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

3817 LAWRENCE AVENUE EAST

WOBURN COMMUNITY

WARD 16 - SCARBOROUGH HIGHLAND CREEK

Director, Community Planning, East District

(August 21, 1998)

Recommending that City Council:

(A)Zoning By-law:

amend the Woburn Community Zoning By-law Number 9510, as amended, with respect to 3817 Lawrence Avenue East, being Part of Lot 9, Registered Plan 3356, as follows:

(1)southern portion of lands along Shoredale Drive:

delete the current Place of Worship zoning (PW) and replace it with Single-Family Residential (S) zoning with the following development standards:

(a)one single family dwelling per parcel of land with a minimum frontage of 13.4 metres (44 feet) on a public street and a minimum lot area of 390 square metres (4200 square feet);

(b)minimum building setback 6 metres (20 feet) from the streetline;

(c)minimum side yard setback 1.2 metres (4 feet) from each side for a one-storey dwelling, plus 0.6 metres (2 feet) for each additional or partial storey;

(d)each dwelling shall have an attached garage or attached carport;

(e)attached garages or attached carports may be erected at a distance of not less than 0.3 metres (1 foot) from the side lot line;

(2)northern portion of lands along Lawrence Avenue East:

amend the existing Place of Worship (PW) zoning by adding a development standard which accommodates the proposed parking supply of 52 spaces, and by deleting the development standard which requires a minimum side yard setback of one-half the height of the building and replacing it with a new development standard which reflects the existing side yard setbacks, as follows:

(a)minimum parking requirement for Place of Worship 5.3 parking spaces per 100 square metres (1076 square feet) of gross floor area for the first 970 square metres (10 445 square feet) of gross floor area; parking for additional Place of Worship gross floor area shall be in accordance with the General Parking Regulations for all Zones;

(b)minimum side yard building setback 6 metres (20 feet) from each side;

(B)Site Plan Control:

enact a By-law to lift Site Plan Control from the southern portion of the Trustees of St. Stephen's Presbyterian Church lands along Shoredale Drive when the amended Zoning comes into force; and

(C)authorize such unsubstantive technical, stylistic or format changes to the Zoning By-law amendment as may be required to properly carry out the intent of this resolution.

33.OFFICIAL PLAN AMENDMENT APPLICATION P95014

ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT APPLICATION Z95020

SCARBOROUGH AUTOMOTIVE CENTRE LIMITED

SOUTH SIDE OF MILNER AVENUE AT AUTO MALL DRIVE

ROUGE EMPLOYMENT DISTRICT

WARD 18 - SCARBOROUGH MALVERN

Director, Community Planning, East District

(August 20, 1998)

Recommending that City Council:

(A)Official Plan:

amend the Rouge Employment District Secondary Plan with respect to the property located on the south side of Milner Avenue, across from Auto Mall Drive, being Lot 4, Registered Plan M-2247, be deleting the following wording "and Highway 401" from Clause 3 of Numbered Policy No. 1, so the revised Clause 3 would read as follows:

"3.Vehicles sales, services and related uses are permitted generally but, with the exception of 1 and 2 above, will be directed away from the Sheppard Avenue frontage, the objective being to reserve the major frontages for uses that result in a substantial building presence".;

(B) Zoning By-law:

amend the Employment Districts Zoning By-law Number 24982 (Rouge Employment District), as amended with respect to the lands on the south side of Milner Avenue, acrossfrom Auto Mall Drive, being Lot 4, Registered Plan M-2247, by adding the "Vehicle Service Zone (VS)" to permit Vehicle Sales Operations and accessory uses, such as vehicle repair garages, vehicle service stations, excluding the sale of automotive fuel, mechanical or automatic car washes, day nurseries, market place signs and places of worship, with the following development standards:

(1)gross floor area of all buildings shall not exceed 0.50 times the lot area;

(2)gross floor area of all restaurants and retail stores shall not exceed 0.1 times the total built gross floor area of the Vehicle Display centre;

(3)a minimum of one building with a minimum gross floor area of .10 times the lot area on any lot used for a Vehicle Sales Operation;

(4)minimum 3 metre (10 feet) building setback from the streetline;

(5)minimum 3 metre (10 feet) building setback from lot lines other than streetlines;

(6)parking, storage or display of vehicles is prohibited within 5 metres (16.4feet) of any street line;

(7)parking, storage or display of vehicles is prohibited within 10 metres (33 feet) from the Highway 401 property line;

(8)minimum 3.0 parking spaces per 100 square metres of gross floor area for Vehicle Sales Operations and accessory uses;

(9)minimum 1.0 parking space per 100 m² of gross floor area for Industrial Uses and Special Industrial Uses;

(10)minimum 3.0 parking spaces per 100 m² of gross floor area for Vehicle Display Centres;

(11)provisions of Clause V, Section 7.3, Sub-section 7.3.3, and Section 7.5, with respect to parking, shall not apply;

(12)minimum 10 metre (33 feet) wide strip of land abutting the Highway 401 property line shall be used for landscaping; and

(13)minimum 5 metre (16.4 feet) wide strip of land abutting the streetline shall be used for landscaping and vehicular access; and

(C)Miscellaneous:

authorize such unsubstantive technical, stylistic or format changes to the Official Plan and Zoning By-law amendments as may be required to properly carry out the intent of this resolution.

34.7:30 P.M. PUBLIC MEETING - The 2008 Toronto Olympic Bid.

Mr. David Crombie will make a presentation respecting The 2008 Toronto Olympic Bid, and public delegations on this matter will be heard.

ANY OTHER MATTERS.

 

   
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