Draft Plan of Condominium Application C97062

Harmony Developments I Inc., North-West Corner

of Meadowvale Road and Sheppard Avenue

Rouge Community - Ward 18 - Scarborough Malvern

The Scarborough Community Council recommends the adoption of the following report (March 9, 1998) from the Commissioner of Planning and Buildings, Scarborough:

Purpose:

Harmony Developments I Inc. requests approval of a Draft Plan of Condominium for a 99 unit townhouse complex which will constitute the first phase of a development known as Harmony Village. The project is currently under construction on a site bounded by Sheppard Avenue, Meadowvale Road and Hedge End Road, as shown on Figure 1.

This development represents one of the first examples of the "neo-traditional" urbanism in the Scarborough area. All, but seven units, have direct building presence and pedestrian connections onto the abutting streets, with individual garages accessible through a private lane (Figure 2). A total of 164 parking spaces are provided, including 146 spaces for the residential units and 18 spaces for visitors. Additional visitor parking is provided within the second phase of the project, which is proposed on the north side of Hedge End Road. A Site Plan Control Agreement registered on November 17, 1997 covers the entire Harmony Village project (Figure 3).

The application was circulated to various technical agencies, none of which indicated objections. Agency requirements have been incorporated into the conditions of approval.

The application complies with the Medium Density Residential Official Plan designation and the Zoning By-law provisions applicable to the site.

Recommendations:

That Council support the Draft Plan of Condominium C97062 for Harmony Developments I Inc., with respect to the north-west corner of Meadowvale Road and Sheppard Avenue East, being Blocks 1 and 10, Registered Plan 66M-2308, subject to the following conditions:

(1) plan with changes in red stamped "Recommended" this date (see Figure 2);

(2) the owner to sign the City's Standard Tax Agreement for payment of taxes and local improvement charges;

(3) the owner shall be responsible for distributing the Scarborough "Condominium" brochures supplied by the Works and Environment Department;

(4) the owner to complete all conditions of the site plan approval prior to registration, insofar as it applies to the proposed draft plan, or enter into a Financially Secured Development Agreement with the City secured by a performance guarantee in a form and amount satisfactory to the City Solicitor, to guarantee completion of the site work if the owner chooses to register the condominium prior to the completion of the project;

(5) the owner to make satisfactory arrangements with the Toronto Hydro-Electric Commission (Scarborough Office) with regard to water and electrical servicing, including any agreements and/or easements that may be required; and

(6) prior to registration, the owner shall submit the final Condominium Description and Declaration for the approval of the Commissioner of Planning and Buildings, to ensure access to visitor parking on Block 2, Registered Plan 66M-2308 (Phase 2 of the Harmony Village development) by the owners and visitors of the proposed condominium.

Contact Name:

Anna Czajkowski, Senior Planner

Community Planning Division

Phone: (416) 396-7022

Fax: (416) 396-4265

E-mail: czajkows@city.scarborough.on.ca