May 27, 1999
To:Scarborough Community Council
From:Ted Tyndorf, MCIP, RPP
Director of Community Planning, East District
Subject:Zoning By-law Amendment Application SZ1999002
Jesk Enterprises Ltd.
Part of Lot 10, Registered Plan M-1773
Tapscott Employment District
Scarborough Malvern
Purpose:
This report recommends approval of an application to rezone the property on the south side of McNicoll Avenue, west of
Markham Road, from Industrial District Commercial (MDC) to General Industrial (MG) in order to permit a trucking and
courier facility consisting of offices, warehouse, servicing garage and diesel fuel pump.
Financial Implications:
None
Recommendations:
(1)That City Council amend the Employment Districts Zoning By-law No. 24982, as amended, with respect to the
Tapscott Employment District, for the lands located on the south side of McNicoll Avenue west of Markham Road, being
Part of Lot 10, Registered Plan M-1773, to delete the existing Industrial District Commercial Zone (MDC) and replace it
with a General Industrial Zone (MG) with the following specific provisions:
(A)Permitted Uses
(1)General Industrial Zone (MG)
(B)Prohibited Uses
(1)Open Storage
(C)Performance Standards:
(1)Gross floor area of all buildings minus the gross floor area of all basements shall not exceed 0.50 times the area of the
lot.
(2)Minimum street yard setback 3 metres (10 feet).
(3)Minimum rear yard setback 7.5 metres (25 feet)
(4)Minimum side yard setback 3 metres (10 feet)
Background:
The subject lands have been purchased by Jesk Enterprises Ltd. in order to relocate Trans-Ontario Express, a courier and
trucking company now at 230 Select Avenue, to a larger site.
The property is .9 hectares (2.3 acres) with 73 metres (240 feet) of frontage on McNicoll Avenue and a depth of
approximately 128 metres (420 feet). It is presently vacant.
The development is illustrated on Figure 2. The building will include a two-storey office component, warehouse and
servicing garage, for a total gross floor area of 1560 square metres (16,800 square feet). A site plan application has been
submitted.
Surrounding land uses include strip mall shopping and restaurant uses to the east and north and various employment uses
to the west and north. A major HEPC corridor and a gas pipeline are located to the south.
The subject site is zoned for Industrial District Commercial Uses (MDC), with a very specific list of uses limited to
bakeries, book stores, computer stores, drug stores, educational and entertainment facilities, mechanical or automatic car
washes, offices, personal service shops, places of entertainment (excluding theatres), places of worship, recreational uses,
restaurants, retail stores, vehicle repair garages, vehicle service garages, vehicle sales operations, vehicle service stations.
Open Storage is prohibited.
This zoning was implemented in 1993 to facilitate a commercial and entertainment project which did not proceed.
Comments:
With respect to the Official Plan designation, at this location the boundary between the General Industrial Uses and Special
District Commercial Uses designation is not well defined. Staff have interpreted the property to be designated General
Industrial and have therefore not required the submission of an official plan amendment application. The General Industrial
designation provides for the proposed use.
The technical circulation has not identified any issues which cannot be dealt with through the site plan control approval.
Conclusion:
The site is well-located to provide convenient access to the main road grid for this growing use. The project has the
potential to create an attractive new building near the front of the property which will contribute positively to the McNicoll
Avenue streetscape. The project will generate new employment opportunities and assessment for the City.
Contact Name:
David Beasley, MCIP, RPP
Principal Planner
Phone: (416) 396-7026
Fax: (416) 396-4265
E-Mail: beasley@city.scarborough.on.ca
Ted Tyndorf, MCIP, RPP
Director of Community Planning, East District
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