Development Services Committee Meeting

That the minutes of the Development Services Committee meeting held April 15, 2019, be confirmed.

That the deputation of David Wilson be received.

That the presentation entitled “Affordable and Rental Housing Strategy – Housing Needs Assessment and Next Steps” dated April 29, 2019 be received.

That the presentation provided by Paul Freeman, Chief Planner, Corporate Services Department, Region of York entitled " York Region Municipal Comprehensive Review", be received.

That the report entitled “Affordable and Rental Housing Strategy – Housing Needs Assessment” dated April 29, 2019 be received.

That the report titled “Preliminary Report, Can-Am Express, C/O Haley Planning Solutions, Temporary Use Zoning By-law Amendment Application to permit the outdoor storage of motor vehicles including licensed charter buses at 332 and 338 John Street, (Ward 1), File No. ZA 18 231295” be received.

That the staff report entitled “Heritage Designation By-law Amendments, Legal Descriptions”, dated April 29, 2019, be received; and, That the heritage designation by-laws for the following municipal property addresses be amended to reflect their current legal descriptions: 33 Artisan Trail (formerly 10372 Woodbine Ave.) 37 Artisan Trail (formerly 10271 Woodbine Ave.) 39 Artisan Trail (formerly 10327 Woodbine Ave.) 17 Campus Close (formerly 10521 Woodbine Ave.) 43 Castleview Crescent (formerly 10077 Woodbine Ave.) 18 Cecil Nichols Ave. (formerly 10510 Woodbine Ave.) 20 Mackenzie Stand Avenue (formerly 8083 Warden Ave.) 99 YMCA Boulevard (formerly 7996 Kennedy Rd.) 819 Bur Oak Avenue (formerly 9483 McCowan Rd.) 226 Edward Jefferys Avenue (formerly 9462 Hwy. 48) 11 Heritage Corners Lane (formerly 9251 Hwy. 48) 8 Wismer Place (formerly 10391 Woodbine Ave.) 2 Alexander Hunter Place (formerly 31 Helen Ave.) 2665 Bur Oak Avenue (formerly 7006 16 th Ave.) 60 Dame Gruev Drive (formerly 6297 Major Mackenzie Dr.) 8 Green Hollow Court (formerly 9642 9 th Line) 1 Kalvinster Drive (formerly 6937 Hwy. 7) 28 Pike Lane (formerly 9451 9 th Line) 527 William Forster Road (formerly 8882 Reesor Rd.) 9899 Markham Road (formerly 9899 Hwy. 48) 28 Busch Avenue (formerly 4672 Kennedy Road) 128 Harbord Street (formerly 4672 Kenney Road) 10000 Kennedy Road (formerly Part of Lot 20, Concession 5) 14 Heritage Corners Lane (formerly 11022 Kennedy Rd.) 45 Stollery Pond Crescent (formerly 4075 Major Mackenzi

That the staff report titled “Recommendation Report, Update on Planning for the Ontario Heritage Conference 2020”, dated April 29, 2019, be received; and, That Councillor Karen Rea and Councillor Reid McAlpine be appointed to Markham’s Local Organizing Committee (LOC) for the Ontario Heritage Conference 2020; and, That up to $5,000 be allocated from the Heritage Preservation Account (087 2800 115) for promotional material that will be used at the 2019 Ontario Heritage Conference and that any unused funding be returned to the Heritage Preservation Account; and, further, That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

That the Memorandum from the Director of Engineering titled “8330 Woodbine Avenue, Parking Review, Ward 8” be received; and further, That staff be directed to do all things to necessary to give effect to this resolution.

That the PowerPoint presentation entitled “Provincial Announcement of Yonge North Subway Extension” be

That the report titled “RECOMMENDATION REPORT, Nascent/Sher (9704 McCowan) Inc., Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments to permit an eight (8) storey mixed use apartment building, and three five (5) storey apartment buildings at 9704 McCowan Road, File Nos. OP 17 174837, ZA 17 174837 and SC 18 174837 (Ward 6)” be received; and, That the deputations of Ben Quan and Umes Shan be received; and, That the communications of Ben Quan be received; and, That the proposed amendment to the 2014 Markham Official Plan, attached as Appendix ‘A’, be approved; and, That the amendments to Zoning By-laws 304-87 and 177-96, as amended be approved and the draft implementing Zoning By-law, attached as Appendix ‘B’, be finalized and enacted without further notice; and, That the Site Plan application by Nascent/Sher (9704 McCowan) Inc. be endorsed in principle, subject to the Conditions attached as Appendix ‘C’ and that Site Plan approval be delegated to the Director of Planning and Urban Design or their designate; and, That conditions of site plan approval require that, prior to the issuance of any building permits, the owner enter into and be a participant in good standing of the Berczy Village Developers’ Group Cost Sharing Agreement, or alternatively, that the owner provides the City with documentation from the Trustee confirming they have satisfied all its obligations to the Group; and, That site plan endorsement shall lapse after a period of three (3) years from the date of Staff endorsem

That the staff report entitled, “York Regional Municipal Comprehensive Review Status Update” dated April 29, 2019, be received; and, That a community information meeting be scheduled in June 2019 to obtain public input on York Region’s draft Major Transit Station Areas to inform the City’s comments to York Region; and, That landowners with employment land conversion requests be invited to delegate at a future Development Services Committee meeting with sufficient information to address York Region’s proposed conversion criteria, attached as Appendix ‘C’ to this report; and further, That staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

That the report entitled “RECOMMENDATION REPORT, Berczy Glen Landowners Group, Proposed Modification to the Berczy Glen Secondary Plan Area – East of the Hydro Corridor, south of Elgin Mills Road East” dated April 29, 2019, be received; and, That the proposed modification to the Council adopted Berczy Glen Secondary Plan, as outlined in Appendix ‘A’ of the report entitled “RECOMMENDATION REPORT, Berczy Glen Landowners Group, Proposed Modification to the Berczy Glen Secondary Plan Area – East of the Hydro Corridor, south of Elgin Mills Road East” dated April 29, 2019, be adopted; and, That the proposed modification to the Council adopted Berczy Glen Secondary Plan, as recommended in the report entitled “ RECOMMENDATION REPORT, Berczy Glen Landowners Group, Proposed Modification to the Berczy Glen Secondary Plan Area – East of the Hydro Corridor, south of Elgin Mills Road East” dated April 29, 2019, be forwarded to the Region of York for consideration in the approval of the Berczy Glen Secondary Plan; and, That any back-to-back townhouses permitted by the proposed modification be required to be situated in close proximity to parks and amenity spaces, where feasible; and, That Staff be directed to report back on an appropriate percentage of back-to-back townhouse units within the Berczy Glen Secondary Plan area; and further, That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

That the report titled “RECOMMENDATION REPORT, 2522584 Ontario Inc., Proposed Zoning By-law Amendment to permit eight (8) townhouse dwellings on the east side of Marydale Avenue, west of Markham Road and south of Denison Street (Ward 7) File No. ZA 18 229047”, be received; and, That the deputations of Atiq Farooqui, Surya Narayan, Joe Purushuttam, Hasim Bakash, Nabil Alsaydali, Mohammed Rahman, and Andrew Walker be received; and, That the communications of Gagnon Walker Domes Ltd. and the South Markham Residents' & Rate Payers' Association be received; and That the Zoning By-law Amendment application submitted by 2522584 Ontario Inc., to amend Zoning By-law 177-96, as amended, be approved in principle and that the draft By-law attached as Appendix ‘A’ be finalized and enacted at the May 14, 2019 Council meeting without further notice; and, That the Mayor and Clerk be authorized to enter into a development agreement, to satisfy the requirements of the Holding (H) provision attached to the zoning by-law amendment, in a form and content satisfactory to the Director of Planning Urban Design and the City Solicitor; and, That the applicant be required to install evergreen plantings along the south side of the development between the adjacent properties to provide additional screening, where feasible; and, That Council assign servicing allocation for up to 8 townhouse dwellings; and further, That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this reso

That the Development Services Committee adjourn at 5:59 PM.

1. That the staff report entitled “Heritage Designation By-law Amendments, Legal Descriptions”, dated April 29, 2019, be received; and, 2. That the heritage designation by-laws for the following municipal property addresses be amended to reflect their current legal descriptions: 1. 33 Artisan Trail (formerly 10372 Woodbine Ave.) 2. 37 Artisan Trail (formerly 10271 Woodbine Ave.) 3. 39 Artisan Trail (formerly 10327 Woodbine Ave.) 4. 17 Campus Close (formerly 10521 Woodbine Ave.) 5. 43 Castleview Crescent (formerly 10077 Woodbine Ave.) 6. 18 Cecil Nichols Ave. (formerly 10510 Woodbine Ave.) 7. 20 Mackenzie Stand Avenue (formerly 8083 Warden Ave.) 8. 99 YMCA Boulevard (formerly 7996 Kennedy Rd.) 9. 819 Bur Oak Avenue (formerly 9483 McCowan Rd.) 10. 226 Edward Jefferys Avenue (formerly 9462 Hwy. 48) 8 11. 11 Heritage Corners Lane (formerly 9251 Hwy. 48) 12. 8 Wismer Place (formerly 10391 Woodbine Ave.) 13. 2 Alexander Hunter Place (formerly 31 Helen Ave.) 14. 2665 Bur Oak Avenue (formerly 7006 16th Ave.) 15. 60 Dame Gruev Drive (formerly 6297 Major Mackenzie Dr.) 16. 8 Green Hollow Court (formerly 9642 9th Line) 17. 1 Kalvinster Drive (formerly 6937 Hwy. 7) 18. 28 Pike Lane (formerly 9451 9th Line) 19. 527 William Forster Road (formerly 8882 Reesor Rd.) 20. 9899 Markham Road (formerly 9899 Hwy. 48) 21. 28 Busch Avenue (formerly 4672 Kennedy Road) 22. 128 Harbord Street (formerly 4672 Kenney Road) 23. 10000 Kennedy Road (formerly Part of Lot 20, Concession 5) 24. 14 Heritage Corne

1. That the report titled “RECOMMENDATION REPORT, Nascent/Sher (9704 McCowan) Inc., Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments to permit an eight (8) storey mixed use apartment building, and three five (5) storey 12 apartment buildings at 9704 McCowan Road, File Nos. OP 17 174837, ZA 17 174837 and SC 18 174837 (Ward 6)” be received; and, 2. That the deputations of Ben Quan and Umes Shan be received; and, 3. That the communications of Ben Quan be received; and, 4. That the proposed amendment to the 2014 Markham Official Plan, attached as Appendix ‘A’, be approved; and, 5. That the amendments to Zoning By-laws 304-87 and 177-96, as amended be approved and the draft implementing Zoning By-law, attached as Appendix ‘B’, be finalized and enacted without further notice; and, 6. That the Site Plan application by Nascent/Sher (9704 McCowan) Inc. be endorsed in principle, subject to the Conditions attached as Appendix ‘C’ and that Site Plan approval be delegated to the Director of Planning and Urban Design or their designate; and, 7. That conditions of site plan approval require that, prior to the issuance of any building permits, the owner enter into and be a participant in good standing of the Berczy Village Developers’ Group Cost Sharing Agreement, or alternatively, that the owner provides the City with documentation from the Trustee confirming they have satisfied all its obligations to the Group; and, 8. That site plan endorsement shall lapse after a period of three (3) years from

1. That the report entitled “RECOMMENDATION REPORT, Berczy Glen Landowners Group, Proposed Modification to the Berczy Glen Secondary Plan Area – East of the Hydro Corridor, south of Elgin Mills Road East” dated April 29, 2019, be received; and, 2. That the proposed modification to the Council adopted Berczy Glen Secondary Plan, as outlined in Appendix ‘A’ of the report entitled “RECOMMENDATION REPORT, Berczy Glen Landowners Group, Proposed Modification to the Berczy Glen Secondary Plan Area – East of the Hydro Corridor, south of Elgin Mills Road East” dated April 29, 2019, be adopted; and, 3. That the proposed modification to the Council adopted Berczy Glen Secondary Plan, as recommended in the report entitled “ RECOMMENDATION REPORT, Berczy Glen Landowners Group, Proposed Modification to the Berczy Glen Secondary Plan Area – East of the 15 Hydro Corridor, south of Elgin Mills Road East” dated April 29, 2019, be forwarded to the Region of York for consideration in the approval of the Berczy Glen Secondary Plan; and, 4. That any back-to-back townhouses permitted by the proposed modification be required to be situated in close proximity to parks and amenity spaces, where feasible; and, 5. That Staff be directed to report back on an appropriate percentage of back-to-back townhouse units within the Berczy Glen Secondary Plan area; and further, 6. That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

1. That the report titled “RECOMMENDATION REPORT, 2522584 Ontario Inc., Proposed Zoning By-law Amendment to permit eight (8) townhouse dwellings on the east side of Marydale Avenue, west of Markham Road and south of Denison Street (Ward 7) File No. ZA 18 229047”, be received; and, 2. That the deputations of Atiq Farooqui, Surya Narayan, Joe Purushuttam, Hasim Bakash, Nabil Alsaydali, Mohammed Rahman, and Andrew Walker be received; and, 3. That the communications of Gagnon Walker Domes Ltd. and the South Markham Residents' & Rate Payers' Association be received; and 4. That the Zoning By-law Amendment application submitted by 2522584 Ontario Inc., to amend Zoning By-law 177-96, as amended, be approved in principle and that the draft By-law attached as Appendix ‘A’ be finalized and enacted at the May 14, 2019 Council meeting without further notice; and, 5. That the Mayor and Clerk be authorized to enter into a development agreement, to satisfy the requirements of the Holding (H) provision attached to the zoning by-law amendment, in a form and content satisfactory to the Director of Planning Urban Design and the City Solicitor; and, 18 6. That the applicant be required to install evergreen plantings along the south side of the development between the adjacent properties to provide additional screening, where feasible; and, 7. That Council assign servicing allocation for up to 8 townhouse dwellings; and further, 8. That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary