Development Services Committee Meeting

That the minutes of the Special Development Services Committee meeting held on March 22, 2022, be confirmed.

That the minutes of the Development Services Committee meeting held on March 28, 2022, be confirmed.

That the minutes from the Development Services Committee Public meeting held on March 22, 2022 be confirmed.

T hat the minutes of the Special Development Services Committee meeting held on February 15, 2022, be confirmed.

That the written submission by David McBeth regarding the Applications for Official Plan and Zoning By-Law Amendments to permit a 1,081 unit Independent Living Retirement Home Complex at 3912 and 9926, be received.

That the report entitled “Request for Demolition - Detached Accessory Building/Shed, 36 John Street, Thornhill Heritage Conservation District”, dated April 11, 2022 be received; and, That Council supports the proposed demolition of the existing detached accessory building/shed at 36 John Street located within the Thornhill Conservation District; and further, That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

That the report titled “PRELIMINARY REPORT, Steelcase Road West Holdings Inc., Application for Zoning By-law Amendment to permit three industrial warehouse buildings at 1 Steelcase Road West, File No. PLAN 21 143519 (Ward 8)”, be received.

That the report titled, “RECOMMENDATION REPORT, 2310601 Ontario Inc., Applications for Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments to permit a 1,081 unit independent living retirement home complex at 3912 and 3928 Highway 7 East (Ward 3), File No. PLAN 20 123727”, be received; and, That the Official Plan Amendment application submitted by 2310601 Ontario Inc., be approved and that the draft Official Plan Amendment, attached hereto as Appendix ‘A’, be finalized and brought forward to a future Council meeting to be adopted without further notice; and, That the Zoning By-law Amendment application submitted by 2310601 Ontario Inc., be approved and that the draft Zoning By-law Amendment, attached hereto as Appendix ‘B’, be finalized and brought forward to a future Council meeting to be enacted without further notice; and, That the Site Plan Application (SPC 21 115121) submitted by 2310601 Ontario Inc. be delegated to the Director of Planning and Urban Design, or a designate, and that Site Plan Approval not be issued prior to the execution of a Site Plan Agreement; and further, That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

That the staff report titled “Active School Travel & School Street Test Programs” be received; and, That the School Street Test Program be approved and, as part of this pilot, the temporary, full road closure of Stricker Avenue between Hammersly Boulevard and Fred McLaren Boulevard be approved; and, That the City contributes $3,500 from project #21025 Cycling & Pedestrian Advisory Committee to the School Street Test Program; and, That staff report back on expanding the Active School Travel Program beyond this pilot; and further, That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

That the Development Services Committee e into a confidential session at 1:53 PM to discuss the following matters: 15.1 DEVELOPMENT SERVICES COMMITTEE CONFIDENTIAL MINUTES - JANUARY 24, 2022 AND MARCH 22, 2022 [SECTION 239 (2)(f)(h)] Public Comments: 15.2 DEVELOPMENT AND POLICY ISSUES Public Comments: 15.2.1 LITIGATION OR POTENTIAL LITIGATION, INCLUDING MATTERS BEFORE ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNALS, AFFECTING THE MUNICIPALITY OR LOCAL BOARD; MINOR VARIANCE APPLICATION - 15 FIERHELLER COURT, (WARD 6) [SECTION 239 (2) (e)] Public Comments:

That the Development Services Committee rise from the confidential session at 2:03 PM.

1. That the report titled “PRELIMINARY REPORT, Steelcase Road West Holdings Inc., Application for Zoning By-law Amendment to permit three 6 industrial warehouse buildings at 1 Steelcase Road West, File No. PLAN 21 143519 (Ward 8)”, be received.

1. That the report titled, “RECOMMENDATION REPORT, 2310601 Ontario Inc., Applications for Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments to permit a 1,081 unit independent living retirement home complex at 3912 and 3928 Highway 7 East (Ward 3), File No. PLAN 20 123727”, be received; and, 2. That the Official Plan Amendment application submitted by 2310601 Ontario Inc., be approved and that the draft Official Plan Amendment, attached hereto as Appendix ‘A’, be finalized and brought forward to a future Council meeting to be adopted without further notice; and, 3. That the Zoning By-law Amendment application submitted by 2310601 Ontario Inc., be approved and that the draft Zoning By-law Amendment, 9 attached hereto as Appendix ‘B’, be finalized and brought forward to a future Council meeting to be enacted without further notice; and, 4. That the Site Plan Application (SPC 21 115121) submitted by 2310601 Ontario Inc. be delegated to the Director of Planning and Urban Design, or a designate, and that Site Plan Approval not be issued prior to the execution of a Site Plan Agreement; and further, 5. That Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.

1. That the staff report entitled, “City of Markham Comments on the draft York Region Official Plan” dated April 11, 2022, be received; and, 2. That Council requests that: a. The delineations of the Langstaff GO and Royal Orchard Subway Major Transit Station Areas (MTSA) in Appendix 2 of the draft Regional 12 Official Plan (ROP) be revised to add adjacent lands from the Langstaff- Longbridge Subway MTSA, that has been moved from Yonge Street to a new Bridge Station in the selected Yonge North Subway Extension alignment, as shown in Figure 1; and, b. All MTSAs in Markham be identified as protected Major Transit Station Areas to enable implementation of inclusionary zoning; and, c. Map 1A be updated to reflect Regional Council approved employment area conversion request M3 1628740 Ontario Inc. and 1628741 Ontario Inc. (Tucciarone) in the Cathedral Employment Area, from Employment Area to a Community Area; and, d. The Markham Centre employment area mapping west of Warden Avenue in the draft ROP be amended to reflect the in-effect employment designations of Official Plan Amendment (OPA) 21 to the 1987 Markham Official Plan as shown in Figure 4; and, e. That the draft Regional Official Plan be amended to define purpose- built rental and request York Region to provide programs and incentives to support achievement of the targets. f. The affordable housing targets be further reviewed in consultation with local municipalities and supported with Regional programs and incentives; and,

That the Development Services Committee e into a confidential session at 1:53 PM to discuss the following matters: 15.1 DEVELOPMENT SERVICES COMMITTEE CONFIDENTIAL MINUTES - JANUARY 24, 2022 AND MARCH 22, 2022 [SECTION 239 (2)(f)(h)] 15.2 DEVELOPMENT AND POLICY ISSUES 15.2.1 LITIGATION OR POTENTIAL LITIGATION, INCLUDING MATTERS BEFORE ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNALS, AFFECTING THE MUNICIPALITY OR LOCAL BOARD; MINOR VARIANCE APPLICATION - 15 FIERHELLER COURT, (WARD 6) [SECTION 239 (2) (e)]