CITY OF KINGSTON PLANNING COMMITTEE MEETING NO. 11-2013 AGENDA Thursday, June 6, 2013 6:30 p.m., Council Chamber, City Hall Please provide regrets to Fred Saunders, Committee Clerk at 613-546-4291, ext. 1317 or fsaunders@cityofkingston.ca COMMITTEE COMPOSITION Councillor Sandy Berg (Vice Chair) Councillor Kevin George Councillor Lisa Osanic Councillor Bryan Paterson (Chair) Councillor Liz Schell Councillor Jeff Scott PUBLIC MEETING HELD PURSUANT TO THE PLANNING ACT 6:30 p.m. APPLICATION FOR ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT The purpose of the public meeting is to provide general information regarding an application for a Zoning By-Law Amendment for the property municipally known as 450 Frontenac Street. The applicant is requesting permission to convert the single detached dwelling into two dwelling units. The new unit is proposed to be situated in a cellar. The proposed development will be accessed from Frontenac Street, a local road. File No. D14-019-2013 Zoning By-Law Amendment 450 Frontenac Street Applicant Greg Bowman (See Report PC-13-078) (Schedule Pages 1 to 43)
Planning Committee Meeting No. 11-2013 Agenda Thursday, June 6, 2013 at 6:30 p.m., Council Chamber, City Hall Page 2 PUBLIC MEETING 6:30 p.m. REQUEST TO INSTALL A COMMUNICATIONS TOWER The applicant is requesting approval for a 29.9 metre (98 foot) monopole wireless flagpole tower and equipment shelter located in a 5m by 10m compound to be constructed at the northeast corner of the property addressed as 36 Cliff Crescent. The prospective anchor tenant will be Rogers Communications Inc. and access to the tower will be provided through an existing parking area which is accessible from Cliff Crescent. The site is located to the south of the property addressed as 28 Cliff Crescent, on the west side of Sir John A. Macdonald Boulevard, east side of Cliff Crescent and north of Johnson Street. The property is surrounded by existing residential uses to the north, east and west and Queen s University West Campus to the south. Kingston Fire and Rescue Station 6 and Frontenac County Ambulance Services Station 1 are located to the east of the subject lands. File No. D11-006-2013 Application for Site Plan Control Request to Install a Communications Tower 36 Cliff Crescent, Kingston Central Applicant Summit Telecom Services PUBLIC MEETING HELD PURSUANT TO THE PLANNING ACT 6:30 p.m. APPLICATION FOR DRAFT PLAN OF SUBDIVISION (See Report PC-13-079) (Schedule Pages 44 to 67) The purpose of the public meeting is to provide general information regarding an application for Draft Plan of Subdivision for the to lands located west of Sydenham Road, north of Atkinson Street in the Cataraqui North Neighbourhood. The applicant is proposing a subdivision with 120 single detached lots, 6 semi-detached lots, 57 townhouse lots, a commercial block, a park block, and a stormwater management block. File No. D12-005-2013 Draft Plan of Subdivision Lyndenwood Phase 5 1374 Andersen Drive Applicant CaraCo Development Corp. (See Report PC-13-077) (Schedule Pages 68 to 77)
Planning Committee Meeting No. 11-2013 Agenda Thursday, June 6, 2013 at 6:30 p.m., Council Chamber, City Hall Page 3 Regular Planning Committee Meeting No. 11-2013 1. MEETING TO ORDER 2. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA 3. CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES THAT the minutes of the Planning Committee Meeting No. 09-2013 held on Thursday, May 2, 2013 be approved. 4. DISCLOSURE OF PECUNIARY INTEREST 5. DELEGATIONS a) Ms. Lorelei Jones, Macaulay Shiomi Howson Ltd, will speak to the Committee with respect to the Application for a Site Plan Control for Augusta Glen Condominiums, 740 Augusta Drive. b) Mr. David B. Richardson, MMM Group Ltd., will speak to the Committee with respect to the Application for a Site Plan Control for Augusta Glen Condominiums, 740 Augusta Drive. c) Mr. Mark Touw will speak to the Committee with respect to the Application for a Site Plan Control for Augusta Glen Condominiums, 740 Augusta Drive. 6. BRIEFINGS 7. BUSINESS a) Planning Report (File No. D11-007-2013) Application for Site Plan Control Approval Augusta Glen Condominiums, 740 Augusta Drive Applicant Andy Geertsma G.C.L Developments Ltd. The Report of the Commissioner of Sustainability and Growth (PC-13-080) is attached. Recommendation: (Schedule Pages 78 to 191) THAT the application for Site Plan Control Approval (Our File No. D11-007-2013) submitted by G.C.L. Developments Ltd. with respect to 740 Augusta Drive, requesting approval for the construction of a three storey, 41-unit residential building, be APPROVED IN PRINCIPLE; and
Planning Committee Meeting No. 11-2013 Agenda Thursday, June 6, 2013 at 6:30 p.m., Council Chamber, City Hall Page 4 THAT the application be referred back to staff and that the Director of Planning and Development be authorized to issue final approval subject to: (a) All outstanding technical issues being resolved to the satisfaction of the City; (b) The Owner entering into a Site Plan Control Agreement with the City which shall list the approved plans and any special municipal conditions pertaining to the development; and (c) The Owner submitting the required financial security. b) Comprehensive Report (File No. D14-019-2013) Application for Zoning By-Law Amendment 450 Frontenac Street Applicant Greg Bowman The Report of the Commissioner of Sustainability and Growth (PC-13-078) is attached. Recommendation: (Schedule Pages 1 to 43) THAT it be recommended to Council that the Application for Zoning By-Law Amendment (Our File No. D14-019-2013) submitted by Greg Bowman for the property municipally known as 450 Frontenac Street, BE APPROVED; and THAT it be recommended to Council that the former City of Kingston Zoning By- Law No. 8499, as amended, be further amended as follows: 1. By-Law No. 8499 of The Corporation of the City of Kingston, entitled Restricted Area (Zoning) By-Law of The Corporation of the City of Kingston, as amended, is hereby further amended as follows: 1.1. Map 19 of Schedule A, as amended, is hereby further amended by changing the zone symbol of the subject site from One Family Dwelling and Two Family Dwelling A Zone to a Special One Family Dwelling and Two Family Dwelling A.427 Zone, as shown on Schedule A attached to and forming part of By-Law No. 2013-. 1.2. By Adding a new Part VIII, Exceptions to the Various Zone Classifications (427) thereto as follows: (427) Special One and Two Family A.427 Zone (450 Frontenac Street) Notwithstanding any provisions hereof to the contrary, the lands designated A.427 on Schedule A hereto, the following regulations shall apply: i) The use of a cellar as a dwelling unit or as a habitation unit is permitted; ii) Minimum lot area for two dwelling units is 556 square metres; iii) Maximum number of bedrooms per dwelling unit is 4;
Planning Committee Meeting No. 11-2013 Agenda Thursday, June 6, 2013 at 6:30 p.m., Council Chamber, City Hall Page 5 iv) The definition for bedroom shall be as follows: BEDROOM: shall mean any room within a residential unit that is suitable to be used as a sleeping room under the Ontario Building Code, and which for greater certainty does not include: Common areas open to all occupants of the unit; Areas used for sanitary (such as a washroom) or cooking purposes (such as a kitchen); and Areas occupied by mechanical equipment, such as furnaces, hot water heaters and laundry equipment. v) The second dwelling unit shall not exceed 60% of the gross floor area of the main dwelling unit. THAT the Amending By-Law be presented to City Council for all three readings. c) Application for Site Plan Control (File No. D11-006-2013) Request to Install a Communications Tower 36 Cliff Crescent, Kingston Central Applicant Summit Telecom Services The Report of the Commissioner of Sustainability and Growth (PC-13-079) is attached. (Schedule Pages 44 to 67) Recommendation: THAT pursuant to the requirements of Industry Canada for consultation with the City of Kingston, prior to the licensing of significant antenna structures and subject to the comments which are received at the public forum, it is recommended that the Planning Committee advise Industry Canada that it has no objections to the location of the 29.9 metre (98 foot) monopole wireless communications tower, to be constructed at the northeast corner of the property addressed as 36 Cliff Crescent. d) Approval of the Application for an Initial Study Grant Community Improvement Plan Brownfields Project Area 1C 579, 601, 605 and 611 Princess Street and 510 Frontenac Street The Report of the Commissioner of Sustainability and Growth (PC-13-076) is attached. (Schedule Pages 192 to 197) Recommendation: THAT Council approve the application to deem 579, 601, 605 and 611 Princess Street and 510 Frontenac Street as eligible to receive an Initial Study Grant under the Community Improvement Plan Brownfields Project Area 1C; and THAT the Treasurer be authorized to issue the grant payment subject to review of required documentation by the Director of Environment & Sustainable Initiatives.
Planning Committee Meeting No. 11-2013 Agenda Thursday, June 6, 2013 at 6:30 p.m., Council Chamber, City Hall Page 6 e) Central Accommodation Review Regulating the Number of Bedrooms per Residential Dwelling Unit Status Update on Other Ontario Municipalities The Report of the Commissioner of Sustainability and Growth (PC-13-081) is attached. (Schedule Pages 198 to 212) Recommendation: THAT Council receive and endorse report PC-13-081 as part of the current Central Accommodation Review being undertaken by the City. 8. MOTIONS 9. NOTICES OF MOTION 10. OTHER BUSINESS 11. CORRESPONDENCE a) Correspondence received from Ms. Susan Eks and Mr. Uldis Eks, dated May 24, 2013, regarding the Application for a Draft Plan of Subdivision for Lyndenwood Phase 5 (File No. D12-005-2013). (Schedule Page 213) b) Correspondence received from Mr. John MacLeod and Ms. Elizabeth Miller, dated May 28, 2013, regarding the Application for a Zoning By-Law Amendment for 450 Frontenac Street (File No. D14-019-2013). (Schedule Page 214) 12. DATE OF NEXT MEETING The following schedule of meetings has been established for 2013 with meetings to be held in the Council Chamber to begin at 6:30 p.m. Meetings are scheduled to be held on the first and third Thursdays of each month, with the exceptions of the July, August and December meetings when one meeting is scheduled to be held on the first Thursday of the month. June 20, 2013 July 4, 2013 August 1, 2013 September 5, 2013 September 19, 2013 October, 3, 2013 October 17, 2013 November 7, 2013 November 21, 2013 December 5, 2013 Any updates regarding the location, date and time will be noted on each meeting agenda and on the City meeting calendar at: http://www.cityofkingston.ca/calendar/meetings/all/. 13. ADJOURNMENT
1. ABEYANCE ITEMS Date placed in Abeyance Description of Item Deadline for Response Status Priority Matrix 2. APPLICATIONS RECEIVED / IN PROCESS Application Type Applicant Civic Address File No(s). Proposal Status 1. ZBA Elevator Bay Development Ltd 2. ZBA 1126497 Ontario Inc. 3. ZBA Jay Patry Enterprises Inc. 4. ZBA Metrus (Terra) Properties Inc. 5. ZBA/ Draft Plan of Subdivision Homestead Land Holdings Ltd. 1102,1106 & 1110 King St. West D14-164-2009 To increase the amount of units from 343 dwelling units to 363 346 University Ave. D14-172-2009 increase the number of dwelling units from 8 to 10 630 Princess Street D09-053-2010 & D14-188-2010 2666 Princess St. & 1027 Midland Ave. 999 Purdy s Mill Road D14-215-2011 D14-219-2011 D12-064-2011 21 residential dwelling units and 2 commercial units To permit the establishment of additional commercial uses 1575 dwelling units 6 high-rise residential buildings and 172 dwelling units are proposed Dec 3/09 Inactive file Mar 4/10 Inactive file Appealed to OMB Public meeting on August 4/11 Inactive file on Nov 3/11 Comp Report on May 16/13
6. OPA/ZBA Tamarack (Rideau) Corporation 7. OPA/ZBA/Draft Plan of Subdivision 8. OPA/ZBA/Draft Plan of Subdivision 2292922 Ontario Inc. 0862506 B.C. Ltd. 1156 Hwy 15 D09-062-2011 & D14-226-2011 2130 Isle of Man Lane 2611 Isle of Man Rd. D09-063-2012 D14-232-2012 D12-066-2012 D09-064-2012 D14-235-2012 D12-067-2012 To permit the commercial use, add a bank or financial institution and a clinic as permitted uses, and reduce the required parking area To permit a 12 lot rural estate residential subdivision serviced by individual private well and septic systems. To develop a 31 estate residential lot subdivision. 9. ZBA Jay Patry 203 Colborne St. D14-195-2010 permit 5 dwelling units with a reduction in parking, amenity space and play space and an increase in. 10. ZBA Queen Mary Inc. 11. ZBA Highpoint Development 12. ZBA/Draft Plan/ Conacher Kingston Holdings Inc. 358 Queen Mary Rd. 363,365 &367 Johnson St. D14-233-2012 311 Conacher Dr. D14-245-2012 & D12-070-2012 Permit the establishment of 6 dwelling units in the cellar of an existing residential apartment building for a total of 87 dwelling units Jan 19/12 Mar 1/12 April 19/12 Mar 1/12 on April 19/12 D14-238-2012 on April 19/12 & April 18/13 To construct 258 freehold townhouses and by private condo roads June 21/12
13. ZBA Chin Ho- Golden Dragon Ho 7 Inc. 14. OPA &ZBA Homestead Land Holdings 15. ZBA 1809727 Ontario Inc. 637-655 Johnson St. 50 Newcourt Pl. D09-067-2012 & D14-248-2012 1660-1674 Sydenham Rd. D14-246-2012 June 21/12 D14-247-2012 13 Storey apartment building with 99 dwelling units To permit landscape contractor s yard, mobile carpet cleaning, truck maintenance depot, a material processing facility for wood and other construction and demolition material, and an accessory dwelling unit 16. ZBA Ari Weisberg 60 Nelson St. D14-252-2012 To maintain the existing five dwelling units on the site 17. ZBA Roberto & Janza Giangrosso 18. ZBA 2246955 Ontario Inc. 19. ZBA Tamarack (Cataraqui West ) Corp. 20. OPA/ZBA & Draft Plan Ontario Infrastructure & Lands 3031 Lakehead Rd. D14-262-2012 reduction in lot frontage and minimum lot area to create a new lot and a permit a home occupation in an accessory building 653-663 Princess St. & 582-604 Victoria St. 1201 Woodhaven Dr. 752 King St. West D09-075-2012; D14-271-2012 & D12-075-2012 August 2/12 Aug 2/12 Notice of Refusal sent Last day of Appeals June 20/13 Last day for Appeals June 20/13 D14-263-2012 Going to Council D14-261-2012 Nov 1/12 Comp Report to be held on April 18/13
21. OPA/ZBA John Westendorp Enterprises 22. ZBA Farzad & Shahnaz Jehani 23. ZBA & Draft Plan of Subdivision Tamarack (Rideau) Corporation 24. OPA /ZBA Homestead Land Holdings Ltd. 25. ZBA Alf Boyce & Marie Fellows 1709 Westbrook Rd. 1328 John F. Scott Rd. 1138 & 1232 Highway 15 D09-074-2012 & D14-269-2012 To allow up to 200 tonnes/day of solid non-hazardous municipal waste on Feb 7/13 D14-273-2012 Last day for Appeals June 6/13 D14-239-2012 & D12-068-2012 725 Hwy 15 D09-001-2013 & D14-002-2013 To permit a 352 lot residential subdivision with a public park, open space and stormwater management pond on Feb 7/13 on Mar 7/13 776 Hillside Dr. D14-274-2012 Went to Council on June 4/13 26. ZBA Sandra Layng 5098 Leo Lake Rd. D14-001-2013 Mar 21/13 27. ZBA 1652470 Ontario Ltd. 28. ZBA & Draft Plan RGH Development Inc. & Tessa 1636-1664 Highway 15 1382-1396 Highway 15 D14-275-2012 on Mar 21/13 D14-251-2012 & D12-273-2012 Last day for Appeals June 20/13 Dearsley 29. ZBA Carey Varga 334 Victoria St. D14-276-2012 Last day for Appeals June 20/13 30. ZBA BPE Development 31. ZBA Podium Development Corp. 32. ZBA 1257353 Ontario Inc. 301-303 Sydenham St. 114 Collingwood St. D14-003-201- on April 4/13 D14-006-2013 on April 4/13 318 University Ave. D14-009-2013 on April 4/13
33. ZBA Queen s University 34. ZBA Greenwood Park Limited Partnership 35. OPA/ZBA Homestead Land Holdings 36. Draft Plan of Sub & ZBA Ltd. Tamarack (Cataraqui West) Corp. 37. ZBA 326 Alfred Street Ltd. 38. ZBA BPE Developments 39. ZBA Lawrence Wyngaarden 40. OPA /ZBA Cruickshank Properties Corp 222 Stuart St. D14-013-2013 on April 18/13 Lots 103-112, 13M- 85 48A Point St. Mark Dr. 41. ZBA Pyke Farms 1905 John Counter Blvd & 225 Purdys Court D14-010-2013 on April 18/13 D09-005-2013 & D14-012-2013 51 Potter St. D12-001-2013 & D14-005-2013 8 storey, 95 unit building a residential subdivision consisting of 51 single detached lots, 8 semi-detached lots, 84 row house lots and 13 blocks) and 1 commercial block. 326 Alfred St. D14-016-2013 To amend the existing zone provisions regarding the maximum number of bedrooms 188 Ordnance St. D14-011-2013 To permit habitable space in a cellar. 15 Markland St. D14-014-2013 To create two new residential lots 2185 Perth Rd. D09-002-2013 & D14-004-2013 D14-016-2013- To discontinue quarry use; permit continuation of industrial use; permit construction of a single dwelling; and, permit recreational activities To permit a landscaping business with open storage and residential use on May 2/13 on May 2/13 on May 2/13 Last day for Appeals June 20 th /13 on May 16/13 on May 16/13 on May 16/13
42. ZBA King s Town Development 464 Frontenac St. & 572-574 Princess St. D14-264-2012 Went to Council on June 4/13 3. Applications Requested To Be Bumped Up To Planning Committee For Site Plan Control / or Final Subdivision Approval: Applicant 1. Admiral Walk Residences Inc Civic Address 1102, 1106 & 110 King Street Related File No(s). Proposal Bump Up Request D14-092-2007 Senior Citizen Apartment Planning Committee Details Application not submitted 2. 7116381 Canada Ltd. 3. Jay Patry 203 Colborne Street 4. Golden Dragon Ho 7 Inc. 5. 2246955 Ontario Inc 630 Princess Street D09-053-2010 D14-188-2010 637-655 Johnson Street 653-663 Princess St. & 582-604 Victoria St. D14-195-2010 D11-384-2012 & D14-246-2012 D11-428-2012 21 residential dwelling units and 2 commercial units 5 dwelling units with a reduction in parking, a reduction in amenity space and a reduction in play space and an increase in maximum lot occupancy 3 multiple family dwellings consisting of a total of 27 units 140 proposed housing units, the composition will include 2 1-bedroom units, 24 2-bedroom units, 45 3-bedroom units, 49 4-bedroom units and 20 5-bedroom units Public Meeting held on Sept 2/10 Jim Neill Jim Neill Jim Neill Bumped at planning committee application for Site Plan Control not submitted, to date Bumped up Bumped up Bumped up through Council approved motion
6. G.C.L. Developments 740 Augusta Dr. D11-007-2013 three storey 41-unit residential apartment building consisting of six 1-bedroom units and 35 2-bedroom units. Rick Downes Bumped up through Council approved motion. 4. Approved Site Plan Items: D11-004-2013M 830 Norwest Road - CTREF-8 Limited Harvey s Restaurant with Drive-Thru 5. Applications Appealed To Ontario Municipal Board: D09-035-2008 495 513 Frontenac Street Phase 2 of hearing date pending D11-322-2010 495-513 Frontenac Street & 563-567 Princess Street Hearing date pending D14-188-2010 630 Princess Street Hearing date pending Links to Land Use Planning Documents: Planning Act: http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/statutes/english/elaws_statutes_90p13_e.htm Provincial Policy Statement: http://www.mah.gov.on.ca/page1485.aspx City of Kingston Official Plan: http://www.cityofkingston.ca/business/development/officialplan/index.asp City of Kingston Zoning By-Laws: http://www.cityofkingston.ca/business/development/zoning/index.asp