Item - 2013.PG24.5

City Council on June 11, 12 and 13, 2013, adopted the following:

1.         Notwithstanding the Preliminary Assessment of sites noted in Attachment 2 to the report (April 23, 2013) from the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to conduct additional analysis of the following properties:

-           3710 Chesswood Drive;

-           4646 Dufferin Street;

-           630 Kipling Avenue, 3 Queensway Lions Court;

-           6 Lloyd Avenue;

-           1306 and 1310 The Queensway; and

-           670/680 Caledonia and 250 Bowie Avenue.

2.         City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, to conduct additional analysis of the property located at 4665 Steeles Avenue East to consider whether an “Avenue” overlay of mixed use permissions would be appropriate on or near this property given its adjacency to the Milliken GO Station and significant Mixed Use developments approved by the City of Markham on the north side of Steeles Avenue across from this property.

3.         City Council direct that further analysis consider, but not be limited to, the following criteria being addressed:

a.         The applicant demonstrating that a significant portion of the site will include employment uses;

b.         A phasing plan that articulates the employment uses noted in Part 3a above will be constructed as a part of the first phase of any development; and

c.         Any residential uses be designed or situated in a manner to prevent or mitigate against adverse impacts of noise, vibration, traffic, odour and other contaminants from industry upon occupants of the new development and lessen complaints and their potential impact on business.

4.         City Council direct that further consideration of the conversion requests for 290 Old Weston Road be deferred until the Statutory Public Meeting on the Municipal Comprehensive Review (MCR) and Official Plan Employment Policies.

5.          City Council request the Chief Planner and Executive Director, Planning Division to develop and implement, within the Garrison Common North Secondary Plan, a terms of reference for a land use and redevelopment plan for the lands at 28 Bathurst Street, 2 Tecumseth Street and the City owned lands at 677, 701 Wellington Street West;  the terms of reference to be developed concurrently with, and in the context of, the Five Year and Municipal Comprehensive Reviews and to include the following elements:

a.         Continue to permit the ongoing meat processing operations at 2 Tecumseth Street for as long as they continue on the site;

b.         Permit only employment uses on the lands currently designated Employment Areas until the completion of the study;

c.         Redesignation of lands to permit non-employment uses will only be contemplated upon completion of the study;

d.         Facilitate an overall redevelopment vision for the lands in consultation with landowners, the surrounding community, representatives of Fort York National Historic Site, the Ward Councillor, and City staff, that better integrates future potential land uses into the surrounding neighbourhood;

e.         Consider potential redevelopment scenarios that include maintaining and increasing the amount of employment space on the lands;

f.          Provide effective buffering between the lands at 2 Tecumseth Street, the rail corridor and the City’s works yard at 677, 701 Wellington Street West from any existing or potential future sensitive uses; and

g.         Consider alternative land ownership options and associated land use redesignations that will provide the best redevelopment scenario for the lands.

6.         City Council direct the Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning Division to prepare final recommendations on all requests/applications for conversions of employment lands received prior to May 31, 2013, including those not reported out to date, at the statutory special public meeting of the Planning and Growth Management Committee.