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Pro climate:
 utilizes existing municipal infrastructure efficiently
 supports transit-oriented growth along Queen Street W, identified as a Primary Urban Boulevard and future Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridor,
 contributes to the City’s housing objectives by providing a compact mid-rise mixed-use building with 206 residential units,
 integrating commercial uses that promote a complete mixed-use community.

Sustainability Score: 56 - Bronze (would prefer to see this higher)

amend the Zoning By-law and propose a site-specific zoning by-law to facilitate the development of one (1) 38-storey tower along Queen Street East.

Climate positive: 

Mixed use development in an Urban Growth Centre and a Primary Major Transit Station Area
Promotes compact urban form, integrates housing, jobs, and amenities along a planned Bus Rapid Transit corridor.
Sustainability score: 67 - Silver

The Planning Act, Provincial Policy Statement (PPS), the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe, The Regional Official Plan, City’s Official Plan, and the Vales of Castlemore North Secondary Plan Area 49 provide direction and policies that encourage efficient and sustainable development through intensification, use of existing infrastructure and providing an appropriate mix of housing types and land uses.

The long term vision for the Airport and Mayfield Tertiary Plan Area is to be a Gateway into the Vales of Castlemore North. The Tertiary Plan Area is planned to undergo significant change in the future with the area transitioning from a mainly greenfield setting to an urban, mixed-use, vibrant, and transit-supported community while promoting costeffective development patterns that minimize land consumption and servicing costs.

The Tertiary Plan proposes a new residential designation not contemplated previously within the current secondary plan that provide different housing and density options to meet the long term needs of residents and provide a necessary housing supply for the City and the Region.

The Tertiary Plan promotes the creation of an internal road network to provide connectivity to throughout the site and to adjacent areas. The mixed-use designation is intended to create street related and pedestrian oriented uses that frame the streetscape and contribute to a strong sense of place. The Tertiary Plan also identifies a conceptual trail network, which provides opportunities for pedestrian access and connectivity to existing natural heritage features in the area.

The Secondary Plan does not currently recognize the potential for the Vales of Castlemore North to develop with mid-high residential uses and additional office uses. The Official Plan Amendment and Tertiary Plan introduce higher densities in the form of mid-rise residential and mixed uses and provides a policy framework to guide future development. The Tertiary Plan land use designations encourage a mix of residential and employment uses, establishes urban design guidelines for each use, and a conceptual local road network and natural heritage system to achieve a vision for the area.

The applicant is proposing to amend the Zoning By-law of the subject lands to facilitate the development of 103 townhouse units.

The proposal provides a transit supportive growth in close proximity to higher order transit services (Mount Pleasant Go Station), school, commercial areas, parks and open spaces that contribute towards a healthy complete community. Staff is satisfied that the site design will have a compact built form while providing access to transit and opportunities for active transportation. The range of townhouse units proposed (dual frontage, back-toback and three-storey towns) contribute to the overall housing supply and diversity.

The property is designated “Medium Density Residential”, “Medium Density Mixed Use Area 1” and “Mixed Use Area 5” in the Mount Pleasant Secondary Plan (Area 51). The proposal will provide an appropriate residential development that accommodates a range of townhouse types. Staff is satisfied that the proposal will contribute to the development of a complete and compact, transit supportive community by providing a unique built form and community character.

SUSTAINABILITY SCORE: 41 of 200 THRESHOLD ACHIEVED: Bronze

The only environmentally innovative aspects of this development: Energy Star for new homes efficient buildings for all buildings, 50% of homes EV rough in and solar readiness

The proposed Zoning By-law Amendment will facilitate a two-storey Place of Worship on the site with 104 surface parking spaces and a 30 metre 2 buffer from adjacent valleylands and Redside Dace habitat at the rear of the subject property.

Sustainability Score 35 bronze

Red Side Dace protection???

The applicant submitted an amendment to the Zoning By-Law and a Draft Plan of Subdivision to permit a development of 224 residential units, residential reserve blocks, a medium density block, an elementary school block, a walkway block, natural heritage system blocks, a park block, a stormwater management pond block, and corresponding roadway and widening blocks.

This application is one of twenty active applications submitted for Block Plan Areas 47-1 and 47-2. Collectively, these block plans are expected to accommodate 10,401 residential units with an expected population of approximately 35,987 people. The block plans are also anticipated to accommodate approximately 3,516 jobs based on the commercial designations proposed within the block plan area. Secondary Plan Area 47 will be a complete community which includes a variety of housing typologies, a range of employment areas, parkland and trails and future improvements to necessary infrastructure including roads, watermains, sanitary sewers and stormwater management ponds.

Sustainability score: 31 of 200 Bronze

The applicant submitted an amendment to the Zoning By-Law and for a Draft Plan of Subdivision to permit a development of 238 single detached dwellings, 20 townhouse units, residential reserve blocks, a school block, a walkway block, natural heritage system blocks, a park block, and corresponding roadway and widening blocks.

The property is zoned ‘Agricultural’ (A) as per Zoning by By-law 270-2004, as amended. An amendment to the Zoning By-Law is required to permit the development. The draft Zoning By-Law is attached as Attachment 11.

The proposal is consistent with the Strategic Focus Area - Growing Urban Centres & Neighbourhoods. The proposal will facilitate an economy that thrives with communities that are strong and connected

The planned configuration of parklands within SP47 was anticipated to be secured through a parkland conveyance agreement between the City and landowner group. At this time, the parkland conveyance agreement is still being reviewed by City staff and the landowner group. Through the forthcoming draft approval of this subdivision application, appropriate conditions are to be included to ensure that subdivision registration cannot occur, until such time as the Parkland Conveyance Agreement is finalized, and signed off by the City and landowner group.

A Community Benefit Charge Agreement for Affordable Housing is currently being reviewed by the City and landowner group in Block 47-1. The purpose of the agreement is to secure the provision of thirty (30) secondary dwelling units within proposed subdivision developments among participating landowners, as well as an agreed upon cash contribution to satisfy contribution towards the City’s Community Benefit Charge By-law.

Sustainability Score : 29 of a possible 200 Bronze

The application proposes the development of a 29-storey residential tower, containing 330 dwelling units and 575 square metres of ground floor commercial/retail spaces. The proposed development would be serviced by 165 vehicular and 198 bicycle parking spaces, and 670 square metres of outdoor amenity space, and 727 square metres of indoor amenity space. Further design refinement and details will be determined at the Site Plan approval stage.

The proposed development achieved an overall Sustainability Score of Silver (57 pts.) in the City’s Sustainable New Communities Program. Further refinements through a future site plan application may improve the sustainability score.

The development proposal is consistent with the City of Brampton’s Strategic Focus Area of Growing Urban Centres and Neighbourhoods by contributing to an economy that thrives with communities that are strong and connected.

The applicant submitted an amendment to the Zoning By-Law and for a Draft Plan of Subdivision to permit a development of 56 single detached dwellings, 34 townhouse units, residential reserve blocks, walkway blocks, natural heritage system blocks, an industrial block, and corresponding roadway and widening blocks.

The proposal represents good planning, is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement and is in conformity with the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe as well as the Region and Brampton Official Plan.

The proposal is consistent with the Strategic Focus Area - Growing Urban Centres & Neighbourhoods. The proposal will facilitate an economy that thrives with communities that are strong and connected.

A Community Benefit Charge Agreement for Affordable Housing is currently being reviewed by the City and landowner group in Block 47-1. The purpose of the agreement is to secure the provision of thirty (30) secondary dwelling units within proposed subdivision developments among participating landowners, as well as an agreed upon cash contribution to satisfy contribution towards the City’s Community Benefit Charge By-law. Through the forthcoming draft approval of this subdivision application, appropriate conditions are to be included to ensure that subdivision registration cannot occur, until such time as the Community Benefit Charge Agreement for Affordable Housing is finalized, and signed off by the City and landowner group.

Sustainability Score: 41 Silver

This report recommends approval of an amendment to the Zoning By-law to accommodate the proposal of a mixed-use development consisting of a 23-storey residential tower with commercial uses at grade, 3-storey townhouses, a valleyland and buffer block.

A Community Benefit Charge Agreement for Affordable Housing is currently being reviewed by the City and landowner group in Block 47-1. The purpose of the agreement is to secure the provision of thirty (30) secondary dwelling units within proposed subdivision developments among participating landowners, as well as an agreed upon cash contribution to satisfy contribution towards the City’s Community Benefit Charge Bylaw. A Holding Symbol will be applied to the Zoning By-law for the Owner to make arrangements to enter into to the Community Benefit Charge Agreement for Affordable Housing, or alternative arrangements to the satisfaction of the Commissioner of Planning, Building and Growth Management.

The subject application achieved a sustainability score of 65, attaining the silver threshold. Through the site plan process, staff will continue to work with the applicant to ensure that the sustainability score metrics are achieved through the detailed site plan review.

The applicant has submitted an amendment to the Zoning By-law to permit the development of a mixed-use development consisting of four (4), 35- storey residential towers comprised of 1,590 residential units and a fourstorey commercial building. Building ‘A’ and ‘B’ will contain 948 square metres of ground floor commercial space. Building ‘D’ will feature a 470 square metre day care use. The proposed four-storey commercial building is to contain 7085 square metres of retail space.

The proposed development is consistent with the strategic focus area of “Growing Urban Centres and Neighbourhoods” by contributing to an economy that thrives with communities that are strong and connected.

The subject property is currently zoned “Downtown Commercial Once Special Section 3521 (DC1(H)-3521)’’ as per Zoning By-law 270-2004, as amended. Commercial, office and residential uses are currently permitted within the zoning designation, however the Holding symbol is to be removed prior to the site being permitted to develop residential uses.

The application is consistent with the Strategic Focus Area - Growing Urban Centres and Neighbourhoods, and Transit and Connectivity. The development proposal aims to contribute and achieve the strategic priorities within these focus areas by providing a built form that provides a variety of housing typologies coupled with access to public transit

Sustainability score: 43 Bronze (acceptable but could be better)

The purpose of the application is to amend the Zoning By-law to mirror that of the parcel located east (fronting Goreway Drive) to permit truck wash and repair facility, with offices, a warehouse and associated truck and trailer parking.

The proposed development conforms to the Growth Plan as it directs and sustains employment growth within its designated areas, promoting development that is compact and will efficiently use underutilized lands.

The proposed by-law includes performance standards to ensure that the proposed development is appropriate given the surrounding area, such as but not limited to; generous front and exterior setbacks requirements, and the inclusion of landscape buffers and screening along areas where truck and trailer parking is proposed to minimize public view of outside storage.

By-laws

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• C097-2023

  Moved byRegional Councillor Keenan

  Seconded byCity Councillor Power

  That By-law 66-2023, before Council at its Regular Meeting of April 19, 2023, be given the required number of readings, taken as read, and signed by the Mayor and City Clerk, and the Corporate Seal affixed thereto.

  Carried

  The by-law was passed as follows.

  By-law 66-2023 – To establish certain lands as part of the public highway system (Rivermont Road and Bermondsey Way) – Ward 6