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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 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 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.
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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