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6.2
See Item 7.5.
Registered delegate, Payal Mehta, Brampton Resident, addressed Committee and expressed the following concerns, comments, and suggestions with respect to the subject application:
- privacy and noise concerns
- potential increase to already existing traffic congestion
- increased risk of fire accidents and thefts as a result of the proposal
- existing lack of green space for area residents
- suggestion to continue with the original proposal for commercial zoning as this would better align with the community needs
The following motion was considered:
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That the delegation from Payal Mehta, Brampton Resident, re: Application to Amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law, Glen Schnarr and Associates Inc., 2424203 Ontario Ltd., 0 McLaughlin Road, Ward 6, File: OZS-2024-0046 to the Planning and Development Committee Meeting of December 9, 2024, be received.
See Item 6.2.
Chair Palleschi commented on the nature of the application and some of the general concerns expressed by residents of the affected area, including concerns surrounding the natural heritage system.
Committee referred the item to the December 11, 2024 meeting of City Council to allow for further discussions with staff and residents prior to Council ratification.
The following motion was considered:
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That the report from Mana Zavalat, Manager, Development Services, to the Planning and Development Committee Meeting of December 9, 2024, re: Application to Amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law, Glen Schnarr and Associates Inc., 2424203 Ontario Ltd., 0 McLaughlin Road, Ward 6, File: OZS-2024-0046, be referred to the City Council meeting of December 11, 2024.
7.3 Staff Report re: Application for a Draft Plan of Subdivision and to Amend the Zoning By-law, Greenvale Homes Ltd., KLM Planning Partners, 2648 Countryside Drive, Ward 10, File: OZS-2021-0065 PDC216-2024
1. That the report from Chinoye Sunny, Planner, Development Services, to the Planning and Development Committee Meeting of December 9, 2024, re: Application for a Draft Plan of Subdivision and to Amend the Zoning By-law, Greenvale Homes Ltd., KLM Planning Partners, 2648 Countryside Drive, Ward 10, File: OZS-2021-0065, be received;
2. That the application for a Zoning By-law Amendment and Draft Plan of Subdivision submitted by KLM Planning Partners on behalf of Greenvale Homes Ltd. be approved on the basis that it is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement, and the City’s Official Plan, and for the reasons set out in this Recommendation Report;
3. That the amendments to the Zoning By-law generally in accordance with the attached Attachment 12 to this report be adopted; and
4. That no further notice of public meeting be required for the attached Zoning By-law Amendment as per Section 34(10.4) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. c.P. 13, as amended. Carried
Bronze is not met by this proposal on its own
The applicant has completed a Sustainability Assessment for the proposal (see Appendix
9). The proposal achieves an overall sustainability score of 20 points for the development
of ‘Building R’ only. Staff note that the Sustainable Scoring does satisfy the Bronze
threshold when considering the site with the remainder of the commercial plaza, which
achieved a score of 39.