The Chair requested staff to advise on the manner of giving notice for the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment. He also asked staff to briefly describe the proposal and summarize the correspondence, if any, received to date.
Ms. Rea confirmed that the required notice was given in accordance with the Planning Act and circulated to each owner of land within 120 metres, and that a sign was posted on the subject property. She summarized the application, explaining that it proposes to permit a residential plan of subdivision by: Changing the zone category from the ‘Residential One Special Seventeen Holding One (R1-S17)(H1) and Residential One Holding One (R1)(H1) Zones’ to the ‘Residential Two (R2), Residential Two Special ** (R2-S**), Residential Three (R3) and a Residential Multiple One Special ** (RM1-S**) Zones’ on the property. The application for draft plan of subdivision will create a 63 unit residential plan of subdivision consisting of 9 lots for single detached dwellings, 7 lots for 14 semi-detached dwellings and 10 blocks for 40 townhouse dwelling units. The townhouse blocks will be further subdivided using the Part Lot Control provision of the Planning Act, which allows the lots to be sold separately without requiring consent applications to create each lot. The lots for the individual townhouses and semi-detached dwellings will all be freehold. Through further review of the application, consistency with the Provincial Policy Statement, conformity to the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe and the Town of Lindsay Official Plan should be achieved. Ms. Rea summarized the comments received to date, as detailed in her report, noting that subsequent to the writing of the report additional comments were received from Susan Hall expressing concerns with drainage, property values and the proposed density of housing. She also noted that further to the City Clerk's Office comments regarding street naming noted in her report, that discussions with other City departments have considered options including one consideration of renaming the Springdale Gardens portion of William Street North to Victoria Avenue North to reflect the proposed continuous nature of the connecting road. Staff are recommending that the application be referred back to staff for further review and processing until such time as all comments and concerns have been addressed. She responded to questions from Committee members.
The Chair inquired if the applicant wished to speak to the application.
Kayly Robbins of Weston Consulting spoke on behalf of the applicant and the owner and provided a brief history of the property and the application which is a part of a multi-phase development. She presented a summary of their proposal including the revised draft plan of subdivision, the revised zoning by-law amendment, relationship with the Town of Lindsay Official Plan, removal of the holding provision, and a summary of supporting materials. She responded to questions from Committee members.
The Chair inquired if anyone wished to speak to the application.
Susan Hall of 107 Alcorn Drive provided a summary of her correspondence which was circulated to the members of the Committee. She restated her concerns regarding the increased density of the proposed development, neighbourhood property values, removal of natural habitats of birds and turtles, reduction of the side yards, limited snow storage spaces, increased traffic in the area, and stormwater drainage along Jennings Creek.
The Chair permitted the applicant to respond to the concerns raised by the resident. Robert Walters of Weston Consulting spoke on behalf of the applicant and stated that this proposal is a slight change to the original proposal presented in 2017. He also noted that some driveways are proposed to be twinned to allow for more areas for additional snow storage. He also noted that the stormwater and traffic studies are under review, and that studies note that nearby increased density of housing does not decrease property values of single-detached homes.
No other persons spoke to the application.