Notice of Complete Applications and Council Public Meeting

The purpose of this notice is to advise the public that “complete” development applications have been received by the City of Richmond Hill pursuant to the Planning Act. The applications have been circulated to City departments and external agencies for review and comment and a Council Public Meeting has been scheduled as set out below.

Wednesday, June 16, 2021

Concerning Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments

A Public Meeting has been scheduled for Wednesday, June 16, 2021 at 7:30 PM in the Council Chambers of the Municipal Offices, 225 East Beaver Creek Road, to notify the public and receive comments on the following applications that have been received by the City.

Inquiries Refer To:

City Files: D01-21003 and D02-21005

City Planner: Sandra DeMaria

Telephone: 905-747-6312

Email: sandra.demaria@richmondhill.ca

A request has been received from 9750 Yonge Limited to amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law for lands described as Block 39, Registered Plan 65M-2079 and Part Block 3, Registered Plan 65M-2368 and municipally known as 9750 and 9760 Yonge Street. The subject lands have a frontage of approximately 102 metres (335 feet) along Yonge Street and 100.17 metres (328 feet) along Addison Street, and a total site area of 0.85 hectares (2.1 acres).  The applications seek to permit a high density mixed use development consisting of two apartment buildings 22 and 18 storeys in height connected by a five storey podium with a Floor Space Index (FSI) of 4.9, 522 apartment units, 18 back to back townhouses, 847 square metres (9117 square feet) of ground floor retail/commercial and a new public road to Yonge Street are proposed.

Lands Containing Seven (7) or More Residential Units: A copy of this notice must be posted by the owner of any land that contains seven (7) or more residential units in a location that is visible to all of the residents.

Any person may attend the meeting and/or make written or verbal representation either in support of or in opposition to the proposed Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment. Written comments by any person unable to attend the meeting should be made in person, or by mail to the City Clerk, The Corporation of the City of Richmond Hill, 225 East Beaver Creek Road, Richmond Hill, Ontario, L4B 3P4, or fax to 905-771-2502, or by email to clerks@richmondhill.ca and is to be received no later than 12:00 noon on Wednesday, June 16, 2021.  Please ensure that you include your name and address so that you may be contacted if necessary.

COVID-19 Emergency: During the COVID-19 Declaration of Emergency (declared by the Province of Ontario and the City of Richmond Hill under the provisions Section 7.0.1 and Section 4(1) of the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.E.9, respectively)the City of Richmond Hill Council is holding electronic meetings, and in-person meeting attendance is restricted to electronic attendance only. Any person, who wishes to make a verbal presentation is required to do so electronically via the internet or telephone, and is required to register with the Office of the Clerk by 12:00 p.m. (noon) on the date of the meeting. Registrations can be submitted by email to clerks@richmondhill.ca. The Clerk will provide any such person with instructions on how to make their electronic delegation.

Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment Appeals: If a person or public body would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of the City of Richmond Hill to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal but the person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the City of Richmond Hill before the proposed Official Plan Amendment is adopted, or in respect to the proposed Zoning By-law before it is passed, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision.

If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the City of Richmond Hill before the proposed Official Plan Amendment is adopted, or in respect to the proposed Zoning By-law before it is passed, the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal unless, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party.

If you wish to be notified of the passing or refusal of the proposed Official Plan Amendment or Zoning By-law Amendment, you must make a written request to the City Clerk, The Corporation of the City of Richmond Hill, 225 East Beaver Creek Road, Richmond Hill, Ontario L4B 3P4 or by e-mail at clerks@richmondhill.ca.

Notice of Collection: Personal information is collected under the authority of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13 and may be contained in an appendix of a staff report, published in the meeting agenda, delegation list and/or the minutes of the public meeting and made part of the public record. The City collects this information in order to make informed decisions on the relevant issues and to notify interested parties of Council’s decisions. It may also be used to serve notice of a Local Planning Appeal Tribunal hearing. Names and addresses contained in submitted letters and other information will be available to the public, unless the individual expressly requests the City to remove their personal information. The disclosure of this information is governed by the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.M.56. Questions about this collection and disclosure should be directed to the Office of the Clerk at 905-771-8800 or by e-mail at clerks@richmondhill.ca.

Additional Information: For more information about this matter, including information about preserving your appeal rights, please contact the Office of the Clerk at 905-771-8800 or by e-mail at clerks@richmondhill.ca.

Questions about the information and recommendations contained in the proposed Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment Staff Report should be directed to the Planning and Infrastructure Department by calling 905-771-8910 between 8:30 AM and 4:30 PM. The Staff Report will be available on Wednesday, June 9, 2021 after 3PM. You can email the Office of the Clerk at clerks@richmondhill.ca for an electronic copy. It will also be available on RichmondHill.ca. To find it, selectthe Calendar and click on the relevant meeting for a list of items.

City of Richmond Hill

225 East Beaver Creek Road

Richmond Hill, Ontario L4B 3P4

Telephone: 905-771-8800

Fax: 905-771-2502

E-mail: clerks@richmondhill.ca

Stephen M.A. Huycke, City Clerk

Dated this 20^th day of May, 2021