Council Public Meeting

Wednesday, September 23, 2020

Concerning a Proposed Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment

A Public Meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, September 23, 2020 at 7:30 PM to notify the public and receive comments on the following applications that have been received by the City. In support of the efforts of our public health partners and the Province of Ontario to stop the spread of COVID-19, the meeting will be held using electronic video conference technology. Details on how you can participate in the meeting are included in this notice. You can also view the livestream of the meeting at RichmondHill.ca/CouncilMeetings.

Inquiries Refer To:

City Files: D01-20004 and D02-20010

City Planner: Doris Cheng, Senior Planner – Site Plans

Telephone: 905-771-5563

Email: doris.cheng@richmondhill.ca

A request has been received from Sabella Ridge Estates Inc. to amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law for lands described as Part of Lots 53 and 54, Plan 1931, and municipally known as 10684 and 10692 Yonge Street. The subject lands have a total combined frontage of 48.36 metres (158.66 feet) along Yonge Street and a total site area of 0.55 hectares (1.35 acres).

The Official Plan Amendment application proposes to amend a number of existing policies in the Official Plan, including reducing the minimum protection area from a flood hazard, to allow development to proceed in advance of Flood Remediation works being completed for the area, to measure the City’s angular plane policies 10 metres vertically from the rear lot line, to increase the maximum permitted Floor Space Index (FSI) from 2.0 to 4.15, and to increase the maximum permitted building height from 15 to 28 storeys on the subject lands.

The Zoning By-law Amendment application proposes to amend Zoning By-law 2523, as amended, by rezoning the subject lands from “General Commercial One (GC1) Zone” and “Third Density Residential (R3) Zone” to “Residential Multiple Six Density (RM6) Zone” to facilitate the development of a 28 storey apartment building with a 5 storey podium, located at the Yonge Street frontage. The proposed development consists of 284 dwelling units and 273 parking spaces, with a gross floor area of 22,307 square metres (240,115 square feet) and a Floor Space Index (FSI) of 4.3 on the subject lands. 

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, subject to the below notice regarding the Covid-19 Emergency, 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 by email to clerks@richmondhill.ca, 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, and is to be received no later than 12:00 p.m. (noon) on Wednesday, September 23, 2020. 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. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the City of Richmond Hill declares the COVID-19 Emergency terminated prior to the scheduled public meeting, this meeting will be held in person in the Council Chambers of the Municipal Offices, 225 East Beaver Creek Road. Visit RichmondHill.ca/CouncilMeetings for updates in regards to City-held meetings including this matter.

Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment Appeal: 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 and the proposed Zoning By-law is passed, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision of City Council.

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 and the proposed Zoning By-law 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 do so.

If you wish to be notified of the adoption, 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 when submitting their written comments. 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 & Regulatory Services Department by calling 905-771-8910 between 8:30 AM and 4:30 PM. The Staff Report will be available on Wednesday, September 16, 2020 after 3 PM. 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, select the 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 27th day of August, 2020