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Planning Rationale Report November 2020 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................... 1 2.0 SITE LOCATION & CONTEXT ................................................................................................................. 2 2.1 Subject Site ........................................................................................................................................... 2 2.2 Surrounding Context .............................................................................................................................. 2 2.3 Community Services and Facilities ........................................................................................................ 6 3.0 PROPOSAL & APPROVALS .................................................................................................................... 7 3.1 Proposal ................................................................................................................................................ 7 3.2 Required Approvals ............................................................................................................................... 8 4.0 POLICY CONTEXT & PLANNING ANALYSIS ........................................................................................... 9 4.1 Provincial Policy Statement (2020) ......................................................................................................... 9 4.2 Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (2020) ........................................................................ 10 4.3 Durham Region Official Plan (Office Consolidation 2020, as amended) ............................................... 12 4.4 City of Pickering Official Plan (Office Consolidation, 2018) .................................................................. 13 4.5 Draft Kingston Road Corridor Intensification Plan (November 2019) .................................................... 18 4.6 Draft Urban Design Guidelines (November 2019) ................................................................................ 20 4.7 Draft Official Plan Amendment (October 2020) .................................................................................... 23 4.8 Zoning By-laws .................................................................................................................................... 25 5.0 PROPOSED AMENDMENTS ................................................................................................................ 26 5.1 Proposed Site Specific OPA ................................................................................................................ 26 5.2 Proposed Zoning Amendments ........................................................................................................... 26 6.0 SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS ............................................................................................................... 29 6.1 Functional Servicing & Stormwater Management Report ...................................................................... 29 6.2 Noise & Vibration Study ....................................................................................................................... 30 6.3 Traffic Impact Study ............................................................................................................................. 30 6.4 Shadow Study ..................................................................................................................................... 31 6.5 Pedestrian Wind Assessment ............................................................................................................... 32 6.6 Heritage Impact Assessment ............................................................................................................... 32 7.0 CONCLUSIONS ................................................................................................................................... 34 The Biglieri Group Ltd. 20 Leslie Street, Suite 121, Toronto ON M4M 3L4 T 416-693-9155 | F 416-693-9133 LIST OF FIGURES FIGURE 1. AERIAL CONTEXT OF THE SITE .................................................................................................... 4 FIGURE 2. THE SUBJECT SITE ....................................................................................................................... 4 FIGURE 3. NORTH OF THE SITE ..................................................................................................................... 4 FIGURE 4. SOUTH OF THE SITE ..................................................................................................................... 4 FIGURE 5. WEST OF THE SITE ........................................................................................................................ 4 FIGURE 6. EAST OF THE SITE ........................................................................................................................ 4 FIGURE 7. DURHAM REGION TRANSIT MAP EXCERPT .................................................................................. 5 FIGURE 8. SITE CONTEXT .............................................................................................................................. 6 FIGURE 9. SITE PLAN……………………………………………………………………………………………………..7 FIGURE 10. CONCEPTUAL LANDSCAPE PLAN ............................................................................................... 7 FIGURE 11. BUILDING PERSPECTIVE FROM SOUTHEAST ............................................................................. 8 FIGURE 12. BUILDING PERSPECTIVE FROM WEST ........................................................................................ 8 FIGURE 13. RENDERING OF THE POST MANOR ............................................................................................ 8 FIGURE 14. DURHAM REGION OFFICIAL PLAN SCHEDULE A EXCERPT ..................................................... 12 FIGURE 15. CITY OF PICKERING OFFICIAL PLAN SCHEDULE I EXCERPT ................................................... 13 FIGURE 16. CITY OF PICKERING OFFICIAL PLAN SCHEDULE IIID EXCERPT ............................................... 17 FIGURE 17. NORTH-SOUTH SITE SECTION LOOKING EAST ........................................................................ 19 FIGURE 18. SEPARATION DISTANCE AND PINCH POINT BETWEEN MID-RISE AND HIGH-RISE TOWER ..... 21 FIGURE 19. CONCEPT LANDSCAPE PLAN ................................................................................................... 22 FIGURE 20. DRAFT OPA SCHEDULE 4 OF 4 BROCK PRECINCT .................................................................. 23 FIGURE 21. DRAFT SCHEDULE MU-XX ........................................................................................................ 28 LIST OF TABLES TABLE 1. LCA-4 ZONE REQUIREMENTS………………………………………………………………………………25 TABLE 2. PROPOSED ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT……………………………………………………………..27 APPENDICES APPENDIX 1. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GUIDELINES………………………………………………………..36 1970 Brock Rd Planning Rationale Report November 2020 Road Corridor (see staff report 20-004/P). The site is also located within a Gateway area which recognizes the regional significance of key intersections within the Kingston Corridor. In terms of place making, two Privately Owned Public Spaces (POPS) are shown in proximity to or on the Site in the Draft OPA. The Draft OPA has 1.0 yet to be approved. The City of Pickering Zoning By-law 3036 zones the Subject Site as LCA-4 Introduction Local Central Area. Pursuant to TBG’s review of these documents, The Biglieri Group Ltd. (“TBG”) has been amendments are expected to be required to the retained by Brock and Kingston Holdings Inc. to in effect Official Plan and Zoning By-law in order prepare planning applications in support of future to bring them into conformity with the future re-development of the lands municipally direction of development in the Kingston Road identified as 1970 Brock Road in the City of Corridor per the Council endorsed Intensification Pickering (“The Subject Site”). The Site is legally Plan, and to facilitate development on the Site per described as Part of Lot 19 Concession 1. The the conceptual development plan. TBG has Site is located at the north-west corner of Brock provided a preliminary list of amendments and Road and Kingston Road. The lands are 1.19 this Planning Rationale Report will review the hectares in size and are currently host to proposed Official Plan and Zoning By-law commercial uses. Amendments and associated conceptual development plan to determine consistency This Planning Rationale Report has been and/or conformity (as appropriate) with respect prepared in support of applications for Official to the Provincial Policy Statement (2020), the Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment to support Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe future redevelopment of the Subject Site. The (2019), The Region of Durham Official Plan conceptual development plan provides: (2020) and the relevant City of Pickering Official Ø Two 3-storey townhouse blocks; Plan documents and Guidelines. Ø One 12-storey mid-rise building; Ø Two 31 and 34-storey towers connected Site Plan Approval and Draft Plan of by a 6-storey podium; and Condominium Approval will also be required prior Ø One stand-alone commercial building, to development and these applications, and will being a designated cultural heritage be submitted at a later date. Toronto Region resource, the Post Manor. Conservation
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