Report from Ron
Moeser, Toronto City Councillor, Ward 44
29
Meadowvale Rd. – Development Application
My office
and city planning staff have recently been advised that the property
known as 29 Meadowvale Rd. (north of Lawrence Ave.) has been purchased
by the Conseil Scolaire de District Catholique Centre-Sud for the
purposes of constructing an elementary school.
On
February 9th a staff report was brought before Scarborough
Community Council, at which time I requested a site plan control be
enacted for this property. The Site Plan review and approval process is
a tool under the Planning Act used to ensure that the urban environment
is developed in a convenient, safe, efficient, and aesthetically
pleasing manner.
The
previous owner was a developer that was proposing to build a subdivision
consisting of 16 single family homes including a 16.5 metre wide
roadway. The lands were assembled to form a landholding for which
rezoning and draft plan of subdivision applications were approved
through the Ontario Municipal Board in June 2007. The subject lands
are zoned Single-Family Residential (S) and Park Zone (P), and the
proposed school use is permitted under the zoning by-law.
My
concerns on this proposal relate to the footplate of the building and
ensuring that as many tree’s as possible are protected. The site plan
control will also look at issues such as building design, transportation
operations including bus drop-off and pick-up areas, storm water
management practices and servicing of the property.
Although
the new owners have begun preliminary discussions with planning staff,
there has been no formal application submitted to the planning
department. In the meantime, I will endeavor to keep residents updated
and once an application is received I will request a public consultation
meeting. This will allow residents to review the proposal and express
any possible concerns.
Roads
The
coming of spring will also mark the start of road construction season.
In Ward 44, this will include the continuation and completion of the
resurfacing of Lawrence Ave from Bennett Road to Kingston Road. The
completion of the southern end of Port Union Road and the finishing
touches on the new GO parking facility will also take place in early
spring.
