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DEPUTATION CONCERNING MOTION 22-P-002, ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT APPLICATION - 407, 411, 413, 417 AND 419 MAPLEVIEW DRIVE WEST (407-419 MAPLEVIEW INC AND ENCORE GROUP) (WARD 7)
The following Deputations were provided concerning motion 22-P-002, Zoning By-law Amendment Application - 407, 411, 413, 417 and 419 Mapleview Drive West:
1. Janet Foster advised that she is a professional planner who has been retained by the residents of the Redfern Avenue and Mapleview Drive neighborhood to speak on their behalf. She indicated that the residents are concerned that the proponent's application for a medium density RM2 Zoning with Special Provisions as it will result in a high density development in an area not identified in the Official Plan or its supporting policies as an intensification corridor. Ms. Foster explained that the neighborhood residents do not object to a medium density townhouse development, and therefore support the proposed amendments discussed at the January 18, 2022 Planning Committee meeting.
Ms. Foster discussed the City's Official Plan policies which require residential intensification developments outside an intensification area to be considered under its own merits to ensure that the scale and physical character of the development is compatible with the surrounding neighborhood. She cited the developments at 30 Hanmer Street and 105-111 Edgehill Drive which were approved for increased height and density outside a designated Intensification Area. She noted that these projects were evaluated based on their own individual merits making it difficult to establish precedent in these instances.
Ms. Foster expressed concerns regarding the proposed development with respect to the high density, the development being the first of its kind in this neighborhood, the lack of appropriate transition to intensification, and the rooftop patios impact on the character of the neighborhood. She stated that the City's Official Plan policies support compatibi...
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