Zoning By-law and Official Plan Amendment Notices

As per the mandate outlined in Part V of the Planning Act, Council is required to use the City’s website to inform the public of an approved resolution, upon determination regarding whether a revision to the By-law or Official Plan is needed.

These Notices include:

Notices of Complete Application,
Public Meetings,
Passing of a Zoning By-law Amendment,
Adoption of an Official Plan Amendment,
Approval of a Draft Plan of Subdivision, and
Changes in the Draft Plan of Subdivision.
Notices will be posted on this page.

Notice to Landlords

If you are a landlord of lands containing seven (7) or more residential units located within the 200 meter vicinity of the Subject Lands or Subject Property, please post a copy of the notice of complete application and/or public meeting in a location that is visible to all of the residents.

Notice of Special Meeting

January 23, 2025

Notice of Special Meeting of Markham Council - Official Plan Review

Markham is updating its Official Plan in accordance with Section 26 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, as amended.

Tell us what you think!

You are invited to attend a special meeting of the Council of the City of Markham to learn more about the Official Plan Review and provide input on possible revisions to Markham’s 2014 Official Plan. A special meeting will take place on:
Date: January 23, 2025
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: In-person in the Council Chambers at the Civic Centre (101 Town Centre Boulevard, Markham, ON L3PR 9W3), or remotely via Zoom. The Special Meeting will also be livestreamed on the City’s website at: Markham.ca/eScribeMeetings.

Purpose of the Special Meeting

The purpose of the Special Meeting is to introduce the Official Plan Review Project to the public and receive feedback on issues and topics that should be considered as part of the process. The feedback obtained at the Special Meeting will inform future work and studies undertaken as part of the Official Plan update.

Background

What is an Official Plan?

The City of Markham’s Official Plan provides a long range vision for the growth and development of our community. It identifies how we intend to build complete and sustainable communities that meet the environmental, economic, and social needs of Markham.

Why are we reviewing the Official Plan?

Markham’s Official Plan was last updated in 2014, the City is required by the Planning Act to ensure that the Official Plan conforms with provincial and regional plans and policies. Since 2014, many provincial and regional plans and policies have been introduced or have changed. The City will deliver the project through a series of Official Plan Amendments to City Council over a multi-year period for review and adoption. The City intends to update Markham’s 2014 Official Plan to ensure sure it conforms to provincial and regional plans, and reflects the city’s evolving needs and priorities.

Join the conversation!

Watch the livestream at Markham.ca/eScribeMeetings.
Make a deputation in person or virtually by completing the Request to Speak form, or by emailing the Clerk’s Department at ClerksPublic@markham.ca, or by calling 905-479-7760 prior to the meeting.
Submit written comments to the Clerk’s Department at notifications@markham.ca. Comments received by 5:00 PM the day before the Special Meeting will be included in the revised meeting agenda. All submissions will be circulated to Planning Staff and Council.

Please note that all proceedings of the Special Meeting will be recorded.

Additional Information

Future Notification

If you wish to be notified about the decision of Markham Council or receive updates about the Official Plan Review, you must make a written request to the Clerk’s Department by completing the form linked above or by email to notifications@markham.ca.

Collection of Personal Information

Personal information collected in accordance with the requirements of the Planning Act, R.S.O., 1990, as amended, may be used to notify participants of future consultation events and updates relating to the Official Plan Review process. The names of participants providing comments and all comments may become part of the Official Plan Review public record.

Additional information about the Official Plan Review is available on the project webpage at: www.markham.ca/OPR. Questions about the Official Plan Review can be sent to Jessie Huang, Senior Planner and Duran Wedderburn, Manager of Policy at officialplanreview@markham.ca.

Date of Notice: November 29, 2024

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Notice of Complete Application

Notice of Complete Application - Lots 21, 22 and 23, Concession 5

A change is proposed for the lands known legally as Part of Lots 21, 22 and 23, Concession 5 which is located on the east side of Warden Avenue, north of Major Mackenzie Drive East. The City of Markham received complete Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment and Draft Plan of Subdivision applications, submitted by TH (Markham) Developments (BT) Corp.

Property Description

The 24-hectare (59 acres) subject lands have approximately 439 metres (1,440 feet) of frontage along Warden Avenue and are currently occupied by agricultural uses. The 2014 Official Plan Map 3 – Land Use designates the subject lands as ‘Greenway’, ‘Residential Mid Rise’ and ‘Residential Low Rise’. The Angus Glen Secondary Plan (OPA 47) Map SP1 – Detailed Land Use Plan designates the subject lands ‘Greenway, ‘Residential Mid Rise I’, ‘Residential Low Rise’ and includes symbols denoting the general locations of a stormwater management facility and site-specific policies relating to the existing environmental features on the subject lands.

Applicant's Proposal

The applicant has submitted Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment and Draft Plan of Subdivision applications to facilitate the development of approximately 699 residential units comprised of: 73 street townhouse units, 115 lane accessed townhouse units, two residential condominium blocks accommodating an estimated 502 stacked back-to-back townhouse units, a dual use park/stormwater management facility and the supporting road/laneway network.

Additional Information

A copy of the Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment and Draft Plan of Subdivision is available for public viewing at the Development Services Front Counter of the City Municipal Offices between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. If you wish to provide comments or speak with the Planner, please contact:

Sabrina Bordone, Development Manager
Planning & Urban Design Department
sbordone@markham.ca or (905) 477-7000 ext. 8230
Refer to application numbers: PLAN 24 198202 and PLAN 24 198207

Written submissions may be mailed or personally delivered to the Clerk’s Department at the address noted below, or by e-mail to notifications@markham.ca by quoting file numbers PLAN 24 198202 and PLAN 24 198207.

The City of Markham
101 Town Centre Boulevard
Markham, Ontario, L3R 9W3

Information about the Public Meeting and Appeals

Prior to the passing of an Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment there will be at least one Public Meeting to give the public an opportunity to comment on the proposal. The date of the Public Meeting has not yet been determined. You will receive notice of the Public Meeting at least 20 days before the Public Meeting is held, in accordance with the provisions of the Ontario Planning Act.

If a person or public body would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of the Council of the City of Markham, or the approval authority, to the Ontario Land Tribunal but the person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the City of Markham before the by-law or official plan amendment 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 Markham before the by-law, official plan amendment or draft plan of subdivision is passed, the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before Ontario Land Tribunal unless, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to do so.

That means if this official plan amendment, zoning by-law amendment or draft plan of subdivision is appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal and you would like to participate in the appeal in some form, you should make an oral submission at a public meeting, or submit written comments to the City Clerk, before the applications are approved by Markham City Council.

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Notice of Complete Application - 26 River Bend Road

A change is proposed for 26 River Bend Road (the “Subject Lands”). The City of Markham received a complete Zoning By-law Amendment application, submitted by Rongfan He (c/o JKO Planning Services.) on December 3, 2024.

Property Description

The Subject Lands are approximately 0.32 ha (0.79 ac) and are located on the north side of River Bend Road, generally east of Sabiston Drive, and west of Campbell Court. The Subject Lands are currently occupied by one detached dwelling.

Applicant's Proposal

The Applicant is proposing to demolish the existing dwelling on the Subject Lands to construct two, 2-storey detached dwellings. The Applicant is seeking to amend the Zoning By-law to accommodate a future severance for the creation of two new lots and implement the necessary zoning provisions to facilitate the proposed development.

Additional Information

A copy of the application is available for public viewing at www.markham.ca/MappiT for additional information on the application. If you wish to provide comments or speak with the Planner, please contact:

Brendan Chiu, Planner
Planning & Urban Design Department
BChiu@markham.ca
(905) 477-7000 ext. 2062
Refer to application number PLAN 24 198332

Written submissions may be mailed or personally delivered to the Clerk’s Department at the address noted below, or by e-mail to notifications@markham.ca by quoting file numbers PLAN 24 198332

The City of Markham
101 Town Centre Boulevard
Markham, Ontario, L3R 9W3

Information about the Public Meeting and Appeals

Prior to the passing of an Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment application there will be at least one Public Meeting to give the public an opportunity to comment on the proposal. The date of the Public Meeting has not yet been determined. You will receive notice of the Public Meeting at least 20 days before the Public Meeting is held, in accordance with the provisions of the Ontario Planning Act.

i. If a person or public body would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of the Council of the City of Markham, or the approval authority, to the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) but the person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the City of Markham before the proposed official plan amendment is adopted or the by-law is passed, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision.

ii. If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting, or make written submissions to the City of Markham before the proposed official plan amendment is adopted or the by-law is passed, the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the OLT unless, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to do so.

That means if this this official plan amendment or by-law is appealed to the OLT and you would like to participate in the appeal in some form, you must make an oral submission at a public meeting, or submit written comments to the City Clerk, before the official plan amendment is adopted or the by-law is passed by Markham City Council.

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Notice of Complete Application - 4201 and 4217 Highway 7 East (Draft Plan of Subdivision)

The City of Markham received a complete application for a Draft Plan of Subdivision for4201and 4217 Highway 7,submitted by 4201 Highway 7 Inc. (Rouge View LP c/o Nord Hub Canada Inc.–Metropole Developments Inc.).

Property Description

The Subject Lands are comprised of two separate properties municipally known as 4201 and 4217 Highway 7, located on the south side of Highway 7, and generally west of Main Street Unionville. The Subject Lands are currently occupied by two detached dwellings.

Applicant's Proposal

The proposed Draft Plan of Subdivision application will facilitate the creation of a 0.53ha development block for a proposed 8-storey mixed-use building, and the future extension of Rougeside Promenade.

This application is related to Zoning By-law Amendment Application PLAN 24 185627.

Additional Information

Melissa Leung, Senior Planner
Planning & Urban Design Department
MelissaLeung@markham.ca
(905) 477-7000 ext. 2392
Refer to application number PLAN 24 185661

Written submissions may be mailed or personally delivered to the Clerk’s Department at the address noted below, or by e-mail to notifications@markham.ca by quoting file numbers PLAN 24 185661

The City of Markham
101 Town Centre Boulevard
Markham, Ontario, L3R 9W3

Information about the Public Meeting and Appeals

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Notice of Complete Application - 4438 Steeles Avenue East

A change is proposed for 4438 Steeles Avenue (the “Subject Lands”). The City of Markham received complete Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment applications, submitted by 2607549 Ontario Inc. (c/o MHBC Planning) on December 4, 2024.

Property Description

The Subject Lands are approximately 0.9 ha (2.23 ac) and are located on the north side of Steeles Avenue, west of Old Kennedy Road, and east side of the rail corridor. The Subject Lands are currently occupied by a truck repair shop and surface parking.

Applicant's Proposal

The Applicant proposes to redevelop the Subject Lands into a mixed-use high-rise development consisting of three towers ranging in height from 28 to 53 storeys. The proposed westerly extension of Thelma Avenue bisects the Subject Lands into a north parcel and south parcel. A 28-storey mixed use building with a two-storey podium comprising purpose-built rental units is proposed on the north parcel. A two-tower (53 and 41 storeys) mixed use building connected by an 8-storey podium is proposed for the south parcel, where 1% of the units are proposed as affordable housing. The overall development will have a total residential gross floor area (GFA) of 98,950 m2, non-residential GFA of 798 m2, 1,029 residential units, and 782 vehicle parking spaces (contained in the three underground levels and podium). The Subject Lands will be subject to a future Draft Plan of Subdivision to facilitate the creation of the blocks and the public road extension of Thelma Avenue.

Additional Information

Barton Leung, Senior Planner
Planning & Urban Design Department
bartonleung@markham.ca
(905) 477-7000 ext. 2376
Refer to application number PLAN 24 190986

Written submissions may be mailed or personally delivered to the Clerk’s Department at the address noted below, or by e-mail to notifications@markham.ca by quoting file numbers PLAN 24 190986.

The City of Markham
101 Town Centre Boulevard
Markham, Ontario, L3R 9W3

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Notice of Complete Application - 10565 Warden Avenue (East side of Warden Ave., south of Elgin Mills Road East)

The City of Markham received complete Zoning By-law Amendment and Draft Plan of Subdivision applications, submitted by Warden Angus Developments Inc. on November 15, 2024. A change is proposed for the property known municipally as 10565 Warden Avenue which is located on the east side of Warden Avenue, south of Elgin Mills Road East.

Property Description

The 46.72-hectare (115.44 acres) property has approximately 340 metres (1,115 feet) of frontage along Warden Avenue and is currently occupied by rural residential and agricultural uses. The 2014 Official Plan Map 3 – Land Use designates the lands as ‘Residential Low Rise’, ‘Residential Mid Rise’ and ‘Mixed Use Mid Rise’. The Angus Glen Secondary Plan (OPA 47) Map SP1 – Detailed Land Use Plan designates the lands ‘Residential Low Rise’, ‘Residential Mid Rise’, ‘Mixed Use Mid Rise – Neighbourhood Service Node’ and includes symbols denoting the general locations of a Catholic Secondary School, Public Elementary School, Catholic Elementary School, two (2) Neighbourhood Parks and a Stormwater Management Facility. Catholic Secondary School and Neighbourhood Park.

Applicant's Proposal

The applicant has submitted Zoning By-law Amendment and Draft Plan of Subdivision applications to facilitate the development of approximately 847 residential units comprised of: 345 single detached units, 112 townhouse units, 153 estimated mixed use mid-rise units, 86 future development units and 151-part lots. The Draft Plan of Subdivision also proposes portions of the supporting community uses to serve the residential uses.

Additional Information

Daniel Brutto, Sr. Planner
Planning & Urban Design Department
dbrutto@markham.ca
(905) 477-7000 ext. 2468
Refer to application numbers: PLAN 24 194063 and PLAN 24 194066

The City of Markham
101 Town Centre Boulevard
Markham, Ontario, L3R 9W3

Information about the Public Meeting and Appeals

If a person or public body would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of the Council of the City of Markham, or the approval authority, to the Ontario Land Tribunal but the person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the City of Markham before the by-law 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 Markham before the by-law or draft plan of subdivision is passed, the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before Ontario Land Tribunal unless, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to do so.

That means if this zoning by-law amendment or draft plan of subdivision is appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal and you would like to participate in the appeal in some form, you should make an oral submission at a public meeting, or submit written comments to the City Clerk, before the applications are approved by Markham City Council.

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Notice of Complete Application - 4038 and 4052 Highway 7

The City of Markham received a complete application for a Major Redline Revision to a Draft Plan of Subdivision for 4038 and 4052 Highway 7, submitted by Scardred 7 Company Ltd (Peak Garden Development).

Property Description

The Subject Lands are approximately 2.42 ha (5.98 ac) in size, of which the northern 1.03 ha (2.55 ac) portion is subject to the redline revision. The Subject Lands are located on the north side of Highway 7, generally east of Village Parkway, and are occupied by existing commercial buildings.

Applicant's Proposal

The proposed redline revision is to replace 20 draft approved single detached lots fronting onto William Meleta Drive on the northern portion of the Subject Lands with one townhouse development block comprised of 49 townhouse units.

Additional Information

Melissa Leung, Senior Planner
Planning & Urban Design Department
MelissaLeung@markham.ca
(905) 477-7000 ext. 2392
Refer to application number PLAN 24 180309

Written submissions may be mailed or personally delivered to the Clerk’s Department at the address noted below, or by e-mail to clerkspublic@markham.ca by quoting file number PLAN 24 180309.

The City of Markham
101 Town Centre Boulevard
Markham, Ontario, L3R 9W3

Information about the Public Meeting and Appeals

Prior to the passing of a Zoning By-law Amendment application there will be at least one Public Meeting to give the public an opportunity to comment on the proposal. The date of the Public Meeting has not yet been determined. You will receive notice of the Public Meeting at least 20 days before the Public Meeting is held, in accordance with the provisions of the Ontario Planning Act.

ii. If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting, or make written submissions to the City of Markham before the proposed official plan amendment is adopted or the by-law is passed, the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Ontario Land Tribunal unless, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to do

That means if this this official plan amendment or by-law is appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal and you would like to participate in the appeal in some form, you must make an oral submission at a public meeting, or submit written comments to the City Clerk, before the official plan amendment is adopted or the by-law is passed by Markham City Council.

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Notice of Complete Application - 4201 & 4217 Highway 7

The City of Markham received a complete Zoning By-law Amendment application for 4201 and 4217 Highway 7, submitted by 4201 Highway 7 Inc. (Rouge View LP c/o Nord Hub Canada Inc. – Metropole Developments Inc.).

Property Description

Applicant's Proposal

The Applicant is proposing an 8-storey mixed-use residential building on the northern portion of the Subject Lands. The Applicant is seeking to amend the Zoning By-law to permit the proposed uses and implement the necessary zoning provisions to facilitate the proposed development.

Additional Information

Melissa Leung, Senior Planner
Planning & Urban Design Department
MelissaLeung@markham.ca
(905) 477-7000 ext. 2392
Refer to application number PLAN 24 185627

Written submissions may be mailed or personally delivered to the Clerk’s Department at the address noted below, or by e-mail to clerkspublic@markham.ca by quoting file number PLAN 24 185627.

The City of Markham
101 Town Centre Boulevard
Markham, Ontario, L3R 9W3

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ii. If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting, or make written submissions to the City of Markham before the proposed official plan amendment is adopted or the by-law is passed, the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Ontario Land Tribunal unless, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to do

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Notice of Complete Application - 3085 Highway 7

A change is proposed for 3085 Highway 7 (the “Subject Lands”). The City of Markham received a complete Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment application, submitted by 2226524 Ontario Inc. (c/o Gatzios Planning + Development Consultants Inc.) on October 17, 2024.

Property Description

The Subject Lands are approximately 1.31 ha (3.24 ac) and are located on the south side of Highway 7, east side of Woodbine Avenue, and west of Fairburn Drive. The Subject Lands are currently occupied by a commercial building that contains the Longo’s grocery store and surface parking.

Applicant's Proposal

The Applicant proposes to redevelop the Subject Lands into a mixed-use high-rise development consisting of four towers ranging in height from 30 to 36 storeys and a park. Block 1 at the northern portion of the Subject Lands consists of a three-tower (30, 32 and 34 storeys) mixed use building connected by a 5 to 8 storey U-shaped podium. Block 2 at the southern portion of the Subject Lands consists of a 36-storey residential building with an 8-storey podium. The 0.14 ha (0.36 ac) Park Block is located directly to the north of Block 2. The overall development will have a total residential gross floor area (“GFA”) of 158,015 m2 and non-residential GFA of 3,582 m2, at an approximate Floor Space Index (“FSI”) of 12.35. The Applicant proposes a total of 1,711 residential units, three levels of underground parking with 1,109 parking spaces, and 7,451 m2 of indoor and outdoor amenity space.

Additional Information

Barton Leung, Senior Planner
Planning & Urban Design Department
bartonleung@markham.ca
(905) 477-7000 ext. 2376
Refer to application number PLAN 24 193776

Written submissions may be mailed or personally delivered to the Clerk’s Department at the address noted below, or by e-mail to clerkspublic@markham.ca by quoting file number PLAN 24 193776.

The City of Markham
101 Town Centre Boulevard
Markham, Ontario, L3R 9W3

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ii. If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting, or make written submissions to the City of Markham before the proposed official plan amendment is adopted or the by-law is passed, the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Ontario Land Tribunal unless, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to do

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Notice of Complete Application - Warden Avenue and Elgin Mills Road East

A change is proposed for the lands at the south-east corner of Warden Avenue and Elgin Mills Road East (Parts 1 and 2 of Lot 25, Concession 5). The City of Markham received complete Zoning By-law Amendment and Draft Plan of Subdivision applications, submitted by Warden Elgin Developments Ltd. on July 17, 2024.

Property Description

The 2014 Official Plan Map 3 – Land Use designates the lands as ‘Residential Low Rise’, ‘Residential Mid Rise’ and ‘Mixed Use Mid Rise’. The Angus Glen Secondary Plan (OPA 47) Map SP1 – Detailed Land Use Plan designates the lands ‘Residential Low Rise’, ‘Residential Mid Rise I’, ‘Mixed Use Mid Rise – Neighbourhood Service Node’ and includes symbols denoting the general locations of a Catholic Secondary School and Neighbourhood Park.

Applicant's Proposal

The applicant has applied to the City for Zoning By-law Amendment and Draft Plan of Subdivision applications to facilitate the development of approximately 584 residential units comprised of 149 lane accessed townhouses, 43 street accessed townhouses, 307 residential condominium units and 85 residential units within the ‘Mixed Use Mid Rise’ block. The Draft Plan of Subdivision also incorporates supporting community uses to serve the residential uses including portions of a secondary school block and neighborhood park block.

Additional Information

A copy of the Zoning By-law Amendment and Draft Plan of Subdivision is available for public viewing at the Development Services Front Counter of the City Municipal Offices between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. If you wish to provide comments or speak with the Planner, please contact:

Daniel Brutto, Senior Planner
Planning & Urban Design Department
dbrutto@markham.ca
(905) 477-7000 ext. 2468
Refer to application number: PLAN 24 179088/PLAN 24 179086

Written submissions may be mailed or personally delivered to the Clerk’s Department at the address noted below, or by e-mail to notifications@markham.ca by quoting file numbers PLAN 24 179088/PLAN 24 179086.

The City of Markham
101 Town Centre Boulevard
Markham, Ontario, L3R 9W3

Future Notification

If you wish to be notified of the decision of the City of Markham, or approval authority, regarding the applications, you must make a written request to the Clerk’s Department at the address noted above or by email to notifications@markham.ca.

Information about the Public Meeting and Appeals

ii. If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the City of Markham before the by-law or draft plan of subdivision is passed, the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before Ontario Land Tribunal unless, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to do so.

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Notice of Complete Application - 5000 Highway 7 East (CF Markville)

A change is proposed for 5000 Highway 7 East (Phase 1 Lands, refer to map below). The City of Markham received a complete Zoning By-law Amendment application, submitted by CF Markville Nominee Inc., on July 17, 2024.

Property Description

The 4.18 ha (10.34 ac) subject lands are located at the northwest corner of Highway 7 East and McCowan Road (the “Subject Lands”). The Subject Lands are occupied by CF Markville Mall, a car dealership, restaurants, surface parking areas, and an internal road. The Subject Lands are part of the ongoing Markville Secondary Plan Study, which includes other surrounding properties. The shopping centre and remainder of the lands are not included in the Phase 1 development.

Applicant's Proposal

The Owner proposes a high-density residential development comprised of five buildings ranging in height from 30 to 45 storeys with a total of 1,927 units in the southeast corner of the existing CF Markville lands. The Amendment seeks to permit residential uses and establish updated site-specific provisions.

Additional Information

Future Notification

If you wish to be notified of the decision of the City of Markham, or approval authority, on the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment, you must make a written request to the Clerk’s Department at the address noted above or by email to notifications@markham.ca.

Information about the Public Meeting and Appeals

i. If a person or public body would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of the Council of the City of Markham, or the approval authority, 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 Markham before the by-law is passed, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision.

ii. If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting, or make written submissions to the City of Markham before the 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.

That means if this by-law is appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal and you would like to participate in the appeal in some form, you must make an oral submission at a public meeting, or submit written comments to the City Clerk, before the by-law is passed by Markham City Council.

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Notice of Complete Application - 2900 Steeles Avenue East (Shops on Steeles)

A change is proposed for 2900 Steeles Avenue East (the “Subject Lands”). The City of Markham has received a complete Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment, and Plan of Subdivision applications, submitted by Bousfields Inc. c/o SOS GP Inc. on June 5, 2024.

Property Description

The 7.18 ha (17.75 ac) Subject Lands are located at the north-east corner of Steeles Avenue East and Don Mills Road, and further bound by Highway 404 to the east. The Subject Lands are currently occupied by a community shopping centre known as “Shops on Steeles”.

Applicant's Proposal

The Owner is proposing to develop the Subject Lands with a multi-tower, mixed-use high-rise development spread across seven development blocks, two park blocks, a landscaping block, a right-of-way widening block and a new public road. The overall master plan for the Subject Lands consists of 8 buildings that range in height from 8 to 59 storeys, with podium elements of generally 6 storeys in height.

Additional Information

Nusrat Omer, Senior Planner, BURPl, MCIP, RPP
Planning & Urban Design Department
nomer@markham.ca
(905) 477-7000 ext. 2185
Refer to application numbers: PLAN 24 167361 & PLAN 24 167362

Future Notification
If you wish to be notified of the decision of the City of Markham, or approval authority, on the proposed Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment, and Plan of Subdivision applications, you must make a written request to the Clerk’s Department at the address noted above or by email to notifications@markham.ca.

Information about the Public Meeting and Appeals
Prior to the passing of an Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment, and Plan of Subdivision there will be at least one Public Meeting to give the public an opportunity to comment on the proposal. The date of the Public Meeting has not yet been determined. You will receive notice of the Public Meeting at least 20 days before the Public Meeting is held, in accordance with the provisions of the Ontario Planning Act.

i. If a person or public body would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of the Council of the City of Markham, or the approval authority, to the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) but the person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the City of Markham before the proposed Official Plan amendment is adopted or the By-law is passed or the Draft Plan of Subdivision is approved, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision.

ii. If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting, or make written submissions to the City of Markham before the proposed Official Plan amendment is adopted or the By-law is passed or the Draft Plan of Subdivision is approved, the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the OLT unless, in the opinion of the OLT, there are reasonable grounds to do so.

That means if this Official Plan amendment, By-law or Draft Plan of Subdivision is appealed to the OLT and you would like to participate in the appeal in some form, you must make an oral submission at a public meeting, or submit written comments to the City Clerk, before the Official Plan amendment is adopted or the By-law is passed or the Draft Plan of Subdivision is approved by Markham City Council.

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Notice of Complete Application - 16-30 Glen Cameron Road

The City of Markham received complete Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment applications, submitted by Sunfield Glen Cammeron Developments LP, for the properties located at 16-30 Glen Cameron Road.

Property Description

The subject properties have a total area of approximately 0.48 ha (1.18 ac) and are located on the north side of Glen Cameron Road, east of Yonge Street and south of Elgin Street.

Applicant's Proposal

The proposed Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments are to permit the development of two residential towers (44 and 47 storeys in height) on the subject properties containing a total of 1,097 units. Enclosed is a conceptual rendering of the proposed buildings.

Additional Information

Additional information, including the proposed Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments, is available from Carlson Tsang, Senior Planner- East District of the City’s Planning and Urban Design Department. If you wish to provide comments, please contact:

Carlson Tsang, Senior Planner,
ctsang@markham.ca
(905) 477-7000 ext. 2624
Refer to application number: PLAN 24 177572

Future Notification

If you wish to be notified of the decision of the City of Markham, or approval authority, on the proposed Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment applications, you must make a written request to the Clerk’s Department at the address noted above or by email to notifications@markham.ca.

Information about the Public Meeting and Appeals

Prior to the passing of the by-law, or adoption of the proposed Official Plan amendment, there will be at least one Public Meeting to give the public an opportunity to comment on the proposal. The date of the Public Meeting has not yet been determined. You will receive notice of the Public Meeting at least 20 days before the Public Meeting is held, in accordance with the provisions of the Ontario Planning Act.

i. If a person or public body would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of the Council of City of Markham to the Ontario Land Tribunal but the person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the Council of City of Markham before the proposed Official Plan Amendment is adopted or the Zoning By-law amendment is passed, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision.

ii. If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the Council of City of Markham before the proposed Official Plan amendment is adopted or the Zoning By-law amendment is passed, the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Ontario Land Tribunal unless, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party.

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Notice of Complete Application – 7 Town Crier Lane

A change is proposed for the lands previously addressed as 7 Town Crier Lane. The City of Markham received a complete Draft Plan of Subdivision, submitted by City Park (Town Crier) Homes Inc. on April 19, 2024.

Property Description

The Subject Lands are approximately 2.94 acre (1.19 hectare) and is located on the south side of Parkway Avenue, east of Main Street Markham North, within the Markham Village Heritage Conservation District. Surrounding land uses include single detached dwellings to the north, east, and south. To the west is the Grace Anglican Church and Morgan Park, and to the southwest is an elementary school.

Applicant’s Proposal

The Applicant is proposing a Draft Plan of Subdivision for the creation of one development block for a recently approved 25 single detached dwelling development (PLAN 23 131107) for the lands previously addressed as 7 Town Crier Lane.

Additional Information

A copy of the Plan of Subdivision is available for public viewing at the Development Services Front Counter of the City Municipal Offices between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.
If you wish to provide comments or speak with the Planner, please contact:

Brashanthe Manoharan, Planner
Planning & Urban Design Department
bManoharan@markham.ca
(905) 477-7000 ext.
Refer to application number PLAN 24 162092

Written submissions may be mailed or personally delivered to the Clerk’s Department at the address noted below, or by e-mail to clerkspublic@markham.ca by quoting file number PLAN 24 162092.

The City of Markham
101 Town Centre Boulevard
Markham, Ontario, L3R 9W3

Future Notification

If you wish to be notified of the decision of the City of Markham, or approval authority, on the proposed Plan of Subdivision Application you must make a written request to the Clerk’s Department at the address noted above or by email to notifications@markham.ca.

Information about Appeals

i. If a person or public body does not make written submissions to the City of Markham in respect of the proposed plan of subdivision before the approval authority gives or refuses to give approval to the draft plan of subdivision, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision of the City of Markham to the Ontario Land Tribunal.
ii. If a person or public body does not make written submissions to the City of Markham in respect of the proposed plan of subdivision before the approval authority gives or refuses to give approval to the draft plan of subdivision, the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before Ontario Land Tribunal unless, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to do so.
That means if this draft plan of subdivision is appealed to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal and you would like to participate in the appeal in some form, you must make submit written comments to the City Clerk, before the draft plan of subdivision is approved by Markham City Council.

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Notice of Complete Application - 3, 5, 21 Essex Ave., 139, 201, 203 and 205 Langstaff Road East

A change is proposed for 3, 5, 21 Essex Avenue, 139, 201, 203 and 205 Langstaff Road East (known as “the Subject Lands”). The City of Markham received a complete Zoning By-law Amendment application (PLAN 24 161315), submitted by Langstaff Land Holdings Ltd. & Pino Grande Holdings Corp. c/o Gatzios Planning and Development Consultants Inc. (James Koutsovitis) on March 14, 2024.

Property Description

The 3.1 ha (7.6 ac) Subject Lands are generally located south of Highway 407, north of the Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery between Cedar Avenue and Bayview Avenue with a combined frontage of approximately 136 metres (446 feet) along Langstaff Road East and 100 metres (328 feet) along East Avenue. The Subject Lands are currently occupied by business offices, outdoor storage of automobiles, other light industrial uses and residential dwellings.

The Subject Lands are designated “Residential High Rise” and “Mixed Use High Rise” in the 2014 Markham Official Plan. The Subject Lands are presently zoned Rural industrial with a holding provision [(H) R.IND] and Residential (R1) by By-law 2551, as amended.

Applicant's Proposal

The Owner has submitted a Zoning By-law Amendment application for the extension of a temporary use By-law that permits the outdoor storage of vehicles and an accessory office use within the existing building on the Subject Lands.

Additional Information

A copy of the Zoning By-law Amendment is available for public viewing at the Development Services Front Counter of the City Municipal Offices between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

If you wish to provide comments or speak with the Planner, please contact:

Hussnain Mohammad, Planner I Planning & Urban Design Department
hmohammad@markham.ca
(905) 477-7000 ext. 2443
Refer to application number PLAN 24 161315

Written submissions may be mailed or personally delivered to the Clerk’s Department at the address noted below, or by e-mail to clerkspublic@markham.ca by quoting file number PLAN 24 161315.

The City of Markham
101 Town Centre Boulevard
Markham, Ontario, L3R 9W3

Future Notification

Information about the Public Meeting and Appeals

Prior to the passing of a Zoning By-law Amendment there will be at least one Public Meeting to give the public an opportunity to comment on the proposal. The date of the Public Meeting has not yet been determined. You will receive notice of the Public Meeting at least 20 days before the Public Meeting is held, in accordance with the provisions of the Ontario Planning Act.

i. If a person or public body would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of the Council of the City of Markham, or the approval authority, 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 Markham before the by-law is passed, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision.
ii. If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting, or make written submissions to the City of Markham before the 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.

That means if this by-law is appealed to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal and you would like to participate in the appeal in some form, you must make an oral submission at a public meeting, or submit written comments to the City Clerk, before the by-law is passed by Markham City Council.

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Notice of Public Meeting

February 4, 2025 Public Meeting

Notice of Public Meeting - 10565 Warden Avenue

The City of Markham received a complete Planning Project Application for 10565 Warden Ave., Markham submitted by Warden Angus Developments Inc. on November 15, 2024

Tell us what you think

A statutory Public Meeting to consider the City’s proposal will take place on:

Date:    February 4, 2025
Time:    7:00 p.m.
Place:    Members of the Development Services Committee and the public have the option to attend either in-person in the Council Chambers at the Civic Centre (101 Town Centre Boulevard, Markham, Ontario, L3R 9W3) or remotely via Zoom. All meetings are video and audio streamed on the City’s website at https://pub-markham.escribemeetings.com/

Property Description

The 46.72-hectare (115.44 acres) property has approximately 340 metres (1,115 feet) of frontage along Warden Avenue and is currently occupied by rural residential and agricultural uses.

Applicant's Proposal

The applicant has submitted Zoning By-law Amendment and Draft Plan of Subdivision applications to facilitate the development of approximately 847 residential units comprised of: 345 single detached units, 112 townhouse units, an estimated 153 mixed use mid-rise units, 86 future development units and 151-part lots. The Draft Plan of Subdivision also proposes portions of the supporting community uses to serve the residential uses.

Additional Information

For additional information on the application, the Public Meeting Information Report can be found at www.markham.ca/PlanningApplications. For public viewing, the application can be accessed by contacting the Planner below:

Daniel Brutto, Senior Planner
Planning & Urban Design Department
DBrutto@markham.ca (905) 477-7000 ext. 2468
Refer to application number PLAN 24 194066 / PLAN 24 194063

Written submissions may be mailed or personally delivered to the Clerk’s Department at the address noted below, or by e-mail to clerkspublic@markham.ca by quoting file number PLAN 24 194066 / PLAN 24 194063

The City of Markham
101 Town Centre Boulevard
Markham, Ontario, L3R 9W3

Future Notification

If you wish to be notified of the decision of the City of Markham, or approval authority on the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment and Draft Plan of Subdivision, you must make a written request to the Clerk’s Department at the address noted above or by email to: notifications@markham.ca.

Information about the Public Meeting and Appeals

i) If a person or public body would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of the Council of the City of Markham, or the approval authority, to the Ontario Land Tribunal, but the person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the City of Markham before the by-law is passed, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision.

ii) If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting, or make written submissions to the City of Markham before the by-law is passed, the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Ontario Land Tribunal unless, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to do so.

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Notice of Complete Application and Public Meeting - 5933 14^th Avenue

The City of Markham received a complete Planning Project Application, for 5933 14th Ave Markham (see map below) submitted by Neamsby Investments Inc. on Dec 12, 2024.

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A statutory Public Meeting to consider the City’s proposal will take place on:

Property Description

The 3.76 ha (9.3 ac) “Subject Lands” are located on the south side of 14th Avenue, west of Markham Road and on the east and west side of Lepp Avenue.

Applicant's Proposal

The Owner, Neamsby Investment Inc., is proposing an Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment for the Subject Lands to permit three residential buildings (9, 11 and 8 storeys) with a total of 785 apartment units, 34 townhouse units and a 0.15 ha (0.37 ac) public park on the Subject Lands.

Additional Information

Stephen Corr, Senior Planner
Planning & Urban Design Department
SCorr@markham.ca (905) 477-7000 ext. 2532
Refer to application number PLAN 24 198977

Written submissions may be mailed or personally delivered to the Clerk’s Department at the address noted below, or by e-mail to clerkspublic@markham.ca by quoting file number PLAN 24 198977

The City of Markham
101 Town Centre Boulevard
Markham, Ontario, L3R 9W3

Future Notification

If you wish to be notified of the decision of the City of Markham, or approval authority, on the proposed Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments you must make a written request to the Clerk’s Department at the address noted above or by email to: notifications@markham.ca.

Information about the Public Meeting and Appeals

i. If a person or public body would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of the Council of the City of Markham, or the approval authority, to the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT), but the person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the City of Markham before the proposed official plan amendment is adopted or the by-law is passed, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision.

That means if this official plan amendment or by-law is appealed to the OLT and you would like to participate in the appeal in some form, you must make an oral submission at a public meeting, or submit written comments to the City Clerk, before the official plan amendment is adopted or the by-law is passed by Markham City Council.

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December 3, 2024 Public Meeting

Notice of Public Meeting - 7085, 7095, 7125, 7131, 7131, 7155, 7181, and 7225 Woodbine Avenue

A change is proposed for lands municipally addressed as 7085, 7095, 7125, 7131, 7155, 7181, and 7225 Woodbine Avenue (the “Subject Lands”). The City of Markham is proposing to correct a mapping error that affects the Subject Lands when By-law 2024-19 was enacted by Council on January 31, 2024.

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A statutory Public Meeting to consider the City’s proposal will take place on:

Date:    December 3, 2024
Time:     7:00 p.m.
Place:     Members of the Development Services Committee and the public have the option to attend either in-person in the Council Chambers at the Civic Centre (101 Town Centre Boulevard, Markham, Ontario, L3R 9W3) or remotely via Zoom. All meetings are video and audio streamed on the City’s website at https://pub-markham.escribemeetings.com/

Property Description

The ‘Subject Lands’ are located east of Woodbine Avenue, south of Steelcase Road West and generally east of Highway 404. The ‘Subject Lands’ are zoned Greenway One*1 under By-law 2024-19, as amended. The Official Plan 2014 designates the majority of the Subjects Lands as Service Employment, except for the easterly portion of 7131 Woodbine Avenue which is designated Greenway.

City-initiated Proposal

The City is proposing to amend By-law 2024-19 to rezone the majority of the Subject Lands from ‘Greenway One*1’ to ‘Employment – Service Employment’. The easterly portion of 7131 Woodbine Avenue will remain under the Greenway One*1 zone designation, in accordance with the 2014 Official Plan.

The purpose and effect of the proposed amendment to the Zoning By-law is to correct a mapping error that affects the Subject Lands when By-law 2024-19 was enacted by Council on January 31, 2024.

Additional Information

Geoff Day, RPP MCIP, Senior Planner
Planning & Urban Design Department
gday@markham.ca (905) 477-7000 ext. 3071
Refer to application number PR 24 196596

Written submissions may be mailed or personally delivered to the Clerk’s Department at the address noted below, or by e-mail to clerkspublic@markham.ca by quoting file number PR 24 196907.

The City of Markham
101 Town Centre Boulevard
Markham, Ontario, L3R 9W3

Future Notification

Information about the Public Meeting and Appeals

i. If a person or public body would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of the Council of the City of Markham, or the approval authority, to the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT), but the person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the City of Markham before the proposed official plan amendment is adopted or the by-law is passed, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision.

Date of Notice: November 13, 2024

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CANCELLED Public Meeting Notice - Housing Accelerator Fund Initiative 2 (Additional Residential Units Policy Update and Pre-Zoning)

TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Corporation of the City of Markham has deferred the Public Meeting date for the Housing Accelerator Fund (HAF) Action Plan Initiative 2 (Additional Residential Update and Pre-Zoning) to a later date.

A Notice of Public Meeting was originally circulated on November 13, 2024. Please be advised that this application will not be considered by the Development Services Committee on December 3, 2024 and will be rescheduled to a future date.

You will be notified of the date, time and location of the rescheduled Public Meeting.

Additional Information

For additional information on the proposed amendments, you may contact the planner below by referring to file number PR 24 196906:

Official Plan Amendment
Lily-Ann D'Souza, RPP MCIP, Senior Planner
ldsouza@markham.ca (905) 477-7000 ext. 2180

Zoning By-law Amendment
Geoff Day, RPP MCIP, Senior Planner
gday@markham.ca (905) 477-7000 ext. 3071

For additional information about this notice, you may contact the Clerk’s Department at ClerksPublic@markham.ca.

Date of Notice: November 21, 2024

cancellation Notice

Notice of Public Meeting - Housing Accelerator Fund Initiative 3 (Major Transit Areas Policy Update and Pre-Zoning)

A change is proposed to permit a minimum of up to four storeys for the land use designations where residential dwelling units are permitted within the Major Transit Station Areas (the “Subject Lands”) in the City of Markham. You are being invited to participate in the review process to consider the City initiated Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments.

Tell us what you think

A statutory Public Meeting to consider the City’s proposal will take place on:

Property Description

The Subject Lands are comprised of the lands use designations in the 2014 Markham Official Plan that permit residential units within the Major Transit Station Areas as identified in the 2022 York Region Official Plan Appendix 2, within the City of Markham.

City-initiated Proposal

As part of the Housing Accelerator Fund (HAF) program Initiative 3 (Major Transit Station Areas Policy Update and Pre-Zoning), Council directed staff to initiate amendments to permit a minimum of up to four storeys for land use designations that permit residential units within Major Transit Stations Areas for Council’s consideration.

The purpose and effect of the draft proposed Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments is to facilitate the implementation of Initiative 3 of the HAF program.

Additional Information

Official Plan Amendment
Deanna Schlosser, RPP MCIP, Senior Planner
dschlosser@markham.ca (905) 477-7000 ext. 2157

Zoning By-law Amendment
Geoff Day, RPP MCIP, Senior Planner
gday@markham.ca (905) 477-7000 ext. 3071

Written submissions may be mailed or personally delivered to the Clerk’s Department at the address noted below, or by e-mail to clerkspublic@markham.ca by quoting file number PR 24 196907.

The City of Markham
101 Town Centre Boulevard
Markham, Ontario, L3R 9W3

Future Notification

Information about the Public Meeting and Appeals

i. If a person or public body would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of the Council of the City of Markham, or the approval authority, to the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT), but the person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the City of Markham before the proposed official plan amendment is adopted or the by-law is passed, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision.

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November 19, 2024 Public Meeting

Notice of Public Meeting - 2300 John Street (Primont Homes)

A change is proposed for 2300 John Street. The City of Markham received applications to amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law, submitted by Primont Homes (Leslie/John) Inc.

Tell us what you think

A Public Meeting to consider the applicant’s proposal for the Subject Lands will take place on:

Date: November 19, 2024
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Place: Members of the Development Services Committee and the public have the option to attend either in-person in the Council Chamber at the Civic Centre or remotely via Zoom. All meetings are video and audio streamed on the City’s website at:
https://pub-markham.escribemeetings.com/

Property Description

The ‘Subject Lands’ have an approximate area of 1.14 ha. (2.8 ac.) and are located on the northeast corner of John Street and Leslie Street in Thornhill. The CN Rail Corridor is located to the north of the Subject Lands. Single detached dwellings are located to the south across John Street. RJ Clatworthy Arena and Bishops Cross Park are located to east. Located to the west, across Leslie Street, are two 5 storey residential apartment buildings (Ascot Mansions). A single storey commercial plaza that is comprised of retail, service and restaurant uses currently exists on the ‘Subject Lands’.

The ‘Subject Lands’ are designated ‘Mixed Use – Mid Rise’ in the 2014 Official Plan (as partially approved on November 24, 2017, and further updated on April 9, 2018). This designation provides for integrated retail, office and residential uses within buildings up to a maximum height of eight (8) storeys, and a maximum density of 2.0 FSI (Floor Space Index).

The ‘Subject Lands’ are zoned Local Community Commercial Zone (LCC) under By-law 2571, as amended. This zone category does not permit any residential uses including any apartment dwellings.

Applicant's Proposal

The Owner is proposing to amend the Markham Official Plan 2014 as follows:
• To re-designate the Subject Lands from ‘Mixed Use Mid Rise’ to ‘Mixed Use High Rise’
• To provide for a maximum building height of 24 storeys

The Owner is seeking to amend the Zoning By-law to include, amongst other exceptions, the following site-specific provisions:
•    To delete the ‘Subject Lands’ from the designated area of By-law 2571 and to incorporate these lands into the designated area of By-law 177-96, as amended
•    Permit a Parking rate of 1.0 residential spaces per unit plus 0.25 spaces visitor spaces per unit
•    Permit Parking for non-residential uses to be shared with visitor parking

The purpose and affect of the proposed amendments to the Official Plan Zoning By-law(s) is to permit the development of a mixed-use building on the ‘Subject Lands’ that proposes 4 residential towers with heights of 9,10, 12 and 24 storeys for 723 apartment units. The proposed towers are connected by a 2-storey podium with commercial uses on the ground floor.

Additional Information

Rick Cefaratti, MCIP, RPP Senior Planner
Planning & Urban Design Department
rcefaratti@markham.ca
(905) 477-7000 ext. 3675
Refer to application number PLAN 21 146653

Written submissions may be mailed or personally delivered to the Clerk’s Department at the address noted below, or by e-mail to clerkspublic@markham.ca by quoting the above noted file numbers.

The City of Markham,
101 Town Centre Boulevard
Markham, Ontario, L3R 9W3

Future Notification

Information about Appeals

i. If a person or public body would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of the Council of the City of Markham, or the approval authority, to the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) but the person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the City of Markham before the proposed By-law is passed, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision.

ii. If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting, or make written submissions to the City of Markham before the proposed By-law is passed, the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) unless, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to do so.

That means if this By-law is appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) and you would like to participate in the appeal in some form, you must make an oral submission at a public meeting, or submit written comments to the City Clerk, before the By-law is passed by Markham City Council.

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November 5 , 2024 Public Meeting

Notice of Complete Public Meeting - 2880, 2890, 2900, 2910 and 2930 Steeles Avenue East (Shops on Steeles)

A change is proposed for lands municipally known as 2880, 2890, 2900, 2910, and 2930 Steeles Avenue East (the “Subject Lands”). The City of Markham has received a complete Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment, and Plan of Subdivision applications, submitted by Bousfields Inc. c/o SOS GP Inc. on June 5, 2024.

Tell us what you think

A Public Meeting to consider the applicant’s proposal for the Subject Lands will take place on:

Date: November 5, 2024
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Place: Members of the Development Services Committee and the public have the option to attend either in-person in the Council Chamber at the Civic Centre or remotely via Zoom. All meetings are video and audio streamed on the City’s website at:
https://pub-markham.escribemeetings.com/

Property Description

Applicant's Proposal

Additional Information

For additional information about the application open Public Meeting Information Report from this link to find Application File Numbers PLAN.24.167361 & PLAN.24.167362 https://www.markham.ca/PlanningApplications.

A copy of the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment, and Plan of Subdivision applications are available for public viewing at the Development Services Front Counter of the City Municipal Offices between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m, as well as the City’s MappiT website found here: https://www.markham.ca/economic-development-business/planning-development-services/mappit. If you wish to provide comments or speak with the City’s Planner, please contact:

Nusrat Omer, Senior Planner, BURPl, MCIP, RPP
Planning & Urban Design Department
nomer@markham.ca
(905) 477-7000 ext. 2185

Written submissions may be mailed or personally delivered to the Clerk’s Department at the address noted below, or by e-mail to clerkspublic@markham.ca by quoting the above noted file numbers.

The City of Markham,
101 Town Centre Boulevard
Markham, Ontario, L3R 9W3

Future Notification

If you wish to be notified of the decision of the City of Markham, or approval authority, on the proposed Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment, and Plan of Subdivision applications, you must make a written request to the Clerk’s Department at the address noted above or by email to notifications@markham.ca.

Information about Public Meeting and Appeals

Prior to the passing of an Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment, and Plan of Subdivision there will be at least one Public Meeting to give the public an opportunity to comment on the proposal. The date of the Public Meeting has not yet been determined. You will receive notice of the Public Meeting at least 20 days before the Public Meeting is held, in accordance with the provisions of the Ontario Planning Act.

i. If a person or public body would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of the Council of the City of Markham, or the approval authority, to the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) but the person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the City of Markham before the proposed Official Plan amendment is adopted or the By-law is passed or the Draft Plan of Subdivision is approved, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision.

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Notice of Complete Application and Public Meeting - 7441-7455 Victoria Park Avenue (Industrial Arts) and 200-248 Steelcase Road East

A change is proposed for 7441-7455 Victoria Park Avenue and 200-248 Steelcase Road East (the “Subject Lands”). The City of Markham received a complete Zoning By-law Amendment application, submitted by Arbutus Real Estate Ltd. (c/o Gladki Planning Associates Inc.) on August 29, 2024.

Tell us what you think

A Public Meeting to consider the applicant’s proposal for the subject lands will take place on:
Date: Tuesday, October 22, 2024
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Place: Members of the Development Services Committee and the public have the option to attend either in-person in the Council Chambers at the Civic Centre or remotely via Zoom. All meetings are video and audio streamed on the City’s website at: https://pub-markham.escribemeetings.com/.

Property Description

The Subject Lands are approximately 1.91 ha (4.71 ac) and are located on the south side of Denison Street, east side of Victoria Park Avenue, and north side of Steelcase Road East. The Subject Lands are currently occupied by three buildings used for a mix of industrial uses.

Applicant's Proposal

The Applicant is proposing to utilize the three existing buildings for creative industrial uses related to the design and onsite manufacturing and/or processing of creative works. Office, retail, and restaurants uses that support the creative industrial uses are also proposed.

Additional Information

Barton Leung, Senior Planner
Planning & Urban Design Department
bartonleung@markham.ca
(905) 477-7000 ext. 2376
Refer to application number PLAN 24 187368

Future Notification

If you wish to be notified of the decision of the City of Markham, or approval authority, on the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment application, you must make a written request to the Clerk’s Department at the address noted above or by email to clerkspublic@markham.ca.

Information about Public Meeting and Appeals

i. If a person or public body would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of the Council of the City of Markham, or the approval authority, to the Ontario Land Tribunal but the person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the City of Markham before the by-law is passed, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision.
ii. If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the City of Markham before the by-law is passed, the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Ontario Land Tribunal unless, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to do so.

That means if this by-law is appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal and you would like to participate in the appeal in some form, you must make an oral submission at a public meeting, or submit written comments to the City Clerk, before the by-law is passed by Markham City Council.

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October 22, 2024 Public Meeting

Notice of Complete Application and Public Meeting - Angus Glen Secondary Plan

A change is proposed for the Angus Glen Secondary Plan (AGSP) which applies to the lands identified in Figure 1 below. The City of Markham received a complete Official Plan Amendment application, submitted by the Angus Glen Landowners Group on September 12, 2024.

Tell us what you think

A Public Meeting to consider the applicant’s proposal for the subject lands will take place on:

Date: Tuesday, October 22, 2024
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Place: Members of the Development Services Committee and the public have the option to attend either in-person in the Council Chambers at the Civic Centre or remotely via Zoom. All meetings are video and audio streamed on the City’s website at: https://pub-markham.escribemeetings.com/.

Property Description

The 400 gross hectares subject to the AGSP are located within the concession block bounded by Major Mackenzie Drive, Warden Avenue Elgin Mills Road and Kennedy Road. The AGSP was approved by the Ontario Land Tribunal on July 26, 2023.

The 2014 Official Plan Map 3 – Land Use designates the lands as ‘Residential Low Rise’, ‘Residential Mid Rise’, ‘Residential High Rise’, ‘Mixed Use Mid Rise’, ‘Mixed Use High Rise’, and ‘Greenway’. The AGSP Map SP1 – Detailed Land Use Plan applies various land use designations.

Applicant's Proposal

The Official Plan Amendment Application introduces two new area specific policies which include:

1.    Adding a new (h) to Policy 7.1.2.2 which reads:
“That the designated collector roads within the road network of the Angus Glen Secondary Plan Area as shown on Map SP5 Road Network be planned to generally achieve the following:
A)    notwithstanding each of the policies set out above, and in particular, policy 7.1.2.2 of the Angus Glen Secondary Plan, the east-west major collector road may not be realigned such that any portion of the east-west major collector road would encroach onto, or cross over, any part of the lands legally described as Part of Lot 24, Concession 5 and Part of the East Half and West Half of Lot 25, Concession 5, City of Markham.”; and

2.    Adding a new Policy 5.2.19 which reads:
“Notwithstanding policies 5.2.13 and 5.2.18 and Map SP1, a Place of Worship shall not be located on the lands legally described as Part of Lot 24, Concession 5 and Part of the East Half and West Half of Lot 25, Concession 5, City of Markham.”

Additional Information

A copy of the Official Plan Amendment is available for public viewing at the Development Services Front Counter of the City Municipal Offices between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

If you wish to provide comments or speak with the Planner, please contact:

Daniel Brutto, Sr. Planner
Planning & Urban Design Department
dbrutto@markham.ca
(905) 477-7000 ext. 2468
Refer to application number PLAN 24 191018

Future Notification

Information about Public Meeting and Appeals

If a person or public body would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of the Council of the City of Markham, or the approval authority, to the Ontario Land Tribunal but the person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the City of Markham before the by-law 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 Markham before the by-law or draft plan of subdivision is passed, the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before Ontario Land Tribunal unless, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to do so.

That means if this official plan amendment is appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal and you would like to participate in the appeal in some form, you should make an oral submission at a public meeting, or submit written comments to the City Clerk, before the applications are approved by Markham City Council.

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Notice of Public Meeting - South-east corner of Warden Avenue and Elgin Mills Road East (Parts 1 and 2 of Lot 25, Concession 5)

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Property Description

The 20.1-hectare (49.66 acres) lands are comprised of two (2) properties located at the south-east corner of Warden Avenue and Elgin Mills Road East. The lands have approximately 470 metres (1,542 feet) of frontage along Elgin Mills Road East and 395 metres (1,296 feet) of frontage along Warden Avenue. The lands are currently used for agricultural purposes.

The 2014 Official Plan Map 3 – Land Use designates the lands as ‘Residential Low Rise’, ‘Residential Mid Rise’ and ‘Mixed Use Mid Rise’. The Angus Glen Secondary Plan (OPA 47) Map SP1 – Detailed Land Use Plan designates the lands ‘Residential Low Rise’, ‘Residential Mid Rise I’, ‘Mixed Use Mid Rise – Neighbourhood Service Node’ and includes symbols denoting the general locations of a Catholic Secondary School and Neighbourhood Park.

Applicant's Proposal

Additional Information

If you wish to provide comments or speak with the Planner, please contact:

Daniel Brutto, Sr. Planner
Planning & Urban Design Department
dbrutto@markham.ca
(905) 477-7000 ext. 2468
Refer to application numbers PLAN 24 179088/PLAN 24 179086

Future Notification

Information about Public Meeting and Appeals

If a person or public body would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of the Council of the City of Markham, or the approval authority, to the Ontario Land Tribunal but the person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the City of Markham before the by-law 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 Markham before the by-law or draft plan of subdivision is passed, the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before Ontario Land Tribunal unless, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to do so.

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September 24, 2024 Public Meeting

Notice of Public Meeting - 4077, 4010, 4121 Highway 7 East (Kingdom Developments Inc.)

The City of Markham received complete Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment applications, for 4077, 4101 and 4121 Highway 7 East, submitted by 2690622 Ontario Inc. (Kingdom Development Inc.)

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A statutory Public Meeting to consider the applicant’s proposal will take place on:
Date:     September 24, 2024
Time:     7:00 p.m.
Place:     Members of the Development Services Committee and the public have the option to attend either in-person in the Council Chambers at the Civic Centre (101 Town Centre Boulevard, Markham, Ontario, L3R 9W3) or remotely via Zoom.

All meetings are video and audio streamed on the City’s website at https://pub-markham.escribemeetings.com/

Property Description

The Subject Lands are located on the south side of Highway 7 East, and generally east of Birchmount Road. 4077 and 4101 Hwy 7 E are currently vacant, and a temporary sales centre is currently located on the northern portion of 4121 Hwy 7 E.

Applicant's Proposal

The Applicant is proposing mixed-use residential buildings ranging from 30 to 42 storeys on the southern portion of 4077 and 4101 Hwy 7 E (Phases 2 and 3) and a nine-storey apartment building on the northern portion of 4121 Hwy 7 (Phase 4). The Applicant is seeking to amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law to permit site-specific policies and development standards pertaining, but not limited to, heights and density. These applications are also related to a Redline Draft Plan of Subdivision Application (PLAN 23 111289) for the alignment of Rougeside Promenade.

Additional Information

For additional information on PLAN 23 129656, the Public Meeting Information Report can be found at markham.ca/PlanningApplications. For public viewing, the application can be accessed on MappiT at markham.ca/MappiT or by contacting the Planner.

If you wish to provide comments or speak with the Planner, please contact:

Melissa Leung, Senior Planner
Planning and Urban Design Department
melissaleung@markham.ca
(905) 477-7000, Ext. 2392
Refer to file number PLAN 23 129656

Written submissions may be mailed or personally delivered to the Clerk’s Department at the address noted below, or by e-mail to notifications@markham.ca by quoting file number PLAN 23 129656.

The City of Markham
101 Town Centre Boulevard
Markham, Ontario, L3R 9W3

Future Notification

If you wish to be notified of the decision of the City of Markham, or approval authority, on the proposed Planning Project Application, you must make a written request to the Clerk’s Department at the address noted above or by email to notifications@markham.ca.

Information about appeals

i) If a person or public body would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of the Council of the City of Markham, or the approval authority, to the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT), but the person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the City of Markham before the proposed official plan amendment is adopted or the by-law is passed, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision.

ii) If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting, or make written submissions to the City of Markham before the proposed official plan amendment is adopted or the by-law is passed, the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the OLT unless, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to do so.

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Notice of Complete Application and Public Meeting - 30 Heritage Road

A change in zoning is proposed for 30 Heritage Rd. The City of Markham received a complete Zoning By-Law Amendment Application, submitted by The Planning Partnership on August 13, 2024.

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A Public Meeting to consider the applicant’s proposal for the subject lands will take place on:

Date:    Tuesday, September 24, 2024
Time:    7:00 p.m.
Place:    Members of the Development Services Committee and the public have the option to attend either in-person in the Council Chambers at the Civic Centre or remotely via Zoom.

All meetings are video and audio streamed on the City’s website at: https://pub-markham.escribemeetings.com/.

Property Description

The 7,019.19 m2 (1.73 ac) subject lands are located on the north side of Heritage Road, east of McCowan Road and north of Highway 7 East. An existing industrial building is located on the subject lands.

The 2014 Official Plan Map 3 – Land Use designates the subject lands as ‘Mixed Use Mid Rise’. The subject lands fall under the proposed Markville Secondary Plan area. Section 9.14.4.3 of the 2014 Official Plan states that the Official Plan (Revised 1987), shall apply until a new secondary plan is approved. The Official Plan (Revised 1987) designates the subject lands as “Major Commercial” which allows the proposed development and therefore the proposed development conforms to the Official Plan. Zoning By-Law 1229 zones the subject lands ‘Industrial (M)’ which does not permit the proposed development. The subject lands are not subject to Comprehensive Zoning By-Law 2014-19, as amended.

Applicant's Proposal

The applicant is proposing to amend the Zoning By-law to permit a three-storey commercial building for a new motor vehicle sales and service establishment with a total gross floor area of 7,207.83 m2 (77,584.44 ft2), including a total of 128 parking spaces.

Additional Information

For public viewing, the application can be accessed on MappiT at http://www.markham.ca/MappiT or by contacting the Planner.

If you wish to provide comments or speak with the Planner, please contact:

Aaron Chau, Planner
Planning & Urban Design Department
achau@markham.ca
(905) 477-7000 ext. 3279
Refer to application number PLAN 24 182359

Written submissions may be mailed or personally delivered to the Clerk’s Department at the address noted below, or by e-mail to notifications@markham.ca by quoting file number PLAN 24 182359.

The City of Markham
101 Town Centre Boulevard
Markham, Ontario, L3R 9W3

Future Notification

If you wish to be notified of the decision of the City of Markham, or approval authority, on the proposed Zoning By-Law Amendment, you must make a written request to the Clerk’s Department at the address noted above or by email to notifications@markham.ca.

Information about the Public Meeting and Appeals

Prior to the passing of a Zoning By-Law Amendment, there will be at least one Public Meeting to give the public an opportunity to comment on the proposal. The date of the Public Meeting is on Sept. 24, 2024, as noted above. This letter serves as the Public Meeting notice, sent 20 days prior to the date of the meeting as directed by s 34(14.1) of the Planning Act.

That means if this by-law is appealed to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal and you would like to participate in the appeal in some form, you must make an oral submission at a public meeting, or submit written comments to the City Clerk, before the by-law is passed by Markham City Council.

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Notice of Adoption of an Official Plan Amendment

Amendments to the 2014 Official Plan

Official Plan Amendment No. 61 - Markland Street

TAKE NOTICE that the Council of The Corporation of the City of Markham approved By-law 2024-227 to adopt Official Plan Amendment No. 61 on the 18^th day of December, 2024 under Section 22 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended. The Council, in making its decision, took into consideration all written and oral submissions received from the public on this matter.

Purpose and Effect of this Official Plan Amendment

The purpose of this Amendment is to re-designate the Subject Lands from ‘Commercial’ to ‘Residential Low Rise’ to provide for a residential development comprised of condominium townhouses on common element roads. The Amendment also modifies a Section 9.4 site specific provision an removed the ‘Deferral Area’ overlay which no longer applies to the Subject Lands.

Location

This Amendment applies to 1.95 hectares (4.82 acres) of land fronting Markland Street and described as PLAN 65M3925 PT BLK 2 RP 65R34025 PTS 6 and part of PT 7 in the City of Markham (the “Subject Lands”). The Subject Lands are located on the north side of Markland Street, west of Woodbine Avenue.

Appeal Information

Any appeals to the Ontario Land Tribunal (“OLT”) of the Official Plan Amendment must be made by filing a written notice of appeal with the City Clerk of The Corporation of the City of Markham, no later than 4:30 p.m. on the 17^th day of January, 2025. Notice of Appeal may be mailed or hand delivered to the City Clerk at the address noted below, or submitted via the OLT e-file service at E-File Portal | Ontario Land Tribunal (gov.on.ca) by selecting Markham as the Approval Authority. If the E-file portal is down, you may send an email to notifications@markham.ca.
The Notice of Appeal must:
(1) set out reasons for the appeal and specific part of the proposed Official Plan Amendment to which the appeal applies,
(2) be accompanied by the fee required by the Ontario Land Tribunal (gov.on.ca) which can be paid by certified cheque/money order addressed to the Minister of Finance or through E-file, and
(3) be accompanied by the fee of $310.19, payable by certified cheque/money order to the City of Markham.

No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the plan was adopted, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the Council or, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person of public body as a party. No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the plan was adopted or before the by-law was passed, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the council or, in the opinion of the Ontario Land Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party.

The public may view planning documents at the Development Services Commission front counter during regular office hours, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday. Questions may be directed to Hailey Miller, Senior Planner, Planning and Urban Design Department, at (905) 477-7000, ext. 2945 or at HMiller@markham.ca.

Explanatory Note

A Community Information Meeting and Statutory Public Meeting were held on January 12, 2022 and April 5, 2022 to consider the applications for Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment. Below is a summary of the oral and/or written submissions, including a brief explanation of how these concerns have been taken into consideration:

i. Concern with a potential increase in traffic congestion in the area.
• Concerns were raised by members of the public that the Proposed Development would generate increased traffic in the area. The Owner submitted a Transportation Impact Study (“TIS”), prepared by WSP, that indicates the traffic generated as part of the Proposed Development will not significantly impact traffic volumes. The TMP has been reviewed by City Staff and has been determined to be satisfactory.

ii. Concerns with the overall density and compatibility with the surrounding area.
• The surrounding area consists of a mix of dwellings types including single-detached, semidetached, and townhouse. The proposed height, density, massing, and location of the subject townhouses will be compatible with the existing low-rise residential in the area. The Proposed Development is a continuation of the townhouse development directly west of the Subject Lands. Pedestrian and vehicular connections are proposed between the two developments.

iii. Concerns were raised by members of the public regarding the overall provided parking.
• The City’s Parking By-law 28-97, as amended, requires two parking spaces per dwelling unit plus 0.25 parking spaces per dwelling unit for visitor parking. The Owner proposes 188 residential spaces and 24 visitor spaces, which meets the Parking By-law requirements. To facilitate the Proposed Development the majority of the surface parking for King Square Mall will be removed. Parking for King Square Mall will be provided by the existing underground parking and a temporary surface parking area. Additional underground parking is proposed in the Phase 2 development.

iv. Concerns were raised that pressure would be put on existing infrastructure, such as schools.
• All School Boards were circulated as part of the application. No concerns with the proposal were raised.

v. Concerns with the noise, dust, debris, and other impacts related to the construction of the proposed development.
• The City has By-laws related to noise and construction that the Owner will be required to abide by if/when any construction takes place on the subject lands.

This proposed Official Plan Amendment is exempt from approval by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. The decision of the Council is final if a notice of appeal is not received before or on the last day for filing a notice of appeal.

Official Plan Amendment No. 60 - 5871 Highway 7 East

TAKE NOTICE that the Council of The Corporation of the City of Markham approved By-law 2024-225 to adopt Official Plan Amendment No. 60 the 18^th day of December, 2024 under Section 17 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended. The Council, in making its decision, took into consideration all written and oral submissions received from the public on this matter.

Purpose and Effect of this Official Plan Amendment

The purpose of this Amendment is to add a site specific policy to permit a mixed use development with a maximum density of 4.6 FSI and increased height on the Subject Lands, designated as ‘Mixed Use Mid Rise.’

Location

This Amendment applies to a 0.294 hectare (0.725 acres) parcel of land municipally known as 5871 Highway 7, located south of Highway 7 and west of Markham Road (Highway 48) (the “Subject Lands”).

Appeal Information

The public may view planning documents at the Development Services Commission front counter during regular office hours, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday. Questions may be directed to Brashanthe Manoharan, Planner II, Planning and Urban Design Department, at (905) 477-7000, ext. 2190 or at BManoharan@markham.ca.

Explanatory Note

A Statutory Public Meeting was held on February 27, 2023 to seek public input on the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment Applications to permit 13-storey mixed use building at 5871 Highway 7 East. Three (3) written submissions were received and seven (7) oral deputations were made expressing concerns related to the height, density, potential traffic infiltration, and absence of commercial opportunities. The Applicant revised the proposal to include non-residential uses at grade.

The Development Services Committee passed a resolution to approve a 10-storey mixed-use building on the Subject Lands at its meeting on December 10, 2024. As such, implementing instruments for a 10-storey mixed-use building was brought forward to Council on December 18, 2024, and the Applications were approved.

Official Plan Amendment No. 58 - Angus Glen Secondary Plan Area

TAKE NOTICE that the Council of The Corporation of the City of Markham approved By-law 2024-203 to adopt Official Plan Amendment No. 58 on the 20^th day of November 2024 under Section 22 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended. The Council, in making its decision, took into consideration all written and oral submissions received from the public on this matter.

Purpose and Effect of this Official Plan Amendment

The purpose of this Official Plan Amendment is to amend the Angus Glen Secondary Plan to add site specific provisions to prohibit the east-west major collector road from encroaching onto or crossing over, and from locating and Place of Worship site on Part of Lot 24, Concession 5 and Part of the East Half and West Half of Lot 25, Concession 5, City of Markham (the “Subject Lands”).

Location

The Amendment specifically applies to the Subject Lands which are located within the Angus Glen Secondary Plan Area.

Appeal Information

Any appeals to the Ontario Land Tribunal (“OLT”) of the Official Plan Amendment must be made by filing a written notice of appeal with the City Clerk of The Corporation of the City of Markham, no later than 4:30 p.m. on the 16^th day of December, 2024. Notice of Appeal may be mailed or hand delivered to the City Clerk at the address noted below, or submitted via the OLT e-file service at E-File Portal | Ontario Land Tribunal (gov.on.ca) by selecting Markham as the Approval Authority. If the E-file portal is down, you may send an email to notifications@markham.ca.
The Notice of Appeal must:
(1) set out reasons for the appeal and specific part of the proposed Official Plan Amendment to which the appeal applies,
(2) be accompanied by the fee required by the Ontario Land Tribunal (gov.on.ca) which can be paid by certified cheque/money order addressed to the Minister of Finance or through E-file, and
(3) be accompanied by the fee of $310.19, payable by certified cheque/money order to the City of Markham.

No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the plan was adopted, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the Council or, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person of public body as a party. No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the plan was adopted or before the by-law was passed, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the council or, in the opinion of the Ontario Land Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party.

Explanatory Note

A Statutory Public Meeting was held on October 22, 2024, with no oral or written submissions received from the public.

There are no other applications under the Planning Act, pertaining to the subject lands.

The public may view planning documents at the Development Services Commission front counter during regular office hours, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday. Questions may be directed to Daniel Brutto at (905) 477-7000, ext. 2468 or at DBrutto@markham.ca.

Official Plan Amendment No. 57 - 7810, 7822, 7834 & 7846 McCowan Road

TAKE NOTICE that the Council of The Corporation of the City of Markham passed By-law 2024-154 on the 17^th of July, 2024, under Section 17 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended. Council has considered the written and oral submissions from the public on this matter.

Purpose and Effect of this Zoning By-law Amendment

The purpose of this Official Plan Amendment is to modify Section 9.2 to add a new site-specific policy to provide for 4-storey townhouse units, stacked townhouse and back-to-back townhouse building types on the Subject Lands.

Location

This Amendment applies to 2.13 hectare (5.27 acre) of land municipally known as 7810, 7822, 7834, and 7846 McCowan Road (the “Subject Lands”). The Subject Lands are located on the west side of McCowan Road, north of 14th Avenue.

Appeal Information

Any appeals to the Ontario Land Tribunal (“OLT”) of the Official Plan Amendment must be made by filing a written notice of appeal with the City Clerk of The Corporation of the City of Markham, no later than 4:30 p.m. on the 20^th day of August, 2024. Notice of Appeal may be mailed or hand delivered to the City Clerk at the address noted below, or submitted via the OLT e-file service at E-File Portal | Ontario Land Tribunal (gov.on.ca) by selecting Markham as the Approval Authority. If the E-file portal is down, you may send an email to notifications@markham.ca.
The Notice of Appeal must:
(1) set out reasons for the appeal and specific part of the proposed Official Plan Amendment to which the appeal applies,
(2) be accompanied by the fee required by the Ontario Land Tribunal (gov.on.ca) which can be paid by certified cheque/money order addressed to the Minister of Finance or through E-file, and
(3) be accompanied by the fee of $310.19, payable by certified cheque/money order to the City of Markham.

No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the plan was adopted, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the Council or, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person of public body as a party. No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the plan was adopted or before the by-law was passed, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the council or, in the opinion of the Ontario Land Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party.

Explanatory Note

The Statutory Public Meeting was held on January 23, 2023. There were no written or oral submissions from the public at the Statutory Public Meeting or during the processing of the Applications to date.

The public may view planning documents in the Clerk's office during regular office hours, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday. Questions may be directed to Melissa Leung, at (905) 477-7000, ext. 2392 or at MelissaLeung@markham.ca.

Official Plan Amendment No. 56 - Milliken Centre Secondary Plan

TAKE NOTICE that the Council of The Corporation of the City of Markham approved By-law 2024-151 to adopt Official Plan Amendment No. 56 on the 17th day of July, 2024, under Section 17 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended. Council has considered the written and oral submissions from the public on this matter.

Purpose and Effect

The purpose of this Amendment is to update policies in the City of Markham Official Plan 2014 to incorporate an updated secondary plan for Milliken Centre in accordance with the requirements of Section 9.15 of the Official Plan.

Location

This Amendment applies to the area bounded on the west by Kennedy Road and the GO Transit Stouffville Rail Line, on the north by Denison Street including the lands north of Denison Street between Amarillo Avenue and Kennedy Road, on the east generally by Old Kennedy Road and Manston Crescent, and on south by Steeles Avenue East, as shown on Map SP1 – Community Structure. The total land area in the Milliken Centre Secondary Plan is approximately 73 hectares.

Approval Process

Please note that this Official Plan Amendment is still subject to the approval of the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing (“MMAH”), who has the ability to approve, modify, approve as modified or refuse to approve all or parts of the plan. Pursuant to subsections 17(36.5) (38.1) of the Planning Act, where the Minister is the approval authority of an amendment, the decision is deemed final and may not be subject to appeals.

Any person or public body will be entitled to receive a copy of the decision when one is made, provided that a request to be notified of the decision is made in writing to:

Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing
Municipal Services Office Central Ontario
777 Bay St., 17th floor
Toronto, ON M7A 2J3

For further information, please contact the Central Municipal Services Office of the MMAH at 416-585-6227 or 1-800-668-0230.

The public may view planning documents in the Clerk's office during regular office hours, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday. Questions may be directed to Duran Wedderburn, Manager, Policy, at (905) 477-7000, ext. 2109 or at DWedderburn@markham.ca.

Explanatory Note

In consideration of the Official Plan Amendment for the Milliken Centre Secondary Plan a Statutory Public Meeting was held on November 21, 2023.
Eight (8) deputations were made at the statutory public meeting, providing general and site-specific comments. The comments made by deputants and provided through written correspondence at the public meeting and recommendation report to Development Services Committee included:
•    requests to remove maximum heights and densities in the draft Secondary Plan;
•    requests to revise site specific land use designations and/or maximum heights and densities;
•    request for additional uses to be contemplated in the Mixed-Use High-Rise land use designation;
•    requests to increase the minimum units planned for the secondary plan area;
•    request to make the Urban Design policies less prescriptive;
•    request for Stratified Parks and Roads and Privately Owned Publicly Accessible Open Spaces to considered in the secondary plan to provide flexibility to support the delivery of a complete community;
•    request to clarify how Housing Impact Statements will be used in application reviews
•    request to consider the approximate size of public parks; and
•    concerns about the location of the proposed public school and land use compatibility with adjacent uses.

Comments received from prescribed bodies were generally supportive of the draft Secondary Plan and York Region provided comment that the draft secondary plan conforms to the 2022 York Region Official Plan.

Feedback from prescribed bodies, stakeholders and members of the public were considered and informed revisions to the draft Secondary Plan, where appropriate.

Official Plan Amendment No. 55 - 10506 and 10508 Warden Avenue

TAKE NOTICE that the Council of The Corporation of the City of Markham adopted By-law 2024-134(10506 and 10508 Warden Avenue) on the 26th day of June 2024, under Section 17 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended. Council has considered the written and oral submissions from the public on this matter.

Purpose and Effect

The purpose of this Official Plan Amendment is to amend the Berczy Glen Secondary Plan (OPA 24) to add site specific provisions to permit increased heights and densities, as well as expand the uses and building types permitted on the Subject Lands.

Location

The Amendment applies to 20.22 hectares (49.96 acres) of land municipally known as 10506 and 10508 Warden Avenue (the “Subject Lands”). The Subject Lands are located west of Warden Avenue, between Major Mackenzie Drive East and Elgin Mills Road East, within the Berczy Glen Secondary Plan (OPA 24).

Appeal Information

No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the plan was adopted, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the Council or, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person of public body as a party.

The public may view planning documents in the Clerk's office during regular office hours, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday. Questions may be directed to Hailey Miller, Planner II, Planning and Urban Design, at (905) 477-7000, ext. 2945 or at HMiller@markham.ca.

Official Plan Amendment No. 54 - 3009 Elgin Mills Road and 10731, 10737, 10743, 10745 Victoria Square Boulevard (LivGreen Victoria Square)

TAKE NOTICE that the Council of The Corporation of the City of Markham adopted By-law 2024-112 (3009 Elgin Mills Road East and 10731, 10737, 10743 and 10745 Victoria Square Boulevard) on the 12^th day of June 2024, under Section 17 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended. Council has considered the written and oral submissions from the public on this matter.

Purpose and Effect of this Official Plan Amendment

The purpose of this Amendment is to redesignate the Subject Lands from ‘Residential Low Rise’ to ‘Mixed Use Mid Rise’ to permit the development of a four (4) storey residential building with at-grade commercial uses. This Amendment will also amend an existing area and site-specific policy that applies to the Subject Lands, and add a new area and site-specific policy to limit the height to a maximum of four (4) storeys and the density to a maximum of 1.51 FSI.

Location

This Amendment applies to 0.34 hectares (0.98 acres) of land municipally known as 3009 Elgin Mills Road East, 10731, 10737, 10743, and 10745 Victoria Square Boulevard (the “Subject Lands”). The Subject Lands are located on the south-east corner of Elgin Mills Road East and Victoria Square Boulevard.

Appeal Information

Explanatory Note

A Statutory Public Meeting was held on April 16, 2024 to consider this Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment applications. There were twelve oral and twelve written submissions made at or prior to the Public Meeting. Concerns were raised by area residents and members of the Development Services Committee with respect to the proposed height and density, the status of the previous hamlet and studied Heritage Conservation District, potential adverse impacts to adjacent well-water sources, traffic impacts, privacy and overlook concerns. The following identifies how matters raised through the review process have been resolved or considered:

i. Mid-Rise Building Compatibility Concerns

• The revised proposal meets a 45-degree angular plane from the surrounding low rise residential area with minor intrusions of the “L” shaped building portion near the northern lot line. The existing dwellings to the east are significantly setback from the adjoining lot line and would not provide overshadowing or overlook issues.

• The revised proposal conceptually shows new trees and landscape treatments along the east and south property lines that would provide sufficient screening.

• The revised proposal relocates the underground parking ramp and surface parking away from the abutting residential lands. Other Site Plan application considerations will include addressing matters related, but not limited to, design, public realm interface, sustainable site and building features, age-friendly considerations, parkland, and detailed site servicing and storm water management.

• The proposed reduction in building height, density, massing, and location of the mid-rise building provides an acceptable transition to the surrounding existing low-rise residential built forms. Appropriate buffers have been provided between the proposed mixed-use development and the adjacent low-rise residential areas.

ii. Former Hamlet and HCD Concerns

• The “Hamlet” designation and recognition were removed from both the Region’s and City’s Official Plans since 2014. Since that time, the character of the surrounding area has changed into a predominantly low-rise urban residential area with upgraded infrastructure.

• Surrounded by current and future urban development, Victoria Square no longer meets the City's criteria to maintain a “Hamlet” designation.

• In relation to a HCD designation, an HCD Study was initiated by Staff in 2008, however it was never adopted and further evaluation did not progress due to lack of support and negative feedback from the community.

iii. Adjacent Well-Water Contamination Concerns

• In recognition of the many residential well water users in the area and depending
on the depth and excavation details, the construction dewatering activities could have
impacts on these wells.

• Staff recommend that prior to any construction and/or dewatering activities, the Owner must prepare a comprehensive well monitoring and mitigation program, to the satisfaction of the Director of Engineering.

iv. Transportation and Traffic Concerns

• Broader traffic impacts throughout the area have been assessed through the ongoing Elgin Mills Environmental Assessment. In addition, the Owner submitted a Transportation Impact Study in support of the Applications, and the City’s Transportation Planning Division has commented that the Proposed Development can be accommodated by the existing transportation network.

• Staff support the request to reduce the residential parking rate from 1.25 spaces/unit to 1.10 spaces/unit.

• The TDM measures will be refined and secured through the TDM Agreement.

• The Owner will be required to convey a portion of the Subject Lands along the
north frontage for the future road widening of Elgin Mills Road East. The new property line must be set back 18 m (59 ft) from the centerline of the road, which is reflected on the revised proposal. York Region has no concern with the Proposed Development and delegated the approval authority of the OPA to the City.

v. Privacy Concerns and Shadow Study

• Shadow studies were submitted in support of the original proposal that demonstrated minor shadow impact on abutting residential lands to the east in the early evening hours (September/March 21).

• Shadow impacts to adjacent properties are not anticipated in the afternoon and evening hours.

vi. Lack of Community Consultation

• A statutory Public Meeting was held on April 16, 2024, in accordance with the Planning Act requirements, which includes posting signs with details of the Applications and mailing notices 20-days before the meeting to all properties located within 200 m of the Subject Lands. This exceeds the 120 m stipulated in the Planning Act.

• An additional non-statutory Community Information Meeting on May 6, 2024, was organized by the Local Councillor’s office and the Owner.

The public may view planning documents in the Clerk's office during regular office hours, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday. Questions may be directed to Nusrat Omer at (905) 477-7000, ext. 2185 or at NOmer@markham.ca.

Official Plan Amendment No. 53 - Markham Road - Mount Joy Secondary Plan

TAKE NOTICE that the Council of The Corporation of the City of Markham adopted By-law 2024-111 (Markham Road – Mount Joy Secondary Plan) on the 12^th day of June, 2024, under Section 17 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended. Council has considered the written and oral
submissions from the public on this matter.

Purpose and Effect of this Official Plan Amendment

The purpose of this amendment is to incorporate into the City of Markham Official Plan, 2014 (“Official Plan”) a new secondary plan for the Markham Road – Mount Joy Local Corridor, fulfilling the requirement of Section 9.3.7.2 of the Official Plan.

Location

The Markham Road – Mount Joy Secondary Plan Area (“Secondary Plan Area”) comprises lands along both sides of Markham Road from 16th Avenue in the south to Major Mackenzie Drive East in the north. The westerly limit of the Secondary Plan Area is generally defined by the properties on the west side of Markham Road, while the easterly limit is the Stouffville GO rail corridor, including the surface parking lot east of the GO rail corridor. The Secondary Plan Area contains approximately 97 hectares of land.

Appeal Information

Explanatory Note

Feedback from the majority of prescribed bodies indicated that they do not have comments on the draft Markham Road – Mount Joy Secondary Plan (“draft Secondary Plan”). Comments from York Region, Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA), and the York Region District School Board were generally supportive of the draft Secondary Plan. The comments from York Region noted that the draft Secondary Plan generally conforms with the 2022 York Region Official Plan and recommended minor policy revisions. Comments from TRCA recommended revisions to the environmental systems policies and mapping.

The proposed Official Plan Amendment is not exempt from approval by the Regional Municipality of York.

Oral and written submissions from stakeholders and the public received at the November 21, 2023 public meeting as well as the April 23, 2024 recommendation report to DSC provided a range of general and site-specific comments on the draft Secondary Plan including but not limited to:

i. Concerns about the impact of high density development on existing road capacity in surrounding communities and assumptions about planned transit service levels;

ii. Requests to remove maximum heights and densities in the draft Secondary Plan;

iii. Requests to revise site specific land use designations and/or maximum heights and densities;

iv. Requests to maintain the lands north of Castlemore Avenue as ‘Mixed Use Neighbourhood Area’;

v. Concerns about the amount of high density development in the Secondary Plan Area and the impact on the public realm at grade;

vi. Concerns about the impact of the realignment of Mount Joy Creek on privately owned lands;

vii. Requests to require the formation of a Developers’ Group Agreement in the draft Secondary Plan;

viii. Concerns about the ability to secure community facilities and infrastructure on lands currently in private ownership; and

ix. Concerns about protecting existing commercial and retail uses in the Secondary Plan Area through redevelopment.

Feedback from prescribed bodies, stakeholders and members of the public were considered in detail and informed revisions to the draft Secondary Plan, where feasible.

The public may view planning documents in the Clerk's office during regular office hours, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday. Questions may be directed to Lily-Ann D’Souza at (905) 477-7000, ext. 2180 or at ldsouza@markham.ca.

Official Plan Amendment No. 52 - 4038 and 4052 Highway 7 East (Scardred 7)

TAKE NOTICE that the Council of The Corporation of the City of Markham adopted By-law 2024-82 (4038 and 4052 Hwy 7 East) on the 15^th day of May, 2024, under Section 17 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended. Council has considered the written and oral submissions from the public on this matter.

Purpose and Effect of this Official Plan Amendment

The purpose of this Official Plan Amendment is to amend the existing area and site-specific policy
Applicable to the Subject Lands to permit a proposed 49-unit condominium townhouse development, which includes 31 rear-lane townhouse units and 18 standard townhouse units (the “Proposed Development”).

Location

This Amendment applies to 1.03 hectares (2.55 acres) of land on the northern portion of the lands municipally known as 4038 and 4052 Highway 7 East (the “Subject Lands”). The Subject Lands are located on the north side of Highway 7, east of Village Parkway.

Appeal Information

Explanatory Note

The Statutory Public Meeting to consider the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment was held on March 19, 2024. One written submission was received expressing concerns related to lack of parks and community centers in the area.

The proposed Official Plan Amendment is exempt from approval by the Regional Municipality of York. The decision of the Council of the City of Markham is final if a Notice of Appeal is not received on or before the last day for filing a notice of appeal.

Official Plan Amendment No. 51 - 2716 and 2730 Elgin Mills Road East

TAKE NOTICE that the Council of The Corporation of the City of Markham approved By-law 2024-77 to adopt Official Plan Amendment No. 51 (1628740 and 1628741 Ontario Inc., 2716-2730 Elgin Mills Road East) on the 1^st day of May 2024, under Section 17 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended. Council has considered the written and oral submissions from the public on this matter.

Purpose and Effect of this Official Plan Amendment

The purpose of this Official Plan Amendment is to re-designate the Subject Lands from ‘Service Employment’ to ‘Residential Low Rise’ to provide for a residential development comprised of townhouse dwellings, semi-detached dwellings, and the relocation and conservation of two (2) existing single detached heritage dwellings.

Location

The Amendment applies to 1.074 hectares (2.654 acres) of land municipally known as 2716 and 2730 Elgin Mills Road East (the “Subject Lands”). The Subject Lands are located north of Elgin Mills Road East, between Highway 404 and Woodbine Avenue.

Appeal Information

Official Plan Amendment No. 49 - 191 McNabb Street (Denison Self-storage)

TAKE NOTICE that the Council of The Corporation of the City of Markham passed Zoning By-law 2024-17 (191 McNabb Street) to adopt Official Plan Amendment No. 49 on the 31st day of January 2024, under Section 17 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended.

Purpose and Effect of this Official Plan Amendment

The purpose of this Official Plan Amendment is to add a site-specific policy to permit a commercial storage facility use with at-grade office space on the Subject Lands.

Location

This Amendment applies to a 0.72-hectare (1.78 acres) portion of vacant land located on the south portion of 191 McNabb Street fronting onto Denison Street, located on the south side of McNabb Street, between Birchmount Road and Warden Avenue (the “Subject Lands”).
The proposed Official Plan Amendment is exempt from approval by the Regional Municipality of York. The decision of the Council of the City of Markham is final if a Notice of Appeal is not received on or before the last day for filing a notice of appeal.

Appeal Information

Any appeals to the Ontario Land Tribunal (“OLT”) of the Official Plan Amendment must be made by filing a written notice of appeal with the City Clerk of The Corporation of the City of Markham, no later than 4:30 p.m. on the 4th day of March, 2024. Notice of Appeal may be mailed or hand delivered to the City Clerk at the address noted below, or submitted via the OLT e-file service at E-File Portal | Ontario Land Tribunal (gov.on.ca) by selecting Markham as the Approval Authority. If the E-file portal is down, you may send an email to notifications@markham.ca.
The Notice of Appeal must:
(1) set out reasons for the appeal and specific part of the proposed Official Plan Amendment to which the appeal applies,
(2) be accompanied by the fee required by the Ontario Land Tribunal (gov.on.ca) which can be paid by certified cheque/money order addressed to the Minister of Finance or through E-file, and
(3) be accompanied by the fee of $310.19, payable by certified cheque/money order to the City of Markham.

No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the plan was adopted, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the Council or, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person of public body as a party. No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the plan was adopted or before the by-law was passed, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the council or, in the opinion of the Ontario Land Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party.

Explanatory Note

A Statutory Public Meeting was held on June 20, 2023 to seek public input on the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment Applications to permit a six-storey commercial storage facility with at-grade office space. No written submissions were received. The Development Services Committee recommended that the application be referred back to staff to address outstanding matters. As such, a recommendation report was brought forward to the Development Services Committee on January 16, 2024, and the Applications were approved.

The public may view planning documents in the Clerk's office during regular office hours, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday. Questions may be directed to Brashanthe Manoharan, Planning and Urban Design, at (905) 477-7000, ext. 2190 or at BManoharan@markham.ca.

Amendments to the 1987 Official Plan

Official Plan Amendment No. 271 - 4077, 4101, 4121 Highway 7 East

TAKE NOTICE that the Council of The Corporation of the City of Markham approved By-law 2024-205 to adopt Official Plan Amendment No. 271 on the 20^th day of November, 2024 under Section 22 the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended. The Council, in making its decision, took into consideration all written and oral submissions received from the public on this matter.

Purpose and Effect of this Official Plan Amendment

The purpose of this Amendment is to amend the Markham Centre Secondary Plan to:

• Redesignate a portion of the Subject Lands as shown in Schedule “A”,

• Incorporate site specific height and density provisions to accommodate the proposed mid-rise mixed-use development as shown in Schedules “B” and “C”; and

• Exempt the Subject Lands from the precinct plan requirements.

Location

This Amendment to the Official Plan and to the Markham Centre Secondary Plan (PD 33-1) (the “Amendment”) applies to 1.52 hectares (3.76 acres) of land located on the south side of Highway 7, east of Birchmount Road, municipally known as 4121 Highway 7 (the “Subject Lands”).

Appeal Information

Any appeals to the Ontario Land Tribunal (“OLT”) of the Official Plan Amendment must be made by filing a written notice of appeal with the City Clerk of The Corporation of the City of Markham, no later than 4:30 p.m. on the 16^th day of December, 2024. Notice of Appeal may be mailed or hand delivered to the City Clerk at the address noted below, or submitted via the OLT e-file service at E-File Portal | Ontario Land Tribunal (gov.on.ca) by selecting Markham as the Approval Authority. If the E-file portal is down, you may send an email to notifications@markham.ca.
The Notice of Appeal must:
(1) set out reasons for the appeal and specific part of the proposed Official Plan Amendment to which the appeal applies,
(2) be accompanied by the fee required by the Ontario Land Tribunal (gov.on.ca) which can be paid by certified cheque/money order addressed to the Minister of Finance or through E-file, and
(3) be accompanied by the fee of $310.19, payable by certified cheque/money order to the City of Markham.

No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the plan was adopted, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the Council or, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person of public body as a party. No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the plan was adopted or before the by-law was passed, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the council or, in the opinion of the Ontario Land Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party.

Explanatory Note

The Statutory Public Meeting to consider the Official Plan Amendment was held on February 13 and September 24, 2024. Two oral deputations were made and the City received one written submission. The oral and written deputations expressed concerns with the density of the proposed development on the adjacent property at 4077 and 4101 Highway 7. No concerns were expressed for the proposed development at 4121 Highway 7.

The public may view planning documents at the Development Services Commission front counter during regular office hours, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday. Questions may be directed to Melissa Leung, at (905) 477-7000, ext. 2392 or at MelissaLeung@markham.ca.

Official Plan Amendment No. 270 - 8350 Kennedy Road

TAKE NOTICE that the Council of The Corporation of the City of Markham approved By-law 2024-172 to adopt Official Plan Amendment No. 270 on the 25^th day of September, 2024, under Section 17 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended. The Council, in making its decision, took into consideration all written and oral submissions received from the public on this matter.

Purpose and Effect of this Official Plan Amendment

The purpose of this Amendment is to amend the Markham Centre Secondary Plan to:

• Incorporate site specific height and density provisions to permit two mixed-use buildings with maximum heights of 28 and 24 storeys and a maximum density of 5.16 Floor Space Index (“FSI”) as shown on Schedule “C”of the attached By-law; and,
• Re-designate a portion of the Subject Lands to ‘Hazard Land’ to recognize the Valleylands within the Natural Heritage System, as shown on Schedules "A" and "B" of the attached By-law.

Location

This Amendment applies to approximately 1.22 hectares (3.01 acres) of land municipally known as 8350 Kennedy Road (the “Subject Lands”). The Subject Lands are located on the west side of Kennedy Road, south of Highway 7, as shown on Schedule “A” of the attached By-law.

Appeal Information

Any appeals to the Ontario Land Tribunal (“OLT”) of the Official Plan Amendment must be made by filing a written notice of appeal with the City Clerk of The Corporation of the City of Markham, no later than 4:30 p.m. on the 21^st day of October, 2024. Notice of Appeal may be mailed or hand delivered to the City Clerk at the address noted below, or submitted via the OLT e-file service at E-File Portal | Ontario Land Tribunal (gov.on.ca) by selecting Markham as the Approval Authority. If the E-file portal is down, you may send an email to notifications@markham.ca.
The Notice of Appeal must:
(1) set out reasons for the appeal and specific part of the proposed Official Plan Amendment to which the appeal applies,
(2) be accompanied by the fee required by the Ontario Land Tribunal (gov.on.ca) which can be paid by certified cheque/money order addressed to the Minister of Finance or through E-file, and
(3) be accompanied by the fee of $310.19, payable by certified cheque/money order to the City of Markham.

No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the plan was adopted, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the Council or, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person of public body as a party. No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the plan was adopted or before the by-law was passed, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the council or, in the opinion of the Ontario Land Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party.

Explanatory Note

The public may view planning documents in the Clerk's office during regular office hours, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday. Questions may be directed to Elizabeth Martelluzzi at (905) 477-7000, ext. 2193 or at EMartelluzzi@markham.ca.

Official Plan Amendment No. 269 - 7128, 7170 & 7186 Highway 7 (Springhill Homes Inc.)

TAKE NOTICE that the Council of The Corporation of the City of Markham approved By-law 2024-153 on the 17^th day of July, 2024, under Section 17 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended. Council has considered the written and oral submissions from the public on this matter.

Purpose and Effect of this Official Plan Amendment

The purpose of this Amendment is to amend the Cornell Secondary Plan (OPA 168) to add a site-specific policy that provides for high rise residential apartment buildings on the Subject Lands without ground floor commercial, service and retail uses, and a maximum building height of 27-storeys.

Location

This Amendment to the Official Plan (Revised 1987), as amended, and the Cornell Secondary Plan (PD 29-1), as amended, applies to a parcel of land with an area of approximately 1.6 hectares (3.95) acres on the north side of Highway 7 East, between Cornell Centre Boulevard and William Forster Road, municipally known as 7128, 7170 and 7186 Highway 7 East (the “Subject Lands”).

Appeal Information

Any appeals to the Ontario Land Tribunal (“OLT”) of the Official Plan Amendment must be made by filing a written notice of appeal with the City Clerk of The Corporation of the City of Markham, no later than 4:30 p.m. on the 20^th day of August, 2024. Notice of Appeal may be mailed or hand delivered to the City Clerk at the address noted below, or submitted via the OLT e-file service at E-File Portal | Ontario Land Tribunal (gov.on.ca) by selecting Markham as the Approval Authority. If the E-file portal is down, you may send an email to notifications@markham.ca.
The Notice of Appeal must:
(1) set out reasons for the appeal and specific part of the proposed Official Plan Amendment to which the appeal applies,
(2) be accompanied by the fee required by the Ontario Land Tribunal (gov.on.ca) which can be paid by certified cheque/money order addressed to the Minister of Finance or through E-file, and
(3) be accompanied by the fee of $310.19, payable by certified cheque/money order to the City of Markham.

No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the plan was adopted, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the Council or, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person of public body as a party. No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the plan was adopted or before the by-law was passed, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the council or, in the opinion of the Ontario Land Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party.

Explanatory Note

In consideration of the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment applications, the Statutory Public Meetings were held on November 30, 2020, and February 16, 2021. Eight deputations were made by area residents citing concern over the proposed building heights, density, shadow impact, compatibility of built form, lack of commercial and community amenities, traffic, and parking. These comments and concerns were addressed by the Owner by re-orienting the proposed development to introduce a compatible built form in proximity to existing homes, shifting height and density towards the Highway 7 East frontage, and providing additional public parkland to be conveyed to the City from the subject lands. These modifications were outlined in the staff recommendation report and considered in Council’s decision to approve the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment applications.

This proposed Official Plan Amendment was initially exempt from approval by the Region of York. The decision of City of Markham Council is final if a notice of appeal is not received before or on the last day for filing a notice of appeal.

The public may view planning documents in the Clerk's office during regular office hours, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday. Questions may be directed to Stephen Corr, at (905) 477-7000, ext. 2532 or at SCorr@markham.ca.

Official Plan Amendment No. 266 - 36 to 48 Steeles Ave. East, 37-49 Highland Park Boulevard (Zonix Group Inc.)

TAKE NOTICE that the Council of The Corporation of the City of Markham adopted By-law 2024-84 (Zonix Group Inc.) (36 to 48 Steeles Avenue East & 37049 Highland Park Boulevard) on the 15^th day of May, 2024, under Section 17 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended. Council has assigned the by-law as per the Ontario Land Tribunal approval of the matter on May 7, 2024.

Purpose and Effect of this Official Plan Amendment

The purpose of this Amendment is to amend the Thornhill Secondary Plan to:

i. Remove the Subject Lands from “DEFERRAL NO. 1” and redesignate them from “LOW DENSITY HOUSING” and “LOW DENSITY HOUSING SPECIAL” to “HIGH DENSITY II HOUSING” as shown on Schedule “B” of the by-law, and
ii. Incorporate site-specific height and density provisions to accommodate the proposed development.

Location

This Amendment to the Official Plan (Revised 1987), as amended, and the Thornhill Secondary Plan (PD 3-1), as amended, (the “Amendment”) applies to 0.9143 hectares (2.26 acres) of land located on the north east corner of Steeles Avenue East and Dudley Avenue, municipally known as 36-48 Steeles Avenue East and 37-49 Highland Park Boulevard (the “Subject Lands”).

Explanatory Note

The public may view planning documents in the Clerk's office during regular office hours, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday. Questions may be directed to Nursat Omer, at (905) 477-7000, ext. 2185 or at NOmer@markham.ca.

Notice of Passing of a Zoning By-law Amendment

Zoning By-law Amendment No. 2024-228 - Markland Street

TAKE NOTICE that the Council of The Corporation of the City of Markham passed By-law 2024-228 on the 18^thday of December, 2024 under Section 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended. Council has considered the written and oral submissions from the public on this matter.

Purpose and Effect of this Zoning By-law Amendment

The purpose and effect of this By-law is to rezone the subject lands under By-law 177-96, as amended as follows:

From:
Select Industrial with Limited Commercial (M.C 170%) (H) Zone

To:
Residential Two*727 (R2*727) (H) Zone

in order to permit a residential development on the lands.

Appeal Information

Any appeals to the Ontario Land Tribunal (“OLT”) of the Zoning By-law Amendment must be made by filing a written notice of appeal with the City Clerk of The Corporation of the City of Markham, no later than 4:30 p.m. on the 17^th day of January, 2025. Notice of Appeal may be mailed or hand delivered to the City Clerk at the address noted below, or submitted via the OLT e-file service at E-File Portal | Ontario Land Tribunal (gov.on.ca) by selecting Markham as the Approval Authority. If the E-file portal is down, you may send an email to notifications@markham.ca.

The Notice of Appeal must:
(1) set out reasons for the appeal and specific part of the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment to which the appeal applies,
(2) be accompanied by the fee required by the Ontario Land Tribunal (gov.on.ca) which can be paid by certified cheque/money order addressed to the Minister of Finance or through E-file, and
(3) be accompanied by the fee of $274.50 plus HST, payable by certified cheque/money order to the City of Markham.

No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the plan was adopted or the by-law was passed, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the Council or, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person of public body as a party. No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the plan was adopted or before the by-law was passed, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the council or, in the opinion of the Ontario Land Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party.

Explanatory Note

A Community Information Meeting and Statutory Public Meeting were held on January 12, 2022 and April 5, 2022 to consider the applications for Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment. Below is a summary of the oral and/or written submissions, including a brief explanation of how these concerns have been taken into consideration:
i. Concern with a potential increase in traffic congestion in the area.
• Concerns were raised by members of the public that the Proposed Development would generate increased traffic in the area. The Owner submitted a Transportation Impact Study (“TIS”), prepared by WSP, that indicates the traffic generated as part of the Proposed Development will not significantly impact traffic volumes. The TMP has been reviewed by City Staff and has been determined to be satisfactory.

Zoning By-law Amendment No. 2024-226 - 5871 Highway 7 East

TAKE NOTICE that the Council of The Corporation of the City of Markham passed By-law 2024-226 on the 18^th day of December, 2024 under Section 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended. Council has considered the written and oral submissions from the public on this matter.

Purpose and Effect of this Zoning By-law Amendment

The purpose and effect of this By-law is to delete the property from the designated area of By-law 1229, as amended, and zone them Community Amenity Area Two*772(H) (CA2*772(H)) under By-law 177-96, as amended, to permit the redevelopment of subject lands for a 10-storey mixed use building.

Appeal Information

The public may view planning documents at the Development Services Commission front counter during regular office hours, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday. Questions may be directed to Brashanthe Manoharan, Planner II, Planning and Urban Design Department, at (905) 477-7000, ext. 2190 or at BManoharan@markham.ca.

Explanatory Note

A Statutory Public Meeting was held on February 27, 2023 to seek public input on the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment Applications to permit 13-storey mixed use building at 5871 Highway 7 East. Three (3) written submissions were received and seven (7) oral deputations were made expressing concerns related to the height, density, potential traffic infiltration, and absence of commercial opportunities. The Applicant revised the proposal to include non-residential uses at grade.
The Development Services Committee passed a resolution to approve a 10-storey mixed-use building on the Subject Lands at its meeting on December 10, 2024. As such, implementing instruments for a 10-storey mixed-use building was brought forward to Council on December 18, 2024, and the Applications were approved.

Zoning By-law Amendment No. 2024-224 - 7441 to 7445 Victoria Park Ave. & 200 to 248 Steelcase Road East

TAKE NOTICE that the Council of The Corporation of the City of Markham passed By-law 2024-224 on the 18^thday of December, 2024, under Section 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended. Council has considered the written and oral submissions from the public on this matter.

Purpose and Effect of this Zoning By-law Amendment

The purpose and effect of this By-law is to rezone the subject as follows:

        from:
        General Employment (EMP-GE) Zone

        to:
        General Employment*009 (EMP-GE*009) Zone;

in order to expand the current employment uses to accommodate artist studios, commercial schools, food and beverage production, and restaurant uses on the lands.

Location

The proposed by-law amendment applies to a parcel of land with an approximate area of 1.91 hectares (4.71 acres), which is located north of Steelcase Road East and east of Victoria Park Avenue in the South Markham Industrial Area.

Appeal Information

Any appeals to the Ontario Land Tribunal (“OLT”) of the Zoning By-law Amendment must be made by filing a written notice of appeal with the City Clerk of The Corporation of the City of Markham, no later than 4:30 p.m. on the 14^th day of January, 2025. Notice of Appeal may be mailed or hand delivered to the City Clerk at the address noted below, or submitted via the OLT e-file service at E-File Portal | Ontario Land Tribunal (gov.on.ca) by selecting Markham as the Approval Authority. If the E-file portal is down, you may send an email to notifications@markham.ca.

The Notice of Appeal must:
(1) set out reasons for the appeal and specific part of the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment to which the appeal applies,
(2) be accompanied by the fee required by the Ontario Land Tribunal (gov.on.ca) which can be paid by certified cheque/money order addressed to the Minister of Finance or through E-file, and
(3) be accompanied by the fee of $274.50 plus HST, payable by certified cheque/money order to the City of Markham.

No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the plan was adopted or the by-law was passed, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the Council or, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person of public body as a party. No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the plan was adopted or before the by-law was passed, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the council or, in the opinion of the Ontario Land Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party.

The public may view planning documents at the Development Services Commission front counter during regular office hours, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday. Questions may be directed to Barton Leung, Senior Planner, Planning and Urban Design Department, at (905) 477-7000, 2376 or at BartonLeung@markham.ca.

Explanatory Note

There are no other applications under the Planning Act, pertaining to the subject lands.

Zoning By-law Amendment No. 2024-220 - 7085, 7095, 7125, 7131, 7155, 7181 & 7225 Woodbine Ave.

TAKE NOTICE that the Council of The Corporation of the City of Markham passed By-law 2024-220 on the 18^th day of December, 2024, under Section 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended. Council has considered the written and oral submissions from the public on this matter.

Purpose and Effect of this Zoning By-law Amendment

The purpose and effect of this By-law is to rezone a portion of the subject lands into the Employment-Service Employment (EMP-SE), in accordance with the 2014 Official Plan.

Location

The proposed by-law amendment applies to lands municipally known as 7085, 7095, 7125, 7131, 7155, 7181, and 7225 Woodbine Avenue.

Appeal Information

Any appeals to the Ontario Land Tribunal (“OLT”) of the Zoning By-law Amendment must be made by filing a written notice of appeal with the City Clerk of The Corporation of the City of Markham, no later than 4:30 p.m. on the 14^th day of January, 2025. Notice of Appeal may be mailed or hand delivered to the City Clerk at the address noted below, or submitted via the OLT e-file service at E-File Portal | Ontario Land Tribunal (gov.on.ca) by selecting Markham as the Approval Authority. If the E-file portal is down, you may send an email to notifications@markham.ca.

The Notice of Appeal must:
(1) set out reasons for the appeal and specific part of the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment to which the appeal applies,
(2) be accompanied by the fee required by the Ontario Land Tribunal (gov.on.ca) which can be paid by certified cheque/money order addressed to the Minister of Finance or through E-file, and
(3) be accompanied by the fee of $274.50 plus HST, payable by certified cheque/money order to the City of Markham.

No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the plan was adopted or the by-law was passed, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the Council or, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person of public body as a party. No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the plan was adopted or before the by-law was passed, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the council or, in the opinion of the Ontario Land Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party.

The public may view planning documents at the Development Services Commission front counter during regular office hours, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday. Questions may be directed to Geoff Day, Senior Planner, Development Facilitation Office, at (905) 477-7000, ext. 3071 or at GDay@markham.ca.

Explanatory Note

This was a Staff initiated Zoning By-law Amendment. Circulation was provided on the City’s website as well as those individuals that had previously requested notice through the Comprehensive Zoning By-law project. There were no comments or correspondences from the public since notification was issued. There was no discussion at the Statutory Public Meeting held on December 3, 2024.

Zoning By-law Amendment No. 2024-202 - 30 Heritage Road

TAKE NOTICE that the Council of The Corporation of the City of Markham passed By-law 2024-202 on the 20^th day of November, 2024, under Section 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended. Council has considered the written and oral submissions from the public on this matter.

Purpose and Effect of this Zoning By-law Amendment

The purpose and effect of this By-law is to add ‘Motor Vehicle Establishment’ and ‘Motor Vehicle Repair Garage’ as additional permitted uses under the current Industrial ‘M’ Zone, to facilitate the development of a new three-storey commercial building for a Motor Vehicle Sales and Service establishment.

Location

The lands have an area of approximately 0.72 ha (1.78 ac), located at the north-east corner of McCowan Road and Heritage Road, north of Highway 7 East. The lands are municipally known as 30 Heritage Road.

Appeal Information

Any appeals to the Ontario Land Tribunal (“OLT”) of the Zoning By-law Amendment must be made by filing a written notice of appeal with the City Clerk of The Corporation of the City of Markham, no later than 4:30 p.m. on the 16^th day of December, 2024. Notice of Appeal may be mailed or hand delivered to the City Clerk at the address noted below, or submitted via the OLT e-file service at E-File Portal | Ontario Land Tribunal (gov.on.ca) by selecting Markham as the Approval Authority. If the E-file portal is down, you may send an email to notifications@markham.ca.

The Notice of Appeal must:
(1) set out reasons for the appeal and specific part of the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment to which the appeal applies,
(2) be accompanied by the fee required by the Ontario Land Tribunal (gov.on.ca) which can be paid by certified cheque/money order addressed to the Minister of Finance or through E-file, and
(3) be accompanied by the fee of $274.50 plus HST, payable by certified cheque/money order to the City of Markham.

No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the plan was adopted or the by-law was passed, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the Council or, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person of public body as a party. No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the plan was adopted or before the by-law was passed, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the council or, in the opinion of the Ontario Land Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party.

Explanatory Note

A Statutory Public Meeting was held on Tuesday, September 24 2024 to consider this Zoning By-law Amendment. The applicant proposed a Minor By-Law Amendment application to facilitate the development of a new three storey commercial building for a Motor Vehicle Sales and Service establishment. No comments were made at the Public Meeting. Members of council requested that this item go directly to a future Council meeting.

The public may view planning documents at the Development Services Commission front counter during regular office hours, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday. Questions may be directed to Aaron Chau, at (905) 477-7000, ext. 3279 or at AChau@markham.ca.

Zoning By-law Amendment No. 2024-200 - 330 & 336 Steeles Ave. East

TAKE NOTICE that the Council of The Corporation of the City of Markham passed By-law 2024-200 on the 6^th of November, 2024, under Section 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended. Council has considered the written and oral submissions from the public on this matter.

Purpose and Effect of this Zoning By-law Amendment

The purpose and effect of this By-law is to rezone the subject lands under By-law 177-96, as amended as follows:

From: Single Family Detached Dwelling Special Residential Second Density (SR2) Zone

To: Residential Two (R2)*780 Zone;

to permit seventeen (17) townhouse dwellings on the lands.

Location

The proposed By-law amendment applies to two parcels of land with an approximate area of 0.33 hectares (0.83 acres), which is located north of Steeles Avenue East and east of Bayview Avenue.

Appeal Information

Any appeals to the Ontario Land Tribunal (“OLT”) of the Zoning By-law Amendment must be made by filing a written notice of appeal with the City Clerk of The Corporation of the City of Markham, no later than 4:30 p.m. on the 28^th day of November, 2024. Notice of Appeal may be mailed or hand delivered to the City Clerk at the address noted below, or submitted via the OLT e-file service at E-File Portal | Ontario Land Tribunal (gov.on.ca) by selecting Markham as the Approval Authority. If the E-file portal is down, you may send an email to notifications@markham.ca.

The Notice of Appeal must:
(1) set out reasons for the appeal and specific part of the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment to which the appeal applies,
(2) be accompanied by the fee required by the Ontario Land Tribunal (gov.on.ca) which can be paid by certified cheque/money order addressed to the Minister of Finance or through E-file, and
(3) be accompanied by the fee of $274.50 plus HST, payable by certified cheque/money order to the City of Markham.

No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the plan was adopted or the by-law was passed, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the Council or, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person of public body as a party. No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the plan was adopted or before the by-law was passed, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the council or, in the opinion of the Ontario Land Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party.

Explanatory Note

A Statutory Public Meeting was held on June 7, 2022 to consider this Zoning By-law Amendment. Below is a summary of the oral and/or written submissions, including a brief explanation of how these concerns have been taken into consideration:

1. Concern with a potential increase in traffic congestion in the area.

• The Owner submitted a Traffic Impact Study, prepared by GHD, that indicates the traffic generated as part of the Proposed Development can be accommodated by the existing transportation infrastructure. The City’s Transportation Planning Staff commented that the submitted Traffic Impact Study in support of the Proposed Development has been reviewed to their satisfaction.

2. Concerns with the overall density and compatibility with the surrounding area.

• The Proposed Development is generally compatible with the surrounding context consisting of a mix of building types, including an existing townhouse development to the east, a commercial garden centre directly west and adjacent to the Subject lands, and existing single detached dwellings. The Owner proposes a 5 m rear yard setback as a buffer to the existing single detached dwellings located on Huckleberry Lane. The Proposed Development represents an appropriate intensification of the Subject Lands, particularly given its location fronting Steeles Avenue East.

The public may view planning documents at the Development Services Commission front counter during regular office hours, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday. Questions may be directed to Hailey Miller at (905) 477-7000, ext. 2945 or at HMiller@markham.ca.

Zoning By-law Amendment No. 2024-174 - Part of Lots 16, 17 and 18 Concession 5

TAKE NOTICE that the Council of The Corporation of the City of Markham passed By-law 2024-171 on the 25^th of September, 2024, under Section 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended. Council has considered the written and oral submissions from the public on this matter.

Purpose and Effect of this Zoning By-law Amendment

The purpose of this By-law is to adjust the zone boundaries to implement a red line revision to Draft Plan of Subdivision 19TM-16010.

The effect of this by-law is to replace lane-based single detached lots with lane-based townhouse lots which results in a net increase of 15 units on Draft Plan of Subdivision 19TM-16010 and, to add a site-specific exception to permit a reduced rear yard setback on lands denoted with a *781 exception provision.

Location

This amendment applies to approximately 26 hectares of the subject lands located on the west side of Kennedy Road, north of 16th Avenue, south of Major Mackenzie Drive East.

Appeal Information

Any appeals to the Ontario Land Tribunal (“OLT”) of the Zoning By-law Amendment must be made by filing a written notice of appeal with the City Clerk of The Corporation of the City of Markham, no later than 4:30 p.m. on the 17^th day of October, 2024. Notice of Appeal may be mailed or hand delivered to the City Clerk at the address noted below, or submitted via the OLT e-file service at E-File Portal | Ontario Land Tribunal (gov.on.ca) by selecting Markham as the Approval Authority. If the E-file portal is down, you may send an email to notifications@markham.ca.

The Notice of Appeal must:
(1) set out reasons for the appeal and specific part of the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment to which the appeal applies,
(2) be accompanied by the fee required by the Ontario Land Tribunal (gov.on.ca) which can be paid by certified cheque/money order addressed to the Minister of Finance or through E-file, and
(3) be accompanied by the fee of $274.50 plus HST, payable by certified cheque/money order to the City of Markham.

No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the plan was adopted or the by-law was passed, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the Council or, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person of public body as a party. No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the plan was adopted or before the by-law was passed, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the council or, in the opinion of the Ontario Land Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party.

Explanatory Note

A Statutory Public Meeting was held on January 30, 2024 to consider this Zoning By-law Amendment. A number of oral submissions were made at the Public Meeting and written submissions were received prior to the Public Meeting. Below is a summary of the oral and written submissions followed by a brief explanation of the effect, if any, they had on the decision:

1. Asked that a formal process be developed for similar situations where those who requested notification on a previous application/OLT hearing are automatically notified when a related new application is submitted.

2. Expressed concern over the additional density proposed.

3. Expressed concern over a lack of sufficient parking the area.

Staff have taken into consideration the matters raised by the public and advise the following:

1. The City Clerk’s office maintains the circulation of notices and the list of people who wanted to be notified of the progress of the application. If a related new application is received, provided that the application covers the same subject lands, parties within 200 metres of the subject property will be notified of the application via mail. A copy of new complete application and public meeting notices are also posted electronically on the website for public viewing.

2. The zoning by-law amendment results in a net increase of 15 units on Draft Plan of Subdivision 19TM-16010, which is considered a minor increase and is not anticipated to measurably impact the surrounding community.

3. The principal dwelling unit is required to provide 2 parking spaces per the requirements of Parking By-law 28-97, as amended. No relief to the parking by-law requirements has been granted because of this application.

The public may view planning documents in the Clerk's office during regular office hours, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday. Questions may be directed to Daniel Brutto at (905) 477-7000, ext. 2468 or at DBrutto@markham.ca.

Zoning By-law Amendment No. 2024-171 - 8350 Kennedy Road

TAKE NOTICE that the Council of The Corporation of the City of Markham passed By-law 2024-171 on the 25^th of September, 2024, under Section 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended. Council has considered the written and oral submissions from the public on this matter.

Purpose and Effect of this Zoning By-law Amendment

To rezone the subject lands to “Community Amenity Two*779 Hold [CA2*779(H)] Zone” and “Open Space One (OS1) Zone” under By-law 177-96, as amended and to implement site specific development standards to permit a mixed-use high-rise development.

Location

This amendment applies to a parcel of land with an approximate area of 1.22 hectares (3.01 acres), which is located on the west side of Kennedy Road and south of Highway 7.

Appeal Information

Any appeals to the Ontario Land Tribunal (“OLT”) of the Zoning By-law Amendment must be made by filing a written notice of appeal with the City Clerk of The Corporation of the City of Markham, no later than 4:30 p.m. on the 21^st day of October, 2024. Notice of Appeal may be mailed or hand delivered to the City Clerk at the address noted below, or submitted via the OLT e-file service at E-File Portal | Ontario Land Tribunal (gov.on.ca) by selecting Markham as the Approval Authority. If the E-file portal is down, you may send an email to notifications@markham.ca.

The Notice of Appeal must:
(1) set out reasons for the appeal and specific part of the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment to which the appeal applies,
(2) be accompanied by the fee required by the Ontario Land Tribunal (gov.on.ca) which can be paid by certified cheque/money order addressed to the Minister of Finance or through E-file, and
(3) be accompanied by the fee of $274.50 plus HST, payable by certified cheque/money order to the City of Markham.

No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the plan was adopted or the by-law was passed, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the Council or, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person of public body as a party. No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the plan was adopted or before the by-law was passed, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the council or, in the opinion of the Ontario Land Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party.

Explanatory Note

The Statutory Public Meeting was held on September 19, 2023. One written submission and one oral deputation were received expressing concerns relating to the proposed density, increased traffic congestion and road safety. The height, density, and land uses of the proposed development are consistent with the Development Concept for the ongoing Markham Centre Secondary Plan (MCSP) Update. A Transportation Impact Assessment was reviewed by the City and Staff concur with the conclusion that the site-generated traffic is not expected to adversely impact traffic operations on Kennedy Road.

Zoning By-law Amendment No. 2024-161 - 7960 Reesor Rd.

TAKE NOTICE that the Council of The Corporation of the City of Markham passed By-law 2024-161 on the 17^th of July, 2024, under Section 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended. Council has considered the written and oral submissions from the public on this matter.

Purpose and Effect of this Zoning By-law Amendment

The purpose and effect of this Amendment is to refine the delineation of the Greenway One (GWY1) Zone on Zoning Map J6 of the By-law and to provide site-specific development standards to the applicable Employment – Business Park (EMP-BP) on the remainder of the property to facilitate an industrial development, the adaptive reuse of a heritage building, and the detailed delineation of environmental features and hazards.

Location

This Amendment applies to the lands municipally known as 7960 Reesor Road, with an approximate area of 3.47 hectares (8.6 acres), located at the northeast corner of Sevendale Drive and Donald Cousens Parkway and west of the Canadian Pacific Rail Corridor.

Appeal Information

Any appeals to the Ontario Land Tribunal (“OLT”) of the Zoning By-law Amendment must be made by filing a written notice of appeal with the City Clerk of The Corporation of the City of Markham, no later than 4:30 p.m. on the 19^thday of August, 2024. Notice of Appeal may be mailed or hand delivered to the City Clerk at the address noted below, or submitted via the OLT e-file service at E-File Portal | Ontario Land Tribunal (gov.on.ca) by selecting Markham as the Approval Authority. If the E-file portal is down, you may send an email to notifications@markham.ca.

The Notice of Appeal must:
(1) set out reasons for the appeal and specific part of the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment to which the appeal applies,
(2) be accompanied by the fee required by the Ontario Land Tribunal (gov.on.ca) which can be paid by certified cheque/money order addressed to the Minister of Finance or through E-file, and
(3) be accompanied by the fee of $274.50 plus HST, payable by certified cheque/money order to the City of Markham.

No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the plan was adopted or the by-law was passed, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the Council or, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person of public body as a party. No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the plan was adopted or before the by-law was passed, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the council or, in the opinion of the Ontario Land Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party.

Explanatory Note

A Statutory Public Meeting was held on May 14, 2024 to consider this Zoning By-law Amendment to permit the development of five standalone industrial buildings and the retention of the existing heritage dwelling. Two written submissions and two oral deputations were made expressing concerns related to a conceptual future public road, as envisioned in the City’s 2014 Official Plan, and other traffic related matters. The adjacent landowner also expressed concerns with respect to access to Sevendale Drive.

Staff are currently working with the applicant, in consultation with the landowner to the north, to design an appropriate public road alignment to connect to Sevendale Drive. A Holding Provision condition has been included to ensure that the public road alignment is provided and detailed traffic analysis is completed to the satisfaction of the City which will address these concerns.

The public may view planning documents in the Clerk's office during regular office hours, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday. Questions may be directed to Aaron Chau, at (905) 477-7000, ext. 3279 or at AChau@markham.ca.

Zoning By-law Amendment No. 2024-160 - 7960 Reesor Rd.

TAKE NOTICE that the Council of The Corporation of the City of Markham passed By-law 2024-160 on the 17^th of July, 2024, under Section 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended. Council has considered the written and oral submissions from the public on this matter.

Purpose and Effect of this Zoning By-law Amendment

The purpose and effect of this Amendment is to delete the lands from the designated area of By-law 304-87, incorporate them into the designated area of By-law 177-96, and zone them as Business Park (BP) and Greenway (G) to facilitate an industrial development, the adaptive reuse of a heritage building, and the detailed delineation of environmental features and hazards on the lands.

Location

Appeal Information

Any appeals to the Ontario Land Tribunal (“OLT”) of the Zoning By-law Amendment must be made by filing a written notice of appeal with the City Clerk of The Corporation of the City of Markham, no later than 4:30 p.m. on the 19^thday of August, 2024. Notice of Appeal may be mailed or hand delivered to the City Clerk at the address noted below, or submitted via the OLT e-file service at E-File Portal | Ontario Land Tribunal (gov.on.ca) by selecting Markham as the Approval Authority. If the E-file portal is down, you may send an email to notifications@markham.ca.

The Notice of Appeal must:
(1) set out reasons for the appeal and specific part of the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment to which the appeal applies,
(2) be accompanied by the fee required by the Ontario Land Tribunal (gov.on.ca) which can be paid by certified cheque/money order addressed to the Minister of Finance or through E-file, and
(3) be accompanied by the fee of $274.50 plus HST, payable by certified cheque/money order to the City of Markham.

No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the plan was adopted or the by-law was passed, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the Council or, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person of public body as a party. No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the plan was adopted or before the by-law was passed, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the council or, in the opinion of the Ontario Land Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party.

Explanatory Note

The public may view planning documents in the Clerk's office during regular office hours, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday. Questions may be directed to Aaron Chau at (905) 477-7000, ext. 3279 or at AChau@markham.ca.

Zoning By-law Amendment No. 2024-158 - 7810, 7822, 7834 & 7846 McCowan Road

TAKE NOTICE that the Council of The Corporation of the City of Markham passed By-law 2024-158 on the 17^th of July, 2024, under Section 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended. Council has considered the written and oral submissions from the public on this matter.

Purpose and Effect of this Zoning By-law Amendment

The purpose of this Amendment is to rezone the subject lands from “Future Development (FD)” to Residential Low Rise Six*8 Hold Four (RES-LR6*8(H4))” and “Open Space Public (OS-PU)” to permit a residential development. The applicable Hold provisions shall be removed through application, once the conditions of the Hold provisions have been met, to the satisfaction of the City and any applicable external agencies.

Location

This Amendment applies to an approximate 2.13 hectare (5.27 acre) parcel of land on the west of McCowan Road, between Highway 407 and 14th Avenue, immediately south of the CN Rail Corridor.

Appeal Information

Any appeals to the Ontario Land Tribunal (“OLT”) of the Zoning By-law Amendment must be made by filing a written notice of appeal with the City Clerk of The Corporation of the City of Markham, no later than 4:30 p.m. on the 20^thday of August, 2024. Notice of Appeal may be mailed or hand delivered to the City Clerk at the address noted below, or submitted via the OLT e-file service at E-File Portal | Ontario Land Tribunal (gov.on.ca) by selecting Markham as the Approval Authority. If the E-file portal is down, you may send an email to notifications@markham.ca.

The Notice of Appeal must:
(1) set out reasons for the appeal and specific part of the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment to which the appeal applies,
(2) be accompanied by the fee required by the Ontario Land Tribunal (gov.on.ca) which can be paid by certified cheque/money order addressed to the Minister of Finance or through E-file, and
(3) be accompanied by the fee of $274.50 plus HST, payable by certified cheque/money order to the City of Markham.

No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the plan was adopted or the by-law was passed, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the Council or, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person of public body as a party. No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the plan was adopted or before the by-law was passed, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the council or, in the opinion of the Ontario Land Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party.

Explanatory Note

Zoning By-law Amendment No. 2024-157 - 7810, 7822, 7834 & 7846 McCowan Road

TAKE NOTICE that the Council of The Corporation of the City of Markham passed By-law 2024-157 on the 17^th of July, 2024, under Section 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended. Council has considered the written and oral submissions from the public on this matter.

Purpose and Effect of this Zoning By-law Amendment

The purpose of this Amendment is to incorporate the subject lands into the designated area of By-law 177-96, as amended, and zone them “Residential Two – Special*771 Hold (R2*771(H))” and “Open Space One (OS1)” to permit a townhouse development consisting of 19 townhouses, 30 rear lane townhouses, 78 back-to-back townhouses and 6 stacked townhouses, incorporating site-specific zoning provisions including height provisions, set back requirements and unit count.

Location

This Amendment applies to an approximate 2.13 hectare (5.27 acre) parcel of land on the west of McCowan Road, between Highway 407 and 14th Avenue, immediately south of the CN Rail Corridor.

Appeal Information

Any appeals to the Ontario Land Tribunal (“OLT”) of the Zoning By-law Amendment must be made by filing a written notice of appeal with the City Clerk of The Corporation of the City of Markham, no later than 4:30 p.m. on the 20^thday of August, 2024. Notice of Appeal may be mailed or hand delivered to the City Clerk at the address noted below, or submitted via the OLT e-file service at E-File Portal | Ontario Land Tribunal (gov.on.ca) by selecting Markham as the Approval Authority. If the E-file portal is down, you may send an email to notifications@markham.ca.

The Notice of Appeal must:
(1) set out reasons for the appeal and specific part of the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment to which the appeal applies,
(2) be accompanied by the fee required by the Ontario Land Tribunal (gov.on.ca) which can be paid by certified cheque/money order addressed to the Minister of Finance or through E-file, and
(3) be accompanied by the fee of $274.50 plus HST, payable by certified cheque/money order to the City of Markham.

No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the plan was adopted or the by-law was passed, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the Council or, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person of public body as a party. No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the plan was adopted or before the by-law was passed, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the council or, in the opinion of the Ontario Land Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party.

Explanatory Note

Zoning By-law Amendment No. 2024-154 - 7128, 7170 & 7186 Highway 7 (Springhill Homes Inc.)

TAKE NOTICE that the Council of The Corporation of the City of Markham passed By-law 2024-154 on the 17^th of July, 2024, under Section 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended. Council has considered the written and oral submissions from the public on this matter.

Purpose and Effect of this Zoning By-law Amendment

To rezone the subject lands under By-law 177-96, as amended as follows:

From:
Community Amenity Two – Exception 411 – Holding One (CA2*411(H1) Zone

To:

Community Amenity Two – Exception 411 – Holding One (CA2*411(H1) Zone
Open Space Two – Exception 769 – Holding One (OS2*769(H1))
Zone Open Space One (OS1) Zone

To permit high rise residential development and allowing for commercial, retail, and service uses within the building.

Location

This Amendment applies to a parcel of land with an approximate area of 1.6 hectares, which is located on the north side of Highway 7 East, between Cornell Centre Boulevard and William Forster Road in the Cornell Community.

Appeal Information

Any appeals to the Ontario Land Tribunal (“OLT”) of the Zoning By-law Amendment must be made by filing a written notice of appeal with the City Clerk of The Corporation of the City of Markham, no later than 4:30 p.m. on the 21^st day of August, 2024. Notice of Appeal may be mailed or hand delivered to the City Clerk at the address noted below, or submitted via the OLT e-file service at E-File Portal | Ontario Land Tribunal (gov.on.ca) by selecting Markham as the Approval Authority. If the E-file portal is down, you may send an email to notifications@markham.ca.

The Notice of Appeal must:
(1) set out reasons for the appeal and specific part of the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment to which the appeal applies,
(2) be accompanied by the fee required by the Ontario Land Tribunal (gov.on.ca) which can be paid by certified cheque/money order addressed to the Minister of Finance or through E-file, and
(3) be accompanied by the fee of $274.50 plus HST, payable by certified cheque/money order to the City of Markham.

No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the plan was adopted or the by-law was passed, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the Council or, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person of public body as a party. No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the plan was adopted or before the by-law was passed, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the council or, in the opinion of the Ontario Land Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party.

Explanatory Note

In consideration of the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment applications, Statutory Public Meetings were held on November 30, 2020, and February 16, 2021. Eight deputations were made by area residents citing concern over the proposed building heights, density, shadow impact, compatibility of built form, lack of commercial and community amenities, traffic, and parking. These comments and concerns were addressed by the Owner by re-orienting the proposed development to introduce a compatible built form in proximity to existing homes, shifting height and density towards the Highway 7 East frontage, and providing additional public parkland to be conveyed to the City from the subject lands. These modifications were outlined in the staff recommendation report and considered in Council’s decision to approve the Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment applications.

Zoning By-law Amendment No. 2024-116 - 405 & 505 Miller Avenue (White Owl Properties)

TAKE NOTICE that the Council of The Corporation of the City of Markham passed By-law 2024-115 (White Owl Properties Ltd.- 405 & 505 Miller Avenue) on the 12^th day of June 2024, under Section 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended.

Purpose and Effect of this Zoning By-law Amendment

The purpose and effect of this By-law is to rezone the subject lands with appropriate Hold provisions to implement site specific development standards to permit a commercial/employment development. The applicable Hold provisions shall be removed through application, once the conditions of the Hold provisions have been met, to the satisfaction of the City and any applicable external agencies.

Location

The proposed by-law amendment applies to a 29.24 ha (72.69 ac) parcel of land located on the east side of Woodbine Avenue and north of 14th Avenue.

Appeal Information

Any appeals to the Ontario Land Tribunal (“OLT”) of the Zoning By-law Amendment must be made by filing a written notice of appeal with the City Clerk of The Corporation of the City of Markham, no later than 4:30 p.m. on the 11^thday of July, 2024. Notice of Appeal may be mailed or hand delivered to the City Clerk at the address noted below, or submitted via the OLT e-file service at E-File Portal | Ontario Land Tribunal (gov.on.ca) by selecting Markham as the Approval Authority. If the E-file portal is down, you may send an email to notifications@markham.ca.

The Notice of Appeal must:
(1) set out reasons for the appeal and specific part of the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment to which the appeal applies,
(2) be accompanied by the fee required by the Ontario Land Tribunal (gov.on.ca) which can be paid by certified cheque/money order addressed to the Minister of Finance or through E-file, and
(3) be accompanied by the fee of $274.50 plus HST, payable by certified cheque/money order to the City of Markham.

No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the plan was adopted or the by-law was passed, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the Council or, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person of public body as a party. No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the plan was adopted or before the by-law was passed, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the council or, in the opinion of the Ontario Land Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party.

Explanatory Note

The statutory Public Meeting was held on May 14, 2024 to seek public input on the Zoning By-law Amendment application to permit an industrial/commercial development including six future buildings, accessed by a new public road (Street ‘A’) connecting Woodbine Avenue to Miller Avenue, and the addition of Industrial as a proposed use on Block 2 of the approved Draft Plan of Subdivision with a new site-wide parking rate, while retaining the existing permitted commercial uses. Two written submissions where received. The Development Services Committee recommended that the application be approved and the draft implementing Zoning By-law Amendment be finalized and enacted without further notice.

Zoning By-law Amendment No. 2024-115 - 405 Miller Avenue (White Owl Properties)

TAKE NOTICE that the Council of The Corporation of the City of Markham passed By-law 2024-115 (White Owl Properties- 405 Miller Avenue) on the 12^th day of June, 2024, under Section 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended.

Purpose and Effect of this Zoning By-law Amendment

The purpose and effect of this By-law is to rezone the subject lands to implement site specific development standards to permit a commercial/industrial development.

Location

The proposed by-law amendment applies to a 29.24 ha (72.69 ac) parcel of land located on the east side of Woodbine Avenue and north of 14th Avenue.

Appeal Information

Any appeals to the Ontario Land Tribunal (“OLT”) of the Zoning By-law Amendment must be made by filing a written notice of appeal with the City Clerk of The Corporation of the City of Markham, no later than 4:30 p.m. on the 11^thdayof July, 2024. Notice of Appeal may be mailed or hand delivered to the City Clerk at the address noted below, or submitted via the OLT e-file service at E-File Portal | Ontario Land Tribunal (gov.on.ca) by selecting Markham as the Approval Authority. If the E-file portal is down, you may send an email to notifications@markham.ca.

The Notice of Appeal must:
(1) set out reasons for the appeal and specific part of the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment to which the appeal applies,
(2) be accompanied by the fee required by the Ontario Land Tribunal (gov.on.ca) which can be paid by certified cheque/money order addressed to the Minister of Finance or through E-file, and
(3) be accompanied by the fee of $274.50 plus HST, payable by certified cheque/money order to the City of Markham.

No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the plan was adopted or the by-law was passed, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the Council or, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person of public body as a party. No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the plan was adopted or before the by-law was passed, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the council or, in the opinion of the Ontario Land Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party.

Explanatory Note

Zoning By-law Amendment No. 2024-114 - 3009 Elgin Mills Road East & 10731 - 10745 Victoria Square Boulevard

TAKE NOTICE that the Council of The Corporation of the City of Markham passed By-law 2024-113 (3009 Elgin Mills Road East & 10731-10745 Victoria Square Boulevard) on the 12^th day of June, 2024, under Section 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended.

Purpose and Effect of this Zoning By-law Amendment

The purpose and effect of this By-law is to rezone the subject lands under By-law 2024-19, as amended as follows:

From:
Residential - Established Neighbourhood Low Rise Zone (RES-ENLR), per By-law 2024-19, as amended

To:
Mixed Use - Mid Rise*7 (MU-MR*7), per By-law 2024-19, as amended

in order to permit a mixed-use residential-commercial development on the lands.

Location

The proposed by-law amendment applies to a parcel of land with an approximate area of 0.34 hectares (0.98 acres), which is located at the southeast corner of Elgin Mills Road East and Victoria Square Boulevard in the Cathedral Community.

Appeal Information

Any appeals to the Ontario Land Tribunal (“OLT”) of the Zoning By-law Amendment must be made by filing a written notice of appeal with the City Clerk of The Corporation of the City of Markham, no later than 4:30 p.m. on the 15^thday of July, 2024. Notice of Appeal may be mailed or hand delivered to the City Clerk at the address noted below, or submitted via the OLT e-file service at E-File Portal | Ontario Land Tribunal (gov.on.ca) by selecting Markham as the Approval Authority. If the E-file portal is down, you may send an email to notifications@markham.ca.

The Notice of Appeal must:
(1) set out reasons for the appeal and specific part of the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment to which the appeal applies,
(2) be accompanied by the fee required by the Ontario Land Tribunal (gov.on.ca) which can be paid by certified cheque/money order addressed to the Minister of Finance or through E-file, and
(3) be accompanied by the fee of $274.50 plus HST, payable by certified cheque/money order to the City of Markham.

No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the plan was adopted or the by-law was passed, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the Council or, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person of public body as a party. No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the plan was adopted or before the by-law was passed, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the council or, in the opinion of the Ontario Land Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party.

Explanatory Note

A Statutory Public Meeting was held on April 16, 2024 to consider this Official Plan and Zoning Bylaw Amendment applications. There were twelve oral and twelve written submissions made at or prior to the Public Meeting. Concerns were raised by area residents and members of the Development Services Committee with respect to the proposed height and density, the status of the previous hamlet and studied Heritage Conservation District, potential adverse impacts to adjacent well-water sources, traffic impacts, privacy and overlook concerns. The following identifies how matters raised through the review process have been resolved or considered:

i. Mid-Rise Building Compatibility Concerns

• The revised proposal conceptually shows new trees and landscape treatments along the east and south property lines that would provide sufficient screening.

ii. Former Hamlet and HCD Concerns

• Surrounded by current and future urban development, Victoria Square no longer meets the City's criteria to maintain a “Hamlet” designation.

iii. Adjacent Well-Water Contamination Concerns

• In recognition of the many residential well water users in the area and depending
on the depth and excavation details, the construction dewatering activities could have
impacts on these wells.

iv. Transportation and Traffic Concerns

• Staff support the request to reduce the residential parking rate from 1.25 spaces/unit to 1.10 spaces/unit.

• The TDM measures will be refined and secured through the TDM Agreement.

v. Privacy Concerns and Shadow Study

• Shadow studies were submitted in support of the original proposal that demonstrated minor shadow impact on abutting residential lands to the east in the early evening hours (September/March 21).

• Shadow impacts to adjacent properties are not anticipated in the afternoon and evening hours.

vi. Lack of Community Consultation

• A statutory Public Meeting was held on April 16, 2024, in accordance with the Planning Act requirements, which includes posting signs with details of the Applications and mailing notices 20-days before the meeting to all properties located within 200 m of the Subject Lands. This exceeds the 120 m stipulated in the Planning Act.

• An additional non-statutory Community Information Meeting on May 6, 2024, was organized by the Local Councillor’s office and the Owner.

Zoning By-law Amendment No. 2024-113 - 3009 Elgin Mills Road East & 10731 - 10745 Victoria Square Boulevard

Purpose and Effect of this Zoning By-law Amendment

The purpose and effect of this By-law is to rezone the subject lands under By-law 177-96, as amended as follows:

From:
Single Family Rural Residential Zone (RRH), per By-Law 83,73, as amended.

To:
Community Amenity 1 Zone *768 – (CA1*768), per By-law 177-96, as amended;

in order to permit a mixed-use residential-commercial development on the lands.

Location

Appeal Information

Any appeals to the Ontario Land Tribunal (“OLT”) of the Zoning By-law Amendment must be made by filing a written notice of appeal with the City Clerk of The Corporation of the City of Markham, no later than 4:30 p.m. on the 15^thday of July, 2024. Notice of Appeal may be mailed or hand delivered to the City Clerk at the address noted below, or submitted via the OLT e-file service at E-File Portal | Ontario Land Tribunal (gov.on.ca) by selecting Markham as the Approval Authority. If the E-file portal is down, you may send an email to notifications@markham.ca.

The Notice of Appeal must:
(1) set out reasons for the appeal and specific part of the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment to which the appeal applies,
(2) be accompanied by the fee required by the Ontario Land Tribunal (gov.on.ca) which can be paid by certified cheque/money order addressed to the Minister of Finance or through E-file, and
(3) be accompanied by the fee of $274.50 plus HST, payable by certified cheque/money order to the City of Markham.

No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the plan was adopted or the by-law was passed, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the Council or, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person of public body as a party. No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the plan was adopted or before the by-law was passed, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the council or, in the opinion of the Ontario Land Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party.

Explanatory Note

i. Mid-Rise Building Compatibility Concerns

• The revised proposal conceptually shows new trees and landscape treatments along the east and south property lines that would provide sufficient screening.

ii. Former Hamlet and HCD Concerns

• Surrounded by current and future urban development, Victoria Square no longer meets the City's criteria to maintain a “Hamlet” designation.

iii. Adjacent Well-Water Contamination Concerns

• In recognition of the many residential well water users in the area and depending
on the depth and excavation details, the construction dewatering activities could have
impacts on these wells.

iv. Transportation and Traffic Concerns

• Staff support the request to reduce the residential parking rate from 1.25 spaces/unit to 1.10 spaces/unit.

• The TDM measures will be refined and secured through the TDM Agreement.

v. Privacy Concerns and Shadow Study

• Shadow studies were submitted in support of the original proposal that demonstrated minor shadow impact on abutting residential lands to the east in the early evening hours (September/March 21).

• Shadow impacts to adjacent properties are not anticipated in the afternoon and evening hours.

vi. Lack of Community Consultation

• An additional non-statutory Community Information Meeting on May 6, 2024, was organized by the Local Councillor’s office and the Owner.

Zoning By-law Amendment No. 2024-109 - 555 Alden Road

TAKE NOTICE that the Council of The Corporation of the City of Markham passed By-law 2024-109 (555 Alden Road - 2859715 Ontario Ltd / Skyhawk Holding) on the 12^th day of June, 2024, under Section 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended.

Purpose and Effect of this Zoning By-law Amendment

The purpose and effect of this By-law is to permit a Food Manufacturing use, which includes meat packaging and processing and cooked food preparation and packaging, but does not include the slaughter of animals.

Location

The proposed by-law amendment applies to a parcel of land with an approximate area of 1.02 ha (2.52 ac), which is located on the southeast corner of Alden Road and Hood Road, west of Warden Avenue.

Appeal Information

Any appeals to the Ontario Land Tribunal (“OLT”) of the Zoning By-law Amendment must be made by filing a written notice of appeal with the City Clerk of The Corporation of the City of Markham, no later than 4:30 p.m. on the 10^thday of July, 2024. Notice of Appeal may be mailed or hand delivered to the City Clerk at the address noted below, or submitted via the OLT e-file service at E-File Portal | Ontario Land Tribunal (gov.on.ca) by selecting Markham as the Approval Authority. If the E-file portal is down, you may send an email to notifications@markham.ca.

The Notice of Appeal must:
(1) set out reasons for the appeal and specific part of the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment to which the appeal applies,
(2) be accompanied by the fee required by the Ontario Land Tribunal (gov.on.ca) which can be paid by certified cheque/money order addressed to the Minister of Finance or through E-file, and
(3) be accompanied by the fee of $274.50 plus HST, payable by certified cheque/money order to the City of Markham.

No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the plan was adopted or the by-law was passed, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the Council or, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person of public body as a party. No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the plan was adopted or before the by-law was passed, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the council or, in the opinion of the Ontario Land Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party.

Explanatory Note

The Statutory Public Meeting to consider the Zoning By-law Amendment was held on September 5, 2023. There were no written or oral submissions from the public at the Statutory Public Meeting. There was one written submission received during the review of this application citing concerns with respect to the proposed use.

The public may view planning documents in the Clerk's office during regular office hours, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday. Questions may be directed to Melissa Leung at (905) 477-7000, ext. 2392 or at MelissaLeung@markham.ca.

Zoning By-law Amendment No. 2024-108 - 8200 Warden Avenue

TAKE NOTICE that the Council of The Corporation of the City of Markham passed By-law 2024-108 (8200 Warden Avenue) pursuant to a decision issued by the Ontario Land Tribunal on the 22^nd day of May 2024, under Section 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended.

Purpose and Effect of this Zoning By-law Amendment

The purpose of this by-law amendment is to incorporate the Subject Lands into the designated area of the Markham Centre Zoning By-Law No. 2004-196 and zone them to “Markham Centre Downtown Two * Exception 36 (Hold) – MC-D2*36(H1)” as shown on Schedule ‘A’ to the by-law, incorporating site specific use permissions and development standards.

The effect of this by-law amendment is to permit the development of mixed use high rise buildings on the Subject Lands.

Location

This by-law applies to a 2.35 hectares (5.82 acres) of land located south of Cedarland Drive, between Warden Avenue and South Town Centre Boulevard, municipally know as 8200 Warden Avenue.

Zoning By-law Amendment No. 2024-102 - 3, 5, 21 Essex Ave. & 139, 201, 205 Langstaff Ed. East

TAKE NOTICE that the Council of The Corporation of the City of Markham passed By-law 2024-102 (3, 5, 21 Essex Avenue and 139, 201, 203, 205 Langstaff Road East) on the 29^thday of May, 2024, under Section 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended.

Purpose and Effect of this Zoning By-law Amendment

The purpose and effect of the by-law amendment is to permit outdoor storage on the lands noted in the location listed below. The effect of the by-law amendment is to permit the uses until DATE as permitted under Section 39 of the Planning Act. The intent is to allow the use for a temporary period until redevelopment occurs within the Langstaff Community.

Location

The proposed by-law amendment applies to 3, 5, 21 Essex Avenue and 139, 201, 203, 205 Langstaff Road East. The properties are within the Langstaff Gateway Planning District Secondary Plan.

Appeal Information

Any appeals to the Ontario Land Tribunal (“OLT”) of the Zoning By-law Amendment must be made by filing a written notice of appeal with the City Clerk of The Corporation of the City of Markham, no later than 4:30 p.m. on the 27^thday of June, 2024. Notice of Appeal may be mailed or hand delivered to the City Clerk at the address noted below, or submitted via the OLT e-file service at E-File Portal | Ontario Land Tribunal (gov.on.ca) by selecting Markham as the Approval Authority. If the E-file portal is down, you may send an email to notifications@markham.ca.

The Notice of Appeal must:
(1) set out reasons for the appeal and specific part of the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment to which the appeal applies,
(2) be accompanied by the fee required by the Ontario Land Tribunal (gov.on.ca) which can be paid by certified cheque/money order addressed to the Minister of Finance or through E-file, and
(3) be accompanied by the fee of $274.50 plus HST, payable by certified cheque/money order to the City of Markham.

No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the plan was adopted or the by-law was passed, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the Council or, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person of public body as a party. No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the plan was adopted or before the by-law was passed, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the council or, in the opinion of the Ontario Land Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party.

Explanatory Note

A Statutory Public Meeting was held on May 14, 2024 to consider this Zoning By-law Amendment. No major comments were made at the Public Meeting, except clarification for the following:

i. Questioned the definition of “outdoor storage” and asked for clarification on what uses are permitted on site under this term.

ii. Questioned the long-term support for a temporary use by-law for outdoor storage on the subject lands, as it relates to the Langstaff Gateway Secondary Plan.

Staff have taken into consideration the concerns raised at the public meeting and advise the following:

i. The by-law has been amended to include outdoor storage for vehicle use to narrow the scope of the term “outdoor storage” for a specific use for a 3-year period.

ii. No development applications have been approved in accordance with the Langstaff Gateway Secondary Plan, meaning the proposed temporary use by-law is not expected to adversely impact the long-term development plans.

The public may view planning documents in the Clerk's office during regular office hours, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday. Questions may be directed to Hussnain Mohammad at (905) 477-7000, ext. 2443 or at HMohammad@markham.ca.

Zoning By-law Amendment No. 2024-27 - 28 and 32 Kirk Drive

TAKE NOTICE that the Council of The Corporation of the City of Markham passed By-law 2024-86 (28 and 32 Kirk Drive) on the 15^th day of May, 2024, under Section 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended.

Purpose and Effect of this Zoning By-law Amendment

The purpose and effect of this By-law is to rezone the subject lands under By-law 177-96, as amended as follows:

From:
Second Density Single Family Residential (R2A) Zone

To:
Residential Two (R2)*757 Zone;

In order to permit four (4) single detached dwellings on the lands.

Location

The proposed By-Law amendment applies to parcels of land with an approximate area of 0.28 hectares (0.69 acres), which are located north of Kirk Drive and east of Thornheights Road.

Appeal Information

Any appeals to the Ontario Land Tribunal (“OLT”) of the Zoning By-law Amendment must be made by filing a written notice of appeal with the City Clerk of The Corporation of the City of Markham, no later than 4:30 p.m. on the 17^thday of June, 2024. Notice of Appeal may be mailed or hand delivered to the City Clerk at the address noted below, or submitted via the OLT e-file service at E-File Portal | Ontario Land Tribunal (gov.on.ca) by selecting Markham as the Approval Authority. If the E-file portal is down, you may send an email to notifications@markham.ca.

The Notice of Appeal must:
(1) set out reasons for the appeal and specific part of the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment to which the appeal applies,
(2) be accompanied by the fee required by the Ontario Land Tribunal (gov.on.ca) which can be paid by certified cheque/money order addressed to the Minister of Finance or through E-file, and
(3) be accompanied by the fee of $274.50 plus HST, payable by certified cheque/money order to the City of Markham.

No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the plan was adopted or the by-law was passed, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the Council or, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person of public body as a party. No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the plan was adopted or before the by-law was passed, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the council or, in the opinion of the Ontario Land Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party.

Explanatory Note

In consideration of the Zoning By-law Amendment application a Statutory Public Meeting was held on April 30, 2024. Below is a summary of the oral and written submissions, including a brief explanation of the effect, if any, they had on the decision:

i. Concern that the proposed height of the dwellings is not compatible with the surrounding neighbourhood.
• In response to concerns raised by members of the public and the Development Services Committee, the Owner reduced the proposed building height from 11 m (36.1 ft) to 9.6 m (31.4 ft) to be more compatible and consistent with the adjacent single detached dwellings.

ii. Concerns with the noise, dust, debris, and other impacts related to the construction of the proposed development.
• The City has By-laws related to noise and construction that the Owner will be required to abide by if/when any construction takes place on the subject lands.

iii. Concern with potential traffic congestion and traffic safety as a result of the proposed development.
• Based on review of the application, the traffic generated as part of the proposed development is expected to have minimal impact on the traffic volume/safety.

iv. Concern with the increase in density as a result of the proposed development.
• Although the lot frontages of the proposed development are smaller than surrounding lots, the size of the lots still provide adequate space for a future dwelling that fits the general massing of the area. The proposed development provides for setbacks comparable to the existing neighbourhood.

The public may view planning documents in the Clerk's office during regular office hours, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday. Questions may be directed to Hailey Miller, at (905) 477-7000, ext. 2945 or at hmiller@markham.ca.

Zoning By-law Amendment No. 2024-86 - 28 and 32 Kirk Drive

Purpose and Effect of this Zoning By-law Amendment

The purpose and effect on this By-law is to rezone the subject lands under By-law 2024-19, as amended as follows:

From:
Residential – Established Neighbourhood Low Rise (RES-ENLR) Zone

To:
Residential – Low Rise One (RES-LR1)*2 Zone;

in order to permit four (4) single detached dwellings on the lands.

Location

The proposed By-Law amendment applies to parcels of land with an approximate area of 0.28 hectares (0.69 acres), which are located north of Kirk Drive and east of Thornheights Road.

Appeal Information

Any appeals to the Ontario Land Tribunal (“OLT”) of the Zoning By-law Amendment must be made by filing a written notice of appeal with the City Clerk of The Corporation of the City of Markham, no later than 4:30 p.m. on the 17^thday of June, 2024. Notice of Appeal may be mailed or hand delivered to the City Clerk at the address noted below, or submitted via the OLT e-file service at E-File Portal | Ontario Land Tribunal (gov.on.ca) by selecting Markham as the Approval Authority. If the E-file portal is down, you may send an email to notifications@markham.ca.

The Notice of Appeal must:
(1) set out reasons for the appeal and specific part of the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment to which the appeal applies,
(2) be accompanied by the fee required by the Ontario Land Tribunal (gov.on.ca) which can be paid by certified cheque/money order addressed to the Minister of Finance or through E-file, and
(3) be accompanied by the fee of $274.50 plus HST, payable by certified cheque/money order to the City of Markham.

No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the plan was adopted or the by-law was passed, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the Council or, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person of public body as a party. No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the plan was adopted or before the by-law was passed, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the council or, in the opinion of the Ontario Land Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party.

Explanatory Note

Zoning By-law Amendment No. 2024-85 - 36-48 Steeles Ave. East and 37-49 Highland Park Boulevard (Zonix Group Inc.)

TAKE NOTICE that the Council of The Corporation of the City of Markham passed By-law 2024-85 (4038 and 4052 Hwy 7 East) on the 15^th day of May, 2024, under Section 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended. Council has assigned the by-law as per the Ontario Land Tribunal approval of the matter on May 7, 2024.

Purpose and Effect of this Zoning By-law Amendment

The purpose of this By-Law Amendment is to remove the lands from By-Law 2237, as amended, and to incorporate them into By-Law 177-96, as amended, and re-zone the lands, as follows:

From:

Fourth Density Single Family Residential (R4) Zone under By-law 2237, as amended.

To:

Residential Four *752 (R4 *752) Zone and Open Space One *753 (OS1 *753) Zone under By-law 177-96, as amended, with site -specific development standards to implement a residential apartment building.

The effect of this By-law amendment is to permit the majority of the property to be developed with a high-density residential development. A portion of the Subject Land is to be conveyed to the City of Markham as a stratified public park (with private underground parking).

Location

The proposed by-law amendment applies to a parcel of land with an approximate area of 0.9143 ha (2.26 ac), located at the north-east corner of Steeles Avenue and Dudley Avenue, east of the intersection of Steeles Avenue and Yonge Street.

Explanatory Note

On May 7, 2024, the Ontario Land Tribunal approved and issued a final order, regarding the settlement between Zonix Group Inc. and the City of Markham with respect to the appeals by Zonix Group Inc. and the City of Markham from the City’s non- decision regarding applications to amend the Official Plan and the Zoning By-Law at 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46 & 48 Steeles Avenue East and 37, 39, 41, 43, 45, 47 & 49 Highland Park Avenue, located on the north east corner of Steeles Avenue East and Dudley Avenue, (the “Subject Lands”) in Thornhill.

Zoning By-law Amendment No. 2024-83 - 4038 and 4052 Highway 7 East (Scardred 7 Company)

TAKE NOTICE that the Council of The Corporation of the City of Markham passed By-law 2024-83 (4038 and 4052 Hwy 7 East) on the 15th day of May, 2024, under Section 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended.

Purpose and Effect of this Zoning By-law Amendment

The purpose and effect of this By-law is to rezone the subject lands under By-law 177-96, as amended, as follows:

From:
Residential Two *682 (R2*682) Zone

To:
Residential Four*682 (Hold) (R4*682(H)) Zone

And incorporate site-specific development standards to permit a residential townhouse development.

Location

The proposed by-law amendment applies to the northern portion of 4038 and 4052 Highway 7 East on a parcel of land with an approximate area of 1.03 hectares (2.55 acres), which is generally located north of Highway 7 East and Village Parkway.

Appeal Information

Any appeals to the Ontario Land Tribunal (“OLT”) of the Zoning By-law Amendment must be made by filing a written notice of appeal with the City Clerk of The Corporation of the City of Markham, no later than 4:30 p.m. on the 17^thday of June, 2024. Notice of Appeal may be mailed or hand delivered to the City Clerk at the address noted below, or submitted via the OLT e-file service at E-File Portal | Ontario Land Tribunal (gov.on.ca) by selecting Markham as the Approval Authority. If the E-file portal is down, you may send an email to notifications@markham.ca.

The Notice of Appeal must:
(1) set out reasons for the appeal and specific part of the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment to which the appeal applies,
(2) be accompanied by the fee required by the Ontario Land Tribunal (gov.on.ca) which can be paid by certified cheque/money order addressed to the Minister of Finance or through E-file, and
(3) be accompanied by the fee of $274.50 plus HST, payable by certified cheque/money order to the City of Markham.

No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the plan was adopted or the by-law was passed, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the Council or, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person of public body as a party. No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the plan was adopted or before the by-law was passed, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the council or, in the opinion of the Ontario Land Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party.

Explanatory Note

Zoning By-law Amendment No. 2024-78 - 2716-2730 Elgin Mills Road East

TAKE NOTICE that the Council of The Corporation of the City of Markham passed By-law 2024-78 (2716-2730 Elgin Mills Road East) on the 1^st day of May 2024, under Section 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended.

Purpose and Effect of this Zoning By-law Amendment

The purpose and effect of this By-law is to rezone the subject lands under By-law 177-96, as amended, as follows:

From:
    Agricultural One (A1) Zone;
    Rural Residential One (RR1) Zone; and
    Employment – Service Employment (EMP-SE)

    To:
    Residential Two*753 (R2*753) Zone,
    Residential Two*754 (R2*754) Zone,
    Residential Two*755 (R2*755) Zone,
    Residential Two*756 (R2*756) Zone, and;
    Open Space One (OS1).

In order to permit a residential development on the lands.

Location

The proposed By-law amendment applies to a parcel of land with an approximate area of 1.074 hectares (2.65 acres), which is located north of Elgin Mills Road East and west of Woodbine Avenue.

Appeal Information

Any appeals to the Ontario Land Tribunal (“OLT”) of the Zoning By-law Amendment must be made by filing a written notice of appeal with the City Clerk of The Corporation of the City of Markham, no later than 4:30 p.m. on the 30^thday of May, 2024. Notice of Appeal may be mailed or hand delivered to the City Clerk at the address noted below, or submitted via the OLT e-file service at E-File Portal | Ontario Land Tribunal (gov.on.ca) by selecting Markham as the Approval Authority. If the E-file portal is down, you may send an email to notifications@markham.ca.

The Notice of Appeal must:
(1) set out reasons for the appeal and specific part of the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment to which the appeal applies,
(2) be accompanied by the fee required by the Ontario Land Tribunal (gov.on.ca) which can be paid by certified cheque/money order addressed to the Minister of Finance or through E-file, and
(3) be accompanied by the fee of $274.50 plus HST, payable by certified cheque/money order to the City of Markham.

No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the plan was adopted or the by-law was passed, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the Council or, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person of public body as a party. No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the plan was adopted or before the by-law was passed, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the council or, in the opinion of the Ontario Land Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party.

Explanatory Note

In consideration of the Zoning By-law Amendment application a Statutory Public Meeting was held on February 27, 2024. Below is a summary of the oral and written submissions, including a brief explanation of the effect, if any, they had on the decision:

i. Concern that pressure would be put on existing infrastructure, such as schools.
All School Boards were circulated as part of the application. No concerns with the proposal were raised.

ii. Concern with the proposed density and compatibility with the surrounding context.
The surrounding area consists of vacant employment land and an existing townhouse subdivision to the north. The proposed development includes a variety of dwellings types including single-detached, semi-detached, and townhouse units. The proposed height, density, massing, and location of the subject townhouses will be compatible with the existing townhouses to the north.

iii. Concern with potential traffic congestion as a result of the proposed development.
The Owner submitted a Traffic Impact Brief, prepared by GeoPro Consulting Ltd., that indicates the traffic generated as part of the Proposed Development will not significantly impact traffic volumes.

The complete by-law is available for inspection in the City Clerk's office during regular office hours, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday. Questions may be directed to Hailey Miller at (905) 477-7000, ext. 2945 or at hmiller@markham.ca.

Zoning By-law Amendment No. 2024-76 - 162 Main Street North

TAKE NOTICE that the Council of The Corporation of the City of Markham passed By-law 2024-76 (162 Main Street North) on the 1^st day of May 2024, under Section 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended.

Purpose and Effect of this Zoning By-law Amendment

The purpose and effect of the propose By-law amendment is to rezone the lands to Office Residential (C4) and to recognize existing site conditions of the building and lot, in order to permit the existing heritage dwelling to be used for business office uses, as well as a range of residential uses.

The Hold Provision is intended to ensure that the existing driveway be widened to permit two way traffic in the event that the property is converted to a Medical Clinic.

Location

The proposed by-law amendment applies to a 1,906 m²parcel of land located on the west side of Main Street Markham North, between Bullock Street to the north, and Wilson Steet to the south.

Appeal Information

Any appeals to the Ontario Land Tribunal (“OLT”) of the Zoning By-law Amendment must be made by filing a written notice of appeal with the City Clerk of The Corporation of the City of Markham, no later than 4:30 p.m. on the 28^thday of May, 2024. Notice of Appeal may be mailed or hand delivered to the City Clerk at the address noted below, or submitted via the OLT e-file service at E-File Portal | Ontario Land Tribunal (gov.on.ca) by selecting Markham as the Approval Authority. If the E-file portal is down, you may send an email to notifications@markham.ca.

The Notice of Appeal must:
(1) set out reasons for the appeal and specific part of the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment to which the appeal applies,
(2) be accompanied by the fee required by the Ontario Land Tribunal (gov.on.ca) which can be paid by certified cheque/money order addressed to the Minister of Finance or through E-file, and
(3) be accompanied by the fee of $274.50 plus HST, payable by certified cheque/money order to the City of Markham.

No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the plan was adopted or the by-law was passed, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the Council or, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person of public body as a party. No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the plan was adopted or before the by-law was passed, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the council or, in the opinion of the Ontario Land Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party.

Explanatory Note

The Statutory Public Meeting to consider the application for a Zoning By-law amendment was held on June 15, 2015. An oral deputation was made by a local resident recommending that the application be reviewed by the Markham Main Street Committee. The resident also raised site specific are parking and access issues. The members of the Development Services Committee recommended that only the uses supported by Official Plan Amendment 108, and carried forward in the site-specific Policies of the 2014 Official Plan be permitted on the subject property.

The zoning amendment is intended to do just that, and only permits residential uses and professional office use supported by the site-specific policies of the 2014 Official Plan. Traffic and parking concerns regarding the potential use of a medical clinic have been addressed by placing a hold provision on the By-law that can only be removed if the existing driveway is widened to 6m to permit two-way traffic should the property be used as a medical clinic. Adequate onsite parking is available, and the parking requirements of the City’s parking By-law will limit the scope of any medical clinic use.

The complete by-law is available for inspection in the City Clerk's office during regular office hours, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday. Questions may be directed to Peter Wokral, at (905) 477-7000, ext. 7955 or at pwokral@markham.ca.

Zoning By-law Amendment No. 2024-72 - 7520, 7528 & 7550 Woodbine Avenue

TAKE NOTICE that the Council of The Corporation of the City of Markham passed By-law 2024-72 (7520, 7528 & 7550 Woodbine Avenue) on the 17^th day of April 2024, under Section 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended.

Purpose and Effect of this Zoning By-law Amendment

The purpose and effect of this By-Law is to add commercial self-storage facility as a permitted use on the property with site-specific parking provisions.

Location

The proposed by-law amendment applies to a 1.75 ha. (4.32 ac.) property on the west side of Woodbine Avenue and north of John Street, municipally known as 7528, 7530, and 7550 Woodbine Avenue.

Appeal Information

Any appeals to the Ontario Land Tribunal (“OLT”) of the Zoning By-law Amendment must be made by filing a written notice of appeal with the City Clerk of The Corporation of the City of Markham, no later than 4:30 p.m. on the 15^thdayof May, 2024. Notice of Appeal may be mailed or hand delivered to the City Clerk at the address noted below, or submitted via the OLT e-file service at E-File Portal | Ontario Land Tribunal (gov.on.ca) by selecting Markham as the Approval Authority. If the E-file portal is down, you may send an email to notifications@markham.ca.

The Notice of Appeal must:
(1) set out reasons for the appeal and specific part of the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment to which the appeal applies,
(2) be accompanied by the fee required by the Ontario Land Tribunal (gov.on.ca) which can be paid by certified cheque/money order addressed to the Minister of Finance or through E-file, and
(3) be accompanied by the fee of $274.50 plus HST, payable by certified cheque/money order to the City of Markham.

No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the plan was adopted or the by-law was passed, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the Council or, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person of public body as a party. No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the plan was adopted or before the by-law was passed, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the council or, in the opinion of the Ontario Land Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party.

Explanatory Note

A Statutory Public Meeting was held on October 10, 2023 to consider this Zoning By-law Amendment. An oral submission was made at the Public Meeting and one written submission was received prior to the Public Meeting. Below is a summary of the oral and written submissions, including a brief explanation of the effect, if any, they had on the decision:

Concern was expressed from a representative of the adjacent place of worship (Yum Kwang Korean Presbyterian Church) regarding the damages caused to their parking lot due to the construction activity on the Subject Lands. It was noted that, due to the lack erosion and sediment control measures being installed, construction debris from the Subject Lands has been travelling down to their parking lot and covering the parking areas for the place of worship in mud. These concerns have been addressed as follows:

i. Following the Public Meeting, siltation sacks on 6 catch basins were installed on neighboring properties, including the place of worship property

ii. The spillover silt and other debris was removed and all adjacent parking lots in the vicinity of the
Subject Lands were cleaned

iii. Erosion and Sediment Control measures were installed on the Subject Lands

iv. Staff met on-site with representatives of the place of worship and Argo Developments (UltraStor Inc.) to discuss the progress of addressing the concerns raised at the Public Meeting.

v. Argo Developments has committed to ensuring that all of the erosion and sediment control measures on the Subject Lands will continue to be implemented throughout the construction period to mitigate any adverse impacts

vi. Council adopted a staff recommended resolution requiring the Owner to conduct the monitoring of site conditions including all of the City approved erosion and sediment control measures, on a weekly basis, to ensure are that adjacent properties are not adversely impacted by development activity on the Subject Lands

The complete by-law is available for inspection in the City Clerk's office during regular office hours, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday. Questions may be directed to Rick Cefaratti, at (905) 477-7000, ext. 3675 or at rcefaratti@markham.ca.

Zoning By-law Amendment No. 2024-71 - Part of Lot 21, Concession 3 Markland Street (404 Major Mac West Developments Ltd.)

TAKE NOTICE that the Council of The Corporation of the City of Markham passed By-law 2024-71 (Part of Lot 21, Concession 3 Markland Street) on the 17^thday of April 2024, under Section 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended.

Purpose and Effect of this Zoning By-law Amendment

The purpose and effect of this By-Law is to add motor vehicle sales establishment and motor vehicle repair garage as a permitted uses on the property.

Location

The proposed by-law amendment applies to a 5.93 ha (14.66 ac.) property on the west side of Markland Street, north of Major Mackenzie Drive East.

Appeal Information

Any appeals to the Ontario Land Tribunal (“OLT”) of the Zoning By-law Amendment must be made by filing a written notice of appeal with the City Clerk of The Corporation of the City of Markham, no later than 4:30 p.m. on the 14^thday of May, 2024. Notice of Appeal may be mailed or hand delivered to the City Clerk at the address noted below, or submitted via the OLT e-file service at E-File Portal | Ontario Land Tribunal (gov.on.ca) by selecting Markham as the Approval Authority. If the E-file portal is down, you may send an email to notifications@markham.ca.

The Notice of Appeal must:
(1) set out reasons for the appeal and specific part of the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment to which the appeal applies,
(2) be accompanied by the fee required by the Ontario Land Tribunal (gov.on.ca) which can be paid by certified cheque/money order addressed to the Minister of Finance or through E-file, and
(3) be accompanied by the fee of $274.50 plus HST, payable by certified cheque/money order to the City of Markham.

No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the plan was adopted or the by-law was passed, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the Council or, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person of public body as a party. No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the plan was adopted or before the by-law was passed, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the council or, in the opinion of the Ontario Land Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party.

Explanatory Note

A Statutory Public Meeting was held on October 24, 2023 to consider this Zoning By-law Amendment. There were no oral submissions were made at the Public Meeting. However, written submissions were received prior to the Public Meeting. Below is a summary of the oral and written submissions, including a brief explanation of the effect, if any, they had on the decision:

i. Autobody Repair Use: concern heavy chemicals, including paint
The Owner confirmed that no auto body repair will be undertaken within the motor vehicle sales and repair establishment. A Motor Vehicle Body Shop is defined separately in the Zoning By-law as the painting and/or repairing of the exterior and/or the undercarriage of motor vehicle bodies. This use is not being requested through the Application.

ii. Autobody Repair Contamination: concern with possible lubricant spillage and contamination to adjacent properties
The Subject Lands will be developed with a stormwater oil and grit separator to ensure that oil and sediments from stormwater runoff is captured before water is released into the municipal stormwater sewer system, which is subject to Ministry approval.

iii. Traffic: concern with increased motor vehicle traffic
Transportation commented that the proposed use, which is permitted in the 2014 OP, will result in an acceptable level of traffic impact to the surrounding area, consistent with commercial land use designations.

Zoning By-law Amendment No. 2024-70 - 196 and 198 Langstaff Road East

TAKE NOTICE that the Council of The Corporation of the City of Markham passed By-law 2024-70 (196 and 198 Langstaff Road East) on the 17^th day of April 2024, under Section 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended.

Purpose and Effect of this Zoning By-law Amendment

The purpose of this by-law amendment is to permit outdoor storage and business offices on the lands noted above.

The effect of the By-law amendment is to permit the uses for three (3) years as permitted under Section 39 of the Planning Act. The intent is to allow the uses for a temporary period until water and sanitary sewer services are made available to the Langstaff community and servicing allocation has been granted to allow redevelopment in accordance with the approved Langstaff Gateway Secondary Plan and the requires approvals for redevelopment have been obtained.

Location

This By-Law amendment applies to the lands noted above within the Langstaff community.

Appeal Information

Any appeals to the Ontario Land Tribunal (“OLT”) of the Zoning By-law Amendment must be made by filing a written notice of appeal with the City Clerk of The Corporation of the City of Markham, no later than 4:30 p.m. on the 28^thday of May, 2024. Notice of Appeal may be mailed or hand delivered to the City Clerk at the address noted below, or submitted via the OLT e-file service at E-File Portal | Ontario Land Tribunal (gov.on.ca) by selecting Markham as the Approval Authority. If the E-file portal is down, you may send an email to notifications@markham.ca.

The Notice of Appeal must:
(1) set out reasons for the appeal and specific part of the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment to which the appeal applies,
(2) be accompanied by the fee required by the Ontario Land Tribunal (gov.on.ca) which can be paid by certified cheque/money order addressed to the Minister of Finance or through E-file, and
(3) be accompanied by the fee of $274.50 plus HST, payable by certified cheque/money order to the City of Markham.

No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the plan was adopted or the by-law was passed, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the Council or, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person of public body as a party. No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the plan was adopted or before the by-law was passed, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the council or, in the opinion of the Ontario Land Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party.

Explanatory Note

A Statutory Public Meeting was held on Tuesday April 2, 2024 to consider this Zoning By-law Amendment. The applicant proposed Temporary Use Zoning By-law Amendment application permit outdoor storage, enclosed storage and business office uses on the subject lands for a 3-year period. No comments were made at the Public Meeting. Members of council requested that this item go directly to the April 17, 2024 Council Meeting.

The complete by-law is available for inspection in the City Clerk's office during regular office hours, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday. Questions may be directed to Aaron Chau, at (905) 477-7000, ext. 3279 or at AChau@markham.ca.

Zoning By-law Amendment No. 2024-53 - 8310 Woodbine Avenue

TAKE NOTICE that the Council of The Corporation of the City of Markham passed By-law 2024-53 (8310
Woodbine Avenue) on the 20^th day of March, 2024, under Section 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended.

Purpose and Effect of this Zoning By-law Amendment

The purpose and effect of this By-law is to rezone the subject lands under By-Law 177-96, as amended as follows:

From:
Select Industrial and Automotive Commercial (M.AC) Zone

To:
Business Corridor *748 (BC*748) Zone

In order to permit a one storey multi-unit commercial building on the subject lands.

Location

The proposed By-law amendment applies to a parcel of land with an approximate area of 0.38 hectares (0.95 acres), which is located on the southwest corner of Woodbine Avenue and Lanark Road, municipally known as 8310 Woodbine Avenue.

Appeal Information

Any appeals to the Ontario Land Tribunal (“OLT”) of the Zoning By-law Amendment must be made by filing a written notice of appeal with the City Clerk of The Corporation of the City of Markham, no later than 4:30 p.m. on the 23^rdday of April, 2024. Notice of Appeal may be mailed or hand delivered to the City Clerk at the address noted below, or submitted via the OLT e-file service at E-File Portal | Ontario Land Tribunal (gov.on.ca) by selecting Markham as the Approval Authority. If the E-file portal is down, you may send an email to notifications@markham.ca.

The Notice of Appeal must:
(1) set out reasons for the appeal and specific part of the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment to which the appeal applies,
(2) be accompanied by the fee required by the Ontario Land Tribunal (gov.on.ca) which can be paid by certified cheque/money order addressed to the Minister of Finance or through E-file, and
(3) be accompanied by the fee of $274.50 plus HST, payable by certified cheque/money order to the City of Markham.

No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the plan was adopted or the by-law was passed, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the Council or, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person of public body as a party. No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the plan was adopted or before the by-law was passed, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the council or, in the opinion of the Ontario Land Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party.

Explanatory Note

A Statutory Public Meeting was held on February 6, 2023 to consider this Zoning By-law Amendment. Below is a summary of the oral and written submissions, including a brief explanation of how these concerns have been taken into consideration:

i. Suggestion that traditional retail may not be the best land use for this location, as this area of Woodbine Avenue is in proximity to Markham Centre.
The Subject Lands are designated ‘Commercial’ in the 2014 Official Plan, which provides for the proposed commercial uses and built form. Staff opine the proposed retail and commercial uses, support the planned function and compliment the surrounding area context.

ii. Concern the proposed site does not provide for adequate traffic flow.
The Owner submitted a Transportation Impact Study that indicates the site traffic proposed to be generated can be supported by the existing transportation network. York Region and City Staff reviewed the TIS and identified no major concerns.

iii. Concern with the proposed access onto Woodbine Avenue.
Woodbine Avenue is the jurisdiction of York Region. York Region has not indicated any concerns with the proposed right-in/right-out access.

iv. Concern with the number of parking spaces proposed on site, and if it is adequate for the site.
The Owner proposes 44 parking spaces which meets the requirements set out in the Parking By-law.

The complete by-law is available for inspection in the City Clerk's office during regular office hours, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday. Questions may be directed to Hailey Miller at (905) 477-7000, ext. 2945 or at hmiller@markham.ca.

Zoning By-law Amendment No. 2024-48 - 35-51 Old Kennedy Road

TAKE NOTICE that the Council of The Corporation of the City of Markham passed By-law 2024-48 (35-51 Old Kennedy Road) on the 20^thday of March 2024, under Section 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended.

Purpose and Effect of this Zoning By-law Amendment

The purpose and effect of this By-law is to rezone the subject lands to “Neighbourhood Commercial Three Exception 749 Hold [NC3*749(H)] Zone” and to implement site specific development standards to permit a mixed-use high-rise development.

Location

The proposed by-law amendment applies to a 0.3 ha (0.75 ac) parcel of land located on the east side of Old Kennedy Road and north of Steeles Avenue.

Appeal Information

Any appeals to the Ontario Land Tribunal (“OLT”) of the Zoning By-law Amendment must be made by filing a written notice of appeal with the City Clerk of The Corporation of the City of Markham, no later than 4:30 p.m. on the 14^thdayof April, 2024. Notice of Appeal may be mailed or hand delivered to the City Clerk at the address noted below, or submitted via the OLT e-file service at E-File Portal | Ontario Land Tribunal (gov.on.ca) by selecting Markham as the Approval Authority. If the E-file portal is down, you may send an email to notifications@markham.ca.

The Notice of Appeal must:
(1) set out reasons for the appeal and specific part of the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment to which the appeal applies,
(2) be accompanied by the fee required by the Ontario Land Tribunal (gov.on.ca) which can be paid by certified cheque/money order addressed to the Minister of Finance or through E-file, and
(3) be accompanied by the fee of $274.50, payable by certified cheque/money order to the City of Markham.

No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the plan was adopted or the by-law was passed, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the Council or, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person of public body as a party. No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the plan was adopted or before the by-law was passed, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the council or, in the opinion of the Ontario Land Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party.

Explanatory Note

The statutory Public Meeting was held on February 13, 2024 to seek public input on the Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment applications to permit a mixed-use high-rise development with a height of 30 storeys, 372 residential units and 230 square metres of non-residential Gross Floor Area. Five written submissions were received and two oral deputations were made in support of the proposal, noting that the development would contribute to housing supply in close proximity to existing transit services including the Milliken GO Station. The Development Services Committee recommended that the applications be approved and the draft implementing Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment be finalized and enacted without further notice.

The public may view planning documents in the Clerk's office during regular office hours, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday. Questions may be directed to Elizabeth Martelluzzi, at (905) 477-7000, ext. 2193 or at EMartelluzzi@markham.ca.

Zoning By-law Amendment No. 2024-45 - 14^th Avenue and Donald Cousens Parkway

TAKE NOTICE that the Council of The Corporation of the City of Markham passed By-law 2024-45 (14^thAvenue and Donald Cousens Parkway) on the 20^th day of March 2024, under Section 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended.

Purpose and Effect of this Zoning By-law Amendment

The purpose and effect of this By-law is to rezone the subject lands under By-law 177-96, as amended as follows:

From:
Agriculture One (A1) Zone)

To:
Residential Four *750 (RW*750) Zone Open Space One (OS1*751) Zone

The effect of this By-law is to permit a four to six storey residential apartment building on the subject lands.

Location

The proposed by-law amendment applies to a parcel of land with an approximate area of 1.3 hectares (3.21 acres), which is located at the southwest corner of 14th Avenue and Donald Cousens Parkway within the Box Grove Community.

Appeal Information

Any appeals to the Ontario Land Tribunal (“OLT”) of the Zoning By-law Amendment must be made by filing a written notice of appeal with the City Clerk of The Corporation of the City of Markham, no later than 4:30 p.m. on the 11^thday of April, 2024. Notice of Appeal may be mailed or hand delivered to the City Clerk at the address noted below, or submitted via the OLT e-file service at E-File Portal | Ontario Land Tribunal (gov.on.ca) by selecting Markham as the Approval Authority. If the E-file portal is down, you may send an email to notifications@markham.ca.

The Notice of Appeal must:
(1) set out reasons for the appeal and specific part of the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment to which the appeal applies,
(2) be accompanied by the fee required by the Ontario Land Tribunal (gov.on.ca) which can be paid by certified cheque/money order addressed to the Minister of Finance or through E-file, and
(3) be accompanied by the fee of $274.50, payable by certified cheque/money order to the City of Markham.

No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the plan was adopted or the by-law was passed, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the Council or, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person of public body as a party. No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the plan was adopted or before the by-law was passed, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the council or, in the opinion of the Ontario Land Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party.

Explanatory Note

The City received two written submissions and 10 deputations at the first Public Meeting on June 7, 2022; and one written submission and nine deputations and at the second Public Meeting on January 23, 2024. Two of the deputations were in favor of the applications citing the Proposed Development would assist in addressing the housing crisis in the Province. The remaining deputations were in opposition to the applications due to reasons including the following:

i.    Limited transit services and poor sidewalk connection in the area to support the proposal
ii.    Inappropriate location for affordable housing development
iii.    Incompatibility with the low-rise character of the neighborhood
iv.    Increased traffic
v.    Lack of community consultation

The public may view planning documents in the Clerk's office during regular office hours, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday. Questions may be directed to Carlson Tsang, at (905) 477-7000, ext. 2624 or at CTSang@markham.ca.

Zoning By-law Amendment No. 2024-44 - 8293 and 8303 Warden Avenue (Aryeh Construction Limited)

TAKE NOTICE that the Council of The Corporation of the City of Markham adopted By-law 2024-44 (Aryeh
Construction Limited- 8293 and 8303 Warden Avenue) on the 20^thday of March 2024, under Section 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O.1990, c. P.13, as amended. Council has assigned the by-law as per the Ontario Land Tribunal approval of the matter on March 29, 2023.

Purpose and Effect of this Zoning By-law Amendment

The purpose of this by-law amendment is to incorporate the lands into the designated area of the Markham Centre Zoning By-law No. 2004-196 and zone them “Markham Centre Public Space One” and “Markham Centre Downtown Two” as shown on Schedule ‘A’ to the by-law, incorporating site specific use permissions and development standards.

The effect of this by-law amendment is to permit the majority of the property to be developed with a high density residential development. The entire area north of future Rougeside Promenade and portions of the area south of Rougeside Promenade are to be conveyed to the City of Markham as public parkland.

Location

This by-law applies to a 1.86 ha (4.6 acre) parcel of land on the east side of Warden Avenue, south of Highway 7.

Explanatory Note

On March 29, 2023, the Ontario Land Tribunal (“OLT”) issued its Memorandum of Oral Decision delivered by the OLT on October 24, 2022 for Aryeh Construction Limited (“Aryeh”)’s appeal relating to 8293 and 8303 Warden Avenue (the “Property”). The OLT decision and order resulted from an appeal by Aryeh of the City’s non-decision of the Zoning By-law Amendment and Draft Plan of Subdivision application for Aryeh’s proposed residential condominium development at the Property.

Aryeh had sought to permit an increase from the previously approved development approvals, to increase the height of 2 residential towers from 19 storeys each to 45 and 42 storeys, respectively, and to increase the number of units by 303 units for a total of 833 units. The OLT approved the settlement on the basis that the planning instruments conform with all applicable Planning legislation and policy.

Zoning By-law Amendment No. 2024-43 - 3120 Steeles Avenue East

TAKE NOTICE that the Council of The Corporation of the City of Markham passed By-law 2024-43(3120 Steeles Avenue East) on the 20th day of March 2024, under Section 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended.

Purpose and Effect of this Zoning By-law Amendment

The purpose and effect of this By-Law is to rezone the subject lands under By-law 108-81, as amended as follows:

From:
M.AC – Select Industrial and Automotive Commercial

To:
M.AC – Select Industrial and Automotive Commercial Exception 8. 105

To permit the sales, service, and open storage of motor vehicles on the site.

Location

The proposed by-law amendment applies to a parcel of land with an approximate area of 1.48 ha (3.65 ac), which is located on the north side of Steeles Avenue East and east of Woodbine Avenue.

Appeal Information

Any appeals to the Ontario Land Tribunal (“OLT”) of the Zoning By-law Amendment must be made by filing a written notice of appeal with the City Clerk of The Corporation of the City of Markham, no later than 4:30 p.m. on the 14^thday of April, 2024. Notice of Appeal may be mailed or hand delivered to the City Clerk at the address noted below, or submitted via the OLT e-file service at E-File Portal | Ontario Land Tribunal (gov.on.ca) by selecting Markham as the Approval Authority. If the E-file portal is down, you may send an email to notifications@markham.ca.

The Notice of Appeal must:
(1) set out reasons for the appeal and specific part of the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment to which the appeal applies,
(2) be accompanied by the fee required by the Ontario Land Tribunal (gov.on.ca) which can be paid by certified cheque/money order addressed to the Minister of Finance or through E-file, and
(3) be accompanied by the fee of $274.50, payable by certified cheque/money order to the City of Markham.

No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the plan was adopted or the by-law was passed, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the Council or, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person of public body as a party. No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the plan was adopted or before the by-law was passed, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the council or, in the opinion of the Ontario Land Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party.

Explanatory Note

The statutory Public Meeting was held on February 27, 2023 to seek public input on the Zoning By-law
Amendment application to permit a two-storey car dealership with an auto servicing drive-thru facility, an underground parking garage, and outdoor surface parking for the display and storage of vehicles. No written submissions or oral deputations were received. The Development Services Committee recommended that the application be approved and the draft implementing Zoning By-law Amendment be finalized and enacted without further notice.

Zoning By-law Amendment No. 2024-18 - 191 McNabb Street (Denison Self-storage)

TAKE NOTICE that the Council of The Corporation of the City of Markham passed By-law 2024-18(191 McNabb Street) on the 31st day of January 2024, under Section 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended.

Purpose and Effect of this Zoning By-law Amendment

The purpose and effect of this By-law is to rezone the subject lands under By-law 108-81, as amended as follows:
From:
SELECT INDUSTRIAL AND LIMITED COMMERCIAL ZONE – M.C. (40%)
to:
SELECT INDUSTRIAL AND LIMITED COMMERCIAL ZONE – M.C. (235%) and
SELECT INDUSTRIAL AND LIMITED COMMERCIAL ZONE – M.C. (55%)
To permit a 6-storey Commercial Self-Storage Facility and office use

Location

Appeal Information

Any appeals to the Ontario Land Tribunal (“OLT”) of the Official Plan Amendment must be made by filing a written notice of appeal with the City Clerk of The Corporation of the City of Markham, no later than 4:30 p.m. on the 29^thof February, 2024. Notice of Appeal may be mailed or hand delivered to the City Clerk at the address noted below, or submitted via the OLT e-file service at E-File Portal | Ontario Land Tribunal (gov.on.ca) by selecting Markham as the Approval Authority. If the E-file portal is down, you may send an email to notifications@markham.ca.

The Notice of Appeal must:
(1) set out reasons for the appeal and specific part of the proposed Official Plan Amendment to which the appeal applies,
(2) be accompanied by the fee required by the Ontario Land Tribunal (gov.on.ca) which can be paid by certified cheque/money order addressed to the Minister of Finance or through E-file, and
(3) be accompanied by the fee of $274.50, payable by certified cheque/money order to the City of Markham.

No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the plan was adopted or the by-law was passed, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the Council or, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person of public body as a party. No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the plan was adopted or before the by-law was passed, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the council or, in the opinion of the Ontario Land Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party.

Explanatory Note

The public may view planning documents in the Clerk's office during regular office hours, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday. Questions may be directed to Brashanthe Manoharan, Planning and Urban Design, at (905) 477-7000, ext. 2190 or at BManoharan@markham.ca.

Zoning By-law No. 2024-19 - Comprehensive Zoning By-law

TAKE NOTICE that the City of Markham passed By-law 2024-19 (Comprehensive Zoning By-Law) on January 31, 2024, under Section 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended.

Purpose and Effect of this Zoning By-law

The purpose of this Zoning By-law is to implement a new Comprehensive Zoning By-law 2024-19 for the City of Markham. The effect is to remove the affected lands from those By-laws identified above as shown in Schedule ‘A’ and incorporate them into By-law 2024-19.

Appeal Information

Any appeals to the Ontario Land Tribunal (“OLT”) of the Official Plan Amendment must be made by filing a written notice of appeal with the City Clerk of The Corporation of the City of Markham, no later than 4:30 p.m. on the 29^thof February, 2024. Notice of Appeal may be mailed or hand delivered to the City Clerk at the address noted below, or submitted via the OLT e-file service at E-File Portal | Ontario Land Tribunal (gov.on.ca) by selecting Markham as the Approval Authority. If the E-file portal is down, you may send an email to notifications@markham.ca.

The Notice of Appeal must:
(1) set out reasons for the appeal and specific part of the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment to which the appeal applies,
(2) be accompanied by the fee required by the Ontario Land Tribunal (gov.on.ca) which can be paid by certified cheque/money order addressed to the Minister of Finance or through E-file, and
(3) be accompanied by the fee of $274.50, payable by certified cheque/money order to the City of Markham.

No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the plan was adopted or the by-law was passed, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the Council or, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person of public body as a party. No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the plan was adopted or before the by-law was passed, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the council or, in the opinion of the Ontario Land Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party.

Explanatory Note

The statutory Public Meeting was held on September 18th, 2023, and additional Development Services Committee Meetings were held. Through these meetings, numerous oral and written submissions were received. Concerns were related to but not limited to: Scale and massing of infill residential houses, permitted uses in employment zones, development standards in the Mixed Use – Future Development zone, restrictions related to recreational vehicle parking, restrictions related to patios and tents, the status of previously approved minor variances, and various zones applied to specific properties. Numerous revisions were made to the by-law to address various issues, including the above noted concerns.

The public may view planning documents in the Development Services Front Counter during regular office hours, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday. Questions may be directed to Geoff Day, Planning and Urban Design, at (905) 477-7000, ext. 3071 or at GDay@markham.ca.