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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPD-4-94 Addendumi -t tr- UNFINISHE- BUSINESS THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF NEWCASTLE j DN: MARxB.GPA REPORT /Meeting: Special Council Meeting File # ~\~~ ~~ ~ ~~'~~ 9 Monday, February 7, 1994 Res. # C--~`'r- ~q- Date: Addendum to PD-4-94 By-Law # Report #: File #: Subject: pROPOBSD ZONING BY-LAW MARRBOROIIGH PROPSRTIBS INC. Recommendations: It is respectfully recommended to Council the following: 1. THAT Addendum to Report PD-4-94 be received; 2. THAT Report PD-4-94 be lifted from the table; 3. THAT the recommendations of Report PD-4-94 be approved except for Recommendation No. 2; and 4. THAT the attached revised By-law to permit the development of 18,580 sq.m. of retail commercial floor space on the lands subject to Rezoning Application DEV 88-099 be given first and second reading. 1. BACRGROtTND: 1.1 At its meeting held on January 24, 1994, Council tabled Report PD-4-94 and referred a correspondence dated January 24, 1994 from Markborough Properties to staff for comment and to report back. Both Report PD-4-94 and the said correspondence are attached to this Addendum Report. 2. COMLdENTS: 2.1 The suggested changes made by Markborough Properties Inc. have been reviewed within the context of the intent of Official Plan Amendment No. 56 and the Urban Design Plan for the West Main Central Area. In this regard, staff agree to certain ...2 ..o. °®.~.~,. ADDENDUM TO REPORT PD 4 94 PAGE 2 changes but-would not recommend changes to other provisions of the by-law. 2.2 The agreed-to changes include: a) financial office will be comprised of one chartered bank and one trust company or one credit union; b) take-out eating establishment is permitted; c) eating establishment with drive-through service is removed as a prohibited use but limited to Area A as identified in the By-law; d) the floor area for supermarket is reduced from 3,500 sq. metres to 3,000 sq. metres; e) 5 metre setback on Street "A" as it applies to Zellers be removed and replaced with embellished facade treatment to be included in a site plan approval. 2.3 Other changes which staff would not recommend include: a) increase floor area of Area "A" from 17,187 sq.m. (185,000 sq.ft.) to 17,614 sq.m. (189,600 sq.ft.) and a reduction of the floor area of Area "B" from 1,393 sq.m. (15,000 sq.ft.) to 966 sq.m. (10,400 sq.ft.); b) allowing medical and dental clinic. on the ground floor; c) remove the requirement for street-related entrances to business establishments within Area "B". Staff is of the opinion that concession to these three (3) changes is contrary to the intent of the Secondary Plan and the Urban Design Plan as approved by Council. 2.4 Staff have advised Markborough Properties Inc. as to the content of this Report. .J ADDENDUM TO REPORT PD-4-94 PAGE 3 Respectfully submitted, ~F~~ ~~ Franklin Wu, M.C.I.P. Director of Planning and Development FW*jip Attachment #1 - Attachment ~`2 - February 3, 1994 Recommended for presentation to the Committee. Letter from Markborough Properties Revised Rezoning By-law