March 1, 2012 Page 1 AGENDA TOWN OF RICHMOND HILL ...

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East:
West:
Residential Uses
Residential Uses
CIRCULATED DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES COMMENTS RECEIVED
Arborist:
No response.
Building Department/Zoning Section:
By-Law Enforcement:
Development Engineering:
Finance:
The requested variances are correct.
No response.
No concerns or objections.
Not circulated.
Parks:
As per your request we have reviewed the drawings and have the following comments:
1. The owner should note that they must comply with the Tree Preservation By-law No. 41-07 as it
applies.
2. The owner should note that they must comply with the Street Tree Bylaw No. 40-07, as it relates to
Town trees fronting the property
3. Any new lots will be subject to parkland dedication at the time of building permit.
4. Tree #419 is recommended for removal due to its hazardous conditions, which we have no objection
to. However, we note that the tree is located on the property boundary with the adjacent home owner
and highly recommend that the applicant discuss the tree's removal prior to the commencement of
any work as it may affect the surrounding privacy fence.
Planning:
The owner of the subject lands is seeking to vary the provision for maximum lot coverage under Bylaw
2523-60, as amended from 30% to 32% to facilitate the construction of a two-storey, single
family dwelling.
The subject lands are zoned “Third Density Residential (R3)” Zone under By-law 2523-60, as
amended. This by-law regulates the size of dwellings based on lot coverage rather than maximum
gross floor area to allow homes to be developed proportionately with lot size. It should be noted that
the total lot coverage of the proposed dwelling is 35%, however By-law 100-10 removes both covered
and uncovered porches from the calculation of lot coverage, resulting in a net coverage of 32%.
Planning staff has reviewed the owner’s proposal and would recommend that the Minor Variance
application be approved since the requests are considered to be in keeping with the intent of both
the Official Plan and Zoning By-law for the area, the requests are considered to be minor in nature
and are considered to be appropriate for the development of area in which the subject lands are
located.
H.R.H.:
PowerStream Inc.:
Enbridge Gas Distribution Inc.:
Bell Canada:
York Region Transportation & Works Department:
(Design & Construction Branch)
York Region District School Board:
Not circulated.
No objections.
Not circulated.
No response.
No response.
Not circulated.