Planning and Housing Committee

BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Planning and Housing Committee waive the Rules of Procedure (subsection 83(4)(a)) to receive the presentation from Planning, Real Estate and Economic Development Department, Right of way, Heritage and Urban Design regarding progress on the 3D Digital Twin project and a live demonstration at today’s meeting and dispense with the requirement to provide a separate written report on this presentation.

Brockington (On behalf of Councillor Devine) WHEREAS the Ward Councillor, (Ward 9) and local neighbouring Councillor (Ward 16), the City, the Proponent, and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) have been working together in good faith to find workable compromises around the height of the proposed buildings along Baseline Road; and WHEREAS city staff, in response to those discussions, have now brought forward a revised recommendation, suggesting the maximum podium height along Baseline Road be increased from 4 storeys (16m) to 6 storeys (24m) while maintaining the maximum “gfa” of the two towers at 65,000 square metres; and WHEREAS each additional floor of podium height on the Baseline portion of the development may facilitate a reduction in Baseline-fronting tower heights; and WHEREAS Baseline Road is a major transportation corridor with development in this area only being possible on the south side of the road, and is sufficiently wide to accommodate taller-than-average podium heights; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Planning and Housing Committee increase the maximum allowable podium height fronting along Baseline Road by one additional storey by amending item 8 of the proposed Zoning Exception to read: “Maximum podium height within the first 30m setback from Baseline Road or Fisher Avenue is 7 storeys and 28 metres; otherwise a maximum podium height of four storeys and 16 metres applies to all lands located with Area ‘A’ and Area ‘B’ of Schedule YYY.”