Approve the application submitted by 421 Brant Street Inc., to amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law, as modified by staff in Report PB-62-17, to permit a mixed used development with a height up to 23 storeys; and
Approve Amendment No. 106 to the City of Burlington Official Plan, as contained in Appendix B of Report PB-62-17, to modify the “Downtown Core Precinct” policies affecting 421 – 431 Brant Street, to permit a mixed use development consisting of a 23 storey building with a maximum of 169 residential apartment units, a minimum of 365 square metres of office space and 900 square metres of commercial retail space at 421 - 431 Brant Street; and
Deem that Section 17(21) of The Planning Act has been met; and
Instruct the City Clerk to prepare the necessary by-law adopting Official Plan Amendment No. 106 as contained in Appendix B of Report PB-62-17 (File: 505- 01/17); and
Approve in principle the application by 421 Brant Street Inc., to amend the Zoning By-law, as modified by staff in Report PB-62-17, to permit a mixed use building with a height of up to 23 storeys at 421 – 431 Brant Street, subject to Section 37 negotiations; and
Direct staff to hold discussions with the applicant to secure community benefits in accordance with Section 37 of the Planning Act and to return to Council with a report outlining the recommended community benefits; and
Instruct planning staff to prepare the by-law to amend Zoning By-law 2020, as amended, rezoning the lands at 421 – 431 Brant Street from “DC” and “DC-434” to “DC-473” substantially in accordance with the draft regulations contained in Appendix C of Report PB-62-17 and direct that the amending zoning by-law will not be enacted until completion by the applicant of the following:
i) Execution of a Residential Development Agreement including the conditions listed in Appendix D of Report PB-62-17; and
ii) Execution of a Section 37 Agreement, in accordance with Section 37 of the Planning Act and Part VI, Section 2.3 of the City’s Official Plan, as they relate to the request for increased density on the subject properties.
Deem that the amending zoning by-law will conform to the Official Plan for the City of Burlington once Official Plan Amendment No. 106 is adopted; and
State that the amending zoning by-law will not come into effect until Official Plan Amendment No. 106 is adopted. (File: 520-02/17); and
Approve the proposal by 421 Brant Street Inc., to remove three (3) city-owned trees from the Brant Street and John Street rights-of-way in front of the properties at 421 – 431 Brant Street and identified on Sketch No.2 in Appendix A of Report PB-62/17, subject to the following:
- The Owner shall compensate the City of Burlington for the tree removals by providing compensation (replanting or cash-in-lieu, where opportunity for replanting is not available, in the amount of $3,750); and
All associated costs with respect to the removal of the trees will be the responsibility of the Owner and the contractor hired to remove the trees will be approved to the satisfaction of the Executive Director of Capital Works.