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Report To: Development and Technical Services Committee
Date of Meeting: May 12, 2008
Submitted By: Jeff Willmer, Director of Planning (519-741-2325)
Prepared By: Juliane von Westerholt, Senior Planner (519-741-2776)
Ward(s) Involved: South -Councillor Kelly Galloway
Date of Report: May 5, 2007
Report No.: DTS-08-071 Addendum to Report to DTS-08-013
Subject: Southwest Kitchener Subdivisions
Tru-Villa Incorporated-2040769 Ontario Limited (Mattamy
Homes); Karen and Gordon Doehn
Northwest Corner of Fischer-Hallman Road and Huron Road
RECOMMENDATION:
That Report DTS-08-071 be received for information purposes, regarding the circulation of plans
of subdivision and rezoning applications for Tru-Villa Incorporated-2040769 Ontario Limited
(Mattamy Homes); Karen and Gordon Doehn at the northwest Corner of Fischer-Hallman Road
and Huron Road.
REPORT:
The subject properties are located on the west side of Fischer-Hallman Road, north of Huron
Road and east of Amand Drive and are highlighted on the map above. The applicants, Gordon
and Karen Doehn and Tru-Villa Incorporated (2040769 Ontario Limited) also known as Mattamy
Homes, are proposing 2 plans of subdivision for the subject lands and are also proposing the
rezoning of the subject lands from the current Agricultural zone to a variety of residential zones,
and some commercial zones for neighbourhood commercial type of uses typically found in
complete communities. The applications were received on October 1St, 2007 and were
complete applications as per the Planning Act. The applications were not circulated at the time
as the Alder Upper-Strasburg Sub-watershed Study had not yet been completed and the City of
Kitchener's Growth Management Strategy had also not been completed.
On March 3rd, 2008, a report was submitted to DTS to obtain some direction concerning the
circulation of applications, on the west side of Kitchener, which are currently outside of the
designated urban area for the city and are still awaiting Official Plan Amendments to bring these
lands into the same. The West Side Lands report was deferred pending the adoption of the
Alder Upper-Strasburg Sub-watershed Study report, which had also been deferred at the March
3rd, 2008 meeting.
Since the March 3rd meeting it has been brought to Staff's attention that a commitment was
made by Senior Staff at an earlier Development and Technical Services Committee Meeting
held on March 5t", 2007 to process and circulate any complete applications that were received
in 2007, including applications for lands within the West Side Area. These comments were
made prior to the finalization of the Terms of Reference for the City's Growth Management
Strategy. In recognition of this prior commitment, Staff will be circulating the applications made
by Mattamy Homes. In addition, the Municipal Plan Amendment for the subject lands submitted
in 2005 will also be re-circulated to obtain current comments on the application, as comments
received to date suggested the application was premature pending the completion of the Alder
Upper-Strasburg Sub-watershed Study. As the sub-watershed study is complete and is intended
for adoption by Council, it was determined by staff that a re-circulation at this time would be
appropriate.
Juliane von Westerholt, BES, MCIP, RPP Della Ross, MA, MCIP, RPP
Senior Planner Manager of Development Review
Jeff Willmer, MCIP, RPP
Director of Planning
Attachments:
Minutes of March 5th 2007 DTS Meeting