Steele Valley Developments Ltd. is proposing to build multiple mixed-use, mid-rise and high-rise buildings and townhouses along Kingston Road in Pickering.
The subject lands are at 1300 Kingston Road, 1360 Kingston Road, 1450 Kingston Road and 1550 Kingston Road.
The applicant is proposing to rezone the subject lands to facilitate the future redevelopment of the four properties to include multiple mixed-use, mid-rise and high-rise buildings and townhouses, said a statement by the City of Pickering.
See site plan and conceptual renderings
The intent of the Zoning By-law Amendment application is to increase maximum building heights, increase maximum podium heights, increase maximum tower floor plate, and reduce building setbacks to Kingston Road. In addition, the applicants are requesting an exemption from the requirement to provide a 45 degree angular plane adjacent to dwellings located at 1899-1903 Valley Farm Road, and to remove the “H” Holding symbol on lands municipally known as 1300 and 1360 Kingston Road, the statement said.
When we moved to Pickering there was a height by-law in effect. It would appear that our current Council does not uphold a bylaw in place which protected the core value of living in Pickering. Every notice of proposed developments includes request to remove height bylaw restrictions. Are they so easy to ignore or break?