Request for Decision
Application for rezoning in order to permit the
premises of a graphic designer/digital imaging
shop, 2096 Lasalle Boulevard, Sudbury - Liane
Mallette and Jamie Blouin
Recommendation
That the application by Liane Malette & Jamie Blouin to amend By-law 95-500Z being the Comprehensive Zoning By-law for City of Sudbury by changing the zoning classification of lands
described as PIN 73565-0667, Parcel 21372 SES, Lot 10, Concession 6, Township of Neelon from "C1", Local Commercial to "C1-S", Local Commercial Special, be approved subject to the following:
1) Prior to the passing of the amending by-law the applicant will be required to enter into a site plan control agreement.
STAFF REPORT
Applicant:
Liane Malette & Jamie Blouin
Location:
PIN 73565-0667, Parcel 21372 SES, Lot 10, Concession 6, Township of Neelon, 2096 Lasalle Boulevard, Sudbury
Application:
To amend By-law 95-500Z being the Comprehensive Zoning By-law for the former City of Sudbury by changing the zoning classification from "C1", Local Commercial zone to "C1-S", Local Commercial Special zone.
Proposal:
The purpose of the rezoning is to permit the premises of a graphic designer/digital imaging print shop and two existing residential units.
Official Plan Conformity:
Presented To: Planning Committee Presented: Tuesday, May 18, 2010 Report Date Tuesday, May 04, 2010
Type: Public Hearings
File Number: 751-6/10-4
Signed By
Report Prepared By
Celia Teale Senior Planner
Digitally Signed May 4, 10 Reviewed By
Art Potvin
Manager of Development Services Digitally Signed May 4, 10
Recommended by the Division
Paul Baskcomb
Acting Director of Planning Services Digitally Signed May 4, 10
Recommended by the Department
Bill Lautenbach
General Manager of Growth and Development
Digitally Signed May 4, 10 Recommended by the C.A.O.
Doug Nadorozny
Chief Administrative Officer Digitally Signed May 4, 10
The subject lands are designated Living Area One in the Official Plan for the City of Greater Sudbury. This land use designation permits small scale commercial uses, which would include uses such as personal services, tailors, photographers and a convenience store. Since the proposed use is considered to be in keeping with local commercial uses, this application is deemed to conform with the Official Plan.
Site Description & Surrounding Land Uses:
The subject property is located at the corner of Lasalle Boulevard and Dollard Street. It has approximately 27 metres (90 feet) of frontage along Lasalle Boulevard, a depth of approximately 36 metres (118 feet) and contains a land area of 1004m² (10,807 square feet). The lands to the west and south are comprised of industrial and commercial uses. To the north and east the surrounding land uses consist of residential uses.
Departmental & Agency Comments:
Development Engineering
Development Engineering has reviewed the above noted application. This site is presently serviced with municipal water and sanitary sewer. We ask that this development enter into a Site Plan Control
Agreement, at which time we will perform a detailed review including, but not limited to, the requirement of a test manhole on the sanitary sewer service and lot grading of the site.
We have no objection to changing the zoning classification from “C1”, Local Commercial Zone to “C1-S”, Local Commercial Special zone in order to permit a graphic designer/digital imaging print shop.
Roads and Traffic and Transportation
The subject property is located on the corner of Lasalle Boulevard and Dollard Avenue, and currently has access from both roadways. This section of Lasalle Boulevard does not have a left turn lane, and in
accordance with the Official Plan , access to arterial roads is to be strictly regulated and kept to a minimum. Therefore, as a condition of approval, we require that the owner close the entrance on Lasalle.
We also require that the owner understands and agrees that he will transfer to the City a two (2) metre strip of property along the entire frontage of Lasalle Boulevard upon demand, if and when required for future road improvements, free of mortgages, charges, trust deed and other encumbrances securing financing. The City shall be responsible for all survey and legal costs associated with the transfer.
Operations No Concerns.
Planning Considerations:
Public Consultation
The applicant has not advised Planning Services that a neighbourhood meeting has been held. To date no calls or letters of concern have been received pertaining to this application.
The subject property was rezoned to "C1", Local Commercial zone in November of 2008. This rezoning was undertaken to permit a beauty/aesthetics, salon/day spa and two residential units. It is the applicant’s intent to change the beauty/aesthetics salon into the premises of a graphic designer/digital imaging print shop.
Land Use
The subject lands are located on Lasalle Boulevard which contains a mixture of land uses. The proposed digital imaging shop would contain a floor area of approximately 102m² (1100 square feet). With this floor area the digital imaging shop would have the same parking requirement as the beauty salon (5 parking spaces) and the two residential units would require 2 parking spaces for a total of 7 spaces. As outlined on the preliminary site plan attached, the site is of sufficient size to accommodate the parking required for the two residential units and the proposed use.
As part of this proposal the applicant wishes to construct a garage on the subject property. Driveway access to the garage is being shown from both Dollard and Lasalle Boulevard. Traffic and Transportation have outlined in their comments that the owner must close the entrance onto Lasalle Boulevard. As such the owner will be required to close the Lasalle entrance and this will be addressed at the site plan stage. In order to ensure adequate buffering takes place for the neighbouring residential uses and to address concerns raised by traffic a site plan agreement will be required prior to the amending by-law being passed. As outlined earlier this application is deemed to conform with the Official Plan. We see no land use
conflicts arising from the approval of this application and therefore this application is recommended for approval.
