Ontario Land Tribunal
Tribunal ontarien de l’aménagement du territoire
ISSUE DATE:
January 23, 2025
CASE NO(S).:
OLT-24-000009
PROCEEDING COMMENCED UNDER subsection 22(7) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended
Applicant and Appellant:
Markham Suites Hotel Limited
Subject:
Request to amend the Official Plan – Failure to adopt the requested amendment
Description:
To permit a high density residential mixed-use development consisting of five new buildings and a public park
Reference Number:
PLAN 20 128653
Property Address:
8500 Warden Avenue
Municipality:
City of Markham
OLT Case No:
OLT-24-000009
OLT Lead Case No:
OLT-24-000009
OLT Case Name:
Markham Suites Hotel Limited v. Markham (City)
PROCEEDING COMMENCED UNDER subsection 34(11) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended
Applicant and Appellant:
Markham Suites Hotel Limited
Subject:
Application to amend the Zoning By-law – Refusal or neglect to make a decision
Description:
To permit a high density residential mixed-use development consisting of five new buildings and a public park
Reference Number:
PLAN 20 128653
Property Address:
8500 Warden Avenue
Municipality:
City of Markham
OLT Case No:
OLT-24-000010
OLT Lead Case No:
OLT-24-000009
Heard:
December 04, 2024 by Video Hearing
APPEARANCES:
Parties
Counsel
City of Markham (“City”)
Pitman Patterson Katie Butler
Markham Suites Hotel Limited (“Applicant/Appellant”)
Joseph Hoffman David Bronskill (in absentia)
York Region Standard Condominium Corporation No. 1122
Russell Cheeseman
amending DECISION DELIVERED BY W. daniel best AND ORDER OF THE TRIBUNAL
1In accordance with Rule 24.4 of the Tribunal’s Rules of Practice and Procedure, whereby the Tribunal may at any time and without prior notice to the Parties correct a technical or typographical error made in a decision or order, the Decision and Order issued on January 10, 2025, is hereby amended.
2By amending the chart in Paragraph [4] so that it reads as:
Statistics
Original Proposal (September 2020)
Revised Proposal (October 2023)
Settlement Proposal (December 2024)
Site Area (Gross)
41,204 square metres
41,194 square metres
41,194 square metres
Parkland Dedication
1,940 square metres
3,144 square metres
3,144 square metres
Gross Floor Area Residential GFA Non-Residential GFA Hotel / Conference Centre Retail GFA Office GFA Daycare GFA
333,192 square metres 270,888 square metres 62,304 square metres 40,613.5 square metres 6,774.9 square metres 14,917 square metres 0 square metres
306,741 square metres 250,934 square metres 52,082 square metres 39,074 square metres 3,639 square metres 9,369 square metres 0 square metres
308,541 square metres 256,458 square metres 52,083 square metres 39,074 square metres 3,639 square metres 8,770 square metres 600 square metres
Density
8.49 FSI (8.08 FSI including park) 7.20 FSI (excluding retained hotel, including park)
8.06 FSI (7.45 FSI including park) 6.50 FSI (excluding retained hotel and conference centre, including park)
8.11 FSI (7.48 including park) 6.53 FSI (excluding retained hotel and conference centre, including park)
Number of New Buildings
7
5
5
Building Heights (Storeys)
55, 55, 55, 55, 55, 45, 3
40, 45, 50, 55, 50
42, 49, 49, 49, 55
Total Dwelling Units Units Conveyed to City
3,552 units 0 units
3,049 units 0 units
3,077 units 24 units
Parking Spaces
2,651 spaces
2,655 spaces
2,624 spaces
Bicycle Parking Spaces
1,191 spaces
1,882 spaces
1,874 spaces
3In all other respects, the Tribunal’s Decision and Order remains the same.
“W. Daniel Best”
W. DANIEL BEST
MEMBER
Ontario Land Tribunal
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