News & Notes
88 Park Street East - formerly '0' Park Street East (SE parking lot at Port Credit GO Station)
UPDATE - March 2023 - PUBLIC MEETING: Virtual and in-person statutory meeting March 6, 2023 @ 6:00 pm at the City's Planning and Development Committee (PDC). A decision will be made by PDC on the application, prior to the final Council vote on the matter.
▶ IMAGE: Recommendation Report Notice (2p PDF - click first page image at left to zoom).
▶ View PDC Agenda (Item 6.3). The Recommendation Report (5p PDF) is posted as an attachment, and "concludes that the proposed...applications are not acceptable from a planning standpoint and should not be approved".
▶ DEPUTATION: TOPCA Deputation (March 6, 2023) (2p PDF). "We appreciate the Planning Department’s decision to not support the heights being proposed and hope that Council will agree to challenging this application at the OLT."
▶ VIDEO: The archived video of Item 6.3 at the PDC meeting is accessible at the Agenda link (above) starting at 1:25:08.
FOLLOW-UP: The application was NOT APPROVED. An appeal was already filed at the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) in November 2022.
ON FACEBOOK? You can write your comments under our Facebook posting.
▶ BACKGROUND: See TOPCA's 88 Park Street East webpage for contact info, background details, images, and presentations dating back to April 2022.
70 Park Street East (replacing the parking structure)
February 2023 - APPLICATION IN PROCESS: Dream has submitted plans to redevelop the existing multi-level parking garage (street view) to the north of 70 Park Street East (aerial map) at the SE corner of Queen Street East and Helene Street North, across from the Port Credit GO Station.
PROPOSAL: A 38-storey condo building containing 530 residential units plus amenities, and ground floor retail commercial space. Underground parking (8 floors) will include provision of parking stalls for the 27-storey rental apartment building to the south (facing Park Street), which will remain and be improved in appearance (e.g. balconies and windows).
CONCEPT IMAGE: Applicant’s rendering of the proposed 38-storey building (January 2023).
▶ FACEBOOK POSTING: See TOPCA Facebook posting to provide comments.
▶ BACKGROUND: See TOPCA's 70 Park Street East webpage for contact info, background details, images, and presentations dating back to January 2023.
170 Lakeshore Road East (Planet Organic plaza site)
UPDATE - January 2023 - PUBLIC MEETING: Virtual and in-person statutory meeting January 16, 2023 at the City's Planning and Development Committee (PDC). A decision will be made by PDC on the application, prior to the final Council vote on the matter.
▶ View PDC Agenda (Item 5.4). The Recommendation Report (4p PDF) is posted as an attachment, and "concludes that the proposed development ... is not acceptable in its current form and should not be approved".
IMAGE: Applicant’s rendering of proposed apartment building, same as original submission.
FOLLOW-UP: The application was NOT APPROVED. An appeal was already filed at the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) in October 2022.
▶ VIDEO: The archived video of Item 6.3 at the PDC meeting is accessible at the Agenda link (above) starting at 1:25:08.
▶ BACKGROUND: See TOPCA's 170 Lakeshore Road East webpage for contact info, background details, images, and presentations dating back to 2021.
Port Credit Marina - Environmental Assessment (EA)
UPDATE - December 2022 - PIC #2 SUMMARY RELEASED: The City has prepared a summary document (9p PDF) with an overview of the outcomes of PIC #2 (held August 2022), and responses to questions submitted through the Survey concluded in September 2022. IMAGE: cover page.
EXCERPT: "This EA pertains to the lakefill and the general distribution of uses on the lakefill. The ultimate configuration of the marina and programming of park space will be determined during detailed design. The City received 127 completed surveys and over 330 views to the online presentation. The feedback gathered will inform the refinement of the preferred large lakefill alternative."
▶ A recorded presentation (26:44 min.) summarizes PIC #2.
▶ See: The City's 1 Port Street East Proposed Marina webpage.
▶ BACKGROUND: See TOPCA's Marina Lands webpage for contact info, background details, images, and presentations dating back to 2012.
420 Lakeshore Road East (Beer Store site)
UPDATE - December 2022 - OLT DECISION RE SETTLEMENT: The City and the Applicant, 2828778 Ontario Inc. (formerly Stellarcorp Developments 420 Inc.) entered into Tribunal-led mediation at the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) in May 2022. After subsequent submission of updated technical reports, an agreement in-principle was achieved.
▶ View the updated drawing set and an explanation of the key changes.
▶ View the OLT Decision (case #OLT-21-001142) rendered December 9, 2022.
▶ BACKGROUND: See TOPCA's 420 Lakeshore Road East webpage for contact info, background details, images, and presentations dating back to November 2020.
'10 West' - Bowling Green block located at: 17 & 19 Ann Street, 84 & 90 High Street East and 91 Park Street East
UPDATE: November 2022 - APPLICATION RESUBMITTED: Based on Planning Dept. and public comments received concerning the original submission, a Planning Addendum - October 2022 (16p PDF) was prepared and posted with the resubmitted application.
"This addendum focuses on the key changes introduced to the development since the previous submission, including responses to feedback received on the application from City of Mississauga staff, the Mississauga Urban Design Review Panel, and other commenting agencies. The refinements which have been made also consider feedback and discussions with City of Mississauga staff and the local community, including the Town of Port Credit Association (TOPCA) and the Port Credit Business Improvement Area."
▶ BACKGROUND: See TOPCA's 10 West webpage for contact info, background details, images, and presentations dating back to 2021.
128 Lakeshore Road East (Skinner & Middlebrook site)
UPDATE - November 2022 - PUBLIC MEETING: Statutory meeting November 21, 2022 at the City's Planning and Development Committee (PDC). A decision will be made by PDC on the application, prior to the final Council vote on the matter.
▶ View PDC Agenda (Item 5.6). The Recommendation Report (5p PDF) is posted as an attachment, and "concludes that the proposed official plan amendment and rezoning are not acceptable from a planning standpoint and should not be approved".
▶ View the Recommendation Report Presentation (17-slide PDF). IMAGE: Slide 14 from the Planning Staff presentation explaining the rationale for refusal of the application, per the Port Credit Local Area Plan.
FOLLOW-UP: The application was NOT APPROVED. An appeal was already filed at the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) in June 2022.
▶ BACKGROUND: See TOPCA's 128 Lakeshore Road East webpage for contact info, background details, images, and presentations dating back to January 2022.
'No Frills' site - 2022 Application
UPDATE - November 2022 - APPLICATION IN PROCESS: FRAM + Slokker, Kilmer Group and Centre City Capital Limited (CCCL) have submitted plans to redevelop the long-vacant 'No Frills' site (street view) in Port Credit located at 42 Port St East and 91-93,99 Lakeshore Road East.
NOTE: A previous development application by CCCL in 2008 (approved in 2016) is replaced by this new application and revised design. ▶ Former (2008) TOPCA webpage.
PROPOSAL: An 11-storey mixed-use building on Port Street East with 221 residential units and 1,719 square metres of new commercial space oriented along Lakeshore Road. Approximately 249 vehicle spaces are proposed within 2.5 levels of below-grade parking.
▶ DETAILS: Can be found in the Planning Justification Report (64p PDF; cover image shown) submitted by the applicant.
▶ BACKGROUND: See TOPCA's 'No Frills' site webpage for contact info, background details, images, and presentations dating back to August 2022.
183-185 Lakeshore Road East (Village Court site)
August 2022 - FUTURE UPGRADE: SHIP has advised that their two affordable-housing buildings (image) will NOT be replaced but will undergo an assessment to determine the capital required to upgrade the existing space. This decision has to do with the 20% increase in construction costs since they first considered the rebuild, as well as community and City requests to respect height limits for the Lakeshore Road Corridor. SHIP's pro forma indicates the cost to rebuild would be similar to what it would have cost to build a 200-unit residence back in 2017.
▶ BACKGROUND: See TOPCA's 183-185 Lakeshore Road East webpage for contact info, background details, images, and presentations dating back to April 2022.
42-46 Park Street East & 23 Elizabeth Street North
UPDATE - July 2022 - APPEAL HEARING SCHEDULED: The Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) has issued a Decision (20p PDF) regarding Edenshaw's appeal lodged in November 2021.
▶ A 10-day hearing is planned beginning July 10, 2023 @ 10:00am. CASE#: OLT-21-002260
▶ BACKGROUND: See: TOPCA's 42-46 Park St E & 23 Elizabeth St N webpage for contact info, background details, images, and presentations dating back to June 2020.
LCC Plan for Lakeshore Road through Port Credit
July 2022 - A Virtual Town Hall meeting was held on June 30, co-hosted by the Port Credit BIA and Ward 1 Councillor Dasko, in response to the City's latest proposal (image) to implement the Lakeshore Connecting Communities plan through Port Credit, possibly causing the removal of restaurant patios, over 100 mature trees, decorative street light poles, park benches, etc. along Lakeshore Road.
RESOURCES: Links will be posted here, pertaining to the long-time study of the Port Credit mainstreet and proven best practices. This video (below) was played at the Town Hall to demonstrate the possibility of a Road Diet in order to accommodate the full variety of uses, travel modes and landscaping required for a Complete Street.
