On December 9 Council agenda there is a staff report to implement a site specific core area King City exception zone to facilitate the development of a six storey residential apartment building. As evident from reading the report Council will be receiving several additional reports with recommendations as this project proceeds. The application is for development  of properties currently known as 12734 and 12750 Keele Street located 150 meters north of the King City GO station on west side. The fact that the development is to build apartments and that there is a variety of sizes included to appeal to  different persons at different stages in life such as the person with no furniture or a couple downsizing. As reviewed our Official Plan criteria for six stories is met by the application.

As the site is in the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan in a settlement area development for a range of uses including transit supportive densities through intensification while minimizing  impacts on ecological functions and hydrological features. Hence I was very pleased to read about the overall stormwater approach.  And I was particularly pleased to read that as  there will be permanent dewatering at the site there is a  plan is to collect and treat prior to release back to the wetland.  (It has been my experience that often the need for permanent dewatering is not acknowledged upfront and I assume that there is no plan at the beginning how to deal with it effectively in a sustainable manner.)

To see both the a report and the appendices go to the evening’s agenda and scroll to 9.5.  As always, if you want to make a deputation please register with clerks@king.ca by noon Dec. 9.  If you want to send an email to Council please send to clerks@king.ca an email by noon Dec.9.. .