MEMORANDUM. Future Urban Area Conceptual Master Plan Cultural Heritage Resources

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MEMORANDUM TO: FROM: Heritage Markham Committee Regan Hutcheson, Manager-Heritage Planning DATE: June 14, 2017 SUBJECT: STUDI / PROJECTS Future Urban Area Conceptual Master Plan Cultural Heritage

1 MEMORANDUM TO: FROM: Heritage Markham Committee Regan Hutcheson, Manager-Heritage Planning DATE: June 14, 2017 SUBJECT: STUDI / PROJECTS Future Urban Area Conceptual Master Plan Cultural Heritage Resources Project: The City of Markham is undertaking planning studies regarding the Future Urban Area (see attached map). As part of the Conceptual Master Plan, a Community Structure Plan has been prepared. This plan illustrates the proposed key road network and land uses for the area and identifies the location of existing cultural heritage resources. The CMP will be used to guide future Secondary Plan for this area. Status/ Background In late 2013, Council initiated the Conceptual Master Plan (CMP) process by authorizing a number of studies required to inform the detailed planning for the north Markham Future Urban Area (FUA). The FUA is identified in the 2014 Markham Official Plan as one component of Markham s strategy to accommodate forecast growth to This area will accommodate approximately 20% of residential growth. The first stage of detailed planning is the CMP which is intended to provide a high level Community Structure Plan across the FUA lands as the basis for more detailed statutory secondary plans for each of the four concession blocks. The preliminary Community Structure Plan includes a protected Greenway System, a transportation network, an open space network and broad land use categories which will deliver the structural elements for the new communities and employment areas An interim report was received by Markham Council in October 2016 Next steps include finalizing the CMP for Council endorsement in September Staff Comment The CMP identifies 27 Cultural Heritage Resources (see Appendix B pages)

2 Of the 27, seven are designated under the Ontario Heritage Act Remaining properties were given a preliminary evaluation rating by Heritage Section staff based on an examination of existing photographs and available documentation. Group 1 5 properties (major significance, worthy of designation) Group 2 10 properties (significant and worth of preservation) Group 3 1 property (noteworthy) Group 2/3 2 properties Majority of the non-designated properties will require in-depth research The likelihood of potential archaeological resources was also examined. Further archaeological assessment will be required at the secondary plan stage The guiding principles for development of the area include building a compact, complete community which means integrating cultural heritage in neighbourhood design Principle PP9 Recognize, conserve, promote and integrate cultural heritage resources in community design Attachments - Selected pages from the Conceptual Master Plan including mapping - Appendix B Cultural Heritage Resources - Structure Map with Cultural Heritage Resources Suggested Recommendation for Heritage Markham That Heritage Markham receive the information on the identification of cultural heritage resources within the boundaries of the Future Urban Area Conceptual Master Plan, and that further analysis/ research of these resources be undertaken as part of the future secondary plan process. File: Future Urban Area

3 Legend Study Area Greenway System Future Urban Area Conceptual Master Plan Draft Preliminary Community Structure Plan CC Proposed Ecological Corridor (Under Study) Greenway System Under Study Residential Neighbourhood Area Mixed Use Neighbourhood Corridor Mixed Use Regional Corridor Mixed Use Regional Corridor - Retail Focus Employment Area Neighbourhood Service Node Community Centre HIGHWAY 404 WOODBINE AVENUE WARDEN AVENUE KENNEDY ROAD 19TH AVENUE CP Community Park Neighbourhood Park Elementary School SS Secondary School Proposed Collector Road Network Existing Highway Interchange Potential Highway Interchange Potential Highway Mid-block Crossing Arterial Road System Highway Major Mackenzie Drive Corridor Regional Rapid Transit Corridor Proposed Regional Transit Priority Regional Transit Priority Hydro Corridor TransCanada Pipeline Easement ELGIN MILLS ROAD Heritage Assets SS McCOWAN ROAD CP SS CP CP CC SS MAJOR MACKENZIE DRIVE NOTE: The community structure shown on this Plan, including road alignments and school and park locations, is preliminary and will be refined through the remaining phases of the Conceptual Master Plan exercise, and through future secondary plans. Text ² ,000 Meters Scale Path: \\markham.ca\data\devsrv\geomatics\departments\planning\policy\mi551 Future Urban Area\Consultant Data\FUA Mapping and Quantification\FUA Quantification Map\FUA Quantification Map.mxd Date: 07/06/2017

Report to: Development Services Committee Report Date: September 11, 2017

~RKHAM Report to: Development Services Committee Report Date: September 11, 2017 SUBJECT: PREPARED BY: Conceptual Master Plan for the Future Urban Area - Community Structure Plan and Key Policy Direction