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Home Markham Meetings June 2, 2026

Committee of Council · Regular

June 2, 2026

Development Services Committee

09:00 – 16:30 · 7h 30m
11 present · 2 absent
Frank Scarpitti Mayor Electronic Michael Chan Deputy Mayor Regrets Alan Ho Councillor Electronic Amanda Yeung Collucci Councillor Electronic Andrew Keyes Councillor Electronic Isa Lee Councillor Electronic Jim Jones Councillor Electronic Joe Li Councillor Electronic Karen Rea Councillor Regrets Keith Irish Councillor Electronic Nimisha Patel Councillor Electronic Reid McAlpine Councillor Electronic Ritch Lau Councillor Electronic
Staff & officers present
Andy Taylor Chief Administrative Officer Electronic Brendan Chiu Planner I — Bryan Frois Senior Manager, Executive Operations & Strategic Initiatives — Chris Nearing Fire Chief — Claudia Storto City Solicitor and Director of Human Resources — Daniel Brutto Senior Planner, West — Deepiga Vigneswaran Senior Planner, Policy — Eric Chan Senior Manager, Transportation — Erica Alligood Election/Committee Coordinator — Frank Clarizio Director, Engineering — Giulio Cescato Director, Planning & Urban Design — Graham Seaman Director, Sustainability & Asset Management — Joseph Silva Treasurer — Mark Head Manager, Natural Heritage — Melissa Leung Planner I — Morgan Jones Commissioner, Community Services — Patrick Wong Senior Natural Heritage Planner — Rajeeth Arulanantham Assistant to Council & Committee — Stephanie DiPerna Director, Building Standards — Trinela Cane Commissioner, Development Services —

Revisions

  1. First published Substantive fetched Jun 28, 2026
    • · Motion 1 added: That the minutes of the Development Services Committee meeting held on May 5, 2026, be confirmed.
    • · Motion 2 added: That the written submission from Wincy Tsang of SmartCommute be received.
    • · Motion 3 added: That the report titled, “Recommendation Report: City-wide Zoning By-law Amendment to Update the Parking and Transportation Demand Management Standards in By-law 2024-19” be received; and, That Council endorse the Amendment to By-law 2024-1…
    • · Motion 4 added: That the report entitled “Smart Commute Markham, Richmond Hill Program” dated June 2, 2026, be received; and, That the deputation and written communication from Wincy Tsang, Manager, Smart Commute, be received; and, That Council approve a …
    • · Motion 5 added: That the report dated June 2, 2026, titled “Update on Amendments to the Conservation Authorities Act and Regional Consolidation of Ontario’s Conservation Authorities”, be received; and further, That Staff be authorized and directed to do a…
    • · Motion 6 added: That the report dated, June 2, 2026, titled, “Request for Extension to the Deadline for Designation of Listed Properties on Municipal Heritage Registers”, be received; and, That the following resolution be forwarded to the Minister of Citi…
    • · Motion 7 added: That the minutes of the Development Services Public Meeting held on April 7 and April 21, 2026, be confirmed.
    • · Motion 8 added: That the minutes of the Cycling and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (CPAC) meetings held February 19, 2026, be received for information purposes.
    • · Motion 9 added: That the minutes of the Heritage Markham Committee meeting held on April 8 and May 13, 2026, be received for information purposes.
    • · Motion 10 added: That the minutes of the Varley-McKay Art Foundation of Markham meeting held March 9 and April 13, 2026, be received for information purposes.
    • · Motion 11 added: That the report dated June 2, 2026, titled “City of Markham Comments: Bill 98 – Building Homes and Improving Transportation Infrastructure Act, 2026”, be received; and, That this report inclusive of staff comments and recommendation be for…
    • · Motion 12 added: That the report, titled “RECOMMENDATION REPORT TH (Warden) Developments (BT) Inc. (Treasure Hill) Applications for Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment and Draft Plan of Subdivision to facilitate a residential plan of subdivisi…
    • · Motion 13 added: That the report dated June 2, 2026, titled “RECOMMENDATION REPORT 2748238 Ontario Inc. c/o KLM Planning Partners, Applications for Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment to permit a 12- and 30-storey mixed-use development with 591 resid…
    • · Motion 14 added: That the report titled, “RECOMMENDATION REPORT, Zoning By-law Amendment and Draft Plan of Subdivision applications submitted by Warden Elgin Developments Ltd. to facilitate the development of a residential community with approximately 450.…
    • · Motion 15 added: That the motion entitled "Planning the Stouffville Go Transit Line as a Rail Integrated Corridor Economy" be received; and, That Staff be directed to further clarify and add clauses to the motion related to surrounding processes and the es…
    • · Motion 16 added: That the motion related to "Louisbourg Way, Swan Lake Village / Greensborough Community" be added to the agenda.
    • · Motion 17 added: That Council directs the appropriate Staff to report back to Development Services Committee on any issues that have been documented on the street, a suggested course of action and any implications arising from the renaming of all or a port…
    • · Motion 18 added: That, in accordance with Section 239 (2) of the Municipal Act, Development Services Committee resolve into a confidential session to discuss the following matters: [13.1.1, 13.1.2]
    • · Attendance added: Jim Jones (remote)
    • · Attendance added: Joe Li (remote)
    • · Attendance added: Alan Ho (remote)
    • · Attendance added: Keith Irish (remote)
    • · Attendance added: Ritch Lau (remote)
    • · Attendance added: Reid McAlpine (remote)
    • · Attendance added: Andrew Keyes (remote)
    • · Attendance added: Amanda Yeung Collucci (remote)
    • · Attendance added: Nimisha Patel (remote)
    • · Attendance added: Isa Lee (remote)
    • · Attendance added: Michael Chan (regrets)
    • · Attendance added: Trinela Cane (present)
    • · Attendance added: Morgan Jones (present)
    • · Attendance added: Claudia Storto (present)
    • · Attendance added: Joseph Silva (present)
    • · Attendance added: Bryan Frois (present)
    • · Attendance added: Chris Nearing (present)
    • · Attendance added: Giulio Cescato (present)
    • · Attendance added: Frank Clarizio (present)
    • · Attendance added: Stephanie DiPerna (present)
    • · Attendance added: Graham Seaman (present)
    • · Attendance added: Daniel Brutto (present)
    • · Attendance added: Brendan Chiu (present)
    • · Attendance added: Melissa Leung (present)
    • · Attendance added: Deepiga Vigneswaran (present)
    • · Attendance added: Mark Head (present)
    • · Attendance added: Eric Chan (present)
    • · Attendance added: Patrick Wong (present)
    • · Attendance added: Erica Alligood (present)
    • · Attendance added: Rajeeth Arulanantham (present)
    • · Attendance added: Andy Taylor (remote)
    • · Attendance added: Frank Scarpitti (remote)
    • · Attendance added: Karen Rea (regrets)
    • · Participation added: Amanda Yeung Collucci arrive