Please also refer to our…

Please also refer to our attachments.

RE: ERO 019-6217: Proposed amendments to the Greenbelt Area boundary regulation
10240 Pine Valley Drive, Vaughan

Dear Mr. Clark,

This submission is a response to ERO #019-6217, “Proposed amendments to the Greenbelt Area boundary regulations (O. Reg 59/05)”, to propose additional modifications to “amend the Greenbelt Area boundary” in a similar manner to removals proposed elsewhere by the Province through this posting.

On behalf of the family of Jean Gay Evans, I am requesting the removal of lands municipally known as 10240 Pine Valley Drive, Vaughan from the Greenbelt Area boundary regulation. These lands are located near the geographic centre of Vaughan, on the west side of Pine Valley Drive, just north of Major Mackenzie Drive. The lands are located at the edge of the Greenbelt Plan area and are surrounded by urban development or publicly owned lands. We believe the land contains the last remaining farm in the area.

Removal of these lands from the Greenbelt Plan boundary regulation is supportable given that the lands:
• Are adjacent to the urban area of Vaughan, with development all around the property.
• Are adjacent to the edge of the Greenbelt Plan area boundary.
• Can be serviced in the near-term with local infrastructure upgrades entirely funded by private investment; and,
• Would enable housing, including opportunities for long-term care and/or hospice to be built in the near-term as part of a complete community.
In addition to the fact the lands meet all of the suggested criteria for removal from the Greenbelt Plan, we would also like to note that our family generously gifted 500 acres of Upper Cold Creek farm to the Ontario Heritage Trust for the betterment of the Vaughan community in 1968. Since that time our family has continued to manage our lands with a community first focus and we plan to continue this commitment with the thoughtful and responsible development of our lands to help produce the housing and long term care facilities that are so desperately needed by our community. We respectfully request this history also be considered by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing in its decision.
Enclosed is a Planning Analysis by Malone Given Parsons Ltd. (MGP) analyzing the appropriateness of the requested removal of 10240 Pine Valley Drive, Vaughan from the Greenbelt Plan regulation boundary.

Please contact the undersigned with any questions or comments on the submission.

Regards,

Gillian Evans

Attachments: Planning Analysis, Malone Given Parsons Ltd. (November 2022)

cc: Ryan Amato, Chief of Staff, Municipal Affairs and Housing,
Kirstin Jensen, Deputy Chief of Staff, Municipal Affairs and Housing