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Planning and Environment Committee

July 14, 2026

Who was there

Present (5): Peter Cuddy, Steven Hillier, Steve Lehman, Shawn Lewis, Susan Stevenson

Taken from the roll call in the town’s own minutes. The minutes record who was not there and almost never why.

What was decided (21 motions)

21 carried, 0 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.

That Item 2.2, BE APPROVED.
Moved by P. Cuddy, seconded by S. Stevenson
Carried
That, on the recommendation of the Director, Planning and Development, the following action be taken with respect to the staff report dated July 14, 2026, related to the heritage designated property at 4402 Colonel Talbot Road: a) notice BE GIVEN under the provisions of Section 30.1(4) of the Ontario Heritage Act, R.S.O 1990, c. O.18, of the Municipal Council’s intention to pass a by-law to amend the legal description of the property designated to be of cultural heritage value or interest by By-law No. L.S.P- 3471-20 as defined in Appendix “D” of the above-noted staff report; and, b) should no objection be received to the Municipal Council’s notice of intention to pass a by-law to amend the legal description of the property, a by-law BE INTRODUCED at a future meeting of the Municipal Council immediately following the end of the objection period; it being noted that should the property owner object to the Municipal Council’s notice of intention to pass a technical amendment to By-Law No. L.S.P-3471-20 be received, a subsequent staff report will be prepared; it being further noted that should the property owner appeal to the passage of the amended by-law be received, the City Clerk will refer the appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal.
Moved by P. Cuddy, seconded by S. Stevenson
Carried
That the motion BE AMENDED by: a) adding the following to Section 4.4 to the proposed Subdivision and Development Agreement Security Policy: "for all Planning and Development Agreements, to the satisfaction of the City. This may include land security specifically for Subdivision Agreements."; and, b) deleting Section 4.5 of the proposed Subdivision and Development Agreement Security Policy.
Moved by S. Stevenson, seconded by S. Lehman
Carried
In favour (5): Councillor S. Lehman, Councillor S. Lewis, Councillor P. Cuddy, Councillor S. Stevenson, Councillor S. Hillier
That the motion, as amended, BE APPROVED.
Moved by S. Stevenson, seconded by S. Lehman
Carried
That the delegation request from M. Wallace, LDI, as appended to the Added Agenda, be heard at this time. Yeas: (5): S. Lehman, S. Lewis, P. Cuddy, S. Stevenson, and S. Hillier
Moved by S. Stevenson, seconded by P. Cuddy
Carried
In favour (5): Councillor S. Lehman, Councillor S. Lewis, Councillor P. Cuddy, Councillor S. Stevenson, Councillor S. Hillier
That, on the recommendation of the Director, Planning and Development, the following actions be taken with respect to the staff report dated July 14, 2026, related to the heritage listed property at 26 Erie Avenue: a) notice BE GIVEN under the provisions of Section 29(3) of the Ontario Heritage Act, R.S.O. 1990, C.O. 18, of the Municipal Council’s intention to designate the property at 26 Erie Avenue to be of cultural heritage value or interest for the reasons outlined in Appendix “E” of the above-noted staff report; and, b) should no objections be received to the Municipal Council’s notice of intention to designate, a by-law to designate the property at 26 Erie Avenue to be of cultural heritage value or interest for the reasons outlined in Appendix “E” in the above-noted staff report BE INTRODUCED at a future meeting of the Municipal Council immediately following the end of the 30-day appeal period; it being noted that should an appeal to the Municipal Council’s notice of intention to designate be received, the City Clerk will refer the appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal.
Moved by S. Stevenson, seconded by P. Cuddy
Carried
That the motion BE AMENDED to provide a referral date of September 29, 2026
Moved by S. Lewis, seconded by S. Stevenson
Carried
That notwithstanding the recommendation of the Director, Planning and Development, the staff report dated July 14, 2026, related to the Designation under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act for the Heritage Listed Property at 471 Nightingale Avenue, Ward 4 BE RECEIVED for information and no further action be taken; it being noted that the Planning and Environment Committee received the following communication with respect to this matter: • a communication dated July 10, 2026, from P. Malloy; it being further noted that the delegation request from P. Malloy, with respect to this matter, was received.
Moved by S. Stevenson, seconded by S. Hillier
Carried
In favour (5): Councillor S. Lehman, Councillor S. Lewis, Councillor P. Cuddy, Councillor S. Stevenson, Councillor S. Hillier
That the delegation request from P. Malloy, as appended to the Added Agenda, be heard at this time.
Moved by S. Stevenson, seconded by S. Hillier
Carried
That the 6th Report of the Community Advisory Committee on Planning (CACP) from its meeting held on June 18, 2026, BE RECEIVED; it being noted that the Addendum to the above-noted report of the CACP as appended to the Planning and Environment Committee Agenda, BE RECEIVED; it being further noted that the delegation request from J.M. Metraillier, Chair, CACP, with respect to this matter, was received.
Moved by S. Stevenson, seconded by P. Cuddy
Carried
In favour (4): Councillor S. Lehman, Councillor P. Cuddy, Councillor S. Stevenson, Councillor S. Hillier
That the staff report dated July 14, 2026, related to Draft Neighbourhood Plans and Guidelines BE REFERRED to the Planning and Environment Committee meeting to be held on September 9, 2026, to provide for additional public consultation; it being pointed out that the following individual made a verbal presentations at the public participation meeting held in conjunction with these matters: • M. Wallace, London Development Institute; it being acknowledged that any and all oral and written submissions from the public, related to this application have been, on balance, taken into consideration by Council as part of its deliberations and final decision regarding these matters.
Moved by S. Stevenson, seconded by P. Cuddy
Carried
Motion to open the public participation meeting.
Moved by P. Cuddy, seconded by S. Hillier
Carried
Motion to close the public participation meeting. Yeas: (4): S. Lehman, P. Cuddy, S. Stevenson, and S. Hillier Absent: (1): S. Lewis
Moved by P. Cuddy, seconded by S. Stevenson
Carried
In favour (4): Councillor S. Lehman, Councillor P. Cuddy, Councillor S. Stevenson, Councillor S. Hillier
That the motion BE AMENDED to include a new part a) v) to designate: the lands located at 443 and 447 Exeter Road be changed from Light Industrial Place Type to Shopping Area Place Type as part of the SWAP detailed review process; it being noted the Civic Administration confirm the transition provisions to be applied to the lands located at 443 and 447 Exeter Road to ensure that existing uses are permitted to continue operations until such time when a development application has been approved and redevelopment occurs.
Moved by P. Cuddy, seconded by S. Hillier
Carried
In favour (5): Councillor S. Lehman, Councillor S. Lewis, Councillor P. Cuddy, Councillor S. Stevenson, Councillor S. Hillier
Motion to close the public participation meeting.
Moved by P. Cuddy, seconded by S. Stevenson
Carried
That, on the recommendation of the Director, Planning and Development, the following actions be taken with respect to the application of Bakhos Hanna c/o Siv-ik Planning & Design Inc. relating to the property located at 227 Riverside Drive: a) the proposed by-law as appended to the staff report dated July 14, 2026 as Appendix “A” BE INTRODUCED at the Municipal Council meeting to be held on July 21, 2026, to amend The Official Plan for the City of London, 2016 (The London Plan) by adding a new policy in the Specific Policies for the Neighbourhoods Place Type and by ADDING the lands to Map 7 – Specific Policy Areas; b) the proposed by-law as appended to the above-noted staff report as Appendix "B" BE INTRODUCED at the Municipal Council meeting to be held on July 21, 2026 to amend Zoning By-law No. Z.-1, in conformity with The Official Plan for the City of London, 2016 (The London Plan), as amended in the above-noted part a), to change the zoning of the subject property FROM a Residential R2 (R2-2) Zone TO a Holding Residential R2/Office Conversion Special Provision (h-9*R2-2/OC5(_)) Zone; it being pointed out that the following individual made a verbal presentations at the public participation meeting held in conjunction with these matters: • D. Murphy, Siv-ik Planning and Design; it being noted that the Municipal Council approves this application for the following reasons: • the recommended amendments are consistent with the Provincial Planning Statement, 2024 (PPS); • the rec
Moved by S. Stevenson, seconded by P. Cuddy
Carried
That, on the recommendation of the Director, Planning and Development, the following actions be taken with respect to the application of Phil Pattyn relating to the property located at 509 Second Street, the proposed by-law as appended to the staff report dated July 14, 2026, as Appendix "A" BE INTRODUCED at the Municipal Council meeting to be held on July 21, 2026, to amend Zoning By-law No. Z.-1, in conformity with The Official Plan for the City of London, 2016 (The London Plan), to change the zoning of the subject property FROM a Residential R1 (R1-6) Zone TO a Residential R3 Special Provision (R3-1(_)) Zone; it being pointed out that the following individuals made verbal presentations at the public participation meeting held in conjunction with these matters: • A. Richards, Zelinka Priamo Ltd.; it being noted that the Municipal Council approves this application for the following reasons: • the recommended amendment is consistent with the Provincial Planning Statement, 2024 (PPS), which encourages an appropriate range and mix of housing options and densities to meet projected needs and addresses the full range of housing options, including affordable housing; • the recommended amendment conforms to The London Plan, including, but not limited to, the Key Directions, City Building policies, Place Type policies, Near-Campus Neighbourhoods policies, and the Our Tools policies; and, • the recommended amendment facilitates a modest increase in residential intensity within the Bu
Moved by S. Lewis, seconded by P. Cuddy
Carried
That, on the recommendation of the Director, Planning and Development, the following actions be taken with respect to the application of Tricar Properties Ltd. relating to the properties located at 1076-1080 Commissioners Road West and 396-402 North Street: a) the proposed by-law as appended to the staff report dated July 14, 2026, as Appendix "A" BE INTRODUCED at the Municipal Council meeting to be held on July 21, 2026, to amend The Official Plan for the City of London, 2016 (The London Plan) by ADDING a new policy to the Specific Policies for the Neighbourhoods Place Type and by ADDING the lands to Map 7 – Specific Policy Areas – of the Official Plan; b) the proposed by-law as appended to the above-noted staff report as Appendix "B" BE INTRODUCED at the Municipal Council meeting on July 21, 2026, to amend Zoning By-law No. Z.-1, in conformity with The Official Plan for the City of London, 2016 (The London Plan), as amended in the above-noted part a), to change the zoning of the subject property FROM a Residential R1 (R1-9) Zone TO a holding Residential R9 Special Provision (h-13*R9-7(_)*H35) Zone; and, c) the Site Plan Approval Authority BE REQUESTED to consider the following design issues through the site plan process: i) Provide active uses for the podium level along Commissioners Road West and North Street; ii) Orient the built form to the public streets with front facades and principal entrances fronting the street(s); iii) Design the ground floor of the building to ha
Moved by P. Cuddy, seconded by S. Hillier
Carried
That the application dated July 14, 2026, from Westmount Development London Corporation related to the property at 755-765, 785 and 815 Wonderland Road South BE REFERRED to a future meeting of the Planning and Environment Committee meeting for the reason of allowing the applicant and representatives additional time to obtain a suitable level of tenant commitment in support of the proposed Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments; it being pointed out that the following individuals made verbal presentations at the public participation meeting held in conjunction with these matters: • J. Gaudet, MHBC; and, • B. Medica; it being noted that the Planning and Environment Committee received the following communication with respect to this matter: • a communication dated July 10, 2026, from S. Allen and J. Gaudet, MHBC; • a communication dated July 4, 2026, from V. Smith, Downtown London; it being acknowledged that any and all oral and written submissions from the public, related to this application have been, on balance, taken into consideration by Council as part of its deliberations and final decision regarding these matters.
Moved by P. Cuddy, seconded by S. Stevenson
Carried
That the Committee recess at this time, for 10 minutes.
Moved by S. Stevenson, seconded by S. Hillier
Carried
That the meeting BE ADJOURNED.
Moved by S. Stevenson, seconded by P. Cuddy
Carried

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