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Planning and Environment Committee

October 3, 2022

Who was there

Present (4): Steven Hillier, Anna Hopkins, Steve Lehman, Shawn Lewis

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 (15 motions)

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

That Items 2.1 to 2.5, inclusive, BE APPROVED.
Moved by S. Lewis, seconded by S. Lehman
Carried
That the 3rd Report of the Ecological Community Advisory Committee, from its meeting held on September 15, 2022 BE RECEIVED for information. (2022-D04)
Moved by S. Lewis, seconded by S. Lehman
Carried
That the 5th Report of the Community Advisory Committee on Planning from its meeting held on September 14, 2022 BE RECEIVED for information. (2022-A02) 1
Moved by S. Lewis, seconded by S. Lehman
Carried
That, on the recommendation of the Director, Planning and Development, the following actions be taken with respect to entering into a Subdivision Agreement between The Corporation of the City of London and Auburn Developments Ltd., for the subdivision of land situated on the east side of Colonel Talbot Road, north of Lambeth Walk, municipally known as 3924- 4128 Colonel Talbot Road: a) the Special Provisions, to be contained in a Subdivision Agreement between The Corporation of the City of London and Auburn Developments Ltd., for the Heathwoods Subdivision, Phase 5 (39T-12503_5) appended to the staff report dated October 3, 2022 as Appendix “A”, BE APPROVED; b) the Applicant BE ADVISED that Development Finance has summarized the claims and revenues appended to the staff report dated October 3, 2022 as Appendix “B”; and, c) he Mayor and the City Clerk BE AUTHORIZED to execute this Agreement, any amending agreements and all documents required to fulfill its conditions. (2022-D12)
Moved by S. Lewis, seconded by S. Lehman
Carried
That, on the recommendation of the Director, Planning and Development, with the advice of the Heritage Planner, the application under Section 42 of the Ontario Heritage Act seeking retroactive approval for painting previously unpainted brick of the heritage designated property at 870 Queens Avenue, within the Old East Heritage Conservation District, BE REFUSED; it being noted that removing the paint from the brick is necessary to restore the property to its former condition. (2022-R01)
Moved by S. Lewis, seconded by S. Lehman
Carried
That, on the recommendation of the Director, Planning and Development, with the advice of the Heritage Planner, the following actions be taken with respect to the designation of the property at 634 Commissioners Road West: a) Notice BE GIVEN under the provisions of Section 29(3) of the Ontario Heritage Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. O. 18, of Municipal Council’s intention to designate the property to be of cultural heritage value or interest for the reasons outlined in Appendix D of the associated staff report dated October 3, 2022; and, b) should no objections to Municipal Council’s notice of intention to designate be received, a by-law to designate the property located at 634 Commissioners Road West to be of cultural heritage value or interest for the reasons outlined in Appendix D of the above-noted staff report BE INTRODUCED at a future meeting of Municipal Council within 90 days of the end of the objection period; it being noted that should an objection to Municipal Council’s notice of intention to designate be received, a subsequent staff report will be prepared; and, it being further noted that should an appeal to the passage of the by-law be received, the City Clerk will refer the appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal. (2022-R01)
Moved by S. Lewis, seconded by S. Lehman
Carried
That, on the recommendation of the Director, Planning and Development, based on the application by Harpreet Singh (2309529 Ontario Inc.), relating to the property located at 2810 Roxburgh Road, the proposed by- law appended to the staff report dated October 3, 2022 as Appendix "A" BE INTRODUCED at the Municipal Council meeting to be held on October 17, 2022, to amend Zoning By-law No. Z.-1, (in conformity with the Official Plan for the City of London (The London Plan, 2016)), to change the zoning of the subject property FROM a Light Industrial (LI2) Zone TO a Light Industrial Special Provision (LI6(_)) Zone; it being noted that the following Site Plan matters have been raised through the application review process for consideration by the Site Plan Approval Authority: a) appropriate setbacks along the site boundaries, provide enhanced landscaping along the site borders, and use enhanced landscaping and street trees along Roxburgh Road to screen the development and meet City tree planting requirements; and, b) hard surfacing for the parking lot; it being noted that no individuals spoke at the public participation meeting associated with this matter it being further noted that the Municipal Council approves this application for the following reasons: • the recommended amendment is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement, 2020; • the recommended amendment conforms to the policies of The London Plan, including but not limited to the Key Directions and Light Industrial Pla
Moved by S. Lehman, seconded by S. Lewis
Carried
In favour (5): Councillor A. Hopkins, Councillor S. Lewis, Councillor S. Lehman, Councillor S. Turner, Councillor S. Hillier
Motion to open the public participation meeting.
Moved by S. Lehman, seconded by S. Hillier
Carried
Motion to close the public participation meeting.
Moved by S. Hillier, seconded by S. Lehman
Carried
That, on the recommendation of the Director, Planning and Development, the following actions be taken with respect to the application by 24457277 Ontario Inc. (Phil Pattyn), relating to the property located at 16 Wethered Street: a) the proposed by-law appended to the staff report dated October 3, 2022 as Appendix "A" BE INTRODUCED at the Municipal Council meeting to be held on October 17, 2022 to amend Zoning By-law No. Z-1, (in conformity with the Official Plan for the City of London (The London Plan 2016)), to change the zoning of the subject property FROM a Residential R1 (R1-6) Zone TO a Residential R5-4 Special Provision (R5-4(_)) Zone; and, b) the Site Plan Approval Authority BE REQUESTED to consider the following through the site plan process: i) if board-on-board fencing will impact the existing trees, infill plantings will be required; ii) provide an alternative site design to allow street facing units with garages at the rear units along the back to provide for the continued street-wall and have the rear block private amenity spaces abutting the other private amenity spaces; iii) any surface parking be buffered from the street by the building with the driveway located closer to the south property line; iv) centrally located amenity space that is safely and comfortably accessible from all units; v) retain as many trees on the property as possible, specifically on the eastern border of the property; and, vi) provide enhanced landscaping where trees are not able to be
Moved by S. Lehman, seconded by S. Lewis
Carried
In favour (5): Councillor A. Hopkins, Councillor S. Lewis, Councillor S. Lehman, Councillor S. Turner, Councillor S. Hillier
Motion to open the public participation meeting. Yeas: (5): A. Hopkins , S. Lewis, S. Lehman, S. Turner, and S. Hillier Absent: (1): E. Holder
Moved by S. Lehman, seconded by S. Lewis
Carried
In favour (5): Councillor A. Hopkins, Councillor S. Lewis, Councillor S. Lehman, Councillor S. Turner, Councillor S. Hillier
That, on the recommendation of the Director, Planning and Development with the advice of the Heritage Planner, the demolition request for the removal of (3) non-designated built resources on the heritage designated property at 850 Highbury Avenue North, BE PERMITTED pursuant to Section 34(1) of the Ontario Heritage Act subject to the following terms and conditions: a) prior to demolition, photo-documentation of the (3) non-designated built resources be provided to the City; b) during demolition, construction fencing and buffering of sensitive areas be implemented per Project Site Plan in Appendix B of the staff report dated October 3, 2022; c) during demolition, restrict construction routes to areas outside the treed allée; and, d) conduct and implement recommendations of a pre-condition survey, specific to the (3) non-designated built resources, to mitigate the risk of vibration from demolition activity on heritage designated resources; it being pointed out that the following individual made a verbal presentation at the public participation meeting held in conjunction with this matter: • B. McCauley, Old Oak Properties. (2022-R01)
Moved by S. Lehman, seconded by S. Lewis
Carried
In favour (5): Councillor A. Hopkins, Councillor S. Lewis, Councillor S. Lehman, Councillor S. Turner, Councillor S. Hillier
That, on the recommendation of the Director, Planning and Development, with the advice of the Heritage Planner, the following actions be taken with respect to the request by 2698746 Ontario Inc. and 2700875 Ontairo Inc., to remove the properties located at 185 and 189 Wellington Street respectively, from the Register of Cultural Heritage Resources: a) the Chief Building Official BE ADVISED that Municipal Council consents to the demolition of the built resource on the property at 185 Wellington Street; b) the Chief Building Official BE ADVISED that Municipal Council consents to the demolition of the built resource on the property at 189 Wellington Street; c) the property at 185 Wellington Street BE REMOVED from the Register of Cultural Heritage Resources, and; d) the property at 189 Wellington Street BE REMOVED from the Register of Cultural Heritage Resources; it being pointed out that the following individual made a verbal presentation at the public participation meeting held in conjunction with this matter: • C. Pretotto, Cspace Architecture. (2022-R01)
Moved by S. Lewis, seconded by S. Lehman
Carried
In favour (5): Councillor A. Hopkins, Councillor S. Lewis, Councillor S. Lehman, Councillor S. Turner, Councillor S. Hillier
That the staff report dated October 3, 2022 entitled "ReThink Zoning Information Report - Update and Sample Place Type Zones", BE RECEIVED for information.(2022-D14)
Moved by S. Lehman, seconded by S. Lewis
Carried
In favour (5): Councillor A. Hopkins, Councillor S. Lewis, Councillor S. Lehman, Councillor S. Turner, Councillor S. Hillier
That, the following actions be taken with respect to zoning regulations related to seasonal outdoor patios: a) the proposed revised by-law as appended to the Planning and Environment Committee Added Agenda BE INTRODUCED at the Municipal Council meeting to be held on October 17, 2022, to amend Section 4.18 of the Zoning By-law Z.-1; and, b) the Civic Administration BE REQUESTED to report back at a future meeting with respect to the capacity limits and to explore any opportunities to update the limits as they relate to Section 4.18.1 of the Zoning By-law. (2022-D14)
Moved by S. Turner, seconded by S. Lewis
Carried
In favour (5): Councillor A. Hopkins, Councillor S. Lewis, Councillor S. Lehman, Councillor S. Turner, Councillor S. Hillier

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