Planning and Environment Committee

That Items 2.1 and 2.2 BE APPROVED.

That the 6th Report of the Ecological Community Advisory Committee, from its meeting held on May 18, 2023, BE RECEIVED for information.

That, on the recommendation of the Deputy City Manager, Planning and Development, the following actions be taken with respect to the appointment of consulting services for the completion of an Environmentally Significant Area (ESA) Lands Asset Plan and Data Management Tool: a) North South Environmental Inc. BE APPOINTED project consultants to prepare an Environmentally Significant Area (ESA) Asset Plan and Data Management Tool, in the total amount of $179,394.00 (including contingency), excluding HST; b) the financing for the project BE APPROVED in accordance with the Source of Financing Report appended to the staff report dated June 12, 2023 as Appendix ‘A’; c) the Civic Administration BE AUTHORIZED to undertake all the administrative acts that are necessary in connection with this project; d) the approvals given, herein, BE CONDITIONAL upon the Corporation entering into a formal contract; and, e) the Mayor and City Clerk BE AUTHORIZED to execute any contract or other documents, if required, to give effect to these recommendations.

That, on the recommendation of the Director, Planning and Development, the following actions be taken with respect to the application by Sifton Properties Limited, relating to the property located at 221 Queens Avenue: a) the request to amend Zoning By-law No. Z.-1 to change the zoning of the subject property by extending the Temporary Use (T-69) Zone for a temporary period of three (3) years, BE REFUSED for the following reasons: i) the request is not consistent with the policies of the Provincial Policy Statement, 2020; ii) the request does not conform to the established policies of The London Plan regarding temporary commercial parking lots; iii) the request does not implement the goals of Our Move Forward: London’s Downtown Plan; and, iv) the request does not implement the recommendations of the Downtown Parking Strategy; b) the proposed by-law appended to the staff report dated June 12, 2023 as Appendix "A" BE INTRODUCED at the Municipal Council meeting to be held on June 27, 2023, to amend Zoning By-law No. Z.-1, (in conformity with the Official Plan for the City of London, 2016), by extending the Temporary Use (T-69) Zone for a period not exceeding one (1) year; it being noted that the purpose of the recommended short-term one (1) year extension of the temporary zone is to allow the applicant an opportunity to provide a detailed strategy for the subject site in line with the Downtown Plan policies; it being pointed out that the following individual made a verbal presen

Motion to open the public participation meeting.

Motion to close the public participation meeting.

Motion to close the public participation meeting. Yeas: (6): S. Lehman, S. Lewis, A. Hopkins , S. Franke, S. Hillier, and Mayor J. Morgan

Motion to amend clause a) ii) to read as follows: "a) ii) the Community Improvement Plan for Industrial Land Uses BE AMENDED to remove ‘businesses that develop computer software or hardware for license or sale to end users that are on land zoned for industrial uses’ and to remove ‘enhanced transportation and logistics’, it being noted that ‘enhanced transportation and logistics’ is not defined as targeted in Schedule 3 of the Community Improvement Plan;"

Motion to amend clause b) i) to read as follows: "b) i) the Industrial Land Corridor Enhancement Grant Program BE DELETED from the Community Improvement Plan for Industrial Land Uses;"

Motion to amend clause d) iii) to read as follows: "d) iii) that Civic Administration BE DIRECTED to investigate the feasibility of amending the Upgrade to Building Code Loan Program offered in the Downtown and Old East Village Community Improvement Project Plans to increase the amount of the forgivable portion from 12.5% to 75% for residential units created in building levels above the ground floor and from 12.5% to 50% for commercial units created in building levels above the ground floor;"

Motion to amend clause d) xi) to read as follows: "d) xi) that Civic Administration BE DIRECTED to amend the Downtown Residential Development Charges Grant Program to require that applicants accessing this CIP are required to include 10% affordable units (80% AMR or better) to access the Residential Development Charges Grant;"

Motion to add clause d) xxi) which reads as follows: "d) xx) the comments and communications received as part of the associated public participation meeting relating to affordable housing BE FORWARDED to the appropriate external reference group(s) for consideration;"

That the Deferred Matters List for the Planning and Environment Committee, as at May 31, 2023, BE RECEIVED.