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MINUTES - Special Council - 19880330MINUTES TOWN OF AURORA SPECIAL COUNCIL -PUBLIC PLANNING MEETING NO. 19-88 Boardroom, Town of Aurora Administrative Offices Wednesday, March 30, 1988 7:33 p.m. COUNCIL MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE Mayor West in the Chair; Co~ncillors Buck, Barker, Jones, McKenzie, Pe~ersen, Timpson (7:34p.m.) and Weller. STAFF MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE PLANNING APPLICATIONS Councillor Paivio absent. Clerk, Deputy Clerk and Director of Planning. Mayor West advised those present that this meeting had been called as a Public Meeting with respect to applications for amendments: to the Official Plan for the Aurora Southwest Secondary Study and the Aurora lEast Industrial Estates Secondary Study. The Public Meeting procedure and the opportunities available for concerned residents to ask questions as outlined on the information sh~et provided at the meeting were explained. Mayor West ad vi sed that any person who wished further no tid of passage of the by-laws under consideration should sign the forms avaiTa(lle before they leave the meeting. The Clerk advised that notices of public meeting were ci!1c~lated by First Class mail on February 26, 1988 to the owners as shown on ,t~e last revised assessment roll of the Town of Aurora to which the propos:e4 by-laws would app 1 y. Further that Notices of the Pub 1 i c Meeting were aidyerti sed in the February 26 and March 16, 1988 issues of the Aurora Banr)e)" and that the necessary signs were posted on the road frontages adjace,nt to the lands affected by the proposed amendments in accordance with ! the rules of procedure under the Planning Act (1983). DECLARATION OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST There were no disclosures of interest under the Municip'l Conflict of Interest Act, 1983. APPROVAL OF AGENDA #239 Moved by Councillor Jones Seconded by Counc illl or Pedersen THAT the content of the Agenda be approved as outlined herein. CP.RRIED Proposal -Application OP-06-88 -Aurora Southwest Secondary Plan The Public Meeting began with the Director of Planning reviewing the complete text of Report PL88-044-097 concerning this subject. Applicant's Comments: Mr. Ted Cieciura, a representative of Design Plan Services, !addressed those present on behalf of all three major 1 an downers whose propo~ed subdivision plans had resulted in the need to address the aspects of the secondary plan which were the subject of the meeting. The major chang~s to the plan related to conformity to the existing secondary plan and the !departures from existing policies were highlighted. The various types of hqusing proposed, the phased increase and decrease in density, location of commercial amenity, community faci 1 ities and recreational space proposed to b~ provided were expanded upon. Aurora Special Council -Public Planning Minutes No. 19-88 Wednesday, March 30, 1988 - 2 - Throughout the course of the ensuing public discussion, MrJ Cieciura, the Director of Planning and other representatives of the owner~ in attendance attempted to address the concerns raised and provide :the necessary explanations for many of the detailed aspects of the plaf1, the planning process itself, and overall community impact and development. · Public Concerns: proposed commercial, institutional and multi-family bloCks encroaching into the Open Space designated woodlot ! amount of parkland remaining when site is totally develop~d and occupied citizens' committee should be formed to review details: of the proposed plans will not be suff~cient to house prov1s1on of proposed elementary schools the proposed population of children strain on neighbouring schoo 1 s, a 1 ready overcrowded, the !propos a 1 s wou 1 d have lack of suitable high school facilities need for additional access to Bathurst Street need or necessity to have commercial block proposed housing type for the multi-family block, height, density of site itself, how the figure of 72 proposed units was deri~ed increase of taxes necessary to provide required servides to the ne~1 community · matter of definition of what type of housing is "affordabl~" status of detailed engineering analysis included hydrological studies, soils reports, stormwater management, traffic studies; within and on perimeter of the plans treatment of environmentally sensitive areas within and outside of the plan provision for erosion and sedimentation control analysis of the recreational needs and provision of nece~sary amenities to serve the residents necessary improvements to major road systems outside of the plans to accommodate the increased traffic need to maintain all or as much as possible of the woodlot as public open space as envisaged in the secondary plan study · proposed lot sizes on eastern boundary of the plan not i~ conformity or complimentary to those on east side of railway tracks status of plan to deve 1 op .the 1 ands within the secondary! plan but south of those under consideration this evening · need to provide traffic lights and controls to regulate speeding traffic benefit to existing residents of Town to be derived from! permitting the proposed density increase to occur · location and necessity for any proposed elevated water stdrage facility bus traffic to the proposed school sites · location of school sites across the collector from the m~jor population served overall density for the plans too high to allow brea~hing space for residents the need to pro vi de temporary construction access and to prevent construction traffic from using the existing portion o~ McClellan Way for access details of the woodlot analysis completed by the proponen~s the noise and safety factors and measures relative to tpe proximity of the CNR line to the proposed development the possible negative effect of the proposed rerouting of dangerous goods along the CNR line the abi 1 ity of the town's emergency services to p~ovi de adequate response time to serve the needs of the residents McClellan Way would have been designed to not have dwelJi!ngs fronting on it, due to collector status the potential broader impacts the proposed development will have on Yonge Street and commercial activity in Aurora overall ratio of people to open space area proposed The Public Meeting closed and Council's consideration began. Aurora Special Council -Public Planning Minutes No. 19-88 iiednesday, March 30, 1988 - 3 - #240 Moved by Councillor Timpson Seconded by Councillor Pedersen THAT tei'ms of reference be prepared to all ow a committee of citizens and members of Counci 1 to be struck for ! the purpose of working with the developer to deal with the Town's ¢oncerns related to the proposal; and THAT Mayor West be requested to approach The Region!al Municipality of York, Engineering Department, for a second access to be allowed to Bathurst Street from the proposed developments. CARRIED Mayor West requested that those residents interested in serving on the Committee submit a written request indicating same to the Towrl Clerk. #241 ~1oved by Councillor Jones Seconded by Counci!ll or Pedersen THAT the hour of adjournment be extended to permit ~he presentation of the second application. CARRIED Mayor West called a 10-minute recess in the meeting at 11:15 p.m. The Council Meeting was called to order at 11:25 p.m. Proposal -OP-05-88 -Aurora East Industrial Estates Secondary Plan The Public Meeting resumed with Mayor West requesting ~1r~ Terry Kelly, Planning Consultant to present the Aurora East Industrial Secondary Plan. f1r. Kelly in conjunction with Mr. M. Wardman, the engineer responsible for certain aspects of the secondary plan reviewed the proposec! Official Plan Amendment document in some detail. The need to prov!ide additional industrially designated lands for future absorption, estimations as to absorption rates and the desirability of the subject lands fpr the proposed uses, were outlined. The various land use categories proposeq, the types of uses that would be permitted within them, the unique aspects !of the plan and the features incorporated to meet Aurora's needs were i denti fi ed. From a technical perspective, servicing constraints, options and requirements, access, road pattern, intersection improvements were dealt With by Mr. Kelly and Mr. Wardman. The Director of Planning then reviewed for Council the written submissions in opposition to and requesting clarification of aspects o.f! the plan which were received during the circulation period and prior to the ~eeting. Public Concerns: proposed uses within the open space category not being ~onsistent with uses permitted within existing Official Plan extent of Town's interest in expropriating 1 and on Wellington Street East for the purpose of new Town Hall the distribution and allocation of the proposed free-stanping office and large industrial retail space on the lands south of We~lington Street East the proposed designation of any lands south of We 11 i ngton Street East for industrial purposes the type of development proposed on the Magna lands that industrial development east of Bayview north of t-Je]l ington may be more appropriate than west of Bayview south of Wellington' the inclusion of open space lands in the service commerc!ial category as removed from the flood plain by the L.S.R.C.A. · minimum separation from proposed Magna deve 1 opment and tihe neighbouring industries · the "leapfrogging" of development to place proposed! Administrative Centre east of what is considered the normal course of development Aurora Special Council -Pub lic Planning Minutes No. 19 -88 Wednesday, March 30, 1988 - 4 - the selection of site for Administrative Centre, whi n4 1 perhaps being most appropriate from Town's perspective, having impact l qn the study and policies proposed for Wellington Street East more specific policies regarding the large retail indu ~t lr~al uses south of Wellington Street East to be incorporated to pr<Jlv r~e a "campus" development The Public Mee ting closed and Council's consideration began. #242 Moved by Councillor Timpson Seconded by Coun f ~l l l or Barker THAT the Aurora East Industrial Estates Secondary ftl uldy be referred back to the steering committee to address the wntlt'en submissions made and the concerns raised at the meeting ; THAT the Committee be authorized to meet further this regard; and THAT a report be submitted to Council for its CARRIED Mr. Kelly in ADJOURNMENT #243 Moved by Councillor Weller THAT the meetin g be adjourned at 1:01 a.m . (March 3 ~Q~). CARRIED .,__) Mayor