MINUTES - Special Council - 19990128
TOWN OF AURORA
SPECIAL COUNCIL - PUBLIC PLANNING MEETING
NO. 03-99
Council Chambers
Aurora Town Hall
Thursday, January 28, 1999
6:30 p.m.
ATTENDANCE
COUNCIL MEMBERS Deputy Mayor West in the Chair; Councillors Griffith,
Hinder, Hogg, and Morris.
Mayor Jones was absent on vacation. Councillors
Healy and Hartwell were absent due to family
commitments. Councillor McKenzie was absent due
to medical reasons.
STAFF MEMBERS Acting Chief Administrative Officer/Director of
Corporate Services, Director of Planning, Director of
Building Administration, Planner, and Administrative
Assistant.
DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
There were no declarations of interest under the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
#73. Moved by Councillor Griffith Seconded by Councillor Hinder
THAT the content of the Agenda be approved as outlined herein.
CARRIED
Deputy Mayor West advised that this meeting had been called as a Public Meeting with
respect to proposed Zoning By-law Amendment for E.J. Gordon on behalf of 754326
Ontario Limited, Lots 106 & 107, Plan 246, 160 Wellington Street East, application
number D14-07-96.
The Public Meeting procedures and the opportunities available for persons to ask
questions related to the items tabled for consideration were explained. Deputy Mayor
West advised that any person who wished further notice of the passage of the proposed
By-law under consideration could sign the information forms available. In addition,
Deputy Mayor West advised that any concerns with the proposal must be expressed
during the public meeting or in writing prior to the adoption by Council of any amendment
in order to protect the right to appeal to either the Region of York or the Ontario Municipal
Board. Names and addresses of speakers are required as a part of the record of the
proceedings.
M I N U T E S
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The Clerk confirmed that the required Notice of Meeting for the application was given
and that the necessary signs were posted on each property in accordance with the rules
of procedure under the Planning Act.
PLANNING APPLICATIONS
PL99-006-021 - Proposed Zoning By-law Amendment
754326 Ontario Limited
Lots 106 & 107, Registered Plan 246
160 Wellington Street East, D14-07-96
Mr. Bruce Hoppe, Planner, provided a brief overview of the subject proposal including
the location, size, and the applicable Official Plan and Zoning By-law designations. The
Planner advised that the applicant proposed to amend the provisions of the “Residential
Commercial (C7) Exception Zone” applying to the lands. The requested amendment is
to reconfigure the site situating the building along the street edge of Wellington Street
and Industrial Parkway and reduce the ground floor commercial space to a maximum of
474 sq.m. (5,102 sq.ft.) with a maximum of 70 apartment units above. Exceptions
included a reduction in the front yard, side yard, landscape, buffer strip and parking
space requirements, and to permit the encroachment of a second floor terrace, retaining
walls and a pad mounted transformer in the side yard. Mr. Hoppe proceeded to review
the details of the site plan, including the number of storeys and accesses proposed for
the site, and displayed an Artist’s rendition of the proposed structure. Council was
advised that the subject proposal was originally approved in 1996 and that it remained
essentially the same with the some minor changes mainly related to a change in the
location of the structure on the site. Due to the late submission of the required site plan
application an additional public meeting was necessary, in accordance with Council’s
policy respecting inactive development applications. The Planner advised Council that
the applicant had requested that a Holding provision be applied to the implementing Bill
such that site plan approval is a condition of its removal. He explained the benefits and
drawbacks of implementing a Holding provision as requested and alternate option to
withhold 3rd reading of the Bill pending execution of the requisite site plan agreement.
Applicant’s Comments
Mr. E.J. Gordon, the applicant, indicated agreement with the recommendation in the
Staff Report. With respect to the provision of a ‘Tot Lot’, the applicant requested that, in
light of the concerns expressed and change in tenure of the project, it be replaced with
a general landscaped amenity area.
Public Comments
No members of the public were present to address the application.
The public portion of the meeting closed at 6:42 p.m. and Council’s deliberations began.
#74. Moved by Councillor Morris Seconded by Councillor Griffith
THAT staff be directed to prepare an implementing bill utilizing the holding
prefix, the removal of which shall be conditional upon the entering into of a
site plan agreement in order to ensure that all technical requirements and
conditions are met; and
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THAT the requirement for a tot lot with playground equipment be
eliminated and replaced with a general landscaped amenity space.
CARRIED
ADJOURNMENT
#75. Moved by Councillor Morris
THAT the meeting be adjourned at 6:46 p.m.
CARRIED
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T. JONES, MAYOR L. ALLISON, MUNICIPAL CLERK