MINUTES - Special Council - 20000426
TOWN OF AURORA
SPECIAL COUNCIL - PUBLIC PLANNING MEETING
MINUTES
NO. 14-00
Council Chambers
Aurora Town Hall
Wednesday, April 26, 2000
ATTENDANCE
COUNCIL MEMBERS Mayor Jones in the Chair; Councillors Healy, Hogg,
McKenzie, Morris and West.
Councillors Griffith, Hartwell and Hinder were absent
due to business commitments.
STAFF MEMBERS Chief Administrative Officer, Director of Planning,
Administrative Coordinator/Deputy Clerk, Long Range
Planner, Administrative Assistant.
The Mayor called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
I DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
Councillor Morris declared an interest in Planning Report No. PL00-044 regarding
applications submitted by 690346 Ontario Inc. (Magna), by virtue of her husband being
employed by a subsidiary of Magna. Councillor Morris did not take part in or vote on
any questions in this regard or attempt in any way to influence the voting on such
questions.
II APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Moved by Councillor West Seconded by Councillor McKenzie
THAT the content of the Agenda as circulated by the Corporate Services
Department be approved as outlined herein:
CARRIED
III PLANNING APPLICATIONS
Mayor Jones advised that the meeting had been called as a Public Meeting
under the Planning Act with respect to considering an Official Plan Amendment
and Zoning By-law Amendment Application (Files: D09-02-00/D14-08-00), as
submitted by 690346 Ontario Ltd.(Magna), concerning property described as Part
of Lot 20, Concession 2, EYS.
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Mayor Jones outlined the procedures that would be followed in the conduct of the
public meeting. The Deputy Clerk confirmed that appropriate notice had been
given and that a sign had been posted on the subject property in accordance
with the relevant provisions of the Planning Act.
1. PL00-044 - Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law
Amendment Applications
690346 Ontario Inc. (Magna)
Part of Lot 20, Concession 2
D09-02-00 and D14-08-00
Planning Staff
Mr. Jim Kyle, Long Range Planner, outlined the purpose of the applications and
briefly summarized the contents of Planning Report No. PL00-044. Mr. Kyle
indicated that the applicant wished to amend the Official Plan land use
designation from “Rural” to “Mixed Use”, and rezone the subject lands from
“Rural General (RU) Zone” to an “Institutional Exception Zone” to allow a Medical
Clinic and Hospital. Mr. Kyle advised that the subject lands had been designated
“Mixed Use” in the recently adopted OPA 30 (Bayview Northeast Area 2B
Secondary Plan) which was currently before the Region of York for approval. Mr.
Kyle indicated that the applicants wished to expedite the final approval of the
“Mixed Use” designation by filing a site-specific Official Plan Amendment
application, which would alleviate development delay problems, should unrelated
portions of OPA 30 be appealed.
Public Comments
No members of the public appeared before Council concerning the applications.
Agent
Mr. Blake Hossack appeared before Council on behalf of Magna and stated that
he concurred with the recommendations outlined in the Planning staff report. Mr.
Hossack indicated their willingness to work with staff and suggested a general
information meeting with Council to bring the Town up to date on Magna’s future
development plans. Mr. Hossack reaffirmed that the site specific Official Plan
Amendment application proposed the same “Mixed Use” designation for the
subject lands as approved by Council in OPA 30.
Dr. Arif Bhimji, Medical Director for Magna made a presentation on the proposed
Medical Clinic and Hospital. Dr. Bhimji indicated that the facilities would be a
community-based service for use by the residents of Aurora, Oak Ridges and
south Newmarket. Dr. Bhimji added that the facilities would provide extended
hours and would help meet the need for available health practitioners in the area.
He stated that the project would generate local employment for 30 health-care
related positions, adding that they expected the facility to receive approximately
350 patient-visits per day. Dr. Bhimji outlined the various medical practitioners
proposed within the facilities and advised that they had already received a
license for the use of ultra-sound equipment. Dr. Bhimji added that they also
hoped to obtain an x-ray license and advised that they would eventually like to
have full-scale laboratory analysis on-site. Dr. Bhimji clarified that the proposed
Medical Clinic would have no “overnight” accommodation. He further clarified
that for the Hospital to occur, the Ministry of Health would have to issue a “new”
license, or alternatively, approve the transfer of a license from another location in
the province. It was also noted that the Ministry would be the governing body to
determine the scope of services to be provided by the Hospital, should the
license be granted.
The public portion of the meeting closed at 7:25 p.m. and Council’s deliberations
began.
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Moved by Councillor West Seconded by Councillor McKenzie
That Planning Staff be directed to work with the applicant, 690346 Ontario
Inc. (Magna), to process a site specific Official Plan Amendment to re-
designate the subject lands to “Mixed Use” in advance of the Region’s
approval of OPA 30;
That approval not be granted for the zoning amendment until such time as
the OPA, draft plan of subdivision addressing the overall lot configuration
for the property including future road layouts, and a site plan are
approved; and,
That as part of the activity outlined above, the Functional Servicing Plan
be completed and that further work be done in respect to urban design
guidelines within the Wellington Street Corridor prior to the execution of
the site plan.
CARRIED
IV ADJOURNMENT
Moved by Councillor Hogg
THAT the meeting be adjourned at 7:40 p.m.
CARRIED
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T. JONES, MAYOR B. PANIZZA, TOWN CLERK