MINUTES - Special Council - 20010926
TOWN OF AURORA
SPECIAL COUNCIL - PUBLIC PLANNING MEETING
MINUTES
NO. 29-01
Council Chambers
Aurora Town Hall
Wednesday, September 26, 2001
ATTENDANCE
COUNCIL MEMBERS Mayor Jones in the Chair, Councillors Griffith, Kean,
MacEachern, Pedersen, Timpson, Vrancic, Wallace
and West.
Councillors Vrancic, Wallace and West were absent.
STAFF MEMBERS Administrative Co-ordinator/Deputy Clerk, Director of
Planning, Planner and Council/Committee Secretary.
Mayor Jones called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
I DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
There were no declarations of pecuniary interest under the Municipal Conflict of
Interest Act.
II APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Moved by Councillor Griffith Seconded by Councillor Pedersen
THAT the content of the Agenda be approved as presented.
CARRIED
III PLANNING APPLICATIONS
Mayor Jones outlined the procedures that would be followed in the conduct of the
public meeting. The Deputy Town Clerk confirmed that appropriate notice had
been given and that signs had been posted on the subject properties in
accordance with the relevant provisions of the Planning Act.
1. PL01-072 - Proposed Official Plan and Zoning By-law
Amendment Applications
St. John‘s Bay Land Company Ltd.
Part of Lots 5, 6, and 7, Plan 65M-2874
NW Corner of Bayview Avenue & Hollandview Trail
D09-04-01 & D14-12-01
Aurora Special Council – Public Planning Minutes No. 29-01 Page 2
Wednesday, September 26, 2001
Planning Staff
The Planner outlined the purpose of the application and briefly summarized the
contents of Planning Report No. PL01-072. Mr. Mallette advised that the staff
support in principal the rezoning of Part "B". Mr Mallette suggested that staff be
permitted to further explore options with the applicant in regard to form and
function of the Part "A" lands, as outlined in the report.
Public Comments
Mr. Shaun Lawton of 425 Hollandview Trail, expressed concerns regarding
several of the possible businesses that are being considered for the area. Tim
Horton's, being one of the potential businesses, in Mr. Lawton's opinion, would
be redundant as there are several coffee shops in the vicinity and the fact that
this is normally a 24 hour operation was also cause for concern in regard to
traffic and noise. Mr. Lawton commented on the potential for his property value
to be negatively impacted by virtue of it's close proximity to the potential
businesses.
Applicant
Mr. Brian Corbett of St. John's Bay Land Development Company provided a brief
history of the purchasing of and the vision for this property. Mr. Corbett advised
that he and his associates are committed to maintaining the integrity of the area
and will work together with staff to address any issues that come up, to better
accommodate the neighbouring residents as well as future patrons of the
services and businesses to be located on this property.
The public portion of the meeting closed at 7:25 p.m. and Council’s deliberations
began.
Moved by Councillor Griffith Seconded by Councillor Pedersen
THAT Council support the principle of rezoning the Part B lands to “Office
Commercial Special” to permit business and professional offices including
medical and dental offices, an animal hospital, and a clinic, and also
including limited ancillary uses such as medical and dental laboratories
and optical supply;
THAT Council direct Staff to continue to work with the applicant to resolve
the issues and concerns respecting the form and function of the Part A
lands; and,
THAT Council direct Staff to report further on the resolution of the issues
and concerns prior to Council finalizing its position respecting the
application.
CARRIED
IV ADJOURNMENT
Moved by Councillor Timpson
THAT the meeting be adjourned at 7:40 p.m.
CARRIED
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T. JONES, MAYOR B. PANIZZA, TOWN CLERK