BYLAW - OPA 1 13900 Leslie St - 20120926 - 545212THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF AURORA
By-law Number 5452-12
BEING A BY-LAW to
adopt Official Plan
Amendment No. 1.
WHEREAS the Council of The Corporation of the Town of Aurora (hereinafter the
"Town") enacted By-law Number 5285-10, including any amendments thereto
(hereinafter the "Official Plan");
AND WHEREAS the Council of the Town enacted By-law Number 4468-03.D,
including any amendments thereto (hereinafter "OPA No. 48");
AND WHEREAS authority is given to Council pursuant to the Planning Act, R.S.O.
1990, c. P.13, as amended, to pass a by-law amending the Official Plan and OPA
No. 48;
AND WHEREAS the Town deems it necessary and expedient to further amend the
Official Plan and OPA No. 48;
NOW THEREFORE THE TOWN HEREBY ENACTS AS FOLLOWS:
1. THAT Official Plan Amendment No. 1 attached hereto is hereby adopted.
2. THAT all other terms, provisions, and existing amendments of the Official
Plan and OPA No. 48 shall remain the same.
4. THAT this By-law shall come into force subject to compliance with the
provisions of the Planning Act, R.S.O, 1990, c. P.13, as amended, and
subject to compliance with such provisions, this By-law will take effect from
the date of final passage hereof.
READ A FIRST AND SECOND TIME THIS 26TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2012.
READ A THIRD TIME AND FINALLY PASSED THIS 25TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER,
2012.
CINDY JANZEN, DEPUTY CLERK
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AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO THE OFFICIAL PLAN
FOR THE TOWN OF AURORA
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AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO THE OFFICIAL PLAN
FOR THE TOWN OF AURORA
The Amendment No. 1 to the Official Plan for the Town of Aurora Planning Area
which was adopted by the Council of The Corporation of the Town of Aurora is
hereby approved in accordance with sections 17 and 21 of the Planning Act, R.S.O.
1990, c. P.13, as amended.
THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY
OF YORK
per:
Date:
Heather Konefat, MCIP, RPP
Director of Community Planning
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AMENDMENTNO.1
TO THE OFFICIAL PLAN
FOR THE TOWN OF AURORA
STATEMENT OF COMPONENTS
PART I — THE PREAMBLE
1.
Introduction
2.
Purpose of the Amendment
3.
Location
4.
Basis of the Amendment
PART 11— THE AMENDMENT
1. Introduction
2. Details of the Amendment
3. Implementation and Interpretation
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PART I — THE PREAMBLE
1. Introduction
This part of the Official Plan Amendment No. 1 (hereinafter the "Amendment")
entitled Part I — The Preamble, explains the purpose and location of this
Amendment, and provides an overview of the reasons for it. It is for explanatory
purposes only and does not form part of the Amendment.
2. Purpose of the Amendment
The purpose of this Amendment is to apply a site specific policy to permit a Place of
Worship within the existing residential dwelling on the subject lands.
3. Location
The lands affected by this Amendment are located on the west side of Leslie Street
north of Bloomington Road and are municipally known as 13900 Leslie Street. The
lands have a lot area of approximately 2.23 hectares (5.51 acres) and are legally
described as Part Lots 11 and 12, Concession 2, EYS, designated as Part 1, Plan
65R-16275, Town of Aurora, Regional Municipality of York (hereinafter the "Subject
Lands").
4. Basis of the Amendment
The basis of the Amendment is as follows:
4.1 The "Oak Ridges Moraine Countryside Area" policies of the Town's Official
Plan do not include a Place of Worship as a permitted land use whereas the
policies of the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan permit "small-scale
commercial, industrial and institutional uses" such as a Place of Worship within
the "Countryside Area".
4.2 Applications for amendments to the Official Plan and Zoning By-law were
submitted to the Town of Aurora for consideration in August 2006 to permit a
Place of Worship on the Subject Lands, however these applications were not
considered complete until early 2011.
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4.3 A Public Planning Meeting was held on April 27, 2011 to obtain input from
members of the public and the Town's Council.
4.4 The Region of York determined that the proposal did not meet its in -force 1994
York Region Official Plan policies and that a Regional Official Plan Amendment
("ROPA") was also required to establish the Place of Worship land use on the
Subject Lands. A ROPA application was submitted to the Region of York and a
Public Meeting regarding said application was held on May 2, 2012.
4.5 This Amendment is desirable for the appropriate development and use of the
Subject Lands on the following basis:
• the proposed Place of Worship will utilize existing buildings and
infrastructure, thereby minimizing disturbance to the Subject Lands; and
• the Place of Worship land use as proposed is compatible with the
surrounding residential and rural land uses.
4.6 Site Plan control will ensure that any improvements/alterations to the Subject
Lands to facilitate the Place of Worship land use integrates well with adjacent
land uses and will maintain the integrity of the Oak Ridges Moraine Countryside
lands.
PART II — THE AMENDMENT
1. Introduction
All of this part of the document entitled Part II — The Amendment, consisting of the
following text, constitutes Amendment No. 1 to the Official Plan.
2. Details of the Amendment
The Official Plan is hereby amended as follows:
Item (1): "Schedule "A", Land Use Plan, Official Plan Amendment No. 48, is
amended by changing the land use designation for the Subject Lands from
"Oak Ridges Moraine Countryside Area" to "Oak Ridges Moraine
Countryside Area — Special", as shown on Schedule "A" — Land Use
Plan, attached hereto and forming part of this Amendment."
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Item (2): Section 3.13.4 e of Official Plan Amendment 48 — Oak Ridges Moraine is
hereby amended by adding the following:
"3.13.4 e x Oak Ridges Moraine Countryside Area - Special
(OPA 1)
The following special policies shall apply to the 2.23 hectares (5.51 acres)
lands designated as "Oak Ridges Moraine Countryside Area —Special"
municipally known as 13900 Leslie Street and legally described as Part
Lots 11 and 12, Concession 2, EYS, designated as Part 1, Plan 65R-
16275, Town of Aurora, Regional Municipality of York.
a) a Place of Worship shall be permitted within the existing 1,340m2
(14,424ft2) two storey detached residential dwelling and shall occupy
a maximum of 575m2 (6,190m2) of said dwelling. The remainder of
the dwelling shall be used for residential purposes;
b) the second existing detached dwelling, being a 110m2 (1,184ft2) one
storey building shall only be used as a guest house; and
c) all other provisions of the "Oak Ridges Moraine Countryside Area"
designation and OPA 48 shall continue to apply."
Item (3) "Schedule "H", Site Specific Policy Areas being part of the Town of Aurora
Official Plan, is amended by adding site specific policy area 36.
Item (4): Section 16 of the Town of Aurora Official Plan, as amended, is hereby
amended by adding the "Details of the Amendment — Official Plan
Amendment 1".
3. Implementation and Interpretation
This Amendment has been considered in accordance with the provisions of the
Official Plan. The implementation and interpretation of this Amendment shall be in
accordance with the respective policies of the Official Plan.