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AOOPI'ION BY-LAW FOR OFFICIAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 55 /
BY-LAW NUMBER 3176-90
OF THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF THE 'KmN OF AURORA
'Ihe Council of the Corporation of the Town of Aurora, under Section 17 (6)
of the Planning Act, 1983, hereby enacts as follows:
1. Official Plan Amendment No. 55 for the Town of Aurora, consisting of the
attached explanatory text, is hereby adopted.
2. 'Ihe Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to make application to the
Minister of Municipal Affairs for approval of Official Plan Amendment
No.55 for the 'Ibwn of Aurora.
3. This By-law shall cane into force and take effect on the day of the
final passage thereof.
READ A FIRST AND SECOND TIME THIS 14th DAY OF _.:.Mar=-· c""h"-___ , 1990.
READ A THIRD AND FINAL TIME AND FINALLY PASSED THIS 28th DAY OF
March
Certified that the above 1s a true copy of By-law No. as
enacted and passed by the Council
on March 28th
of the Corporation of the Town of Aurora
' 1990.
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This Amendment to the Official Plan for the Town of Aurora, which has been
adopted by the Council of the Corporation of the 'Ibwn of Aurora, is hereby
approved in accordance with Section 17 of the Planning Act, 1983 as
Amendment No. 55 to the Official Plan for the Town of Aurora.
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1\MENCMENT NO. 55
TO THE OFFICIAL PLIIN
FOR THE AURORA PLIINNING AREA
AMENDMENT NO. 55 TO THE OFFICIAL PLAN FOR THE
CORPORATION OF THE 'KWN OF AURORA
Index
'Ihe Staterrent of Ccxnponents
PART I -THE PREAMBLE
Pw:pose of the Amendment
Location
Basis of the Amendment
PART II -THE AMENDMENT
Introducto:ry Staterrent
Details of the Amendment
Implementation and Interpretation
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STATEMENT OF CCMPONENTS
PART I -THE PREAMBLE does not constitute part of this Alrendment.
PART II -THE AMENI:MENT, consisting of the following text and Schedules
constitutes Alrendment No. 55 to the Official Plan for the Town
of Aurora.
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PART I -THE PREAMBLE
Purpc?se of the AnendnE!lt
The purpose of this amendnE!lt J.S to change the land use designation on the
subject lands shown on Schedule "A" attached hereto and fanning part of
this amendnE!lt from "Canrnercial" and "Urban Residential" to "Camnercial
(Specific)" to pennit the integrated developmant of these lands for office
and retail uses.
Location
The lands affected by this amendnE!lt CCli'Cprise Block 9, Registered Plan
65M-2298 and Part of Lot 90, Plan 246, municipally known as 151, 157 and
159 Yonge Street North.
Basis of the AnendnE!lt
Council has enacted this amendnE!lt m response to the following:
1. The proposed amendnE!lt will allow for an integrated COillllercial facility
on these lands by means of irrprovements to the existing building on the
southern portion of the site and the addition of a two storey structure
to the north for office and retail uses, significantly irrproving the
appearance of the site.
2. The surrounding carmercial uses and increasing traffic on Yonge Street
have greatly reduced the desirability of this area for residential uses.
3. The additional carmercial floor space proposed at this location would
be compatible and corrplimentary to the surrounding carmercial uses and
given the limited scale of the proposed expansion should not have an
irrpact on existing and proposed COillllercial develqmant in the area.
4. The adjacent residents to the east who were in attendance at the Public
Planning meeting will be informad of the progress of the site plan
through the approval process to ensure their input into the site
planning of the proposed developmant.
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PART II -THE AMENDMENT
Introductory Statercent
All of this part of the dOC1.1IIEilt entitled PART II -The 1\mendnent,
consisting of the following text and attached Map designated Schedule "A"
(land Use Plan) constitutes 1\mendnent No. 55 to the Official Plan for the
Town of Aurora.
Details of the Amendnent
The Official Plan of the Town of Aurora is hereby am:nded as follows:
Item (1):
Item (2) :
The area indicated on Schedule 'A' attached hereto and forming
part of this am:ndnent is hereby redesignated from "Ccmnercial"
and "Urban Residential" to "Conmercial (Specific)".
Section 4 (land Use Plan) , Subsection 5 (Canmercial) is hereby
am:nded by adding the following after the last paragraph of
that Section:
The following policies apply to Block 9, Registered Plan
65M-2298 and Part of IDt 90, Plan 246 designated "Conmercial
(Specific)" as shown on Schedule "A" attached hereto and
forming part of this plan.
1. The subject lands shall be developed as an integrated
ccmnercial facility and shall be low rise, not exceeding
two storeys in height.
2. The number of access driveways onto Yonge Street shall be
limited and shall include provision for joint access with
the adjoining ccmnercial lands to the south and a possible
future driveway connection with the adjacent property to
the north.
3. Through Site Plan Control, special attention shall be g~ven
to the interface between the developnent site and the
adjacent residential properties to the east; the impact of
grade changes in relation to surrounding lands and the
existing mature vegetation situated in the rear yards of
the abutting residential properties; the provision for
landscaping and buffer planting along Yonge Street and
vehicular access to the site, including provision for joint
access and driveway connections with adjoining properties
to the north and south.
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Implementation and Interpretation
The :i.rrplementation and interpretation of this AmendnEnt shall be m
accordance with the respective policies of the Aurora Official Plan, Zoning
By-law and Site Plan Agreements.
Explanatory Note
Re: Official Plan Anendrrent No. 55
Official Plan Anendrrent #55 redesignates the lands shown below, being Block
9, Registered Plan 65M-2298 and Part of Lot 90, Plan 246 from "COilllErcial"
and ~·u~ban Residential" to "COilllErcial (Specific)" subject to the following
prov~s~ons:
1. The subject lands shall be developed as an integrated ccmnercial
facility and shall be low rise, not exceeding two storeys in height.
2. The number of access driveways onto Yonge Street shall be limited and
shall include provision for joint access with the adjoining ccmnercial
lands to the south and a possible future driveway connection with the
adjacent property to the north.
3. Through Site Plan Control, special attention shall be given to the
interface between the developrent site and the adjacent residential
properties to the east; the impact of grade changes in relation to
surrounding lands and the existing mature vegetation situated in the
rear yards of the abutting residential properties; the provision for
landscaping and buffer planting along Yonge Street and vehicular access
to the site, including provision for joint access and driveway
connections with adjoining properties to the north and south.
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AMENDMENT NO. 55
LEGEND
URBAN RESIDENTIAL
SUBURBAN RESIDENTIAL
ESTATE RESIDENTIAL
COMMERCIAL
INDUSTRIAL
I Pi-::<''fll INSTITUTIONAL
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f-: ''" -;'-j OPEN SPACE
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RURAL
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AREA
PLANNING AREA BOUNDARY
AREA REFERRED TO THE
ONTARIO MUNICIPAL BOARD
APPROVED IN FORM SHOWN BYORDER
NOTES DATED MAY 24, 1979
.,-H~S MAP MUS' 9E Rf AD IN CONJUNCTION WIT'"
T'"'E TEXT CF "'"'-'E INTERIM ('FFICit.c. ~LAN
? AREAS t.NC L::JCATIONS OF MAJOR INSTITUTIONAL
li"iD OPEN $Pt.:E DESIGNATIONS WIT'11N UNDEVELO""r. ~Rf AS ARE SYMBOLIC ONLY AND WILL BE DE,ERMiNEU
:~ . .lf:C.~~~~ PRECISE MANNER WHEN T'iE AREAS ARE
-oFFICE CONSOLI DATION"
SCHEDULE A
LAND USE PLAN
INTERIM OFFICIAL PLAN OF THE
AURORA PLANNING AREA
THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF YORK PLANNING DEPARTMEN: