BYLAW - Cobblestone Lodge Retirement Home - 20040622 - 453404D100 John West Way
Box 1000
Aurora, Ontario
L4G 6J1
Tel: (905) 727-1375
Web: www.town.aurora.on.ca
AFFIDAVIT UNDER SECTION 34(22) OF THE PLANNING ACT (1990)
I, Karen Ewart, hereby certify that the notice for By-law# 4534-04.0 of the Corporation of
the Town of Aurora, passed by the Council of the Corporation on the 22"d day of June,
2004, was given on the 24th day of June, 2004, in the manner and form and to the persons
prescribed by Ontario Regulation 199/96, as amended, made by the Lieutenant Governor-
in-Council under subsection (18) of section 34 of the Planning Act R.S.O. 1990 c. P.13, as
amended. I also certify that the 20-day appeal period expired on the 14th day of July 2004;
to this date no notice of appeal of the By-law has been received by any person in the office
of the Clerk.
Dated this 15th day of July 2004.
(Cobblestone -Holding)
THE CORPORA T/ON OF THE TOWN OF AURORA
By-law Number 4534-04.0
BEING A BY-LAW to amend
By-law No. 2213-78
WHEREAS it is deemed advisable to amend By-law No. 2213-78 as amended.
NOW THEREFORE the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Aurora enacts as
follows:
1. THAT the zoning categories applying to the lands shown on Schedule "A"
attached hereto and forming part of this By-law are hereby amended from
"Third Density Apartment Residential (RA3-10) Exception Zone" to "Third
Density Apartment Residential Holding ((H)RA3-11) Exception Zone".
2. THAT Section 18 is hereby amended by adding the following·as Section
18.13, "Third Density Apartment Residential Holding ((H)RA3-11) Exception
Zone":
SECTION 18.13 THIRD DENSITY APARTMENT RESIDENTIAL
HOLDING ((H)RA3-11) EXCEPTION ZONE
18.13.1 Uses Permitted
retirement home
residential care facility
For the purposes of this section, retirement home means a full-
time supervised premises used for the accommodation of
retired persons or couples, without individual food preparation
facilities, where only one common faCility for the preparation
and consumption of food is provided, and where common
lounges, and recreation rooms may be provided.
For the purpose of this section, residential care facility means a
full-time supervised facility for the accommodation of more than
10 persons, exclusive of staff who, by reason of their
emotional, mental, social or physical condition, require
assistance with daily living skills, such as dressing, bathing,
and feeding, and where:
-The members of the group are referred by a hospital,
government agency, or recognized social services agency or
health professional; and
-Such facility is licensed by the Region of York, pursuantto
its By-law No. Ll-0009-2000-071 or its successor by-law, or
licensed or approved under Provincial statute;
-Such facility complies with the requirements to be licensed
as a Home for Special Care under the Homes for Special
Care Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter H.12, including the interim
operating guidelines for Homes for Special Care, July, 2001,
as they may amended or replaced; and
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18.13.2
18.13.2.1
18.13.2.2
18.13.2.3
18.13.2.4
• Such facility is not a halfway house or correctional facility for
criminal offenders, hospital, nursing home, retirement home,
boarding or rooming house, convalescent home, hotel, or
motel.
Zone Requirements
Building Specifications
Maximum Gross Floor Area: 521 square
metres
Maximum number of residents for a retirement home:
18
Maximum number of residents for a residential care facility:
22
Parking Specifications
Number of Spaces (minimum) 0.38 spaces per bed
for a Retirement Home
Number of Spaces (minimum) 0.318 spaces per bed
for a Residential Care Facility
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 6.26, driveways
abutting or adjacent to parking spaces that are on an angle of
less than 45 degrees to the driveway shall have adequate
provision for manoeuvering space and driveway purposes as
follows:
Minimum driveway width 2.7 metres
Outdoor Amenity Space
Minimum Outdoor Amenity Space: 147 square metres
Minimum Outdoor Amenity Space: 6.68 square metres per
resident
The Outdoor Amenity Space shall be set back a minimum of
5.0 metres from the East lot line. For the purpose of this
section, Outdoor Amenity Space shall mean a contiguous
outdoor common area within the lot provided for the exclusive
use of residents of the building for recreational or social
purposes, but does not include a driveway or ramp (excluding
a wheelchair ramp), a curb, retaining wall, motor vehicle
parking area or open space beneath or within a building or
structure.
Landscaping
i) An open landscaped strip with a minimum width of 3.0
metres shall be provided and maintained adjacent to
the entire length of the west lot line and shall be used
for no other purpose than landscaping. Notwithstanding
the above and the provisions of Section 3.64, for the
purposes of this section, such landscaping may include
retaining walls and curbs. Access ramps or one
driveway shall be permitted to cross such landscaping
strips, provided they are more or less perpendicular to
the street line.
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ii) A minimum of ten percent (10%) of the area of the lot
shall be used for no other purpose than landscaping.
18.13.2.5 No more than two staff shall be permitted to be residents of the
retirement home or the residential care facility.
18.13.2.6 All other provisions of Section 18 shall continue to apply.
18.13.2. 7 Removal of Holding Prefix
The "(H)" Holding prefix shall not be removed until May 1,
2006.
Prior to the passing of a by-law to remove the "(H)" Holding
prefix from the lands zoned (H)RA3-11, the following
conditions shall be satisfied:
i) The Owner of the lands shall demonstrate to the
satisfaction of the Town that:
a) The permitted uses specified in this By-law are
operating as defined in this By-law; and
b) The permitted uses are in compliance with the
provisions established herein related to parking,
driveway widths, number of resident staff
members, and designated amenity area.
3. This By-law comes into force in accordance with Sections 34(26) and
34(30) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, as amended.
No part of this By-law will come into force until the provisions of the Planning Act
have been complied with, but subject to such provisions the By-law will take effect
from the day of passing thereof.
READ A FIRST AND SECOND TIME THIS 22"d DAY OF JUNE, 2004.
READ A THIRD TIME AND FINALLY PASSED THIS 22"d DAY OF JUNE, 2004.
B. PAJVIZZA, TOWN CLERK
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Explanatory Note
Re: Zoning By-law Number 4534-04-04.0
By-law 4534-04-04.0 has the following purpose and effect:
To amend By-law 2213-78, the Zoning By-law in effect in the Town of Aurora, to
rezone the subject lands being Lot 167, R.P. 246 (15029 Yonge Street), from "Third
Density Apartment Residential (RA3-10) Exception Zone" to "Third Density
Apartment Residential Holding ((H)RA3-11) Exception Zone" in order to permit the
use of the lands for a retirement home and a residential care facility.
The proposed Zoning By-law Amendment includes specific development standards
for the subject lands including the following: parking restrictions, maximum number
of residents, maximum gross floor area, minimum outdoor amenity space
requirements, minimum setbacks, minimum driveway widths and minimum
landscaping requirements. The amendment also includes definitions of the
proposed uses and a requirement that two staff shall be permitted to be residents of
the retirement home or the residential care facility.
The proposed Zoning By-law Amendment provides for a Holding provision that
specifies conditions under which Council can consider removal of the holding prefix
to permit the proposed use. The By-law specifies that the Hold shall not be
removed until May 1, 2006.
TOWN OF AURORA
THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF YORK
LOCATION: 15029 YONGE STREET
LOT 167, PLAN 246
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THIS IS SCHEDULE "A"
TO BY-LAW NO. 4534-04.D
PASSED THIS ~ DAY
OF ..:71.A. !..""1 '2004.
SCHEDULE "A" TO BY-LAW NO. 4534-04.D