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BYLAW - OPA #62 Priestly - 20060307 - 478106DTHE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF AURORA By-law Number 4781-06.0. BEING A B Y~LA W to adopt Official Plan Amendment No. 62 The Council of the Corporation of the Town of Aurora, under Section 17 (6) of the Planning Act, RSO 1990 Chapter P. 13 as amended, hereby enacts as follows: 1. Official Plan Amendment No. 62 for the Town of Aurora, consisting of the attached explanatory text and schedules, is hereby adopted. 2. The Clerk is hereby authorized and directed on behalf of the Corporation to execute under the Corporate Seal such documents as may be required for the above purposes. 3. This By-law shall come into force and take effect on the day of the final passage thereof. READ A FIRST AND SECOND TIME THIS ?'h DAY OF MARCH, 2006. READ A THIRD TIME AND FINALLY PASSED THIS 71 h DAY OF MARCH 2006. \, Note~',IQ;:~_c:_c nee with the Regional Official Plan Amendment #9, as approved by By-law A-0265-1999-0.71, this amendment is exempt from Regional approval. In this regard, the Town of Aurora is the signing authority. AMENDMENT NO. 62 TO THE OFFICIAL PLAN FOR THE TOWN OF AURORA AMENDMENT NO. 62 TO THE OFFICIAL PLAN FOR THE TOWN OF AURORA PLANNING AREA The Amendment No. 62 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 under Sections 17 and 21 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990 AMENDMENT N0.62 TO THE OFFICIAL PLAN FOR THE TOWN OF AURORA STATEMENT OF COMPONENTS PART 1-THE PREAMBLE 1.0 Introduction 2.0 Purpose of the Amendment 3.0 Location 4.0 Basis of the Amendment PART 2-THE AMENDMENT 1.0 Introduction 2.0 Details of the Amendment 3.0 Implementation and Interpretation Schedule "A" -Land Use Plan PAGE 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 4 PART 1 -THE PREAMBLE 1.0 INTRODUCTION This part of the Amendment entitled Part 1 -The Preamble, introduces the Amendment and describes the context and planning process leading to the document's preparation. It is for explanatory purposes only and does not form part of the Amendment. 2.0 PURPOSE OF THE AMENDMENT The purpose of this amendment is to change the provisions of the "Convenience Commercial Centre" land use designation on the subject lands shown on Schedule "A" attached hereto and forming part of this amendment to establish site specific policies to also permit the use of the lands for a Montessori School (a Public, Private, or Commercial school) and accessory uses. 3.0 LOCATION The lands affected by this amendment are located in Part of Lot 80, Concession 1, E.Y.S., in the Town Aurora. The subject lands are located on the north-west corner of the northerly leg of Stone Road and Bayview Avenue and are comprised of approximately 0.48 hectares of land. 4.0 BASIS OF THE AMENDMENT Council has enacted this amendment in response to the following: 4.1 An application has been made by The Priestly Holding Corporation, to develop the subject lands for institutional uses. It is the intent that the lands will be used for a Montessori School and accessory uses. 4.2 The subject lands are currently used for residential purposes, and are designated "Convenience Commercial Centre", as shown on Schedule "AA" to North Bayview Residential Neighbourhood (Cat-Tail) Secondary Plan Area (OPA 61). 4.3 Under the current Official Plan designation "Convenience Commercial Centre" the following uses are permitted: "basic shopping and personal services required on an immediate and day-to- day basis. This may include such neighbourhood scale establishments as convenience, grocery and variety stores, cleaners, video rentals, banks. restaurants, personal services, child care centres, neighbourhood related social services and residential uses on upper floors, not, however, a full-sized supermarket or warehouse drugstore." -2- 4.4 The proposed institutional development is compatible with the other existing residential uses to the north, west and south, and with the rural and residential uses to the east. 4.5 Bayview Avenue is designated as a major arterial road and Stone Road is designated as a minor collector road within the North Bayview Residential Neighbourhood (Cat-Tail) Secondary Plan Area (OPA 61 ). No access from Bayview Avenue will be permitted for the Institutional use of the lands. Access to the subject lands shall be provided from Stone Road, in a Town approved location. Attention will be given to all forms of transportation access and to the provision of safe and convenient pedestrian and vehicular access to the subject lands. 4.6 The subject lands are serviced by all utilities and the YRT transit system. 4. 7 Appropriate aesthetics will be incorporated into the design of the building through the site plan approval process. Parking, setbacks, landscaping and buffering, lighting and signage can be considered in the design of the site to satisfy and meet the needs.of area residents and objectives of the municipality. -3- PART 2-THE AMENDMENT 1.0 INTRODUCTION All of this part of the document entitled Part 2-The Amendment, consisting of the following text and attached map, designated Schedule "A" (Detailed Land Use Plan), constitutes Amendment No. 62 to the Official Plan for the Town of Aurora. 2.0 DETAILS OF THE AMENDMENT The Official Plan of the Town of Aurora is hereby amended as follows: Item (1) Section 3.2.1-Convenience Commercial Centre of the North Bayview Residential Neighbourhood (Cat-Tail) Secondary Plan Area (OPA 61) is hereby amended by adding subsection 3.2.1.1 to the end of that Section as follows: 3.2.1.1 Site Specific Policies (Official Plan Amendment 62) in addition to the provisions of Section 3.2.1 of the North Bayview Residential Neighbourhood Secondary Plan -Official Plan Amendment No. 61, the following additional policies apply to the property designated "Convenience Commercial Centre", described as Part of Lot 80, Concession 1, and shown on Schedule "A" attached hereto: a) The lands may be developed for a Montessori type school or similar private or commercial type school and related accessory uses. b) Council shall require high standards in design, implemented through the site plan approval process, which ensure that the design of the institutional building(s) encourages both safe vehicular and pedestrian access to the site, and that the design of the building(s) and roof treatment are compatible with the surrounding land uses. A controlling architect may be retained by the Town to review the site plan application and the cost of such shall be borne by the applicant. c) A high standard of sign age, lighting, street furniture and other appurtenances shall be required. d) The design shall ensure that parking areas are landscaped, and -4- screened around the edges to be visually attractive. e) Access to the site for a Montessori School and related uses shall only be from Stone Road. Access for any other use of the site shall be subject to review and approval from the Region of York. f) To ensure the implementation of the above urban design measures, Council may enact site specific zoning standards which establish appropriate setbacks to ensure building envelopes are well defined and developed as intended. g) Unless precluded, altered, or exempted by any policies contained herein, all of the relevant policies of the Official Plan shall apply to the development contemplated by Schedule "A" attached hereto" . .. 3.0 IMPLEMENTATION AND INTERPRETATION 3.1 The implementation and interpretation of this Amendment shall be in accordance with the respective policies of the Aurora Official Plan, Zoning By-law, and any Site Plan Agreement. -5- EXPLANATORY NOTE Re: Official Plan Amendment No. 62 Official Plan Amendment No. 62 has the following purpose and effect: To amend the Town of Aurora Official Plan, as amended, to establish site specific policies applicable to the subject lands being Part Lot 80, Concession 1 E.Y.S., to permit the development of a Montessori type school or similar private or commercial type school and other related accessory uses. Specific policies have been included in the amendment to regulate such matters as parking, access, landscaping and urban design standards. The Official Plan policies shall be implemented by way of a site specific zoning by-law. OPA62 SCHEDULE 'A' LAND USE PLAN IV ~ 0 25 Metres Legend l.-_1 SUBJECT LANDS D Lot line OPA20 ~ Urban Residential 50 e-.,___. Collector Road Connections OPA61 I<X""X'X UR Convenience lA.A.l Commercial Centre ~ UR Linear & Other ~Open Space ~ UR Medium Density ~ , .... /' <::: Au'Q9RA OPA No. 62 Map created by the Town of Aurora Planning Department, March 1st, 2006. Base data provided by York Region.