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BYLAW - Adopt OPA 71 - 20100126 - 520510THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF AURORA By-law Number 5205-10 BEING A BY-LAW to adopt Official Plan Amendment No. 71 WHEREAS subsection 21(1) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.P.13, as amended (the "Act'), provides that the council of a municipality that is within a planning area may initiate an amendment to any official plan that applies to the municipality, and that section 17 of the Act shall apply to any such amendment; AND WHEREAS subsection 17(22) of the Act provides that the council of a municipality may by by-law adopt all or part of the official plan and submit it for approval; AND WHEREAS the Council of The Corporation of the Town of Aurora deems it necessary and expedient to adopt Official Plan Amendment No. 71; AND WHEREAS Official Plan Amendment No. 71 is exempted from approval by The Regional Municipality of York in accordance with Regional Official Plan Amendment #9, as approved by By-law A-265-1000-0.71; NOW THEREFORE THE COUNCIL OF THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF AURORA HEREBY ENACTS AS FOLLOWS:.. 1. THAT Official Plan Amendment No. 71 attached, hereto and forming part of this By-law, be and is hereby adopted. 2. THAT the provisions of this By-law shall come into force and take effect upon third reading subject to compliance with the provisions of the Act. READ A FIRST AND SECOND TIME THIS 26TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2010. READ A THIRD TIME AND FINALLY PASSED THIS 26T" DAY OF JANUARY, 2010. PHYLLIS M. MORRIS, MAYOR JOHN / AGH; TOWN Approved as to Form By Le Services Swnatme; �- SaC �e Date., EXPLANATORY NOTE Re: Official Plan Amendment No. 71 The purpose of this Amendment is to establish site -specific policies to permit the use of the lands for commercial/ office uses. The Amendment contains polices in which the lands may be used for all the permitted uses in the "Community Commercial' designated lands of the Bayview Northeast Secondary Plan. It also requires that the development be consistent with the Environmental Impact Study (EIS) prepared by North South Environmental for the subject lands. Furthermore, the Amendment requires that the buildings shall have a standard of.design consistent with the Urban Design Guidelines prepared for the Wellington Street East Corridor. AMENDMENT NO. 71 TO THE OFFICIAL PLAN FOR THE TOWN OF AURORA AMENDMENT NO. 71 TO THE OFFICIAL PLAN FOR THE TOWN OF AURORA The Amendment No. 71 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 Section 17 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, G. P. 13, as amended. Date: �cssn 2l� 2 e 1� Phyllis M. Morris, Mayor John/CS Lkach, Town Clerk AMENDMENT NO. 71 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 19-1 WAVER01:111l, I,W21f NO,W4Arm 1 Introduction 2 Details of the Amendment 3 Implementation and Interpretation PART I -THE PREAMBLE 1. INTRODUCTION This part of the Official Plan Amendment No. 71 (hereinafter the "Amendment") entitled Part l - 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. PURPOSE OF THE AMENDMENT The purpose of this Amendment is to change the land use designation on the subject lands shown on Schedule "A",attached hereto and forming part of this Amendment from "Linear And Other Open Space", "Community Commercial" and "Institutional -Site Specific Policy Area 3.4.2.c." to "Community Commercial -Site Specific Policy Area 3.4.31 to allow for commercial / office uses on the subject lands. 3. LOCATION The subject lands affected by this Amendment are located within the Town of Aurora, and are described as 15286 Leslie Street and 15306 Leslie Street. 4. BASIS OF THE AMENDMENT Council has enacted this Amendment in response to the following: 4.1 An application has been initiated by the Town of Aurora to redesignate the subject lands from "Linear and Other Open Space", "Community Commercial" and "Institutional -Site Specific Policy Area 3.4.2.c." to "Community Commercial -Site Specific Policy Area 3.4.3.f' to allow for the development of the subject lands for commercial / office uses. 4.2 Part of the subject lands are designated "Institutional -Site Specific Policy Area 3.4.2.c." by Official Plan Amendment No. 49 which established site specific policies to allow for the development of the Town's new fire hall and the Stronach Aurora Recreational Centre. This designation also permits commercial/office uses. A site specific redesignation to "Community Commercial -Site Specific Policy Area 3.4.31 is being sought in order to remove the institutional policies which are no longer necessary as these lands have been declared surplus. 4.3 The proposed development facilitates the assembly of individual properties into one comprehensive land development. 4.4 An Environmental Impact Study (EIS) was prepared by North South Environmental dated October 2009. The EIS establishes the developable area of the subject lands; it also contains a recommended buffer area, mitigation measures including replacement plantings and recommended plantings in the buffer area. PART II - THE AMENDMENT 1. INTRODUCTION All of this part of the document entitled Part II - The Amendment, consisting of the following text, Schedule "A" (Land Use Plan), and Schedule "H" (Site Specific Policy Areas), constitutes Amendment No. 71 to the Official Plan for the Town of Aurora. 2. DETAILS OF THE AMENDMENT The Official Plan of the Town of Aurora is hereby amended as follows: Item (1): Schedule "A" - Land Use Plan, being part of Official Plan Amendment No. 30, is hereby amended by changing the land use designation from "Linear and Other Open Space", "Community Commercial" and "Institutional -Site Specific Policy Area 3.4.2.c." to "Community Commercial -Site Specific Policy Area 3.4.3.f' as shown on Schedule °A" attached hereto and forming part of this Amendment. Item (2): That Schedule "H" - Site Specific Policy Areas, attached hereto and forming part of this Amendment, is hereby amended by adding section "3.4.3.f' The following policies apply to the lands designated as "Community Commercial - Specific Policy Area 3.4.3.f," on , as shown on Schedules "A" and "H", attached hereto and forming part of this plan. Site Specific Policy 3.1.3.f i) The lands may be used for all uses permitted in the "Community Commercial" designation of the Bayview Northeast Secondary Plan (Official Plan Amendment No. 30), Section 3.4.3. ii) The development of the lands shall be consistent with the Environmental Impact Study (EIS) prepared by North South Environmental dated October 2009. The EIS specifically requires that any proposed development shall maintain a 15 metre buffer area along the western property line. Any new development shall also be consistent with the recommended mitigation measures specifically including replacement planting requirements and recommended plantings in the buffer area. iii) Buildings shall have a standard of design consistent with the Urban Design Guidelines prepared for the Wellington Street East Corridor (Area 2B) by Brook Mcllroy Inc., dated November 2002. In order to accomplish this objective, the fagade of buildings should provide a high standard of design, detail and variety of materials. Wall facing material should be combined to create front building facades with a distinct, well-balanced street presence. iv) Except where in conflict with the policies contained herein, development proposals shall be consistent with the policies of the Bayview Northeast Secondary Plan (Official Plan Amendment No. 30). 3. IMPLEMENTATION AND INTERPRETATION The implementation and interpretation of this Amendment shall be in accordance with the respective policies of the Aurora Official Plan, Zoning By-law and Site Plan Agreements. 'E lei .uj 1002 WE 1 WINE f 5 ,.��•�� ��,• WA N / ■■■ ■■■■■■■ . /� ••• • ..• ieii ■iii� i•••iiMi•O`•••� ■■■■ ■■■�� ���i,�•,�O,S,O� ■■■■ - ■■■■■■■■■c ..� TOWN OF AURG SCHEDULE "H" - SITE SPECIFIC PI MAP LEGEND Muniupal Boundary — Majwsa is Site spe Oak Rld,.s Maurine—Minor$a PoilWA. 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