The Oakville Record

Planning and Development Council

October 26, 2020

What was decided (11 motions)

11 carried, 0 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.

That this meeting proceed into a Committee of the Whole session.
Moved by Councillor Duddeck, seconded by Councillor Lishchyna
Carried
That the report dated October 21, 2020 from the Planning Department and Engineering & Construction Department, entitled “407 Transitway – Project Update”, be received. 2. That the Ministry of Transportation be requested to preserve the Neyagawa Station as part of the 407 Transitway alignment; and that the Ministry of Transportation ensure that the 407 alignment avoid any adverse effects to Oakville properties identified as being a significant cultural heritage resource, in accordance with the Provincial Policy Statement. 3. WHEREAS the 407 Transitway will help ease congestion in the GTHA area and promote the use of public transportation; WHEREAS the 407 Transitway will be a two-lane, fully grade separated transit facility running parallel to the Highway 407 corridor; WHEREAS the 407 Transitway in its entirety will run over 150 km from Brant Street in Burlington to Enfield Road in Durham Region; WHEREAS the 407 Transitway will facilitate Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) and can be converted to Light Rail Transit (LRT) in the future; WHEREAS the Town of Oakville, Halton Region, North Oakville Community Builders Inc. and the Building Industry and Land Development Association are in support of a transit station at Neyagawa Road; WHEREAS the decision to not have a station at Neyagawa does not take into account the long-term strategy of the area and goes against Halton’s Mobility Strategy; WHEREAS The Town’s Official Plan designates the area around the future Neyagawa Station for a mix of h
Moved by Councillor Parmar 1
Carried
That the public meeting report prepared by the Planning Services Department dated October 14, 2020, be received. 2. That comments from the public with respect to the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment submitted by Randall Oakville Developments Ltd., and Church Oakville Developments Ltd. (File No.: Z.1614.74) be received. 3. That analysis of the following matters of interest to Council be included as part of the recommendation report: a) How many more residents or units can be accommodated in the downtown based on OPA 20? b) Report back on the height of the proposed building. c) Consider an appropriate parking standard for the non-residential uses and residential uses. d) Report back on the proposed sidewalk widths and adequacy of this sidewalk in this location. e) Report back on whether or not a 0 metre setback has been approved elsewhere in the downtown. f) What will the cost be to the town with respect to road improvements as a result of this proposal? g) Report back on precedent issues that are represented by this proposal. h) Will electric vehicle charging stations be part of this development?
Moved by Councillor Gittings 1
Carried
That the public meeting report, prepared by the Planning Services Department dated October 14, 2020, be received. 2. That comments from the public with respect to the Zoning By-law Amendment and Draft Plan of Subdivision by Mattamy (Joshua Creek) Limited – Phase 4, (File No.: 24T-20006/1307 and Z.1307.06) be received. 3. That analysis of the following matters of interest to Council be included as part of the recommendation report: a) Review the appropriateness of the transition to the lands to the south being the Dundas Urban Core block. b) Report back on the proposed densities in the recommendation report.
Moved by Councillor Lishchyna 1
Carried
That the Cultural Heritage Evaluation Report, attached as Appendix A to the report dated October 21, 2020, from Planning Services, be endorsed. 2. That Knox Presbyterian Church Sixteen and Cemetery be recognized as a significant cultural heritage landscape and move into Phase Three: Implementation of Protection Measures.
Moved by Councillor Grant 1
Carried
That the report titled “Proposed Regulation under the Ontario Heritage Act (Bill 108),” dated October 14, 2020, be endorsed and submitted to the Province, along with the following Council resolution(s), as the Town of Oakville’s comments to the Environmental Registry: That the proclamation deadline be pushed to July 1, 2021 to allow municipalities more time to prepare, especially in consideration of the COVID-19 pandemic and the postponed release of the revised Ontario Heritage Tool Kit; That the language “ Significant built heritage resources and significant cultural heritage landscapes shall be conserved ” from the Provincial Policy Statement (2020) be adopted as a principle for the Ontario Heritage Act ; That the definition of ‘adaptive reuse’ be revised from “ the alteration of a property of cultural heritage value or interest to fit new uses or circumstances while retaining the heritage attributes of the property ” to “ the alteration of a property of cultural heritage value or interest to fit new uses or circumstances while retaining the cultural heritage value or interest and the heritage attributes of the property ”; That the 90 day timeline to issue a Notice of Intention to Designate be increased, or that an additional exemption be included that provides municipalities more time to address requirements for peer review; That the requirements for complete application also be applied to properties designated under Part V of the Ontario Heritage Act ; That clarification
Moved by Councillor Gittings 1
Carried
That the Commercial Recovery Initiative, as approved by Council on May 25, 2020, be extended to December 31, 2021; and 2. That the Commissioner of Community Development and the Director of Economic Development and Strategic Initiatives be authorized to determine the dates for the 2021 Patio Program prior to the expiry of the program in 2020.
Moved by Councillor Haslett-Theall 1
Carried
That the minutes of the Heritage Oakville Advisory Committee meeting of October 13, 2020, be received.
Moved by Councillor Duddeck
Carried
That this committee rise and report.
Moved by Councillor Sandhu
Carried
That the report and recommendations of the Committee of the Whole be approved.
Moved by Councillor Chisholm, seconded by Councillor Elgar
Carried
That the following by-law(s) be passed: 2020-124 A by-law to confirm the proceedings of a meeting of Council.
Moved by Councillor Lishchyna, seconded by Councillor Longo
Carried

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