THIRTIETH Meeting - Regular Session
The Town of Oakville Council
met in regular session to consider planning matters on this 26th day
of October, 2020 in the Council Chamber of the Oakville Municipal Building,
1225 Trafalgar Road, commencing at 6:30 p.m.
Present (in person): Mayor - Rob Burton
Present (via Videoconference):
Councillors - Tom Adams
- Ray
Chisholm
- Cathy
Duddeck
- Allan
Elgar
- Dave
Gittings
- Marc
Grant
- Janet
Haslett-Theall
- Jeff
Knoll
- Natalia
Lishchyna
- Peter
Longo
- Sean
O’Meara (Arrived at 6:31 p.m.)
- Pavan
Parmar (Left at 8:12 p.m.)
- Beth
Robertson (Arrived at 6:35 p.m.)
- Jasvinder
Sandhu
Staff (in
person): - J. Clohecy, Chief Administrative Officer
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J. Barry, Acting Commissioner of Community Development
- M.
Simeoni, Director of Planning Services
- D. St.
George, Director of Economic Development and Strategic
Initiatives
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J. Stephen, Director of Engineering and Construction
- S.
Schappert, Heritage Planner
- K.
Patrick, Acting Town Clerk
- J.
Marcovecchio, Council and Committee Coordinator
Staff (via Videoconference):
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D. Carr, Town Solicitor
- G.
Charles, Senior Manager of Current Planning and Urban Design
- H. Hecht,
Manager of Current Planning – East District
- M.
Maguire, Manager of Transportation Strategy
- T.
Collingwood, Senior Planner, Current Planning – East District
- L. Musson,
Senior Planner, Current Planning – East District
This meeting was held in compliance with
the electronic participation provisions of the Municipal Emergency Act, 2020
and the Town of Oakville Procedure By-law 2020-011, as amended.
Declarations of Pecuniary Interest
No declarations of pecuniary interest were declared.
Committee of the Whole
Moved by
Councillor Duddeck Seconded by Councillor Lishchyna
That this
meeting proceed into a Committee of the Whole session.
CARRIED
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Moved by Councillor Parmar
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That the report dated October 21, 2020
from the Planning Department and Engineering & Construction Department,
entitled “407 Transitway – Project Update”, be received.
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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.
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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 higher
density residential, employment and retail land uses; and
WHEREAS the removal of the Neyagawa
Boulevard Station will result in an 8 km gap in the transitway, which will
affect the viability of connecting transit services offered by Metrolinx,
The Town of Oakville, and The Town of Milton;
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED,
THAT the Town of Oakville calls upon
the Ministry of Transportation to
re-evaluate their decision to not have a 407 Transitway station at Neyagawa
Boulevard;
AND THAT this resolution be forwarded
to the Premier of Ontario Doug Ford, Minister of Transportation Caroline
Mulroney; local and Regional MPPs, the Mayors of Halton Region, and be made
publicly available.
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That a copy of this resolution be
provided to the Honourable Minister of Transportation, Halton Members of
Provincial Parliament, and the Clerks for Halton Region, and the Town of
Milton.
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CARRIED
For the purposes of Planning Act requirements,
the following person(s) made an oral submission:
- Carolyn McMinn, President, Trafalgar-Chartwell Residents Association
(TCRA) and on behalf of Oakville Lakeside Residents Association (OLRA), opposed
to the zoning by-law amendment. Concerns regarding the size of the mechanical
building, height, shadowing on surrounding properties and adequate sunlight for
residences during the fall and winter, accuracy of the traffic study, entrance/exit
to the new mixed use building, parking, traffic volume and flow, front and
flanking yard setbacks, crowded corners at the intersection, precedent for future
development in the area, and maintaining attractive streetscapes with adequate
space for pedestrians, outdoor patios, bike racks, and entrances to the
residences, offices and businesses operating in the mixed use building; and filed
submissions.
- Terrance Glover, Urban in Mind, Professional Urban Planning, Land
Development
& CPTED Consultants, on behalf of the applicant, provided information and
responded to questions regarding building height, design, traffic study, shadow
study, road widening, zoning amendment, and parking; advising that they are
open to discussing traffic with staff, looking at electric vehicle charging
stations, and the impact on heritage properties has been examined; and filed a
submission.
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Moved by Councillor Gittings
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That the public meeting report prepared
by the Planning Services Department dated October 14, 2020, be received.
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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.
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That analysis of the following matters of
interest to Council be included as part of the recommendation report:
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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?
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CARRIED
For the purposes of Planning Act requirements,
the following person(s) made an oral submission:
- Constance Ratelle, Korsiak Urban Planning, on behalf of the applicant,
available for questions, advising that she would continue to work with staff to
address concerns, particularly the feasibility of the connection and issues raised
at the public meeting this evening.
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Moved by Councillor Lishchyna
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That the public meeting report,
prepared by the Planning Services Department dated October 14, 2020, be
received.
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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.
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That analysis of the following matters of
interest to Council be included as part of the recommendation report:
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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.
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CARRIED
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Moved by Councillor Grant
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That the Cultural Heritage Evaluation
Report, attached as Appendix A to the report dated October 21, 2020, from
Planning Services, be endorsed.
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That Knox Presbyterian Church Sixteen
and Cemetery be recognized as a significant cultural heritage landscape and
move into Phase Three: Implementation of Protection Measures.
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CARRIED
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Moved by Councillor Gittings
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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:
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- 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 of the regulation “After
the demolition or removal of a building, structure or heritage attribute
on the property is complete, the council of the municipality shall, in
consultation with the municipal heritage committee established under
section 28 of the Act, if one has been established, make one of the
following determinations..” is provided to exclude non-heritage
buildings or structures from this requirement’; and,
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That the Town Clerk forward a link to the
report titled “Proposed Regulation under the Ontario Heritage Act (Bill
108)”, dated October 21, 2020, along with the Council resolution, to Halton’s
Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs), Halton Region, the City of
Burlington, the Town of Halton Hills, the Town of Milton, Conservation
Halton, Credit Valley Conservation, the Grand River Conservation Authority
and the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) for information.
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CARRIED
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Moved by Councillor Haslett-Theall
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That the Commercial Recovery
Initiative, as approved by Council on
May 25, 2020, be extended to December 31, 2021; and
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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.
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CARRIED
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Moved by Councillor Duddeck
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That the minutes of the Heritage Oakville
Advisory Committee meeting of October 13, 2020, be received.
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CARRIED
Moved by Councillor Sandhu
That this committee rise and
report.
CARRIED
The Mayor arose and reported that the Committee of the
Whole has met and has made recommendations on Consent Item 1, Public Hearing
Items 2 and 3, Discussion Items 4, 5, and 6, and Advisory Committee Minutes
Item 7, as noted by the Clerk.
Moved by Councillor Chisholm Seconded
by Councillor Elgar
That the report and
recommendations of the Committee of the Whole be approved.
CARRIED
Moved by Councillor Lishchyna Seconded
by Councillor Longo
CARRIED
The
Mayor adjourned the meeting at 8:56 p.m.
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KATHY PATRICK
ACTING
TOWN CLERK