Public Notices - April 21, 2022

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION MEETING PROCESS

Anyone wishing to speak at a Public Participation Meeting can do so virtually using Zoom online or phone, or by attending in person. City Hall is currently open to the public for public participation meetings. If you wish to attend in person to speak to a matter that is on an agenda you are encouraged to pre-register by email or phone; however should you wish to attend virtually, pre-registration is required.  To pre-register, please email PPMClerks@london.ca or call 519-661-2489, ext. 7100. 

Please note that some Elected Officials may attend the meetings virtually.

¹ Notice of Collection of Personal Information – personal information is collected under the authority of the Municipal Act, 2001 and will be used by Members of Council and City of London staff in their consideration of this matter. Questions about this collection should be addressed to Manager, Records and Information Services, 3rd floor, City Hall, 300 Dufferin Ave., London, ON N6A 4L9. Tel: 519-661-2489, ext. 5590, email: eskalski@london.ca

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING

The Planning and Environment Committee will consider the following matters at a Public Participation Meeting to be held Monday, May 9, 2022.  During the COVID-19 emergency, Standing Committee and Council Meetings are virtual meetings hosted in City Hall, Council Chambers. Participation of some Council Members and staff will be virtual.  Meetings can be viewed via live-streaming on YouTube and the City website.  There is additional information on the City of London website www.london.ca about Public Participation Meetings, during the Covid-19 emergency. Information regarding the matter being considered at the Public Participation Meeting will be posted on the City of London website at www.london.ca on Wednesday, May 4, 2022.  Written submissions regarding this matter to be included on the Planning and Environment Committee Added Agenda are to be submitted no later than 9:00 AM on Friday, May 5, 2022 either delivered or mailed to the City Clerk’s Office, Room 308, 300 Dufferin Avenue, P.O. Box 5035, London, ON N6A 4L9 or by email to pec@london.ca.  Those who wish to attend in person should pre-register by contacting PPMClerks@london.ca or 519-661-2489 ext. 7100.

Items not to be heard before 4:00 p.m.

3103 Petty Road and 3047 White Oak Road; located on the west side of White Road and east of Petty Road; approximately 0.3169 hectares – The purpose and effect of this application is to approve a Draft Plan of Vacant Land Condominium consisting of 33 residential units.  Consideration of a proposed draft plan consisting of 33 multiple-attached dwelling units and a common element for private access driveway and services to be registered as one Condominium Corporation. Application has also been made for approval for Site Plan Approval, file SPA22-001. File: 39CD-22501 Planner: S. Meksula ext. 5349

3557 Colonel Talbot Road; located on the west side of Colonel Talbot Road; approximately 0.52 hectares – The purpose and effect of this application is to approve a Draft Plan of Vacant Land Condominium consisting of 21 residential units with a private access driveway, private internal services, and a common element to be registered as one Condominium Corporation. File: 39CD-21519 Planner: S. Meksula ext. 5349

1345 Cranbrook Road and 1005 Longworth Road (Blocks 28 & 29 Plan 33M-657); located west and north of the intersection of Cranbrook Road and Longworth Road – The purpose and effect of this application to change the zoning from an Urban Reserve UR2 Zone which permits a range of uses such as existing dwellings, agricultural uses (except for mushroom farms, commercial greenhouses, livestock facilities, and manure storage facilities), conservation lands, and passive recreation uses on lots having a minimum lot area of 6 hectares or as existing on the date of passage of the by-law, whichever is less, and minimum lot frontage of 40 metres or as existing on the date of passage of the by-law, whichever is less, to a Residential R1 (R1-8) Zone which permits single detached dwellings on lots having a minimum lot area of 600 square metres and minimum lot frontage of 15 metres. The purpose and effect of this zone change is to facilitate the creation of eight (8) single detached dwelling lots fronting Cranbrook Road and Longworth Road. File: Z-9487 - Planner: L. Mottram ext.4866

346, 370, and 392 South Street and 351, 373, and 385 Hill Street; located on the west side of Colborne Street, north of South Street; approximately 1.89 hectares – The purpose and effect of this application is to approve a Draft Plan of Vacant Land Condominium consisting of 6 units, and each unit contains one (1) low rise or one (1) mid-rise residential apartment building and underground parking facilities.  Consideration of a proposed draft plan consisting of 6 units containing one (1) apartment building and common elements to be registered as one Condominium Corporation.  Common elements include driveways, above-ground shared parking areas, and at-grade outdoor amenity areas.  A public meeting will be held no sooner than May 9, 2022, and will not be heard before 4:00 p.m.  *For the lands under consideration, the following applications have also been submitted:  Site Plan Approval – Application File No. SPA21-081; Removal of Holding Provisions – H-9462; Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments – Application File No. OZ-9418 and Z-9224. File: 39CD-21522 Planner: A. Curtis x.4497  

Items not to be heard before 4:30 p.m.

1140 Fanshawe Park Road West – The purpose and effect of this application is to consider a proposed Revised Draft Plan of Subdivision, Official Plan Amendments and Zoning By-law Amendments to allow for a residential subdivision consisting of low-density residential uses, medium-density residential uses, neighbourhood facility uses and open space uses serviced by five (5) new streets. Revised Draft Plan of Subdivision – Consideration of a Revised Draft Plan of Subdivision consisting of 18 low-density residential blocks, six (6) medium-density residential blocks, two (2) school blocks and three (3) open space blocks, including one (1) open space block for the compensation and relocation of an existing Provincially Significant Wetland and five (5) internal streets. Official Plan Amendment – Consideration of possible amendments to the 1989 Official Plan, including amendments to Schedule ‘A’ – Land Use Map to redesignate lands from “Low Density Residential” to “Multi-Family, Medium Density Residential” and from “Low Density Residential” to “Open Space”. Consideration of possible amendments to The London Plan, including amendments to Map 1 to redesignate a portion of lands from the “Open Space Place Type” to the “Neighbourhoods Place Type” surrounding the identified Provincially Significant Wetland” and to redesignate a portion of lands from the “Neighbourhoods Place Type” to the “Open Space Place Type”. Zoning By-law Amendment – Consideration of an amendment to the Z.-1 Zoning By-law to change the zoning from a holding Urban Reserve (h-2*UR3) Zone, Urban Reserve (UR3) Zone and Open Space (OS5) Zone to a Bonus Residential R8 Special Provision (B-_*R8-4(_)) Zone for Blocks 20, Part Block 19, Blocks 22-24; Residential R5 (R5-7) Zone for Blocks 21, 25 and 26, permitting cluster townhouse dwellings and/or cluster stacked townhouse dwellings; Residential R1 Special Provision (R1-3(_)) Zone for Block 1, permitted single detached dwellings with possible special provision for reduced setbacks to a gas pipeline; Residential R1 (R1-2) Zone for Blocks 2-7, 9-16 and Block 31, permitting single detached dwellings; Residential R1 (R1-3) Zone for Block 8, 17, 18, 32 and 33, permitting single detached dwellings; Neighbourhood Facility (NF) Zone for Blocks 25-26, permitting Places of Worship, elementary schools and/or day care centres; and an Open Space (OS5) Zone for Blocks 28, 29 and Part Block 19 permitting conservation lands, conservation works, passive recreation uses which include hiking trails and multi-use pathways and/or managed woodlots and provide for future parkland/open space corridors . The proposed Bonus Residential R8 Special Provision (B-_*R8-4(_)) Zone have proposed bonus zoning to provide for affordable housing in exchange for increased height and density with an increase in density of up to 100 units per hectare and permits apartment buildings; handicapped person’s apartment buildings; lodging house class 2; stacked townhousing; senior citizen apartment buildings; emergency care establishments; and/or continuum-of-care facilities. The City may also consider additional special provisions, different zone variations and the use of holding provisions. File: 39T-07502/OZ-9473  Planner: M. Vivian x 7547

Items not to be heard before 5:00 p.m.

O-8978 – Victoria Park Secondary Plan – The City of London has prepared a Secondary Plan for lands generally defined as properties fronting onto Clarence Street, Central Avenue, Wellington Street, and Dufferin Avenue, around Victoria Park. The purpose of this Secondary Plan is to establish a policy framework to guide the future development of the lands surrounding Victoria Park that is more detailed than the policies in the 1989 Official Plan and The London Plan. The Secondary Plan will provide a framework for the evaluation of future development applications on these properties. Possible amendments to Sections 20.2 and 20.3 and Schedule D of the 1989 Official Plan and Policy 1565 and Map 7 of The London Plan to add the Victoria Park Secondary Plan as a new Secondary Plan. Modifications may also be required to Policy 3.5.4 in the 1989 Official Plan and Policies 1033-1038 in The London Plan, which provide specific guidance for the Woodfield Neighbourhood. The Secondary Plan has been prepared based on feedback received from the Draft Secondary Plan and will be presented to the Planning and Environment Committee for consideration and adoption at the time and place noted above. More information: www.getinvolved.london.ca/victoriapark File: O-8978. Planner: I. de Ceuster ext.3835

NOTICE OF REVISED APPLICATION

The following applications were received and advertised on a previous date in The Londoner and have since been REVISED.  The Planning and Environment Committee will be considering these applications at a future public meeting, the date and time of which will be published in the Londoner.  If you have any questions or would like to provide comment, please see “Providing Comment” below.

723 Lorne Avenue and 25 Queens Place – The purpose and effect of this application would be the creation of a residential subdivision on the remaining undeveloped portion of the former Lorne Avenue Public School site. The applicant has submitted a revised Draft Plan of Subdivision (39T-21504). The original Notice of Application was published in the Londoner on September 16, 2021. Consideration will be given to the Draft Plan of Subdivision which consists of twelve (12) lots for single detached dwellings in accordance with the existing approved zoning and an extension of Queens Place north to Lorne Avenue. The application was revised to maintain exiting easements in favour of adjacent properties, and based on the recommendations of a Transportation Impact Study regarding the design and function of Queens Place extension. File: 39T-21504 Planner: A.Curtis ext.4497

NOTICE OF APPLICATION

The following applications have been received by the City of London.  The Planning and Environment Committee will be considering these applications at a future public meeting, the date and time of which will be published in the Londoner.  If you have any questions or would like to provide comment, please see “Providing Comment” below.

18 Elm Street – The purpose and effect of this Official Plan and zoning change is to permit a 4-storey mixed use apartment building with 42 units, 1300 sq. m of non-residential community uses on the ground floor including a day care.  A bonus zone with permission for 100 units per hectare of density in exchange for a specialized affordable housing approach including supports through a bonus zone is proposed as is the establishment of the northern portion of the site as a public park through an Open Space zone. Possible amendment to the Official Plan from Low Density Residential to Medium Density Multi-Family Residential. Possible amendments to the London Plan and The Official Plan to provide site specific provision to allow for the development. Possible change to Zoning By-law Z.-1 FROM an Neighbourhood Facility (NF1) TO a Residential R8 special provision ● Bonus (R8-4(_)●B(_)) Zone and an Open Space special provision (OS1(_)) Zone File:OZ-9496 Planner: L. Maitland ext.1517

6092 Pack Road – The purpose and effect of this zoning change is to permit a cluster townhouse development which will include: the retention of the existing 20th-Century Farmhouse as a single detached unit; five (5) 2.5-storey townhouses totalling 33 dwelling units; a 3.5-storey back-to-back townhouse building containing 6 dwelling units and a maximum density of 41 units per hectare. Possible change to Zoning By-law Z.-1 FROM an Urban Reserve (UR3) Zone TO a Residential R6 Special Provision (R6-5(*)) Zone. Special provisions are requested to permit: a reduced interior side yard of 2 metres for both sides of the 10 Unit Townhouse instead of 6 metres; reduced western interior side yard of 3 metres for the 3 Unit Townhouse instead of 6 metres; reduced eastern interior side yard of 3 metres for the 4 Unit Townhouse instead of 6 metres; reduced western interior side yard of 3 metres for the 6 Unit Townhouse instead of 6 metres; and a maximum density of 41 units per hectare whereas a maximum of 35 units per hectare is permitted. The City may also consider additional special provisions. File: Z-9493 Planner: S. Filson 4847

PROVIDING COMMENT

Your comments on these matters are important.  You may comment by phone, mail or emailing the planner assigned to the file you are interested in.  Mail should be directed to: The City of London, Planning and Development, P.O. Box 5035, 300 Dufferin Ave., London, ON, N6A 4L9.

Please note: Personal information collected and recorded at the Public Participation Meeting, or through written submissions on this subject, is collected under the authority of the Municipal Act, 2001, as amended, and the Planning Act, 1990 R.S.O. 1990, c.P.13 and will be used by Members of Council and City of London staff in their consideration of this matter. The written submissions, including names and contact information and the associated reports arising from the public participation process, will be made available to the public, including publishing on the City's website. Video recordings of the Public Participation Meeting may also be posted to the City of London's website.  Questions about this collection should be referred to Evelina Skalski, Manager, Records and Information Services 519-661-CITY(2489) ext. 5590.

If a person or public body would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of the Corporation of the City of London or of the Approval Authority to the Ontario Land Tribunal but the person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the City of London before the application is adopted or approved, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision.
If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the City of London before the proposed amendment is adopted or approved, the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Ontario Land Tribunal unless, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Opportunities to view any file materials in-person can be arranged through the file Planner. For more information about these matters, including information about appeal rights, contact Planning and Development  at developmentservices@london.ca and/or (519) 930-3500. *Please ensure you reference the File Number or address in all communications.

MINOR VARIANCES

The Committee of Adjustment for the City of London will meet on Thursday May 19, 2022, commencing at 1:30 p.m., for the purpose of hearing the following applications for Minor Variance to Zoning By-law Z.-1. Due to the COVID-19 emergency in the Province of Ontario, public hearings before the committee will be held virtually. Those who wish to attend the public hearing, or to provide written submissions regarding the matter should contact CoAregister@london.ca / CofAsubmit@london.ca Secretary - Treasurer, London Committee of Adjustment at 519-930-3500 by 4:30 p.m. the day before the committee meeting. Additional information regarding the matter being considered by the committee is available to the public for inspection by contacting the Secretary-Treasurer, London Committee of Adjustment

1:30 p.m. – A.051/22 - 825 Oxford Street East, CON 1 PT LOT 11 RP 33R13499 PART 4 AND RP 33R14917 PART1, South of Oxford Street East, north of McMahen Street. To construct two retail buildings. To permit a minimum front yard setback of 4.5 metres whereas a minimum front yard setback of 10.0 metres is required. To permit 571 parking stalls for all uses on site whereas 699 parking stalls is the minimum required.

1:30 p.m. – A.049/22 - 129 Wharncliffe Road North, PLAN 94 LOT 2, west side of Wharncliffe Road North and north of Moir Street. To build an addition.  To permit a 94m² addition of leasable floor (78.7% increase) to a converted dwelling, whereas significant alterations to the exterior of the building are limited to non-leasable floor such as fire escapes, stairwells and entrances to a maximum of 10 percent (10%) of the dwelling or 30.0square metres, whichever is the lesser.

1:30 p.m. – A.050/22 - 335 Wharncliffe Road North, P 5(W) PT LOT 3 N BEAUFORT ST N PT WHARNCLIFFE RD CLOSED RP 33R4314 PT PART 1, east side of Wharncliffe Road North and north of Beaufort Street. To convert a use. Permission to change from one non-conforming use (Medical/Dental Office) to another non-conforming use (Office).

1:30 p.m. – A.052/22 - 591 Jamaica Court, PLAN 979 LOT 17, North side of Jamaica Court. To construct an accessory structure- garage. To permit an accessory structure with a height of 7.0 metres, whereas 6.0 metres is the maximum permitted. To permit an accessory structure with a west interior side yard setback of 2.0 metres, whereas 3.6 metres is the minimum required. To permit an accessory structure with a rear yard setback of 2.0 metres, whereas 3.6 metres is the minimum required.

1:30 p.m. – A.053/22 - 430 Grand View Avenue, PLAN 982 LOT 42, east side of Grand View Avenue. To permit an accessory structure (pool cabana). To permit an interior side yard setback of 0.3m, whereas a minimum 0.6m is required.

1:30 p.m. – A.054/22 - 180 Simcoe Street, PLAN NIL LOT 9 NW SIMCOE ST RP 33R18593 PARTS 4 AND 5. To redevelop an emergency medical services (EMS) station. To permit a 1.2 m Rear Yard whereas a minimum of 3.6 m is permitted (Z.-1 Table 18.3.9). To permit a 0.3 m west Interior Side Yard whereas a minimum of 3.6 m is permitted (Z.-1 Table 18.3.9). To permit a 14.7% Landscaped Open Space whereas a minimum of 30% is permitted (Z.-1 Table 18.3.10). To permit a 36% Lot Coverage whereas a maximum of 30% is permitted (Z.-1 Table 18.3.11) To permit 16 parking spaces whereas a minimum of 20 is permitted (Z.-1 4.19.10.b).

If you wish to be notified of a decision of the Committee of Adjustment, you must appear in person or by Counsel at the hearing and file a written request with the Secretary-Treasurer of the Committee of Adjustment.  An appeal from a decision of the Committee of Adjustment to the Ontario Land Tribunal shall be filed within 20 days of making the decision. Any appeal must be filed with the Secretary-Treasurer of the Committee of Adjustment, in person at 6^th Floor, City Hall, 300 Dufferin Ave., London, ON, or Mail to City of London, P.O. Box 5035, ON  N6A 4L9. 519-661-2489 ext. 4988.

NOTICES
 

Notice of Public Participation Meeting – Meeting of the Civic Works Committee – Bike Lockers Pilot Project on May 10, 2022 not to be heard before 12:05 PM, City Hall, Council Chambers, 300 Dufferin Avenue. The Civic Works Committee will be holding a Public Participation Meeting to receive delegations and their comments regarding an extension to the bike locker rental fees as part of By-law No. A-57 being “A bylaw to provide for Various Fees and Charges”.  

Information regarding the above-noted matter is posted on the City of London’s website at www.london.ca. Written submissions regarding this matter to be included on the Civic Works Committee Added Agenda for the meeting should be submitted by no later than 9:00 a.m. on Monday, May 9, 2022 either delivered or mailed to the City Clerk’s Office, Room 308, 300 Dufferin Ave P.O. Box 5035 London, Ontario N6A 4L9. Submissions in accordance with the above-noted deadline may also be e-mailed to CWC@london.ca. Any questions related to the draft amending by-law should be referred to Jay Stanford, jstanfor@london.ca.

Public Notice of Pesticide Use – Aerial Spray – London, Ontario
The City of London intends to control Spongy Moth / LDD Moth* (Lymantria dispar dispar) in the  following five municipal parks within London:

*previously known as European gypsy moth (EGM)

Total parks area sprayed: 79.62 Ha

Total adjacent parcels notified: 1 874

The following pesticide will be used:

Product Name: Foray 48B Biological Insecticide Aqueous Suspension

Active Ingredient: Bacillus thuringiensis subspecies kurstaki

Registration No. 24977

The two spray events are anticipated to take place between May 1 and June 15. The second spray  event will take place 7-10 days after the first. More information on the aerial spray program, including individual park maps, spray blocks, and  adjacent property list can be found on the City’s Spongy Moth (formerly European Gypsy Moth EGM) Get Involved page: https://getinvolved.london.ca/gypsy-moth

The actual confirmed spray date will be posted 48 hours in advance on the Spongy Moth (formerly European Gypsy Moth EGM) Get Involved page. It will also be shared by the way of the City of London’s Facebook www.facebook.com/LondonCanada/ and Twitter www.twitter.com/CityofLdnOnt social media accounts.

If you would like to receive a phone call and / or email 48 hours before the actual spray date or have questions, please contact Jill-Anne Spence, Manager, Urban Forestry at cell phone: 519- 200-5980 or email jspence@london.ca. Collect calls will be accepted from individuals calling long distance.