PUBLIC PARTICIPATION MEETING PROCESS
Anyone wishing to speak at a Public Participation Meeting can do so virtually using Zoom online or by attending in person. 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.
Notice of Collection of Personal Information – personal information 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 consideration of these matters.
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 Manager, Records and Information Services, 519-661-CITY (2489) ext. 5590.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING
The Planning and Environment Committee will consider the following matters at a Public Participation Meeting to be held Tuesday, January 28, 2024. Standing Committee and Council Meetings are held at City Hall in Council Chambers. Participation of some Council Members and staff may 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. 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, January 22, 2024, 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, January 24, 2024, 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 virtually should pre-register by contacting PPMClerks@london.ca or 519-661-2489 ext. 7100 no later than 9:00 AM on the day of the meeting.
Items not to be heard before 1:30 p.m.
Request for Demolition – 66 Blackfriars Street, Blackfriars/Petersville Heritage Conservation District – A request has been received for the demolition of the existing building located on the heritage designated property at 66 Blackfriars Street, in the Blackfriars/Petersville Heritage Conservation District. A Heritage Alteration Permit application has also been submitted for a proposed building on the property. Contact: L.E. Dent, Heritage Planner, ext. 0267 (ldent@london.ca)
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 Bridgette Somers, 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.
*Please see the Planning Act for updated appeal requirements.
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 plandev@london.ca and/or (519) 930-3500.
*Please ensure you reference the File Number or address in all communications.
COMMUNITY INFORMATION MEETINGS – NON-STATUTORY
This meeting is a non-statutory community information meeting which the City’s Planning and Development Department at times convenes when, in the opinion of the Managing Director, Planning and Economic Development and City Planner, that the community should have a further opportunity to obtain information regarding a planning application. There will be a future statutory public participation meeting required under the Planning Act, held at the Planning and Environment Committee, which will provide the public with another opportunity to comment on the planning application. Notification of this Public Meeting will be published in the Londoner at a future date.
Industrial Land Needs Assessment - The purpose and effect of the Land Needs Assessment is to ensure sufficient land is designated to accommodate the projected long-term growth of the city’s population, employment, and housing. Staff will present the results of the Industrial Land Needs Assessment and discuss a potential Urban Growth Boundary Review to accommodate industrial land uses. It is City Staff’s intent to present only the industrial land needs, as residential, institutional, and commercial land needs have been presented in a separate report to Council.
MINOR VARIANCES
The Committee of Adjustment for the City of London will be held both electronically and in person; attendance by the Committee members will be virtual on Thursday January 23, 2025, no earlier than 1:30 p.m., for the purpose of hearing the following applications for Minor Variance to Zoning By-law Z.-1. Members of the public can participate in person at City Hall 2nd floor Committee Room # 1, or via Zoom by computer, mobile device, or telephone audio. To register to participate in-person or virtually, email CoAregister@london.ca or contact Secretary - Treasurer, London Committee of Adjustment at 519-930-3500 by 4:30 p.m. the day before the committee meeting. To provide written submissions regarding the matter, email CoAsubmit@london.ca. 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.146/24 – 312 Auburn Avenue, PLAN 845 LOT 170. To permit an additional residential unit in an accessory building. To permit an additional residential unit in an accessory building with a south interior side yard setback of 0.8m, whereas 3.0m is the minimum required.
1:30 p.m. – A.147/24 - 1901 Jalna Boulevard, CON 2 PT LOT 29 RP 33R5608 PARTS 2&3 PARCEL 29-7. To permit a mixed-use apartment building and townhouse dwellings. To permit a community centre accessory to the apartment building with a maximum gross floor area of 365m2, whereas 300m2 is the maximum permitted. To permit a rear yard setback of 8.0m to the apartment building, whereas 8.4m is the minimum required. To permit a maximum density of 135 units per hectare, whereas 132 units per hectare is the maximum permitted. To permit an accessory structure located within a required exterior side yard, whereas accessory structures are not permitted within a required exterior side yard.
CONSENTS
The London Consent Authority will be considering the following application for consent. Comments Due by January 23, 2025.
B.051/24 – 1015 Eagle Drive, PLAN 873 LOT 14 REG, Permission to sever a lot (severed parcel) with a lot area of approximately 466.7m² and a lot frontage of approximately 15.3m and retain a lot (retained parcel) with a lot area of approximately 463.4m² and a lot frontage of approximately 15.0m for the purpose of establishing a lot line down the common wall of the existing residential building. Planner: A. Nair.
If a person or public body that files an appeal of a decision of the City of London Consent Authority in respect of the proposed consent does not make written submissions to the Consent Authority, before it gives or refuses to give a provisional consent, the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) may dismiss the appeal. If you wish to be notified of the decision of the Consent Authority in respect of the proposed consent you must make a written submission to the City of London Consent Authority, 300 Dufferin Avenue, 6th Floor, London, Ontario, N6A 4L9, or by email to CoAsubmit@london.ca. Additional information on these applications is available at the City of London Business Hub, 2nd Floor, City Hall, 300 Dufferin Avenue, London, Ontario, or by emailing CoAsubmit@london.ca or calling 519-930-3500.
NOTICES
Notice of Virtual Community Information Session – Proposed Community Improvement Plan to Encourage Residential Development Near Transit – Join the project team on Tuesday, January 14 at 7 p.m. via Zoom webinar to view a live presentation. Learn more about the proposed Community Improvement Plan and ask the project team questions. Please visit Get Involved for full details and the meeting link.
Notice of Heritage Designation By-laws – TAKE NOTICE THAT the Council of The Corporation of the City of London has enacted the following heritage designation by-law pursuant to the Section 29, Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act, R.S. O. 1990:
Property Description:
247 Halls Mill Road
By-law Enactment Date:
December 17, 2024
By-law Number:
L.S.P.-3522-19
A copy of this heritage designation By-law may be obtained from the Office of the City Clerk, City Hall, 300 Dufferin Avenue, London, by emailing docservices@london.ca or calling 519-661-2489 extension 0916.
DATED at London, Ontario on January 9, 2025
Michael Schulthess
City Clerk