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 CANCELLATION
NOTICE OF CANCELLATION – PUBLIC MEETING – File: 850 Highbury Avenue North (39T-21503/Z-9577/O-9735) – has been cancelled. This matter was previously advertised on June 27, 2024, to be considered by the Planning and Environment Committee at its meeting July 16, 2024 - Item not to be heard before 1:00 p.m. This matter will be considered at a future Public Meeting. Planner: M. Clark & A. Curtis (City Hall).
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.
80 & 82 Base Line Road West – The purpose and effect of this Zoning Amendment is to permit an eight-storey apartment development with 77 dwelling units containing 22 parking spaces. Possible change to Zoning By-law Z.1 FROM a Special Provision Residential R9 (R9-7*H45) TO a Residential R9 Special Provision holding (R9-7*H45(_)) Zone. Special provisions to implement the proposed development include a reduced front yard setback, reduced interior side yard setback, increased density, reduced parking spaces. The City may also consider additional considerations such as a different base zone, the use of holding provisions, and/or additional special provisions. File Z-9750. Planner: I. de Ceuster, ext. 3835.
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.
MINOR VARIANCES
The Committee of Adjustment for the City of London will be held electronically and attendance by the Committee members will be virtual on Thursday August 1, 2024, 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.079/24- 287 Auburn Avenue, PLAN 845 LOT 178 REG. To permit the conversion of the existing accessory structure to an additional residential unit. To permit an additional residential unit in an accessory structure with a south interior side yard setback of 1.0m, whereas 1.2m is the minimum required.
1:30 p.m. – A.080/24 – 277 Adelaide Street South, PLAN 914 PT LOT 3. To permit an accessory building for tire storage. To permit a maximum accessory lot coverage of 13.4% whereas a maximum of 10% is permitted. To permit a maximum accessory height of 6.1m whereas a maximum of 6.0m is permitted. To permit a minimum of 12 parking spaces whereas 24 parking spaces is the minimum required.
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 6th Floor, City Hall, 300 Dufferin Ave., London, ON, or Mail to City of London, P.O. Box 5035, ON N6A 4L9. 519-930-3500.
CONSENTS
The London Consent Authority will be considering the following application for consent. Comments Due by July 25, 2024
B.022/24 – 2485 Innovation Drive, PLAN 33M544 PT BLK 3 RP 33R20743 PART 1 –Permission to sever a lot (Parcel B) with a lot area of 7,872.5m² and a lot frontage of 54.65m and retain a lot (Parcel A) with a lot area of 8,296.8m² and a lot frontage of 57.7m, and to establish associated easements for the purpose of future industrial development. Planner: Michaella Hynes.
B.023/24 – 74 & 76 Elliott Street, PLAN 777 LOT 99A LOT 99B – Permission to sever a lot (Parcel B) with an area of 332.0m² and a lot frontage of 18.4m and retain a lot (Parcel A) with an area of 227.9m² with a lot frontage of 12.6m. Planner: Michaella Hynes.
B.024/24 - 114 & 116 Edward Street, PLAN 392 BLK E PT LOT 13,14 REG – Permission to establish easements over Parts 1 and 2 for the existing residential use. Planner: Isaac De Ceuster.
B.025/24 - 46 Byron Avenue East, PLAN 300 PT LOT 24 S/S EUCLID – Permission to sever and convey a portion of (Parcel ‘A’) with a lot area of 151.5m2 and a lot frontage of 5.2m to Parcel ‘B’ and to retain Parcel ‘A’ with a lot area of 383.7m2 and a frontage of 13.1m for the existing residential uses. Planner: Chloe Cernanec.
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.
Please be advised that from March 4 to July 31, 2024, the front (south) entrance to City Hall will be closed to visitors and staff while repair and rehabilitation work takes place. During this time pedestrian traffic will be redirected to the north entrance located off Reginald Cooper Square. Access from the lower-level parking garage to the City Hall elevators will still be available.
NOTICES
NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF AN OFFICIAL PLAN AMENDMENT, C.P.-1512(dm)-166 (OPA 116) - TAKE NOTICE that the Municipal Council of The Corporation of the City of London passed by-law C.P.-1512(dm)-166 under section 17 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended, for the purpose of adopting Amendment No. 116 (OPA 116) to the Official Plan for the City of London Planning Area - 2016 on June 25, 2024.
Purpose and effect of the Official Plan amendment: The purpose of this Official Plan Amendment is to seek Council adoption of Phase 1A of the Official Plan Review of The London Plan. Phase 1A includes recommended Industrial Conversions from Industrial Place Types or adjacent Place Types within industrial nodes or corridors to other non-Industrial Place Types of The Official Plan. Following Council direction on April 2, 2024, this Amendment is for industrial land conversions to be adopted by Council and forwarded to the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing for Provincial approval under Section 26 of the Planning Act.
The amendments do not conflict with provincial plans, have regard to the matters of public interest, and are consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement 2020 and proposed new PPS, as well as the vision and key directions of The Official Plan.
RELATED APPLICATIONS: The land to which this by-law applies is not the subject of an application under the Planning Act for a minor variance or a consent, for an amendment to a zoning by-law, a Minister’s Zoning Order, or for approval of a plan of subdivision.
FINAL APPROVAL BY THE APPROVAL AUTHORITY: This amendment is subject to final approval by the approval authority, the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing.
Any person or public body will be entitled to receive notice of the decision of the approval authority if a written request to be notified of the decision (including the person’s or public body’s address, fax number or email address) is made to the approval authority.
ADDRESS OF THE APPROVAL AUTHORITY: The Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, 17th Floor, 777 Bay Street, Toronto, Ontario M7A 2J3. Tel: 416-585-7041. minister.mah@ontario.ca.
ADDRESS OF THE CITY CLERK’S OFFICE: The Corporation of the City of London, 3rd Floor, 300 Dufferin Avenue, London, Ontario N6B 1Z2
Where to obtain information: For further information about this by-law, please contact T. Macbeth in Planning and Development at 519-930-3500 or plandev@london.ca. When making inquiries, please quote File No. O-9595.
A copy of the Official Plan Amendment may be requested from the City Clerk’s Office in person during business hours Monday to Friday 8:30am to 4:30pm, via e-mail at docservices@london.ca or telephone at 519-661-4530.
Dated at the City of London this 10th day of July 2024.
Michael Schulthess, City Clerk
The Corporation of the City of London
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL TO EXPROPRIATE LAND - EXPROPRIATIONS ACT, R.S.O. 1990, CHAPTER E.26 - IN THE MATTER OF an application by The Corporation of the City of London for approval to expropriate lands listed below in the City of London, County of Middlesex, for the purpose of the Wellington Gateway Project..
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that application has been made for approval to expropriate the following lands described as follows:
Fee Simple:
22 Wellington Road
Parcel 1: Part of Lot 18, Plan 11 (4th) in the City of London, County of Middlesex, designated as Part 1 on Plan 33R-21868 being part of PIN 08357-0053(LT)
161 Grand Avenue
Parcel 2: Part of Lot 2, Plan 472 in the City of London, County of Middlesex, designated as Part 2 on Plan 33R-21870 being part of PIN 08365-0001(LT)
57 Wellington Road
Parcel 3: Part of Lot 25, Broken Front Concession (Geographic Township of Westminster), in the City of London, County of Middlesex, designated as Part 3 on Plan 33R-21870 being part of PIN 08365-0005(LT)
63 Wellington Road
Parcel 4: Part of Lot 25, Broken Front Concession (Geographic Township of Westminster), in the City of London, County of Middlesex, designated as Part 5 on Plan 33R-21870 being part of PIN 08365-0008(LT)
75 Wellington Road
Parcel 5:Part of Lot 9, Plan 33 (4th) in the City of London, County of Middlesex, designated as Part 7 on Plan 33R-21870 being part of PIN 08365-0010(LT)
Limited Interest (Temporary Easement):
22 Wellington Road
Parcel 1: Part of Lot 18, Plan 11 (4th) in the City of London, County of Middlesex, designated as Part 2 on Plan 33R-21868 being part of PIN 08357-0053(LT)
161 Grand Avenue
Parcel 2: Part of Lot 2, Plan 472 in the City of London, County of Middlesex, designated as Parts 1 on Plan 33R-21870 being part of PIN 08365-0001(LT)
57 Wellington Road
Parcel 3: Part of Lot 25, Broken Front Concession (Geographic Township of Westminster), in the City of London, County of Middlesex, designated as Part 4 on Plan 33R-21870 being part of PIN 08365-0005(LT)
63 Wellington Road
Parcel 4: Part of Lot 25, Broken Front Concession (Geographic Township of Westminster), in the City of London, County of Middlesex, designated as Part 6 on Plan 33R-21870 being part of PIN 08365-0008(LT)
75 Wellington Road
Parcel 5: Part of Lot 9, Plan 33 (4th) in the City of London, County of Middlesex, designated as Part 8 on Plan 33R-21870 being part of PIN 08365-0010(LT)
Limited Interest (Permanent Easement):
22 Wellington Road
Parcel 1: Part of Lot 18, Plan 11 (4th) in the City of London, County of Middlesex, designated as Part 3 on Plan 33R-21868 being part of PIN 08357-0053(LT)
Any owner of land in respect of which notice is given who desires an inquiry into whether the taking of such land is fair, sound and reasonably necessary in the achievement of the objectives of the expropriating authority shall so notify the approving authority in writing,
a) in the case of a registered owner, served personally or by registered mail within thirty days after the registered owner is served with the notice, or, when the registered owner is served by publication, within thirty days after the first publication of the notice;
b) in the case of an owner who is not a registered owner, within thirty days after the first publication of the notice.
The approving authority is:
The Council of The Corporation of the City of London
300 Dufferin Avenue
P.O. Box 5035
London ON N6A 4L9
The expropriating authority is:
THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF LONDON
MICHAEL SCHULTHESS, CITY CLERK
This notice first published on the 27th day of June, 2024.