PUBLIC PARTICIPATION MEETING PROCESS
A Provincial Stay-at-Home Order and Province-wide shutdown is in effect for London. In alignment with these measures, the Public Participation Meeting process has been modified to protect the health and well-being of members of the public and City employees during the pandemic.
Anyone wishing to speak at a Public Participation Meeting can do so virtually, using Zoom online or by phone. Pre-registration is required.
Please note:
- Members of the public are required to pre-register to speak at the public participation meeting. To register this must be requested no later than 9:00 a.m. the day of the meeting. Speakers will be limited to five minutes of verbal presentation.
- Registered speakers will be given the information to connect to the Zoom meeting and will also be able to present by phone.
- Pre-register by calling 519-661-2489 ext. 7100 or by emailing PPMClerks@london.ca. Please indicate the meeting and item when contacting the Clerk’s Office. Directions on how to participate will be provided upon registration.
- Members of the public can also participate by submitting written communications to the committee or to Members of Council prior to the meeting.
Pre-registration is only required for those wishing to speak at a Public Participation Meeting.
Council and Standing Committee Meetings will continue; however, City Hall will be temporarily closed to the public for in-person attendance at these meetings. Live streaming of Council and Standing Committee Meetings will continue to be available via the City of London’s website or YouTube.
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, including the provision of adequate physical distancing. Questions about this collection should be addressed to the City Clerk, 3rd floor, City Hall, 300 Dufferin Ave., London, ON N6A 4L9. Tel: 519-661-2489, ext. 4937, email: csaunder@london.ca.
2The personal information collected on this form is collected under the authority of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 25, and will only be used to contact you for contact tracing purposes in the event of a COVID-19 outbreak at this facility. Whether or not used, you agree that the City of London can destroy your personal information after 21 days. In the event of an outbreak, the City of London may disclose your name and telephone number to the Middlesex London Health Unit for contact tracing purposes.
Questions about this collection should be addressed to the City Clerk at 300 Dufferin Ave., London, ON N6A 4L9. Tel: 519-661-2489 ext. 4937, email: csaunder@london.ca.
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.
1453-1459 Oxford Street East & 648-656 Ayreswood Avenue – The purpose and effect of this Official Plan and zoning change is to permit the development of a 24-storey mixed-use building containing 259 residential units and 500 square metres of commercial gross floor area. Possible amendment to the 1989 Official Plan to re-designate the subject lands FROM Low Density Residential TO Multi-Family, High Density Residential. Possible amendment to The London Plan to add a specific policy to the Rapid Transit Corridor Place Type to permit a maximum intensity of 24-storeys with Type 2 Bonus Zoning AND to re-designate a portion of the lands (648-656 Ayreswood Avenue) FROM Neighbourhoods Place Type TO Rapid Transit Corridor Place Type. Possible change to Zoning By-law Z.-1 FROM a Residential R1 (R1-6) Zone and Residential R1/Office Conversion (R1-6/OC4) Zone TO a Residential R9 Bonus/Neighbourhood Shopping Area (R9-7*B-_*H77/NSA3) Zone to permit apartment buildings and a range of commercial uses. The proposed bonus zone would permit: a reduced minimum front yard depth of 0 metres, whereas 14 metres is required; a reduced minimum exterior side yard depth of 7.7 metres, whereas 12 metres is required; a reduced minimum side yard depth of 0.5 metres, whereas 24 metres is required; a reduced minimum rear yard depth of 25.6 metres, whereas 60 metres is required; a reduced landscape open space of 27.9%, whereas a minimum of 30% is required; an increased maximum lot coverage of 33.8%, whereas a maximum of 30% is permitted; a reduced minimum parking supply of 283 spaces, whereas 365 spaces are required; a maximum building height of 77 metres; and an increased maximum density of 390 units per hectare, whereas 150 units per hectare is the maximum, in return for eligible facilities, services, and matters outlined in Section 19.4.4 of the 1989 Official Plan and policies 1638_ to 1655_ of The London Plan. File: OZ-9269 Planner: C. Maton ext.5074
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.
755-785 Wonderland Road South (Westmount Mall) – The purpose and effect of this zoning change is to 1) add business service establishment as a permitted use to permit call centres, customer service field offices or other businesses which operate on a fee or contract basis such as advertising, mailing, building maintenance, employment services and protective services or 2) increase the maximum cap for office space in the zone. Possible change to Zoning By-law Z.-1 FROM a Regional Shopping Area Special Provision (RSA2(2)) Zone TO another Regional Shopping Area Special Provision (RSA2(_) Zone to add business service establishment as an additional permitted use or increase the maximum cap for office space in the zone. File: Z-9356 Planner: C.Parker ext.4648
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, Development Services or City Planning, 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 Cathy Saunders, City Clerk, 519-661-2489 ext. 4937.
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 Local Planning Appeal 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 Local Planning Appeal 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 Development Services 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 June 17, 2021, 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 the Secretary - Treasurer, London Committee of Adjustment at 519-661-2489 ext. 4988 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.064/21 - 1348 Silverfox Drive, PLAN 33M729 LOT 84, west side of Silverfox Drive, north of Medway Park Drive. To construct a single detached dwelling. To permit a lot coverage of 43%, whereas 40% is the maximum permitted. To permit a building height of 10.5m, whereas 9.0m is the maximum permitted.
1:50 p.m. – A.068/21 - 2490 Main Street, PLAN 443 PT LOT 7 CON ETR PT LOT 70, south side of Main Street, east of Colonel Talbot Road. To permit reduced parking. To permit 48 off-street parking spaces, whereas 64 spaces is the minimum required.
2:10 p.m. – A.067/21 - 1929 Trailsway Drive, PLAN 33M754 LOT 61, south side of Trailsway Drive, east of Upperpoint Avenue. To construct a single detached dwelling. To permit an exterior side yard setback of 1.2m, whereas 4.5m is the minimum required.
2:30 p.m. - A.037/21 - 32 Hunt Village Crescent, PLAN 877 LOT 222, south side of Hunt Village Crescent, east of Indian Road. To construct an accessory structure (shed). To permit an accessory structure rear yard setback of 1.5m, whereas 1.9m 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 Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT) 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. 519-661-2489 ext. 4988
CONSENTS
The London Consent Authority will be considering the following application for consent no earlier than Comments Due By June 10, 2021.
B.017/21 – 401 Mornington Avenue – Request to establish a 1.6m-wide by 17.9m-long easement on Lot 9 on Registered Plan No. 466 to facilitate a building encroachment on Lot 10 on Registered Plan No. 466. Planner: D. Hahn ext.3833
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 Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT) 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. Additional information on these applications is available at the Consent Authority Office, Development and Compliance Services, Development Services, 6th Floor, City Hall, 300 Dufferin Avenue, London, Ontario 519-930-3500.
NOTICES
Notice of Public Information Centre #1 – Windermere Road Improvements – Municipal Class Environmental Assessment
The City of London is undertaking a Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (EA) to identify intersection, active transportation, and transit improvements to the Windermere Road corridor between Western Road and Doon Drive. Accessibility improvements along the corridor and intersections will be implemented to accommodate users of all ages and abilities.
The study is being conducted in accordance with the requirements of Schedule ‘C’ projects as outlined in the Municipal Class EA document (2000, as amended in 2007, 2011 and 2015), which is approved under the Ontario Environmental Assessment Act. The first Public Information Centre (PIC) is being held in a virtual format. A live webinar will be hosted on June 10, 2021 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. to present the PIC materials and solicit feedback. A link to the meeting will be provided on the City of London’s Get Involved website, at getinvolved.london.ca/windermere. The webinar will be recorded, and available for your review on the project website starting June 11, 2021.
To be added to the study mailing list or provide comments, please contact a member of the study team below:
Paul Yanchuk, P.Eng
City of London
Tel: 519-661-2489 ext. 2563
Email: pyanchuk@london.ca
Kevin Welker, P.Eng., Project Manager
Stantec Consulting Ltd.
Tel: 226-919-5979
Email: kevin.welker@stantec.com