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 in limited capacity 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. Please note that the majority of Elected Officials 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, including the provision of adequate physical distancing. 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
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 Manager, Records and Information Services at 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, November 1, 2021. 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, October 27, 2021. 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, October 29, 2021 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.
SoHo Community Improvement Plan - Performance Measures and Indicators of Success
The purpose and effect of this application is a Community Improvement Plan amendment, pursuant to Section 28 of the Planning Act and pursuant to Section 21 to amend The London Plan (Our Tools: Community Improvement Plan Section). Possible amendment to ADD an Appendix to the SoHo Community Improvement Plan that identifies performance measures, indicators of success, and targets for the Upgrade to Building Code Loan, Façade Improvement Loan, and Rehabilitation and Redevelopment Tax Grant programs. When met, the targets will inform Civic Administration to modify the incentive programs, including potentially reducing grant or loan funding, or to discontinue the incentive program. File: O-9328 Planner: J. Hall ext. 7150
Hamilton Road Community Improvement Plan - Performance Measures and Indicators of Success
The purpose and effect of this application is a Community Improvement Plan amendment, pursuant to Section 28 of the Planning Act and pursuant to Section 21 to amend The London Plan (Our Tools: Community Improvement Plan Section). Possible amendment to the Hamilton Road Community Improvement Plan to ADD an Appendix that identifies performance measures, indicators of success, and targets for the Upgrade to Building Code Loan, Façade Improvement Loan, Forgivable Upgrade to Building Code, and Forgivable Façade Improvement Loan programs. When met, the targets will inform Civic Administration to modify the incentive programs, including potentially reducing loan funding, or to discontinue the incentive program. File: O-9330 Planner: J. Hall ext. 7150
Lambeth Community Improvement Plan - Performance Measures and Indicators of Success
The purpose and effect of this is application is a Community Improvement Plan amendment, pursuant to Section 28 of the Planning Act and pursuant to Section 21 to amend The London Plan (Our Tools: Community Improvement Plan Section). Possible amendment to the Lambeth Community Improvement Plan to ADD an Appendix that identifies performance measures, indicators of success, and targets for the Façade Improvement Loan and the Wharncliffe Road Corridor Sign Loan programs. When met, the targets will inform Civic Administration to modify the incentive programs, including potentially reducing loan funding, or to discontinue the incentive program. File: O-9329 Planner: J. Hall ext. 7150
235 Kennington Way: located on the north side of Exeter Road, east of Middleton Avenue; approximately 0.89 hectares; The propose and effect of this application is to approve a Draft Plan of Vacant Land Condominium consisting of 41 units in one (1) Block. Consideration of a proposed draft plan consisting of 41 multiple-attached dwellings and common elements to be registered as one Condominium Corporation. *For the lands under consideration, the following separate applications have been submitted by Sifton Properties Limited: Site Plan Approval – Application File No. SPA21-047 and Removal of Holding Provision – Application File No. H-9375. File: 39CD-21514 Planner: A. Curtis ext. 4497
704-706 Boler Road: located on the east side of Boler Road, north of Southdale Road; approximately 1.374 hectares; The propose and effect of this application is to approve a Draft Plan of Vacant Land Condominium consisting of 13 units in one (1) Block. Consideration of a proposed draft plan consisting of 13 single detached dwellings and common elements to be registered as one Condominium Corporation. File: 39CD-21511 Planner: M. Clark ext. 4586
Items not to be heard before 4:30 p.m.
City Wide – Encouraging the Growing of Food in Urban Areas - The purpose and effect of the London Plan and zoning changes are to make it easier to grow food in the urban area (within the Urban Growth boundary) of the City by removing, adding or changing existing policies and regulations which currently prevent that from happening. Council adopted the Urban Agriculture Strategy in November 2017 which includes a number of actions involving Growing; Processing, Distribution; Food Recovery and Loss; and Education and Connection to make it easier for people to grow their own food and provide access to fresh food for other City residents. This project focuses on the “Growing” component of the Strategy. Implementation of the Strategy is urban agriculture community driven and is generally confined to lands within the Urban Growth boundary (UGB). The intent of the changes is to make it easier to grow food outdoors, inside buildings, on roofs, allow for more greenhouses in more areas and other initiatives to allow the growing of food. On July 6, 2021 Council directed that the draft amendments and background study be circulated for comments. File: OZ- 9332/City of London Planner: C. Parker ext. 4648
512 McCormick Boulevard – The purpose and effect of this zoning change is to permit Urban Agriculture on the subject lands. Possible change to Zoning By-law Z.-1 FROM a Residential R1 (R1-6) Zone TO a Light Industrial Special Provision (LI1(_)) Zone. Special provisions would permit: the proposed Urban Agriculture use; up to 8 shipping containers converted for, and wholly devoted to, growing food; a minimum lot area of 800 square metres; minimum interior side and rear yard depths of 1.2 metres per 3 metres of building height; and a minimum parking rate of one space for Urban Agriculture. An additional special provision would prohibit vertical stacking of shipping containers. File: Z-9374 Planner: C. Maton ext. 5074
2170 Wharncliffe Road South – The purpose and effect of this zoning change is to permit the continued use of the property for a temporary sales trailer, in association with an automobile sales establishment. Possible change to Zoning By-law Z.-1 BY EXTENDING the Holding Arterial Commercial Special Provision Temporary (h-17∙h-142∙AC2(11)∙T-72) Zone for an additional three (3) year period to permit a temporary sales trailer, in association with an automobile sales establishment. File: TZ-9390 Planner: B. Debbert ext. 5345
Items not to be heard before 5:00 p.m.
99 Southdale Road West – The purpose and effect of this zoning change is to permit a, two 4-storey, two 8-storey and two 9-storey apartment buildings, for a total of 751 units (110uph). Possible change to Zoning By-law Z.-1 FROM an Urban Reserve (UR4) Zone and Environmental Review (ER) Zone TO a Residential R9 Special Provision Bonus (R9-5(__)*B__) Zone and Open Space (OS4) Zone. Special provisions to the R9-5 Zone would permit a minimum front yard setback of 6.0m along an Southdale Road West, a minimum rear yard setback of 6.0m, a minimum east interior side yard setback of 12.0m, a minimum west interior side yard setback of 6.5m, a maximum height of 30.9m and the density, lot area, lot coverage and landscaped open space calculation shall be based on a lot area which includes the lands in the abutting Open Space (OS4) Zone. The Bonus (B__) Zone would permit a maximum density of 110 units per hectare in return for public benefits. File: Z-9162 Planner: A. Riley ext. 4579
Items not to be heard before 5:30 p.m.
OZ-8462 – 560 and 562 Wellington Street – The purpose and effect of this Official Plan and Zoning By-law amendment is to permit a 17-storey, mixed-use residential/commercial apartment building with 173 residential apartments and 1 commercial unit. Possible change to the 1989 Official Plan FROM Low Density Residential TO Multi-family, High Density Residential with a Specific Residential Area policy to permit a height of 17-storeys, a floor area ratio of 10:1, and to permit commercial uses on the ground floor. Possible amendment to the Zoning By-law Z.-1 FROM an Office Area (OF1) Zone TO a holding Residential R10 Special Provision (h-5*R10-5(_)) Zone to permit a 17-storey, mixed-use residential/commercial apartment building. The special provision is requested to add the following additional permitted uses on the ground floor: Art Galleries, Bake Shops, Convenience Stores, Dry Cleaning and Laundry Depots, Financial Institutions, Personal Service Establishments, Florist Shop, Grocery or Food Store (under 250m2), Restaurants, Retail Stores, Studios, and Video Rental Establishments. The special provision is also requested to add the following regulations: Yard Depths of 0m from the podium portion, Yard Depths ranging between 3.0m-4.0m from the tower portion, Yard Depths ranging from 3.75m-5.5m from the top portion, a maximum building height of 61m, a maximum Floor Area Ratio of 10:1, a maximum lot coverage of 95%, a maximum density of 800uph, a minimum landscaped open space of 20%, recognizing landscaped open space areas within roof-top areas, and a minimum 0m parking area setback from a property line. Possible change to The London Plan from the Neighbourhoods Place Type to the Urban Corridor Place Type and to add a new site-specific policy to permit the mixed-use development proposed at a greater height than the permissions of the policies of the Urban Corridor Place Type allow. Council may also consider holding provisions, a Policy for Specific Area (Chapter 10) and/or a Bonus zone for the aforementioned requested uses and regulations in return for eligible facilities, services, and matters outlined in Section 19.4.4 of the 1989 Official Plan. File: OZ-8462 Planner: S.Wise ext. 5887
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 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 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.