Community Planning, Regulation & Mobility Committee Meeting

Minutes

Meeting #:
Date:
Time:
9:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. (if required)
Location:
Hybrid meeting- virtual and Council Chambers, City Hall
Members Present:
  • Paul Sharman (Chair), 
  • Shawna Stolte, 
  • Rory Nisan, 
  • Kelvin Galbraith, 
  • Lisa Kearns, 
  • Angelo Bentivegna, 
  • and Mayor Marianne Meed Ward
Staff Present:
  • Tim Commisso, 
  • Brynn Nheiley, 
  • Mark Simeoni, 
  • Chad MacDonald, 
  • Craig Kummer, 
  • Richard Bellemare (Audio/Video Specialist), 
  • and Jo-Anne Rudy (Clerk)

  • Moved byCouncillor Bentivegna

    Direct the Director of Transportation Services to prepare for the approval of Council the necessary by-law amending Traffic By-law 86-2007 to allow for the installation of a 50km/h speed limit on No. 4 Sideroad as identified in Appendix A of transportation services department report TS-11-22.

    CARRIED
  • Moved byCouncillor Galbraith

    Approve an amendment to Zoning By-Law 2020 to extend the temporary use to permit entertainment uses on outdoor patios in the downtown, with a timeframe not to exceed three years, as recommended by staff in Appendix A of community planning department report PL-57-22.

    CARRIED
  • Moved byCouncillor Kearns

    Direct the City Manager and the Executive Director of Legal Services and Corporation Counsel to consider and integrate Appendix A to community planning department report PL-53-22 titled “Supplemental Technical Memo: Acquisition and Re-use of Surplus School Sites” dated June 2022, prepared by Dillon Consulting and SHS Consulting and report back in Q2 2023 with a Strategic Land Policy that includes a municipal policy directive on surplus school sites which will inform the multi-year community investment plan.

    CARRIED
  • Moved byMayor Meed Ward

    Receive and file community planning department report PL-56-22, City of Burlington Housing Strategy, Inclusionary Zoning Municipal Assessment Report update.

    CARRIED
  • Moved byCouncillor Kearns

    Receive and file building and by-law department report BB-05-22 which outlines the status of outstanding staff directions and ongoing workplan items related to by-law enforcement; and

    Remove staff direction SD-05-22 (CPRM-01-22), by-law to support police in reducing vehicular noise in Burlington from the outstanding business list.

    CARRIED
  • Moved byCouncillor Kearns

    Approve a single source procurement process to Electronic Data Collection (EDC) Inc. (Aims Parking Solutions) for enforcement software and applicable licences as outlined in building and by-law department report BB-12-22; and

    Authorize the Manager of Procurement Services to execute on behalf of the City of Burlington any required agreements with Electronic Data Collection (EDC) Inc. to give effect to the recommendations in this report, with content satisfactory to the Director of Transportation Services and Director of Building and By-law and in a form satisfactory to the Executive Director of Legal Services and Corporation Counsel.

    CARRIED
  • Moved byCouncillor Kearns

    Direct the Director of Community Planning to use the Major Transit Station Area (MTSA) Area Specific Plan (ASP) Planning Study, prepared by Dillon Consulting Limited, dated June 28, 2022 and contained as Appendix A to community planning department report PL-10-22, to prepare area-specific plans and draft Official Plan policies to the Burlington Official Plan (2020) (new policies, modifications and/or additions); and

    Direct the Director of Community Planning to explore the next steps for further technical study related to land use compatibility for the Appleby GO MTSA and complete any required study; and

    Receive the technical documents completed as of June 28, 2022 (Appendices D&E) as follows:

    • MTSA Planning Areas Market Analysis (June 2022), as prepared by Watson & Associates Economists Ltd, and contained in Appendix D of community planning department report PL-10-22; and
    • Air Quality Assessment Report (November 2021), as prepared by Wood, and contained in Appendix E of community planning department report PL-10-22; and

    Direct the Director of Community Planning to re-examine the Burlington GO Central Precinct with respect to requirements related to achieving maximum height permissions on a given site, alongside the provision of community amenities, affordable housing and community facilities commensurate with those maximum height permissions and the supporting policies and policy directions.

    CARRIED
  • Amendment:
    Moved byCouncillor Kearns

    Direct the Director of Community Planning to re-examine the Burlington GO Central Precinct with respect to requirements related to achieving maximum height permissions on a given site, alongside the provision of community amenities, affordable housing and community facilities commensurate with those maximum height permissions and the supporting policies and policy directions. (SD-20-22)

    CARRIED
  • Moved byCouncillor Stolte

    Receive and file Burlington Economic Development report ECDEV-01-22, GO investment corridor economic vision and associated appendix.

    CARRIED
  • Moved byCouncillor Bentivegna

    Approve the application for a Zoning By-law amendment for the property located at 4063 Upper Middle Road for the development of an 8-storey, 32-unit residential building; and

    Enact amending Zoning By-law 2020.428, rezoning the lands at 4063 Upper Middle Road from “D” to “RH3-508” and “O2” as contained in Appendix D to community planning department report PL-42-22; and

    Enact a Holding (H) provision as part of amending Zoning By-law 2020.428, to be removed at such time as the “O2” are dedicated to public ownership; and

    Deem that By-law 2020.428 conforms to the Official Plan for the City of Burlington.

    CARRIED
  • Moved byMayor Meed Ward

    Authorize the Director of Community Planning to retain a qualified consultant, through a competitive procurement process, to undertake the Downtown Cultural Heritage Landscapes Study consistent with the Terms of Reference contained in Appendix B of community planning department report PL-49-22; and

    Approve an upset limit of $150,000 for the study, funded from the Policy Initiatives Reserve Fund; and

    Direct the Director of Community Planning to provide notice of the commencement of the study to affected property owners, the local business association and other affected stakeholders identified in the Terms of Reference (Appendix B); and

    Direct the Director of Community Planning to add 2012 Victoria Avenue, 518 Brant Street, 524 Brant Street, 530 Brant Street, 574 Brant Street, 600 Brant Street, 612 Brant Street and 620 Brant Street to the Municipal Heritage Register and provide notice to owners of the properties within 30 days, pursuant to section 27(5) of the Ontario Heritage Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. O.18; and

    Authorize the City Clerk to take necessary action if there are any objections in accordance with Section 27(7) of the Ontario Heritage Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter 0.18; and

    Direct the Director of Community Planning to report back following the completion of the Downtown Cultural Heritage Landscapes Study by Q3 of 2023 with study results, follow-up recommendations and a recommendation to remove 2012 Victoria Avenue, 518 Brant Street, 524 Brant Street, 530 Brant Street, 574 Brant Street, 600 Brant Street, 612 Brant Street or 620 Brant Street from the Municipal Heritage Register if they do not qualify for heritage designation; and

    Direct the Director of Community Planning to connect with the Heritage Burlington Advisory Committee to reconvene and review each property in the cultural landscapes to determine which should be added to the Municipal Register; and

    Report back to the Community Planning, Regulation & Mobility Committee meeting on September 13, 2022. 

    CARRIED
  • Amendment:
    Moved byMayor Meed Ward

    Direct the Director of Community Planning to connect with the Heritage Burlington Advisory Committee to reconvene and review each property in the cultural landscapes to determine which should be added to the Municipal Register; and

    Report back to the Community Planning, Regulation & Mobility Committee meeting on September 13, 2022. (SD-21-22)

    CARRIED
  • Moved byCouncillor Stolte

    Approve the Zoning By-law amendment application for the property located at 5030-5045 Tico Creek Common to permit an increase in the maximum building floor area as well as to expand retail store permissions for two (2) proposed 1-storey buildings; and

    Approve Zoning By-law 2020.443, attached as Appendix D to community planning department report PL-51-22, which amends the site-specific “MXE-452” zone of the lands at 5030-5045 Tico Creek Common; and

    Deem that the proposed by-law will conform to the Official Plan of the City of Burlington and that there are no applications to alter the Official Plan with respect to the subject lands.

    CARRIED
  • Moved byMayor Meed Ward

    Endorse the recommended modifications to the Burlington Official Plan, 2020, attached as Appendix A to community planning department report PL-52-22; and

    Direct the Executive Director of Legal Services and Corporation Counsel, and the Director of Community Planning to advance the recommended modifications through the Ontario Land Tribunal's consideration of the appeals to the Burlington Official Plan, 2020.

    CARRIED
  • Moved byMayor Meed Ward

    Appoint Councillor Sharman as the temporary Chair for the July 5, 2022, Community Planning, Regulation and Mobility Committee meeting.

    CARRIED
  • Moved byCouncillor Stolte

    Receive and file the following ten items, having been given due consideration by the Community Planning, Regulation & Mobility Committee.

    CARRIED

10:49 a.m. (recessed), 10:56 a.m. (reconvened), 12 p.m. (recessed), 1 p.m. (reconvened), 2:58 p.m. (recessed), 3:05 p.m. (reconvened)

Note: Councillors Nisan and Stolte joined the meeting at 1 p.m.

Chair adjourned the meeting at 3:30 p.m.

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