[{"text": "okay uh good evening everybody and uh welcome to the council public meeting for Tuesday December the", "start": 25, "end": 31.079}, {"text": "10th uh I'll call this meeting to order uh before I we go further though I need", "start": 31.079, "end": 37.04}, {"text": "to um write read the uh public hearing statement if a person public body or", "start": 37.04, "end": 42.44}, {"text": "specified person does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the city of", "start": 42.44, "end": 47.559}, {"text": "Richmond Hill in respect of a proposed official plan Amendment or zoning bylaw Amendment the person public body or", "start": 47.559, "end": 54.12}, {"text": "specified person is not entitled to appeal the decision of the city council to the Ontario land Tribunal and may be", "start": 54.12, "end": 60.68}, {"text": "added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Ontario land tribunal unless in the opinion of the tribunal", "start": 60.68, "end": 67.2}, {"text": "there are reasonable grounds to do so um the question I would ask is what is a public", "start": 67.2, "end": 73.56}, {"text": "body okay that's fine that's I I learn something new every day all right so", "start": 75.04, "end": 80.2}, {"text": "with that being said and that Enlightenment happening uh we'll call this meeting to order I need a motion to", "start": 80.2, "end": 86}, {"text": "adopt the agenda councelor tree uh all those in favor go story seconder councelor Thompson all", "start": 86, "end": 92.439}, {"text": "those in favor oppose that carries uh discl disclosures of pecuniary interest in general nature", "start": 92.439, "end": 99.119}, {"text": "thereof okay seeing none uh so we have schedule business we have one item tonight uh it is a request for comments", "start": 99.119, "end": 107.159}, {"text": "for on the comprehensive zoning bylaw project and we are going to be getting a", "start": 107.159, "end": 112.719}, {"text": "longer than usual presentation tonight uh by Christy kilborne from milward and", "start": 112.719, "end": 118.52}, {"text": "Associates Limited regarding the uh comprehensive zoning bylaw project so um", "start": 118.52, "end": 126.159}, {"text": "is Christie in the oh hi", "start": 126.159, "end": 130.28}, {"text": "Christie so welcome and thank you very much for being here and uh the floor is yours for the next 20 minutes or", "start": 131.319, "end": 138.08}, {"text": "so excellent thanks so much uh good evening Mayor West members of council members of", "start": 138.08, "end": 145.16}, {"text": "the public uh as well as staff my name is christe kilborn I'm a senior planning assoc associate with Ari milward and", "start": 145.16, "end": 151.959}, {"text": "Associates and I am presenting here tonight on behalf of the Consulting team", "start": 151.959, "end": 157.04}, {"text": "for the comprehensive zoning bylaw project um members of our Consulting team include hurdle planning fredman", "start": 157.04, "end": 164.56}, {"text": "Urban Solutions code Studio and Laura Consulting and all members of our team", "start": 164.56, "end": 169.92}, {"text": "are monitoring online um this evening as well to um listen in on comments and", "start": 169.92, "end": 175.68}, {"text": "questions too we have been working with staff since earlier this year on the city's", "start": 175.68, "end": 182.239}, {"text": "comprehensive zoning bylaw um let's", "start": 182.239, "end": 188.239}, {"text": "just see here so this evening I'm going to provide uh a presentation covering a", "start": 188.239, "end": 194.959}, {"text": "little bit of the project background for those who are new to the project um", "start": 194.959, "end": 200.84}, {"text": "covering this particular phase of the zoning bylaw and the draft bylaw which", "start": 200.84, "end": 206.04}, {"text": "is available online and that's phase 1A of the comprehensive zoning bylaw and", "start": 206.04, "end": 211.76}, {"text": "this phase 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a fully", "start": 256.12, "end": 263.04}, {"text": "accessible online um bylaw and that it's in an interactive format as well", "start": 263.04, "end": 270.88}, {"text": "so this project is being completed in four separate phases so the background", "start": 270.88, "end": 275.919}, {"text": "research uh phase has been completed and that involved a series of technical background reports as well and those are", "start": 275.919, "end": 282.759}, {"text": "available on the Zone Richmond Hill website for viewing um that phase also", "start": 282.759, "end": 288.039}, {"text": "involved um extensive public consultation too and then the phase most", "start": 288.039, "end": 293.199}, {"text": "recently completed was the Strategic directions phase where strategic", "start": 293.199, "end": 298.8}, {"text": "directions were presented um to council as well which will guide the drafting of", "start": 298.8, "end": 304.24}, {"text": "the new comprehensive zoning bylaw and now we are currently 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lesie street institutional area and of course Associated parking and loading and then", "start": 356.36, "end": 362.8}, {"text": "a future phase two will involve the remaining centers and corridors including local development areas", "start": 362.8, "end": 369.919}, {"text": "Regional mixed use corridors local mixed use corridors employment areas and employment corridors Greenway system", "start": 369.919, "end": 377.599}, {"text": "utility corridors and Associated parking and loading for those areas as well and", "start": 377.599, "end": 383.039}, {"text": "this um phasing is aligned with the city's official plan review process as", "start": 383.039, "end": 388.639}, {"text": "well so leading up to this public meeting", "start": 388.639, "end": 395}, {"text": "there have been several consultation and engagement initiatives throughout the", "start": 395, "end": 400.039}, {"text": "year um starting with the public openhouse which was held earlier this year in June for the Strategic", 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450.12}, {"text": "sagas of skoog Island um and that will continue to be ongoing throughout the project as well", "start": 450.12, "end": 457.199}, {"text": "as ongoing communication and notifications to the interested parties list for the", "start": 457.199, "end": 464.039}, {"text": "project so at our October virtual openhouse meeting we had a good", "start": 465.8, "end": 471.879}, {"text": "attendance and we received comments and questions regarding these areas including um things like the impact of", "start": 471.879, "end": 479.159}, {"text": "the recent provincial legislative changes transition of uses and compatibility with adjacent low density", "start": 479.159, "end": 486.199}, {"text": "residential areas the importance of preserving The Village local Center the", "start": 486.199, "end": 491.24}, {"text": "Heritage character uh desire to restrict drive-throughs in these areas", "start": 491.24, "end": 496.52}, {"text": "feasibility of applying regulations to govern 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"start": 1234.24, "end": 1241.76}, {"text": "on the feedback that we do receive as well and how that's been addressed in uh", "start": 1241.76, "end": 1247.919}, {"text": "future versions of the bylaw that come forward um and then um we expect to", "start": 1247.919, "end": 1254.559}, {"text": "finalize phase 1A of the comprehensive zoning bylaw and then present it at a", "start": 1254.559, "end": 1260.039}, {"text": "future Committee of the whole meeting for consideration and approval or for another Council public meeting as deemed", "start": 1260.039, "end": 1266.919}, {"text": "appropriate or as required under the planning act so we are looking forward to public", "start": 1266.919, "end": 1273.84}, {"text": "input and further discussion um with staff and with agencies as well thank", "start": 1273.84, "end": 1279.72}, {"text": "you very much thank you actually before you uh finish could I just ask you to briefly", "start": 1279.72, "end": 1287.32}, {"text": "uh give me everybody that's listening uh an outline of what is the relationship", "start": 1287.32, "end": 1293.559}, {"text": "between uh an official plan and a zoning bylaw because I think I I want I want", "start": 1293.559, "end": 1299.159}, {"text": "that to happen because with the comments that we're going to be making here tonight I want to make sure that we're focusing on the zoning bylaw that kind", "start": 1299.159, "end": 1306.919}, {"text": "of sits on top of the official plan but you're going to say it better than I can so it would be great if you could do", "start": 1306.919, "end": 1313.24}, {"text": "that sure um absolutely so the city's official plan policies actually guide", "start": 1313.24, "end": 1321.039}, {"text": "what goes into the zoning bylaw and the zoning bylaw um presents regulations so", "start": 1321.039, "end": 1327.64}, {"text": "whereas the policies are broader um and maybe not as prescriptive", "start": 1327.64, "end": 1333.96}, {"text": "the zoning bylaw which 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{"text": "differentiator I would say between the official plan and the zoning bylaw of", "start": 1384.88, "end": 1389.96}, {"text": "the city okay I think that's that's good so we can just kind of keep that in mind as we're going forward I mean that the", "start": 1389.96, "end": 1395.799}, {"text": "Heights and the densities that are already in the official plan are not really the discussion for tonight it's", "start": 1395.799, "end": 1402.72}, {"text": "the details of implementing the Heights and the densities it it's not the building permissions that are are that", "start": 1402.72, "end": 1409.679}, {"text": "are already there yeah so the framework is there the broad land use framework", "start": 1409.679, "end": 1415.159}, {"text": "that's been approved that's been consulted on publicly through the separate official Plan update process so", "start": 1415.159, "end": 1421.36}, {"text": "that's providing us with the framework okay um and then we can I mean of course", "start": 1421.36, "end": 1426.44}, {"text": "we can still engage in some of those Nuance discussions or questions um and", "start": 1426.44, "end": 1432.64}, {"text": "of course we can say whether and how certain issues may or may not be able to", "start": 1432.64, "end": 1438.48}, {"text": "be addressed through the zoning bylaw but there are also other tools um I'm", "start": 1438.48, "end": 1444.08}, {"text": "thinking back to some of the discussions we had previously around things like short-term rentals around Municipal", "start": 1444.08, "end": 1450.24}, {"text": "licensing or other tools that the city can use outside of what maybe the zoning", "start": 1450.24, "end": 1455.44}, {"text": "bylaw can allow for right okay all right well at this point in time um we I don't", "start": 1455.44, "end": 1460.679}, {"text": "think we have anybody registered electronically to delegate uh we'll bring this back to um to the audience is", "start": 1460.679, "end": 1467.32}, {"text": "there anybody in the audience that would like to speak on this matter come on come on up Sir this is um", "start": 1467.32, "end": 1476.279}, {"text": "you've got five minutes to address Council if you just say your name and address that would be great uh hello my", "start": 1476.279, "end": 1481.84}, {"text": "name is Charlotte petkovic I live at 85 wilington Avenue and I'm I'm just here", "start": 1481.84, "end": 1487.08}, {"text": "to kind of give a couple I have a couple of brief more procedural questions about", "start": 1487.08, "end": 1494.399}, {"text": "the zoning by law the first is specific to Oakes where I live I was reading", "start": 1494.399, "end": 1500}, {"text": "through the bylaw draft I noticed that the zoning permissions for the oakd local Center don't", "start": 1500, "end": 1507.159}, {"text": "permit secondary schools including on the land where the current Betty", "start": 1507.159, "end": 1512.799}, {"text": "Stevenson uh school is and where the oakd secondary school is going to be created or built I just wanted to", "start": 1512.799, "end": 1520.399}, {"text": "clarify if that's going to have a if that not being in the zoning bylaw is going to impact or frustrate", "start": 1520.399, "end": 1526.88}, {"text": "that interesting okay this is not really a back and forth time but I'm having a feeling that the", "start": 1526.88, "end": 1533}, {"text": "uh W one counselor will probably ask that question when it's her turn to speak so you had some other things as", "start": 1533, "end": 1538.52}, {"text": "well yes the second question is more General about if and I was also reading", "start": 1538.52, "end": 1545.72}, {"text": "through the policies on outdoor patios and I wasn't sure if they're allowed to encroach in the front yards that are", "start": 1545.72, "end": 1555.399}, {"text": "required this is kind I'm not really in a position to be personally affected by", "start": 1555.399, "end": 1561.919}, {"text": "either of these but I think just from a shaping the kind of community I want to live in that I want to see as someone", "start": 1561.919, "end": 1568.399}, {"text": "who lives in Oakes those are kind of things I'm curious about having and whether the zoning bylaw is going to do", "start": 1568.399, "end": 1576.48}, {"text": "those things or can do those things that's great thank you very much thank you very much anybody", "start": 1576.48, "end": 1584.12}, {"text": "else okay uh seeing none uh so we'll bring this back to council um so uh I", "start": 1584.279, "end": 1592.84}, {"text": "guess I we need a a motion to refer all comments back to staff uh so who would", "start": 1592.84, "end": 1598.52}, {"text": "like to get us kicked off and started so councelor", "start": 1598.52, "end": 1603.2}, {"text": "svitz thank you Mr chair and and my thanks to to uh staff for this", "start": 1604.24, "end": 1609.84}, {"text": "commendable staff report and uh to our Consultants as well for all your work", "start": 1609.84, "end": 1615.559}, {"text": "greatly appreciated um I I am pretty", "start": 1615.559, "end": 1620.88}, {"text": "much okay with everything that that has been stated and everything that I've read um I just wanted one clarification", "start": 1620.88, "end": 1627.679}, {"text": "through you uh Mr chair on your page that says maps maps and schedules sorry", "start": 1627.679, "end": 1633.88}, {"text": "there's no numbers could you clarify for me what overlay", "start": 1633.88, "end": 1640.12}, {"text": "means thank", "start": 1647.159, "end": 1650.399}, {"text": "you so through the chair um there are certain portions of the bylaw certain", "start": 1652.48, "end": 1658.36}, {"text": "Maps um which are operative and nonoperative parts of the bylaw and so", "start": 1658.36, "end": 1666.12}, {"text": "the overlays um don't necessarily require a", "start": 1666.12, "end": 1671.279}, {"text": "change to the bylaw itself to interpret um their implementation", "start": 1671.279, "end": 1678.64}, {"text": "for those schedules which are um shown as overlays versus the the zoning map", "start": 1678.64, "end": 1687.039}, {"text": "itself um both apply and both have reg Associated", "start": 1687.039, "end": 1694.279}, {"text": "regulations that relate between them and then between the written text of the bylaw", "start": 1694.279, "end": 1700.84}, {"text": "itself thank you and through you Mr chair are there are there any that are exempt for example natural features in", "start": 1700.84, "end": 1708.36}, {"text": "high aquer vulnerability and Wellhead protection are there are they are any of", "start": 1708.36, "end": 1714.279}, {"text": "them exempt to an overlay or is it always shown or always", "start": 1714.279, "end": 1720.12}, {"text": "used through the chair um so certain areas of the city have these potentially", "start": 1720.12, "end": 1729}, {"text": "features that exist or constraints or the mapping um sometimes comes from for", "start": 1729, "end": 1734.48}, {"text": "example provincial government or um the conservation authori regulated area and", "start": 1734.48, "end": 1742.24}, {"text": "so some areas may have um items shown on", "start": 1742.24, "end": 1747.36}, {"text": "the overlay as applying and other areas the the overlay schedule itself might", "start": 1747.36, "end": 1753.96}, {"text": "exist but there would be no features or no um areas identified within that area", "start": 1753.96, "end": 1761.36}, {"text": "so um with a zoning bylaw um when interpreting it planners have to look at", "start": 1761.36, "end": 1769.559}, {"text": "the read the zoning by law in its entirety as well just to see whether", "start": 1769.559, "end": 1774.84}, {"text": "something applies or doesn't apply to an area thank you I appreciate that um", "start": 1774.84, "end": 1781.96}, {"text": "that's that's really all uh Mr chair um again thank you very much um I I am", "start": 1781.96, "end": 1788.08}, {"text": "extremely um grateful for all the work that has been put in here and that we're", "start": 1788.08, "end": 1793.279}, {"text": "finally going to see something come to us that's going to be real so thank you so much", "start": 1793.279, "end": 1798.72}, {"text": "okay thank you and Council Tree you'll move sorry second the motion go ahead", "start": 1798.72, "end": 1804}, {"text": "okay thank you so much for coming here and give us this Stu I know it's comprehensive byw is so complicated so I", "start": 1804, "end": 1811.36}, {"text": "read the the bylaw the contents looks like one a pH we have around 12", "start": 1811.36, "end": 1816.519}, {"text": "different B PR from either city or town or king or other pieces so there are 12", "start": 1816.519, "end": 1823.6}, {"text": "of them just from a knowledge perspective or information perspective in the following different phes how many", "start": 1823.6, "end": 1831.399}, {"text": "other bws we going to look after similar like this one this one a we have 12", "start": 1831.399, "end": 1837.399}, {"text": "different bows for the remaining one b and also pH two how many other bow will", "start": 1837.399, "end": 1842.519}, {"text": "be in scoop do you have any High LS through the chair I think I'm going", "start": 1842.519, "end": 1849.08}, {"text": "to defer to staff here on this one here the chair the councelor tree so the city", "start": 1849.08, "end": 1855.08}, {"text": "has approximately 44 uh parent bylaws so um the comprehensive zoning bylaws is", "start": 1855.08, "end": 1861.76}, {"text": "an attempt to consolidate uh those 44 bylaws into one so as part of this phase", "start": 1861.76, "end": 1867.36}, {"text": "it only deals with 12 and as we move forward uh the remaining uh", "start": 1867.36, "end": 1874}, {"text": "208 or thereabouts will be Consolidated um and the subsequent phases of the uh", "start": 1874, "end": 1880.08}, {"text": "comprehensive zoning B moving forward okay thank you so much so my next question regarding to the opas I think", "start": 1880.08, "end": 1886.559}, {"text": "this purpose is opa oriented or targeted from my research we have three op now is", "start": 1886.559, "end": 1894.639}, {"text": "only onaral land tribunals hand uh Opa 18.5 which is Young care car 16 uh 18.6", "start": 1894.639, "end": 1904.559}, {"text": "Village cor Village local Center 18.8 oage local Center if there are some kind", "start": 1904.559, "end": 1911.679}, {"text": "of decisions made by the LT does that result will impact our", "start": 1911.679, "end": 1918}, {"text": "by laws now or not through you to through mayor to our", "start": 1918, "end": 1924.799}, {"text": "consultant uh through the chair of councelor tree so yes so the opas that", "start": 1924.799, "end": 1929.919}, {"text": "this zoning bylaw attempts to implement are in different stages of approvals um", "start": 1929.919, "end": 1935.84}, {"text": "hopefully uh by the so the goal is in accordance with our half initiative agreements is to have this bylaw", "start": 1935.84, "end": 1943}, {"text": "approved uh by the end of March um we'll have some more clarity with respect to", "start": 1943, "end": 1948.08}, {"text": "the status of the appeals as it relates to the opas that you identified currently only one of the opas is in", "start": 1948.08, "end": 1955.039}, {"text": "full force and effect which is the new Kirk local Center so it's hoped that um", "start": 1955.039, "end": 1960.12}, {"text": "if there are settlements if the appeals are scoped uh that we are able to bring", "start": 1960.12, "end": 1965.32}, {"text": "forward the comprehensive zoning bylaw as it applies to those areas that are in full force and effect so we have some", "start": 1965.32, "end": 1972.639}, {"text": "work to do and we have some time and hopefully uh the time will allow for", "start": 1972.639, "end": 1977.919}, {"text": "some clarity with respect to the appeals that byes okay thank you my next", "start": 1977.919, "end": 1983.08}, {"text": "question regarding to one specific topic about the electricity car or eback I see", "start": 1983.08, "end": 1988.88}, {"text": "the charts so there are two level chart level one and level two I'm short sorry if a short my knowledge what is that", "start": 1988.88, "end": 1995.96}, {"text": "level one a level two chart forgot which page so if you search", "start": 1995.96, "end": 2002}, {"text": "for uh I think it's 18 P something let me just get it", "start": 2002, "end": 2008.559}, {"text": "16.5 if you can look at 16.5 page is just give me a", "start": 2012.44, "end": 2019.08}, {"text": "second is on the page 67 so there are charging level level one", "start": 2024.159, "end": 2032.799}, {"text": "level two even higher so just Curiosities on the page 68", "start": 2032.799, "end": 2038.84}, {"text": "67 so any if there's any violation maybe it's too technical just question how", "start": 2038.84, "end": 2044.559}, {"text": "much money going to charge for those level one level two and even higher $ th000 or $50 anyone knows", "start": 2044.559, "end": 2053.8}, {"text": "it through the chair um I don't know the the charging the monetary rate of the", "start": 2055.48, "end": 2063.079}, {"text": "charging I believe the level one and level two um charging infrastructure refers to the speed um of the charging", "start": 2063.079, "end": 2073.04}, {"text": "uh for those two different levels um and it's really speaking to just a", "start": 2073.04, "end": 2078.2}, {"text": "requirement of um when the developer were to put a charger or charging", "start": 2078.2, "end": 2085.079}, {"text": "infrastructure in a parking lot for example that they'd have certain requirements to provide um a level two", "start": 2085.079, "end": 2093.118}, {"text": "so a faster you know charging time charger um or a um level one which is a", "start": 2093.119, "end": 2102.119}, {"text": "slower um slower speed charging but then things like rates and this goes back to", "start": 2102.119, "end": 2108.56}, {"text": "Mayor West's um I guess comment about you know what is the scope of the bylaw and what's outside the scope of the", "start": 2108.56, "end": 2114.48}, {"text": "bylaw and so then any sort of private agreements with um those providers for", "start": 2114.48, "end": 2122.359}, {"text": "charging infrastructure and their prices would be um a separate from something", "start": 2122.359, "end": 2128.16}, {"text": "that zoning could regulate okay perfect I'll my last question I think that gentleman mentioned the Pao I do have", "start": 2128.16, "end": 2134.599}, {"text": "Curiosities here because in my world war 4 and also War Two we do have a business", "start": 2134.599, "end": 2139.92}, {"text": "Bia areas and lot of business uh owners in summer they do have that py", "start": 2139.92, "end": 2146.119}, {"text": "requirement to extend their business to the young street so in the future we might have more business along Young", "start": 2146.119, "end": 2152.839}, {"text": "Street Down The Highway 7 or north to the Oakridge so my C is here", "start": 2152.839, "end": 2158.56}, {"text": "do you have any more information about a PA requirement for our local business owners thank", "start": 2158.56, "end": 2164.16}, {"text": "you great through the chair um so the patio Provisions that are included in", "start": 2164.16, "end": 2170.76}, {"text": "this particular bylaw mirror those um which are in the city's bylaw for uh", "start": 2170.76, "end": 2176.64}, {"text": "1117 which I believe is the young and Bernard um key Development Area as well", "start": 2176.64, "end": 2183.96}, {"text": "but if there are specific concerns from business owners related to um whether those regulations", "start": 2183.96, "end": 2191.359}, {"text": "are serving them or not um in their business operations then I think that's definitely something that we'd welcome", "start": 2191.359, "end": 2198.319}, {"text": "um any commentary on um I'll have to look into further detail on um the the", "start": 2198.319, "end": 2206.48}, {"text": "comment that was raised earlier on um outdoor patios um and permissions for", "start": 2206.48, "end": 2212.28}, {"text": "front yards or projections that sort of thing to get a more specific response on that but that's something that we can", "start": 2212.28, "end": 2218.119}, {"text": "work with staff uh to get that response on okay thank you so much I'm through my last question because all the bylaws are", "start": 2218.119, "end": 2225.079}, {"text": "leaving changes because these are different bus uh this is pilot because we we put together we practice in case", "start": 2225.079, "end": 2233.319}, {"text": "of some kind of adjustments required assuming there's going to be a leing", "start": 2233.319, "end": 2238.359}, {"text": "documentations on byot documentation so what is that life cycles we're going to", "start": 2238.359, "end": 2243.599}, {"text": "two years 3 years whatever time we review it and see is there anything can", "start": 2243.599, "end": 2248.8}, {"text": "make a more make sense because no one knows if those things put into production might have a netive payback", "start": 2248.8, "end": 2256.48}, {"text": "then we have to make a judgment right so probably uh review or auditing or", "start": 2256.48, "end": 2263.04}, {"text": "adjustment perspective how are we going to handle that type of the resort coming", "start": 2263.04, "end": 2268.28}, {"text": "back to us thank you sure um through the chair I I can speak to currently the", "start": 2268.28, "end": 2275.48}, {"text": "draft comprehensive zoning bylaw which is on the website that is very much a living and evolving document so we will", "start": 2275.48, "end": 2282.52}, {"text": "be making adjustments in the short term um as was mentioned by staff um up until", "start": 2282.52, "end": 2288.92}, {"text": "its approval um to be able to address any sort of feedback that we receive on", "start": 2288.92, "end": 2295.68}, {"text": "the appropriateness of those regulations or gaps um and whatnot um and then after", "start": 2295.68, "end": 2301.52}, {"text": "that point I would defer to staff as far as a regular sort of rout", "start": 2301.52, "end": 2308.24}, {"text": "update some municipalities do housekeeping General housekeeping amendments to their bylaws you know", "start": 2308.24, "end": 2315.04}, {"text": "every one year every three years to to your point as well so I don't know if staff has anything further to add to", "start": 2315.04, "end": 2322.119}, {"text": "that uh through the chair of counselor tree so at this stage yeah once the the bylaw is approved um there's not", "start": 2322.119, "end": 2328.839}, {"text": "necessarily um a time frame for regular review um Council can direct staff to", "start": 2328.839, "end": 2334.24}, {"text": "take a look at specific standards or regulations that warrant a review and", "start": 2334.24, "end": 2339.56}, {"text": "then we can make the um appropriate uh zoning bylaw amendments uh accordingly", "start": 2339.56, "end": 2345.319}, {"text": "uh similarly uh when we have an OP update exercise um that would also that can sometimes prompt a review of the", "start": 2345.319, "end": 2352.56}, {"text": "zoning bylaw to ensure that the op and Zoning bylaw do comply with one another", "start": 2352.56, "end": 2357.64}, {"text": "so those are the opportunities um and then there's also the opportunities of private applications to the city for", "start": 2357.64, "end": 2364}, {"text": "zoning byon then got thank you so much I don't have further question okay thank you councelor", "start": 2364, "end": 2369.839}, {"text": "Davidson thank you um through you Mr chair thank you for the presentation and thank you for staff uh following up on", "start": 2369.839, "end": 2376.64}, {"text": "on a resident question so um I had not heard that secondary schools are not", "start": 2376.64, "end": 2381.88}, {"text": "allowed in uh in um local centers can I", "start": 2381.88, "end": 2387.079}, {"text": "ask staff or you for a response to that please sure", "start": 2387.079, "end": 2392.88}, {"text": "um I guess staff will take that one uh through the chair to uh councelor", "start": 2392.88, "end": 2398.2}, {"text": "Davidson so uh the fishal plan currently has locational criteria for schools um", "start": 2398.2, "end": 2405.359}, {"text": "so that's why they're not necessarily permitted as of right per se because there is locational criteria that have", "start": 2405.359, "end": 2410.56}, {"text": "to be met notwithstanding that the existing schools that do exist for example the one that was referred to", "start": 2410.56, "end": 2417.52}, {"text": "will be acknowledged um we just haven't kind of determined what the manner in which we will be acknowledging existing", "start": 2417.52, "end": 2424.4}, {"text": "uses that currently exist today uh that may or may not necessarily meet the", "start": 2424.4, "end": 2429.599}, {"text": "criter the locational criteria that's in contained within our official plan thank", "start": 2429.599, "end": 2435.04}, {"text": "you Mr chair so to clarify if there's already a school there the chances are well 100% that's another school can even", "start": 2435.04, "end": 2442.4}, {"text": "if it changes to a different type of school it's already been it's already there it's approved it's grandfathered", "start": 2442.4, "end": 2447.72}, {"text": "okay thank you um and the other question about patios in the front I'm not I have a question about that but I I don't know", "start": 2447.72, "end": 2453.92}, {"text": "if it'll address the residents concern but my question was are we closing the loophole where people we have um", "start": 2453.92, "end": 2459.88}, {"text": "interlocking brick as a accent to a garden and it ends up being Paving over an entire front lawn so people put five", "start": 2459.88, "end": 2466.48}, {"text": "cars there are we closing that loophole somehow so that decorative pavers can't", "start": 2466.48, "end": 2473.76}, {"text": "be used to completely pave over an entire front", "start": 2473.76, "end": 2478.839}, {"text": "lawn through the chair um this is something that we've heard um I think", "start": 2478.839, "end": 2484.48}, {"text": "repeatedly through all of our various consultations around this concern um so", "start": 2484.48, "end": 2491.44}, {"text": "I mentioned in the presentation there is um we are differentiating between hard", "start": 2491.44, "end": 2497.92}, {"text": "landscaping and soft Landscaping requirements as well to try to close", "start": 2497.92, "end": 2503.48}, {"text": "that loophole and I think as mentioned at a previous meeting it may not address sort of existing non-conforming", "start": 2503.48, "end": 2511.28}, {"text": "situations but it will be enforcable you for future um situations down the line", "start": 2511.28, "end": 2518.119}, {"text": "it's more of a matter um that will pertain and will investigate in further", "start": 2518.119, "end": 2525}, {"text": "detail as well when we get to the neighborhood um areas of the city as", "start": 2525, "end": 2530.64}, {"text": "well as these are um the intensification areas have less sort of landscaped front", "start": 2530.64, "end": 2537.92}, {"text": "yards that are parked on with private automobiles so thank you three Mr chair I don't know", "start": 2537.92, "end": 2544.599}, {"text": "if you can pull up a slide but the one of um the local Center in Oak rides um", "start": 2544.599, "end": 2550.599}, {"text": "and I've brought this up before and it keeps showing up and my understanding is that at the moment the local Center and", "start": 2550.599, "end": 2556.48}, {"text": "goes from I don't know if you call up that slide but basically it goes from Old Colony", "start": 2556.48, "end": 2562.28}, {"text": "to King along King to Parker and then from King up to Worthington where", "start": 2562.28, "end": 2567.8}, {"text": "there's a beer store so it's younger but this your Maps continually show at the very top this uh local Center going from", "start": 2567.8, "end": 2576.4}, {"text": "Worthington all the way up to Bloomington and on the right hand side I've said this before that is Oak's", "start": 2576.4, "end": 2582.599}, {"text": "marine and while I know it's not protected it's not part of the part that's protected it's", "start": 2582.599, "end": 2588.359}, {"text": "also um you're permitted to to to build there at the moment my understanding is", "start": 2588.359, "end": 2594.04}, {"text": "it's four stories I honestly think things have changed enough since the oid's Marine plan in 25 years that we", "start": 2594.04, "end": 2601.359}, {"text": "need to reconsider zoning that for intensification of any kind business or not because if you make make it local", "start": 2601.359, "end": 2607.64}, {"text": "Center my understanding is the height densities go from four to eight stories that is River water though because not", "start": 2607.64, "end": 2616.359}, {"text": "so much because we we um necessarily don't want people to live there but", "start": 2616.359, "end": 2621.839}, {"text": "because that is a huge area that's extremely wet and going to be continually be wet moving forward and", "start": 2621.839, "end": 2627.28}, {"text": "with climate change we have to stop saying we're going to intensify on extremely sensitive areas so that I've", "start": 2627.28, "end": 2635.68}, {"text": "brought this up more than once and it was up to me I would say the local Center needs to end at at Worthington", "start": 2635.68, "end": 2641.64}, {"text": "not that we can't build more we'll go with the four stories but that we shouldn't build more and frankly north", "start": 2641.64, "end": 2647.68}, {"text": "of Bloomington which is Aurora their huge estate homes on massive Lots like", "start": 2647.68, "end": 2653.28}, {"text": "this will not match the rest of 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"uh uh an LC uh V1 and you were if I'm", "start": 2698.04, "end": 2703.079}, {"text": "not mistaken you were indicating about uh properties that uh Face young street", "start": 2703.079, "end": 2710.2}, {"text": "but when you look at LC V1 um this also includes properties if", "start": 2710.2, "end": 2719.16}, {"text": "I'm not mistaken here well maybe I am mistaken okay so", "start": 2719.16, "end": 2725.599}, {"text": "when you look at the ones that are lcv2 those are all on Church Street predominantly uh if you're looking on", "start": 2725.599, "end": 2732.2}, {"text": "the east side um and we've been having problems on the", "start": 2732.2, "end": 2740.16}, {"text": "transition side and so I'm I I recognize that the uh the report you know 1.15", "start": 2740.16, "end": 2747.88}, {"text": "says right now transition matters are intentionally left blank and of course I want to ask questions about transition", "start": 2747.88, "end": 2755.64}, {"text": "um so so typically when we 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"end": 3054.319}, {"text": "consultant for the presentation St our report I know this has been not just uh", "start": 3054.319, "end": 3060.4}, {"text": "been done yesterday as outlined early on has been processed that follow and thank", "start": 3060.4, "end": 3065.72}, {"text": "you for the gentleman uh who uh in the chamber raised the question um I uh just", "start": 3065.72, "end": 3072.119}, {"text": "want to uh get back to one slide I think is uh have the", "start": 3072.119, "end": 3079.319}, {"text": "title or subheading C specific use regulation would you mind to uh display", "start": 3079.319, "end": 3087.16}, {"text": "that particular slide again I think I see about at least four", "start": 3087.16, "end": 3093.359}, {"text": "different topics right okay bang on this thank you", "start": 3093.359, "end": 3099.64}, {"text": "it is four um items there and if maybe I", "start": 3099.64, "end": 3104.68}, {"text": "work from uh bottom up um lift work", "start": 3104.68, "end": 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{"text": "inclusion thank you um thank you very much now um just want to be absolutely clear", "start": 3533.559, "end": 3539.28}, {"text": "so um you mentioned about of course we official plan and and the showing um", "start": 3539.28, "end": 3544.92}, {"text": "standards are set out in the end but I gather it do not Prue someone coming", "start": 3544.92, "end": 3550.839}, {"text": "with a proposal seeking Amendment to the op and seeking amendment in the future", "start": 3550.839, "end": 3556.72}, {"text": "comprehensive bylaw um with that I see nodding so maybe the answer is already", "start": 3556.72, "end": 3562.52}, {"text": "there uh just to through Mr chair maybe the here absolutely is that the case", "start": 3562.52, "end": 3568.839}, {"text": "correct meaning one can always make application seeking Amendment through Mr", "start": 3568.839, "end": 3574.24}, {"text": "chair through the chair um that is correct so um anyone does have the right", "start": 3574.24, "end": 3580.799}, {"text": "private developer does have the right to request an amendment to both the city's official plan um or the um right now it", "start": 3580.799, "end": 3589.599}, {"text": "would be the current bylaw uh that's in place as well to have um changes", "start": 3589.599, "end": 3595.4}, {"text": "considered for their particular lands thank you thank you very much and thank you Mr Mayor for allowing me to seek", "start": 3595.4, "end": 3601.72}, {"text": "those uh clarification ask questions thank you okay uh anybody", "start": 3601.72, "end": 3607.96}, {"text": "else okay seeing none uh so I I this been a good conversation I thank you", "start": 3607.96, "end": 3613.28}, {"text": "very much I I will say that this is really important and uh it's it's important for a number of reasons but", "start": 3613.28, "end": 3619.799}, {"text": "one of them I think that stands out in my mind in my experience in this Council the last number of years is that our", "start": 3619.799, 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only have one question follow up the uh um our", "start": 3753, "end": 3758.52}, {"text": "Deputy mayor's question regarding to the uh short-term care or rbnb I think mayor", "start": 3758.52, "end": 3763.72}, {"text": "has that being bed by right one of the specific locations so we Define the rbnb", "start": 3763.72, "end": 3772.839}, {"text": "or shortterm because the primary res must be sitting or living in the same", "start": 3772.839, "end": 3778.319}, {"text": "dmitory but from the BW perspective even have a definition here but was the", "start": 3778.319, "end": 3784.24}, {"text": "action plan will be applied for if someone Wate that byw what going to be", "start": 3784.24, "end": 3789.88}, {"text": "the output there going to be money P penalties or yeah that's my question um", "start": 3789.88, "end": 3796.279}, {"text": "Mr J do you want to take a shot at that so currently the permissions will", "start": 3796.279, "end": 3802.079}, {"text": "be established through the 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good", "start": 3889.96, "end": 3896.119}, {"text": "things but we need some action plan if dollar can be put in the table maybe someone going to be consider thank you", "start": 3896.119, "end": 3904}, {"text": "okay anybody else okay I mean I'll just just add to that I mean I think that uh", "start": 3904, "end": 3909.2}, {"text": "staff is definitely moving in the right direction with regard to shortterm rentals right and and um", "start": 3909.2, "end": 3914.4}, {"text": "Council counc Tree you and I have had a couple of conversations about one particularly problematic location uh in", "start": 3914.4, "end": 3921.16}, {"text": "your word but I think that it's very important um that you know people consider the fact that you know under", "start": 3921.16, "end": 3927.799}, {"text": "this new approach you have to have that as your primary resident so if somebody's having a wild party in your", "start": 3927.799, "end": 3933.68}, {"text": "house you're suffering exactly the same as the rest of the community is suffering because you live there too so", "start": 3933.68, "end": 3939.599}, {"text": "I think that'll go a long way in helping to address that and I think the way the approach that I understand it is that", "start": 3939.599, "end": 3946.079}, {"text": "you know on top of that we can layer another layer which is the licensing now that will have a cost to the community", "start": 3946.079, "end": 3952.319}, {"text": "and I mean if it's necessary we'll do it if it's not necessary then we won't but uh I think that you'll find that this", "start": 3952.319, "end": 3959.16}, {"text": "approach will probably go a long way to um solving most of the problems that we would might encounter with J term", "start": 3959.16, "end": 3965.799}, {"text": "rentals so okay with that being said I think we have a motion on the floor to uh refer all comments back to staff all", "start": 3965.799, "end": 3972.24}, {"text": "those in favor oppose that carries unanimously thank you very much and the last item on the agenda is a motion to", "start": 3972.24, "end": 3979.72}, {"text": "adjourn councelor svitz councelor Davidson all those in favor oppose that", "start": 3979.72, "end": 3985.119}, {"text": "carries you", "start": 3985.119, "end": 3988.16}]