Mayor Gardhouse provided remarks on how members of the public can participate in the meeting when joining remotely/virtually.
Debbie Vandenakker, Planscape Consultant and the Township’s Policy Planning Consultant, attended the meeting remotely and presented a PowerPoint presentation on the proposed Township-initiated Housekeeping Zoning By-Law Amendment.
Housekeeping Zoning By-Law Amendments are intended to correct minor anomalies, clerical inconsistencies, and inadvertent omissions, as well as to clarify minor matters. They are not a tool for making sweeping changes and are administrative in nature. The Township’s current Comprehensive Zoning By-Law came into force in 2004, and municipal staff have been tracking minor changes to be addressed in a housekeeping amendment. Key changes were reviewed.
Comments received to date include internal Township Consultants R.J. Burnside and Associates Limited, and Stovel and Associates Inc, public comments from SV Law, and agency comments from the Grand River Conservation Authority (GRCA), and Enbridge Gas.
Two revisions are proposed to the draft Housekeeping Zoning By-Law Amendment based on comments received. The revisions include changes to provisions for accessible parking, incorporating regulatory requirements with a minimum parking width of 3m under draft By-Law item 9, and the removal of the proposed definition for a Portable Asphalt or Concrete Batching Plant under draft By-Law item 22(h). It was noted that comments submitted by SV Law regarding the Portable Asphalt or Concrete Batching Plant definition, as well as comments from Stovel and Associates Inc, will be held for review during the Comprehensive Zoning By-Law review project.
A revised proposed draft Housekeeping Zoning By-Law Amendment document will be included on the February 11, 2025, Council meeting for consideration.
No public comments were received at the Public Meeting.