Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee

Minutes

Meeting #:

34

Date:

Thursday, September 01, 2022

Time:

10:00 A.m. - 12:00 P.m.

Location:

Electronic Participation

Present:

• Chair: Councillor Eli El-Chantiry, 
• Vice-Chair: Catherine Kitts, 
• Councillor George Darouze, 
• Councillor Glen Gower, 
• Councillor Carol Anne Meehan, 
• and Councillor Scott Moffatt

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1.

Notices and meeting information for meeting participants and the public

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Except where otherwise indicated, reports requiring Council consideration will be presented to Council on September 21, 2022 in Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Report 33.

The deadline to register by phone to speak, or submit written comments or visual presentations is 4 pm on Wednesday, August 31, and the deadline to register to speak by email is 9:00 am on Thursday, September 1.

This draft Minutes document contains a summary of the disposition of items and actions taken at the meeting. This document does not include all of the text that will be included in the final Minutes, such as the record of written and oral submissions. Recorded votes and dissents contained in this draft Minutes document are draft until the Minutes of the meeting are confirmed by the Committee. The final draft Minutes will be published with the agenda for the next regular Committee meeting and, once confirmed, will replace this document.

The Chair read the following statement:

“This is a public meeting to consider the proposed Comprehensive Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments listed as Items 4.1 – 4.4 on today’s Agenda.

"For the items just mentioned, only those who make oral submissions today or written submissions before the amendments are adopted may appeal the matter to the Ontario Land Tribunal. In addition, the applicant may appeal the matter to the Ontario Land Tribunal if Council does not adopt an amendment within 90 days of receipt of the application for Zoning and 120 days for an Official Plan Amendment.

"To submit written comments on these amendments, prior to their consideration by City Council on September 21 please email or call the Committee or Council Coordinator.”

2.

Declarations of Interest

No Declarations of Interest were filed.

3.

Confirmation of Minutes

3.1

ARAC Minutes 33  -  June 30, 2022

• Carried

4.

Planning, Real Estate and Economic Development Department

4.1

Zoning By-law Amendment – Part of 3135 and 3191 Sarsfield Road

ACS2022-PIE-PS-0114 - Cumberland (19) 

• Report recommendations

  1. That Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee recommend Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 for Part of 3135 and 3191 Sarsfield Road, as shown in Document 1, to prohibit residential development on the retained agricultural lands, as detailed in Document 2.
  2. That Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee approve the Consultation Details Section of this report be included as part of the ‘brief explanation’ in the Summary of Written and Oral Public Submissions, to be prepared by the Office of the City Clerk and submitted to Council in the report titled, “Summary of Oral and Written Public Submissions for Items Subject to the Planning Act ‘Explanation Requirements’ at the City Council Meeting of September 21, 2022,” subject to submissions received between the publication of this report and the time of Council’s decision.
  Carried

4.2

Zoning By-law Amendment – 6060 and 6086 Frontier Road 

ACS2022-PIE-PS-0116 - Cumberland (19) 

• Report recommendations

  1. That Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee recommend Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 for 6086 and 6060 Frontier Road to prohibit residential development on the retained farmland and permit a decreased lot width on the severed surplus farmhouse, as detailed in Document 2.
  2. That Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee approve the Consultation Details Section of this report be included as part of the ‘brief explanation’ in the Summary of Written and Oral Public Submissions, to be prepared by the Office of the City Clerk and submitted to Council in the report titled, “Summary of Oral and Written Public Submissions for Items Subject to the Planning Act ‘Explanation Requirements’ at the City Council Meeting of September 21, 2022 subject to submissions received between the publication of this report and the time of Council’s decision.
  Carried

4.3

Zoning By-law Amendment – Part of 4900 Frank Kenny Road

ACS2022-PIE-PS-0113 - Cumberland (19) 

• Report recommendations

  1. That Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee recommend Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 for Part of 4900 Frank Kenny Road, as shown in Document 1, to prohibit residential development on the retained agricultural lands, as detailed in Document 2.
  2. That Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee approve the Consultation Details Section of this report be included as part of the ‘brief explanation’ in the Summary of Written and Oral Public Submissions, to be prepared by the Office of the City Clerk and submitted to Council in the report titled, “Summary of Oral and Written Public Submissions for Items Subject to the Planning Act ‘Explanation Requirements’ at the City Council Meeting of September 21, 2022,” subject to submissions received between the publication of this report and the time of Council’s decision.
  Carried

4.4

Zoning By-law Amendment – Part of 3896 8th Line Road and 7968 Marvelville Road

ACS2022-PIE-PS-0115 - Osgoode (20) 

• Report recommendations

  1. That Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee recommend Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 for Part of 3896 8th Line Road and 7968 Marvelville Road, as shown in Document 1, to prohibit residential development on the retained agricultural lands, and permit an increase in maximum accessory building and an equestrian establishment as an accessory use, as detailed in Document 2.
  2. That Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee approve the Consultation Details Section of this report be included as part of the ‘brief explanation’ in the Summary of Written and Oral Public Submissions, to be prepared by the Office of the City Clerk and submitted to Council in the report titled, “Summary of Oral and Written Public Submissions for Items Subject to the Planning Act ‘Explanation Requirements’ at the City Council Meeting of September 21, 2022,” subject to submissions received between the publication of this report and the time of Council’s decision.
  Carried

4.5

Development Charge Complaint - 3420 Baskins Beach Road

ACS2022-PIE-BCS-0003 - West Carleton-March(5)

• Report recommendation

  That the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee recommend that Council dismiss the development charge complaint in respect of 3420 Baskins Beach Road.
• Motion No. ARAC 2022-34-01
  Moved by Councillor S. Moffatt

  BE IT RESOLVED that the following substitute recommendation be approved:

  That the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee recommend that Council accept the development charge complaint in respect of 3420 Baskins Beach Road.

  Carried

4.6

Osgoode Gardens Cedar Acres Municipal Drain – Appointment of Engineer

ACS2022-IWS-WS-0007 - Osgoode (20)

• Report recommendation

  That the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee recommend Council appoint McIntosh Perry Consulting Engineers Ltd. as the Engineer of record to prepare a report that addresses the subsequent disconnection to the Osgoode Gardens Cedar Acres Municipal Drain, for Council’s consideration prior to Council approving or disapproving the disconnection, under Subsection 65(4) of the Drainage Act.

  Carried

5.

In Camera Items

There were no in camera items.

6.

Open Mic Session

7.

Notices of Motions (For Consideration at Subsequent Meeting)

There were no Notices of Motion.

8.

Inquiries

There were no Inquiries.

9.

Other Business

9.1

Motion

• Motion No. ARAC 2022-34-02
  Moved by Vice-Chair: C. Kitts

  That the Rules of Procedure be suspended to consider the following Motion, in order to ensure that building permit fees in Vars are assessed at the appropriate level.

  Carried
• Motion No. ARAC 2022-34-03
  Moved by Vice-Chair: C. Kitts

  WHEREAS there was a fee established in the Regulatory Code of the former Regional Municipality of Ottawa Carleton in 1994, with the purpose of paying back, over time, a portion of the original debt incurred to construct the Vars water plant; and 

  WHEREAS each new building permit in the village of Vars using municipal water plant was to pay this fee until the allocated “growth” share of the debt was paid back; and 

  WHEREAS there has been approximately $1.7 million in Vars Water Fees collected via permits from growth since the fee was put in place; and

  WHEREAS the associated debt is now retired; 

  THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee recommend Council direct Building Code Services to end the requirement to collect the Vars Water Fee when issuing permits in the affected area.

  Carried

10.

Adjournment

Next Meeting

September 29, 2022

The meeting adjourned at 10:26 am.