Planning and Housing Committee

Minutes

Meeting #:
45
Date:
Time:
-
Location:
Champlain Room, 110 Laurier Avenue West, and by electronic participation
Present:
  • Chair: Councillor Jeff Leiper, 
  • Vice-chair: Councillor Glen Gower, 
  • Councillor Riley Brockington, 
  • Councillor Laura Dudas, 
  • Councillor Laine Johnson, 
  • Councillor Theresa Kavanagh, 
  • Councillor Clarke Kelly, 
  • Councillor Catherine Kitts, 
  • Councillor Wilson Lo, 
  • and Councillor Tim Tierney 
Absent:
  • Councillor Cathy Curry 
  • and Councillor Ariel Troster 

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Accessible formats and communication supports are available, upon request.


Except where otherwise indicated, reports requiring Council consideration will be presented to Council on Wednesday, April 30, 2025, in Planning and Housing Committee Report 45.


The deadline to register by phone to speak, or submit written comments or visual presentations is 4 pm on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, and the deadline to register by email to speak is 8:30 am on Wednesday, April 23, 2025.

This is a public meeting to consider the proposed Comprehensive Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments listed as Item(s) 4.1 on today’s Agenda.

For the item 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 a Zoning By-law Amendment and 120 days for an Official Plan Amendment.

To submit written comments on these amendments, prior to their consideration by City Council on April 30, 2025, please email or call the Committee or Council Coordinator.

No Declarations of Interest were filed.

File No. ACS2025-PDB-PSX-0022 –  Barrhaven West (3)

The Applicant/Owner as represented by Adam Thompson, Novatech was present in support, and available to answer questions.  The Applicant advised that they did not need to address the Committee if the item carried.

The Committee Carried the report recommendations as presented.

  • Report recommendation(s)

    1. That Planning and Housing recommend Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 for 4175 Strandherd Drive as shown in Document 1, by removing the prohibited uses from the Urban Exception [2298] and to permit additional community commercial uses to align with the Mixed Industrial designation in the Official Plan, as detailed in Document 2.
    2. That Planning and Housing 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 April 30, 2025,” subject to submissions received between the publication of this report and the time of Council’s decision.
    Carried

There were no in camera items.

There were no Inquiries.

There was no other business.

Next Meeting

Wednesday, May 7, 2025.

The meeting adjourned at 9:32 am.