Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee

Minutes

Meeting #:
8
Date:
Time:
-
Location:
Ben Franklin Place, The Chamber, Main Floor, 101 Centrepointe Drive, and by electronic participation
Present:
  • Chair George Darouze, 
  • Vice-Chair Clarke Kelly, 
  • Councillor David Brown, 
  • Councillor Catherine Kitts, 
  • and Councillor Matt Luloff 

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Except where otherwise indicated, reports requiring Council consideration will be presented to Council on November 8, 2023 in Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Report 8.


The deadline to register by phone to speak, or submit written comments or visual presentations is 4 pm on Tuesday, October 31, 2023 and the deadline to register by email to speak is 9:00 am on Wednesday, November 1, 2023.

These “Summary Minutes” indicate 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 full Minutes, such as the record of written and oral submissions. Recorded votes and dissents contained in the Summary Minutes are draft until the full Minutes of the meeting are confirmed by the Committee. The draft of the full Minutes (for confirmation) 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 at the outset of the meeting pursuant to the Planning Act:

This is a public meeting to consider the proposed Comprehensive Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments listed as Item(s) 4.1-4.2 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 November 8, 2023, please email or call the Committee or Council Coordinator.

No Declarations of Interest were filed.

ACS2023-PRE-PSX-0001 - West Carlton-March (5)

  • Report Recommendation(s)

    1. That Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee recommend Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 for part of 4639 Highway 17, as shown in Document 1, to prohibit residential development on the retained farmland, 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 November 8, 2023” subject to submissions received between the publication of this report and the time of Council’s decision.
    Carried

ACS2023-PRE-PS-0016 - West Carleton-March (5)

  • Report recommendation(s)

    1. That Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee recommend Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 for 1500 Thomas Argue Road, as shown in Document 1, to permit single-detached dwellings and townhouse units in place of the residential hangar lots as set-out in the approved Draft Plan of Subdivision, 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 November 8th, 2023 subject to submissions received between the publication of this report and the time of Council’s decision.
    Carried

ACS2023-IWS-WL-0004 - Rideau-Jock (21) 

  • Report recommendation(s)

    That the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee recommend Council approve the engineer’s report prepared by Robinson Consultants Inc., entitled Engineer’s Report S. 65 – Subsequent Connection to the Faulkner Municipal Drain Hewitt Branch and give consideration to this report in accordance with Section 65(5) of the Drainage Act of Ontario.

    Carried

There were no in camera items.

There were no Open Mic Session items.

There were no Inquiries.

There was no other business.

Thursday, December 7, 2023

The meeting adjourned at 8:37 am.