Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee

Agenda

Meeting #:

16

Date:

Thursday, September 05, 2024

Time:

10:00 A.m. - 3:00 P.m.

Location:

Ben Franklin Place, The Chamber, Main Floor, 101 Centrepointe Drive, and by electronic participation

Councillors:

• Chair George Darouze, 
• Vice-Chair Clarke Kelly, 
• Councillor David Brown, 
• Councillor Catherine Kitts, 
• and Councillor Matt Luloff 

Kelly Crozier,
Committee Coordinator
[phone], ext. 16875
[email protected]

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1.

Notices and meeting information for meeting participants and the public

Notices and meeting information are attached to the agenda and minutes, including: availability of simultaneous interpretation and accessibility accommodations; in camera meeting procedures; information items not subject to discussion; personal information disclaimer for correspondents and public speakers; notices regarding minutes; and remote participation details.

Accessible formats and communication supports are available, upon request.

Except where otherwise indicated, reports requiring Council consideration will be presented to Council on Wednesday, September 18, 2024, in Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Report 16.

The deadline to register by phone to speak or submit written comments or visual presentations is 4 pm on Wednesday, September 4, 2024, and the deadline to register by email to speak is 9:00 am on Thursday, September 5, 2024.

2.

Declarations of Interest

3.

Confirmation of Minutes

3.1

ARAC Minutes 15  - Thursday, July 4, 2024. 

4.

Planning, Development and Building Services Department

4.1

Bill 185 Implementation with respect to Development Review, and Bill 109 Monitoring Report

File No. ACS2024-PDB-PS-0067 - Citywide

This report will be submitted to the Planning and Housing Committee on September 11, 2024.

• Report Recommendation(s)

  That Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee recommend Council:  

  1. Receive for information the update on the internal process changes undertaken since July 1, 2023, as part of Bill 109 Implementation Monitoring; and
  2. Approve the amendments to the Pre-Consultation By-law 2023-296, as per Document 1 attached to this report, to make the pre-consultation process non-mandatory as per Bill 185; and
  3. Approve the amendments to the Public Notification and Consultation Policy, attached as Document 2 to this report; and
  4. Approve the amendments to the Planning Fees By-law 2024-33, attached as Document 3 to this report; and
  5. Approve the conversion to permanent of 33 full-time equivalent (FTE) positions approved in Report ACS2023-PRE-GEN-0005 to continue to meet the provincial timelines for development applications.

4.2

Zoning By-law Amendment – 6109 and 6121 Fourth Line Road

File No. ACS2024-PDB-PSX-0020 – Rideau-Jock (21)

• Report Recommendation(s)

  That Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee:

  1. Recommend Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 for 6109 Fourth Line Road, as shown in Document 1, to prohibit residential development on the retained lands and the severed residential parcel be rezoned to permit a reduced lot width, as detailed in Document 2.
  2. 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 18, 2024” subject to submissions received between the publication of this report and the time of Council’s decision.

4.3

Zoning By-law Amendment – 3047 Moodie Drive

File No. ACS2024-PDB-PSX-0024 – Rideau-Jock (21)

• Report Recommendation(s)

  1. That Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee recommend Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 for 3047 Moodie Drive, as shown in Document 1, to prohibit residential development on the retained lands, and to permit a reduced lot width of 12 metres on the severed 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 18, 2024” subject to submissions received between the publication of this report and the time of Council’s decision.

4.4

Zoning By-law Amendment – 4380 Trail Road

File No. ACS2024-PDB-PS-0020 – Rideau-Jock (21)

• Report Recommendation(s)

  That Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee:

  1. Recommend Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 for 4380 Trail Road, as shown in Document 1, to permit a Waste Processing and Transfer Facility, limited to the transfer and processing of inert soils, as detailed in Document 2.
  2. 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 18, 2024,” subject to submissions received between the publication of this report and the time of Council’s decision.

4.5

Rural Community- Building Grant Program - Grant Review Application

File No. ACS2024-PDB-PS-0082 – West Carleton-March (5)

• Report Recommendation(s)

  That the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee approve the recommendation on the Rural Community-Building Grants Program application as detailed in Document 1.

4.6

ATVs Using Municipal Roads to Access Marlborough Forest for Special Event

File No. ACS2024-PDB-PS-0091 – City-wide

• Report Recommendation(s)

  That the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee recommend that Council approve the temporary use of the designated highways and road allowances listed in Document 1, on September 21, 2024, for the purposes of an ATV charity ride.

5.

Strategic Initiatives Department

5.1

Wetland Omnibus Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment

File No. ACS2024-SI-CCRX-0001 – West Carleton-March (5), Osgoode (20), and Rideau-Jock (21) 

• Report Recommendation(s)

  1. That Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee recommend that Council approve the proposed amendments to the Official Plan as shown in Document 1 and detailed in Document 3;
  2. That Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee recommend that Council approve the proposed amendments to Zoning By-law No. 2008-250 as shown in Document 1 and detailed in Document 4;
  3. 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 18, 2024, subject to submissions received between the publication of this report and the time of Council’s decision.

6.

Office of the City Clerk

6.1

Status Update – Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee Inquiries and Motions - For the Period Ending August 23, 2024

File No. ACS2024-OCC-CCS-0072 - Citywide

• Report Recommendation(s)

  That the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee receive this report for information.

7.

In Camera Items

8.

Information Previously Distributed

8.1

Committee of Adjustment – Reserve Appointment

File No. ACS2024-OCC-CCS-0068 – City-wide

9.

Open Mic Session

10.

Notices of Motions (For Consideration at Subsequent Meeting)

11.

Inquiries

12.

Other Business

13.

Adjournment

Next Meeting

October 3, 2024