Town Initiated Amendment to the Comprehensive Zoning By-law 129-90 Housekeeping Amendment October 3, 2016
NOTICE • Newspaper advertisement in the Fort Erie Times on September 13, 2016 of Information Meeting and on September 8, 2016 for Public Meeting, in accordance with Planning Act Council approved measures: • • Notice was posted on the Town’s website; • Notice was posted on the Town’s Twitter and Facebook page; • Notice of the public meeting was sent to the Ridgeway, Bridgeburg and Crystal Beach Business Improvement Associations; • Notice of the amendments was advertised on the billboard at the corner of Municipal Centre Drive and Garrison Road; • Notice of the amendments was posted at the Library Branches, Leisureplex, Museum and in the Town Hall Atrium, and; • Owners of property whose zoning is proposed to change were either hand delivered or mailed notice on September 13, 2016 File # 350309-0405 November 2, 2015 Slide 2
Summary of Changes Interpretation • Add that the boundary of the Environmental Conservation Overlay be interpreted by Council approved recommendation of the Environmental Advisory Committee Definitions • Modify “public storage” definition • Modify “structure” definition • Add definition for “event parking” • Modify definition of “attached” General Provisions • Accessory structures • New development adjacent to agricultural zone • Parking • Prohibited uses • Swimming pools • Temporary uses • Covered or uncovered porches, balconies, steps and patios • Dwelling setbacks in certain zones
Summary of Changes Agricultural and Rural Zones • Remove requirement for setback of accessory structure from dwelling • Remove second RU-219 exception Residential 1 and Residential 2 Zones • Clerical modifications to exceptions sections Waterfront Rural Residential Zone (in Point Abino) • Clarification that development is subject to approval of Environmental Advisory Committee Highway Commercial • Add day nursery as permitted use Core Mixed Use 4 Zone • Modify minimum residential floor area provision
Summary of Changes Mapping • Removal of the Environmental Conservation overlay from certain properties which have been deemed appropriate to develop by the Town’s Environmental Advisory Committee • Removal of Environmental Protection and Environmental Conservation Zoning from subdivisions that were Draft Approved prior to the passage of the Official Plan, in accordance with Official Plan policy • Removal of Environmental Protection zoning from lots on Bertie Street, in accordance with commitments made by the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority Clerical, Stenographic and Typographic Changes to Mapping and Text
Timeline… Consider Input Received Public Meeting •First 2 weeks of and Information October 2016 Report to Neighbourhood Council Meeting •October 3, 2016 •September 22, 2016 Letters sent to affected property owners •September 13, Notice of meetings in 2016 newspaper • September 8 and September 15, 2016
Timeline (continued)… Appeal Period Notice of • 20 days after Decision Notice November 17, By-law 2016 • November 14, 2016 Recommendation Report • November 7, 2016
Town Initiated Amendment to the Comprehensive Zoning By-law 129-90 Housekeeping Amendment October 3, 2016
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