Agenda
The Blue Mountains, Committee of Adjustment

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Date:
Time:
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Location:
Town Hall, Council Chambers and Virtual Meeting
32 Mill Street, Thornbury ON
Prepared by: Carrie Fairley, Secretary-Treasurer

A.
Call to Order

 

A.1
Traditional Territory Acknowledgement

 

We would like to begin our meeting by recognizing the First Nations, Metis and Inuit peoples of Canada as traditional stewards of the land.  The municipality is located within the boundary of Treaty 18 region of 1818 which is the traditional land of the Anishnaabek, Haudenosaunee and Wendat-Wyandot-Wyandotte peoples.

A.2
Committee Member Attendance

 

A.3
Approval of Agenda

 
  • Recommended (Move, Second)

    THAT the Agenda of January 15, 2025, be approved as circulated, including any additions to the agenda.

A.4
Declaration of pecuniary interest and general nature thereof

 

NOTE: In accordance with the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act, the Town Committee of Adjustment By-Law 2024-04, and the Town Procedural By-law 2023-62, Committee of Adjustment Committee Members must file a written statement of the interest and its general nature with the Clerk for inclusion on the Registry. 

A.5
Previous Minutes

 
  • Recommended (Move, Second)

    THAT the Minutes of December 18, 2024, be approved as circulated, including any revisions to be made.

A.6
Other Committee Business

 

B.
Public Meeting

 

Under the authority of the Municipal Act, 2001 and in accordance with Ontario’s Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (MFIPPA). The Corporation of the Town of The Blue Mountains wishes to inform the public that all information including opinions, presentations, reports and documentation provided for or at a Public Meeting, Public Consultation, or other Public Process are considered part of the public record. This information may be posted on the Town’s website and/or made available to the public upon request.

B.1
Consent Application No. B09-2024 (Deferred from the August 21, 2024 meeting)

This item has attachments. 
1.PBS.25.008 Recommendation Report - Severance B08-2022 - Lot 3, Concession 9 being Part 1, 16R8525 (Elmes).pdf
2.PBS-25-008-Attachment-1.pdf

Owner: Joe and Lynda Elmes
Applicant/Agent: Colin Travis, Travis & Associates 
Municipal Address: Town Plot Lot 10 SW Louisa Street NE Alice Street RP 16R-8525 Part 1

  • Recommended (Move, Second)

    THAT the Committee of Adjustment receive Staff Report PBS.25.008, entitled “Recommendation Report – Consent for New Lot B09-2024 – Part 1, 16R8525 (Elmes)”;

    AND THAT the Committee of Adjustment GRANT provisional consent for application B09-2024, subject to the following conditions:

    1. That the Applicant meets all the requirements of the Town, financial and otherwise, for the Certificate of Consent to be issued.
    2. That the Applicant provide payment of cash‐in‐lieu of parkland dedication for the severed lot, or 5% of its appraised value, to the satisfaction of the Town of The Blue Mountains.
    3. That the Applicant provide payment of applicable Development Charges for the severed lot, as required by the Town.
    4. That the depth of the severed lot is confirmed to be located entirely within the R1-1 zone or that the depth of the severed lot be modified to ensure that it is located entirely within the R1-1 zone.
    5. That the Applicant retain an engineer to provide an engineered Lot Development Plan to demonstrate that the existing Town water and sewer services can be extended to service the severed lot. The Lot Development Plan shall be submitted to the Town prior to final approval and registration of the Lot. A Municipal Land Use Agreement, or other Agreement as deemed appropriate by the Town, shall be entered into to facilitate all approved works. All costs associated with the installation of required services shall be the responsibility of the Applicant.
    6. That the Applicant retain an engineer to provide detailed design drawings for the provision of appropriate access to the site, to the satisfaction of the Town. A Municipal Land Use Agreement, or other Agreement as deemed appropriate by the Town, shall be entered into to facilitate all approved works. All costs associated with the installation of required works shall be the responsibility of the Applicant.
    7. That the Alice Street right-of-way shall not be used to satisfy Conditions 5 and 6.
    8. That the Applicant provide Phase 1 and Phase 2 Environmental Assessments, and that any recommendations from the Assessments be implemented, to the satisfaction of the Town.
    9. That the Owner provides a description of the land and deposited reference plan, which can be registered in the Land Registry Office.
    10. That all above conditions be fulfilled within two years of the Notice of Decision so that the Certificate of Consent pursuant to Section 53(42) of the Planning Act, can be issued by the Town.

C.
Committee Member Expenses

 

D.
Notice of Meeting Date

 

February 19, 2025
Town Hall, Council Chambers, and Virtual


March 19, 2025
Town Hall, Council Chambers, and Virtual

E.
Adjournment

 
  • Recommended (Move, Second)

    THAT the Committee of Adjustment does now adjourn at (time) p.m. to meet again at the call of the Chair.

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