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04 01 2015 2015-ZBA-04 (Simcoe County District School Board)AL 5.b) 6:00 p.m. Proposed Amendment to the Zoning By -Law, 2015... NOTICE OF A COMPLETE APPLICATION AND PUBLIC MEETING FOR PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE ZONING BY-LAW OF THE TOWNSHIP OF ORO-MEDONTE 2015-ZBA-04 (Simcoe County District School Board) TAKE NOTICE that the Township of Oro-Medonte deemed the following application to amend the Township's Zoning By-law 97-95, as amended, as a "Complete" application under Section 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13 on the 10th day of March, 2015. AND TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Oro-Medonte will hold a Public Meeting on Wednesday April 1, 2015, at 5:45 p.m. in the Municipal Council Chambers, 148 Line 7 South. The purpose of the Public Meeting is to obtain public comments on proposed Amendment to the Zoning By-law, under Section 34 of the Planning Act. THE PURPOSE of the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment is to rezone Concession 1, Part of Lot 12, known municipally as 204 Line 15 North, from the existing Institutional (1) and Agricultural/Rural (A/RU) Zones to the Institutional Exception (1' Exception) Zone to permit development of a 20 unit residential care facility with ancillary office and gymnasium space. A KEY MAP illustrating the location of the subject lands is provided with this Notice ANY PERSON may attend the public meeting and/or make written or verbal representation either in support of, or in opposition to, the proposed Amendment. Please be advised that your comments and submissions will become part of the public record. If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the Township of Oro-Medonte before the proposed zoning by-law amendment is adopted, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision of the Council of the Township of Oro-Medonte to the Ontario Municipal Board. If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the Township of Oro-Medonte before the proposed zoning by-law amendment is adopted, the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Ontario Municipal Board unless, in the opinion of the Board, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party. If you wish to be notified of the decision of the Township of Oro-Medonte in respect to the proposed zoning by-law amendment, you must make a written request to: Township of Oro-Medonte, 148 Line 7 South, Oro-Medonte, Ontario LOL 2EO Attention: J. Douglas Irwin, Cleric ADDITIONAL INFORMATION relating to the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment is available for inspection between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. at the Township of Oro-Medonte Administration Building. For further information, contact the Planning Department at 705-487-2171. DATED at the Township of Ora-Medonte this 11th day of March, 2015. Andria Leigh, MCIP, RPP Director of Development Services Page 5.b) 6:00 p.m. Prop6R!hdment to the Zoning By -Law, 2015... (Simcoe County District School Board) SUBJECT LANDS - 204 Line 15 North CITY OF ORILLIA �(i"Ri ao SUBJECT LANQS 204 LINE 15 NORTh1 j ,n FMO ,006 + z i 2W s i a �y& m ` 3 $ ,i ,n ,le fi N A y n 101, aSY aL ww 81 � e+ CONCEPTUAL SITE PLAN — PROPOSED RESIDENTIAL CARE FACILITY t Page 5.b) 6:00 p.m. Proposed Amendment to the Zoning By -Law, 2015... Earl and Susan Hutchinson 192 Line 15 North, Orillia,Ontario L3V 6111 March 24, 2015 The Township of Oro-Medonte, 148 Line 7 South, Oro-Medonte, Ontario LOL 2EO Attention: J. Douglas Irwin, Clerk Adam Kozlowski, Planner Scott Jermey, Councillor Ward 5 Dear Sirs, Re: Proposed Amendment to Zoning By-law William B. Wright School site 204 Line 15 North, Orillia, Ontario Application no: 2015-ZBA-04 Faxed to: 705-487-0133 Emailed to: info@oromedonte.ca Emailed to: scott.'ci rmeynoro-medonte.ca Emailed to: dirwinnoro-medonte.ca Emailed to: akozlowski@oro-medonte.ca We are owners of the property immediately west and south of the subject property. We are in receipt of your Notice for a proposed amendment to the Zoning By-law to Institution Exception (I* Exception) to allow a 20 Unit residential care facility with an office and gymnasium. A "spot" zoning amendment for such a development concerns us as follows: 1) Densi This is a low density rural residential/agricultural area. The newest Subdivision was built approximately 27 years ago (Shelswell Subdivision) and contains only 15 homes on approximately 10 acres. The Jamieson subdivision south of Memorial Avenue contains approximately 23 homes on even more acreage. Page (r�� 5.b) 6:00 p.m. Proposed Amendment to the Zoning By -Law, 2015... 2 The maj ority of the parcels of land north of the Forest Home Church on Line 15 are single family homes with and without acreage, swamp land and Scout Valley. "Institution" zoning allows for cemeteries, community centers, day nurseries, libraries, museums, public parks, places of worship, and public schools... all of which are low density ... not a 20 unit residential care facility. To put a high density project into a 2.39 acre parcel in this area would not be keeping with the area density, use, or neighbourhood, and would not enhance the neighbourhood. The project would forever change the character of the neighbourhood and could possibly open the area up for similar projects. 2) Nater/Sewage A development of this nature would be harmful to the water table in this area. When the Shelswell Subdivision was put in a number of the neighbours' wells went dry, causing new wells to be drilled, at no cost,to the developer. We do not believe that 20 units on this 2.39 acre site, each using water for kitchens, bathing, washing clothes, toilets, cleaning purposes, and water used by staff for their washrooms, kitchens, etc., can be contemplated without a detrimental effect on the water table and local wells. We are also concerned that the output of sewage/grey water (including water with commercial cleansers in it) from the 20 residences would affect the quality of the ground water with the potential of rendering the local well water unpotable. 3) Drainage Drainage for a building and parking area this size will tax our already overtaxed ditches and culverts, and neighbouring properties to the south of the site on both sides of Line 15. 4) Infrastructure There are no buses, businesses, stores, or free delivery services available in this area. All staff would have to drive to and park at work. Residents of the complex would have to rely on their own vehicles, taxis, bicycles, scooters or walk to get into town to go to work, shop, doctor appointments, etc. Walking can be problematic as there are no side walks from the site until you reach Georgian College. Safety is an issue here for the residents. If the residents have their own cars, then why are they eligible to live there? Page. 7410 5.b) 6:00 p.m. Proposed Amendment to the Zoning By -Law, 2015... 5) Traffic The subject property is located on the north side of Line 15, south of Scout Valley and north of the church at the bottom of the hill. There are therefore some sight restrictions. Due to the sight restrictions, egress and ingress for vehicles attending this site would put at risk, as would vehicles travelling on the road, even if the speed limit was lowered from the existing limit of 60 kin per hour. We are assuming that there will also be delivery trucks in addition to the residents, staff and visitors driving to and from the site. The addition of this traffic will put a strain on road safety for everyone in the neighbourhood. 6) Seenrily This is a quiet neighbourhood. The character of the 20 plus individuals residing in the complex is also a concern. Are we and our children to feel safe with an additional 20 plus people living in such close quarters? We are unsure as to the criteria that must be met for individuals to occupy these units. What kind of disability must they have to occupy the residences? Assuming that the residents must be on a disability, Ontario Works or some other government pension, how can we as neighbours be assured that the property is not being treated as a half -way house, subsidized housing or rent geared to income, and that it will continue not to be treated as such? i) How many individuals will be allowed per unit? ii) Will adults with their children be allowed? iii) Will residents be allowed to have pets? iv) What is the ratio of staff to residents, and how will the residents be supervised? v) What qualifications must the staff in this residence have in order to supervise the residents? vi) Will we be finding residents on our property, in the forest? Fire is always a concern. 7) Garbage Because of our immediate proximity to the site, garbage is a concern. i) The noise of garbage trucks picking up garbage before dawn. ii) With garbage of course comes rodents. iii) Garbage/litter (pop cans, cigarettes, candy wrappers, beer bottles/cans, etc) tossed over the fence onto our property. Page -q( 5.b) 6:00 p.m. Proposed Amendment to the Zoning By -Law, 2015... 0 8) Noise With the occupants of the 20 units, and the staff, will come noise that will be disturbing to the neighbours and scare off the wildlife. 9) Light Pollution Again, because of our proximity to the site, light pollution is a concern. Lights from the rooms, lights from the office, lights from the gym, lights from the parking lot all night long, lights from the loading docks (if any), etc. This is a rural/agricultural area, and the amount of lighting required for this development is disturbing. 10) Property Values What will this project do to our property and resale values? Will someone that wanted to live in a quiet rural area, with wild life and stars to gaze at, without light pollution, noise, neighbours. close by, want to purchase these lands with this project a mere 30 feet from our property line? Will they want to see this huge "institution" from the kitchen bay window? Will they be enthused by the sight of your residents gathering outside of the common area in front of our kitchen? Asset or liability? Who knows if they will think this project is a plus, a selling feature to this home, but we doubt it. Will a prospective purchaser want to pay more for this property because of this proposed residence? We doubt it. Who will compensate us for this loss? What will the government say? Will MPAC increase our realty taxes because of this development? Can you guarantee any of these? Although the rest of the neighbourhood will be viewing this project from the street, we will be viewing it from the rear. Is this where the garbage will be stored and picked up from? Perhaps excess furnishings or construction waste? Discarded gym equipment? All possibilities and not something we want in our view. We have lived in this location for over 30 years. It is a park like setting. Trees, birds, squirrels; fox, wolves, turtles, snakes, skunks, gophers, deer, bears, horses, owls, etc. A "spot" re -zoning for a high density institution, jammed into a 2.39 acre lot, does not have any place in this neighbourhood. We look forward to your response. Yours truly Earl and Susan Hutchinson /sh Page -:J-Z 5.b) 6:00 ppVrfh"W004jWdrnent to the Zoning By -Law, 2015... THE 20 UNIT RESIDENTIAL CARE FACILITY FOR THE WILLIAM B. WRIGHT SCHOOL SITE at 204 Line 15 North, Orillia - -- I am opposed to the 20 Unit Residential Care Facility proposed for the William B. Wright School Site. Date Name Address Phone 414(c1V7u/)"f -L--li, -34 6--65- fo lb OW''Al 4: S) gL"/ I ;lf.4 1,1, 61CI 'uF va 4�- Page Zoning By-law 2015-ZBA-04 Amendment (SCDSB) Location: 205 Line 15 North Current Zoning: Institutional (1) Zone Agricultural/Rural (A/RU) Zone Official Plan Designation: Restricted Rural Existing Development: Former William B. Wright Memorial School 360 square metres (3900 sq. ft.) (� Proud Heritage, Exciting Eut ur Zoning By-law Amendment 2015-ZBA-04 Simcoe County District School Board Purpose of Application: Zoning By-law Amendment — rezone 204 Line 15 North from the Institutional (1) Zone and the Agricultural/Rural (A/RU) Zone to the Institutional Exception (1*) Zone to permit: • New 2550 sq. m (27,500 sq. ft.) 20 unit "Residential Care Home" facility with accessory Offices and Gymnasium. Rk�, 0 "Fo t in I S 11 ip Oj Proud Heritqge, Exciting Furitre Zoning By-law Amendment 2015-ZBA-04 Simcoe County District School Board SITE SKETCH — proposed 20 unit Residential Care Home -455 sq. m. gymnasium -290 sq. m. offices -185 sq. m. common area -1625 sq. m. residential area -Septic and well servicing -30 parking spaces -Proposed landscaping along Line 15 North -Development subject to Site Plan Control. LINE 15 NORTH Proud Heritage, F.xciling Furnre Zoning By-law Amendment 2015-ZBA-04 Simcoe County District School Board Public Meeting property posting ibt ,,,.,Frit, of Proud HcHrage, Exciting Future Line 15 North - looking south from subject Line 15 North - looking north from subject lands lands Toumship of Proud Heritgqe, Exciting Future Existing (former) school - looking west from School, parking area - looking southwest Line 15 North from Line 15 North Toums{:ip of Proud Heritage, Exciting Future Ma " rKf Zoning By-law Amendment 2015-ZBA-04 Simcoe County District School Board The applicant has submitted the following supporting material: ■ Land Use Planning Report — Wayne Simpson & Associates Township of Proud Fferitnge, rxciting hitme Zoning By-law Amendment 2015-ZBA-04 Simcoe County District School Board Conclusion Questions or comments from the public and members of Development Services Committee will now be heard. /bn,iship J .Q�l/2tei Proud Heritage, Exciting Future