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11 21 2001 Transcription of Tape of Public Meeting (2)Transcription of Tape of Public Meeting November 21, 2001 P-123-01 (Hill Top Mini Storage) Mayor Beard " ..... to date the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Oro-Medonte have not made a decision on the proposed amendments other than proceeding to a public meeting. Only after comments are received from the public, Township staff and requested agencies within the appropriate time period will Council make a decision on the proposed amendment. Notice of the public meeting was put out to all required agencies and landowners withinl20 meters/400 feet of the subject property. Madam Clerk has there been any correspondence received on this item?" Marilyn Pennycook — "Yes Your Worship. Two items. The first is a letter from Ian Smith, Quarter Control Technician and the Ministry of Transportation, dated Nov. 19`n and the second is from Ross Cotton, Planner, County of Simcoe, Dated November 191n " Mayor Beard — "All persons present will be afforded the opportunity of asking questions in respect to the proposed amendments to the Official Plan and Zoning By-law. I'll now turn the meeting over to Andria Leigh, the Township Planner who will explain the purpose and affects from the proposed amendment. Andria." Andria Leigh — "Thank you Your Worship. As the Mayor has indicated, the purpose of tonight's public meeting is to obtain comments with respect to both the proposed Official Plan Amendments in accordance with Section 17 and 21 of The Planning Act as well as the Zoning By-law Amendment. Just to give some background, in terms of the property, the property is shaded in gray in this location and this is the Third Line North in this location and down here would be Highway 11 and the overpass in this location. The subject property is approximately 4.82 acres in size and has frontage on Line 3 North. The property is currently in an agricultural designation and it is proposed that it would be re -designated to an industrial designation to both reflect the exiting industrial business on the property and allow for an expansion for an outdoor storage use. The proposed zoning amendment would allow the property that is currently Agricultural/Rural in terms of zoning to be rezoned to a Rural/Industrial which is the same as the front portion of the property, again to recognize the outdoor storage business. And as the Mayor has indicated today, Council has now made a decision with respect to these applications. The intent of tonight's meeting l is to obtain comments from the public with respect to the application prior to any decision being made by Council. The intent would be that any comments received would be reviewed through the Planning Department with a further report to Council at a future date. If Council did choose to consider the amendment favourably and proceed forward the property would be subject to site plan control to make sure that items like buffering, the access to the property, parking and landscaping are all covered on site on the property and an application for site plan approval has been submitted on this property. So Your Worship, at this point, those are my comments with respect to this application." Mayor Beard — "Thank you. Is there anyone in the audience who wishes to ask a question. Would they please come forward and state their name please. This meeting is being recorded for the record. That's why we need the names so we can respond (appropriately)." Roy Hastings — "My name is Roy Hastings. I have been a resident of Oro Township all my life. I have been in business for a number of years and I'm a concerned citizen and that's why I'm here. I'm here because I see something and I drive by and I wonder what's going on. I have a picture in my hand here that says, `Opening Hill Top Red House Mini Storages'. That's OK I Guess. A little while later I see a sign up, going to rezone it. Oh! Two and two don't make four in my mind. With all their grading and al the blockwork and going in I start to questions what's going on. Does this person have a permit to do this and if so, it hasn't been rezoned. The next thing I was thinking about is, maybe he's applied to have a permit for an agricultural building. My understanding is you can have a house on agricultural property, you can have agricultural buildings on agricultural property to be used for agricultural. And I stand to be corrected if (not) so. My concern is, there's a little saying that's been going around for years and years, `what starts with a gander, starts with a goose'. If I can do it, you can do it. If we can do it, we can all do it. My question is, I think it needs to be looked at. I don't know whether you Councillors or planning professionals have been by, but my understanding is that you can't do nothing, you can't even move topsoil that I know of, until you have a building permit. If he has a building permit under agricultural, then he does apply the Hill Top Warehouse Leased Storage, now is that agricultural? With that, I'll leave you a letter and I thank you for your time." Mayor Beard — "Would anybody care to respond to that at this time because j I'm not aware of this situation." Andria Leigh — "Your Worship. There is a building permit on the property for an agricultural building on the back of the property in accordance with the zoning and the building standards. So the work that is taking place on the back of that property is in accordance with a permit that was issued." Mayor Beard — "Yes so if the zoning - ---------- --------- used for agricultural purposes." Andria Leigh — "That's correct, and that was clearly stated on the building permit." Mayor Beard — "Next question please. Any further questions on this particular item? For the third time, oh, Mr. Hughes.?" Harry Hughes — "Excuse me, Mr. Mayor. Maybe you should ask for on more of this, with regards to this question about the matter of whether there's a conflict of advertising before the zoning has to go through. I think that's what his point was. I'd ask you to address that." Mayor Beard — "Advertising that was in the passing before ... Yes. I guess he's been leaving it on the lawn in the hope that it's going to happen." Andria Leigh — "Your Worship. I guess I wouldn't like to make a comment until I'd actually seen what the sign said on the property. If it for instance said, Proposed Outdoor Storage Use, then that would be in accordance with the Notice of Public Meeting that was there. His intent is to propose that as a use so, until I have an opportunity to see the sign on the property, no, I would not want to provide a comment." Mayor Beard — "If, for the third time, is there anymore further questions on this particular item? Then could we have a motion on this item?" n Marilyn Pennycook — "We do Your Worship. Moved by Councillor Marshall, Seconded by Councillor Hughes, be it resolved that the public meeting regarding the proposed official plan amendment, Concession 3, part of lot 20, formerly within the Township of Oro, to redesignate lands from Agricultural to Industrial, File P-123-01 be adjourned at 7:20 p.m." Mayor Beard — "Okay, I forgot to say my final statement. I would like to thank all those in attendance for your participation and will consider all of these matters before we can make a decision. Is there a question on the motion? All those in favour? Motion is carried. Thank you.. Further written submissions will be received on the Township Office until Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2001. No additional deputations to Council will be permitted with respect to those amendments at this time. Thank you. All those in favour of that motion again? Carried.