PLANNING COMMITTEE MINUTES

Planning Committee Minutes

City of Peterborough

February 9, 2015

 

 

Minutes of a Meeting of Planning Committee held on February 9, 2015 in the Council Chambers, City Hall.

 

Planning Committee was called to order at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers.

 

Roll Call:

Councillor Baldwin

Councillor Beamer

Councillor Clarke

Councillor Haacke

Councillor McWilliams

Councillor Pappas

Councillor Parnell, Chair  

Councillor Riel

Councillor Therrien

Councillor Vassiliadis

Mayor Bennett

 

 

Confirmation of Minutes – January 19, 2015

 

Moved by Councillor Clarke

 

That the minutes of the meeting of Planning Committee held on January 19, 2015 be approved.

 

“CARRIED”

 

 

Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest

 

There were no disclosures of pecuniary interest.

 


Consent Agenda

 

Moved by Councillor Beamer

 

That item 5 be approved as part of the Consent Agenda.

 

“CARRIED”

 

 

Manager, Planning Division

Report PLPD15-006

Removal of “H” – Holding Symbol from the Zoning of the property at 1900 Lansdowne Street West (Beer Store, West of Mapleridge Plaza)

 

Moved by Councillor Beamer

 

That Council approve the recommendation outlined in Report PLPD15-006 dated February 9, 2015, of the Manager, Planning Division, as follows:

That the property at 1900 Lansdowne Street West be rezoned from SP. 121 – “H” Special Commercial District to SP. 121 Special Commercial District in accordance with Exhibit “C” attached to Report PLPD15-006.


“CARRIED”  

 

 

Public Meeting Under The Planning Act

Manager, Planning Division

Report PLPD15-007

1840-1866 Lansdowne Street West (Mapleridge Plaza)

 

Caroline Kimble, Planner, Land Use provided an overview of Report PLPD15-007.

 

No one spoke in opposition to, or in support of, the application.

 

Kevin Duguay, 560 Romaine Street, agent for the applicant, spoke to the application.

 

 


Moved by Councillor Clarke

 

That Council approve the recommendations outlined in Report PLPD15-007 dated February 9, 2015, of the Manager, Planning Division, as follows:

a)          That Section 4.3.5 of the Official Plan be amended to add Section 4.3.5.8 Special Provisions for the lands known as 1840-1866 Lansdowne Street West, to permit up to one discount variety store with a maximum floor area of 950m2 in accordance with the draft amendment attached as Exhibit “C” to Report PLPD15-007;

b)         That Section 3.9 Exceptions of Zoning By-law 1997-123 be amended by adding Exception No. 297 to include one discount variety store with a maximum floor area of 950m2 as a permitted use, in accordance with Exhibit ‘C’ attached to Report PLPD15-007; and

c)          That the subject property be rezoned from SP.121 – Special Commercial District to SP.121-297 Special Commercial District in accordance with Exhibit ‘C’ attached to Report PLPD15-007.

“CARRIED”

 

 

Manager, Planning Division

Report PLPD15-005

Proposed Amendments to the Sign by-law for the Regulation of Electronic Signs

 

Brian Buchardt, Planner, Urban Design, provided an overview of the electronic signage issue.  The following sections of the proposed by-law are amended as follows:

 

  • 9.1.a) – maximum free-standing sign area is 6.5 square metres

 

  • 10.1.g) – The minimum distance required between electronic window signs applies only to signs within the same unit.

 

 


Moved by Councillor Riel

 

That Council approve the recommendations outlined in Report PLPD15-005 dated February 9, 2015, of the Manager, Planning Division, as follows:

a)            That Chapter 624 (Sign By-law) of the City of Peterborough Municipal Code be repealed and replaced with the Sign By-law amendment, attached as Exhibit ‘B’ to Report PLPD15-005.

b)            That the revised Sign By-law be monitored over the course of 2015 and any necessary modifications to the electronic signs regulations be brought forward in 2016.

c)            That the timeframe for compliance with the general prohibitions (section 7) shall be six months.

 

“CARRIED”

 

 

Other Business

 

There were no items of Other Business.

 

Adjournment

 

Moved by Mayor Bennett

 

That this meeting of Planning Committee adjourn at 7:26 p.m.

 

"CARRIED"   

 

 

Natalie Garnett

Deputy City Clerk

 

 

Councillor Parnell

Chair

 

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