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Planning Committee Minutes
City of Peterborough
February 9, 2015
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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
Pappas
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