Please be advised that at…

Please be advised that at their April 30, 2024, Council meeting, the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Southgate approved the following:

No. 2024-211
Moved By Councillor Singh Soares
Seconded By Deputy mayor Dobreen

Be it resolved that Council receive Staff Report PL2024-034 for information; and
That Council authorize submission of the points outlined in the Concluding Comments Section of the report regarding Provincial Planning Statement 2024 and the second reading of Bill 185, and that staff continue monitoring and report back on the final policies and legislated changes to the Planning Act.

Concluding Comments from Staff Report PL2024-034:

1. Support policies in the Planning Statement that permit additional residential units in prime agricultural and rural areas within the farm cluster, where private servicing appropriate and in compliance with MDS so long as municipalities can be more restrictive if community need demands.

2. Support flexibility in settlement boundary areas expansions, including rural settlements provided a comprehensive planning analysis is completed including an assessment of need for boundary expansion.

3. Request a clearer definition of infilling and rounding out existing rural subdivisions on private services.

4. Do not support elimination of private citizens right to appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal an official plan or zoning bylaw amendments provided the citizen lives within the area where notice was given, actively participated in the public meeting process, specifies reasons for the appeal including taking legal and planning advice in submitting an appeal.

5. Support the elimination of fee refunds on Planning Act applications (zoning amendments and site plan control) but allow appeal to Ontario Land Tribunal if decisions are not made in a timely manner.

6. Support additional residential units in fully serviced areas allowing municipalities to determine appropriate zoning rules for the units based on community need and input.

If you have any questions, please contact our office at (519) 923-2110 ext. 230.

Sincerely,
Lindsey Green, Clerk
Township of Southgate