City Council - Planning
Meeting Agenda

Tuesday, February 14, 2023 at 6:30 P.m. - 10:00 P.m.

Council Chambers

Guelph City Hall, 1 Carden Street

Changes to the original agenda are noted with an asterisk "*".

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1.

Call to Order

1.1

O Canada

1.2

Silent Reflection

1.3

First Nations Acknowledgement

1.4

Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest and General Nature Thereof

2.

Council Consent Agenda

The following resolutions have been prepared to facilitate Council’s consideration of various matters and are suggested for consideration. If Council wishes to address a specific report in isolation of the Consent Agenda, please identify the item. It will be extracted and dealt with separately as part of the Items for Discussion.

2.1

145 Speedvale Ave West - Decision Report for Zoning By-law Amendment, 2023-21

• Recommendation:
  1. That the application by AJ Lakatos Planning Consultant Limited on behalf of the owner, 145 Guelph Inc. on the property municipally known as 145 Speedvale Avenue West and legally described as Lots 127 and 128, Registered Plan 532, City of Guelph, for approval of a Zoning By-law Amendment to change the zoning from the current “Specialized Convenience Commercial” (C.1-17) Zone to a new “Specialized Neighbourhood Shopping Centre” (NC-?) Zone, to permit the redevelopment of the existing vehicle gas bar and convenience store and to add an automatic car wash as a permitted use, be approved in accordance with Attachment-3 of Report 2023-21 dated February 14, 2023.
  2. That in accordance with Section 34(17) of the Planning Act, City Council has determined that no further public notice is required related to the minor modifications to the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment affecting 145 Speedvale Avenue West.

2.2

Decision Report 205-213 Speedvale Ave E Proposed OPA and ZBA Files OZS18-011 and OZS22-003, 2023-34

• Recommendation:
  1. That the application by Black, Shoemaker, Robinson and Donaldson Limited on behalf of the owner, Beryl Isobel Beard and Michael Fortin, on lands municipally known as 205-213 Speedvale Avenue East and legally described as Part of Lots 30 and 31, Registered Plan 221, City of Guelph, for approval of an Official Plan Amendment to add a site-specific policy to the “Low Density Residential” land use designation to permit a maximum net density of 45 units per hectare and a maximum building height of four storeys, be approved in accordance with Attachment-3 of Report 2023-34 dated February 14, 2023.
  2. That the application by Black, Shoemaker, Robinson and Donaldson Limited on behalf of the owner, Beryl Isobel Beard and Michael Fortin, on lands municipally known as 205-213 Speedvale Avenue East and legally described as Part of Lots 30 and 31, Registered Plan 221, City of Guelph, for approval of a Zoning By-law Amendment to change the zoning from the current “Residential Single Detached” (R.1B) Zone to a new “Specialized Infill Apartment Zone” (R.4D-?) Zone, to permit the development of a three and a half storey, 21-unit apartment building, and the conversion of the existing single detached dwelling located at 213 Speedvale Avenue East into a three-unit building be approved in accordance with Attachment-4 of Report 2023-34 dated February 14, 2023.
  3. That in accordance with Section 34(17) of the Planning Act, City Council has determined that no further public notice is required related to the minor modifications to the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment affecting 205-213 Speedvale Avenue East.

3.

Items for Discussion

The following items have been extracted from the Committee of the Whole Consent Report and the Council Consent Agenda and will be considered separately. These items have been extracted either at the request of a member of Council or because they include a presentation and/or delegations.

3.1

Sign Bylaw Variances for 43 Woodlawn Road West, 2023-19

Delegates:
Daniel Zhang, Development Associate of SmartCentres

• Recommendation:
  1. That the request for variance from Section 18.1.3(G) – Permanent Signs in CC Zones of Sign By-law (2021)-20621, as amended, to permit a ground sign that has a 0 metre setback from the street line, has a maximum height of 12.2 metres above the adjacent roadway and a maximum sign face area of 95 square metres at 43 Woodlawn Road W, be refused; and
  2. That the request for variance from Section 18.1.3(J) - Permanent Signs in CC Zones of Sign By-law (2021)-20621, as amended, to permit a ground sign with an 18.6 square metre changeable copy electronic message board at 43 Woodlawn Road W, be refused; and
  3. That the request for variance from Table 24.1, Row 2 – Locations Restricted for Electronic Message Centres of Sign By-law (2021)-20621, as amended, to permit an electronic message centre with a minimum distance of 22.02 metres from an intersection at 43 Woodlawn Road W, be refused.

4.

Public Meeting to Hear Applications Under Sections 17, 34 and 51 of The Planning Act

(delegations permitted a maximum of 10 minutes)

4.1

Public Meeting Report 58 Wellington St E Proposed Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments File OZS23-001 , 2023-30

Presentation:
Katie Nasswetter, Senior Development Planner

Delegations:
Jack Anderson

Correspondence:
Mary Anne Thomas
Elaine Faye
Marina Skavych

• Recommendation:
  1. That report 2023-30 regarding proposed Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment applications (File OZS23-001) by GSP Group on behalf of 2278560 Ontario Inc. (Fusion Homes), to permit the development of a 23- storey mixed use building containing 250 residential units, 3 commercial/residential units and 714 square metres of retail commercial space, on the lands municipally known as 58 Wellington Street East, from Infrastructure, Development and Enterprise Services dated February 14, 2023, be received.

5.

By-laws

Resolution to adopt the By-laws. 

6.

Mayor’s Announcements

Please provide any announcements, to the Mayor in writing, by 12 noon on the day of the Council meeting.

7.

Adjournment