That, on the recommendation of the Managing Director, Planning and City Planner, with the advice of the Heritage Planner, the following actions be taken with respect to the application of the City of London relating to the Archaeological Management Plan for all properties in the City of London:
a) the proposed by-law appended to the staff report dated April 30, 2018 as Appendix “A” BE INTRODUCED at the Municipal Council meeting to be held on May 8, 2018 to amend the Official Plan to add a new subsection to Section 19.2.2 ii) (Guideline Documents) to add Archaeological Management Plan (2017) to the list of Guideline Documents;
b) the proposed by-law appended to the staff report dated April 30, 2018 as Appendix "B" BE INTRODUCED at the Municipal Council meeting to be held on May 8, 2018 to amend Zoning By-law No. Z.-1, (in conformity with the Official Plan, as amended in part a) above), to delete Section 3.8. 2) s) h-18 (Holding Zone Provisions) and replace with new wording to require an archaeological assessment to be undertaken; and,
c) the proposed by-law appended to the staff report dated April 30, 2018 as Appendix “C”, BE INTRODUCED at a future meeting of Municipal Council to amend The London Plan by ADDING the Archaeological Management Plan (2017) to Policy 1721_ of the Our Tools policies when The London Plan is in force and effect;
it being noted that technical edits to Section 6 of the Archaeological Management Plan (2017) have been made to provide consistent wording with the Provincial Policy Statement and The London Plan to require an archaeological assessment for site plan applications;
it being further noted that no individuals spoke at the public participation meeting associated with this matter;
it being also noted that the Municipal Council approves this application for the following reasons:
· the Archaeological Management Plan (2017) was adopted by Municipal Council at its meeting on July 25, 2017 and directed the following actions be taken:
· to delete from the list of Guideline Documents for the Official Plan (1989) reference to the Archaeological Master Plan (1996) from the Official Plan and to replace it with reference to the Archaeological Management Plan (2017) to the list of Guideline Documents in the Official Plan (1989);
· to delete reference to the Archaeological Master Plan (1996) from The London Plan and to replace it with reference to the Archaeological Management Plan (2017); and,
· to delete the wording of the h-18 zone of the Zoning By-law, Z.-1, and replace it with wording consistent with the adopted Archaeological Management Plan (2017);
· archaeological resources contribute to our understanding of the past. Our stewardship and management of archaeological resources shows our respect for past occupation, settlement, and cultures that have had an influence on our City;
· the conservation of archaeological resources is a matter of Provincial Interest, pursuant to Section 2(d) of the Planning Act, with policies requiring archaeological assessments in the Provincial Policy Statement (2014). Provisions of the Ontario Heritage Act protect archaeological sites from inappropriate alteration and disturbance, and help to ensure that archaeological fieldwork in Ontario is undertaken in compliance with the Standards and Guidelines for Consultant Archaeologists (2011);
· archaeological resources are best protected through the planning and development process. The land use planning process, governed by the Planning Act or the Environmental Assessment Act, requires approval authority to integrate the requirements of the Ontario Heritage Act and the Funeral, Burial and Cremation Services Act regarding known archaeological sites and areas of archaeological potential;
· the City must ensure that appropriate policies and practices are in place to conserve archaeological resources in the planning and development process; and,
· replacing the Archaeological Master Plan (1996) with the Archaeological Management Plan (2017) will bring the City of London’s archaeological resource management policies into alignment with current legislation and regulatory framework, and bring our land use planning tools into conformity. (2018-R01)