That, on the recommendation of the Director, Planning and Development, the following actions be taken with respect to the application by 2793774 Ontario Inc. and Goldfield 1 Ltd., relating to the property located at 1160 Wharncliffe Road South and 234 Exeter Road:
a) the proposed by-law appended to the staff report dated February 21, 2024 as Appendix "A" BE INTRODUCED at the Municipal Council meeting to be held on March 5, 2024, to AMEND the Official Plan for the City of London, 2016, by revising Map 1 – Place Types to change the designation of a portion of the subject lands FROM a Neighbourhoods Place Type TO a Green Space Place Type;
b) the proposed by-law appended to the staff report dated February 21, 2024 as Appendix "B" BE INTRODUCED at the Municipal Council meeting to be held on March 5, 2024 to AMEND the Southwest Area Secondary Plan, forming part of the Official Plan for the City of London, 2016, by revising Schedule 4 and Schedule 10 of the Southwest Area Secondary Plan to change the designation of a portion of the subject lands FROM a Low Density Residential designation TO a Medium Density Residential designation and an Open Space and Environmental Review designations;
c) the proposed by-law appended to the staff report dated February 21, 2024 as Appendix "C" BE INTRODUCED at the Municipal Council meeting to be held on March 5, 2024, to amend Zoning By-law No. Z.-1, (in conformity with the Official Plan for the City of London, 2016) and the Southwest Area Secondary Plan as amended in parts a) and b) above, to change the zoning of the subject property FROM an Urban Reserve (UR6), an Environmental Review (ER) and a Holding Light Industrial (h-17*LI2/LI7) Zone TO a Holding Residential R1 (h*h-161*R1-3) Zone, a Holding Residential R4 (h*h100*h161*R4-4(2)), a Holding Residential R6 Special Provision (h*h-100*h161*R6-5(_)) Zone, and a Holding Residential R6 Special Provision (h*h-2*h-100*h161*R6-5(_)) Zone and an Open Space (OS4) Zone;
d) the Approval Authority BE ADVISED that no issues were raised at the public meeting with respect to the application for Plan of Subdivision for the property located at 1160 Wharncliffe Road South and 234 Exeter Road; and,
e) the Approval Authority BE ADVISED that Municipal Council supports issuing draft approval of the proposed Plan of Subdivision as submitted by 2793774 Ontario Inc. and Goldfield 1 Ltd. (File No. 39T-21507), prepared by MHBC (Project No. 17334”j”), dated November 10, 2021;
it being pointed out that the following individual made a verbal presentation at the public participation meeting held in conjunction with these matters:
• S. Allen, MHBC;
it being further noted that the Municipal Council approves this application for the following reasons:
• the recommended Zoning By-law Amendment is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement 2020;
• the recommended zoning conforms to the policies of The London Plan, including, but not limited to, the Neighbourhood Place Type, City Building and Design, Our Tools, and all other applicable The London Plan policies;
• the zoning will permit development that is considered appropriate and compatible with the existing and future land uses surrounding the subject lands;
• the proposed and recommended amendments are consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement 2020, which promotes a compact form of development in strategic locations to minimize land consumption and servicing costs, provide for and accommodate an appropriate affordable and market-based range and mix of housing type and densities to meet the projected requirements of current and future residents; and,
• the proposed and recommended zoning amendments will facilitate an appropriate form of low and medium density residential development that conforms to The London Plan;
it being acknowledged that any and all oral and written submissions from the public, related to this application have been, on balance, taken into consideration by Council as part of its deliberations and final decision regarding these matters. (2024-D14)