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HomeMy WebLinkAboutP-61-81 " Report #5 CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF NEWCASTLE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT D.N.SMITH,M.C.I.P.,Director HAMPTON,ONTARIO LOB 1JO TEL. (416)263-2231 REPORT TO COUNCIL MEETING OF MARCH 23, 1981 REPORT NO. : P-61-81 SUBJECT: Application for Rezoning Z-A-3-7-5, Part Lot -.24, Concession 6, Clarke - Mr. & Mrs. S. Irwin' RECOMMENDATION: It is respectfully recommended: 1. That this Report be received; and 2. That Council consider approving the attached amendment to By-law 1592. BACKGROUND: The above mentioned application was first considered by the Planning and Development Committee in February of 1980 via Staff Report P-15-80. At that time, staff recommended that the application be not approved. Committee, at that time, requested a further Report from staff which was considered in January of 1981. Staff again re- commended that the application be not approved. The Planning and Development Committee considered staff's recommendations and adopted the following resolution: "That the Director of Planning contact Mr. & Mrs. rv3 Irwin and their solicitor to discuss the matter 4f and try to come to some kind of agreement and as- certain the current situation and report back." I lr ; E 2 - In accordance with the resolution, staff met with Mr. and Mrs. Irwin and Mr. C. Ewert, their solicitor, to discuss the possibility of proceeding with a rezoning by-law. It was agreed that staff would draft a proposed by-law recognizing the existing uses of the property for the Irwin's consideration. A draft of such a by-law was forwarded to Mr. and Mrs. Irwin on March 2, 1981 with a request that they provide At the Planning and Development Committee meeting of March 16, 1981, Mr. C. Ewert appeared before the Committee and indicated that his clients had no difficulties with the draft by-law and requested Committee's favourable consideration of the Irwin application. Committee adopted a resolution on March 16, 1981 to the effect that staff were to bring forward a further report and draft by-law for consideration at the Council meeting of March 23, 1981. COMMENT: In accordance with the Planning and Development Committee's direction to staff of March 16, 1981, staff submit the attached zoning amendment for Council's consideration. The draft by-law reflects the existing uses of the property while allowing some minor variations in use in keeping with the current operation on the site. Staff reiterate the comment above that the by-law appears to be acceptable to the appli- cants and their solicitor. Respectfu ly submitted, DNS:lb D. N. Smith, M.C.I.P. March 18, 1981 Director of Planning