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HomeMy WebLinkAboutJune 20, 2019 - Public - Planning - Official Plan Amendment THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF BAYHAM STATUTORY PLANNING MEETING MINUTES MUNICIPAL OFFICE 56169 Heritage Line, Straffordville, ON Council Chambers Thursday,JuA)e-20, 2019 7:45 p.m. —Official Plan Amendment PRESENT: MAYOR ED KETCHABAW DEPUTY MAYOR RAINEY WEISLER COUNCILLORS C. VALERIE DONNELL DAN FROESE SUSAN CHILCOTT STAFF PRESENT: CAOICLERK PAUL SHIPWAY DEPUTY CLERK BRENDA GIBBONS DEPUTY CLERKIPLANNING COORDINATOR MARGARET UNDERHILL GENERAL MANAGER, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNTY OF ELGIN ALAN SMITH SIGNED IN ATTENDEES: None 1. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Ketchabaw called the public meeting to order at 7:45 p.m. and asked those in attendance for this Planning Public Meeting regarding an Official Plan Amendment application by Municipality of Bayham to place their name and contact information on the sign-in sheet provided at the podium. 2. DISCLOSURES OF PECUNIARY INTEREST & THE GENERAL NATURE THEREOF No disclosures of pecuniary interest were declared. 3. CHAIRMAN'S REMARKS ON THE PURPOSE OF THE MEETING The Chairman stated the purpose and effect of the proposed amendment 4. PURPOSE AND EFFECT OF THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT A. Application submitted by the Municipality of Bayham The purpose of the public meeting is to consider an application to add employment and industrial land uses as land uses eligible for financial incentive programs. In addition, financial programs are also proposed for the rehabilitation and redevelopment of brownfield sites (contaminated lands requiring remediation prior to development). The amendment applies to the existing Community Improvement Project Area as designated by By-law No. 2015-059 as it applies to the entire municipality and no key map is provided. 2019 Planning Meeting Minutes June 20, 2019 Official Plan Amendment The existing Elgincentives Community Improvement Plan for the Municipality of Bayham was adopted in 2015 and provides a framework for encouraging the rehabilitation and improvement of private lands and buildings in key locations throughout the municipality. The Community Improvement Plan provides policies that enable Council to offer financial incentives to private property owners, which currently apply to commercial, mixed-use, and tourism-related land uses. These incentives are intended to encourage property owners to improve the appearance of their lands and buildings, which ultimately benefit residents and visitors within the Municipality of Bayham. The effect of the amendment will be to enable Council to offer financial incentives to private property owners in the entire municipality for the improvement of private employment, industrial and brownfields lands. 5. STAFF PRESENTATIONS A. Alan Smith, General Manager, Economic Development County of Elgin Mr. Smith provided a PowerPoint presentation providing an overview of Elgincentives CIP and proposed amendments. 6. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION None. 7. CORRESPONDENCE None. 8. OTHER BUSINESS None. 9. ADJOURNMENT Moved by: Councillor Chilcott Seconded by: Deputy Mayor Weisler THAT the Official Plan Amendment By-law be considered at the meeting scheduled for July 18, 2019; AND THAT pursuant to the Planning Act requirements, the Public Meeting for Official Plan Amendment Municipality of Bayham is now complete at 7:52 p.m. CARRIED M YO