Bill 109 Implementation Phase 2
ACS2023-PRE-GEN-0004 - City Wide
Report recommendation(s)
That Planning and Housing Committee and Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee recommend Council:
Receive for information the update on the internal process changes undertaken since July 6, 2022 and proposed to be undertaken as part of Bill 109 Implementation Phase 2 contained in this report;
Approve the amendments to the Pre-Consultation By-law 2009-320, as per Document 1 attached to this report, to introduce a Multi-tiered Pre-Consultation Process;
Approve the amendments to the Development Application Study Policy By law 2022-254, attached as Document 2 to this report;
Approve the amendments to the Public Notification and Consultation Policy, attached as Document 3 to this report;
Approve the amendments to the Planning Fees By-law 2023-139, attached as Document 4 to this report;
Receive for information, an update on future amendments to the Site Plan Control By-law;
Direct Staff to report back to Council via report with an Official Plan Amendment to explicitly define the types of applications that can be classified as minor zoning by-law amendments to set the stage for a future delegation of authority;
Approve the following amendments with respect to the Council and Committee governance processes, Terms of Reference, and the Procedure By-law, attached as Document 5, and as described in this report:
Schedule Council and Planning and Housing Committee meetings bi weekly on alternating Wednesdays, and that additional meetings scheduled during traditional legislative breaks in January, March break, July, August, and December, be convened as special meetings, if required, to consider any Zoning By-law amendments or any other time-sensitive items approved by the Chair;
Enact Zoning By-law Amendments (ZBLA) and Official Plan Amendment (OPA) by-laws at the same day as the policy report is before Council;
Publish Zoning By-law Amendment reports six (6) calendar days before Committee; and
Enable all zoning matters in any area of the city to have the ability to be considered at Planning and Housing Committee, allowing a rural zoning file to go to Planning and Housing Committee instead of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee should there be a time pressure to meet the provincially imposed deadline.
Approve that Bill 109 timeline data be reported to Council annually through the Planning, Real Estate and Economic Development’s Year-End Report.
Provincial Legislation Resource Impact Report
ACS2023-PRE-GEN-0005 - City Wide
Report Recommendation(s)
That the joint Planning and Housing Committee and Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee recommend Council:
Approve a Planning Services Fee Adjustment to fund 32 full-time equivalent (FTE) positions at an approximate cost of $1,112,500 for 2023, as per Document 1;
Approve the addition of five new temporary full-time equivalent (FTE) positions at an approximate cost of $160,000 for 2023, from within existing resources; and
Approve the conversion of two existing temporary positions into permanent full-time equivalent (FTE); and
Direct staff to monitor the Zoning By-law Amendment and Site Plan Control application timelines and report back to Council in Q3 2024 or sooner with a status update.
Planning, Real Estate and Economic Development Department 2022 Delegated Authority Report
ACS2023-PRE-GEN-0002 - City Wide
Report Recommendation(s)
That Planning and Housing Committee and Agriculture and Rural Affairs, receive this report for information.
In Camera Items
Notices of Motions (For Consideration at Subsequent Meeting)