The Rideau Lakes Record

Planning Advisory and Committee of Adjustment

July 19, 2023

Who was there

Present (7): Jeff Banks, Paula Banks, Joan Delaney, Sue Dunfield, Arie Hoogenboom, Deborah Anne Hutchings, Ron Pollard

Taken from the roll call in the town’s own minutes. The minutes record who was not there and almost never why.

What was decided (8 motions)

8 carried, 0 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.

That the Planning Advisory and Committee of Adjustment adopt the Agenda as submitted.
Moved by Paula Banks, seconded by Ron Pollard
Carried
That the Planning Advisory & Committee of Adjustment acknowledges the delegation by John Brus and recommends to the Council of the Corporation of Rideau Lakes that the information provided be considered for Draft 3 of the Comprehensive Zoning By-law Update.
Moved by Ron Pollard, seconded by Jeff Banks
Carried
Hutchings That the Planning Advisory & Committee of Adjustment acknowledges the Comprehensive Zoning By-law Update - Survey 2 results, Open House feedback and submitted public & agency comments and further recommends to the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Rideau Lakes that staff are directed to consider the responses for Draft 3 of the Comprehensive Zoning By-law Update.
Moved by Sue Dunfield, seconded by Deborah Anne
Carried
That the Planning Advisory & Committee of Adjustment recommends to the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Rideau Lakes that staff are directed to implement the following changes in Draft 3 of the Comprehensive Zoning By-Law Update: Increase the minimum Tourist Campground site area for a park model trailer, recreational vehicle or travel trailer from 304m2 to 465m2; Reduce site coverage and lot coverage of Tourist Campgrounds from 30% to 18%; Allow ARUs in Agriculture Zones with a minimum lot size of 1ac Maintain the 1ha area permitted for agricultural uses and add provisions to clarify included features and require buffering; Add Vegetative Filter Strip requirements to the Parking Lot Zone; Eliminate the new provision which includes restrictions on clearing vegetation, and requires the maintenance of the vegetative filter strip, while keeping the shoreline occupancy requirements; Maintain 2ha MDS exemption for existing lots of under 2ha rather than increase to 4ha; Revise wording of lot coverage definition to replace “considered” with “included”; Remove restriction to allow any size accessory structure on a lot with a Tiny Dwelling; Maintain wording to not include a restriction on the number of Hunt Camps per property; Maintain drafted wording to state use of a hunt camp during fishing and hunting seasons; Increase the size of an ARU to 60% and remove maximum floor area restriction; Replace the term ‘plain’ with ‘level’ at the end of the definition of Flood Plain;
Moved by Arie Hoogenboom, seconded by Paula Banks
Carried
That the Planning Advisory & Committee of Adjustment recommend to the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Rideau Lakes that staff are to incorporate the staff recommendations for rezoning of the RWLT properties, the Township Gallagher property and Grindstone Island property into Draft 3 of the Comprehensive Zoning By-Law Update. Further that 1056 Narrows Lock Road - Unit 116 maintain the current zoning of MG rather than rezone to MD. The MG zone will not formally recognize the historic waste site.
Moved by Jeff Banks, seconded by Arie Hoogenboom
Carried
Chair Delaney declared the Planning Advisory & Committee of Adjustment Meeting adjourned at 4:40 p.m.
Moved by Deborah Anne, seconded by Ron Pollard
Carried
That the Planning Advisory & Committee of Adjustment acknowledges the Comprehensive Zoning By-law Update - Survey 2 results, Open House feedback and submitted public & agency comments and further recommends to the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Rideau Lakes that staff are directed to consider the responses for Draft 3 of the Comprehensive Zoning By-law Update.
Moved by Sue Dunfield, seconded by Deborah Anne Hutchings
Carried
4 That the Planning Advisory & Committee of Adjustment recommends to the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Rideau Lakes that staff are directed to implement the following changes in Draft 3 of the Comprehensive Zoning By-Law Update:  Increase the minimum Tourist Campground site area for a park model trailer, recreational vehicle or travel trailer from 304m2 to 465m2;  Reduce site coverage and lot coverage of Tourist Campgrounds from 30% to 18%;  Allow ARUs in Agriculture Zones with a minimum lot size of 1ac  Maintain the 1ha area permitted for agricultural uses and add provisions to clarify included features and require buffering;  Add Vegetative Filter Strip requirements to the Parking Lot Zone;  Eliminate the new provision which includes restrictions on clearing vegetation, and requires the maintenance of the vegetative filter strip, while keeping the shoreline occupancy requirements;  Maintain 2ha MDS exemption for existing lots of under 2ha rather than increase to 4ha;  Revise wording of lot coverage definition to replace “considered” with “included”;  Remove restriction to allow any size accessory structure on a lot with a Tiny Dwelling;  Maintain wording to not include a restriction on the number of Hunt Camps per property;  Maintain drafted wording to state use of a hunt camp during fishing and hunting seasons;  Increase the size of an ARU to 60% and remove maximum floor area restriction;  Replace the term ‘plain’ with ‘level’ at the end of the
Moved by Arie Hoogenboom, seconded by Paula Banks
Carried

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