Affordability Committee – Wednesday, February 26, 2025, 6pm

amending the Official Plan to reflect Provincial changes, zoning bylaw amendments for Wards 2 and 9, attracting a new Town Crier

Minutes: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=M&ID=1282066&GUID=74927DCC-5444-4CFB-959D-ECC6ADE5B206

Watch Online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQi7qbiRCPY

Agenda: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&ID=1282066&GUID=74927DCC-5444-4CFB-959D-ECC6ADE5B206

Meeting Location: Council Chambers or online

PRESENT: Nixon, Nuttall, Thomson

Late: Harris

ALSO PRESENT: Riepma, Kungl, Courser, Nigussie, Harvey, Morales, Hamilton

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🗺️🏙️ City-Initiated Official Plan Amendment

• Public Meeting Notice: [https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=13774703&GUID=9EE83142-FEBE-49A8-9565-FB07700CB856

• Presentation: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=13774710&GUID=744CCA0E-A816-4F2A-A18F-3401A3B04275 by Celeste Kitsemetry, Supervisor of Growth Management of the Development Services Department

• Staff Memo: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=13774704&GUID=72BF2A48-9496-4A5F-8FBB-BD17F974575C

  • Proposed OP Amendments: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=13774705&GUID=D2280472-DC83-4E7D-AFAA-B83EF5F2B1DE

  • Map 1 - Community Structure - Update: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=13774700&GUID=89B6ED8F-1E09-4D79-BF8E-02738F5F66F2

  • Map 2 - Land Use Designations - Update: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=13774701&GUID=20F5A251-F721-4C54-8E9F-950FE2C02EB0

• Proposal to amend the Official Plan to conform to the new 2024 Provincial Planning Statement, which came into effect on October 20, 2024 - replacing the provincial documents referenced in the current Official Plan

• Seeking to align the definition of Employment Area with the Provincial Planning Standard

  • these areas are designated in an official plan for clusters of business and economic activities including manufacturing, research and development in connection with manufacturing, warehousing and goods movement, and associated retail and office uses, and ancillary facilities

• Seeking to add a new land use designation intended to recognize lands that no longer meet the definition of Employment Area, which includes institutional, retail commercial and offices that are not associated with a primary employment use

• Seeking corresponding modifications to the text of sections 2.3.5 'Employment Areas', 2.6.9 'Employment Area - Non-Industrial' and 2.6.10 'Employment Area - Industrial' as it relates to the Land Use Policies being consistent with the new definition of Employment Area

• Seeking to remove the lands designated as 'Employment Area - Non-Industrial' on Map 2 - Land Use from the Employment Area illustrated on Map 1 - Community Structure

• Seeking general wording revisions to all sections of the plan that reference the 2020 Provincial Policy Statement and the Growth Plan

🏢🏙️ Zoning Bylaw Amendent - 149, 151 & 153 Dunlop St. E. and 5 Mulcaster Street (Ward 2)

• Public Meeting Notice:  https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=13774706&GUID=6CD9852D-7FD9-4407-BF48-0B51CE06B934

• Presentation:  https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=13774714&GUID=CEEB43AA-39F8-43C3-9688-89053395C0F9 by Blackthorn Development Corp. on behalf of Dunlop Developments (Barrie) Inc.

• Staff Memo:  https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=13774707&GUID=2CD120D6-003D-4CB1-A6D5-C3E2E38BFD8D by Michele Freethy, Senior Planner

• Correspondence:  https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=13778582&GUID=8F66E8BA-6BE2-4075-BD63-7493E76A6B7F

• Proposal to permit a 25-storey mixed-use residential apartment building with 160 residential units and 822.22sq.m of commercial Gross Floor Area

• Seeking Special Provisions to existing Central Area Commercial (C1-1) zoning

  • increase Maximum Gross Floor Area from 600% to 1000%

  • increase Maximum Building Height from 10m within 5m of front lot line & lot flankage and 30m beyond, to 80m (no limit to front lot line or lot flankage) (yes, almost tripling the allowed height)

  • exempt building from 50% Minimum Commercial Coverage

  • eliminate Minimum Landscaped Buffer Areas (current zoning requires 3m along side and rear lot lines)

  • reduce parking spaces from 1 to 0.6 spaces per residential unit

🏘️🏢 Zoning Bylaw Amendment - 545-565 Big Bay Point Road (Ward 9)

• Public Meeting Notice:  https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=13774709&GUID=DFF4F7CB-EBDA-4342-8C78-21023A9EE851

• Presentation:  https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=13774718&GUID=9A99C3BC-2B3F-47C4-AB47-F3CDFF6BD290 by Innovative Planning Solutions on behalf of DBZ Big Bay Twins Ltd.

• Staff Memo:  https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=13774708&GUID=CADD5874-F255-4C63-BDCF-C1637E15D3D7 by Krishtian Rampersaud, Planner

• Correspondence:  https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=13774716&GUID=CBCDC146-C881-495A-959B-4D5C3A5D6A31

• Proposal to permit two 6-storey, residential apartment buildings with 456 purpose-built rental units

• Seekingn to rezone from 'Residential Single Detached Dwelling First Density' (R1) to 'Residential Apartment Dwelling 2 with Special Provisions' (RA2)(SP-XXX)

• Special Provisions:

  • Front Lot Line proposed on Big Bay Point Road (for a corner lot, the shorter lot line is required under current zoning)

  • reduce Front Yard Setback from 7m to 3.99m

  • reduce Side Yard Setback (abutting a street) from 3m to 1.5m

  • decrease Landscaped Open Space from 35% to 24%

  • increase Lot Coverage from 35% to 48.44%

  • increase Gross Floor Area from 200% to 233%

  • reduce parking from 1.5 to 0.72 spaces per unit

🧑‍🏫📑 Presentations

• Nil

↪️📥 Referred Items

• Nil

📝📑 Advisory Committee Reports

🏰🗿 Heritage Barrie

• Report from January 28: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=13774702&GUID=F8F329F5-E880-4FB5-93B8-3A612D7B16EF

🏰🙏 Municipal Heritage Register Listed Property Request - 64 Mary Street

• Recommendation: Add this property to the Municipal Heritage Registry as a listed property

• CARRIED (vote not shown)

🔔🗣️ Attracting A New Town Crier

• Recommendation: Ask staff to undertake a Request of Expression of Interest (RFEI) to seek a new Town Crier and report back to the Heritage Barrie Committee

• AMENDMENT by Thomson

  • Change the report to Finance and Responsible Governance Committee instead of Heritage Barrie Committee

  • CARRIED (vote not shown)

• MOTION, as amended, CARRIED (vote not shown)

📑🗂 Staff Reports

• Nil