The Corporation of the City of Woodstock
Public Planning Meeting

Meeting #:

Date:

Monday, January 13, 2025 at 7:00 P.m. - 8:00 P.m.

Location:

Council Chambers

This meeting will be held in person .  The meeting will be livestreamed to the City’s YouTube channel and a recording of the meeting will be posted on the City website following the meeting.

Comments and requests regarding these applications can be submitted in writing to [e-mail]. All written comments received may be read out loud for the Council’s consideration.

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1.

Declaration of Conflict of Interest

2.

Planning Reports

2.a

B24-69-8 and A24-19-8 - Application for Consent and Minor Variance - Oxford Business Solutions Inc.

Purpose:

• The intent of the application for consent is to sever the subject lands to create one new vacant industrial lot and retain one lot for continued industrial use. There are no plans for development at this time.
• The application for minor variance proposes relief from Section 20.2, Table 20.2 – M4 Zone Provisions, to permit a reduced lot frontage on the lot to be retained of 12 m (39.4 ft) where 20 m (65.6 ft) is required.
• Planning staff are recommending approval of the applications as they are consistent with the Provincial Planning Statement and maintain the intent and purpose of the Official Plan.

Location:
The subject lands are described as Part Lot 22, Conc. 1 (Blandford), PARTS 1-21, OXR13A and PARTS 1-7, 18 & 19, 41R-9639 in the City of Woodstock. The lands front on the west side of Tecumseh Street, lying between Vansittart Avenue and Oxford Street, and are known municipally as 307 and 313 Tecumseh Street.

2.b

B24-09-8; A24-04-8 - Application for Consent and Minor Variance - Jankovic

Purpose:

• The application for consent proposes to create a vacant residential lot and retain a lot containing a duplex dwelling. The applicant is proposing to construct a duplex dwelling on the severed lands.
• The application for minor variance proposes relief from Section 7.2, Table 7.2 – R2 Zone Provisions to reduce the minimum lot area, minimum lot frontage, and minimum lot depth of the lands to be severed. The minor variance application also proposes to reduce the minimum rear yard depth and front yard depth of the lands to be retained.
• Planning staff are recommending approval of the applications as they are consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement and maintain the intent and purpose of the Official Plan respecting residential intensification.

Location:
The subject lands are described as Lot 8 s/s of Queen Street, Block H, Plan 52, in the City of Woodstock. The lands are located on the southwest corner of Douglas Street and Queen Street and are municipally known as 306 Queen Street.

2.c

ZN8-24-06 - Application for Zone Change - Seyed Jafar Tafresh I

Purpose:

• The purpose of the application for zone change is to amend the existing Special Highway Commercial Zone (C4-46) to permit the sales of home décor and furnishings, artwork, specialty artisan food and to permit an accessory use of art classes and workshops.
• Planning staff are recommending approval of the application as the proposal is consistent with the policies of the Provincial Policy Statement and maintains the general intent and purpose of the Official Plan respecting highway commercial uses.
  

Location:
The subject property is described as Plan 187, Park Lot 9, Plan 216, Park Lot 50C in the City of Woodstock. The property is located on the east side of the corner of Norwich Avenue and Alice Street, and is municipally known as 236 Norwich Avenue.

2.d

OP24-04-8; ZN8-24-10 - Applications for Official Plan Amendment and Zone Change - Key Change Property Management

Purpose:

• The Official Plan amendment proposes to redesignate the subject property from Low Density Residential to High Density Residential to facilitate the development of a 32 dwelling unit stacked townhouse development.
• The Zone Change application proposes to rezone the subject lands from ‘Residential Zone 1 (R1)’, ‘Residential Zone 2 (R2)’ and ‘Special Residential Zone 2 (R2-21 and R2-23)’ to ‘Special Residential Zone 3 (R3-sp)’ to permit the stacked townhouse development with special provisions to address the minimum lot area per dwelling unit, minimum landscaped open space and to permit limited parking in the required front yard.
• Planning staff are recommending approval of the subject applications as they are consistent with the Provincial Planning Statement and support the strategic initiatives and objectives of the Official Plan respecting high density residential development.
  

Location:
The subject lands are described as Plan 48, Part Lots 2 and 3 in the City of Woodstock. The lands are located on the west side Norwich Avenue between Parkinson Road and Salter Avenue and are municipally known as 394, 400, 408 and 412 Norwich Avenue.

2.e

OP24-12-8; ZN8-24-22 - Applications for Official Plan Amendment and Zone Change - 747 Pavey Street Inc.

Purpose:

• The Official Plan amendment proposes to redesignate the subject property from Low Density Residential to High Density Residential to facilitate the development of a 52 dwelling unit two building multiple attached dwelling development with a maximum height of four-storeys.
• The Zone Change application proposes to rezone the subject lands from ‘Residential Zone 1 (R1)’ to ‘Special Residential Zone 3 (R3-sp)’ to permit the multiple attached development with special provisions to deem the front lot line as Pavey Street, to permit a reduced lot area per dwelling unit, permit a minimum parking standard of 1.25 spaces per dwelling unit (including
  visitor parking), permit a maximum height of four storeys and permit a reduced interior side yard setback.
• Planning staff are recommending approval of the subject applications as they are consistent with the Provincial Planning Statement and support the strategic initiatives and objectives of the Official Plan respecting high density residential development.
  

Location: 
The subject lands are described as Part of Park Lots 2 and 3, Plan 187 in the City of Woodstock. The lands are located on the north side of Pavey Street with some frontage on Fyfe Avenue between Fyfe Avenue and Norwich Avenue and are municipally known as 747 Pavey Street and 97 Fyfe Avenue.

3.

No action is taken on these items at this meeting

4.

Adjournment