Council Planning · September 19, 2023 · Item 3.1
Application from the owners, Mario and Anthony Cotroneo, for a Zoning By-law Amendment to change the zoning from the current Specialized “Residential Single Detached” (R.1B-10) to…
Main motion under the agenda item Decision Report 25 Alice Street Proposed Zoning By-law Amendment File OZS23-004, 2023-334 - 2023-334
Carried (9 to 0)
9 in favour, 0 against — unanimous
What was voted on
The motion in its exact words, as recorded in the minutes.
That the application from the owners, Mario and Anthony Cotroneo, for a Zoning By-law Amendment to change the zoning from the current Specialized “Residential Single Detached” (R.1B-10) to a Specialized “Residential Semi-Detached/Duplex Residential” (R.2-31) Zone in the 1995 Comprehensive Zoning By-law (1995)-14864, and RL.2, Low Density Residential in Zoning By-law 2023-20790, to permit the development of a semi-detached dwelling on the property municipally known as 25 Alice Street and legally described as Part of unnumbered Lot, Registered Plan 244, City of Guelph, be approved in accordance with Attachment-3 of the Infrastructure, Development and Enterprise Report 2023-334, dated September 19, 2023.
Moved by Councillor Richardson, seconded by Councillor Chew.
How the room voted
In favour (9)
- Billings
- Busuttil
- Caron
- Caton
- Chew
- Downer
- Guthrie
- Klassen
- Richardson
Who spoke to it
The following delegate spoke to the item: Claudio Balbinot
What council was given
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- Decision Report 25 Alice Street Proposed Zoning By-law Amendment File OZS23-004, 2023-334 - 2023-334.pdf
Planning staff recommend Council approve a rezoning at 25 Alice Street so the owners, Mario and Anthony Cotroneo, can build a semi-detached dwelling in place of the current single-detached zoning. Staff support the change subject to recommended zoning rules and conditions, and estimate development charges of about $50,680 at current rates.
- Attachment-1 Location Map and 120m Circulation.pdf
- Attachment-2 Aerial Photograph.pdf
- Attachment-3 Recommended Zoning, Regulations and Conditions.pdf
- Attachment-4 Existing Official Plan Land Use Designation and Policies.pdf
- Attachment-5 Existing Zoning, Zoning By-law (1995)-14864.pdf
- Attachment-6 Comprehensive Zoning By-law (2023)-20790.pdf
- Attachment-7 Proposed Zoning and Details, Zoning By-Law (1995)-14864.pdf
- Attachment-8 Proposed Conceptual Site Plan and Building Elevation.pdf
- Attachment-9 Staff Review and Planning Analysis.pdf
- Attachment-10 Community Energy Initiative Commitment.pdf
- Attachment-11 Departmental and Agency Comments.pdf
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What was said
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16:46Alice Street proposed zoning bylaw amendment. We have one delegation I
16:51would call up Claudio Balbino here from Agora Research Group who is here on
16:58behalf of the applicant. Welcome. Now do you have a presentation? We weren't sure
17:12if this was another public meeting so I'm just here to happy happy to answer
17:16any questions you may have so there's no presentation or anything like that. Thank
17:19you. So no presentation. Maybe what I can do is then ask online Councillors and
17:25Councillors in the Chamber if they have any questions for Mr. Balbo. Seeing none
17:35that that is fine Alice you have any closing comments or anything? No that's
17:40it. Thank you. Okay thank you. Thank you for coming. So can I please have a
17:45Councillor move the recommendation in the report? I have Councillor Richardson.
17:50Can I have a seconder please? Councillor Chew. Is there anything further on this
17:56item? I see nothing. Then I'd like to call the vote. Is anyone opposed to the
18:04recommendation? Seeing none that passes. Thank you. The next item is the sign
18:14variance for 175 Morris Street. We have one delegate Adam Cloet who is virtual I
18:21just give a second for the clerk. Hello Adam it's Councillor Linda Pousatile. If
18:41you can turn your video camera on and just. So Adam you have five minutes for
18:55your presentation. There will be a chime at the 30 second mark and a chime to
19:00signal the end of your delegation time. If you could just remain online for any
19:06questions from Councillors and the timer will start as soon as you start your
19:11presentation. Awesome thank you. Well my first delegation so thank you. Thank you
19:18for your time this evening I appreciate it. My family lives at 183 Morris Street
19:23which is directly across from the Guelph-William Theater. I'm going to quickly
19:28state my case on why I believe this Breivet area should be not approved. At a
19:34high level, binaries are put in place to help Governor City as I'm sure you all
19:39know and any variance according to Ontario government needs to be proven to be
19:42both minor in nature and wide needed. In other words something of significant
19:48nature. And others are able to find any detailed general purposes of the sign
19:54bylaw for the City of Guelph and that was also after consulting with a city staff
20:00member. I quickly will reference two common ones from other similar municipalities.
20:06A, to protect and enhance the aesthetic qualities and visual character of the
20:12city by encouraging quality sign design and B, are consistent with city planning,
20:17urban design and heritage objectives. Knowing the consideration of any
20:24severances I'd like to bring up the following six points to kind of
20:28bravish my position here. Number one, the electronic message sign that the
20:34applicant listed the variance for will sign directly into the front of my
20:39windows of my home. Number two, the Guelph-William Theater is tightly
20:44surrounded in its entirety by residential homes. As a matter of fact, the 22
20:50meters distance they're requesting to shorten the variance to is the equivalent
20:57of a pitching mound to home plate in the baseball diamond. Very close. Number three,
21:03the Guelph-William Theater is in its nature an artistic facility, both with its
21:10visual qualities and purpose. They graffiti on the lines of their fence,
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