Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee

WHEREAS City Council approved the new Parkland Dedication By-law (No. 2022-280) on August 31, 2022; and WHEREAS the By-law now requires parkland conveyance or cash-in-lieu of parkland to be provided to the City before the issuance of a building permit for a new dwelling if it cannot be demonstrated that parkland dedication has been previously satisfied in accordance with the Planning Act; and WHEREAS the By-law requires conveyance of parkland or cash-in-lieu of parkland at 5% of the gross land area for low density residential uses; and WHEREAS 60% of the funds paid are allocated to use in the Ward in which the development is located and forty percent 40% of the funds paid will be allocated for citywide purposes; and WHEREAS section 3(4) of the By-law permits Council to waive parkland dedication fees; and THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that City Council waive the 60% of the cash-in-lieu of parkland fees required for the pending building permit at 5703 Loggers Way (being the Ward portion); and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that City Council direct Staff to review the Parkland Dedication By-law to determine whether the By-law should be amended to extend the transition clauses for rural building permits outside of Villages where lands were subdivided for individual residential lot purposes prior to the new By-law coming into force and report back to the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee by Q3 2024.

Kelly motion was divided for voting purposes: THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that City Council waive the 60% of the cash-in-lieu of parkland fees required for the pending building permit at 5703 Loggers Way (being the Ward portion) For (2) C. Kelly, and D. Brown Against (3) M. Luloff, C. Kitts, and G. Darouze

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that City Council direct Staff to review the Parkland Dedication By-law to determine whether the By-law should be amended to extend the transition clauses for rural building permits outside of Villages where lands were subdivided for individual residential lot purposes prior to the new By-law coming into force and report back to the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee by Q3 2024.