THAT Council adopt Official Plan Amendment No. 11 to change the designation of the subject property from Light Industrial to Urban Residential and direct staff to forward Official Plan Amendment No. 11 to the Region of Waterloo for approval; and, THAT Council approve Zone Change Application 08/21 made by 66 Hincks GP Inc., affecting Part Lot 38, Plan 1552 and Part of Lot 7, Plan 532A, to: rezone the subject lands from Zone 10 (Industrial) to Zone 4a (Residential); allow for up to 62 townhouse units; reduce the minimum front yard setback for the building from 7.6m to 6.0m for the garage portion of the dwelling and 1.87m for a covered porch or habitable portion of the dwelling; reduce the rear yard setback for the building from 7.5m to 6.0m for the garage portion of the dwelling and 4.75m for a covered porch or habitable portion of the dwelling; and introduce a holding zone until an acknowledgement letter from the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks with respect to the completion of a Record of Site Condition is provided. and, THAT the implementing by-law with respect to Zone Change Application 08/21 take effect upon final approval of Official Plan Amendment No. 11 by the Region of Waterloo.
THAT Council endorse the proposed year-round and seasonal parking restrictions on Carmel-Koch Road, Wilmot Line, and Berlett’s Road, the speed reductions and heavy truck prohibitions on Wilmot Line, as well as the traffic calming measures proposed for the intersection of Wilmot Line and Wideman Road as outlined in report DS 2024-05; and that staff be directed to update the Traffic and Parking By-law as required; and THAT Staff report back by the October 7, 2024 Council Meeting with further information on winter parking for cross country skiers; and, THAT Council adopt Official Plan Amendment No. 12 to change the designation of a portion of the subject properties from Rural Areas to Ecological Conservation Area and direct staff to forward Official Plan Amendment No. 12 to the Region of Waterloo for approval; and, THAT Council approve Zone Change Application 01/23 made by the Schneider Family and Rare Charitable Research Reserve, affecting lands with the municipal addresses of 567 Wilmot Line, 585 Wilmot Line, and 1236 Carmel-Koch Road, to: Rezone lands proposed to be transferred to Rare Charitable Research Reserve, from Zone 1 (Agricultural) to Zone 11 (Open Space) prohibiting buildings and structures and limiting uses to the following: Wildlife Sanctuary Farming, but not including the raising or maintaining of livestock, fur farming, fish farming, or greenhouse farming, within Agricultural Use Areas illustrated within a conservation easement in favour of the Township, GRCA, o