Recommendation:
That Application ZBA4/21/AW on behalf of 2707130 ONTARIO INC, Owner of lands described as CON 1 PT LOT 18 RP 2R-3461 PART 1 REG 42.99AC 1076.09FR D, in the geographic Township of Brantford, known as 539 Paris Road, County of Brant, to rezone the subject lands be approved to:
- Rezone a portion from Agriculture (A) to Heavy Industrial (M3) with site specific provision 27 (M3-27) to permit a service shop as a permitted use and to prohibit Cannabis Production and Processing, Chemical Pharmaceutical Industry, Dry Cleaning Establishment and Propane Transfer Facility as permitted uses.
- Rezone a portion from Agriculture (A) and Heavy Industrial (M3) to Heavy Industrial with site specific provision 28 (M3-28) to permit a studio workshop as a permitted use and to prohibit Cannabis Production and Processing, Chemical Pharmaceutical Industry, Dry Cleaning Establishment and Propane Transfer Facility as permitted uses, and
- Rezone a portion from Agriculture (A) and Heavy Industrial (M3) to Heavy Industrial with site specific provision 29 (M3-29) to prohibit Cannabis Production and Processing, Chemical Pharmaceutical Industry, Dry Cleaning Establishment and Propane Transfer Facility as permitted uses;
Subject to the following site specific provisions, which reflect the proposed land uses in relation to the proposed parcel fabrics:
Heavy Industrial with site specific provision 27 (M3-27) “Lot #1”
- To permit a multi-unit industrial plaza with a service supply shop as a permitted use.
- A service supply shop shall be defined as “a lot, building or structure, other than an automotive use, that provides a non-personal service or craft to the public, including, but not necessarily restricted to, a printer's shop, a plumber's shop, a tinsmith's shop, a painter's shop, a carpenter's shop, an electrician's shop, a welding shop, a blacksmith's shop, a battery storage and recharging shop, a well driller's establishment, a tailor, an upholsterer's shop, an egg grading station, a machine shop or a monument engraving shop but does not include a butcher shop or a bakery.”
- To prohibit Cannabis Production and Processing, Chemical Pharmaceutical Industry, Dry Cleaning Establishment and Propane Transfer Facility as permitted uses;
Heavy Industrial with site specific provision 28 (M3-28) “Lot #2”
- To permit a studio workshop as an additional permitted use.
- A studio workshop shall be defined as “shall mean a building or part of a building used to provide training workshops for arts and crafts, and may include accessory retail space for the sale of art and craft supplies and may include overnight accommodation for a maximum of 5 bedrooms or suites for persons engaged in the training workshops.”
- To prohibit Cannabis Production and Processing, Chemical Pharmaceutical Industry, Dry Cleaning Establishment and Propane Transfer Facility as permitted uses;
Heavy Industrial with site specific provision 29 (M3-29) “Lot #3”
- To prohibit Cannabis Production and Processing, Chemical Pharmaceutical Industry, Dry Cleaning Establishment and Propane Transfer Facility as permitted uses;
And that the reason(s) for approval are as follows:
- The application is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement (2020).
- The application conforms to the policies of the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (2020).
- The application is in conformity with the general intent of the policies of the County of Brant Official Plan (2012); and,
- The application maintains the intent of the County of Brant Zoning By-Law 61-16.