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RECONVENE PUBLIC HEARING 10:30 a.m. (30 mins)
Proposed Bylaw 2015-08, being an Amendment to the Land Use Bylaw to redistrict Plan 5389RS, Lot A, from CR - Country Residential District to RIC - Rural Industrial Commercial District.
Proposed Motion(s)
Upon closing the Public Hearing:
1. That Bylaw No. 2015-08 receive second reading.
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Administration Recommendation(s)
Administration recommends that Council close the public hearing and defeat the bylaw at second reading. The applicant may file a similar application at a future date after all recently identified issues (i.e. Safety Codes and Occupational Health and Safety) have been satisfactorily resolved. Administration notes that Council can choose not to hear a similar application for a period of up to one year. Public consultation will be a requirement of any new application as the County has significant complaints/concerns regarding the property and current use.
Purpose
The applicant is requesting a Land Use Bylaw amendment to redistrict the subject lands to allow for planned future expansion, maintenance and additional investment into the existing steel fabrication plant.
Summary
The Applicant has made an application to amend the Land Use Bylaw and redistrict Plan 5389RS, Lot A (Linc Number 0016 884 967) from the CR - Country Residential District to the RIC - Rural Industrial Commercial District. Parkland County's Municipal Development Plan does not offer any direction on where the RIC District should be located (or potentially not located). Preliminarily, Administration is of the opinion that this development site (proposed use) meets the criteria of the RIC District however several issues with the operation of the facility have arisen through the public hearing process. A detailed summation of the proposed amendment is included in the attached Administrative Report.
A public hearing to receive public comments regarding proposed Bylaw 2015-08 was opened on March 3, 2015. The public hearing was recessed and Council requested that Administration refer the application to AESRD for comments. A summation of the responses from AESRD are included within the Administrative report.
Landowner comments have been received from nine (9) adjacent landowners that address several concerns with the existing development and use, and proposed redistricting application. Further, Occupational Health and Safety has recently contacted Parkland County regarding unsafe industrial painting activities on site. The specific concerns and Administration's responses are outlined within the landowner letters, and in the attached Administrative Report.
Financial Impact:
Revenue: $2,500.00 +GST Land Use Bylaw Amendment Application Fee paid by Applicant.
Alternatives:
1. Council could recess the Public Hearing regarding Bylaw No. 2015-08 and request additional information from Administration, and/or the Applicants; or
2. Upon closing the Public Hearing Council could amend Bylaw 2015-08 to redistrict Plan 5389RS, Lot A to the DC-Direct Control District, rather than redistricting the parcel to the RIC District; or
3. Upon closing the Public Hearing Council could amend Bylaw 2015-08 to add General Industrial Manufacturing/Processing as a site specific discretionary use on Plan 5389RS, Lot A within the CR District, as opposed to redistricting the parcel to the RIC District prior to second reading; or
4. Upon closing the Public Hearing, Council could approve second and third reading of Bylaw 2015-08; or
5. Council could close the Public Hearing and give second reading, but defer third reading to a later date.