General Committee – Wednesday, April 5, 7pm
Tax ratios for 2023, Development Income from 2022, and a new Private Tree Bylaw, plus some positive changes to (hopefully) better care for our urban forests
Watch Online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPOQw5H6Yb4
Agenda: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&ID=1079246&GUID=8DEE68E1-DDF7-468A-A9EC-E570C122B560
Meeting Location: Council Chambers
🧑🏫📑 Presentations
Nil
📝📑 Committee Reports
🚸🚨 Community Safety Committee
Report from March 22: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=11812919&GUID=CBE9FE0F-85B9-45EF-8BA0-4131310B7A05
To receive the report
💰🤷 Affordability Committee
Report from March 22: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=11812920&GUID=5A9A711A-D39D-4A28-A88C-0F09793B0974
To receive the report
📑🗂 Staff Reports
🏗️🏙️ Zoning Bylaw Amendment – 303 Cundles Road East (Ward 3)
Staff Report: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=11812914&GUID=75B18EB4-1144-4342-B116-1BE79420E4B3
To approve the rezoning from "General Commercial with Special Provisions" (C4 SP-520 SP-530) to "General Commercial with Special Provisions" (C4 SP-520 SP-530 SP-XXX), in order to allow for a residential apartment development at 303 Cundles Rd. E.
Special provisions:
Reduce rear yard setback to 3.4m outside of the 14m setback required for Highway 400 (currently 7m)
Increase maximum building height to 45m / 12 storeys (currently max.6 storeys)
Increase maximum new residential units to 505 (currently 200) – 120 units are already built and occupied
🏘🪧 Municipal Street Naming for Streets in the Harvie Road Draft Plan of Subdivision (Ward 6)
Staff Report: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=11812915&GUID=F6B49F4B-2416-49F8-81B9-0DD164662B34
Approve the name "Laurentian Way" for "Street A" in the Harvie Road Draft Plan of Subdivision
🏗️🏙️ Zoning Bylaw Amendment Application – 181 Burton Avenue (Ward 8)
Staff Report: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=11812916&GUID=747415BB-3819-401F-B01C-D8BC4391CE9D
To approve the rezoning from "General Commercial" (C4) to "Mixed Use Corridor with Special Provisions" (MU2 SP-XXX)
Special provisions:
reduce parking ratio to 0.9 spaces per residential unit (currently 1)
reduce minimum ground floor height to 2.7m (currently 4.5m)
increase maximum side yard setback to 12m (currently 3m)
permit front yard to not be fully paved
increase parking lot area coverage to 42% (currently 35%)
🚫🅿️ Golfdale Road No Parking Anytime Restrictions (Ward 4)
Staff Report: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=11812924&GUID=86737690-DF0E-44FC-A3AD-5B4F1DB9B68F
Add "no parking anytime" to Golfdale Road, on the south side from Coulter St. to Glenwood Dr.
💸👋 2023 Tax Ratios
Staff Report: https://barrie.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=11812923&GUID=07D4DA25-EC3F-406B-91AB-2098CC5A0D8A
Establish the following tax ratios for the 2023 taxation year:
residential / farm property class 1
new multi-residential 1
multi-residential 1
commercial occupied 1.433126
industrial occupied 1.516328
pipelines 1.103939
farmlands 0.25
managed forest 0.25
landfills 1.067122
Maintain 2 sub-classes for Farmland Awaiting Development, at the following discounts:
Phase I 25% discount from residential tax rate
Phase II 0% discount from the applicable property class tax rate
Continue with existing Rebates for Charitable and Non-Profit Organizations Program, providing a tax rebate of 40% of the current year's taxes, only to the leased space occupied by the organization (eligible organizations to submit annual application and provide evidence of taxes paid)