Oct 16, 2017 | Developments, Policies, Masterplans
Planning Department is proposing to engage more routinely in the Committee of Adjustment (CofA) process. The latter is the process whereby property owners request “minor variances,” in addition to consent/severance applications. To date Planning Staff do provide...
Jun 24, 2017 | Policies, Masterplans
On June 26 Council agenda there is a report recommending the approval of the new King City & Schomberg Zoning By-law. As I indicated recently I think this new zoning by-law is a very big step improvement in the regulations for what is built and what activities ...
Mar 29, 2017 | Debbie in the Community, Policies, Masterplans
Final draft zoning by-law for King City and Schomberg is on Council Agenda for April 3rd. This is the required public meeting for passing a zoning by-law; its unlikely that it will be passed at this meeting but we are very close. As I have commented before, reading a...
Mar 6, 2017 | Policies, Masterplans, The Issues
As reviewed in an earlier post the development of the Marys Lake subdivision is progressing. In that post I voiced uncertainty on my part as to what is happening at the far north western sections. Having got answers to my questions I am satisfied that the issues...
Feb 5, 2017 | Policies, Masterplans, The Issues
There is an informative Staff report on Council agenda 2/6 reviewing particularly relevant changes to the Planning Act under Bill 73 which came into full force July 1, 2016. For those who have become involved with development applications some of the changes will be...
Jan 23, 2017 | Policies, Masterplans, The Issues
The best tools we have for protecting the character of our established neighbourhoods are the two updates, in process, for the King City and Schomberg zoning by-laws and the Official Plan. (For the zoning by-law amendment we are building off the effort completed for...
