There is report on Council agenda regarding a long outstanding application from Hickory Hills to create 2  lots in their land holdings west of Dufferin and south of the Zancor subdivision. I do have some questions but I don’t anticipate that the answers will modify my decision to not support the Staff recommendation.  The recommendation by Staff is to support &endorse the applications  with a  list of conditions; to my mind the conditions are too significant given that number of key natural heritage and hydrological features in the area.  Even though the lots are within the Oak Ridges Moraine (ORM) Settlement Area their “characteristic” is what the ORM is all about.  Indeed, it might be okay to have these lots; but the data is still not available for review; hence I don’t think we should be approving.

I am disappointed to see that the proponent continues to not respect/support the practise of buffer land and natural features being conveyed to public ownership i.e. to either the Township or to Toronto Regional Conservation Authority. They probably argue that such is not at all “required”  as the buffer lands and natural features are not within the lots which are the subject of the application; but, given their proximity to the 2 lots and that some of them are actually between the 2 lots I think it is very appropriate. Given that the natural features include the King-Vaughan Provincially Significant Wetland, this is an important issue.