As previously reported there is a public meeting at the start of Council on Monday February 8th in response to an application for an Official Plan Amendment (OPA) and a zoning by-law amendment which, if passed, will lead to a consent/severance application.  You can read the Staff report here. In addition to the very important question of a severance in an established 30+ year old subdivision which does not meet the Community Plan’s lot size requirement, there is also a request to amend the definition of how lot size is calculated. I do not understand fully the implications of the latter but it does worry me; I will be asking Staff about this.  I find the application to be very problematic as lot areas of the two lots is well below the minimum.

The public meeting is a necessary step in dealing with the application.  As is usual,there is not a Staff recommendation for Council.  This is the opportunity for public to learn more and to express their support or opposition.  As evident from Appendix A-F there has already been a lot of thoughtful public input.