CHAMPLAIN WON’T FIGHT DEVELOPER’S TRIBUNAL APPEAL OF ZONING AND BY-LAW AMENDMENT DENIAL "$56"-*5 4r/&84 ANTOINE MESSIER antoine.messier@eap.on.ca
their position on the appeal and issues of the proceeding, together with an explanation of their reasons in support of their position in written form only. $PVODJMMPST1BVM NJMF%VWBMBOE1BVM#VS - roughs voted against the council’s decision UPOPUCFSFQSFTFOUFEJOUIF0-5IFBSJOH i*SFQSFTFOUFENZDPNNVOJUZuTBJE%VWBM during the council meeting. “The people around the project, they don’t want it. I’m going to have to vote the way I feel is good for our community.” All other councillors voted in favor of not having the Township represented at the OLT hearing. 1BSL7JFX)PNFTJOEJDBUFEUIFZBSFOPU willing to enter into mediation or propose an alternate plan at this point in time, according to Rivet’s report. Project History Champlain Township received an applica- UJPOGSPN1BSL7JFX)PNFTPO'FCSVBSZUP change the land designation from low-density residential to medium-density residential to permit the construction of 79 rowhouses and MPXSFOUBQBSUNFOUT5IFBQQMJDBUJPOXBT EFFNFEDPNQMFUFPO'FCSVBSZ The application for a local official plan BNFOENFOUBOE[POJOHCZ-BXBNFOENFOU XBTTVQQPSUFECZB1MBOOJOH+VTUJàDBUJPO 3FQPSUQSFQBSFECZBSFHJTUFSFEQSPGFTTJPOBM planner and a traffic study, servicing report BOESBJMXBZBOBMZTJTQSFQBSFECZ-BTDFMMFT engineering. The site of the request had a draft BQQSPWBMEBUFE+VMZ UPQFSNJU the construction of 20 detached dwellings, 10 semi-detached dwellings and a multi-resi- EFOUJBMVOJUPGBQBSUNFOUT5IFMBOEXBT QVSDIBTFCZ1BSL7JFX)PNFTJO4FQUFNCFS 2023. Champlain residents expressed concerns over the higher density of the project, traffic, road conditions, the impact on municipal TFSWJDFTBOEDPNQBUJCJMJUZXJUIUIFOFBSCZ SBJMXBZEVSJOHUIF.BSDIQVCMJDNFF - ting. Council refused a local official plan BNFOENFOUBOE[POJOHCZMBXBNFOENFOU EVSJOHUIFTVCTFRVFOUSFHVMBSNFFUJOHGPS UIFSFBTPOTHJWFOCZSFTJEFOUT )PXFWFS BSFQPSUQSFTFOUFEUPDPVODJMCZ consultant Rivet during the meeting says the proposed development is in agreement with county and provincial land use policies, as it provides an appropriate range of housing options and density. The report states that existing watermains and sanitary sewers have sufficient capacity for the proposed development, and could make use of the existing road infrastructure. However, the TFDUJPOPG)JCCBSE4USFFUXIFSFUIFQSPKFDU JTCFJOHQSPQPTFEJTDVSSFOUMZBHSBWFMSPBE /PNBKPSJTTVFTXFSFSFQPSUFEGPSUIF use of the land as there are no significant natural or cultural heritage features in the BSFB OPXBUFSCPEJFT OPLOPXONJOFSBM deposits or archeological resources and no LOPXOIB[BSET According to the report, the proposed EFWFMPQNFOUXPVMEBMTPDPOUSJCVUFUPUIF àOBODJBMXFMMCFJOHPGUIFDPVOUZUISPVHI property tax income. The report also stated the proposed development does not prevent efficient expansion of the settlement area of Vankleek Hill.
.BZPS/PSNBOE3JPQFM)FBEEFEUIBUXIJMF there were good reasons to refuse to amend UIFESBGUQMBOPGTVCEJWJTJPOBOE[POJOH UIF project did comply with county and provincial land use policies. Champlain’s consultant planner Marc Rivet presented a report to council during the regular meeting explaining that if council DIPTFUPCFSFQSFTFOUFEEVSJOHUIF0-5 IFBSJOH IFXPVMEOPUCFJOBQPTJUJPOUP represent the Township himself as he pre- viously supported the amendment. Cham- plain would therefore need to hire another professional land use planner and a solicitor to represent the Township at the hearing. 3JWFUBEEFEUIBUIFEPFTOPUCFMJFWF a qualified expert planner would agree to take on this hearing as the official plan and [POJOHBNFOENFOUJTCFJOHTVQQPSUFECZ
UXPQMBOOJOHFYQFSUT ;BOEFS1MBOBOE+- 3JDIBSETBTTPDJBUFT NFFUTBQQMJDBCMF policy requirements and is providing housing JOBOVSCBOTFUUMFNFOUBSFB Champlain would also require expert wit- nesses such as a civil engineer, a transpor- tation engineer and an acoustical engineer JGJTTVFTPGUSBOTQPSUBUJPO DPNQBUJCJMJUZ and noise were addressed. The total cost of representation for a one-day hearing is estimated to cost $20,000. “Based on previous experience, it is FYQFDUFEUIBUUIF0-5XPVMEJTTVFBWFSCBM EFDJTJPOUPBQQSPWFCPUICZMBXT uTBJE3JWFU /PUCFJOHSFQSFTFOUFEBUUIF0-5BMTP NFBOTOPBEEJUJPOBMDPTUTXJMMCFJODVSSFE CZUIF5PXOTIJQ"QFSTPOXIPXBOUTUPCF a participant in the proceeding can file a written participant statement that sets out
Park View Homes has decided to appeal Champlain council’s refusal to amend the local official plan and zoning by-law for its Vankleek Hill development, a decision the Township says it will not fight. At the April 25 council meeting, Champlain Township decided it will not fight the appeal for the proposed development located at the eastern extremity of the village of Vankleek Hill, near the intersection of County Road BOE/FXUPO3PBE CVUTUBUFEUIFZDBO request participant status at the Ontario -BOE5SJCVOBM 0-5 IFBSJOH i5IF.VOJDJQBMJUZEFDJEFEUIBUJUXBTCFTU not to defend the case,” said Champlain
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