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www.insidehalton.com |O A K V IL L E B E A V E R |Thursday, December 21, 2017 |1 0 Form ore news,visit insidehalton.com P OAKVILLE · Amend the definition of "bed and breakfast establishment"; · Amend the definition of "lodging unit"; and, · Amend the regulations fo r bed and breakfast establishments. The effect of the amendment to Zoning By-law 2009-189 includes changes to: · Add a definition fo r "short-term accommodation"; · Add regulations fo r short-term accommodations including a requirement that a short-term accommodation only be permitted in a principal residence; · Permit short-term accommodations, subject to obtaining a licence, w ithin Urban Core TUC, DUC and NUC zones, Neighbourhood Centre NC zone, General Urban GU zone, Sub-urban S zone, High Density Residential HDR zone, and second suites; · Prohibit short-term accommodations w ithin the same dwelling as a bed and breakfast establishment, a lodging house, private home day care, and day care; · Amend the regulations fo r bed and breakfast establishments. If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting, or make w ritten submissions to Council c/o the Town Clerk at the Town of Oakville, Clerk's department, 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville, ON L6H 0H3 or at townclerk@oakville.ca before the by-law is passed: a) the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision of the Town of Oakville Council to the Ontario Municipal Board; and b) the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Ontario Municipal Board unless, in the opinion of the Board, there are reasonable grounds to do so. Any submission to the Planning and Development Council, either in hard copy or in electronic format, must be forwarded to the Clerk's department for receipt no later than noon on January 15, 2018, to growing too close to hydro lines may require removal when the clearance standard cannot be achieved using acceptable pruning practices. In some situations, the tow n must prune or remove privately owned trees if they are growing too close to hydro lines. In cases where hydro lines are located in rear yards, Oakville Hydro has an easement through the property which allows the arborist to access the tree. B e in fo r m e d : oakviN e.ca ensure its availability to the Members of Council at the meeting. Individuals making oral submissions at the public meeting are requested to submit a w ritten outline of the submission to the Town Clerk. All submissions should include the full name and address of the presenter. If you wish to be notified of the decision of the Town of Oakville on the proposed zoning by-law amendment, you must make a w ritten request to the Town Clerk at the Town of Oakville, Clerk's department, 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville, ON L6H 0H3 or at townclerk@oakville.ca For more information about this matter, including information about preserving your appeal rights, you may: view the information on the town's website, visit the Planning Services department between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, or contact Brad Sunderland, Policy Planner, Planning Services department at 905-845-6601, ext. 3043 (TTY 905-338-4200) or at brad.sunderland@oakville.ca. If you have any accessibility needs, please advise Brad Sunderland one week before the meeting. S ta tu to ry P u b lic M e e tin g P r o p o s e d Z o n in g B y - la w A m e n d m e n t S h o r t - t e r m A c c o m m o d a t io n s a n d B e d a n d B r e a k f a s t E s t a b lis h m e n t s T o w n W id e , T o w n I n i t i a t e d F ile N o .4 2 .0 3 .9 0 Monday, January 15, 2018, at 7 p.m. Town Hall, 1225 Trafalgar Road Council Cham ber You are invited to attend and provide input at this meeting hosted by Planning and Development Council. The purpose of the zoning by-law amendment is to add provisions to Zoning By-law 2014-014 (South of Dundas Street and North of Hwy 407) and Zoning By-law 2009-189 (North of Dundas Street and South of Hwy 407), to permit and regulate short-term accommodations and to modify regulations fo r bed and breakfast establishments. The amendments would align w ith the proposed by-law to licence, regulate and govern short-term accommodations and bed and breakfast establishments. Theeffectoftheam endm enttoZoningBy-law2014-014 includes changes to: · Add a definition fo r "short-term accommodation"; · Add regulations fo r short-term accommodations including a requirement th a t a short-term accommodation only be permitted in a principal residence; · Permit short-term accommodations, subject to obtaining a licence, w ithin residential low zones, residential uptown core zone, residential medium zones, residential high zones, mixed use zones, and accessory dwellings; · Prohibit short-term accommodations w ithin the same dwelling as a bed and breakfast establishment, a lodging house, private home day care, and day care; The personal information accompanying your submission is being collected under the authority o f the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended, and may form part o f the public record which may be released to the public. Dated at the Town of Oakville December 21, 2017. H yd ro lin e c le a rin g an d re co n stru ctio n Open House Tuesday, January 16, 6 to 8 p.m. Town Hall, 1225 Trafalgar Road Hydro line clearing and pole construction begins this January in east Oakville (Zone 3). The town's professional contractor w ill prune trees on behalf o f Oakville Hydro to ensure safe clearance around hydro lines and to minimize safety hazards and power outages. Oakville Hydro w ill also coordinate pole construction w ith the line clearing program in this area. Trees are pruned to the Electrical Safety Authority's (ESA) industry standard o f providing a minimum threemetre (10-foot) clearance. In rare instances, trees Join us fo r a public open house where you can ask questions of Oakville Hydro staff and Town of Oakville Forestry Services staff. If you have any accessibility needs, please contact ServiceOakville at 905-845-6601 or email serviceoakville@oakville.ca. More information on tree pruning around hydro lines can be found at oakvillehydro.com or oakville.ca.