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February 9, 2021 Town of Goderich 57 West Street Goderich, ON N7A 2K5 Attention: Ms. Janice Hallahan, Chief Administrative Officer RE: HM Aero Inc. Aeronautical Review: 33862 and 33884 Airport Road, Township of Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh Application Nos. ACW OPA No. 10 and ACW Z02-21 Dear Ms. Hallahan, HM Aero is pleased to submit our enclosed review of Application Nos. ACW OPA No. 10 and ACW Z02-21 that are to be considered by the Township of Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh. The analysis provided herein is limited to the consideration of the merits of the Planning Applications from an aviation standpoint. This letter should not be interpreted as a fulsome analysis of the consistency and conformity of the Planning Applications against the Planning Act, Provincial Policy Statement, and other applicable plans and policies. Thank you for the opportunity to support the Town through this assignment. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the undersigned. Sincerely, HM Aero Inc. R. Adam Martin, M.Sc., PMP Ben Crooks, RPP, MCIP President Aviation Planner cc: Sean Thomas, Director of Operations Andrea Fisher, Clerk / Planning Coordinator Aeronautical Review: 33862 and 33884 Airport Road i Table of Contents 1 INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Goderich Municipal Airport ................................................................................................. 1 1.2 Subject Properties .............................................................................................................. 1 2 PLANNING POLICY CONTEXT ............................................................................................... 2 2.1 Provincial Policy Statement (2020) .................................................................................... 2 2.2 County Official Plan ............................................................................................................ 2 2.3 Township Official Plan ........................................................................................................ 3 2.4 Zoning By-law .................................................................................................................... 3 3 PLANNING APPLICATIONS .................................................................................................... 4 3.1 Official Plan Amendment .................................................................................................... 4 3.2 Zoning By-law Amendment ................................................................................................ 4 4 ANALYSIS ................................................................................................................................ 5 4.1 Airport Land Use Compatibility ........................................................................................... 5 4.1.1 Part I – Obstacle Limitation Surfaces .......................................................................... 5 4.1.2 Part II – Telecommunications and Electronic Systems ............................................... 7 4.1.3 Part III – Bird Hazards and Wildlife ............................................................................. 7 4.1.4 Part IV – Aircraft Noise ............................................................................................... 7 4.1.5 Part V – Restrictions to Visibility / Part VII – Exhaust Plumes .................................... 8 4.1.6 Foreign Object Debris ................................................................................................. 8 4.1.7 Airport Land Use Compatibility Summary ................................................................... 9 4.2 Airport Security and Access Implications ........................................................................... 9 4.2.1 Regulatory Requirements ........................................................................................... 9 4.2.2 Recommended Practices .......................................................................................... 10 4.2.3 Security and Access Summary ................................................................................. 10 4.3 Airport Land Use Planning ............................................................................................... 11 4.3.1 Existing Airport Plans ................................................................................................ 11 4.3.2 Proper and Orderly Airport Planning ......................................................................... 11 4.3.3 Airport Land Use Planning Summary ........................................................................ 14 5 PLANNING OPINION ............................................................................................................. 15 6 RECOMMENDATIONS ........................................................................................................... 16 6.1 Future Aeronautical Approvals ......................................................................................... 16 6.1.1 Aeronautical Approvals – Transport Canada Aeronautical Assessment Form ......... 16 6.1.2 Aeronautical Approvals – NAV CANADA Land Use Submission .............................. 16 6.2 Conditions of Site Plan Approval ...................................................................................... 17 6.3 Review of Municipal Planning Hierarchy .......................................................................... 17 Aeronautical Review: 33862 and 33884 Airport Road ii 1 INTRODUCTION HM Aero is pleased to submit our enclosed review of Application Nos. ACW OPA No. 10 and ACW Z02-21 (the “Planning Applications”) that are to be considered by the Township of Ashfield-Colborne- Wawanosh (the “Township”). The analysis provided herein is limited to the consideration of the merits of the Planning Applications from an aviation standpoint. This letter should not be interpreted as a fulsome analysis of the consistency and conformity of the Planning Applications against the Planning Act, Provincial Policy Statement, and other applicable plans and policies. 1.1 Goderich Municipal Airport Goderich Municipal Airport (the “Airport”) is a registered aerodrome that is owned and operated by the Town of Goderich. The Airport supports daytime and nighttime aircraft operations with infrastructure that includes two paved runways, one turf runway, a terminal building, three taxiways, and an apron adjacent to the terminal building. The Airport is located approximately 1 km north of the Town boundary in the Township of Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh; accordingly, the Township is the lower-tier land use planning authority with respect to the Airport. 1.2 Subject Properties While the Airport is owned by the Town, several parcels were legally subdivided at an unknown time and are currently held in private ownership. Of interest to this review are 33862 and 33884 Airport Road (the “Subject Properties”) which are owned by Colborne Property Holdings Inc, as shown in Figure 1. 33884 Airport Road (the “Eastern Parcel”) is located east of the terminal building with frontage on Airport Road and the aircraft apron. 33862 Airport Road (the “Western Parcel”) is located to the west of the terminal building and similarly has frontage on Airport Road and the apron. It is understood that both parcels were most recently used by an aircraft painting business, with hangars and infrastructure located on both sites that supported this activity. Based on the documentation submitted by the applicant to the Township, it is understood that this use ended in 2011. Figure 1 - Site Context RUNWAY 10-28 TAXIWAYS APRON WESTERN EASTERN PARCEL PARCEL AIRPORT ROAD Aeronautical Review: 33862 and 33884 Airport Road 1 2 PLANNING POLICY CONTEXT 2.1 Provincial Policy Statement (2020) The Provincial Policy Statement1 (PPS) is issued under Section 3 of the Planning Act and came into effect on May 1, 2020. The PPS provides policy direction on matters of provincial interest relating to land use planning and development. The legislative authority of the PPS is established in Section 3(5) of the Planning Act, which requires that planning decisions of municipal councils “shall be consistent with the [Provincial Policy Statement]…” Section 1.6.9.1 of the PPS addresses planning for land uses in the vicinity of airports, stating that such planning shall be undertaken so that “…[their] long-term operation and economic role is protected.” Section 1.6.9.1 highlights that the Province considers the economic role of airports to be a matter of significant interest and acknowledges that adjacent land uses (such as the Subject Properties) can have an impact on that role. 2.2 County Official Plan As the Township is a lower-tier municipality, the policies of the upper tier municipality (Huron County) must also be considered. The County of Huron Official Plan2 provides guidelines to municipalities for the development of local Official Plans. Local communities are to use the guidelines of the County Official Plan to bring their plans into conformity. The sole policy with respect to airport land use compatibility is provided in Section 7.3.6 – Industrial and Commercial. Policy 3 states that airports are to be (emphasis added): “…designed, buffered and/or separated from sensitive land uses such as residential areas, and education, community and health facilities to prevent or mitigate adverse effects from odour, noise and other contaminants, minimize