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NONAGENDA MAIL Thursday, August 2, 2012 Page ITEM 3-4 1. August 2, 2012, AMO Watch File 5-11 2. August 2, 2012, City Solicitor/Clerk's Department OMB Decision 1258 Michigan Ave. 13 3. July 27, 2012, Relay for Life Thank you 15 4. July 25, 2012, Association of Ontario Road Supervisors Bruno Ferrera Road Supervisor Certification 17-18 5. July 25, 2012, MPAC Concurrent Session to be held at AMO's 2012 Annual Conference 19-20 6. August 2, 2012, AMO Mobile App 21 7. July 31, 2012, AMO Annual Conference Registration 23 8. July 30, 2012, County of Lambton West Nile Virus Found in Lambton County Mosquito Pool 25-34 9. July 27, 2012, Committee of Adjustment Notice of Hearings of August 7, 2012 35-36 10. August 2, 2012, Ombudsman Ontario ENewsletter 37 11. July 30, 2012, Ministry of the Environment Great Lakes Guardian Community Fund 39-40 12. August 2, 2012, Ontario Drinking Water Leadership Summit 41-42 13. August 2, 2012 2012 CRST Fall Symposium Registration Page 1 of 42 Page 2 of 42 AMO Watch File - July 26, 2012 ... AMO Watch File not displaying correctly? View the online version | Send to a friend Add [email protected] to your safe list July 26, 2012 In This Issue - AMO website maintenance advisory. - New funding opportunity for Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Basin communities. - AMO online registration system will be unavailable August 1- 14. - Collaborate. Innovate. Discover. Fall Symposium preview now available. - AMO Conference Program at a Glance now online. - Build on your leadership skills with Heads of Council Training. - OMKN showcases leading municipal practices at AMO Conference. - Resolution from the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake. - Career opportunities with the Continuous Improvement Fund and the Ontario Public Service. 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AMO Contacts AMO Watch File Team Conferences/Events Policy and Funding Programs LAS Local Authority Services Limited MEPCO Municipal Employer Pension Centre of Ontario OMKN Ontario Municipal Knowledge Network Media Inquiries Tel: 416.729.5425 Municipal Wire, Career/Employment and Council Resolution Distributions *Disclaimer: The Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) is unable to provide any warranty regarding the accuracy or completeness of third-party submissions. Distribution of these items does not imply an endorsement of the views, information or services mentioned. Association of Municipalities of Ontario Please consider the environment 200 University Ave. Suite 801,Toronto ON Canada M5H 3C6 before printing this. To unsubscribe, please click here Page 4 of 42 http://amo.informz.ca/AMO/archives/archive_224199.html[26/07/2012 10:35:24 AM] ... THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF SARNIA City Solicitor/Clerk’s Department 255 Christina Street N. PO Box 3018 Sarnia ON Canada N7T 7N2 519 332-0330 519 332-3995 (fax) 519 332-2664 (TTY) www.sarnia.ca [email protected] August 2, 2012 Mayor Bradley and Members of Sarnia City Council: Re: OMB Decision – 1258 Michigan Avenue The Ontario Municipal Board hearing with respect to 1258 Michigan Ave. (Madhu and John Baker – former Community Girls Home) was held on January 11, 2012, and the written decision, which has just been received, has been attached for Council’s Information. The Rezoning Application for the subject property was denied by Council at its meeting held on June 27, 2011, and the appeal was dismissed by the OMB. Sincerely, Brian W. Knott City Solicitor/Clerk Attach: OMB Decision Page 5 of 42 ... ISSUE DATE: 2 10729 ntario Ontario Municipal Board Commission des affaires municipales de !'Ontario Madhu Baker and John Baker have appealed to the Ontario Municipal Board under subsection 34(11) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended, from Council's refusal to enact a proposed amendment to Zoning By-law 85 of 2002 of the Corporation of the City of Sarnia to rezone lands respecting 1258 Michigan Avenue from Urban Residential (UR 1) Zone to a site specific Urban Residential Zone to permit the existing dwelling to be used as a Rooming or Boarding House with approximately 14 bedrooms for international female students attending Lambton College OMB Case No.: PL 110729 OMB File No.: PL 110729 APPEARANCES: Parties Counsel Madhu and John Baker City of Sarnia S. McEachran DECISION DELIVERED BY J. G. WONG ORDER OF THE BOARD Madhu John Baker ("Applicants") are appealing a refusal Council for the City Sarnia (City) for a site specific zoning by-law amendment permit an existing group to used as a Rooming or Boarding House with approximately fourteen 4) bedrooms for international (overseas) female students attending Lambton College. are known municipally as 1258 Michigan Avenue Property). Applicants were self-represented and assisted a local the was a Page 6 of 42 ... - 2 - 10729 students attending Lambton College to reside there as an alternative to having it remain as a group home for "troubled youths under supervision". According to Mr. Bain, the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) already describes the Subject Property as a rooming house. He testified that along Michigan Avenue for 500 yards on either side of the Subject Property is a variety store, drug store, senior's lodge, church, school, home for the aged and a fast food restaurant and that only 33% of the lands in this stretch of Michigan Avenue are residential. In Mr. Bain's opinion, this is not a stable area because most of the homes in the area have changed ownership in recent years. It is Mr. Bain's evidence that of all the rooming and boarding houses in the City, only one is located in an area zoned to permit a Rooming or Boarding House; the others are located in areas that permit group homes. Max Williams is a qualified land-use planner and a Development Planner with the City. Mr. Williams testified that the Subject Property is zoned UR 1 - Urban Residential 1, which represents the lowest density for single family residentiaL The residential densities in the City range from UR1 to UR5. The higher density residential zones UR4 and UR5 permit rooming houses; while group homes and women's shelters are permitted as right all residential zones. group home provides a valuable service is success. Mr. Williams testified that Lambton College has been actively recruiting overseas students but that these students can be accommodated in the City. According to Mr. Williams, existing vacancies in the are sufficient house any overseas students.