Council Meeting Summary: June 11, 2024

The following is a summary of issues and matters that Council dealt with at the meeting held on June 11, 2024. A video recording of the meeting will also be posted at Lakeshore.ca/TV 

These highlights are not official minutes of the meeting and are meant solely for general communications. The approved minutes are the only official record of Council proceedings and decisions.  

Council: 

Held a public meeting under the Planning Act and deferred: 

• Zoning By-law Amendment 03-2021 – 1356 County Rd. 46, to permit an event venue on a portion of the existing farm and in the existing on-site farm structure as a home industry. 

Held a public meeting under the Planning Act and approved:

• Zoning By-Law Amendment ZBA-08-2024, to incorporate definitions for Boarding, Lodging and Rooming House, Two-Unit Dwelling; Library and Privacy Screen; refine the definition for Dwelling, Converted; permit, in conjunction with Additional Residential Units, heat pumps, generators and air conditioning units to encroach into front yards; prohibit artificial turf in required landscape areas; include height and setback provisions for a Privacy Screen; clarify that Apartment Buildings are permitted in the ‘Residential – High Density (R3),’ ‘Central Area (CA)’ and ‘Mixed Use (MU)’ zones; and, permit Office Use in the ‘General Employment (M1)’ Zone. 

Council also: 

• Received a presentation about the Water and Wastewater Master Plan update from Jacobs Consultancy Canada Inc.

• Awarded the tender for the purchase of two large fleet equipment to Delta Power Equipment Ltd. in the amount of $445,912.32 and approved the disposal of the Public Works Service Backhoe (Unit #622) in accordance with the Sale of Corporate Vehicles Policy AD-209, returning the disposal funds received to the Vehicle & Equipment Reserves 

• Approved the RFP for the ATRC Tennis and Pickleball Court resurfacing and conversion. 

• Approved the professional services for the watermain replacements on Tellier Road, Riverside Road, Deerbrook Road and Edward Street. 

• Approved the Enbridge Gas – Road Use Agreement (RUA) for the Panhandle Project. 

• Approved the Noise By-law.