Minutes
Development & Heritage Standing Committee
Monday, January 13, 2020

• 15. Climate Change Considerations - New Trees: The owner(s) shall
  1. plant new trees in the parkland allowance (block 35), to the satisfaction of the Executive Director of Parks; and
  2. comply with the requirement that new trees planted as a result of approval of this development shall incorporate native species and be adaptable to future climate models projecting increased hot days and average temperatures to 2050, to the satisfaction of the Executive Director of Parks and the City Engineer.
     
     
• 16. Noise Control Measures for Blocks 26 to 34 (inclusive): The Owner(s) shall at its entire expense
  1. install a noise barrier fence along Wyandotte Street East as recommended in the October 10, 2018 Acoustic Assessment Report prepared by Akoustik Engineering Limited; and
  2. ensure that ducting is provided for the installation of Central Air Conditioning for all the affected lots, to the satisfaction of the Chief Building Official.
     
     
• 17. Warning Clause(s) for Blocks 26 to 34 (inclusive): The Owner(s) shall place the following warning clauses in all Offers to Purchase, and Agreement of Purchase or Sale or lease between the Owner(s) and all prospective home buyers, and in the title of each dwelling unit that backs onto, or has a shared property line with Wyandotte Street East:
  1. "Purchasers/tenants are advised that despite the inclusion of noise control features in the development and within the building units, sound levels due to increasing road traffic (rail traffic) (air traffic) may on occasions interfere with some activities of the dwelling occupants as the sound levels exceed the sound level limits of the Ministry of Environment, Conservation & Parks."
  2. "This dwelling unit has been designed with the provision for adding central air conditioning at the occupant's discretion. Installation of central air conditioning by the occupant in low and medium density developments will allow windows and exterior doors to remain closed, thereby ensuring that the indoor sound levels are within the sound level limits of the Ministry of Environment, Conservation & Parks."
     
     
• 18. Warning clause for proximity to a Sewage Treatment Plant: The Owner(s) shall place the following warning clause(s) in all Offers to Purchase, and Agreement of Purchase or Sale or lease between the Owner(s) and all prospective home buyers, and in the title of each dwelling unit within the subject subdivision:
  • iii) "Purchasers/tenants are advised that an existing sewage treatment plant is located west of the subject land and an easterly expansion of the treatment facility is anticipated in the future. As a result of the proximity of the existing and future treatment facilities to the proposed new developments, it is possible that the new treatment facilities could occasionally emit odours that could interfere with some activities of the dwelling occupants."