Actions – Immediate Implementation

The following Actions will be included for implementation via an amending by-law to the Zoning By-laws that will be expanded on in an accompanying report to City Council:

ACTION 1: That the Official Plan BE AMENDED to provide further policy direction regarding additional locational criteria for a Transport Terminal that:

  1. encourage adjacency to the truck route network, including any long combination vehicle routes;

  2. discourage direct access to major commercial corridors to minimize traffic, noise, and dust conflicts and issues;

  3. encourage access or adjacency to rail, airport, and water port facilities to maximize inter-modal opportunities, and proximity to freight-dependent uses to allow for efficient use of land and infrastructure such as roads; and

  4. prohibited from locating near sensitive land uses such as residential areas unless appropriate mitigation measures such as berms, noise barriers, or other buffering are in place to mitigate noise, dust, or light pollution from the Transport Terminal.

ACTION 2: That the MD1.1, MD1.2, MD1.4 and MD1.5 zoning districts BE AMENDED by deleting all references to Transport Terminal as a prohibited as a main use or permitted as an accessory use and by adding Existing Transport Terminal as a permitted use. Consideration may be given to specific parcels or areas where a Transport Terminal shall be permitted as a main use provided the Transport Terminal is consistent with existing planning policy in the PPS and OP, and with the additional policy proposed in Action 1.

ACTION 4: That the MD1.3 and MD1.8 zones BE RECLASSIFIED to an appropriate MD2 zone to reflect their more transport-intensive and industrial uses.

ACTION 5: That the Transport Terminal provisions in B/L 8600 and B/L 85-18 BE AMENDED as follows:

  1. That the requirement for a berm along an exterior lot line be deleted;

  2. That for a transport storage area the setback from the front lot line shall be a minimum of the required front yard depth of the zoning district, or 6.0 m, whichever is greater.

  3. That for a transport storage area, where an exterior lot line is located with 50.0 m of a development reserve district, green district, residential district, institutional district, or a lot containing a dwelling or dwelling unit, the setback from the exterior lot line shall be a minimum of 11.30 m and said setback shall consist of a berm with a minimum width of 11.30 m and a minimum height of 1.80 m, otherwise the setback from the exterior lot line is 3.0 m

  4. That for a transport storage area, where an interior lot line is located with 50.0 m of a development reserve district, green district, residential district, institutional district, or a lot containing a dwelling or dwelling unit, the setback from the interior lot line shall be a minimum of 11.30 m and said setback shall consist of a berm with a minimum width of 11.30 m and a minimum height of 1.80 m, otherwise the setback from the interior lot line is 0.90 m.

ACTION 7: That B/L 8600 and B/L 85-18 BE AMENDED by adding a minimum lot width of 43.0 m and a minimum lot area shall be 3,200.0 m 2 for a Transport Terminal.

ACTION 11: That Administration REVIEW motor vehicle definitions and gross vehicle weight ratings (GVWR) in various municipal by-laws to ensure they are consistent with provincial policies and regulations and AMEND the affected municipal by-laws through the appropriate amendment process.