TOWNSHIP OF WOOLWICH
OFFICE OF THE CAO
REPORT: A6-2009
MEETING DATE: November 3, 2009
MEETING TIME: 6:00PM
LOCATION: Council Chambers
TITLE: Victoria Glen
FILE ID: D.02.VE
PREPARED BY: Laurel Davies Snyder
DATE REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT TEAM: Tuesday October 13, 2009
RECOMMENDATIONS:
THAT the Council of the Township of Woolwich direct Township Staff to:
1. Proceed with declaring the Township-owned lands shown on Map 1 as Parcels 1, 2, 3, and the
unopened road allowance as surplus, and proceed with the development of these lands for residential
uses in accordance with the following key principles:
1. Develop an appropriate number of residential lots on the Township-owned lands (Parcels 1, 2,
3) and lands currently owned by the Region (Parcels 4 and 5) as appropriate to the existing
urban form and densities in the surrounding area.
2. Provide for accessible, safe, and well-designed public access throughout the development
area, including connections to the surrounding area.
3. Implement enhancements to pedestrian access points to the Kissing Bridge Trailway to
improve the experience for trail users, including consideration of a public access through the
subject lands to the Kissing Bridge Trailway.
4. Manage any encroachment on the subject lands associated with adjacent properties.
5. Be sensitive to the needs and potential impact(s) on the surrounding area, and ensure that
appropriate measures are taken to mitigate the impact of residential development on the
surrounding area.
6. Conform to the policies in the Township of Woolwich Official Plan, including Environmental and
Stewardship policies.
7. Ensure that any residential development and associated infrastructure is outside of the
regulatory floodline and other significant environmental features regulated by the GRCA and
outside of the Locally Significant Natural Areas as identified by Ecoplans.
8. Conduct an improvement cut of the woodlot in accordance with good ecological principles.
9. Provide for the protection and conservation of trees where possible.
10. Balance environmental protection and conservation with providing sufficient funds for Township
of Woolwich Capital Projects.
11. Ensure that appropriate reforestation, tree planting, and/or other environmental rehabilitation
projects within the general area of the subject lands are implemented in conjunction with the
development of the subject lands, and in accordance with good ecological principles.
12. Ensure that development does not adversely impact the existing infrastructure and services in
Elmira.
AND FURTHER THAT the Council of the Township of Woolwich direct Staff to engage necessary services
to complete required studies to determine the appropriate development option;
AND FURTHER THAT the Council of the Township of Woolwich direct Staff to continue negotiations with
the Regional Municipality of Waterloo for the purchase of the Region-owned lands (Parcels 4 and 5 on Map
1 of Report A6-2009), and that the final approval of the Purchase & Sale Agreement, if successfully
negotiated, will be conditional upon: