The Caledon Record

Planning and Development Committee

September 16, 2025

Who was there

Present (8): Christina Early, A. Groves, Lynn Kiernan, Doug Maskell, Cosimo Napoli, Tony Rosa, Mario Russo, Dave Sheen

Taken from the roll call in the town’s own minutes. The minutes record who was not there and almost never why.

What was decided (10 motions)

6 carried, 4 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.

That the September 16, 2025 Planning and Development Committee agenda be approved, as amended by the addendum and to include the following delegations:  Sheralyn Roman regarding agenda item 11.2 Gentle Density Community Improvement Plan  Virginia Yule regarding agenda item 14.1.2 Status Update on Future Caledon Approval Planning and Development Committee Meeting Minutes Tuesday, September 16, 2025 Page 2 of 15  Karen Dadwan regarding agenda item 10.1 September 8, 2025 Heritage Caledon Committee Meeting Minutes. A recorded vote was taken as follows:
Moved by Councillor T. Rosa, seconded by Councillor C. Napoli
Carried
In favour (8): Councillor Early, Councillor Kiernan, Councillor Maskell, Councillor Napoli, Councillor Rosa, Councillor Sheen, Mayor Groves, Chair Russo
That the following items be approved as part of the consent agenda: Staff Report 2025-0505: Proposed Zoning By-law Amendment to Remove a Holding Symbol ("H"), 12891 Hurontario Street, Ward 2 That the By-law attached as Schedule ‘B’ to Staff Report 2025-0505 be enacted to amend Comprehensive Zoning By-law 2006-50, as amended, by removing a site- specific Holding Symbol (“H52”) from lands currently zoned Mixed Density Residential – Exception 719 – Holding Provision 52 (“RMD-719-H52”). Removal of the Holding Symbol (“H52”) will allow the lands to be developed for residential uses proposed in an approved draft plan of subdivision (File No. 21T-24008C). Staff Report 2025-0478: Reallocation of Cancelled and Completed Grant Funds - Designated Heritage Property Grant Program That $11,687.17 from cancelled and completed grant projects be reallocated to the Fall 2025 application round of the Designated Heritage Property Grant Program. Planning and Development Committee Meeting Minutes Tuesday, September 16, 2025 Page 3 of 15 A recorded vote was taken as follows:
Moved by Councillor T. Rosa, seconded by Mayor A. Groves
Defeated
In favour (3): Councillor Napoli, Mayor Groves, Chair Russo · Opposed (5): Councillor Early, Councillor Kiernan, Councillor Maskell, Councillor Rosa, Councillor Sheen
That the Town of Caledon Heritage Caledon Committee Meeting Minutes dated September 8, 2025, be amended to refuse the designation recommendation in response to Staff Report 2025-0407: Notice of Intention to Designate - 18435 Hurontario Street, Ward 1; and That the property be removed from the Heritage Register. Planning and Development Committee Meeting Minutes Tuesday, September 16, 2025 Page 5 of 15 A recorded vote was taken as follows:
Moved by Mayor A. Groves, seconded by Councillor L. Kiernan
Carried
In favour (8): Councillor Early, Councillor Kiernan, Councillor Maskell, Councillor Napoli, Councillor Rosa, Councillor Sheen, Mayor Groves, Chair Russo
That the Town of Caledon Heritage Caledon Committee Meeting Minutes dated September 8, 2025 be approved as amended; and That the following resolutions contained therein be endorsed: i. That the application to construct a new conference centre and cottages, and creation of new parking areas be approved, subject to the following conditions; 1) That a Vibration Monitoring Plan be undertaken for any construction within 50 metres of the built heritage resources on site; and, 2) That the owner adhere to the recommendations outlined in the Cultural Heritage Impact Assessment Addendum, to the satisfaction of Heritage staff. That staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution. ii. That the listed, non-designated property located at 12306 Chinguacousy Road, Ward 2, be removed from the Town of Caledon Heritage Register pursuant to Section 27 of the Ontario Heritage Act; and That the demolition of the dwelling on the property be permitted. iii. That a Notice of Intention to Designate the property at 12455 Creditview Road under Part IV, Section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act be issued; That should no objections be received during the mandatory 30-day public objection period following publication of the Notice of Intention to Designate, a by-law be prepared to be enacted for the purpose of designating 12455 Creditview Road pursuant to the Ontario Heritage Act. Planning and Development Committee Meeting Minutes Tuesday, September 16, 2025 Page
Moved by Mayor A. Groves, seconded by Councillor L. Kiernan
Carried
In favour (8): Councillor Early, Councillor Kiernan, Councillor Maskell, Councillor Napoli, Councillor Rosa, Councillor Sheen, Mayor Groves, Chair Russo
Whereas Caledon is committed to more diverse, affordable, and attainable housing options for all residents—including enabling gentle density through ARUs and multiplexes—while protecting community livability and neighbourhood quality. Planning and Development Committee Meeting Minutes Tuesday, September 16, 2025 Page 8 of 15 Whereas residents of SouthFields Village and similar neighbourhoods have clearly experienced that adding residential units without a full understanding of cumulative parking demand has led to real, measurable challenges impacting residents, visitors, and local businesses; Whereas the SouthFields Village Parking Strategy demonstrated that robust, area-wide parking studies - using a wide range of data including field observations, household surveys, data from MTO, drone surveys and future forecasts - are the best way to identify practical solutions and avoid unintended hardship from intensification; Therefore be it resolved that: 1. Council directs that, prior to enabling additional ARUs or multiplexes in any established Caledon neighbourhood, a comprehensive community scale parking analysis - modeled explicitly on the SouthFields Village Parking Strategy - shall be conducted and made public. This analysis must: - Utilize direct field measurements, drone surveys, resident and visitor surveys, historical demand trends, seasonal and event-based variances, and peer community benchmarking, - Include current and projected population, new housing units, changing
Moved by Councillor D. Sheen, seconded by Councillor L. Kiernan
Carried
In favour (8): Councillor Early, Councillor Kiernan, Councillor Maskell, Councillor Napoli, Councillor Rosa, Councillor Sheen, Mayor Groves, Chair Russo
That the By-law attached as Schedule “A” to Staff Report 2025-0466 be enacted to adopt Official Plan Amendment Numbers C-2, 6 and 288, to implement specific policy changes pertaining to Additional Residential Units (‘ARUs’) and Multiplexes; That the By-law attached as Schedule “C” to Staff Report 2025-0466 be enacted to amend Comprehensive Zoning By-law 2006-50, as amended to permit changes pertaining to ARUs and Multiplexes; That in accordance with Section 34(17) of the Planning Act, no further notice is required to be provided on the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment. A recorded vote was taken as follows:
Moved by Mayor A. Groves, seconded by Councillor C. Napoli
Defeated
In favour (3): Councillor Napoli, Mayor Groves, Chair Russo · Opposed (5): Councillor Early, Councillor Kiernan, Councillor Maskell, Councillor Rosa, Councillor Sheen
That Council enact the Gentle Density Community Improvement Plan (CIP) Area Designation By-law, attached to this report as Schedule A; That Council enact the Town-Wide CIP By-law, attached to this report as Schedule B to enable the CIP to apply town-wide; That the Commissioner, Planning and Development/Chief Planner be delegated authority to administer the CIP and approve and execute grant agreements for streams approved under the CIP to support the supply of housing in Caledon; and That staff report back annually on the uptake of incentives available through the CIP, and at the end of the program period with recommendations on next steps. A recorded vote was taken as follows:
Moved by Mayor A. Groves, seconded by Councillor C. Napoli
Defeated
In favour (3): Councillor Napoli, Mayor Groves, Chair Russo · Opposed (5): Councillor Early, Councillor Kiernan, Councillor Maskell, Councillor Rosa, Councillor Sheen
That the Town of Caledon Traffic Safety Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes dated September 8, 2025 be approved as presented; and That the following resolutions contained therein be endorsed: i. Whereas in 2018, the Region of Peel and City of Mississauga officially committed to the Vision Zero approach to the design and operation of transportation systems, and were joined by the City of Brampton in 2019, with the the Region of Peel's Vision Zero traffic safety commitment states that "no loss of life is acceptable due to a motor vehicle collision" and that "safety is prioritized over other factors such as cost, speed, delay, level of service, and convenience;" and Whereas Vision Zero is an internationally endorsed long-term goal of zero traffic- related fatalities or serious injuries through data-driven decision making to provide a safe and equitable transportation network that protects all users, with specific emphasis on the most vulnerable users of our roads, such as pedestrians and cyclists; and Whereas in October 2024, the Town of Caledon declared a Road Safety Emergency due to increasing traffic volumes and high speeds on its roads and has committed to ongoing advocacy and the investigation of improvements to traffic safety issues, including the establishment of the Traffic Safety Advisory Committee; Now therefore be it resolved that the Traffic Safety Advisory Committee requests Council's consideration for direction to staff to prepare a report regarding the Town of Cale
Moved by Mayor A. Groves, seconded by Councillor D. Maskell
Carried
In favour (8): Councillor Early, Councillor Kiernan, Councillor Maskell, Councillor Napoli, Councillor Rosa, Councillor Sheen, Mayor Groves, Chair Russo
That Staff Report 2025-0521, Mapping of Ecologically Sensitive Groundwater Recharge Areas, approve Project A6 of the 2025-2026 Aggregates Work Program and Council’s direction through Resolution Number 2025-030 to provide a report on the state of mapping, methodologies, and science of determining Ecologically Sensitive Groundwater Recharge Areas within the Town including mapping done by Credit Valley Conservation Authority (CVC) and Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA). Planning and Development Committee Meeting Minutes Tuesday, September 16, 2025 Page 13 of 15 A recorded vote was taken as follows:
Moved by Councillor L. Kiernan, seconded by Councillor D. Maskell
Carried
In favour (8): Councillor Early, Councillor Kiernan, Councillor Maskell, Councillor Napoli, Councillor Rosa, Councillor Sheen, Mayor Groves, Chair Russo
Whereas access to reliable high-speed internet is essential for education, employment, health care, civic engagement, and economic development; and Whereas the Town has made significant investments and progress in expanding broadband infrastructure in underserved and rural areas, including the creation of the Broadband Levy; and Whereas the completed Southwestern Integrated Fibre Technology (SWIFT) 1.0 projects in Caledon placed fibre-optic cable within reach of 1146 Caledon premises, Whereas despite these efforts, some residents remain unconnected due to financial barriers or incomplete last-mile infrastructure, preventing them from benefiting from available broadband services; and Whereas municipalities across Canada are taking action to bridge the digital divide by supporting connectivity for vulnerable and underserved populations; Now therefore be it resolved that staff develop and bring forward a report outlining the creation of a Broadband Connectivity Support Fund, designed to assist eligible residents in obtaining access to high-speed internet;  That the Fund be used to support final connection ("last mile") costs from the roadway or node to the home; and  That staff include in the report: Planning and Development Committee Meeting Minutes Tuesday, September 16, 2025 Page 14 of 15 o Proposed eligibility criteria (e.g., income thresholds, geographic priority areas); o Estimated funding requirements and potential sources of funding (e.g., municipal reserve funds, prov
Moved by Councillor D. Maskell, seconded by Councillor T. Rosa
Defeated
In favour (3): Councillor Napoli, Mayor Groves, Chair Russo · Opposed (5): Councillor Early, Councillor Kiernan, Councillor Maskell, Councillor Rosa, Councillor Sheen

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