Planning and Development Committee

That the May 13, 2025 Planning and Development Committee agenda be approved, as amended by the addendum, and to allow Debra Wilson, Forks of the Credit Preservation Group, to delegate to agenda item 13.1.2 Bill 5: Protect Ontario by Unleashing Our Economy Act, 2025; and Ian Sinclair to delegate to agenda item 11.1 Mayor A. Groves - Direction that the Director of Engineering enter into Grading Agreement to import fill to rehabilitate an old aggregate pit located at 0 Shaw’s Creek Road. Planning and Development Committee Meeting Minutes Tuesday, May 13, 2025 Page 2 of 13 A recorded vote was taken as follows:

That the following items be approved as part of the Consent Agenda: May 5, 2025 Heritage Caledon Committee Meeting Minutes That the Heritage Caledon Committee Meeting Minutes, dated May 5, 2025 be approved. Staff Report 2025-0192: Building, Planning Fees, and Engineering Fees Update That By-law 2024-106, a By-law to establish 2025 Fees and Charges for services and planning applications provided by the Corporation of the Town of Caledon, be amended to implement the recommendations of the Town’s comprehensive review of Building, Planning and Engineering Fees, included as Schedule A of Staff Report 2025-0192 and affecting the following By-law 2024-106 schedules: a. Schedule B- Building Services b. Schedule D- Planning c. Schedule G- Legal, Clerks & Provincial Offences Administration d. Schedule L- Engineering Staff Report 2025-0255: Designated Heritage Property Grant Program - Spring 2025 That the proposed Designated Heritage Property Grant Program recipients listed in Schedule A to Staff Report 2025-0255 be approved. Planning and Development Committee Meeting Minutes Tuesday, May 13, 2025 Page 3 of 13 A recorded vote was taken as follows:

Whereas the Government of Ontario has introduced Bill 5: Protecting Ontario by Unleashing Our Economy Act, 2025, which proposes significant changes to environmental planning policies and environmental regulations, including amending and repealing the Endangered Species Act and replacing it with the Species Conservation Act, which severely reduces protections for species at risk across Caledon and Ontario; and Planning and Development Committee Meeting Minutes Tuesday, May 13, 2025 Page 4 of 13 Whereas Bill 5 allows the province to designate “special economic zones” that include geographic areas, “trusted proponents” as deemed by the cabinet, or projects that would be exempt from provincial legislation and regulations and municipal by-laws; and Whereas eighty percent of Caledon is home to a number of species listed under the Endangered Species Act and is composed of lands that are protected through The Greenbelt Act, Oak Ridges Moraine Act, Niagara Escarpment Commission, Toronto Region Conservation Authority and the Credit Valley Conservation Authority; and Whereas the Town of Caledon reiterates its support for increasing housing supply and responsible economic growth that is accomplished in a manner that upholds our collective responsibility to protect natural environments and the species that inhabit them and maintains the integrity of the planning process; and Whereas Bill 5, as proposed, weakens the safeguards for vital natural heritage systems, threatens the biodiversity

That the Planning and Development Committee endorses the Traffic Safety Advisory Committee's recommendation of support of the City of Brampton Motion Regarding Driver Training and Examination Auditor General Report, Northern Highway Safety Plan, & Truckers for Safer Highways: Commercial Vehicle Driver Safety Improvement Proposal; and That the Mayor prepare and send a resolution letter to relevant stakeholders, including the Ontario Trucking Association (OTA), the Region of Peel, and members of federal and provincial parliaments representing the Town of Caledon. A recorded vote was taken as follows:

That the balance of the May 5, 2025 Traffic Safety Advisory Committee meeting minutes, be approved. Planning and Development Committee Meeting Minutes Tuesday, May 13, 2025 Page 6 of 13 A recorded vote was taken as follows:

That the notice of motion “Mayor A. Groves - Direction that the Director of Engineering enter into Grading Agreement to import fill to rehabilitate an old aggregate pit located at 0 Shaw’s Creek Road” be added to the May 13, 2025 Planning and Development Committee Agenda as a motion. A recorded vote was taken as follows:

That the notice of motion “Mayor A. Groves - Request to Rescind and Re-Review the South Simpson Block Plan and Site Plan” be added to the May 13, 2025 Planning and Development Committee Agenda as a motion. A recorded vote was taken as follows:

WHEREAS traffic safety remains a significant concern for residents of the Town of Caledon; WHEREAS the Town of Caledon has declared a road safety emergency. WHEREAS despite this declaration, Caledon residents regularly witness drivers, including large transport truck drivers, running red lights and stop signs, creating dangerous situations on local roads; WHEREAS the number of fatalities on Caledon roadways is on the rise; WHEREAS the Region of Peel currently operates 35 red light cameras in Brampton and Mississauga, but none in Caledon; WHEREAS medium-sized municipalities such as Hamilton and Niagara Region have successfully implemented red light camera programs to improve road safety; WHEREAS as seen at the ROMA 2025 Trade Show, advancements in technology have made traffic safety devices, including red light cameras, much more affordable and accessible to municipalities of various sizes; Planning and Development Committee Meeting Minutes Tuesday, May 13, 2025 Page 8 of 13 AND WHEREAS red light cameras have been proven effective in reducing right-angle collisions and enhancing road safety at intersections; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT: 1. Council directs staff to investigate options for implementing a Red Light Camera program within the Town of Caledon, either by developing it's own municipal program or by working with the Region of Peel to expand their existing program; 2. Staff prepare a report for Council's consideration, to be presented no later than September 30, 2

That consideration of motion "Mayor A. Groves - Direction that the Director of Engineering enter into Grading Agreement to import fill to rehabilitate an old aggregate pit located at 0 Shaw’s Creek Road" be

Whereas Council is authorized to pass by-laws that regulate the placing or dumping of fill; prohibit or regulate the removal of topsoil; prohibit or regulate the alteration of the grade of land; require that a permit be obtained for the placing or dumping of fill, the removal of topsoil or the alteration of the grade of land; and may impose conditions to a permit, including requiring the preparation of plans relating to grading, filling or dumping, the removal of topsoil and the rehabilitation of a site, all in accordance with section 142 of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c.25; and Whereas Council passed By-law 2007-59, as amended, to regulate or prohibit the placing or dumping of fill, the storage and removal of topsoil and the alteration of the grade of land (the “Fill By-law”); and Whereas the property located at the southeast corner of Charleston Sideroad and Shaw’s Creek Road, municipally known as 0 Shaws Creek Road, contains an aggregate pit that is no longer in use; and Planning and Development Committee Meeting Minutes Tuesday, May 13, 2025 Page 10 of 13 Whereas previous property owner Warren Paving & Materials Group Limited surrendered aggregate License #6524 to the Ministry of Natural Resources on October 5, 2023 and no longer has any obligations for this property under the Aggregate Resource Act; and Whereas the Owner of 0 Shaw’s Creek Road is a prominent developer within Caledon and the Greater Toronto Area and has approached the Town about rehabilitating an

Whereas in 2020 a Master Financial Agreement was entered into, between The Town of Caledon, Region of Peel, Anatolia Capital Corp., Arion Services Ltd. and Simpson Road Landowners Group Inc., for the extension of Simpson Road, requiring financial arrangements, conveyance of land, and the construction of the Simpson Road Extension and associated watercourse channel to facilitate the development of the land in accordance with the Block Plan lands as shown on Schedule A; Whereas on July 12, 2022, Council passed a resolution that required a Block Plan and an updated Master Environmental and Servicing Plan (MESP) be submitted to the satisfaction of the Town, prior to the submission of formal development applications or commencing site development within the South Simpson Secondary Plan lands shown on Schedule ‘C’ to Staff Report 2022-0374, save and except any development applications deemed ‘complete’ on or before July 8, 2022.’ Whereas the Town has received a site plan application for the development of 12155 Coleraine Drive (subject property) which proposes a transportation depot (File: SPA 2024-0087) that was submitted by Ruth Wheelwright on behalf of Triple X Ltd. on October 18, 2024, and was deemed complete on January 7, 2025; Whereas the site plan application is under review by Town staff and external agencies, including the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority and the Region of Peel, with substantial comments received requiring Block Plan approval prior to site plan ap