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24-The Canadian Champion, Friday, December 13, 2002 OAKVILLE Bressa Developments Inc., Green Ginger Developments, Mattamy Development Co., Trinison Management Corporation and others have appealed to the Ontario Municipal Board under subsection 17(24) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended, from a decision of the Town of Oakville to approve Proposed Amendment No. 198 to the Official Plan for the Town of Oakville to incorporate the lands located north of Dundas Street, south of Highway 407, east of Tremaine Road, and west of Ninth Line into the Town of Oakville's urban area Town's File no. 42.114.198 O.M.B. File No. 0020103 Mattamy Development Co. has appealed to the Ontario Municipal Board under subsection 22(7) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended, from Council's refusal of neglect to enact a proposed amendment to the Official Plan for the Town of Oakville to incorporate the lands located north of Dundas Street, south of Highway 407, east of Tremaine Road, and west of Ninth Line into the Town of Oakville's urban area Town's File No. OPA 198 A O.M.B File 0020084 Bressa Developments Inc. has appealed to the Ontario Municipal Board under subsection 22(7) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P13, as amended, from Council's refusal of neglect to enact a proposed amendment to the Official Plan for the Town of Oakville to incorporate the lands located north of Dundas Street, south of Highway 407, east of Tremaine Road, and west of Ninth Line into the Town of Oakville's urban area Town's File No. OPA 198 C 0.M.B. File No. 0020037 Green Ginger Developments has appealed to the Ontario Municipal Board under subsection 22(7) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended, from Council's refusal of neglect to enact a proposed amendment to the Official Plan for the Town of Qgkville to incorporate the lands located north of Dundas Street, south of Highway 407, east of Tremaine Road, and west of Ninth Line into the Town of Oakville's urban area Town's File No. OPA 198 AA 0.M.B. File No. 0020036 Trinison Management Corporation has appealed to the Ontario Municipal Board under subsection 22(7) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended, from Council's refusal of neglect to enact a proposed amendment to the Official Plan for the Town of Oakville to incorporate the lands located north of Dundas Street, south of Highway 407, east of Tremaine Road, and West of Ninth Line into the Town of Oakville's urban area Town's File No. OPA 198B O.M.B. File No. 0020035 NOTICE OF PREHEARING CONFERENCE The Ontario Municipal Board will conduct a prehearing conference respecting this matter. If you do not attend this prehearing conference, the Ontario Municipal Board may proceed in your absence and you will not be entitled to any further notice of these proceedings. TIME AND PLACE OF PREHEARING CONFERENCE A prehearing conference will be held at: Oakville Municipal Building, Oakville Room, located at 1225 Trafalgar Road, in Oakville, Ontario on: Monday, January 20, 2003 at: 10:00 a.m. The Board has set aside two (2) days for this conference (January 20 and 21) PURPOSE OF PREHEARING CONFERENCE The conference will deal with preliminary and procedural matters, including the following: • Identification of parties - these persons have the right to participate throughout by presenting evidence, questioning witnesses, and making final arguments. In order for the Board to determine your status for the hearing, you or your representative should attend the prehearing conference and ask to be added as a party. Groups, whether incorporated or not, who wish to become parties should name a representative. Parties do not need to be represented by lawyers. • Identification of participants - persons who do not wish to participate throughout the hearing may attend the hearing and make a statement to the Board. Such persons sheuîd ase attend the prehearing conference. • Identification of issues • Start date of the hearing • Duration of the hearing • Directions for prefiling of witness lists. Expert witness statement and written evidence • Possibility of settlement of any or ail of the issues • The hearing of motions • Such further matters as the Board considers appropriate Everyone present should come prepared to consider specific dates for proceedings in this matter. EVIDENCE Evidence or formai statements may also be heard at the prehearing conference in an attempt to settle the matters in dispute. Note that even if no settlement is reached the Board may make a final decision on the evidence it has received. Al parties or their representatives should attend the prehearing conference. Pour recevoir de services en francais, veuillez communiquer avec la Division des audiences au (416) 326-6800, au moins 20 jours civils avant la date fixee pour l'audience. DATED at Toronto, this 27th day of November, 2002 ACTING SECRETARY Explanatory Note on behalf of Green Ginger Developments, Bressa Developments Inc., Trinison Management Corporation, and Mattamy Development Co. Explanatory Note - Official Plan Amendment Application Appeals Green Ginger Developments, Bressa Developments Inc., Trinison Management Corporation, and Mattamy Development Co. have appealed to the Ontario Municipal Board under subsection 22(7) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P13, as amended, from Council refusai or neglect to enact proposed amendments to the Officiai Plan of the Town of Oakville. These Companies are owners or managers of land within the area north of Dundas Street affected by Officiai Plan Amendment #198 of the Town of Oakville. The Purpose of the proposed Officiai Plan Amendments appealed by these companies is to expand the Urban Area to bring the Town Officiai Plan into conformity with region of Halton Officiai Plan Amendment #8. The proposed Officiai Plan Amendments apply to the same lands as Town OPA 198, and propose a framework for the creation of subsequent secondary plans. Secondary plans will provide for a full range of urban uses and will be based on the resuits of further studies, including sub watershed plans, which will provide the basis for refinement of boundaries of natural features. Other required studies include infrastructure phasing, transportation and traffic, market, financial impact and urban design. Explanatory Note on behalf of the Town of Oakville The Town of Oakville Council approved Officiai Plan Amendment Number 198, by By- law 2002-030 on May 29th, 2002. The purpose of OPA 198 is to incorporate all lands north of Dundas Street and south of the Highway 407 into the Town of Oakville's Urban area as identified within Regional Officiai Plan amendment Number 8, to establish the conditions for the development including the protection and enhancement of natural features for the land north of Dundas Street, and to redefine the Town's municipal structure to reflect this change including revisions to the plan concept, objectives, planning period, planning population and employment levels. Thirteen (13) appeals were received against OPA 198, for varying reasons. The hearing concerns OPA 198, which provides the framework for Secondary Plans. Secondary Plans are not being considered at this hearing. Dated at the Town of Oakville this 11th day of December 2002. 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