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The permitted uses for M-3 include "warehousing, indoor storage

and distribution of manufactured or processed products." This
would mean that the "distribution warehouse" part of the business
is a permitted use. M-3 also allows “processing and finishing of
manufactured goods." Since aluminium railing is a finished product
made from an already-manufactured good (aluminium sheeting), this
part of the business also is a permitted use. It is inconceivable
to me that in this exact scenario a business licence has been
denied.

I think the public should be aware that the reason the
business licence was denied was because of Section 303 of the
Zoning By-law which states "The use of land, including the surface
of water, of buildings and of structures shall be in accordance
with the permitted uses:land regulations snecified in this By-law
and any uses not specifically permitted are prohibited."

For some reasonuthis is interpreted by staff to mean
that, because the applicant wanted to manufacture aluminium rail-
ing rather than finish a manufactured good, his licence was
denied. What I'm getting at here goes back to what I originally
stated. The City's attempt in 1986 to “streamline and uncomplicate"
the Zoning By-law was successful in preparing the intended document.
However, since then the administration of the By~law has not kept
pace with the original intentions and has resulted in an administra-
ticn that does not seem to allow any uses to be permitted in the
Mi-3 zone.

[ would advise that the City review its process of
approving business licences. If I have at all shed some interest
in further pursuing this, please do what I did when I was not sure
what to do. Get on the telephone and ask some of the other
Municipal planners in this Province how they go about administering
their ‘streamlined and uncomplicated" by-laws with respect to the
issuance of business licences. As well, question the planners who
work for the Provincial Government who originally proposed the
"streamlining" process.

In summary, I would once again advise that my position
on this proposed amendment is that I feel that it is unnecessary
and would complicate the present zoning by-law. Instead, it is-
Suggested that the City re-evaluate the intentions of the existing
by-law, check with cther Municipalities with regard to their
method of approving business licences and get on with accommodating
your industrial tenants, instead of creating more complications.