TAMRMS#: B06
13.2
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Expropriation of Remaining Pineview II/Kingswood ASP Lands
Notice given by: Councillor Joly
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PROPOSED MOTION(S):
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That the Chief Administrative Officer take the required internal and external steps to commence and continue a process to expropriate the remaining deferred municipal reserve lands (approximately 4.95 hectares) contained within the Pineview II/Kingswood Area Structure Plan.
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ADMINISTRATION'S UNDERSTANDING OF THE INTENT OF THE MOTION
To direct Administration to initiate the process of expropriation of the 4.95 hectares of deferred municipal reserve land owing from the Pineview II/Kingswood Area Structure Plan ("ASP").
ADMINISTRATION'S RECOMMENDATION
Administration recommends that Council not pass the proposed motion, and instead refers Council to consider Alternative 1.
PURPOSE OF REPORT
The purpose of this report is to provide Council with information which may be helpful in supporting a Council decision on the proposed motion for which Councillor Joly gave notice on July 22, 2025.
ALIGNMENT TO COUNCIL DIRECTION OR MANDATORY STATUTORY PROVISION
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BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
Pineview II/Kingswood History
The Pineview II/Kingswood ASP was first adopted by Council in August 1981 assigning basic land use, circulation patterns, servicing, and staging. Over the past 44 years, there have been a series of amendments to the ASP, with the most recent being in July 2002. These amendments may have repercussions on how land use and municipal reserves are dedicated today, especially for future school sites.
When land in the Kingswood area was subdivided for residential development in 1985, and then again in 2001, the developer was not required by the subdivision authorities of the day to dedicate all the statutorily mandated reserve acreage (or pay cash in lieu). Instead, the City invoked a provision of the Municipal Government Act to allow the developer to defer the requirement to provide a si...
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