Special Council

That Council suspend the procedural by-law pertaining to subsection 5.11 b) regarding Notice of a Special Meeting to allow item 8.4 to be divided into the following two motions: 8.4 Motion from Mayor Lucas Cleveland regarding Direction to implement an ICBL on height to Protecting Cobourg's Character while the Official Plan work is completed. 8.5 Motion from Mayor Lucas Cleveland regarding Height and Built Form: Legal and Strategic Review, Development Pipeline and Alternative Planning Tools Recorded vote requested by Mayor Lucas Cleveland YES (5): Mayor Lucas Cleveland, Councillor Brian Darling, Councillor Aaron Burchat, Councillor Randy Barber, Deputy Mayor Nicole Beatty NO (1): Councillor Miriam Mutton

THAT Council confirm that agenda, as amended.

That Council receive the item for information purposes.

That Council receive the Development FAQ of the Mayor for information purposes.

WHEREAS Cobourg's heritage downtown, Victoria Hall, its historic streetscapes and its open waterfront are what make this town what it is, and once they are built over they cannot be recovered; and WHEREAS the Town's Official Plan was written in 2010 and does not say enough about how tall buildings may be, how large they may be, or how they must fit alongside what is already there; and WHEREAS Council has retained consultants to rewrite the Official Plan (RFP 24-PLN-2026, April 13, 2026), and that work is underway but will take time to complete and come into force; and WHEREAS in the meantime the Town continues to receive applications for buildings far taller than the Official Plan allows, including downtown and near the waterfront; and WHEREAS Section 38 of the Planning Act allows Council to place a temporary hold on development while it completes exactly this kind of review. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVEDTHAT Council confirms that building height, massing, transition and built form are part of the Official Plan Review, and directs that they be dealt with first; and FURTHER THAT Council directs staff to take all necessary steps to bring forward an interim control by-law under Section 38 of the Planning Act, for passage as soon as possible, together with the draft by-law and a map of the lands it covers; and FURTHER THAT the by-law be drafted so that:  it applies to all lands within the Town of Cobourg;  within that area, no land, building or structure may be used for any purp

WHEREAS Council has directed that building height, massing, transition, and built form be advanced as a priority phase of the Official Plan Review and Update, and has directed that an interim control by-law under Section 38 of the Planning Act be brought forward; and WHEREAS policies emerging from the Official Plan Review will not be in force and effect until adopted, approved and free of appeal, such that a period may arise in which emerging policy direction exists but is not yet operative; and WHEREAS Council wishes to receive professional planning and legal advice as to the durability, strategy and costs of an interim control by-law, the alternatives and complements to it, and the record required to support it. Page 5 of 11 August 20, 2026 NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: THAT the Director of Planning and Development, in consultation with the Municipal Solicitor and the Official Plan Review consultant, report to Council on the interim control by-law

MOTION TO REFER THAT the motion above come back when the draft ICBL is brought back to Council.

THAT leave be granted to introduce By-law 046-2026 and to dispense with the reading of the By-law by the Municipal Clerk to confirm the proceedings of Council of the Town of Cobourg at its Special Council Meeting held on August 20, 2026 and the same be considered read and passed and that the Mayor and the Municipal Clerk sign the same and the Seal of the Corporation be thereto affixed.