Beth Meszaros was present via electronic means and made a verbal presentation to accompany an electronic presentation. She quoted the Municipal Planning Policy relating to the Official Plan and quoted the Ruling of the Tribunal Report dated July 25, 2018. Ms. Meszaros stated that Clarington could have sustainable development by setting clear definitions, specific parameters and enforceable regulations. She stated that events need to be intermittent and that the Region of Durham is over simplifying their position. Ms. Meszaros noted that it is encouraging to hear Members of Council discuss a minimum distance separation between neighbors and a special event venue. She explained how the by-law is inadequate and unenforceable and added that Clarington is unprepared to enforce and regulate on-farm special event venues to ensure sustainable development, manage growth and healthy communities. Ms. Meszaros questioned why Clarington followed LPAT's Ruling for the meat processing portion of Report PSD-070-18 but did not implement the decision regarding special events from the same report. She expressed her concerns regarding the number of events and suggested that Committee reject Section 2.6. Ms. Meszaros stated that Clarington must align with the PPS and added that before any applications are approved, Clarington must implement an enforceable framework with clear definitions. She requested that the specific limits with numbers and times be set, follow the ruling of LPAT and trust the advice from the Agricultural Advisory Committee.
Item 8.2, Delegation of Raivo Uukkivi, Cassels Brock and Blackwell LLP, Regarding Item 15.2, Report LGS-016-21 On-Farm Special Event Licensing By-law was considered later in the meeting after Item 10.2.