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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1976-12-20TOWN OF NEWCASTLE REGULAR MEETING Municipal Building, Hampton, Monday, December 20, 1976; 7:30 P.M. Present: Chairman Member Member Member Member Member Member N. & N. Bd. of Ed. Rep. Planning Director Plami3ng Assistant Secretary Absent: Member Member Member R.C.S.S.Bd. Rep. Also present: Councillor elect (1) Minutes of Previous Meeting Councillor K. Entwisle Councillor H. B. Tink Mayor G. B. Rickard Mr, H. Belson Mr. S. Lancaster Mr. R. Yates Dr. H. R. Roweell Mr. S. Worden Mr. Geo. Howden Ms. N. Forrest H. R. Best Councillor D. Allin Mr. H. Hammond Mr. R. Hetherington Mr. R. Gutteridge Mr. R. Dykstra Resolution No. P-101-76 Moved by Councillor Tink, seconded by Mr. H. Baleen, That the minutes of the regular meeting on November 22, 1976, be adopted as printed. "CARRIED' " (2) There were no delegations. (3) No person appeared in support of this application. 4WP14 AAN-� 0ammittee, December 201 1976, contlnned- Page 2 Resolution No. P-102-76 Moved by Councillor Tink, seconded by Mr. R. Yates, That this application be tabled to the next meeting of this Committee and, that the applicant be so notified. • Iml (4) Annlioation for Plan of Subdivisions R. Spencer, Part of Lot 8, Concession 6, Darlington. No person or persons appeared in support of this applieatien. Resolution No. P-103-76 Moved by Mr. H. Belson, seconded by Mr. R. Yates, That this application be tabled to the next meeting of this Committee and that the applicant be so notified. "CAR=Dn (5) Application for Plan of Subdivision,• Courtice Heights Developments, Part of lots 31 and 32, Concession 29 Darlington. Application is made for approval of a subdivision, south of No. 2 highway between Trull's road and Prestonvale Road, comprising 336 single family units, 60 semi-detached units, 305 link houses and 125 street townhouses, for a total of 826 family dwelling units together with a school site, park area, commercial area and a site for senior citizens housing. Director's report # 228 was reviewed and noted. Mr. Wm. D. Manson, representative of the Ontario Housing Action Programme, Ministry of Housing, addressed the Committee in support of the application. His remarks were accompanied by a letter, under date of December 20 and addressed to the Chairman, wherein he set forth a number of comments pertaining to report # 228. These comments included references to such matters as Official Plan Provisions, park requirements and acquisition of same, envir- onmentally sensitive areas, water recharge areas, headwater areas, water supply, sewage facilities, development densities, street alignment etc. In conclusion Mr. Manson stated that in his opinion, the foregoing concerns could be somewhat resolved by a fuller discussion at staff level. Planning Advisory Committee, December 20, 1976, continued- Page 3 Mr. Howden, Planning Director, identified and outlined his axeas of concern relative to the proposed development. Resolution No. P-10 -76 Movod by Mr. R. Yates, seconded by Dr. R. Rowsell, 1) That Mr. Manson's comments be received for information, and 2) That report # 228 be revised where applicable, and 3) That this application be tabled to the next meeting of this Committee, and 4) That the Director submit a revised report to the next meeting of this Committee, and 5) That the applicant be provided with a copy of the Director's revised report at least one week in advance of the meeting of this Committee. "CARRIED" (6) Application for rezonin--; Schwarz Bros. Part lot 21. Concession 2, Darlington. Application is made to rezone an 8.1 acre site, situate in past of lot 21, Concession 2, Darlington, to permit the establishment of a farm machinery sales and service dealership including storage and warehousing. The site lies to the west of road No. 10 and has a frontage of 640' on the south side of Highway # 2. Director's report # 229 commented as follows - "However, the area is largely residential in nature, with single family dwellings across the street, to the east and to the west of the subject site. We feel that a farm implement dealership would not be compatible with these uses and would likely have a deleterious effect on traffic flows in the area. For these reasons, we would suggest that this application not be recommended for approval". Mr. C. Fleischmann, agent for the applicant, appeared before the Committee in support of the application. He referred to an apparent conflict between the approved Official Plan of the former Township of Darlington and the Regional Official Plan with respect to the designation and classification of the subject land. F18=ing.Advisory Committee, December 20, 1976, continued- Page 4 He also commented on the adverse comments submitted by the Durham Planning Department regarding access from No. 2 highway. Resolution No. P-105-76 Moved by Councillor Tink, seconded by Mr. H. Balson, Whereas the subject land has a very low agricultural capability and Whereas this Committee are in tenative support of the applioatien as submitted Now be it therefore resolved that the Town Planning Staff re -submit this application to the Regional Planning and Development Committee, together with additional information relative to access roads, topographic features and agriculture capabilities of the subject site, for their further consideration. "CARR:@)" (i) Notice to applicants. Resolution No. P-106-76 Moved by Mr. R. Yates, seconded by Councillor Tink, That all persons whose application appears on an agenda be so notified no later than the Thursday preceeding the date of the agenda. "CARRIED" (ii) Ashton Subdivision; Solina Resolution No. P-107-76 Moved by Dr. Rowsell, seconded by Councillor Tink, That this Committee recommend that Council request the Region Planning and Development Staff to prepare a District Plan, including the proposed Ashton subdivision, for the hamlet of Solina, in order that the Ashton subdivision may proceed. "CARRIED" I'la�uzing Advisory' Committee, December 20, 1976, continued- page 5 (8) ADJOURNMENT Resolution No. P-108-76 Moved by Mr. R. Yates, seconded by Councillor Tink, That this meeting do now adjourn. Meeting adjourned accordingly at 9:50 p.m.