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Council
Agenda
Date: February 5, 2018
Time: 7:00 PM
Place: Council Chambers, 2nd Floor
Municipal Administrative Centre
40 Temperance Street
Bowmanville, Ontario
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Council Agenda
Date: February 5, 2018
Time: 7:00 PM
Place: Council Chambers
Page 2
Call to Order
Moment of Reflection
Declaration of Interest
Announcements
Adoption of Minutes of Previous Meeting(s)
Council Minutes Minutes of a regular meeting of Council January 15, 2018 Page 6
Presentations
There are no Presentations scheduled for this meeting as of the time of publication.
Delegations
Kim Taylor, Regarding Report CAO-002-18, Potential Locations for Durham Hospice –
Clarington (Item 7 of the Planning and Development Committee Report)
Greg Smith, Regarding Addendum to Report PSD-090-17, Applications by Tornat Newcastle
Limited for a mixed-use development at King Avenue West and Rudell Road, Newcastle
(Unfinished Business Item 13.1)
Margaret Maskell, Regarding Addendum to Report PSD-090-17, Applications by Tornat
Newcastle Limited for a mixed-use development at King Avenue West and Rudell Road,
Newcastle (Unfinished Business Item 13.1)
Mark Murphy, Project Manager, Lakeridge Health, Regarding Report CAO-002-18, Potential
Locations for Durham Hospice – Clarington (Item 7 of the Planning and Development
Committee Report)
Jill Richardson, Durham Hospice Clarington, Regarding Report CAO-002-18, Potential
Locations for Durham Hospice – Clarington (Item 7 of the Planning and Development
Committee Report)
Communications – Receive for Information
There are no Communications to be received for information as of the time of publication.
Council Agenda
Date: February 5, 2018
Time: 7:00 PM
Place: Council Chambers
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Communications – Direction
Clarington
Heritage
Committee
Victor Suppan, Chair, Clarington Heritage Committee,
regarding House of Commons Standing Committee
Recommendation Report on Preserving Canada’s
Heritage
(Motion to Endorse)
Page 13
Confidential Memo
from Robert
Maciver
Confidential Memo from Robert Maciver, Municipal
Solicitor, regarding OMB Appeal by Tornat Newcastle
Limited [Distributed Under Separate Cover]
(Motion to Refer to the Consideration of
Addendum Report to PSD-090-17)
(Unfinished Business Item 13.1)
Memo from David
Crome
Memo from David Crome, Director of Planning Services,
regarding CAO-002-18 Report, Durham Hospice location,
permission to amend the Clarington Official Plan
(Motion to Refer to the Consideration of
Report to CAO-002-18) (Item 7 of the
Planning and Development Committee
Report)
Suzanne Elston Suzanne Elston regarding, PSD-011-18, Southeast
Courtice Secondary Plan Study – Terms of Reference
(Motion to Refer to the Consideration of
Report to PSD-011-18) (Item 4 of the
Planning and Development Committee
Report)
Committee Reports
Advisory Committee Reports
10.1.1 Agricultural
Advisory
Committee
Minutes
Minutes of the Agricultural Advisory Committee dated
January 11, 2018
Page 15
Council Agenda
Date: February 5, 2018
Time: 7:00 PM
Place: Council Chambers
Page 4
10.1.2 Abandoned
Cemetery
Committee
Minutes
Minutes of the Abandoned Cemetery Committee dated
December 7, 2017
Page 18
10.1.3 Heritage
Committee
Minutes
Minutes of the Heritage Committee dated
January 16, 2018
Page 20
10.1.4 Museum Minutes Minutes of the Clarington Museum and Archives Board
dated January 17, 2018
Page 26
General
Government
Committee
General Government Committee Report of
January 22, 2018
Page 33
Special General
Government
Committee
Special General Government Committee Report of
January 26, 2018, and January 29, 2018 [To be
considered with Unfinished Business Item 13.2]
Page 40
Planning &
Development
Committee
Planning and Development Committee Report of
January 29, 2018
Page 44
Staff Reports
None
Business Arising from Procedural Notice of Motion
Unfinished Business
Addendum to PSD-090-
17
Applications by Tornat Newcastle Limited for a
mixed-use development at King Avenue West and
Rudell Road, Newcastle (Referred from the
December 11, 2017 Council Meeting)
Page 47
Resolution #GG-079-18 Resolution #GG-079-18 (Tabled from the January
29, 2018 Special General Government Committee
Meeting) [To be considered with Committee
Report Item 10.3]
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Council Agenda
Date: February 5, 2018
Time: 7:00 PM
Place: Council Chambers
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By-laws
2018-009 Being a By-law Exempt a Certain Portion of Registered Plan
40M-2590
2018-010 Being a by-law to provide for the establishment and
adoption of an Emergency Management Program for the
Municipality of Clarington (Item 6 of the General
Government Committee Report)
2018-011 Being a by-law to establish certain lands as public highways
(Item 9 of the General Government Committee Report)
2018-012 Being a by-law to amend By-law 2015-029, a By-law to
govern the proceedings of the Council of the Municipality of
Clarington, its General Government Committee, its Planning
and Development Committee, and Special Committees,
regarding sections related to changes under the Municipal
Conflict of Interest Act (Item 11 of the General Government
Committee Report)
2018-013 Being a By-law to amend By-law 84-63, the Comprehensive
Zoning By-law for the Corporation of the Municipality of
Clarington (Item 8 of the Planning and Development
Committee Report)
2018-014 Being a By-law to exempt a certain portion of
Registered Plan 40M-2593 from Part Lot Control
Procedural Notices of Motion
Other Business
Confirming By-Law
Adjournment
Council
Minutes
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Minutes of a regular meeting of Council held on January 15, 2018, at 7:00 PM, in the
Council Chambers.
Present Were: Mayor A. Foster, Councillor S. Cooke, Councillor R. Hooper,
Councillor J. Neal, Councillor W. Partner, Councillor C. Traill,
Councillor W. Woo
Staff Present: A. Allison, R. Albright until 7:30 PM, J. Caruana until 7:30 PM,
D. Crome until 7:30 PM, F. Horvath until 7:30 PM, M. Marano,
R. Maciver, N. Taylor, G. Weir until 7:30 PM, A. Greentree,
M. Chambers
1 Call to Order
Mayor Foster called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM.
2 Moment of Reflection
Councillor Neal led the meeting in a moment of reflection.
3 Declaration of Interest
There were no disclosures of interest stated at this meeting.
4 Announcements
Members of Council announced upcoming community events and matters of community
interest.
5 Adoption of Minutes of Previous Meeting
Resolution #C-001-18
Moved by Councillor Traill seconded by Councillor Woo
That the minutes of the regular meeting of the Council held on December 11, 2017, be
approved.
Carried
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6 Presentations
6.1 Clarington Knights Pee Wee Football - 2017 Ontario Football League
Champions
Mayor Foster presented Certificates of Recognition to the following members of
the Clarington Knights Pee Wee Football team for winning the 2017 Ontario Football
League Championship: Cody O'Hara, JJ Whelan, Jack Waterman, Jacob Longo, Jaxon
Perry, Aodan Watson, Keagan Watson, Lucus Seiffert, Mathew Seiffert, Dallas Patchen,
Caleb Landry, Noah Kowch, Shawn Puddicombe, Hayden Jackson, Cameron Vondette,
Ryland Thomson, Ewan Lloyd, Christiano Ciancone, Domenic D'Ambrosio, Chris Dufty
Head Coach, Chris Landry, Coach, Spencer Holder, Coach, Sheri Stil, Team General
Manager, and Andy Venning, Club General Manager. The following team member and
coaches were not in attendance: Malachi Sowunmi, Jalen Connell, Jacob Bartholdt,
Jason Connell, Coach and Jay Palmer, Coach.
7 Delegations
The delegation of Veridian Corporation was heard later in the meeting.
8 Communications – Receive for Information
There were no Communications to be received for information.
9 Communications – Direction
9.1 Andre O’Bumsawin, Regarding Report PSD-006-18, 2018 Seasonal Sidewalk
Patios Program; Application, Guidelines and Approval Procedures (Item 10
of the Planning and Development Committee Report)
Resolution #C-002-18
Moved by Councillor Partner, seconded by Councillor Traill
That Communication Item 9.1 from Andre O’Bumsawin be referred to the consideration
of Report PSD-006-18, 2018, Seasonal Sidewalk Patios Program; Application,
Guidelines and Approval Procedures (Item 10 of the Planning and Development
Committee Report).
Carried
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10 Committee Reports
10.1.1 Accessibility
Advisory
Committee
Minutes
Minutes of the Accessibility Advisory Committee dated December 6,
2017
10.1.2 Museum
Minutes
Minutes of the Clarington Museum and Archives Board dated
November 8, 2017 and December 13, 2017 [November 8, 2017
Closed minutes distributed under separate cover]
10.1.3 Agricultural
Advisory
Committee
Minutes
Minutes of the Agricultural Advisory Committee dated December 14,
2017
Resolution #C-003-18
Moved by Councillor Partner, seconded by Councillor Traill
That Advisory Committee Report Items 10.1.1 and 10.1.3, be approved, with the exception
of 10.1.1.
Carried
Item 10.1.1 – Accessibility Advisory Committee Minutes
Resolution #C-004-18
Moved by Councillor Partner, seconded by Councillor Traill
Whereas the Accessibility Advisory Committee sometimes has challenges achieving
quorum at meetings; and
Whereas the Terms of Reference allows for 7-10 voting members to be appointed to the
Committee; and
Whereas the Accessibility Advisory Committee currently has 8 members;
Now Therefore it be Resolved that the Municipal Clerk be requested to advertise for 1
additional member of the Accessibility Advisory Committee; and
That the December 6, 2017 Accessibility Advisory Committee Minutes be approved.
Carried
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10.2 General Government Committee Report of January 2, 2018
Resolution #C-005-18
Moved by Councillor Cooke, seconded by Councillor Hooper
That the recommendations contained in the General Government Committee Report of
January 2, 2018, be approved, on consent.
Carried
10.3 Planning & Development Committee Report of January 8, 2018
Resolution #C-006-18
Moved by Councillor Neal, seconded by Councillor Hooper
That the recommendations contained in the Planning & Development Committee Report
of January 8, 2018 be approved, on consent, with the exception of item #9.
Carried
Item 9 –Applications for Draft Plan of Subdivision and Rezoning by Lindvest
Properties (Clarington) Limited to develop a former school block as a 51 lot
subdivision in Newcastle
Resolution #C-007-18
Moved by Councillor Neal, seconded by Councillor Traill
That Report PSD-005-18-17, Regarding Applications for Draft Plan of Subdivision and
Rezoning by Lindvest Properties (Clarington) Limited to develop a former school block
as a 51 lot subdivision in Newcastle, be referred to the Planning and Development
Committee meeting of January 29, 2018.
Carried
11 Staff Reports
None
12 Business Arising from Procedural Notice of Motion
13 Unfinished Business
There are no Unfinished Business items scheduled for this meeting.
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Recess
Resolution #C-008-18
Moved by Councillor Neal, seconded by Councillor Cooke
That Council recess for 30 minutes.
Carried
The meeting reconvened at 8:00 PM.
7 Delegations
7.1 Proposed Amalgamation of Veridian Corporation and Whitby Hydro Energy
Corporation
Closed Session
Resolution #C-009-18
Moved by Councillor Hooper, seconded by Councillor Partner
That, in accordance with Section 239 (2) of the Municipal Act, 2001, as amended, the
meeting be closed for the purpose of discussing a matter that deals with the following:
• Advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications
necessary for that purpose,
• A trade secret or scientific, technical, commercial, financial or labour relations
information, supplied in confidence to the Municipality which, if disclosed, could
reasonably be expected to prejudice significantly the competitive position or
interfere significantly with the contractual or other negotiations of a person, group
of persons, or organization,
• A trade secret or scientific, technical, commercial or financial information that
belongs to the Municipality or local board and has monetary value or potential
monetary value, and
• A position, plan, procedure, criteria or instruction to be applied to any
negotiations carried on or to be carried on by or on behalf of the municipality.
Carried
Rise and Report
The meeting resumed in open session at 9:17 PM.
Mayor Foster advised that one item was discussed in “closed” session in accordance
with Section 239(2) of the Municipal Act, 2001 and no resolutions were passed.
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Resolution #C-010-18
Moved by Councillor Neal, seconded by Councillor Cooke
That the closed meeting delegation of Michael Angemeer, Veridian, Troy MacDonald,
Grant Thornton, and Jeremy Burke Aird & Berlis LLP, regarding the proposed
amalgamation of Veridian Corporation and Whitby Hydro Energy Corporation, be
received for information.
Carried
14 By-laws
Resolution #C-011-18
Moved by Councillor Hooper, seconded by Councillor Cooke
That leave be granted to introduce By-laws 2018-001 to 2018-006
14.1 2018-001 Being a by-law to designate the property known for municipal purposes as
2020 Lambs Road, Municipality of Clarington as a property of historic or
architectural value or interest under the Ontario Heritage Act, R.S.O. 1990,
Chapter 0.18 (Approved by Council on November 20, 2017)
14.2 2018-002 Being a by-law to amend Procedural By-law 2015-029 (Item 8 of the
General Government Committee Report)
14.3 2018-003 Being a By-law to adopt Orono Community Improvement Plan Amendment
No. 2 (Item 5 of the Planning and Development Committee Report) as
amended in Section 4.5, Housing Growth of Schedule “A” of By-law
2018-003 to delete “should” and replace it with “may”, so that it reads:
“While the Region has refused the expansions, it has recognized that an
expansion may be explored through the next comprehensive review of the
Durham Regional Official Plan.”
14.4 2018-004 Being a By-law to adopt Bowmanville Community Improvement Plan
Amendment (Item 5 of the Planning and Development Committee Report)
14.5 2018-005 Being a By-law to adopt Newcastle Village Community Improvement Plan
Amendment (Item 5 of the Planning and Development Committee Report)
14.6 2018-006 Being a By-law to amend By-law 84-63, the Comprehensive Zoning By-law
for the Corporation of the Municipality of Clarington (Item 6 of the Planning
and Development Committee Report)
That the said by-laws be approved.
Carried
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15 Procedural Notices of Motion
There were no Procedural Notices of Motion introduced under this Section of the
Agenda.
16 Other Business
None
17 Confirming By-Law
Resolution #C-012-18
Moved by Councillor Hooper, seconded by Councillor Cooke
That leave be granted to introduce By-law 2018-008, being a by-law to confirm the
proceedings of the Council of the Municipality of Clarington at a regular meeting held on
the 15th day of January, 2018, and
That the said by-law be approved.
Carried
18 Adjournment
Resolution #C-013-18
Moved by Councillor Partner, seconded by Councillor Neal
That the meeting adjourn at 9:20PM.
Carried
___________________________ ___________________________
Mayor Municipal Clerk
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January 22, 2018
Mayor and Members of Council,
Re: House of Commons Standing Committee Recommendation Report on
Preserving Canada’s Heritage
In December 2017, the federal House of Commons Standing Committee on
Environment and Sustainable Development outlined seventeen recommendations to the
federal government geared towards improving the protection and conservation of
Canada’s national heritage in a report titled ‘Report 10: Preserving Canada’s Heritage’.
The Standing Committee submitted the report to the federal Minister of the Environment
and requested that the federal government table a comprehensive response to this
Report which is expected in the House of Commons in March 2018.
Community Heritage Ontario (CHO) has requested that the Clarington Heritage
Committee and Clarington Council each support the recommendations in writing to the
Minister of Environment. In particular, CHO is seeking the emphasized support for
recommendation number eleven which is for a proposed tax credit for the restoration
and preservation of buildings listed on the Canadian Register of Historic Places.
Heritage properties in Clarington could benefit from such a federal tax credit as it would
provide financial assistance in the conservation of valued heritage buildings. Currently,
Clarington has four properties on the Canadian Register of Historic Places.
At its January 16, 2018 meeting, the Clarington Heritage Committee (CHC) passed a
resolution indicating support for the recommendations contained in the report and
recommended that Clarington Council do the same. The CHC passed motion 18.04
which is a proposed resolution that Council can adopt should it agree to support of the
recommendations (attached).
The CHC appreciates your consideration in this matter.
Respectfully,
Victor Suppan, Chair, Clarington Heritage Committee
Attachment: Proposed resolution from January 16, 2018 CHC meeting
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Moved: K. Warren Seconded: F. Aleksanderek
Whereas the federal House of Commons Standing Committee on Environment and
Sustainable Development has identified seventeen recommendations to the federal
government and its agencies contained in ‘Report 10’ to improve the protection and
preservation of Canada’s national heritage;
Whereas Community Heritage Ontario (CHO) is seeking the support of the Clarington
Heritage Committee and Municipal Council by writing to the federal Minister of
Environment with copies to the Minister of Finance and the members of federal
Parliament supporting the seventeen recommendations;
Whereas recommendation number eleven for a proposed tax credit for restoration and
preservation work on buildings listed in the Canadian Register of Historic Places is
emphasized for support as it can assist in the conservation of privately owned heritage
properties within the Municipality;
Whereas the Clarington Heritage Committee has provided a letter of support for the
seventeen recommendations with an emphasis on supporting recommendation number
eleven and is recommending that Clarington Council also provide similar written support
to the federal government;
Now therefore Be it Resolved That Clarington Council supports the seventeen
recommendations of the federal House of Commons Standing Committee on
Environment and Sustainable Development as contained in ‘Report 10’ regarding the
preservation of Canada’s heritage, and in particular, recommendation number eleven;
and
Further that this resolution be circulated to the federal Minister of Environment and
Climate Change, with copies to the Minister of Finance and the members of federal
Parliament.
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Agricultural Advisory Committee of Clarington January 11, 2018
Agricultural Advisory Committee of Clarington Meeting
Thursday, January 11, 2018
Members Present: John Cartwright Brenda Metcalf Don Rickard
Tom Barrie Henry Zekveld Eric Bowman
Ted Watson Les Caswell Richard Rekker
Regrets: Elgin Greenham, Jennifer Knox, Councillor Wendy Partner
Guests: Mike Kopansky, Kyle Schumacher of Miller Waste Systems
Rob Maciver, Municipal Solicitor
Staff: Amy Burke, Faye Langmaid, Planning Services
Brenda welcomed all to the meeting, with introductions.
Adoption of Agenda
018-01 Moved by Eric Bowman, seconded by John Cartwright
“That the Agenda for January 11, 2018 be adopted”
Carried
Approval of Minutes
018-02 Moved by Tom Barrie, seconded by Eric Bowman
“That the minutes of the December 14, 2017 meeting be approved”
Presentation
Mike Kopansky and Kyle Schumacher from Miller Waste provided a presentation on
Anaerobic Digestion and other aspects of waste composting.
Miller is a 100% Canadian owned integrated waste management company. They
service over 50 municipalities and collect over a million tonnes of material annually.
They have been diverting organics since 1990, own and operate 3 composting facilities
in the GTA.
Partnership with Maryland Farms of Kawartha Lakes, a 5th generation family dairy farm
with 600 cattle, crop over 2500 acres. The farm has two digesters and older technology
that they used for manure with the digestate becoming bedding material. Newer FITEC
Anaerobic Digester to process energy slurry from Miller. The reason for the partnership
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was because Maryland had been awarded a FIT contract for energy production and had
an existing Environmental Compliance Approval from the Ministry of Environment and
Climate Change for Anaerobic Digestion that could be amended. The older technology
digester could not handle the food waste and contaminates in the process. The energy
slurry provided by Miller does not contain contaminates and provides a better quality of
digestate that is field applied in place of fertilizer.
The energy slurry provided by Miller is from Durham Region’s residential green bin
composting operations that Miller pre-processes prior to delivering as “energy slurry” to
Maryland. Only about one third of the green waste goes to Maryland.
Food and organics in landfill generate greenhouse gases and requires considerable
landfill space, 93% of emissions from the waste sector is from landfilled food and
organic waste. It is forecasted, Ontario will need 16 new or expanded landfills by 2050
is nothing is done. Current posting on the Environmental Registry titled “Food and
Organic Waste Framework” has comments due by Jan 15, 2018. Province is
attempting to address organics in waste and may ban them which will increase costs for
restaurants, flower shops and other businesses that produce organic wastes. Will also
affect ICI sector and multi-residential (high rise) buildings.
Business Arising
Tom Barrie provided a listing of farms where the milk trucks, feed deliveries and egg
shipments are now arriving very early in the day for Operations. This listing has been
mapped and distributed to the snow clearing crews.
Farm field 911 numbers (Emily Project). The information was sent along to the Fire
Chief, his question is who will pay for the signs. Faye will discuss further with him.
There is also the issue of cell and broadband coverage.
Correspondence and Committee Reports
018-03 Moved by Tom Barrie, seconded by Les Caswell
“That the correspondence from Jim Abernethy regarding Agro-Forestry
in the ORM Zoning Bylaw 2005-109 be accepted and no further action
on the specifics of the site be taken by the committee; the committee
will provide input on zoning through the Zone Clarington process.”
2017 Accomplishments: Brenda attended the Planning and Development
Committee meeting on Monday, January 8th. The accomplishments list will be
sent out to committee members as a summary of what was discussed at
committee meetings in 2017. Brenda’s delegation was well received by
members of Council, with a number of follow-up questions and thanks to the
Committee members for their ongoing work and insights.
Durham Agriculture Advisory Committee:
No meeting since our last meeting.
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Durham Region Federation of Agriculture:
No meeting since our last meeting
Clarington Board of Trade:
CBOT is working with the members of the agricultural sector to determine the focus and
messaging for the creation of a video about local agriculture. The scheduling with the
videographer and timing of farm harvests has been a challenge. AACC members are
invited to submit topics and speaker ideas to CBOT for the 2018 annual CBOT
Agricultural Summit.
New Business
Engage Clarington, Amy provided an overview of the new engagement web tool for the
Municipality. Since the first item listed for input is rural living it is hoped the committee
members will use it. Link will be sent out to members. Individuals must complete the
registration process on the website in order to submit comments, questions and use the
map pinning tool. Of particular interest would be the information on road issues on the
map feature.
Zone Clarington, Amy circulated the existing definitions that appear in the two zoning
by-laws that Clarington has which relate to agriculture and forestry - 2005-109 is the
Oak Ridges Moraine By-law and 84-63 is southern Clarington. Some of the definitions
come from earlier by-laws such as Township of Darlington, Township of Clarke, Town of
Bowmanville and Village of Newcastle when 84-63 replaced them in 1984. The table
also indicated where certain agriculture and forestry uses were permitted as-of-right in
the existing zoning by-laws. At the next meeting we will review the definitions and
current use permissions. There were questions about agro-forestry and what its actual
meaning was. Amy will look for it in the PPS.
Municipal Solicitor, Rob introduced himself, he attended to learn more about the
Anaerobic Digester as it is one of the items Durham Region is studying. Also,
interested in the committee’s input to Zone Clarington.
Future Agendas
• Someone be invited to speak about the progress being made on Broadband.
• (Not yet confirmed) Ontario Farmland Trust
• (Not yet confirmed) Hydro One, Harness Saving on the Farm Programs
• (Not yet confirmed) Barry and Mark Bragg to speak about their operation and
value-added initiatives – John Cartwright to follow up.
• (Not yet confirmed) Participation House - Jenni Knox to follow-up.
Eric Bowman moved to Adjourn.
Next Meeting: Thursday, February 8, 2018 @ 7:30 pm, Melanie Meade,
Cci BioEnergy will discuss the small anaerobic digester pilot projects they are working
on.
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Abandoned Cemetery Committee
December 7, 2017, 5:30pm
Meeting Minutes
Present: Angie Ball, Co-Chair
Todd Taylor
Kim Vaneyk
Nancy Trimble
Laura Suchan
Also in attendance:
Anne Greentree, Municipal Clerk
Bob Genosko, Parks Supervisor
Teresa Aide, Cemetery Services & Records Clerk
Absent: John Bate, Elected Chair
Jim Lowe
Councillor Ron Hooper
1. Minutes
Todd requested the Minutes of the June 9, 2016 be corrected to state the approval date
of the previous Abandoned Cemetery Committee Meeting as December 3, 2015 and not
June 9, 2016.
2. New Business
a) Data collection – update
Angie Ball informed the Committee that she will be able to work on the data
collection over the Christmas Holidays and forward the information to Teresa
Aide early in the New Year. Teresa will only have until the end of February to
input the data into Stone Orchards, as it is a Municipal Election Year.
Nancy will provide the Municipality with links to other websites that have
information on Abandoned Cemeteries.
b) Potters Cemetery Enfield – needs care
Nancy Trimble recently visited the Potters Cemetery Enfield (Old Methodist
Cemetery), shared pictures of the cemetery requiring grass cutting. Nancy
also visited other cemeteries. She was unable to locate Billings Cemetery,
but did manage to attend the Brown Family Cemetery, Coulter-Hamilton
Family Plot, and the Smith Family Cemetery. Anne explained the legal status
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for each cemetery regarding access and Legal will continue the process in
spring of 2018. Bob confirmed that each abandoned cemetery is inspected
by Municipal staff once a year for health and safety concerns. Bob also
confirmed that the stone cleaning policy is to let nature take its course or in
some cases mild cleaners may be used but no power washers.
c) Future Budgetary Concerns
Bob Genosko informed the Committee that the remainder of the 2016
budget went to maintenance after paying the invoice for the obelisk that
was restored at the Trulls Cemetery. The entire budget of $10,000 went to
maintenance for 2017 and same for 2018. He reported that the cut off for
funding requests is September of the preceding year.
Nancy requested that Operations repair the fence at Coulter-Hamilton
Family Plot and place the monuments appropriately that are leaning
against the fence. She also requested that the fence at the Smith Family
Cemetery be repaired (at one corner of the fence).
3. New Business
Angie Ball expressed interest in members reapplying to this Committee for
another term. Anne explained that a review of the Committee’s mandate
and the work that has been completed regarding data collection will be
reviewed. Should it be concluded that the Committee has fulfilled its
mandate, staff will report to Council and Council will determine if there is
merit in continuing with the Committee.
Nancy will provide the GPS coordinates for the entrance to each
abandoned cemetery at the next meeting.
Next meeting is scheduled for Thursday, February 22, 2018 @ 5:30pm in
Meeting Room 1C.
4. Adjournment
The meeting adjourn at 6:35 PM.
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CLARINGTON HERITAGE COMMITTEE
Minutes of Meeting
January 16, 2018
MEMBERS PRESENT: Todd Taylor, Victor Suppan, Tracey Ali, Filip Aleksanderek,
Katharine Warren, Steve Conway, Councillor Hooper, Mark Stanisz, Peter Vogel, Robert
Malone
REGRETS: None
STAFF: David Addington, Planning Services
DECLARATION OF PECUNIARY INTEREST
None declared.
ADOPTION OF AGENDA
18.01 Moved by T. Taylor, seconded by B. Malone
THAT the agenda for January 16, 2018 be adopted as amended.
“CARRIED”
ADOPTION OF MINUTES
18.02 Moved by T. Taylor, seconded by V. Suppan
THAT the minutes of the Meeting of November 21, 2017 be accepted as
amended.
“CARRIED”
DELEGATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
BUSINESS ARISING
Jury Lands Foundation (Camp 30) – D. Addington reported that the designating by-law
for Camp 30 (2020 Lambs Road) passed on January 15, 2018.
Goodyear Property – D. Addington reported that the upcoming review of the
Bowmanville East Town Centre Secondary Plan will include staff working with a project
consultant in regards to assessing redevelopment opportunities and heritage matters for
the Goodyear property.
Hollingshead Property – No news to report
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REPORTS FROM OTHER COMMITTEES
Bowmanville Community Improvement Program – Councillor Hooper reported that the
amendment to the CIP was approved by Council on January 15, 2018 and outlined the
changes, addition of an accessibility grant and signage grant, deletion of residential
properties along Wellington Street.
Orono Community Improvement Program – P. Vogel reported that the Orono CIP group
met on January 3, 2018 and the following was discussed:
• The CIP amendment report was recommended at the January 8 Planning &
Development meeting (CIP amendment was passed by Council on January 15,
2018).
• The annual report showed that there was one grant application for Orono in 2017.
• The Sid Rutherford stone and plaque will be placed at the entrance of the Sid
Rutherford walk entrance.
Newcastle Community Improvement Program – The amendment to the CIP was
approved by Council on January 15, 2018.
Architectural Conservancy Ontario, Clarington Branch – T. Ali reported on the following
ACO activities:
• At its December meeting, grade 6 student Josh presented his speech on Camp 30
• Walking tours at Camp 30 had 170 people attend.
• Next meeting is on February 12, 2018 and the Newcastle Village & District Historical
Society Room is the venue.
• Planning for Doors Open has started with a focus on east Clarington.
Newcastle Village & District Historical Society – B. Malone reported on the following
NVDHS activities:
• Plans are currently being made for the year.
• NVDHS is considering applying for a federal grant to help fund the digitization of a
vast archive of historical documents to make them publically accessible in
association with Durham College who would provide workers.
Museum – K. Warren reported on the following Museum activities:
• The agricultural exhibit was taken down and a Family Ties exhibit is going up and will
be open to the public in February.
• A youth group with be started on Thursday nights.
• A walking tour focusing on the lives of famous women is planned for Mother’s Day.
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Heritage Week Working Group – D. Addington reported that a proposal for the use of
the OPG funds from 2017 has been submitted to OPG for consideration. Their response
is currently outstanding. The proposal included the publication and printing of walking
tours brochures, a downloadable walking tour app, a dedicated iPad and pop-up
banners for the walking tours and a dedication event for Steven Frank’s Clarington
Taken photos currently on display in Room 1A of the Municipal building, Bowmanville.
CORRESPONDENCE AND COUNCIL REFERRALS
Community Heritage Ontario (CHO) – D. Addington reported that CHO is seeking
support for the federal recommendations on the preservation of heritage properties both
from the Heritage Committee and Council. In particular, CHO is seeking support for a
recommendation for a proposed tax credit for the restoration of buildings on the
Canadian Register of Historic Places. V. Suppan had drafted a letter in support which
had been circulated to the Committee. D. Addington presented the Committee with a
resolution to be forwarded to Council stating support for the recommendations.
18.03 Moved by V. Suppan, seconded by T. Taylor
THAT the Clarington Heritage Committee support the recommendations of the
federal House of Commons Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable
Development, and in particular, recommendation number eleven for a proposed tax
credit for the conservation of buildings listed on the Canadian Register of Historic
Places and will send a letter of support to the federal government and recommend
Clarington Council to do the same.
“CARRIED”
18.04 Moved by K. Warren, seconded by F. Aleksanderek
That the Clarington Heritage Committee request Council adopt the following resolution
Whereas the federal House of Commons Standing Committee on Environment
and Sustainable Development has identified seventeen recommendations to the
federal government and its agencies contained in ‘Report 10’ to improve the
protection and preservation of Canada’s national heritage;
Whereas Community Heritage Ontario (CHO) is seeking the support of the
Clarington Heritage Committee and Municipal Council by writing to the federal
Minister of Environment with copies to the Minister of Finance and the members of
federal Parliament supporting the seventeen recommendations;
Whereas recommendation number eleven for a proposed tax credit for restoration
and preservation work on buildings listed in the Canadian Register of Historic
Places is emphasized for support as it can assist in the conservation of privately
owned heritage properties within the Municipality;
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Whereas the Clarington Heritage Committee has provided a letter of support for
the seventeen recommendations with an emphasis on supporting recommendation
number eleven and is recommending that Clarington Council also provide similar
written support to the federal government;
Now therefore Be it Resolved That Clarington Council supports the seventeen
recommendations of the federal House of Commons Standing Committee on
Environment and Sustainable Development as contained in ‘Report 10’ regarding
the preservation of Canada’s heritage, and in particular, recommendation number
eleven; and
Further that this resolution be circulated to the federal Minister of Environment and
Climate Change, with copies to the Minister of Finance and the members of
federal Parliament.
“CARRIED”
Belmont Residence:
• Members of the Committee went on a tour of the Belmont House with Hannu
Halminen on January 16, 2018
• Maintaining the link from the house to the creek is vital. This can be accomplished by
retaining the Given Rd. allowance and adding to the open space around the Given
Road connection.
• It has been suggested that the Provincial commemorative heritage plaque currently
located at Hwy 2 be relocated back to its original site at base of Given Rd. adjacent
to the creek valley.
• It was noted the verandah needs repair as indicated in the HIA. The Committee
recommended that the Director of Planning Services review and assess whether
Sections 4.23 and 4.24 of the Property Standards By-law 2007-070 are being met by
the property owner.
• It was suggested the designating by-law for the Belmont property be amended when
the new legal description resulting from the land severance comes into force. It was
noted that by-law must conform to the current standards of the Ontario Heritage Act
and include the cultural heritage attributes described in the Heritage Impact Study for
this property
18.05 Moved by K. Warren, seconded by B. Malone
THAT the Clarington Heritage Committee recommends strengthening the link
from the Belmont House to the creek and enhancing the overall character and view of
the home by retaining the existing Given Road allowance as open space to preserve a
pathway to the creek and by increasing the parkland space surrounding the home.
“CARRIED”
18.06 Moved by V. Suppan, seconded by T. Taylor
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THAT By-law 88-173, being a By-law that designates the property at 302 Given
Road under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act, be amended to include a statement of
cultural heritage value and a description of the heritage attributes as required by the
2005 update to the Ontario Heritage Act, by using the information provided on pages
42-44 in the Heritage Impact Assessment report provided by Golder Associates Ltd.,
dated November 17, 2014.
“CARRIED”
PROJECT REPORTS
Subcommittee Reports:
Municipal Inventory and Register Committee – F. Aleksanderek reported that the
subcommittee has evaluated 26 Concession Street (“Dundurn”) and 11 Mabel Bruce
Way (“the Nurses Residence”) for inclusion of the Municipal Register. Dundurn had the
highest score for any property evaluated by the Committee to date with a Group 1 rating
on the subcommittee’s evaluation criteria. The Nurses residence also scored well with a
Group 1 rating on the evaluation criteria.
18.07 Moved by V. Suppan, seconded by S. Conway
THAT the Clarington Heritage Committee recommend to Council that the
property at 26 Concession Street West, Bowmanville (“Dundurn”), be added to the
Municipal Register.
“CARRIED”
18.08 Moved by V. Suppan, seconded by S. Conway
THAT the Clarington Heritage Committee recommend to Council that the
property at 11 Mabel Bruce Way, Bowmanville (“the Nurses Residence”), be added to
Municipal Register.
“CARRIED”
Public Outreach and Education Committee – No meeting to report. K. Warren
suggested that pamphlets be produced outlining what it means to have a property on
the Municipal Register.
NEW BUSINESS
Toll House Plaque – The Committee reviewed wording for a plaque for the toll house
provided by the applicant who had rezoned the property. It was suggested that it might
be improved by adding wording previously supplied by V. Suppan and possibly with who
owned the house and the historical importance of Kingston Rd. The year built
information also needs to be fact checked.
2017 Calendar Sales – D. Addington reported that the total revenue from calendars sold
in 2017 was $876.40.
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Heritage Website – D. Addington noted that Communications staff have received a
quote for the cost to upgrade to the heritage website and make it accessible.
Communications has obtained a quote and will be working with Planning staff when
timing permits. There will be carry-over funds available from the 2017 Planning Services
budget and funds from 2018 (if approved) available for the upgrade. The outreach
committee will look for examples of effective websites to provide ideas for Clarington’s
website.
Next meeting: February 20, 2018, 7:00 p.m., Clarington Municipal Offices, Room 1C
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BOARD MEETING
January 17, 2018
Clarington Town Hall
40 Temperance Street, Room 1A, Bowmanville, Ontario
Present: S. Cooke M. Morawetz W. Woo (7:24 pm)
K. Warren (Interim Executive Director; IED) S. Middleton
J. Steen, Curator A. Barron, Program Coordinator
Regrets: H. Ridge (ED) S. Elhajjeh
K. Warren invited Board members at 7:05 pm to tour the archives with staff to see
the work being done there to sort, clean, identify and/or dispose of items needing
attention. Staff & volunteers are working to improve conditions in the archives.
1. Call to Order:
S. Cooke called the meeting to order at 7:32 p.m.
2. Adoption of Agenda:
Moved by: S. Middleton Seconded by: W. Woo
THAT: the agenda be accepted with the request that the Curatorial and
Programing Reports be brought forward ahead of the Executive Directors
Report.
MOTION CARRIED
3. Approval of Minutes:
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Consensus to receive minutes for information. No quorum at last meeting.
4. Business Arising from Minutes:
No items for discussion.
5. Disclosure of Interests:
None.
6. Correspondence:
None received.
7. Announcements:
S. Cooke announced that two new Board members have been
selected through the Municipality selection process to fill two
vacancies left by Bonnie Seto and Katharine Warren. The Board
welcomes Holly Raj and Sarah Bobka.
8. Curatorial Report: Submitted by Jennifer Steen
Through an application process, Clarington Museum & Archives was selected
for a CCI Facilities Assessment scheduled for Feb 5-7 2018. The information
will prove extremely helpful in planning collection storage and care needs in
the coming years, setting priorities and guidelines for requirements to maintain
the collection in best condition.
The new software system has been purchased and J. Steen has completed
preliminary training. Customizing it for our organization is required next as
well as training other staff &/or volunteers plus the input of data and records.
A recommendation made in the report was for the Board to consider up to 12
more hours per week of additional staff time to continue with the collections
cleanup and other projects, as well as to facilitate time for computer training
and input.
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J. Steen asked the Board to consider updates recommended for a re-write of
The Collections Management Policy 6.1 over time but to move the collections
clean-up projects along she requested an immediate update that would remove
from the policy the stipulated three Special Collections: Organs, Dolls, and
Victorian Funeral items. The overarching need to refine and manage the
collection can allow for significant items from these collections to remain as
long as they meet the mandate of a connection to Clarington without being
identified as “special focuses”. She reviewed statistics from a recently
completed Doll & Toy Collection Report siting 2075 dolls, hundreds of
accessories, and 533 toys many of which do not have a connection to
Clarington specifically and that take up valuable space in the archives as well
as require financial resources to store properly and to maintain or repair.
Discussion followed.
Moved by: W. Woo Seconded by: S. Middleton
THAT: the second paragraph in the existing 6.1 Collections Management
Policy be deleted. [see below]
MOTION CARRIED.
[“The main focus will be on items made and/or used in Clarington. Three
active collections are the Dominion organ and piano collections, the doll
collection and the Victorian Funeral collection. The archival collection will
only collect items pertaining to Clarington, history of dolls (with emphasis on
Canadian dolls) and Victorian funeral customs.”]
Moved by: S. Middleton Seconded by: W. Woo
THAT: the Curator’s report be received.
MOTION CARRIED.
9. Programming Report: Submitted by Amy Barron
A. Barron relayed progress on several processes, plans and activities underway
focusing on Youth Engagement initiatives and opportunities with the local high
schools as well as students at Fleming College in the College’s Museum
Management and Curatorship program. Several community partnerships are
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being developed and potential ideas fleshed out where cross-promotional
activities would be beneficial. A. Barron has been in discussions with the
VAC, Clarington Tourism, and Pickering Museum Village, and will continue to
develop resources for use in our educational programs both at the Sarah Jane
and the Clarke museum site.
Facility rentals have considerable potential for income with many recent
inquiries prompting interest in redefining the opportunities for the museum. A.
Barron was directed to prepare recommendations for an updated Facility
Rentals Policy and accompanying Agreement for consideration at the next
Board meeting.
Upcoming events were also outlined in the report for the winter and spring.
Moved by: W. Woo Seconded by: S. Middleton
THAT: the Program Coordinator’s report be received.
MOTION CARRIED.
10. Executive Director’s Report:
K. Warren reviewed her report noting that grants for youth opportunities in the
summer of 2018 were submitted for Young Canada Works and will be for
Canada Summer Jobs. The Capstone grant, Enabling Accessibility grant, and
corporate donations will be pursued for 2018 as well. Discussions with staff
have brought forward new ideas regarding the Edwardian Summer Teas.
Before making firm plans including marketing and resource allocation, the
Board directed K. Warren to check with A. Darlison, ED of the BOAA who ran
the program last year for ideas, feedback and to determine if interested again
this summer. K. Warren continues to work with the Municipality HR
department to ensure staffing and union requirements are managed properly.
Work is ongoing for quotes from Brand Ambition of Bowmanville to discuss
new logo and branding ideas, along with two other local companies for ideas to
update the website design. Front window designs approved previously, minus
the current logo, will be completed by James printing.
As the Board currently operates as a whole on all committees, reports follow:
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Property Management: K. Warren listed several items being worked on with
the Municipality Operations department and has requested an accessibility
assessment of the museum sites be done. Maintenance Requests will be
submitted as required. Of more immediate concern is managing the
accumulating waste from the cleanup project in the collections and archives
areas. Discussion followed on options and costs using quotes acquired.
Moved by: S. Middleton Seconded by: W. Woo
THAT: K. Warren be given the authority to contract for one year with WM
Waste Management Services for a lockable dumpster with flexible scheduling.
MOTION CARRIED.
Health & Safety: K. Warren with help from Operations has updated
requirements for H&S including staff training, ladder training completed
January 17 and held a staff meeting directly afterwards to go over the newly
developed fire safety plan with designated supervisors for the site, the H&S
bulletin board, election of H&S rep., and a fire drill with all staff.
Membership & Fundraising: Newsletters are now going out consistently. A
members only event on Feb 8 will launch the new exhibit. Members get pre-
registration spots ahead of the general public as part of their privileges.
Collections: The archive and storage tour at the beginning of the meeting
covered progress in the collections, giving an opportunity for questions and
discussion.
Finance Reports: Draft Financial statements were presented and reviewed as
prepared by Bookkeeper, I. Locke. Reserve funds from the Rinch and Sturch
estates were noted. K. Warren was asked to find more information on both of
these for the next board meeting. Staffing needs were discussed and
possibilities considered with provisions for increased staffing should it be
needed, including in the 2018 budget. K. Warren was directed to speak with
Municipal HR staff for advice and suitable options.
Moved by: M. Morawetz Seconded by: W. Woo
THAT: the ED report including Committee Reports be accepted.
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MOTION CARRIED.
11. New Business:
a) 2018 Policy Review – as required by CMOG, this will be included in each
meeting. Policies considered at this meeting have been included previously
in the minutes, and others have been identified for consideration at the next
board meeting.
Moved by: S. Middleton Seconded by: W. Woo
THAT: the section in Accessibility Policy 1.2 be updated to change the
date in paragraph 1 of the customer service standard from 2009 to 2016 as
government has updated their policy, and to include “or as the government
updates accessibility policies” into the date of the next review section.
MOTION CARRIED.
b) Dumpster Contract – motion to address this issue was included in the ED
report earlier in the meeting.
c) S. Middleton requested a shared list of Board member contacts, including
phone numbers and email addresses. K. Warren will develop and circulate.
12. In Camera:
No items for consideration at this meeting.
13. Date and Place of Next Board Meeting:
The next meeting will be held Wed. Feb 14th, 2018 at 7 p.m
Location: Town Hall, TBA
14. Adjournment:
Moved by: W. Woo Seconded by: S. Middleton
THAT: the meeting be adjourned at 9:28 p.m.
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MOTION CARRIED.
Minutes for the meeting of the Clarington Museums and Archives Board have
been accepted and approved on ____________________________________
_____________________________________ _______________________________________
Chair, Executive Director,
Clarington Museums and Archives Board Clarington Museums and Archives
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General Government Committee
Report to Council
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Report to Council Meeting of February 5, 2018
Subject: General Government Committee Meeting of Monday, January 22 2018
Recommendations:
1. Receive for Information
(a) 8.1 Minutes of the Bowmanville Business Improvement Area dated
January 9, 2018
(b) 8.2 Christopher Harris, Town Clerk, Town of Whitby – Regarding
Pollinator Habitat and Bee City Canada
(c) 8.3 Minutes of the Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority
Committee dated January 16, 2018
(d) 9.2 Joyce Kufta, Chair, Parkview Board of Directors – Regarding
Regular Bus Services into the Downtown area of Newcastle
(e) CLD-005-18 2017 Accessibility Annual Status Update
(f) CLD-006-18 Impacts of Cannabis Legislation
2. Jim Mackenzie and Jeff Mitchell, Port Darlington Community
Association, Regarding Port Darlington Community Association Update
That the delegation of Jim Mackenzie and Jeff Mitchell, Port Darlington Community
Association, regarding Port Darlington Community Association Update, be received
with thanks.
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3. Rod McArthur – Regarding Naming the Bridge Over Wilmot Creek
Whereas the Municipality of Clarington has a Memorial Tribute Policy;
And Whereas Section B of Clarington’s Memorial Tribute Policy States:
Members of the Community At Large: recognition on an ad-hoc basis by
Council, as requests are received, by the naming of any park, street or
facility, based on the length and degree of service to the community;
And Whereas Melanie McArthur has served on the Samuel Wilmot Nature Area
Advisory Committee (SWNA) for many years up until her passing on November 9,
2017;
And Whereas Melanie McArthur was a passionate outdoors person and
environmentalist which she imparted to her children when they crossed the bridge
over Wilmot Creek by playing Pooh Sticks by dropping two sticks or pine cones on
one side of the bridge and then running to the other side to see which had won the
race in the flowing water;
And Whereas Roderick McArthur has made a request to the Municipality to
consider that a plaque at the SWNA bridge over the Wilmot Creek be placed in
memory of his late wife Melanie and Mr. McArthur has committed to cover all
expenses for the plaque;
And Whereas at the SWNA Committee Meeting of January 9, 2018, the Committee
unanimously passed the following resolution: “SWNA Management Advisory
Committee supports the request for a memorial plaque in memory of Melanie
McArthur with the final location and wording to be determined through consultation
between Rod McArthur and municipal staff“;
Now Therefore Be It Resolved that the Clarington’s Memorial Tributes policy be
waived and that Council direct staff to implement the request.
4. Peter Windolf, Manager of Park Development and Sean Bagshaw,
Capital Works Engineer, Engineering Services Department, Regarding
Active Transportation in Clarington
That the presentation from Peter Windolf, Manager of Park Development and Sean
Bagshaw, Capital Works Engineer, Engineering Services Department, Regarding
Active Transportation in Clarington, be received with thanks.
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5. Tom McHugh, Executive Vice President Patient Services and Regional
Vice President Cancer Services, Lakeridge Health - Regarding Master
Planning and Stakeholder Engagement in the Community
That the presentation from Tom McHugh, Executive Vice President Patient
Services and Regional Vice President Cancer Services, Lakeridge Health -
Regarding Master Planning and Stakeholder Engagement in the Community, be
received with thanks.
6. Review of the Emergency Management By-law and Respond to
Resolution #C-135-17
That Report ESD-001-18 be received; and
That the proposed Emergency Management By-law (Attachment 1 to
Report ESD-001-18) be adopted by Council.
7. Appointment To The Samuel Wilmot Nature Area Management
Advisory Committee
That Report CLD-004-18 be received;
That Rod McArthur be appointed to the Samuel Wilmot Nature Area Management
Advisory Committee for a term ending December 31, 2018 or until a successor is
appointed; and
That all interested parties listed in Report CLD-004-18 and any delegations be
advised of Council's decision by the Department.
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8. Preventative Maintenance Contract and HVAC Services
That Report COD-002-18 be received;
That Xtra Mechanical Limited, with an annual bid in the amount of $189,395.71 (Net
of HST), being the low, compliant bidder meeting all terms, conditions and
specifications of CL2017-37 for Preventative Maintenance and HVAC Services be
awarded the contract for an initial three year term, as required by the Community
Services Department and the Operations Department;
That pending satisfactory performance the Purchasing Manager be given the
authority to extend the contract for this service for up to two additional one year
terms;
That funds required for this project in the amount of $189,395.71 (Net of HST) be
drawn from the respective operating accounts; and
That all interested parties listed in Report COD-002-18 and any delegations be
advised by the Corporate Services Department of Council’s decision regarding the
award.
9. Assumptions of Road Widenings
That Report LGL-001-18 be received; and
That the By-law attached, as Attachment 1, to Report LGL-001-18 be approved.
10. Service Review - Animal Shelter Services
That Report CAO-001-18 be received;
That Council endorse the action items set out in sections 2.3 and 2.4 of
Report CAO-001-18; and
That staff continue to consider opportunities for continuous improvement, which
may include implementing further recommendations set out in the consultant’s
Service Delivery Review of Animal Shelter Services.
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11. Municipal Conflict of Interest Act (MCIA)
Whereas Modernizing Ontario's Municipal Legislation Act, 2017, S.O. 2017, c. 10
(Bill 68) includes a number of amendments to the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act
(MCIA) which have a proclamation date of March 1, 2019;
Whereas, the following principles, in relation to the duties of members of Council
and local boards under the MCIA, will be proclaimed as endorsed by the Province
of Ontario:
1. The importance of integrity, independence and accountability in local
government decision-making.
2. The importance of certainty in reconciling the public duties and pecuniary
interests of members.
3. Members are expected to perform their duties of office with integrity and
impartiality in a manner that will bear the closest scrutiny.
4. There is a benefit to municipalities and local boards when members have
a broad range of knowledge and continue to be active in their own
communities, whether in business, in the practice of a profession, in
community associations, and otherwise.
Whereas Bill 68 further amends the MCIA, (section 5.1 of MCIA) to require a
member who discloses an interest under section 5 of the MCIA at the meeting, or
as soon as possible afterwards, to file a written statement of the interest and its
general nature with the clerk of the municipality or the secretary of the committee or
local board, as the case may be;
Whereas the Municipality will be required to establish and maintain a registry, which
shall include a copy of each statement filed and a copy of each statement which
was recorded in the minutes (section 6.1 of MCIA), and make them available for
public inspection in a manner and during the time that the municipality may
determine; and
Whereas Council supports the principles and the new sections 5.1 and 6.1 are
recognized as good practices,
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Now Therefore Be it Resolved that the Procedural By-law be amended, effective
February 5, 2018, to implement sections 5.1 and 6.1 of the MCIA, as follows:
a) requiring members to file a written statement at the meeting, in the form
as determined by the Municipal Clerk, of the interest claimed under
section 5 of the MCIA with the Municipal Clerk, or designate; and
b) requiring the Municipal Clerk to establish and maintain the Registry ; and
c) providing public access to the registry through the Municipal website or
through an alternative means as requested from time to time.
12. Computer Passwords
That the Municipality of Clarington amend the IT protocol to allow options for an
extended period before password changes are required.
13. Municipality of Clarington’s Community Event Sponsorship Program
Whereas the Municipality of Clarington’s Community Event Sponsorship Program is
in place to assist individuals and organizations to provide opportunities for hosting
special events that promote community engagement;
And whereas the Community Event Sponsorship Program may provide funding for
community special events to a max of $2,000 per successful application;
And whereas the application period for events occurring January 1 to June 30,
2018 closed October 1, 2017;
And whereas the submitted applications were considered by Council on
November 6, 2017;
And whereas the Community Event Sponsorship Program has an annual budget of
$35,000, of which the funds are divided between two application intake periods at
$17,500;
And whereas $11,820 was awarded to events through the first intake period, the
remaining $5,680 would traditionally be made available to applications received
thorough the second intake period;
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Now therefore be it resolved that $2,000 from the remaining 2018 first intake funds
be awarded to the event being coordinated be Carlton and Sheri Plummer on
June 23, 2018 at Pearce Farm Park in Newcastle to host the 1st Annual “Welcome
to Summer – Under the Stars” event to invite individuals and families to come out to
get to know your neighbours in a relaxed atmosphere in a park like setting with
danceable music by DJ Carlton from 7:00 – 10:30 PM for people to dance to under
the stars, entertainment to cease at 10:30 PM, security will be on site as well as
picnic tables and porta-potty.
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Report to Council Meeting of February 5, 2018
Subject: Special General Government Committee Meetings of Friday, January 26,
2018 and Monday, January 29, 2018
Recommendations:
NOTE: Presentations from external agencies were considered at a meeting dated
January 26, 2018, prior to the deliberation of Report FND-001-18 on January 29, 2018.
1. 2018 Operating and Capital Budget
That Report FND-001-18 be received;
That Council approve the 2018 Operating Budget as outlined in Attachment #1 to
Report FND-001-18, at an estimated tax levy impact of 1.17% (exclusive of tax
policy impacts), as directed in Report FND-001-18 with the following amendments:
a. That account number 100-19-193-10190-7102 Municipal Election – Data
supplies be increased by $102,000 to a total amount of $117,754;
b. That the $102,000 increase to account number 100-19-193-10190-7102
Municipal Election – Data supplies be funded from the tax levy in the amount
of $70,000 and the rate stabilization fund in the amount of $32,000;
c. That Account # 100-28-130-30650-6400 Emergency Services – Misc
Revenue be increased by $20,000 to $55,000;
d. That Account # 100-32-130-31030-6400 Engineering – Misc Revenue be
increased by $10,000 to $10,500;
e. That the budget amount, in accounts with object code 7165, be reduced by a
total of $3,500 at a rate of approximately 10% for each account;
That Council approve the 2018 Capital Budget as outlined in Attachment #1 to
Report FND-001-18, at an estimated tax levy impact of 2.2% with the following
amendments:
a. That Capital Project 42-421-14800, SCA – Truck Replacement, in the
amount of $55,000, be deferred;
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b. That Capital Project 42-421-17601, DSC Walk Behind Scrubber, in the
amount of $10,000, be deferred;
That the following items, listed as Priority "B", as itemized in Attachment 2 of Report
FND-001-18, be approved:
a. Item #3 of Attachment 2 to Report FND-001-18, Engineering Capital, in the
amount of $267,500;
b. The contribution to the Future Staff Reserve Fund, in the amount of
$125,000, be maintained and allocated to Emergency Services staffing in
accordance with the Master Fire Plan;
c. Item #4 of Attachment 2 to Report FND-001-18, Operations Capital, in the
amount of $200,000;
d. Item #16 of Attachment 2 to Report FND-001-18, Various Community
Improvement Program Changes in the amount of $4,000;
e. Item #2 of Attachment 2 of Report FND-001-18, New Staffing Proposals, two
Light Equipment Operators positions ($70,176 for each position), one part-
time Building Services I position ($29,366), one part-time Operations Clerk II
position ($34,465), the one part-time Clerk’s Department Clerk II position
($34,465), IT Business Development Supervisor position ($103,222), and
Community/Customer Services Manager position ($132,510);
f. Item #9 of Attachment 2 to Report FND-001-18, Operations Equipment
Reserve Fund in the amount of $25,000;
g. Item #8 of Attachment 2 to Report FND-001-18, Increase to Facilities
Maintenance Reserve Fund in the amount of $25,000;
h. Item #19 of Attachment 2 to Report FND-001-18, for the Tooley’s Mill Park
Electronic Sign at an estimated cost of $28,000, with $25,000 funded from
an external donation and $3,000 funded from the tax levy;
i. Item #5 of Attachment 2 to Report FND-001-18, Community Services
Transfer to R/F in the amount of $25,000;
j. Item #11 of Attachment 2 to Report FND-001-18, Engineering – Safe
Roads/Active transportation program in the amount of $13,500;
k. Item #14 of Attachment 2 to Report FND-001-18, Fleet GPS Update in the
amount of $7,000;
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l. Item #17 of Attachment 2 to Report FND-001-18, Heritage Grant Incentive
increase in the amount of $1,000;
m. Item #10 of Attachment 2 to Report FND-001-18, Engineering Admin Studies
– tax levy component for the north Newcastle Drainage Study in the amount
of $11,500;
n. $50,000 to be allocated to Community Services for a pilot youth project in
Courtice;
That the project include public consultation; and
That the public consultation include both Courtice and Newcastle with a view
to a youth program being set-up in Newcastle in 2019;
That Attachment 3 to Report FND-001-18, be approved as follows at an estimated
tax levy impact of 0.20%:
a. That the Clarington Public Library 2018 grant funding be approved in the
amount of $3,077,044;
b. That the Clarington Public Library – Capital Tax Levy 2018 Budget Request
be approved in the amount of $114,176;
c. That the Bowmanville Older Adult Association 2018 grant funding be
approved in the amount of $295,000;
d. That the Clarington Museums 2018 Budget Request be approved in the
amount of $282,643;
e. That the Visual Arts Centre 2018 Budget Request be approved in the
amount of $210,848;
f. That the John Howard Society/Firehouse Youth 2018 Budget Request be
approved in the amount of $65,200;
g. That the Community Care Durham 2018 Budget Request be approved in the
amount of $50,000;
h. That the Newcastle Community Hall 2018 Budget Request be approved in
the amount of $20,000;
i. That the Orono Cemetery Board 2018 Budget Request be approved in the
amount of $10,200;
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That the external agencies, referred to in Attachment #3 to Report FND-001-18, be
advised of Council's decision regarding their grant request and be thanked for their
delegation on January 26, 2018, as appropriate;
That attachments outlining Reserve and Reserve Fund Contributions and new
Reserve/Reserve Funds be approved as shown in the 2018 Draft Budget binder;
That approximately $800,000 be drawn from the Rate Stabilization Reserve Fund to
offset the tax rate impact;
That the financing of Capital projects, as outlined in the attached documents be
approved;
That any cash flow shortfall in the Development Charges Reserve Funds be interim
financed from the Municipal Capital Works Reserve Fund and General Municipal
Reserve Fund, to be repaid with interest as cash flow permits;
That Report FND-001-18 be adopted by resolution in accordance with provisions of
Ontario Regulation 284/09 of the Municipal Act, 2001;
That the Streetlight LED replacement and the Parking Lot Rehabilitation Programs,
identified in the 2018 Draft Capital Budget to be financed from debenture financing,
that the Director of Finance/Treasurer be authorized to make application to the
Region of Durham for the necessary debenture, such terms at the discretion of the
Director of Finance/Treasurer; and
That the appropriate By-laws to levy the 2018 tax requirements for Municipal,
Regional and Education purposes be forwarded to Council for approval, once final
tax policy information is available.
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Subject: Planning & Development Committee Meeting of Monday, January 29, 2018
______________________________________________________________________
Recommendations:
1.Receive for Information
(a)PSD-014-18 2017 Planning Applications
2.Helen Mihailidi, Southeast Courtice Landowners Group - Regarding
Report PSD-011-18 Southeast Courtice Secondary Plan Study – Terms
of Reference
That Communication Item 10.1, from Helen Mihailidi, Southeast Courtice
Landowners Group, Regarding PSD-011-18, be referred to the consideration of
Report PSD-011-18.
3.Beth Kelly, President, Valiant Rental Properties Limited – Regarding
Report PSD-013-18 Applications by WED Investments Limited for a
Draft Plan of Subdivision and Rezoning to permit a Townhouse
development in the Bowmanville West Town Centre, Bowmanville
That Communication Item 10.2, from Beth Kelly, President, Valiant Rental
Properties Limited, Regarding Report PSD-013-18, be referred to the consideration
of Report PSD-013-18.
4.An Southeast Courtice Secondary Plan Study – Terms of Reference
That Report PSD-011-18 be received;
That Planning Services staff be authorized to commence the preparation of the
Southeast Courtice Secondary Plan;
That staff be authorized to finalize the draft Terms of Reference and issue a
Request for Proposal to retain the necessary consultants for the preparation of the
Secondary Plan;
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That the Director of Planning Services be authorized to execute the necessary cost
recovery agreements with the Southeast Courtice Landowners Group Inc. for the
preparation of the Secondary Plan; and
That all interested parties for Report PSD-011-18, any delegations and the Region
of Durham Planning Department be notified of Council’s Decision.
5. Applications by Alpa Pre-Engineered Panel Systems Inc. to Allow the
Expansion of the Existing Industrial Business at 2021 Baseline to 2033
Baseline Road
That Report PSD-012-18 be received;
That the Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment applications
submitted by Alpa Pre-Engineered Panel Systems Inc. continue to be processed
and that a subsequent report be prepared; and
That all interested parties listed in Report PSD-012-18 and any delegations be
advised of Council’s decision.
6. Applications by WED Investments Limited for a Draft Plan of
Subdivision and Rezoning to Permit a Townhouse Development in the
Bowmanville West Town Centre, Bowmanville
That Report PSD-013-18 be received;
That the applications for a Draft Plan of Subdivision and Rezoning, submitted by
WED Investments Limited for the development of townhouse block continue to be
processed and that a subsequent report be prepared; and
That all interested parties listed in Report PSD-013-18 and any delegations be
advised of Council's decision.
7. Potential Locations for Durham Hospice – Clarington
That Report CAO-002-18 be received;
That staff be directed to declare approximately 0.8 hectares (2 acres) of the
municipally-owned property south of 1895 Cobbledick Road shown in Figure 1 of
Report CAO-002-18, as surplus and transfer such property to Durham Hospice –
Clarington for nominal consideration, subject to the conditions set out in section
2.11 of Report CAO-002-18 with the exception of the condition that the name
“Clarington” be included in the facility’s name;
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That staff be directed to take all steps to effect the transfer;
The Mayor and Clerk be authorized to execute any documentation necessary to
effect the transfer; and
That the owner of 1895 Cobbledick Road be notified of Committee’s
recommendation and all interested parties listed in Report CAO-002-18 and any
delegations be advised of Council’s decision.
8. Applications for Draft Plan of Subdivision and Rezoning by Lindvest
Properties (Clarington) Limited to develop a former school block as a
51 lot subdivision in Newcastle
That Report PSD-005-18 be received;
That the Official Plan Amendment COPA 2017-0001 is no longer necessary and
the file be closed;
That the Director of Planning and the Director of Engineering Services be
authorized to amend the Foster North East Neighbourhood Design Plan as
contained in Attachment 1 to Report PSD-005-18;
That the application for a Draft Plan of Subdivision S-C-2017-0001 submitted by
Lindvest Properties (Clarington) Limited, to permit the development of 51
residential units, be supported subject to the conditions generally as contained in
Attachment 2 to Report PSD-005-18;
That the application to amend the Zoning By-Law by Lindvest Properties
(Clarington) Limited be approved and that the By-law in Attachment 3 to Report
PSD-005-18 be passed;
That once all conditions contained in the Official Plan and Zoning By-law with
respect to the Removal of the (H) Holding Symbol are satisfied, the By-law
authorizing the Removal of the (H) Holding Symbol be approved;
That the Durham Regional Planning Department and Municipal Property
Assessment Corporation be forwarded a copy of report PSD-005-18 and Council's
decision; and
That all interested parties listed in Report PSD-005-18 and any delegations be
advised of Council's decision.
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Coordinator at 905-623-3379 ext. 2131.
Report To: Council
Date of Meeting: February 5, 2018
Report Number: Addendum to Report PSD-090-17 Resolution:
File Number: COPA2017-0007, S-C-2017-0006 By-law Number:
ZBA2017-0009 & PLN 31.5.7
Report Subject: Applications by Tornat Newcastle Limited for a mixed-use development at
King Avenue West and Rudell Road, Newcastle.
Recommendations:
1. That Addendum to Report PSD-090-17 and Report PSD-090-17 be received for
information;
2. That all interested parties listed in Addendum to Report PSD-090-17 and any
delegations be advised of Council’s decision; and
3. That the Durham Regional Planning and Economic Development Department be
forwarded a copy of Addendum to Report PSD-090-17 and Council’s decision.
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Report Overview
This report is to advise Council of an appeal to the Ontario Municipal Board by Tornat
Newcastle Ltd. on their applications for a mixed use development at King Avenue West and
Rudell Road in Newcastle.
1. Background
1. At its meeting of December 11, 2017, Council considered staff report PSD-090-17
(Attachment 1) on applications by Tornat Newcastle Limited (Tornat) and resolved:
That Report PSD-090-17, Applications by Tornat Newcastle Limited for a
mixed-use development at King Avenue West and Rudell Road,
Newcastle (Item 6 of the Planning and Development Committee Report),
be referred to the February 5, 2018 Council meeting (Resolution #C-331-
17).
2. On December 12, 2017, Tornat appealed the applications to the Ontario Municipal
Board on the basis of the Municipality’s failure to make a decision within the prescribed
timeframes (120 days for the zoning by-law amendment application and 180 days for
the draft plan of subdivision application).
3. Staff forwarded the appeal and the document package to the Ontario Municipal Board
on December 19, 2017. A date for a hearing or pre-hearing on this matter has not been
set.
4. By separate report, the Solicitor will be seeking direction on Council’s position at the
hearing and the Municipality’s options with respect to witnesses and representation.
2. Conclusion
Given the appeals, Council has no authority to make a decision on the applications. The
Municipal Solicitor will be seeking Council’s direction on the position to be taken at the
hearing.
3. Strategic Plan Application
Not Applicable.
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Submitted by: Reviewed by:
David Crome, RPP, MCIP, Andrew C. Allison, B. Comm, LL.B
Director of Planning Services CAO
Staff Contact: David Crome, Director of Planning Services, 905-623-3379 ext. 2402 or
dcrome@clarington.net
DC/ATS/nl/ah
Attachments:
Attachment 1: Report PSD-090-17
Attachment 2: Letter dated December 12, 2017 from Barry Horosko, Horosko Planning Law
I:\^Department\LDO NEW FILING SYSTEM\Application Files\SC-Subdivision\S-C-2017\S-C-2017-0006 Tornat\Staff Report\Addendum Report PSD-090-17\Addendum To Report PSD-090-
17.Docx
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Accessibility Coordinator at 905-623-3379 ext. 2131.
Report To: Planning and Development Committee
Date of Meeting: December 4, 2017
Report Number: PSD-090-17 Resolution:
File Numbers: COPA 2017-0007, By-law Number:
S-C-2017-0006,
ZBA 2017-0009 and
PLN 31.5.7
Report Subject: Applications by Tornat Newcastle Limited for a mixed-use
development at King Avenue West and Rudell Road, Newcastle
Recommendations:
1.That Report PSD-090-17 be received;
2.That Clarington Official Plan Amendment application file COPA 2017-0007 be
closed since the proposal is in conformity with the Clarington Official Plan, as
amended through the comprehensive review (Official Plan Amendment 107);
3.That the Director of Planning Services and the Director of Engineering Services be
authorized to amend the Foster North East Neighbourhood Design Plan as
contained in Attachment 1 to Report PSD-090-17;
4.That the application for a Draft Plan of Subdivision S-C-2017-0006 submitted by
Tornat Newcastle Limited be supported subject to conditions as contained in
Attachment 2 to Report PSD-090-17;
5.That the Zoning By-law Amendment application submitted by Tornat Newcastle
Limited be approved as contained in Attachment 3 to Report PSD-090-17;
6.That once all conditions contained in the Official Plan and Zoning By-law with
respect to the Removal of the (H) Holding Symbol are satisfied, the By-law
authorizing the Removal of the (H) Holding Symbol be approved;
7.That the Durham Regional Planning and Economic Development Department and
Municipal Property Assessment Corporation be forwarded a copy of Report PSD-
090-17 and Council’s decision; and
8.That all interested parties listed in Report PSD-090-17 and any delegations be
advised of Council's decision.
Attachment 1 to
Addendum Report PSD-090-17
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Report Overview
This report recommends approval of the proposed applications by Tornat Newcastle Limited
to amend the Foster Northeast Neighbourhood Design Plan, the Zoning By-law, and for a
proposed Draft Plan of Subdivision to permit a mixed use development on the north side of
King Avenue West, east of Rudell Road in Newcastle.
The requested Official Plan Amendment is no longer required as the application is consistent
with the Local Corridor policies as contained in the Clarington Official Plan. The application
has been withdrawn.
The original applications have been revised to:
• Reduce the height of the north portion of the apartment building from six storeys to five
storeys;
• Remove the lofts for the apartment building which reduces the visual height; and
• remove the King Avenue access to accommodate the Region of Durham
requirements.
A comparison of the original site plan and the current preliminary site plan, as follows:
Original Application Current Submission
Apartment: 180 units 4-6 storeys plus loft Apartment: 172 units 4-6 storeys without loft
Townhouse units: 10 units in 2 blocks Townhouse units: 10 units in 2 blocks
Mixed Use Building 1: Mixed Use Building 1:
Commercial – 1,120 sq.m. Commercial – 1,120 sq.m.
Residential – 12 units Residential – 12 units
Mixed Use Building 2: Mixed Use Building 2:
Commercial – 450 sq.m. Commercial – 450 sq.m.
Residential – 4 units Residential – 4 units
TOTAL: 206 residential units TOTAL: 198 residential units
1,570 sq.m commercial 1,570 sq.m commercial
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1. Application Details
1.1 Owner/Applicant: Tornat Newcastle Limited
1.2 Agents: D.G. Biddle & Associates Ltd.
1.3 Proposal: Amendment to Official Plan / Neighbourhood Design Plan
The applicant proposes an amendment to the Foster Northeast
Neighbourhood Design Plan and an amendment to the Clarington
Official Plan to place lands in a Local Corridor, consistent with
Council Adopted Official Plan Amendment 107.
Proposed Draft Plan of Subdivision to permit:
• Creation of four development blocks and one park block (0.143
ha).
• Realignment of Given Road to connect with McDonald
Crescent (pending the closure and conveyance of portions of
Given Road).
Proposed Rezoning appropriate to permit the proposal identified
above:
1.4 Area: 2.229 hectares
1.5 Location: Part Lot 30, Concession 2, Former Township of Clarke
North side of King Avenue West, east of Rudell Road, Newcastle
(Figure 1)
1.7 Roll Number: 1817 030 130 15420, 1817 030 130 15400, 1817 030 130 15350,
and 1817 030 130 15355
1.8 Within Built Boundary: No
2. Background
2.1 The subject applications were deemed complete on May 1, 2017 and circulated for
comments. A Public Information Centre was held May 9, 2017 followed by a statutory
Public Meeting on June 5, 2017. Since that time the applicant and his consulting team
has worked towards resolving comments and concerns.
2.2 The subject lands are on a triangular parcel of land generally between Rudell Road and
Pedwell Street and north of King Avenue West. The application proposes the closure and
conveyance of parts of Given Road to support the proposed realignment and closure east
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of the east leg of McDonald Crescent. Such an application would be processed by the
Engineering Services Department.
2.3 The preliminary plan for the realignment of Given Road would result in Given Road
connecting to the west leg of McDonald Crescent. Additional lands would be required
from the Tornat parcel (Block 6) in order to create a 20 metre wide road allowance.
The alignment of McDonald Crescent would be adjusted slightly in the southwest where
the connection to a portion of Given Road is proposed. Other parts of land within Given
Road road allowance are proposed to be melded with partial blocks in the Lindvest plan
of subdivision, resulting in three new lots for single detached dwellings. (Refer to Future
Single Detached Dwelling Lots outlined in Figure 1).
Figure 1: Future Single Detached Dwelling Lots
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2.4 The proposed Draft Plan of Subdivision (Figure 2) would have the effect of creating four
blocks to accommodate the proposed phased development. Block 2 is the location of the
two mixed use buildings, Block 1 would contain the apartment building, while Blocks 3
and 4 would contain the townhouse blocks (10 units). Block 6 is to accommodate the
proposed realignment of Given Road. The plan also includes a park block east of
Pedwell Street and a road widening along King Avenue.
2.5 The proposal includes a mix of uses on the site, including an apartment building, two
blocks of townhouses, and two mixed-use buildings with commercial on the first floor and
residential units integrated into to the building.
2.6 Since the Public Meeting, the development concept has been revised as follows:
• Elimination of the King Avenue West mid-block access;
• Reduced height of building from six storeys (plus loft) to a maximum of six storeys at
King Avenue/Rudell Road (Figure 3);
• Reduced height of building adjacent to Given Road from six storeys (plus loft) to a
maximum of six storeys (Figure 4 and Figure 5);
• Adjust the type and mix of building materials, including less glass; and
• Reduction in the number of apartment units from 180 to 172.
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Figure 2: Proposed Draft Plan of Subdivision
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Figure 3: North View along King Avenue West
Figure 4: South View from Existing Residential Neighbourhood
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Figure 5: Southeast Perspective View from Given Road/Rudell Road
2.7 The applicant’s architect has also provided more visual analysis of the development in
the context of existing grades and the development of the remnant Lindvest block to the
north of the development.
2.8 Since the Public Meeting, OPA 107 was approved by the Region of Durham, including
the Local Corridor along King Avenue West. As this was not subject of an appeal, the
Official Plan Amendment 107 submitted in support of this application is no longer
necessary and has been withdrawn.
2.9The applicant submitted the following studies in support of the applications which are
reviewed in Section 7 of this report:
• Planning Justification Report
• Site Screening Questionnaire
• Noise Study
• Energy Conservation and Sustainability Plan
• Shadow Study
• Traffic Impact Study
• Functional Servicing Report
• Archaeological Assessment
• Urban Design Plan
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3. Land Characteristics and Surrounding Uses
3.1 The subject lands are currently vacant. The existing Given Road right-of-way forms the
north limit of the subject lands. The lands slope down towards King Avenue West, and
towards the west to Rudell Road.
3.2 The surrounding uses are as follows:
North Existing vacant, draft approved, medium density block at Given Road and
Rudell Road (zoned to permit townhouse units); existing single detached
residential dwellings in Registered Plan of Subdivision 40M-2501.
South Existing single detached dwellings in Registered Plan of Subdivision 10M-819.
East Existing single detached residential dwellings; long term care facility.
West Existing dwellings along King Avenue West; a tributary of Wilmot Creek; and
lands within approved Foster Northwest Neighbourhood Design Plan
(Subdivision Application submitted).
4. Provincial Policy
4.1 Provincial Policy Statement
The Provincial Policy Statement identifies settlement areas as the focus of growth. Land
use patterns shall be based on densities and a mix of land uses that efficiently use land,
resources and infrastructure.
Opportunities for redevelopment and intensification must be promoted. Municipalities
must provide a variety of housing types and densities, and a range of housing options
that are affordable to the area residents.
Healthy and active communities should be promoted by planning public streets to be
safe, meet the needs of pedestrians, foster social interaction and facilitate active
transportation and community connectivity. Compact and diverse developments promote
active modes of transportation such as walking and cycling.
The subject applications are consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement.
4.2 Provincial Growth Plan
The lands are located in a Designated Greenfield Area within a settlement area. The
Growth Plan establishes the target of 50 jobs and residents combined per net hectare in
the Designated Greenfield Area. This target is measured across the Region of Durham.
The Growth Plan encourages the creation of complete communities that are compact and
transit-supportive, offering a diverse mix of land uses, a range and mix of employment
and housing types, high quality public open space and easy access to local stores and
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The Growth Plan continues to reinforce and provide strong policies to guide growth in
consideration of:
• Making use of existing infrastructure;
• Addressing traffic congestion in the GTA;
• Avoiding the environmental impacts of continued urban sprawl, and impact to natural
resources;
• Avoiding low density and automobile dependent development;
• Accommodating an aging population and providing more varied housing unit types
and affordability;
• Supporting the Province’s Climate Change Action Plan.
The proposed development conforms to the objectives of the Growth Plan and contribute
to population targets.
5. Official Plans
5.1 Durham Regional Official Plan
The Durham Region Official Plan designates the subject lands Living Area. King Avenue
West is an arterial road and is also designated as a Transit Spine. The Region has
implemented existing Growth Plan targets.
Development applications in Living Areas must consider having a compact built form,
including providing intensive residential and mixed uses along arterial road and transit
routes. Consideration must also be given to urban design, pedestrian connections, grid
pattern of roads, and the availability of services and infrastructure.
The Region’s Official Plan establishes a framework for Regional and Local Corridors. The
Region’s Official Plan identifies and maps Regional Corridors, and provides a policy
direction to local municipalities for designating Local Corridors in local Official Plans.
Local Corridors are mixed use areas, planned to support frequent transit service. Local
Corridors make connections to Regional Centres (ie. Downtown Newcastle, Downtown
Bowmanville, Bowmanville West Town Centre). Local Corridors support a long term
density target of a minimum 30 units per gross hectare, and a Floor Space Index of 2.0.
Corridors have the following characteristics:
• Promote transit having a mix of uses with higher densities;
• A sensitive urban design that orients development to the corridor and access
points are consolidated;
• Maintain and enhance historical main streets, and integrate new development with
existing; and
• Preserve and enhance cultural heritage resources.
This section of King Avenue West is a Type ‘A’ Arterial road and has the most restrictive
access and intersection spacing, and the most rigorous design requirements.
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Access/intersection spacing shall be a minimum of 200 metres along a Type ‘A’ Arterial
road.
The proposed development, as revised, conforms to the Regional Official Plan.
5.2 Clarington Official Plan
On November 1, 2016, Council adopted Official Plan Amendment 107 to bring the
Clarington Official Plan into conformity with the Regional Official Plan and provincial
policies.
Objectives of the Official Plan are:
• to create walkable neighbourhoods and to provide a variety of uses within each
neighbourhood.
• to provide for a variety of housing densities, tenure and types in neighbourhoods
for all incomes, ages and lifestyles.
The approved Clarington Official Plan establishes urban structure typologies and built
form directives for Centres, Corridors, Transportation Hubs, Waterfront Places, Edge of
Neighbourhoods, Along Arterial Roads and Internal to Neighbourhoods. The subject
lands are within a “Local Corridor”. Mixed-use buildings, apartments and townhouse units
are permitted (between two and six storeys) with a minimum net density of 40 units per
net hectare. The mix between low-rise (two-four storeys) and mid-rise (five-six storeys)
shall generally be split 80% and 20%, respectively, measured across the local corridor
area.
Local Corridors are considered one of the Priority Intensification Areas and one of the
areas for higher densities in Greenfield Areas.
Corridors shall be comprehensively developed to provide mixed uses and densities that
support transit-oriented development, uses that are complementary to the function of the
corridor and site design that is sensitive to the existing neighbourhoods. Corridors are
approximately 100 metres deep on both sides of the road.
The non-residential floor area policies limit the cumulative floor space to a maximum of
1,500 square metres per site in a Local Corridor, with individual commercial units having
a maximum floor area of 300 square metres.
Consistent with the Region’s Official Plan, King Avenue West is an arterial road and is
designated as a Regional Transit Spine. Higher densities and economic activity are to be
directed along the Transit Spine, around Transportation Hubs and along Regional and
Local Corridors.
The Clarington Official Plan includes detailed site and urban design policies to be
considered during the review of development applications. The intersection of King
Avenue and Rudell Road is defined as a prominent intersection and special urban design
policies apply.
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Urban design polices dealing with the relationship to the street, height and massing, open
spaces and connections are applicable at the rezoning/subdivision stage, while other
policies on detailed building design, architectural elements, landscaping and lighting are
applicable at the site plan review stage.
No significant natural heritage features are identified on the subject lands.
The lands are within the Foster Neighbourhood which has a targeted unit count of 1,917.
Consistent with the Region’s Official Plan, King Avenue West is a Type ‘A’ arterial road
and is also designated as a Regional Transit Spine.
The proposed applications conform to the Clarington Official Plan.
5.3 Foster Northeast Neighbourhood Design Plan
The proposed plan of subdivision is within the Foster Northeast Neighbourhood Design
Plan. The design plan predates the approval of current Provincial, Regional and Local
policies that now require higher densities along corridors and throughout new
neighbourhoods.
The Neighbourhood Design Plan identifies a medium density block at the intersection of
King Avenue West and Rudell Road, together with the Lindvest block to the north of
existing Given Road. Street ‘E’ (McDonald Crescent) is proposed to loop south to King
Avenue, as a window street. The plan shows Given Road being completely closed and a
parkette block on the east side of Pedwell Street.
Neighbourhood Design Plans are being replaced by Secondary Plans in new
communities. Given the near buildout of the neighbourhood, the amendment to the
Neighbourhood Design Plan is appropriate at this time.
6. Zoning By-law
Zoning By-law 84-63 zones the subject lands "Holding – Urban Residential Type One
((H)R1) Zone”. A rezoning is required to permit the requested uses.
7. Summary of Background Studies
7.1 Planning Justification Report, D.G. Biddle & Associates, March 2017, updated
October 2017
This report provided a detailed planning context of the subject lands and surrounding
neighbourhood along King Avenue West in Newcastle. The report identifies that the land
is part of the Living Area in the Region’s Official Plan and within a proposed Local
Corridor in the Clarington Official Plan – now approved by OPA 107.
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The report finds that the development proposal is consistent with the Provincial Policy
Statement, conforms to the Growth Plan and conforms to current Durham Regional
Official Plan, and Clarington Official Plan as amended by OPA 107.
7.2 Functional Servicing Report, D.G. Biddle & Associates, February 2017, updated
October 2017
The Functional Servicing/Stormwater Management report indicates the lands can be
serviced by connecting to existing sanitary sewers and water services in the
neighbourhood.
Since there is limited capacity in the existing sanitary sewer system, full build out of the
development will require the extension of the Wilmot Creek trunk sanitary sewer to
service the Foster Creek Neighbourhood. Final phasing details will be determined at the
site plan approval stage and prior to construction.
Existing storm sewer connections will convey stormwater from the site to the existing
stormwater management facility on the west side of Rudell Road.
7.3 Traffic Impact Study, Tranplan Associates, April 2017, updated October 2017
The original report found only minor impacts from the development on the adjacent road
network. The roads and intersections would continue to generally operate at a good level
of service and the following recommendations were proposed:
- Monitor operation of the King Avenue and Rudell Road intersection and adjust
signal time to accommodate the peak hour directional traffic volumes.
- Monitor traffic patterns at King Avenue and Pedwell Street intersection; it is likely
that full signalization of the intersection will be warranted when the study area is
fully built-out.
- Implement Transportation Demand Management strategies in accordance with the
Clarington Transportation Master Plan by providing pedestrian and cycling
connections to existing sidewalks and future active transportation networks.
The updated October 2017 report provided updated findings based on the latest concept
plan and without the right-in/right-out mid-block access to King Avenue West. The
updated traffic study concluded that the site traffic has a minor impact on the adjacent
road network.
The study demonstrates that there will be sufficient on-site resident, visitor and
commercial parking available. All resident and visitor parking will be underground,
including resident and visitor spaces for the residential units within the commercial
buildings, and visitor spaces for the 10 townhouse units fronting onto Given Road.
Resident parking for the 10 townhouse units along Given Road will be in the driveway
and garages accessed from the internal road. The surface parking for the commercial
units will be for patrons only, with staff parking provided underground.
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7.4 Urban Design Report, Romanov Romanov, April 2017, updated October 2017
The report provides an analysis of how the design of the site and building satisfies the
objectives of the Urban Design and Prominent Intersection policies of the Official Plan
and the site’s location in a designated local corridor.
The report also provides a detailed assessment of how the grading of the site
accommodates the built form of the development, including the underground parking. The
lowest point of the site is at King Avenue and Rudell Road. The elevation of Given Road
is higher than the subject lands which has the effect of screening the first floor of the
development giving an appearance of a shorter, four storey building along the Given
Road frontage.
The October 2017 report was updated to reflect the adjustments in height of certain
sections of the building to address resident concerns.
7.5 Sustainability Plan, D.G. Biddle & Associates Limited, April 2017
The report identifies preliminary construction techniques that will be employed on site to
meet sustainable development objectives including energy efficiency, air quality, water
quality and quantity, solid waste, natural environment and homeowner education.
7.6 Shadow Study, Romanov Romanov, March 2017, updated October 2017
The report provides an overview of shadows cast by the development at the shortest and
longest days of the year, and on the spring and fall equinox.
During the spring, summer and fall months, shadows do not extend past Given Road
road allowance, or into the existing subdivision. These are the months when residents will
most likely be enjoying their outdoor spaces.
The worst case scenario, on the shortest day of the year in December, shadows cast by
the development extend north of realigned Given Road, however the majority of the
shadows will be cast onto the vacant Lindvest parcel, with long shadows having limited
impacts in the early morning, and late afternoon at the most southerly existing lots along
McDonald Crescent.
7.7 Noise Impact Study, D.G. Biddle & Associates Limited, February 2017
The preliminary Noise report identifies noise mitigation techniques in the form of
mandatory air conditioning for apartment units and special wall construction and window
glazing for the building along King Avenue West.
The report also recommends warning clauses for agreements of purchase and sale.
The noise study will require an update during the site plan stage once final grading,
amenity space and additional architectural details are established.
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7.8 Archaeological Study
The Stage 1 study finds that 85% of the site lacks archaeological potential giving grading
and disturbance. An area on the east side of the site, adjacent to Pedwell Street, has not
been impacted by previous site alteration. This area may contain artefacts and requires
test pits, further study and clearance prior to development.
7.9 Environmental Site Assessment
A Site Screening Questionnaire was submitted with the application, however further
Environmental Site Assessment will be required given grading/filling activity on site.
8. Public Submissions
8.1 A Public Information Centre was held May 9, 2017 at the Newcastle Public Library.
Upwards of 100 people were in attendance. At the Public Meeting held June 5, 2017
twenty residents spoke out in opposition to the applications.
8.2 In addition to the comments received at the Public Information Centre, staff have received
several written comments expressing concerns. Comments and enquiries of support have
also been received from those interested in a residential unit or retail space for their
business.
8.3 Principle concerns raised to date relate to:
• Development is too dense, buildings too tall and will obstruct views and produce
shadows.
• Apartments are not desirable; residents were told land to be developed with
townhouses or other uses, but not apartments.
• The type and design of development does not fit in with historic character and small
town feel of the Village of Newcastle.
• Concerned about the future of McDonald Crescent, and no longer being a crescent.
• Loss of green/amenity space – W here will kids play? What are plans for the park?
• Protection of trees, additional tree planting and improved maintenance requested.
• How will stormwater be addressed and what are the impacts to the environment?
• The development will have a negative impact on other businesses, including the
historic downtown.
• Tenure of proposed residential units (i.e. rental vs. ownership).
• Traffic congestion, speeding, lack of transit and availability of parking – signals
needed at Pedwell Street and King Avenue intersection.
• Pedestrian and driver safety will be compromised; crossing guard needed.
• School overcrowding.
• Development would put a strain on local services, facilities and infrastructure.
• Development would negatively impact property values and taxes.
• Increase in police presence/crime rates.
• More residents will result in additional littering and trespassing on private property.
• Overlook, headlights from cars will negatively impact privacy.
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• Property will not be well maintained, become an eyesore.
• Noise generated by the development will impact neighbouring residents.
• Recommend a new long term care facility or other residential options for seniors.
• Water pressure and quality is poor in the area.
• Residents will experience negative impacts from construction (dust, vibration etc.).
• What are the plans for adjacent parcels, partial development blocks?
• Put restrictions on the builder.
- No balconies facing the North or East.
- Plant trees in the backyards of those living on Flood Avenue.
- Building should be no higher than 4 storeys inclusive of loft.
- Builder must pay to have security systems installed in houses within a 250m
radius and pay the monthly bills for two years after residents move into the
building.
- Restrict purchases to one unit per family to prevent rental units.
- Allow residents within 250m with free access to amenities for two years after
opening (with the option of continuing at a reasonable cost).
- Declare how many units will be luxury units or rental apartments.
- Provide security and a 24/7 desk staff position.
- All staff must be hired from within Clarington for the first 10 years.
9. Agency Comments
9.1 Region of Durham
Regional Planning has not provided formal comments on the latest submission, however
the Region’s comments on the initial 206 unit mixed use proposal found that the
proposed development is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement and conforms to
the Growth Plan. The proposal provides for mixed use development with mid-rise housing
with a planned local corridor and along a transit spine. The development exceeds the
minimum density requirements and conforms to the Regional Official Plan.
The Region’s plan does not identify any natural heritage or hydrologic features that
require assessment.
To mitigate noise from Highway 2 and any other sources, the recommendations of the
Noise Impact Study, and any addendum reports, will be implemented during the site plan
and condominium approvals.
Prior to final approval the Region requires clearance from the Ministry of Culture Tourism
and Sport regarding archaeological potential, and completion of the Site Screening
Questionnaire or an appropriate Environmental Site Assessment.
Regional Works provided many comments on the initial Functional Servicing Report and
Traffic Impact Study, and the applicant subsequently updated the plans and reports to the
Region’s satisfaction.
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The updated Functional Servicing report appropriately identifies that the residential
development on the west side of the site will need to be phased given the proposed
Trunk Sewer needed to ultimately service the Block 1 lands. There is capacity for
approximately 150 persons at this time. Development of the commercial buildings can be
serviced by existing sanitary sewer on Pedwell Street. Water services will need to be
upgraded and looped to service the lands with both domestic and fireline connections.
Regional Works accepted the findings of the Traffic Study, and determined that the right-
in/right-out midblock access at the on-site roundabout was not necessary or supported
given the predicted level of service at both Rudell Road and Pedwell Street intersections.
The Region notes that King Avenue West is a Type ‘A’ arterial road in the west end of
Newcastle Village, but only has one lane of travel in each direction making access control
very rigid. Together with the design requirements for a controlling a right-in/right-out
movement (tapers, median, trumpets etc.) Regional Works determined that an entrance
to King Avenue is not supported at this time.
Road widenings will be required along King Avenue.
The Region has requested that the internal road width be widened from 6.0 m to 6.5
metres to accommodate Regional Waste Pickup.
The Region’s comments included proposed conditions of Draft Approval which have been
included in Attachment 2.
9.2 Durham Region Transit
Durham Region Transit has no objections to the application and has provided site plan
related comments and suggests a public walkway, mid-block between Rudell Road and
Pedwell Street should be provided. DRT also notes existing stops east of Rudell Road
and Pedwell Street to be maintained during the development of the subject lands.
9.3 Ganaraska Region Conservation Authority
The Ganaraska Region Conservation Authority provided technical comments to the
applicant regarding the submitted stormwater management study which the applicant’s
consultant address. The Conservation Authority has no objection to the approval of the
applications, and provided conditions of approval.
9.4 Veridian Connections
While Veridian Connections has no objection to the development, expansion/upgrades to
the electrical system are required to service the development including padmounted
transformer(s).
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In addition, the existing services that exist along abutting road allowances may have to be
relocated to accommodate the development. An existing line along Given Road will have
to be addressed/relocated. These technical comments have been forwarded to the
applicant and must be resolved as part of the site plan approval and detailed design
stage.
9.5 School Boards
Both the Kawartha Pineridge District School and the Peterborough Victoria
Northumberland and Clarington District School Board have both advised that they have
no objection to the proposal.
9.6 Canada Post and Enbridge Gas have no objections. Technical comments were forwarded
to the applicant.
10. Departmental Comments
10.1 Engineering Services
Engineering Services Department has no objection to the proposed development.
Access to the development will be via Given Road and Pedwell Street, without direct
access to King Avenue West.
The realignment of Given Road and connection to McDonald Crescent can be
supported in principle subject to the applicant pursuing the road closure and
conveyance and subject to Council’s approval. Special conditions of Draft Approval are
recommended to implement the realignment at the applicant’s cost.
The Clarington Engineering Services Department can support an entrance to Pedwell
Street, however the access should shift as far north as possible, which will result in the
loss of one lot on the west side of Pedwell Street in the location of the former road
allowance. As Lindvest owns a small triangle that would assist in creating this
additional proposed lot, the Municipality acknowledges that further consultation with
Lindvest is required. This will be reviewed through the site plan application.
The applicant must install a suitable slip or bypass lane on the east side of Pedwell
Street. This will allow through traffic to proceed north should there be any northbound
left-turn queuing and to ensure no impact to the intersection. The preliminary design for
the slip lane requires further refinement and will be addressed at the detailed design
stage.
Other standard conditions of approval will be applied relating to road design, final
approval of servicing, grading and engineering details, noise attenuation and parkland
dedication.
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10.2 Emergency and Fire Services
Emergency and Fire Services has no objections and has provided technical comments
to be addressed at the site plan stage. Fire routes are to be provided and signed
appropriately as no parking/fire route. The distance from fire hydrant to the fire
department connection cannot exceed 45 metres.
10.3 Building Division
The Building Division has no concerns with the proposed applications.
10.4 Operations
The Operations Department has no objections to the proposal in principle. However
they have requested details on new public infrastructure proposed by this development.
Additional comments relating to a future site plan application would be required to
address snow storage, maintenance of clean roads during construction, and snow
clearing of the public sidewalk.
11. Discussion
11.1 The Proposal implements the Official Plan’s Community Structure for Newcastle
The subject site is located within a Local Corridor in the approved Official Plan connecting
to the downtown. The Local Corridor policies support mixed-use developments up to six
storeys in height, provided the policies of the Official Plan can be satisfied.
The purpose of establishing Local Corridors in Clarington Official Plan Amendment 107 is
to support the overall framework for growth that can accommodate population and
housing targets. Encouraging higher densities in key areas that support transit initiatives
and helps to build a critical mass to support the business case for expansion of transit
services. Midrise development also reduces consumption of agricultural land, provides a
range of housing choices, efficiently uses infrastructure and supports climate change
initiatives.
The development provides a residential density of 110 units per net hectare, and a Floor
Space Index of approximately 1.2. The development meets the minimum density
requirements however the Floor Space Index falls short of the Local Corridor Target of
2.0 which is intended to be a long term target.
The site is within a section of Local Corridor that extends between the Newcastle urban
boundary to the west, and the village commercial centre to the east. Based on other
constraints to development and redevelopment within the Newcastle Local Corridor
(existing fire hall, municipal lands, open space including stormwater management
facilities, existing low rise development), there are limited opportunities to accommodate
higher densities. While the majority of the apartment building is four storeys, higher
densities are being achieved only because the proponent is constructing underground
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parking. This development contributes to the Municipality’s overall built form and housing
unit targets for the Local Corridor.
A total of 1,570 square metres of commercial floor space is proposed. The Official Plan
policy permits this amount of commercial floor space, however individual stores will be
limited to a maximum of 300 square metres to limit the scale of commercial units to
service the neighbourhood. The proposed Zoning By-law amendment implements this
requirement.
Overall, the density, built form and unit types conform to the Regional and Clarington
Official Plan and implement the community structure plan.
11.2 The Building Height has been Reduced
Following the Public Information Centre and Public Meeting the proposal was revised to
address comments regarding scale, height and design.
• Reduced height of the apartment building at King Avenue/Rudell Road by removing the
loft from six storey elevation;
• Reduced height of the apartment building adjacent to Given Road from six storeys
(plus loft) to a maximum of five storeys without any loft;
• Adjust the type and mix of building materials, including less glass;
Design elements of the project will be further elaborated through the site plan process.
While the Village has significant historical buildings in the central commercial area, the
subject lands are within a suburban area of Newcastle. Through the site plan process,
staff will provide balanced consideration of the site’s existing context and the Official Plan
urban design objectives, including prominent intersection policies.
With the removal of the lofts and the reduction of one storey for the portion of the
apartment building along Given Road, the visual impact is reduced by two storeys.
11.3 Privacy and Overlook is not an issue due to reduced building heights, relative
grades and intervening buildings
A major concern for residents of Flood Avenue was the potential overlook of their rear
yards from this development. It is staff’s view that this is not of concern due to the
following:
• The building height at the northern portion of the building (by the Given
Road/Rudell Road intersection) has been reduced as outlined in the previous
section.
• There is a significant grade change, particularly on the easterly sections, where the
single detached homes on Flood Avenue are at a higher elevation than the
apartment building, thus obscuring the views behind the privacy fences.
• There is a future intervening townhouse development on the Lindvest townhouse
block on the north side of Given Road. This townhouse development will block
views into rear yards with the exception of limited gaps between the townhouse
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blocks. Even there, the grade changes and privacy fencing at the rear of the Flood
Avenue lots will make any views extremely limited.
The images demonstrate that once the townhouse units are built on the Lindvest parcel,
the obstruction of views and perceived negative impacts to privacy are negligible. The
images assume two storey townhouses on the vacant lands,
Figure 6: View from Flood Avenue residence toward the apartment building with view of
intervening two-storey townhouse north of Given Road on Lindvest Lands.
Figure 7: View from 5th floor apartment building looking toward Floor Avenue with
intervening two-storey townhouses on Lindvest Lands.
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Shadow impacts as outlined the Shadow Study (See Section 7.6) will be minimal on
existing residential dwellings.
11.4 Neighbourhood Level Commercial Uses are provided.
As population growth continues in Newcastle, so too will the demand for retail space and
services. In planning for complete communities the goal is to provide services and
convenience opportunities within 5-10 minute walk. The intersection of Pedwell Street
and King Avenue East is approximately a 10 minute walk from Mill Street making virtually
all of this neighbourhood outside of the ideal walking distance to the downtown
commercial area. The commercial units will service the west end of Newcastle, generally
west of Foster Creek, with limited convenience type uses. Store sized are limited to 300
square metres.
In staff’s opinion, the commercial services offered through this project will not have any
negative impact on the existing downtown. Instead the proposed retail space will provide
amenities that are needed for a growing walkable neighbourhood.
11.5 The Condominium Apartment Building will contribute to the variety and
affordability of housing in Newcastle
The applicant has clarified that the proposed apartment building will be condominium
tenure. This does not preclude some units from being purchased as an investment and
rented.
Many residents have raised the question of whether the units would be assisted housing
or “geared to income” units in a rental building. The Planning Justification Report
referenced that the proposed development improves housing accessibility by increasing
the provision of “affordable” housing. The term “affordable” is used in a relative sense to
compare a unit within the proposed condominium building versus a single detached
dwelling in the general vicinity. These units are expected to be considered mid-range
condominium units and affordable for moderate income families, including some seniors.
So while it contributes to a variety of housing choice, it doesn’t provide housing for low
income residents.
11.6 Expansion of School Capacity has to be addressed by the School Boards for not
only this project but for the Neighbourhood as it grows
School capacity is raised as a concern. It should be noted that apartment style units,
regardless of tenure, yield considerably fewer students per dwelling than single detached
homes. Many of the apartment units are occupied by adults only. For planning purposes
the public school board has previously indicated that on average there are only 0.027
elementary age students per apartment unit and 0.0134 secondary school students per
apartment unit. For Townhouse units the estimated student yield is 0.2326 and .0673 for
elementary and secondary schools respectively. Based on these numbers the total
development will yield approximately seven elementary school and four secondary school
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School boards have the exclusive jurisdiction over school capacity concerns or new
school construction. New school sites are planned, together with the school boards, as
part of Secondary Plan or Neighbourhood Design Plan exercise, based on projections for
school aged children related to proposed growth in the area. However, provincial funding
together with a declining school enrolment has seen designated and approved school
sites in all three urban areas being relinquished by both the public and separate school
boards.
With the relinquishment of the Elementary School site on Grady Drive, it is our
understanding that Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board is considering an
elementary school as part of new school facilities on the site that they acquired on the
west side of Rudell Road.
Both the Kawartha Pineridge District School Board and the Peterborough Victoria
Northumberland and Clarington District School Board have both advised that they have
no objection to the proposal.
11.7 Regional Review has constrained site access
Due to access spacing requirements of the Region of Durham for Type “A” arterials, the
right-in/right-out access to King Avenue has been deleted. The Region and Clarington
Engineering Staff are satisfied that the development can function adequately with access
via Rudell Road and Pedwell Street. At such time King Avenue West is widened to two
lanes in each direction, it may be possible to introduce a right-in/right-out access along
King Avenue.
The existing signals at Rudell Road, and future signals at Pedwell Street will ensure safe
traffic movements in and out of the development and existing neighbourhood and will
provide safe pedestrian crossings for residents and students. The east side of Pedwell
Street will be widened to accommodate a slip lane in the event that northbound traffic
creates a queue from turning left into the site.
11.8 Realigned Given Road connecting to McDonald Crescent will not create significant
impacts
The revisions to the road network are presented in the amendment to the Neighbourhood
Design Plan (Attachment 1). Some residents were concerned about traffic impacts with
McDonald Crescent becoming connected via Given Road to Rudell Road, versus
maintaining a crescent with access to Flood Avenue only. Staff have reviewed this
concern in depth including discussions with the traffic consultant. Very few vehicular trips
from the development will use McDonald Crescent. Terminating Given Road as a cul-de-
sac is not desirable where opportunity for a more grid like pattern is possible. It removes
options for better pedestrian and vehicular circulation including easier access for
McDonald Crescent residents to Highway 2and thus reducing their reliance of Flood
Avenue as the only point of access. Staff recommend Given Road connect to McDonald
Crescent.
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11.9 Pedestrian Connectivity to transit and Highway 2 will be enhanced
To address Durham Regional Transit comments about access to transit stops and overall
pedestrian connectivity within the neighbourhood, a condition of Draft Approval requires
the owner to provide a public easement over the subject lands (mid-block between Rudell
Road and Pedwell Street) which will have the effect of connecting the rest of the
neighbourhood to King Avenue West. This will be in the form of a sidewalk or paved
connection, with final location and details determined at the final approval stage.
11.10 Sufficient Parking is provided
Residents expressed concern about the lack of parking on site. As discussed in the
Traffic Impact Study (Section 7.3) on-site parking has been provided in accordance with
the provisions of the Zoning By-law including visitor parking at a rate of 0.25 spaces per
unit.. An area of the underground parking will be reserved for residents, while a separate
area will be set aside for visitor and staff of the commercial units. This will be
implemented through the site plan and condominium approvals.
11.11 Water and Sanitary Sewer services will be upgraded
Water and sanitary sewers are available to service the site, however development of the
apartment building on Block 1 is dependent on the trunk sewer extension via Toronto
Street to the Foster Neighbourhood. Site plan conditions will be required to address
servicing and phasing. The Region indicates that the trunk sewer work will be tendered
late 2017/early 2018.
Regional Works staff were forwarded all resident concerns and comments relating to lack
of water pressure. Regional staff indicated that the water pressure for the entire Foster
Creek neighbourhood is within the acceptable servicing range (above 275 kPa / 40 psi).
The proposed development is not expected to impact existing water pressure given the
location of the site and the existing watermain infrastructure. An upcoming Environmental
Assessment will be assessing the water system in Newcastle.
11.12 On-site Amenity Space will be provided and public parkland will be enhanced
Through the site plan process, the applicant must demonstrate that there is sufficient
private amenity space on site. Amenity space guidelines seek to provide a minimum of
four square metres per unit. Based on 198 units, a total of 792 square metres (8,525
square feet) will need to be provided on the site plan. This has been included as a
requirement of the zoning by-law amendment. The intent of amenity space on site is to
provide outdoor recreation space for residents of the development. It could be provided at
grade or on the roof top, and could include play area for children, shade structures,
barbecue space, seating, and landscaping among other elements. The applicant
continues to explore where this will be provided on site but is prepared to provide the
space in accordance with the Municipality’s Amenity Space Guideline.
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Public parkland is also provided at a neighbourhood level. Block 5 will be dedicated to the
Municipality as part of the Owner’s public parkland requirements and will meld with a
small parcel located just east of Block 5 to create a landscape feature along King
Avenue. The Rickard neighbourhood park is situated along Grady Drive, with another
park planned west of Rudell Road. Future park plans within the 5 year capital works
forecast anticipate the construction of additional sports fields on the lands surrounding
the Diane Hamre Recreation Complex. These parks together with nearby walking trails
provide multiple areas for outdoor recreation.
11.13 Mid-rise development does not create the perceived social impacts that residents
fear
Residents raised concerns that the project would attract the criminals or criminal activity,
have a negative impact on property values, and lead to additional noise, littering and
trespass on private property. These opinions are not supported by research. People
who live in mid-rise apartments, whether rental or condominium tenure, are a cross-
section of society like the rest of the neighbourhood.
One resident also requested putting restrictions or costs on the builder which are not
supported by staff. It is unreasonable to expect the owners of the new condominium
units to, for example, provide free access to their private amenity space or install security
systems in adjacent homes.
11.14 Construction Impacts will be consistent with a new neighbourhood.
A new neighbourhood builds out over a number of years creating inevitable impacts on
the first residents to move into the area. Municipal staff will take the evolving municipal
practices to mitigate the impact on existing residents. This includes a dust management
plan which is a condition of all development approvals. This does not mean that dust
from construction will be completely eliminated, the aim is to keep it under control. This
will equally be applied to the medium density site to the north of the subject lands.
11.15 Proposed Disposition of the Applications
a) Official Plan Amendment
With the approval of the Official Plan Amendment 107 to the Clarington Official Plan
by the Region of Durham on June 19, 2017 implementing the Municipality’s
comprehensive review, the proposed application implements Council’s policy with
respect to Local Corridors. Accordingly, the Official Plan amendment application is
unnecessary and the file will be closed at the Applicant’s request.
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b) Amendment to Neighbourhood Design Plan
The proposed amendment to the Neighbourhood Design Plan (Attachment 1) provides
for the realignment of Given Road and the creation of the proposed mixed use block.
Lindvest, the owner of the medium density block has indicated they may proceed with
21 street townhouse units in five blocks, although they have not completed their
analysis. This is also represented in the amendment to the design plan but will still
require Planning Act approvals should they wish to proceed.
c) Proposed Conditions of Draft Approval
Conditions of Draft Approval (Attachment 2) contain standard conditions reflecting
staff and agency requirements. Special conditions relating to the closure and
conveyance of Given Road, cost sharing for the signalization of Pedwell Street at King
Avenue West, and parkland dedication are included. Parkland will be calculated a rate
of 1 hectare per 300 units for the residential component and 2% of the land area for
commercial purposes, less the dedication of the parkette Block 5 (0.136 ha), with the
remaining parkland provided as a cash-in-lieu payment.
The applicant has provided their concurrence on the conditions of draft approval.
d) Proposed Zoning By-law Amendment
The proposed Zoning By-law Amendment (Attachment 3) places lands in a site
specific Urban Residential R4 zone and a site specific General Commercial (C1) Zone
which are scoped to permit the development as presented on the preliminary site plan.
e) Closure/Conveyance of Given Road
The applicant is requesting the closure and conveyance of part of the Given Road,
road allowance and the realignment of the right-of-way.
A condition of approval will require the applicant to proceed through the Municipality’s
closure and conveyance process to facilitate the development.
11.16 Taxes
All taxes owing to the Municipality of Clarington have been paid in full.
12. Concurrence
Not Applicable.
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13. Conclusion
The proposed development successfully implements the Municipality’s vision for a mixed
use, higher density development along a Local Corridor and the primary transit spine of
the Region. The proponent has responded to resident concerns regarding height and
building materials which has resulted in a reduction of units. The only part of the building
at six storeys will be the portion right at the corner of Rudell Road and Highway 2 while
the majority of the building is four storeys tall. It is respectfully recommended that the
applications to for a mixed use development including 198 residential units and 1,570
square metres of commercial floor space be approved.
14. Strategic Plan Application
The recommendations contained in this report conform to the Strategic Plan.
Submitted by: Reviewed by:
David J. Crome, MCIP, RPP Andrew C. Allison, B.Comm, LL.B
Director of Planning Services CAO
Staff Contact: Anne Taylor Scott, Senior Planner, 905-623-3379 ext. 2414 or
ataylorscott@clarington.net
Attachments:
Attachment 1 – Proposed Amendment to the Foster North East Neighbourhood Design Plan
Attachment 2 – Proposed Conditions of Draft Approval
Attachment 3 – Proposed Zoning By-law Amendment
List of interested parties to be notified of Council's decision is on file in the Planning Services
Department.
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Conditions of Draft Approval
File Number: S-C-2017-0006
Issued for Review: November 21, 2017
Notice of Decision: _____________
Draft Approved: ________________
__________________________
David J. Crome, MCIP, RPP
Director of Planning Services
Municipality of Clarington
Part 1 – Plan Identification
1. The Owner shall have the final plan prepared on the basis of approved draft plan
of subdivision S-C-2017-0006 prepared by D.G. Biddle and Associates Limited
identified as job number 115142, last revised October 13, 2017 which illustrates an
apartment block (1.096 hectares) containing 172 units, two townhouse blocks
(0.147 hectares) containing 10 units, and a mixed use block (0.554 hectares)
including 1570 square metres of commercial floor space and 16 residential units
for a total of 198 residential units.
The redline revisions are:
1. Widen Given Road by an additional 1 metre on the south side of Given Road to
accommodate an ultimate 20 metre right-of-way width (together with a future
widening on the north side of Given Road, from the access to Block 1, westerly to
Rudell Road
2. Add a 0.3 metre reserve to preclude access along the south side of realigned
Given Road (along Blocks 1, 2, 3 and 4), with the exception of 30 m approximately
60 metres east of Rudell Road, which is subject to site plan approval.
Part 2 – General
2.1 The Owner shall enter into a subdivision agreement with the Corporation of the
Municipality of Clarington (the “Municipality”) that contains all of the terms and
conditions of the Municipality’s standard subdivision agreement respecting the
provision and installation of roads, services, drainage, other local services and all
internal and external works and services related to this plan of subdivision. A copy
of the Municipality’s standard subdivision agreement can be found at
https://www.clarington.net/en/do-business/resources/application-forms/subdivision-
agreement.pdf
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2.2 The Owner shall name all road allowances included in the draft plan to the
satisfaction of the Municipality and the Regional Municipality of Durham (the
“Region”).
2.3 All works and services must be designed and constructed in accordance with the
Municipality’s Design Guidelines and Standard Drawings.
Architectural Control
2.4 (1) The Owner shall be 100% responsible for the cost of a “Control Architect”
to review and approve all proposed models and building permits, to the
satisfaction of the Director of Planning Services.
(2) No residential units shall be offered for sale to the public on the draft plan
until such time as the exterior architectural design of each building has been
approved by the Director of Planning Services.
(3) No building permit shall be issued for the construction of any building on any
residential lot or block on the draft plan, until the exterior architectural design
of each building and the location of the building on the lot has been approved
by the Director of Planning Services.
Marketing and Sales
2.5 (1) The Owner shall prepare a Land Use Plan which shows the draft plan and
surrounding land uses. The Land Use Plan shall be in a format approved by
the Director of Planning Services.
(2) The Owner shall erect and maintain a sign on the development site and/or in
the sales office which shows the Land Use Plan as approved by the Director
of Planning Services.
(3) The Owner shall submit its standard Agreement of Purchase and Sale to the
Director of Planning Services which includes all warning clauses/ notices
prior to any residential units being offered for sale to the public.
Site Alteration
2.6 Draft plan approval does not give the Owner permission to place or dump fill or
remove fill from, or alter the grade of any portion of the lands within the draft plan.
The Owner shall be required to obtain a permit from the Municipality under Site
Alteration By-law 2008-114, as amended, for any such work. If any portion of the
lands are within an area regulated by a conservation authority, the Owner shall
obtain a permit from the conservation authority in addition to obtaining approval
from the Director of Engineering Services regarding the intended haulage routes,
the time and duration of the site alteration work and security relating to mud clean
up, road damage and dust control in accordance with the Dust Management Plan
in Section 4.7. After registration of a subdivision agreement, the provisions of the
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Municipality’s standard subdivision agreement shall apply to any proposed site
alteration on the lands covered by the subdivision agreement.
Part 3 – Final Plan Requirements
3.2 The Owner shall transfer to the Municipality (for nominal consideration free and
clear of encumbrances and restrictions) the following lands and easements:
(a) Road Widenings
• A road widening to accommodate the realignment of Given Road shown
as Block 6 on the draft plan
• A road widening along the east side of Pedwell Street as shown as
Block 8 on the draft plan
(b) Sight Triangles
• A 5 metre x 5 metre sight triangle at the corner of Rudell Road and
realigned Given Road.
(c) Reserves
• A 0.3 metre reserve shown as Blocks x and x on the draft plan.
(d) Parkland Dedications
• Park or other public recreational area shown as Block 5 on the draft
plan.
(e) Easement for Public Walkways
• The Owner shall agree through the subdivision agreement to transfer an
easement for the construction of a walkway, at 100% cost of the Owner,
in the vicinity of the common lot line of Block 1 and 2. The location of
the walkway shall be detailed as part of the Site Plan approval.
3.4 The Owner shall transfer to the Region (for nominal consideration, free and clear
of encumbrances and restrictions) the following lands and easements:
(a) Road widening along King Avenue West as shown as Blocks 7 and 9 on the
Draft Plan to provide a minimum of 18.0 metres measured from the centreline of
King Avenue West (Durham Regional Road Highway 2) along the total frontage of
King Avenue West.
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Part 4 –Plans and Reports Required Prior to Subdivision Agreement/Final Plan
Registration
4.1 The Owner shall submit the following plans and report or revisions thereof
Phasing Plan
(1) The Owner shall submit plans showing the proposed phasing to the Municipality
and the Region for review and approval if this subdivision is to be developed by
more than one registration. The Phasing Plan must show how the roads and
associated infrastructure within each phase are intended to connect to subsequent
phases of development, including the provision of temporary or transitional works
such as temporary turning circles, external easements for temporary turning
circles, and associated frozen lots. The Municipality shall require the preparation of
a subdivision agreement for each phase of development.
Noise Report
(2) The Owner shall submit to the Director of Engineering Services, the Director of
Planning Services and the Region, for review and approval, an updated noise
report, based on the preliminary noise report entitled entitled Noise Impact Study
prepared by D.G. Biddle & Associates Limited and dated February 2017 (the
“Noise Report”), Project No.115142.
The Owner acknowledges that an updated noise report will be required as part of
Site Plan Approval for Blocks 1, 2, 3 and 4, and agrees to implement noise
mitigation and warning clauses as recommended at that time.
Functional Servicing
(3) The Owner shall submit an updated Functional Servicing Report satisfactory to the
Director of Engineering Services and Ganaraska Region Conservation Authority.
Community Theme
(4) Establishing a “Community Theme” will be approved as part of the required site
plan approval for the blocks to the satisfaction of the Director of Planning Services
and Director of Engineering Services. Consideration will be given to approve
Community Theme plans for abutting lands in the Foster Neighbourhood to ensure
that previously approved design elements can be extended to this plan, where
feasible. Plans shall include a cohesive design for gateway treatments, landscape
treatments, lighting fixtures, and fencing details and shall meet the Urban Design
policies of the Clarington Official Plan, including the Prominent Intersection
policies.
Environmental Sustainability Plan
(5) The Owner shall submit an update of the Environmental Sustainability Plan based
on the preliminary Environmental Sustainability Plan entitled Sustainability Energy
Conservation Plan prepared by D.G. Biddle and Associates Limited, dated April
2017, to the satisfaction of the Director of Planning Services. Such plan shall
identify the measures that the Owner will undertake to conserve energy and water
in excess of the standards of the Ontario Building Code, reduce waste, increase
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recycling of construction materials and utilize non-toxic, environmentally
sustainable materials and finishes.
Soils Management Plan
(6) Prior to Authorization to Commence, the Owner shall provide a Soils Management
Plan for review and approval by the Director of Engineering Services. Such plan
shall provide information respecting but not limited to any proposed import or
export of fill to or from any portion of the Lands, intended haulage routes, the time
and duration of any proposed haulage, the source of any soil to be imported,
quality assurance measures for any fill to be imported, and any proposed
stockpiling on the Lands. All imported material must originate from within the
Municipality of Clarington. The Owner shall comply with all aspects of the
approved Soils Management Plan. The Director may require the Owner to provide
security relating to mud clean up, dust control and road damage.
Dust Management Plan
(7) Prior to Authorization to Commence Works, the Owner is required to prepare a
Dust Management Plan for review and approval by the Director of Engineering
Services. Such plan shall provide a practical guide for controlling airborne dust
which could impact neighbouring properties. The plan must:
(a) identify the likely sources of dust emissions;
(b) identify conditions or activities which may result in dust emissions;
(c) include preventative and control measures which will be implemented to
minimize the likelihood of high dust emissions;
(d) include a schedule for implementing the plan, including training of on-site
personnel;
(e) include inspection procedures and monitoring initiatives to ensure effective
implementation of preventative and control measures; and
(f) include a list of all comments received from the Municipality, if any, and a
description of how each comment was addressed.
Part 5 –Special Terms and Conditions to be Included in the Subdivision
Agreement
5.1 Lands Requiring Site Plans
The owner shall not make an application for a building permit in respect of Blocks
1, 2, 3 and/or 4 until the Owner has received site plan approval from the
Municipality under Section 41 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, C.P.13.
5.2 Sale of Units within the Draft Plan of Subdivision
As all lands require site plan approval which may result in the reconfiguration of
the site, units and parking areas, the owner shall not offer for sale nor enter into
Purchase and Sale Agreements until Draft Site Plan approval has been granted
and to the satisfaction of the Director of Planning Services.
5.3 Closure, Conveyance and Realignment of Given Road
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The owner apply for the closure, conveyance and realignment of Given Road
road allowance. All approvals shall be subject to the approval of the Director of
Engineering Services and by by-law approved by the Municipality of Clarington.
The owner shall be 100% responsible for all costs associated with the closure
and conveyance process.
The owner shall be 100% responsible for all cost associated with the
reconstruction of Given Road and for completing the necessary connections to
McDonald Crescent. The Engineering drawings for the Subdivision S-C-2017-006
shall include all works necessary for the realignment, including but not limited to
any utility/service relocation, road construction and road restoration along the
former road alignment all to the satisfaction of the Director of Engineering
Services. This work shall also form part of the Engineering Works Cost Estimate
and Performance Guarantee.
5.4 Public Walkway
The Owner agrees to provide a 3.0 metre wide access easement/dedication to
accommodate a public connection over the plan to connect McDonald Crescent
to King Avenue West. The exact alignment shall be subject to the approval of the
Director of Engineering Services.
The Owner agrees to construct a suitable hard surface connection with the
easement with final approval determined at the Site Plan Approval stage.
Grading of the connection shall be accessible in accordance with the Ontario
Building Code.
5.5 Parkland
(a) The Owner shall convey Block 5 to the Municipality for Park or other public
recreational purposes and pay the Municipality cash-in-lieu of parkland under
Section 51.1. of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.P.13. The Owner
acknowledges that the land and payment represents the value of the land that
would otherwise be required to be conveyed at the rate of 1 hectare of land for
each 300 dwelling units in the draft Plan as of the day before the approval of draft
Plan of Subdivision S-C-2017-0006, less the area of Block 5 at the time of
registration of the plan. The Owner shall also pay the Municipality cash-in-lieu of
parkland for the commercial block in the amount of 2% of the area of Block 2.
(b) (1) In this section, “Park Plan” means a plan prepared by a qualified
landscape architect showing:
(a) all proposed park features including walkways, landscaping and seating
areas; and
(b) the proposed grading and stormwater drainage system to demonstrate
that the proposed park size, configuration and topography will allow for
the construction of park facilities.
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(2) An Authorization to Commence shall not be issued for any Works until the
Owner has submitted and the Director has approved the Park Plan.
(3) The Owner shall construct, and ensure the Engineering Drawings incorporate
the final grades for the park including 200 mm minimum topsoil and seeding,
sodding, all storm sewer servicing within the park, and any other park facility
as required within the approved Park Plan.
(4) For purposes of the Subdivision Agreement, all works under the section
5.5(3) are considered a separate Works Component with a minimum
maintenance period of 2 years.
5.6 Noise Attenuation
(1) The Owner shall implement the noise attenuation measures recommended in
the noise report entitled Noise Impact Study prepared by D.G. Biddle &
Associates Limited and dated February 2017 (the “Noise Report”), and the
required addendum report, including noise attenuation measures and
warning clauses.
(2) The Owner shall not make an application for a building permit for any building
on the Lands until an acoustic engineer has certified that the plans for the
building are in accordance with the Noise Report.
5.7 Signalization of Pedwell Street/King Avenue West
(1) Together with the adjacent landowner of Registered Plan 40M-2540
(Lindvest Properties), the Owner agrees to fund its proportionate share
based on trip generation from the respective developments using standard
engineering practices in the cost of the installation of traffic signals at Pedwell
Street and King Avenue West to the satisfaction of the Director of
Engineering Services.
Part 6 – Agency Conditions
6.1 Region of Durham
(1) The Owner shall provide for the extension of such sanitary sewer and water
supply facilities which are external to, as well as within, the limits of this plan
that are required to service this plan. In addition, the Owner shall provide for
the extension of sanitary sewer and water supply facilities within the limits of
the plan which are required to service other developments external to this
subdivision. Such sanitary sewer and water supply facilities are to be
designed and constructed according to the standards and requirements of
the Region. All arrangements, financial and otherwise, for said extensions
are to be made to the satisfaction of the Region, and are to be completed
prior to final approval of this plan.
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(2) Prior to entering into a subdivision agreement, the Region shall be satisfied
that adequate water pollution control plant and water supply plant capacities
are available to the proposed subdivision.
(3) Prior to the finalization of this plan of subdivision , the Owner must provide
satisfactory evidence to the Regional Municipality of Durham in accordance
with the Region of Durham’s Site Contamination Protocol, which includes, but
may not be limited to the submission of a Site Screening Questionnaire
signed by the Owner and a qualified person.
(4) The Owner shall grant to the Region any easements required for provision of
Regional services for this development and these easements shall be in the
location and of such widths as determined by the Region.
(5) The Owner shall satisfy all requirements, financial and otherwise, of the
Region. This shall include, among other matters, the execution of a
subdivision agreement between the Owner and the Region concerning the
provision and installation of sanitary sewers, water supply, roads and other
regional services.
6.2 Ganarska Region Conservation Authority
(1) Prior to any on-site grading or construction of final registration of the Plan,
the Owner shall submit a detailed stormwater management report in
accordance with the current MOE criteria and the report titled “function
Servicing Report, Tornat Group, Given Road Foster Creek North”, D.G.
Biddle & Associates, October, 2017, which includes:
• Conceptual Servicing Plan CP-1 (Feb 2017)
• Conceptual Grading Plan CP-2 (Feb 2017)
• Conceptual erosion and Sediment Control Plan CP-1 (April 2017)
Be prepared to the satisfaction of the Municipality of Clarington and the
Ganaraska Region Conservation Authority.
(2) That a report be prepared to the satisfaction of the Municipality and the
Ganaraska Region Conservation Authority detailed the means whereby
erosion and siltation will be minimized and contained on the site both during
and subsequent to the construction period.
(3) That the Owner agrees in the subdivision agreement to carry out or cause to
be carried out all of the measures and recommendations contained within the
reports approved under Conditions 6.2 (1) and 6.2 (2).
(4) That the Owner agrees in the subdivision agreement to maintain all erosion
and siltation control devices in good repair during the construction period in a
manner satisfactorily to the Municipality and the Ganaraska Region
Conservation Authority
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6.3 Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Sport
(1) The Owner shall carry out archaeological assessment work for the subject
property and mitigation and/or salvage excavation (if required) of any
significant heritage resources to the satisfaction of the Ministry of Tourism,
Culture, and Sport.
No demolition, grading or other soil disturbances shall take place on the
lands prior to the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Sport confirming that
potential adverse impact to the archaeological resources identified in the
archaeological assessment prepared by AST Archaeological and Cultural
Heritage Services, and dated November 29, 2016 have been addressed
through measures such as preservation, resource removal, licensing and
resource conservation requirements.
6.4 Canada Post Corporation
(1) The Owner shall satisfy the following requirements of Canada Post
Corporation and the Municipality with respect to the provision of mail delivery
to the Subdivision Lands and the provision of community mailbox locations,
as follows:
(a) The Owner shall advise Canada Post as to the excavation date for the
first foundation/first phase as well as the date development work is
scheduled to begin.
(b) If applicable, the Owner shall ensure that any street facing installs have
a pressed curb or curb cut.
(c) The Owner shall advise Canada Post as to the expected first occupancy
date and ensure the site is accessible to Canada Post 24 hours a day.
(d) The Owner will consult with Canada Post and the Municipality to
determine suitable permanent locations for the Community Mail Boxes.
The Owner will then indicate these locations on the appropriate
servicing plans.
(e) The Owner agrees, prior to offering any units for sale, to display a map
on the wall of the sales office in a place readily accessible to potential
homeowners that indicates the location of all Community Mail Boxes
within the development, as approved by Canada Post.
(f) The Owner will provide a suitable and safe temporary site for a
Community Mail Boxes upon approval of the Municipality (that is
levelled with appropriate sized patio stones and free of tripping
hazards), until curbs, sidewalks and final grading are completed at the
permanent locations. Canada Post will provide mail delivery to new
residents as soon as the homes or units are occupied.
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(g) Owner agrees to provide the following for each Community Mail Boxes
and to include these requirements on the appropriate servicing plans (if
applicable):
i) Any required walkway across the boulevard, per municipal
standards; and
ii) Any required curb depressions for wheelchair access, with an
opening of at least two meters (consult Canada Post for detailed
specifications).
6.5 Utilities
(1) The Owner shall coordinate the preparation of an overall utility distribution
plan that allows for the safe installation of all utilities including the separation
between utilities to the satisfaction of the Director of Engineering Services.
(2) All utilities will be installed within the proposed road allowances. Where this is
not possible, easements will be provided at no cost to the utility provider.
Proposed easements are not permitted on lands owned by the Municipality
unless it can be demonstrated that there is no other alternative. Such
easements must not impede the long term use of the lands and will be at the
discretion of the Director of Engineering Services.
(3) The Owner shall cause all utilities, including hydro, telephone, and cable
television within the streets of this development to be installed underground
for both primary and secondary services.
Part 7 – Standard Notices and Warnings
7.1 The Owner shall include a clause in Agreements of Purchase and Sale for all Lots
informing the purchaser of all applicable development charges in accordance with
subsection 58(4) of the Development Charges Act, 1997, S.O. 1997, C.27.
7.2 The Owner shall include the notices and warnings clauses set out in Schedule 3 of
the Municipality’s standard subdivision agreement in Agreements of Purchase and
Sale for all Lots or Blocks.
7.3 The Owner shall include the following notices and warning clauses in Agreements
of Purchase and Sale for the Lots or Blocks to which they apply:
7.4 Noise Report
(1) The Owner shall include the following notice in the Agreements of Purchase
and Sale for Lots/Blocks within this Plan of Subdivision:
“Purchasers are advised that sound levels will be assessed in detail during
the Site Plan Approval stage which is required as a condition of
development for the subject lands. Purchasers are advised to refer to
detailed warning clauses and noise mitigation techniques included in the
Site Plan Agreement.”
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“Noise from road/rail traffic/existing/proposed commercial development
may interfere with some activities of the dwelling occupants as the sound
levels will exceed the Ministry of Environment’s noise criteria.”
“Dwellings equipped with central air conditioning system will allow
windows and exterior doors to remain closed, thereby ensuring that the
indoor sound levels are within the Ministry of the Environment’s noise
criteria.”
“Dwelling units may be fitted with a forced air heating system and the
ducting etc. sized to accommodate a central air conditioning unit. The
installation of central air conditioning by the homeowner will allow
windows and exterior doors to be kept closed, thereby achieving
indoor sound levels within the limits recommended by the Ministry of
the Environment. (Note: The location and installation of the outdoor
air conditioning device should be done so as to comply with noise
criteria of MINISRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE
publication NPC-216, Residential Air Conditioning Devices and thus
minimize the noise impacts both on and in the immediate vicinity of
the subject property).”
“Despite the inclusion of noise control features in the design of the
subdivision and individual units, noise levels from road/rail
traffic/existing/proposed commercial development may be of concern
and may occasionally interfere with some activities of the dwelling
occupants as the noise exposure level may exceed the noise criteria
of the Ministry of the Environment.”
7.5 Public Walkway
The Owner shall include the following warning clause in agreements of purchase
and sale and lease agreements for Lots and units within the Draft Plan of
Subdivision:
“Public Walkway – A 3.0 m easement through Block _____ has been
designated for use as a public walkway which shall be maintained and
open for public use.”
7.7 Canada Post Corporation
The Owner shall include the following notice in the agreements of purchase and sale for all lots:
“Mail Service - Purchasers are advised that Canada Post intends to service this property through the use of community mailboxes that may be located in several locations within this subdivision.”
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Part 8 - Clearance
8.1 Prior to final approval of the plan for registration, the Municipality’s Director of
Planning Services shall be advised in writing by,
(a) the Region how Conditions 3.4(a), 4.1(1), 5.6, 6.1, 6.3 have been satisfied;
(b) Ganaraska Region Conservation Authority, how Condition 6.2 has been
satisfied;
(c) Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport, how Condition 6.3 has been satisfied;
(d) Canada Post, how Condition 6.4 have been satisfied;
Part 9 – Notes to Draft Approval
9.1 Terms used in these conditions that are not otherwise defined have the meanings
given to them in the Municipality’s standard subdivision agreement.
9.2 As the Owner of the proposed subdivision, it is your responsibility to satisfy all
conditions of draft approval in an expeditious manner. The conditions of draft
approval will be reviewed periodically and may be amended at any time prior to
final approval. The Planning Act provides that draft approval, may be withdrawn at
any time prior to final approval.
9.3 If final approval is not given to this plan within three (3) years of the draft approval
date, and no extensions have been granted, draft approval shall lapse and the file
shall be closed. Extensions may be granted provided valid reason is given and is
submitted to the Director of Planning Services for the Municipality of Clarington
well in advance of the lapsing date.
9.4 Where an agency requirement is required to be included in the Municipal
subdivision agreement, a copy of the agreement should be sent to the agency in
order to facilitate their clearance of conditions for final approval of this plan. The
addresses and telephone numbers of these agencies are:
(a) Durham Regional Planning Department, 605 Rossland Road East, P.O. Box
623, Whitby, Ontario L1N 6A3 (905) 668-7721.
(b) Ganaraska Region Conservation Authority, Box 328, Port Hope, Ontario LIA
3W4 (905) 885-8173.
(c) Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport
(d) Canada Post, Metro Toronto Region, 1860 Midland Ave. 2nd Floor
Scarborough ON, M1P 5A1
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Attachment 3 to
Municipality of Clarington Report PSD-090-17
Corporation of the Municipality of Clarington
By-law Number 2017-______
being a By-law to amend By-law 84-63, the Comprehensive Zoning By-law for
the Corporation of the Municipality of Clarington.
Whereas the Council of the Corporation of the Municipality of Clarington deems it
advisable to amend By-law 84-63, for ZBA 2017-0009;
Now Therefore Be It Resolved That, the Council of the Corporation of the Municipality of
Clarington enacts as follows:
1. Section 15.4 “Special Exceptions – Urban Residential Type Four (R4) ZONE” is
hereby amended by adding thereto, the following new Special Exception:
“15.4.42 Urban Residential Exception (R4-42) ZONE
Notwithstanding 3.16 d., 15.1 a., 15.2 a., 15.2 c., 15.2 g., 15.2 h., 15.2 i, those
lands zoned “R4-42” on the Schedules to this By-law shall only be used subject to
the following zone provisions:
a. Permitted Uses
i) Apartment
ii) Link Townhouse Dwelling
b. Density
i) minimum 130 units per net hectare
ii) maximum 150 units per net hectare
iii) The number of Link Townhouse Dwelling units shall not exceed 10
units.
c. Private Lane Width (minimum) 6.5 metres
d. Regulations for Apartment Buildings:
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i) The street façade (minimum) shall be 70% of the length of Street Line
along King Avenue West and shall have a setback between 2 metres and
8 metres
ii) The street façade (minimum) shall be 70% of the length of Street Line
along Rudell Road and shall have a setback between 2 metres and
15 metres
iii) Transparent Glazing on first storey along
King Avenue West street façade (minimum) 30%
iv) Transparent Glazing on first storey along
Rudell Road street façade (minimum) 30%
v) Setback to Street Line along Given Road (minimum) 6 metres
vii) Height
i) Minimum 4 storeys
ii) Maximum 6 storeys
iii) Maximum for a building within 25 metres Given Road 5 storeys
ix) Underground Parking Structure Setbacks (minimum)
1.2 metres to any property line
x) Provisions for air intake, parking structures, and stairwells
a) Minimum 3 metre setback to any property line
b) Maximum height of air intake/exhaust 1 metre
c) Maximum height of stairwell for access to underground parking 2.5 m
xi) Bicycle Parking (minimum) 0.5 space per
dwelling unit
A minimum of 75% of the required spaces shall be within a building or
structure.
xii) Minimum indoor amenity space 2 square metres per unit
xiii) Minimum outdoor amenity space 4 square metres per unit
e. Regulations for Link Townhouse Dwellings:
i) Setback to the Street Line along Given Road 1.5 m minimum
ii) Exterior side yard setback to a private street or sidewalk 1.2 m minimum
iii) Setback between Link Townhouse Dwellings without a common wall
5 m minimum
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v) Minimum outdoor private amenity space per unit 30 square metres
vi) Minimum outdoor shared amenity space 4 square metres per unit
vii) Maximum height 12 metres
2. Section 16.5 “Special Exceptions – General Commercial (C1) Zone” is hereby
amended by adding thereto, the following new Special Exception:
“16.5.64 GENERAL COMMERCIAL EXCEPTION (C1-64) ZONE
Notwithstanding 3.12, 3.16 d., 3.17 a., 16.1, 16.2 and 16.3 those lands zoned C1-
64 as shown on the Schedules to this By-law shall be subject to the following uses
and regulations:
a. Permitted Residential Uses
i) Single Detached Dwelling; and
ii) Dwelling units as part of a building containing a permitted non-
residential use(s);
b. Permitted Non-Residential Uses
i) Artisan Studio
ii) Convenience Store
iii) Retail Commercial Establishment
iv) Business, Administrative or Professional Office
v) Eating Establishment
vi) Eating Establishment, Take-out
vii) Financial Office
viii) Fitness Centre
ix) Day Nursery
x) Dry Cleaning Distribution Centre
xi) Laundry
xii) Medical or Dental Clinic
xiii) Printing or Publishing Establishment
xiv) School, Commercial
xv) Service Shop, Personal
xvi) Service Shop, Light
c. Regulations for Residential Uses
i) Single Detached Dwellings shall comply with the regulations in
Section 13.4.45
ii) Dwelling units as part of a building containing a permitted non-
residential use shall comply with the regulations in Section 16.2 b.
and c.
d. Regulations for Non-Residential Uses
i) Lot Frontage (minimum) 50 metres
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ii) Setback to Street Line along
Pedwell Street and King Avenue West minimum 2 metres
maximum 5 metres
iii) Setback to R4-42 Zone (minimum) 1.5 metres
iv) Setback to Street Line along Given Road (minimum) 20 metres
v) Setback to R2-45 Zone (minimum) 10 metres
vi) Height
minimum 2 storey
maximum 4 storeys
vii) Storey Height
First storey minimum 4 metres
First storey maximum 5 metres
All other storeys maximum 3 metres
viii) Minimum Storey Requirements
Above the ground floor, each storey shall contain a floor area equal to no
less than 50% of the floor area immediately beneath it to be considered a
storey.
ix) Street Façade
Minimum length of the street façade along King Avenue West and
Pedwell Street 50%.
x) Minimum amount of transparent glazing within the non-residential use
street façade 50%
xi) Each building shall have a minimum 12 metre street façade along King
Avenue and a minimum of one main active non-residential entrance
within the street façade.
xii) Maximum gross floor area of non-residential units within a mixed use
building 300 square metres
xiii) Maximum total gross floor area of non-residential units within the C1-64
Zone 1,500 square metres
xiv) Landscaped Open Space (minimum) 10%
xv) Planting strip width abutting the R2-45 zone (minimum) 2 metres
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xvi) Minimum bicycle parking/storage spaces for non-residential uses as a
percentage of the required automobile parking spaces. 10%
xvii) Minimum bicycle parking/storage spaces for residential uses, minimum of
75% of the required spaces shall be within a building or structure. 0.5
per dwelling
xviii) Parking and Loading
Parking Requirements for Commercial Plaza (minimum)
1 for every 20 square metres
xix) Minimum number of loading spaces (3 metres x 7.5 metres) 1
xx) Minimum aisle width (metres) 6.5
6. Schedule ‘4’ to By-law 84-63, as amended, is hereby further amended by changing
the zone designation from
"Holding - Urban Residential Type One ((H)R1) Zone" to "Holding - Urban
Residential Exception ((H)R4-42) Zone"
"Holding - Urban Residential Type One ((H)R1) Zone" to "Holding – General
Commercial Exception ((H)C1-64) Zone"
as illustrated on the attached Schedule ‘A’ hereto.
7. Schedule ‘A’ attached hereto shall form part of this By-law.
8. Special provisions for removing the (H) Holding Symbol in the R4-30 and R3-53
Zone.
In addition to the general provisions of the Official Plan with respect to the removal
of the (H) Holding symbol, Council shall only enact a by-law to remove the (H)
Holding Symbol from the R4-42 and C1-64 Zone when:
a) Durham Region provides clearance with respect to the Environmental Site
Assessment and Archeological Study;
b) An agreement is entered into with respect to the funding of signals at Pedwell
Street and King Avenue West;
c) A pedestrian easement across the site linking McDonald Crescent to King
Avenue West is created to the satisfaction of the Municipality; and
d) The necessary approvals and agreements are in place for the closure,
conveyance and relocation of Given Road to the satisfaction of the Director of
Engineering Services.
9. This By-law shall come into effect on the date of the passing hereof, subject to the
provisions of Section 34 of the Planning Act.
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Adrian Foster, Mayor
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C. Anne Greentree, Municipal Clerk
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Unfinished Business Item 13.2
The following Resolution #GG-079-18 was tabled from the January 29, 2018 Special
General Government Committee Meeting:
Resolution #GG-079-18
Moved by Councillor Neal, seconded by Councillor Traill
That Capital Project 42-421-18404, RRC – Lobby Digital Display Sign, in the amount of
$17,500. be deleted.
Tabled Later in the Meeting
(See following motions)
Resolution #GG-081-18
Moved by Councillor Hooper, seconded by Councillor Woo
The foregoing Resolution #GG-079-18 be tabled to the February 5, 2018 Council
Meeting.
Carried
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Planning and Development Committee has recommended to Council that Report
CAO- 002-18 be received and approved by the following resolution.
That Report CAO-002-18 be received;
“That staff be directed to declare approximately 0.8 hectares (2 acres) of the
municipally-owned property south of 1895 Cobbledick Road shown in Figure 1 of
Report CAO-002-18, as surplus and transfer such property to Durham Hospice –
Clarington for nominal consideration, subject to the conditions set out in section
2.11 of Report CAO-002-18 with the exception of the condition that the name
“Clarington” be included in the facility’s name;
That staff be directed to take all steps to effect the transfer;
The Mayor and Clerk be authorized to execute any documentation necessary to
effect the transfer; and
That the owner of 1895 Cobbledick Road be notified of Committee’s
recommendation and all interested parties listed in Report CAO-002-18 and any
delegations be advised of Council’s decision."
As noted in Section 2.13 of Report CAO-002-18 the Cobbledick site is outside an
Urban Area and is designated Community Park. A site specific amendment to the
Official Plan is required to permit the hospice at this location.
Council’s permission is required to allow Durham Hospice to apply for an Official Plan
Amendment Application because of Section 22(2.1) of the Planning Act which states
that “no person or public body shall request an amendment to a new official plan before
the second anniversary of the first day any part of the plan comes into effect.”
Clarington Official Plan Amendment 107 was approved by the Region on June 19, 2017
meaning no applications can be applied for within two years of that date, unless Council
declares by resolution that such a request is permitted.
To: Mayor and Members of Council
From: David Crome, Director of Planning Services
Date: January 31, 2018
Subject: CAO-002-18 Report, Durham Hospice location, permission to amend the
Clarington Official Plan
File: RE 4.18, 1785 Cobbledick Road
Page | 2
There are two options to address this requirement of the Planning Act:
1.Council resolution authorizing Durham Hospice to make an application
As with other recent requests, Council could add the following additional paragraph
in its resolution:
“That Council hereby permits Durham Hospice to file an application requesting that
the Clarington Official Plan be amended to allow a Hospice at 1785 Cobbledick
Road and that by granting such permission to Durham Hospice., Council is in no
way expressing any opinion regarding the planning merits of the application or any
related application”
OR
2.Council resolution directing staff to initiate an amendment to the Official Plan
Council could direct staff to undertake a municipally-initiated amendment. This would
seem to be more appropriate since by declaring the land to be surplus and selling it
to Durham Hospice, Council is, in essence, declaring its opinion on the planning
merits of any application. It would thus seem logical for Council should adopt the
following additional resolution:
“That Council directs staff to initiate an amendment to the Clarington Official Plan to
permit a Hospice at 1785 Cobbledick Road”
As the report also notes that a zoning amendment is required. It is not recommended
that staff initiate a zoning amendment since various background studies are required to
address environmental impacts, site servicing and stormwater management. Durham
Hospice would prepare these studies in the context of their site plan application and it
would inform the performance standards to be included in the Zoning By-law.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
David J. Crome
Director of Planning Services
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From:Suzanne Elston
To:ClerksDepartment@clarington.net
Cc:Brian Elston
Subject:Report PSD-011-18 - Southeast Courtice Secondary Plan - Draft Terms of Reference
Date:February-02-18 1:18:22 PM
Mayor & Council:
Re: Report PSD-011-18 - Southeast Courtice Secondary Plan - Draft Terms of Reference
On behalf on my husband, Brian Elston, and myself, I would like to formalize some of the
comments that I made at the Public Meeting on January 29, 2018, to discuss the Draft Terms
of Reference for the Southeast Courtice Secondary Plan.
As residents with property in the centre of this proposed Plan, we have some serious concerns
that are not addressed within the Draft Terms of Reference (TOR).
1. Heritage
Despite the assurances of the Director of Planning that Heritage would be a consideration, the
TOR do not specify Heritage as one of the five priorities. The Planning Policy Statement
(2005), of the Ontario Planning Act sets out:
• how the land use planning system works
• who makes decisions
• ways to resolve disputes and seek public input
• provincial and municipal roles in planning administration
Specifically, Section 2 of the Act identifies matters of provincial interest, which includes the
conservation of significant features of architectural, cultural, historical, archaeological or
scientific interest.
2.6.1 Significant built heritage resources and significant cultur- al heritage landscapes
shall be conserved.
2.6.2 Development and site alter- ation shall only be permitted on lands containing
archaeological resources or areas of archaeo- logical potential if the significant
archaeological resources have been conserved by removal and documentation, or by
preserva- tion on site. Where significant archaeological resources must be preserved on
site, only devel- opment and site alteration which maintain the heritage integrity of the
site may be permitted.
Our property has been home to my husband’s family since 1827 - forty years before Canada
became a country. We have significant historical data about the land around us, including
flooding, water table data and other important information that will impact future development
in this area.
2. Sustainability and Climate Change
While this is a heading in the the Draft TOR (P.4), there is only reference to Sustainability.
Climate Change is not even mentioned (let alone addressed) in either the description provided,
or the Priority Green Development Framework for Secondary Plans, which form Appendix B
of the Draft.
We are already feeling the impacts of a climate altered world. The consensus of the
established scientific community is that we will experience significant changes to our local
climate by 2049. These changes will impact municipal infrastructure and personal property on
scales we can only begin to imagine.
3. Climate Adaptation
In consideration of the coming changes, the Region of Durham commissioned a study in 2012
to look at future climate predictions. The result was the report, Durham Region’s Future
Climate 2040 - 2049 (SENES Consulting), which formed the basis of the Region’s Climate
Change Action Plan.
Durham Regional Council, on behalf of the Durham Community, approved Towards
Resilience - Durham Community Climate Adaptation Plan 2016, on April 14, 2016. This Plan
was the collaborative result of representatives from most of lower tier municipalities, the
Region’s Conservation Authorities, Durham utilities and other interested parties. Members of
Clarington Council who serve as Regional Councillors were provided regular updates on the
progress of the Adaptation Plan’s development and were parties to its approval.
In my educated opinion, it would be foolhardy and irresponsible to the future residents of
southeast Courtice, not to give carefully consideration to the recommendations contained with
Adaptation Plan. (https://www.durham.ca/en/living-here/climate-change-and-extreme-
weather.aspx)
4. Well Water for Existing Residents
Consideration must also be given to the resident who are not part of the Secondary Plan. We
have personally experienced the impact that development can have on the water table. After
175 years of excellent water quality and quantity, our well suddenly went dry when the lands
north of us were excavated for a housing development. The water table immediately recovered
once the backfilling had been completed. The Region of Durham’s Works Department agreed
that this had indeed impacted our well, and provided water services and upgraded the pump in
our well to ensure that we had adequate water. I can provide more specific data with respect to
this, upon request.
This is not merely an inconvenience. The United Nations has listed access to clean drinking
water as a basic human right.
(http://www.un.org/waterforlifedecade/human_right_to_water.shtml)
5. Steering Committee (P. 12, 7.1)
The Steering Committee does not include local landowners who are not part of the
Landowners Group, despite the fact that much of the identified area is not part of the
Landowners group’s properties. I would suggest that the Steering Committee be expanded to
include a landowner with large holdings, specifically the Muir family, or their representative.
Finally, I understand that the Municipality is under considerable pressure from the developers
to fast-track the approvals process. It is my highly educated opinion that this would be a
serious mistake. You cannot collect property taxes from residents who have to abandon their
homes due to flooding, the inability to get flood insurance, climate-related damage and other
catastrophic events related to climate change.
Please ensure that my comments are part of the public record and that a copy of these
comments is provided to the Director of Planning.
Thank you.
Suzanne Elston
on behalf of Brian and Suzanne Elston
1604 Bloor Street
Courtice, ON
L1E 2S3
905-434-6865
belston@gmail.com
selston@gmail.com