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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2006-166 CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON BY-LAW NO. 2006 -166 being a By-law to adopt Amendment No. 52 to the Clarington Official Plan WHEREAS Section 17 (22) of the Planning Act R.S.O. 1990, as amended, authorizes the Municipality of Clarington to pass by-laws for the adoption or repeal of Official Plans and Amendments thereto; AND WHEREAS the Corporation of the Municipality of Clarington deems it advisable to amend the Clarington Official Plan to permit the expansion of an existing mineral aggregate extraction operation; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Council of the Corporation of the Municipality of Clarington enacts as follows: 1. That Amendment No. 52 to the Clarington Official Plan, being the attached explanatory text and schedule, is hereby adopted, 2. That this By-law shall come into force and take effect on the date after the last day of appeal. BY-LAW read a first time this 31st day of August 2006 BY-LAW read a second time this 31st day of August 2006 BY-LAW read a third time and finally passed this 31st day of August 2006 i /~ ....1/. .. ,LvvrfC-y: " " titton, M.~r . ~A~ff~ 7. ./...\1 c. (Anne'Greentree, Deputy Clerk PURPOSE: BASIS: ACTUAL AMENDMENT: Attachment 2 To Report PSD-087-06 AMENDMENT NO. 52 TO THE CLARINGTON OFFICIAL PLAN To amend the Official Plan of the Municipality of Clarington to permit an aggregate extraction operation on Part Lots 1 and 2, Concession 9, former Township of Darlington, 3086 Regional Road 20, as an expansion to an existing aggregate extraction operation. This amendment is based on an application and related technical studies submitted by 1559300 Ontario Limited to amend the Official Plan of the Municipality of Clarington to permit an aggregate extraction operation on Part Lots 1 and 2, Concession 9, former Township of Darlington, 3086 Regional Road 20, as an expansion to an existing aggregate extraction operation. The Clarington Official Plan is hereby amended as follows: 1) On Map A1 (Land Use Darlington Rural Area), by adding the designation "Aggregate Extraction Area" as an overlay designation to those lands shown on Exhibit 'A' hereto and described as Part Lots 1 and 2, Concession 9, former Township of Darlington. 2) By adding the following new section and sub-section: "15.4 SITE SPECIFIC POLICIES 15.4.1 Kovacs Pit The Kovacs Pit is located in Part Lots 1 and 2, Concession 9, former Township of Darlington and is identified on Map A 1 (Darlington) by an overlay "Aggregate Extraction Area" designation. The following additional policies shall apply to these lands. a) A maximum of 45 ha may be disturbed by extraction and aggregate processing activities at any time. Inactive pit areas are considered disturbed until final rehabilitation is completed. b) Notwithstanding 15.3.4, a maximum of 50,000 tonnes per year of limestone may be imported and temporarily stored on-site for resale or blending with material extracted on-site as an accessory use to the licensed aggregate extraction operation, provided that a minimum of 100,000 tonnes of aggregate had been extracted from the Aggregate Extraction Area in the previous year. c) Crushing and other processing equipment shall be located below natural grade and setback from residences as defined in the implementing zoning by- law. d) A well monitoring program shall be undertaken to the satisfaction of the Ministry of the Environment and the Region of Durham. e) A minimum 100 m wide natural heritage corridor shall be created through the rehabilitation plan to connect the woodlots on the east and west sides of the site. f) In ad-dition to perimeter tree planting, enhanced tree plantings shall be provided in the areas buffering the adjacent residences and woodlot, and shall be defined in a site plan approved by the Municipality. IMPLEMENTATION: The provisions set forth in the Clarington Official Plan, as amended, regarding the implementation of the Plan, shall apply in regard to this amendment. INTERPRETATION: The provisions set forth in the Clarington Official Plan, as amended, regarding the interpretation of the Plan, shall apply in regard to this amendment.