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Home My WebLink AboutCAO-06-07 Cl!J!illgtDn REPORT CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER Meeting: GENERAL PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE . Report #: CAO-06-07 File: 6PA - ;)7'r:: - D7 By-law #: Date: Monday, March 26, 2007 Subject: REQUEST TO REZONE SURPLUS PROPERTY 3289 TRULLS ROAD, COURTICE RECOMMENDATIONS: It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and Administration Committee recommend to Council the following: 1. THAT Report CAO-06-07 be received; and 2. THAT Council authorize the Chief Administrative Officer to make application for rezoning of the municipal surplus property located at 3289 Trulls Road, Courtice; 3. THAT Council authorize the Chief Administrative Officer to have the necessary reports prepared, a Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessment, an Environmental Impact Study and engineering/survey plans; 4. THAT the municipal planning application review fees be waived and that the Region of Durham and Central Lake Ontario Conservation be requested to waive their planning application review fees; and 5. THAT the funds required to prepare the site for sale be drawn from the Municipal Acquisition Reserve Account 110-50-130-85002-7401. Submitted by: U ~ Franklin Wu Chief Administrative Officer CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON 40 TEMPERANCE STREET, BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO L 1C 3A6 T (905)623-3379 F (905)623-5717 REPORT NO.: CAO-06-07 PAGE 2 1. BACKGROUND In November of 2001 the Municipality acquired the property located at 2611 Trulls Road, Courtice, for a new fire station. The site was developed and the new station has been operational since 2005. The former fire station at 3289 Trulls Road was subsequently closed. Report PSD-102-06 was presented to Council on September 25, 2006 recommending that the property be declared surplus and offered for sale. The report indicated that the Chief Administrative Officer was in negotiations with the Region with respect to using the property for an EMS station and that Council would be informed when negotiations were concluded. The Region has completed their assessment of the property and has determined that it is not suitable for an EMS station. No other municipal use has been identified. 2. COMMENTS This property is designated Urban Residential and Environmental Protection in the Clarington Official Plan. The EP designation covers a small section of the south east corner. The Natural Heritage System Map C1 indicates that a tributary of Farewell Creek runs through the eastern portion of the property. Attachment 1 shows that the eastern section also contains a provincially significant wetland. The site is zoned Agricultural (A) and Environmental Protection (EP) under the former Town of Newcastle By-law 84-63. The majority of the site is zoned Environmental Protection. The agricultural zone is located in the north west corner fronting on Trulls Road and in the south east corner. The majority of the building and the parking lot is located within the Environmental Protection zone as shown on Attachment 1. As this property is not required for municipal use, it should be developed in conformity with the designated land use of Urban Residential. One option is to demolish the building and remove the asphalt to permit the development of residential lots fronting on George Reynolds Drive. Another option is to offer the REPORT NO.: CAO-06-07 PAGE 3 building for sale to a community organization that would use the existing building and parking lot. Regardless of which option Council wishes staff to pursue, the Agricultural zone in the south east corner would be rezoned to Environmental Protection and all of the lands outside of the area proposed for redevelopment would remain in the Municipality’s ownership. Supporting documentation will be submitted with the rezoning application. A lot grading plan and a servicing plan would be required and, given the building’s former use as a fire station, a Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessment would also necessary. The costs of the lot grading and servicing plans and the ESA are estimated at approximately $6,000.00. Section 4.4.24 of the Clarington Official Plan states that an Environmental Impact Study (EIS) be undertaken for development applications located on lands within or adjacent to any natural heritage feature. Central Lake Ontario Conservation has provided a preliminary review of the proposed residential development and have determined that an Environmental Impact Study would be required as part of the application approval process. The estimated cost of the Study is $3,000.00. The demolition of the building is estimated between $50,000.00. - $75,000.00, if it is determined that this option is to be pursued. 3. CONCLUSION This property is no longer required for municipal use. The building sits in the EP zone and the site can not be used for any use other than public without the approval of a rezoning application. The sale of the property will recover the costs required to prepare the site for sale. Proceeds will replenish the Municipality’s Property Acquisition Reserve Fund. REPORT NO.: CAO-06-07 PAGE 4 In order to ensure the Planning Services Department will deal with this application at arms-length, it would be necessary to authorize the Chief Administrative Officer to act as agent for the Municipality for the purpose of filing the rezoning application and engaging the appropriate consultants to complete the necessary documentation for the application to proceed. Attachment 1 – Aerial photo with EP boundary and wetland complex d ::0 CD u o ::4- ..)> oiif )>(") O:J'" I 3 ~CD I ::J 0- -.....I -"" ~ ~. L~ .,.:... 3289 TRULLS ROAD, COURTICE EP ZONING BOUNDARY (84-63) k'<::ll<':!J WETLAND BOUNDARY SUBJECT LANDS