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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/05/2007 Energizing Ontario GENERAL PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE DATE: November 5, 2007 TIME: 9:30 A.M. PLACE: COUNCIL CHAMBERS 1. ROLL CALL 2. DISCLOSURES OF PECUNIARY INTEREST 3. MINUTES (a) Minutes of a Regular Meeting of October 22, 2007 301 4. (a) PRESENTATIONS There are no presentations. (b) DELEGATIONS (i) Greg Milosh, Brookhill Neighbourhood Plan, Report PSD-125-07 5. PUBLIC MEETINGS (a) Applications to Amend the Clarington Zoning By-Law and for Draft 501 Approval of a Plan of Subdivision Applicant: 708545 Ontario Limited Report: PSD-123-07 (b) Application to Amend the Clarington Zoning By-Law for Amendment to 503 Draft Approved Plan of Subdivision Applicant: 708545 Ontario Limited Report: PSD-124-07 (c) Application to Amend the Clarington Official Plan 505 Applicant: Municipality of Clarington Report: PSD-125-07 CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON 40 TEMPERANCE STREET, BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO L1C 3A6 T (905) 623-3379 G.P. & A. Agenda - 2 - November 5, 2007 6. PLANNING SERVICES DEPARTMENT (a) PSD-123-07 Application for Proposed Draft Plan of Subdivision and 601 Zoning By-Law Amendment Applicant: 708545 Ontario Limited (b) PSD-124-07 Application for Proposed Amendment to Draft Approval of 610 a Draft Approved Plan of Subdivision and a Zoning By-Law Amendment Applicant: 708545 Ontario Limited (c) PSD-125-07 Proposed Amendment to the Clarington Official Plan & 619 Draft Brookhill Secondary Plan and Urban Design Guidelines (d) PSD-126-07 Monitoring of the Decisions of the Committee of 699009 Adjustment for the Meeting of October 18, 2007 (e) PSD-127-07 Official Plan Amendment to Permit the Severance of a 699016 Dwelling Rendered Surplus as a Result of the Acquisition of a Non-Abutting Farm Property Applicant: Arnold Geisberger (f) PSD-128-07 Regional Cycling Plan Study 699026 (g) PSD-129-07 Report for Information Regarding Applicant's Appeal of 699039 Land Division Application LD143/2007 Applicant: Carmela Coscarella 7. ENGINEERING SERVICES DEPARTMENT (a) EGD-056-07 Clarington Corners Subdivision Phase 1 Stage 213, Plan 701 40M-1907 (Part), Phase 2 Stage 1, Plan 40M-2005, and Phase 2 Stage 2, Plan 40M-2087, Bowmanville, 'Certificate of Acceptance' and 'Assumption By-Laws', Final Works Including Roads and Other Related Works 8. OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT No Reports 9. EMERGENCY AND FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT No Reports G.P. & A. Agenda - 3 - November 5, 2007 10. COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT No Reports 11. CLERK'S DEPARTMENT (a) CLD-034-07 Request for Exemption to Traffic By-Law 1101 (b) CLD-035-07 Animal Services Quarterly Report— 1108 July to September 2007 (c) CLD-036-07 Meeting Investigator— Closed Meetings 1111 (d) CLD-037-07 Appointment of Private Property Parking Enforcement 1116 Officers 12. CORPORATE SERVICES DEPARTMENT No Reports 13. FINANCE DEPARTMENT (a) FND-021-07 2006 Audited Financial Statements 1301 (b) FND-022-07 Confidential Legal Matter (Circulated Under Separate Cover) 14. CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE No Reports 15. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 16. OTHER BUSINESS 17. ADJOURNMENT REVISED Please be advised that the Q previous notice you CORPORATION OF THE received had the incorrect Jl 1 i f jj MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON map on the back. iegtheway NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING PUBLIC MEETING DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS BY: 708545 ONTARIO INC. REPORT # PSD-123-07 708545 ONTARIO LIMITED APPLICATIONS TO AMEND THE CLARINGTON ZONING BY-LAW AND FOR DRAFT APPROVAL OF A PLAN OF SUBDIVISION TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Corporation of the Municipality of Clarington will consider a proposed Zoning By-law Amendment and application for Draft Approval of a Plan of Subdivision, under Sections 34 and 51 of the Planning Act, 1990,as amended. APPLICATION DETAILS The proposed applications for a Zoning By-law Amendment and Draft Approval of Plan of a Subdivision submitted by 708545 Ontario Inc.would permit the development of 64 dwelling units comprised of 7 single detached dwelling units on 11.0 metre minimum lot frontage and 57 single detached dwelling units on 12.2 metre minimum lot frontage. The subject property is located in Part Lot 33 and part of the road allowance between Lots 32&33,Concession 2, former Township of Darlington,as shown on reverse. The Municipality of Clarington has deemed the above-noted applications complete. Planning File Nos.: ZBA 2007-0038&S-C-2007-0009 PUBLIC MEETING The Municipality of Clarington will hold a public meeting to provide interested parties the opportunity to make comments, identify issues and provide additional information relative to the proposed development. The public meeting will be held on: DATE: Monday,November 5,2007 TIME: 9:30 a.m. PLACE: Council Chambers,2nd Floor,Municipal Administrative Centre, 40 Temperance St.,Bowmanville,Ontario ANY PERSON may attend the public meeting and/or make written or verbal representation either in support of or in opposition to the proposal. The start time listed above reflects the time at which the General Purpose and Administration Committee Meeting commences. If you cannot attend the Public Meeting on these applications you can make a deputation to Council at their meeting on Monday, November 12, 2007, commencing at 7:00 p.m. Should you wish to appear before Council, you must register with the Clerks Department by the Wednesday.noon, November 7, 2007 to have your"name appear in the Agenda. COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? If you wish to be notified of subsequent meetings or the approval of the proposed zoning by-law amendment or draft plan of subdivision or of the refusal of a request to amend the zoning by-law or draft plan of subdivision, you must make a written request to the Clerk's Department, 2m Floor, 40 Temperance Street, Bowmanville, Ontario L1 C 3A6. Additional information relating to the proposal is available for inspection between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. (during July and August 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.) at the Planning Services Department, V Floor,40 Temperance Street, Bowmanville, Ontario I_1 C; 3A6, or by calling Susan Ashton at (905) 623-3379 extension 218 or by e-mail at sashton@cladnc ton.net. APPEAL If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the Municipality of Clarington Planning Services Department before the proposed zoning by-law amendment and amendment to draft approval is approved, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision of Clarington Council to the Ontario Municipal Board. In addition,the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Ontario Municipal Board unless, in the opinion of the Board,there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party. Dated at the Municipality of Clarington this 25th day of September 2007. Dav Crome,M.C.I.P.,R.P.P. 40 Temperance Street Director of Planning Services Bowmanville,Ontario Municipality of Clarington L1C 3A6 501 Cn Property Location Map(Courtica) ZBA 2007-0038 ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT SC 2007-0009 Draft Plan of Subdivision Subject Site ®18T-95028 ®Other Lands Owned By Applicant Owner:708545 Ontario Limited RCS/I�+S C D Please be advised that the !!l111 • G Y G previous notice you I � CORPORATION OF THE received had the incorrect V MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON map on the back. c�adr�gr�,�way NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING PUBLIC MEETING REPORT # PSD-124-07 708545 ONTARIO LIMITED DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS BY: 708545 ONTARIO INC. AN APPLICATION TO AMEND THE CLARINGTON ZONING BY-LAW AND FOR AMENDMENT TO DRAFT APPROVED PLAN OF SUBDIVISION TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Corporation of the Municipality of Clarington will consider a proposed Zoning By-law Amendment and Amendment to Draft Approved Plan of Subdivison, under Sections 34 and 51 of the Planning Act, 1990,as amended. APPLICATION DETAILS The proposed applications for a Zoning By-law Amendment and an Amendment to a Draft Approved Plan of Subdivision submitted by 708545 Ontario Inc. would permit the development of 225 dwelling units, comprised of 188 single detached dwelling units on 9.0, 11.0, & 12.2 metre minimum frontage lots and, 37 townhouse units, whereas the draft approved plan of subdivision permitted 230 dwelling units comprised of 85 single detached dwelling units on 10.5, 12.0& 13.5 metre minimum frontage lots, 42 semi-detached dwelling lots on 18.0 metre wide lots(84 units),and 61 townhouse units. The subject property is located in Part Lots 31, 32 & 33 and part of the road allowance between Lots 32 & 33, Concession 2,former Township of Darlington,as shown on reverse. The Municipality of Clarington has deemed the above-noted applications complete. Planning File Nos.: ZBA 2007-0039&18T-95028 PUBLIC MEETING The Municipality of Clarington will hold a public meeting to provide interested parties the opportunity to make comments, identify issues and provide additional information relative to the proposed development. The public meeting will be held on: DATE: Monday,November 5,2007 TIME: 9:30 a.m. PLACE: Council Chambers,2nd Floor,Municipal Administrative Centre, 40 Temperance St.,Bowmanville,Ontario ANY PERSON may attend the public meeting and/or make written or verbal representation either in support of or in opposition to the proposal. The start time listed above reflects the time at which the General Purpose and Administration Committee Meeting commences. If you cannot attend the Public Meeting on these applications you can make a deputation to Council at their meeting on Monday November 12, 2007, commencing at 7:00 p.m. Should you wish to appear before Council, you must register with the Clerks Department by the Wednesday noon, November 7, 2007 to have your name appear in the Agenda. COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? If you wish to be noted of subsequent meetings or the approval of the proposed zoning by-law amendment and amendment to draft approval or of the refusal of a request to amend the zoning by-law or draft approval, you must make a written request to the Clerk's Department, 2nd Floor, 40 Temperance Street, Bowmanville, Ontario L1 C 3A6. Additional information relating to the proposal is available for inspection between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. (during July and August 8:00 a.m.and 4:00 p.m.) at the Planning Services Department, and Floor,40 Temperance Street, Bowmanville, Ontario L1C 3A6, or by calling Susan Ashton at (905) 623-3379 extension 218 or by e-mail at sashton@clarinaton.net. APPEAL If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the Municipality of Clarington Planning Services Department before the proposed zoning by-law amendment and amendment to draft approval is approved, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision of Clarington Council to the Ontario Municipal Board. In addition, the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Ontario Municipal Board unless, in the opinion of the Board,there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party. Dated at t17aWunicipality of Clarington this 25"' day of September 2007 David Crome,M.C.I.P.,R.P.P. 40 Temperance Street Director of Planning Services Bowmanville,Ontario Municipality of Clarington LiC 3A6 Property Location Map(Courtice) ZBA 2007-0039 ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT 18T-95028 Draft Plan of Subdivision Subject Site ®SC 2007-0009 ®Other Lands Owned By Applicant IOwner:708545 Ontario Limited O tf) '0 0CT12 Rt111' PUBLIC MEETING ° CORPORATION OF THE REPORT fl PSD-125-07 MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON MUNICIPALITY OF Leading the Way NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING CLARINGTON BROOKHILL NEIGHBOURHOOD SECONDARY PLAN APPLICATION TO AMEND THE CLARINGTON OFFICIAL PLAN TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Corporation of the Municipality of Clarington will consider a proposed Official Plan Amendment under Section 17 of the Planning Act,1990,as amended. PROPOSED OFFICIAL PLAN AMENDMENT The Municipality of Clarington is proposing amendments to the Clarington Official Plan to provide the planning framework,land use policies,urban design guidelines and mapping for the Brookhill Neighbourhood. The Official Plan amendment will: i) add a new Secondary Plan for the Brookhill Neighbourhood based on principles of new urbanism. The Secondary Plan area is proposed to accommodate approximately 1800 housing units providing for low and medium density housing forms, as well as mixed use development,in the form of live-work units,along Longworth Avenue and Clarington Boulevard. The transportation policies provide for a road network that includes rear lanes. Green space and park policies protect natural features, provide for connections and linkages, and establish the park as the centre of each neighbourhood. School facilities are provided to connect to the green space and park facilities; ii) the portion of the Secondary Plan Area north of Longworth Avenue and west of Regional Road 57 will not receive final approval until the Clarington Official Plan Review is completed; iii) amend the Land Use Schedule of the Clarington Official Plan to reflect the Brookhill Secondary Plan; iv) amend the Transportation Schedule of the Official Plan to reflect Brookhill Secondary Plan and amend the transportation policies to allow for 18 metre right of way widths for local roads and provide policies for public rear lanes;and v) amend the boundaries and population figures for Neighbourhood Planning Units for the Brookhill and Knox Neighbourhood Planning Areas. Planning File Nos.:COPA 2007-0013 and PLN 31.5.5 PUBLIC MEETING The Municipality of Clarington will hold a public meeting to provide interested parties the opportunity to make comments,identify Issues and provide additional information relative to the proposed Official Plan Amendment. The public meeting will be held on: DATE: Monday,November 5,2007 TIME: 9:30 a.m. PLACE: Council Chambers,2"d Floor,Municipal Administrative Centre, 40 Temperance St.,Bowmanville,Ontario ANY PERSON may attend the public meeting and/or make written or verbal representation either in support of or in opposition to the proposal. The start time listed above reflects the time at which the General Purpose and Administration Committee Meeting commences. If you cannot attend the Public Meeting on this application.you can make a deputation to Council at their meeting on Monday, November 5,2007, commencing at 9:30 a.m. Should you wish to appear before Council, you must register with the Clerks Department by 4:30. p.m. on Wednesday, November 7, 2007 to be added as a delegation to the Council Meeting on November 12,2007. COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? If you wish to make a written submission or If you wish to be notified of subsequent meetings or the adoption of the proposed Official Plan Amendment, you must submit a written request to the Clerk's Department, 2nd Floor, 40 Temperance Street, Bowmanville,Ontario L1C 3A6. An Official Plan Amendment including the amendment to adopt the Secondary Plan by the Municipality of Clarington are forwarded to the Region of Durham for approval, unless it is determined during the review process that the Amendment is exempt from Regional approval. For an exempt Amendment,the decision to adopt by Clarington Council becomes final,subject to any appeal during the statutory appeal period. Additional information relating to the proposal is available for inspection between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. at the Planning Services Department,3'd Floor,40 Temperance Street,Bowmanville,Ontario L1C 3A6,or by calling Cynthia Strike at(905)623- 3379 extension 326 or by email at cstrike0clarington.net or Carlo Pellarin at(905) 623-3379 extension 220 or by e-mail at cpellarin ha.clarindton.net. APPEAL If a person or public body does not make an oral submission at a public meeting or does not make a written submission before the proposed Official Plan Amendment is adopted,the person or public body is not entitles to appeal the decision of Clarington Council to the Ontario Municipal Board. In addition,the person or public body may not be added as a part to the hearing of an appeal before the Ontario Municipal Board unless,in the opinion of the Board,there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party. Dated at the Mun cipIfty of'Cladngton this 2nd day of October 2007. David iron'r, .. .,R.P.P. 40 Temperance Street Director of Planning Services Bowmanville,Ontario Municipality of Clarington L1C 3A6 505 r �nr rar Kf�� REPORT PLANNING SERVICES PUBLIC MEETING Meeting: GENERAL PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE Date: Monday, November 5, 2007 Report#: PSD-123-07 File #: S-C-2007-0009 By-law#: and ZBA 2007-0038 Subject: APPLICATION FOR PROPOSED DRAFT PLAN OF SUBDIVISION AND ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT APPLICANT: 708545 ONTARIO LIMITED RECOMMENDATIONS: It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and Administration Committee recommend to Council the following: 1: THAT Report PSD-123-07 be received; 2. THAT the applications for a proposed draft Plan of Subdivision and Zoning By-law Amendment submitted by 708545 Ontario Limited be referred back to staff for further processing and the preparation of a subsequent report; and 3. THAT all interested parties listed in this report and any delegation be advised of Council's decision. Submitted by: Reviewed by: �~ --,5� Da id J rome, M.C.I.P., R.P.P. Franklin Wu, Director of Planning Services Chief Administrative Officer SA/CP/DJC/df/av October 29, 2007 CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON 40 TEMPERANCE STREET, BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO L1C 3A6 T(905)623-3379 F (905)623-0830 601 REPORT NO.: PSD-123-07 PAGE 2 1.0 APPLICATION DETAILS 1.1 Applicant/Owner: 708545 Ontario Limited 1.2 Agent: Sernas Associates 1.3 Applications: Plan of Subdivision: Residential plan of subdivision for a total of 64 dwelling units, consisting of 7 single detached dwellings on 11.0 metre lots and 57 single detached dwelling units on 12.2 metre lots. Zoninq By-law Amendment: To rezone the subject lands from "Agricultural (A)" to appropriate zones to permit the proposed plan of subdivision. 1.4 Site Area: 3.873 ha 1.5 Location: The subject lands are located in the Courtice Urtram4Te, east-of-- Prestonvale Road and north of the extension of (v�eadowglade Road (Attachment 1). The property is contained within Part Lot 33, and Part of the road allowance between Lots 32 and 33, Concession 2, in the former Township of Darlington. 2.0 BACKGROUND 2.1 On August 8, 2007, 708545 Ontario Limited submitted applications to the Municipality of Clarington for the development of 64 dwellings. 2.2 An Environmental Site Assessment, Functional Servicing Report, Noise Impact Study and a Parking Plan accompanied the applications. These are summarized in Section 7.0 of this report. 3.0 LAND CHARACTERISTICS AND SURROUNDING USES 3.1 The subject property currently has a single detached dwelling with an attached garage and two accessory buildings. The foundation of an old barn is still evident in air photos. The property has frontage on Prestonvale Road. 3.2 Surrounding Uses: North: urban residential — Draft approved plan of subdivision South: future urban residential containing several rural residential type dwellings East: vacant, previously used for agriculture subject to application for residential development West: Meadowglade Road, Dr. G.J. MacGillvary Public Elementary School, Registered Plan of Subdivision 40M-2148 — under construction 602 REPORT NO.: PSD-123-07 PAGE 3 4.0 PROVINCIAL POLICY 4.1 Provincial Policy Statement The Provincial Policy Statement (PPS) states that all new development should occur adjacent to the existing built-up area, and have a compact form. There should_ be efficient use of infrastructure including water and sanitary services and existing road networks. Development should be phased to ensure the orderly progression of development within a designated growth area. This application is within a planned neighbourhood, the Emily Stowe Neighbourhood. Servicing is available for this development and there is an existing road network of collector and arterial roads with capacity to accommodate traffic from the proposed subdivision. The application conforms with the Provincial Policy Statement. 4.2 Provincial Growth Plan The Growth Plan states that intensification is to be encouraged throughout built-up areas. Intensification can be achieved through infill development, such as this, where infrastructure can accommodate the development. The application conforms with the Growth Plan. 5.0 OFFICIAL PLAN POLICIES 5.1 Durham Regional Official Plan The Durham Regional Official Plan designates the land "Living Areas". Lands designated "Living Areas" shall be predominantly used for housing purposes. Development in urban areas shall have regard for: compact urban form; the use of good urban design principles; use a grid street pattern; provide for parks; access to transit; the capacity of existing services; and, the balance between energy efficiency and cost. 5.2 Clarington Official Plan The Clarington Official Plan designates the land "Urban Residential" and "Environmental Protection Area" and is slated for low density development. Low density development is for 10-30 units per net ha, and is predominantly for single detached and semi-detached dwellings. Low density areas are generally internal to neighbourhoods and are not abutting arterial roads. The Clarington Official Plan designates both Prestonvale Road and Glenabbey Drive as collector roads. Prestonvale Road is existing, and this application for draft plan of subdivision includes a new section of Glenabbey Drive. Private accesses are to be minimized. Street 'B' is a local road linking homeowner's to the future Meadowglade Road, east of Prestonvale Road. 603 REPORT NO.: PSD-123-07 PAGE 4 The Neighbourhood Design Plan further defines the land uses and did not maintain the watercourse and its associated Environmental Protection area north of Meadowglade Road. An Official Plan Amendment is not required for the removal of this Environmental Protection Area. The Neighbourhood Design Plan identified the potential for 59 dwelling units on these lands. The current application is for 64 dwelling units. The density increase is marginal, from 22 units per net hectare up to 24 units per net hectare, and was achieved by eliminating the larger 15.0 metre lot frontages. 6.0 ZONING BY-LAW 6.1 Zoning By-law 84-63 as amended, zones the subject land "Agricultural (A)". The applicant has applied to rezone the property to permit the proposed subdivision development. 7.0 SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND STUDIES 7.1 Environmental Site Assessment Phase 1 The Environmental Site Assessment, Phase 1 by Soil Engineers Ltd. was done in August 2007 and was done simultaneously for this draft plan of subdivision and the abutting property subject to amendment to draft approval of 18T-95028 (concurrent application by same owners). The study indicates that the majority of the site has previously been used for agricultural purposes and rural residential. The study reviewed historical records, observations of adjacent properties, geotechnical investigation findings and a building audit. The geotechnical investigation consisted of 15 boreholes to a depth ranging from 4.7 metres to 9.6 metres. No obvious signs of soil contamination were found from the test soil. Given the age of the existing dwelling at 2153 Prestonvale Road, there is potential for designated substances within the building such as lead based paints, asbestos., etc. These were approved for use until the late 1970's and early 1980's and may have been used within the dwelling. There was no evidence to suggest these types of material were used but it is recommended that a 'Designated Substance Survey' be conducted prior to demolition of the dwelling. It is also recommended that any domestic wells and sewage disposal systems that are found during construction be properly decommissioned. 7.2 Functional Servicing Report A Storm Water Servicing Scheme was submitted in 1995 with the submission with the abutting draft approved plan of subdivision, 18T-95028. This plan has been updated and now includes the subject draft plan. The two plans of subdivision are coordinated 604 REPORT NO.: PSD-123-07 PAGE 5 to share stormwater management ponds, stormwater pipes and overland flow routes. The Report will be reviewed in detail by Engineering Services Department. 7.3 Noise Impact Study A Noise Impact Study was completed by Sernas Associates in July 2007. The results of this study indicate that the lots abutting Meadowglade Road (Lots 1, 31 and 32) will require noise fencing around their rear yards and Lots 31 and 32 will require mandatory air conditioning. Lots abutting Prestonvale Road will be required to have a forced air heating system with ducts to accommodate optional air conditioning. These requirements are typical of a noise study. Warning clauses will also be required through the conditions of draft approval and the subdivision agreement that alert homeowners to the potential for noise volumes generated by traffic along Prestonvale Road and Meadowglade Road. 8.0 PUBLIC NOTICE AND SUBMISSIONS 8.1 Public notice was given by mail to each landowner within 120 metres of the subject site. Also one (1) public meeting notice sign was installed on the property along Prestonvale Road. 8.2 A number of inquiries have been received by Staff regarding this application. Their comments include: • don't want Glenabbey to connect to Prestonvale and become a through street • don't want any development at all • what will happen to the existing valley just east of Prestonvale Road 9.0 AGENCY COMMENTS 9.1 At the writing of this report, comments have been received from Rogers Cable, Enbridge, and Clarington Emergency Services. These comments have been forwarded to the applicant for review. 9.2 There were no objections from Rogers Cable or Clarington Emergency Services. Enbridge had no objections to the applications and requested several conditions be included in the conditions of draft approval. 9.3 Comments are outstanding from: Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority, Regional Planning and Regional Works Departments, Clarington Engineering Services, Hydro One Networks Inc., Bell Canada and the School Boards. 605 REPORT NO.: PSD-123-07 PAGE 6 10.0 STAFF COMMENTS 10.1 The proposed subdivision is located in the Emily Stowe Neighbourhood, which has an approved neighbourhood plan dated November 1999. The application as submitted improves upon the street layout originally contemplated in 1999. Due to a change in property ownership and timing of development, a cul-de-sac has been replaced with a connecting local road which improves traffic movement. 10.2 This is a new development which will complete development in this area of Courtice to the boundary of the Urban Residential designation. The owner has concurrently submitted an application for amendment to draft approval of their easterly abutting parcel. The two (2) applications interconnect the road pattern and servicing to create more efficient traffic patterns and servicing. 10.3 There are existing regional services in the area for both municipal water and municipal sanitary service. Also, Durham Transit currently operates a bus route along Prestonvale Road between Southfield Drive and Claret Road, providing alternate transportation opportunities. Currently there is a neighbourhood park (Stuart Park) and a parkette (Glenabbey Parkette) for use of the future residents of this proposed plan of subdivision. There is also a park (0.738 ha) proposed in the easterly abutting draft approved plan of subdivision. 10.4 Prestonvale Road is anticipated to accommodate significant traffic volumes, greater than would otherwise be anticipated for a collector road. A number of decisions have been made over the years in an effort to retain the collector road designation, which has led to permitting direct access to the road from residential lots. This proposed subdivision would continue this trend but proposes to reduce the Neighbourhood Plan lot sizes from 15m to 12m. This will be reviewed further and traffic calming measures should be considered as part of this proposal. 10.5 The northerly lands abutting the subject property are within a recently draft approved plan of subdivision (S-C-2007-0003, Prestonvale Land Corporation). The design of this subdivision has been coordinated with this application and the easterly abutting property to ensure there are pedestrian linkages for connection and,the three subdivisions are engineered to convey stormwater flows to shared stormwater management facilities. 10.6 The existing dwelling and accessory barn and shed were constructed in about 1890. A review of Clarington's heritage building inventory shows that none of the buildings are designated, nor have historical merit. The buildings are rundown and are not considered of historical value. 10.7 Development of these lands and the adjacent amendment to draft approved Plan of Subdivision (18T-95028) requires the filling of the existing valley east of Prestonvale Road and north of the future Meadowglade Road. Approval for this work has been authorized by both CLOC and the Municipality, through an Engineering Services report to Council, considered in July 2007 (ESD-047-07). 606 REPORT NO.: PSD-123-07 PAGE 7 11.0 CONCLUSION 11.1 In consideration of the issues raised and the agency comments not received at the writing of this report, and that the purpose of this meeting is to fulfill the Planning Act requirements for a Public Meeting, it is recommended that the application be referred back to staff for further processing. 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I -I - L——— I I I I I I 609 eodis , ey REPORT 8 9 PLANNING SERVICES PUBLIC MEETING Meeting: GENERAL PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE Date: Monday, November 5, 2007 Report#: PSD-124-07 File #: 18T-95028 By-law #: and ZBA 2007-0039 Subject: APPLICATION FOR PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO DRAFT APPROVAL OF A DRAFT APPROVED PLAN OF SUBDIVISION AND A ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT APPLICANT: 708545 ONTARIO LIMITED RECOMMENDATIONS: It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and Administration Committee recommend to Council the following: 1. THAT Report PSD-124-07 be received; 2. THAT the applications for a proposed amendment to draft approval of a draft approved Plan of Subdivision and Zoning By-law Amendment submitted by 708545 Ontario Limited, be referred back to staff for further processing and the preparation of a subsequent report; and 3. THAT all interested parties listed in this report and any delegation be advised of Council's decision. Submitted by: Reviewed by: Da id . Crome, M.C.I.P., R.P.P. Franklin Wu, Director of Planning Services Chief Administrative Officer SA/CP/DJC/df/av October 30, 2007 CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON 40 TEMPERANCE STREET, BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO L1C 3A6 T(905)623-3379 F (905)623-0830 610 REPORT NO.: PSD-124-07 PAGE 2 1.0 APPLICATION DETAILS 1.1 Applicant: 708545 Ontario Limited 1.2 Owner: 708545 Ontario Limited and the Municipality of Clarington 1.3 Applications: Amendment to Draft Approved Plan of Subdivision: Residential plan of subdivision for a total of 225 dwelling units comprised of 188 single detached dwelling units on 9.0, 11.0 and 12.2 metre lots and 37 townhouse units. Zoning By-law Amendment: To rezone the subject lands from "Environmental Protection (EP)", "Holding — Urban Residential Exception ((H)R3-20)", "Holding — Urban Residential Exception ((H)R1-45)", "Holding — Urban Residential Exception ((H)R1-47)" and "Holding — Urban Residential Exception ((H)R2-24)" to appropriate zones to permit the proposed amendment to the draft approved plan of subdivision. 1.4 Site Area: 18.147 ha 1.5 Location: The subject lands are located in Courtice, east of Prestonvale Road and north of the extension of Meadowglade Road (Attachment 1). The property is contained within Part Lots 31, 32 and 33, and part of the road allowance between Lots 32 and 33, Concession 2, in the former Township of Darlington. 2.0 BACKGROUND 2.1 On August 8, 2007, 708545 Ontario Limited submitted applications to the Municipality of Clarington for the development of 225 dwellings. 2.2 An Environmental Site Assessment, Functional Servicing Report, Noise Impact Study and a Parking Plan accompanied the applications. These are summarized in Section 7.0 of this report. 3.0 LAND CHARACTERISTICS AND SURROUNDING USES 3.1 The subject property is currently vacant as the previously existing barn and farm house have been removed. Historically, the property was used for agriculture. 611 REPORT NO.: PSD-124-07 PAGE 3 3.2 `Surrounding Uses: North: existing urban residential South: future urban residential area containing several rural residential type dwellings East: large rural residential properties West: lands subject to draft plan of subdivision S-C-2007-0009 4.0 PROVINCIAL POLICY 4.1 Provincial Policy Statement The Provincial Policy Statement (PPS) states that all new development should occur adjacent to the existing built-up area, and have a compact form. There should be efficient use of infrastructure including water and sanitary services and existing road networks. Development should be phased to ensure the orderly progression of development within a designated growth area. This application is within a planned neighbourhood, the Emily Stowe Neighbourhood. Servicing is available for this development and there is an existing road network of collector and arterial roads with capacity to accommodate traffic from the proposed subdivision. The application conforms with the Provincial Policy Statement. 4.2 Provincial Growth Plan The Growth Plan states that intensification is to be encouraged throughout built-up areas. Intensification can be achieved through infill development, such as this, where infrastructure can accommodate the development. The Neighbourhood Design Plan identified the potential for 228 dwelling units on these lands. The current application is for 225 dwelling units. The density decrease is marginal and the applications are considered to conform with the Growth Plan. 5.0 OFFICIAL PLAN POLICIES 5.1 Durham Regional Official Plan The Durham Regional Official Plan designates the land "Living Area". Lands designated "Living Area" shall be predominantly used for housing purposes. Development in urban areas shall have regard for: compact urban form; the use of good urban design principles; use a grid street pattern; provide for parks; access to transit; the capacity of existing services; and, the balance between energy efficiency and cost. 5.2 Clarington Official Plan The Clarington Official Plan designates the land "Urban Residential" and "Environmental Protection Area". This area is slated for low density development. Low Density allows for development between 10-30 units per net ha, and is predominantly for single detached and semi-detached dwellings. Low density areas are generally internal to neighbourhoods and are not abutting arterial roads. 612 REPORT NO.: PSDA 24-07 PAGE 4 The area designated Environmental Protection Area has been further defined by the Neighbourhood Design Plan (approved in November 1999) and is aligned with the storm water management facility, shown as Block 196. A portion of these lands have been previously transferred to the Municipality of Clarington for storm water purposes at the time of development north of the subject lands. The Clarington Official Plan designates both Prestonvale Road and Glenabbey Drive as collector roads and Meadowglade Road as a Type 'C' arterial road. Prestonvale Road is existing, and this application for draft plan of subdivision includes a new section of Glenabbey Drive. Street "A" is a collector road connecting Glenabbey Drive extension to Meadowglade Road extension, a Type 'C' arterial road. 6.0 ZONING BY-LAW 6.1 Zoning By-law 84-63 as amended, zones the subject land "Environmental Protection (EP)", "Holding — Urban Residential Exception ((H)R3-20)", "Holding — Urban Residential Exception ((H)R1-45)", "Holding — Urban Residential Exception ((H)R1-47)" and "Holding - Urban Residential Exception (H)R2-24)". The applicant has applied to rezone the property to permit the proposed amendment to draft approval. 7.0 SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND STUDIES 7.1 Environmental Site Assessment Phase 1 The Environmental Site Assessment, Phase 1 by Soil Engineers Ltd. was completed in August 2007 and was done simultaneously for this amendment to draft approval and a new draft plan of subdivision on the abutting property subject (concurrent application by same owners). The study indicates that the majority of the site has previously been used for agricultural purposes and rural residential. The study reviewed historical records, observations of adjacent properties, geotechnical investigation findings and a building audit. The geotechnical investigation consisted of 15 boreholes to a depth ranging from 4.7 m to 9.6 metres. No obvious signs of soil contamination were found from the test soil. It is recommended that any domestic wells and sewage disposal systems that are found during construction be properly decommissioned. 7.2 Functional Servicing Report A Storm Water Servicing Scheme was submitted in 1995 with the submission of the draft approved plan of subdivision. This plan has been updated and now includes the abutting draft plan. The two plans of subdivision are coordinated to share storm water management ponds, storm water pipes and overland flow routes. The Report will be reviewed in detail by Engineering Services Department. 613 REPORT NO.: PSD-124-07 PAGE 5 7.3 Noise Impact Study A Noise Impact Study was completed by Sernas Associates in July 2007. The results of this study indicate that the lots abutting Meadowglade Road (Lots 15, 16, 58, 59, 135, 136, 160, 161, 187 & 188) will require noise fencing around their rear and exterior side yards and will have 'forced-air ducts' to accommodate optional air conditioning. Other lots in close proximity to Meadowglade Road will also be required to be ducted to accommodate optional air conditioning. These requirements are typical of a noise study. Warning clauses will also be required through the conditions of draft approval and the subdivision agreement that alert homeowners to the potential for noise volumes generated by traffic along Prestonvale Road and Meadowglade Road. 8.0 PUBLIC NOTICE AND SUBMISSIONS 8.1 Public notice was given by mail to each landowner within 120 metres of the subject site. Also three (3) public meeting notice signs were installed on the property along the Prestonvale Road, Glenabbey Drive, and Granville Drive frontages. 8.2 A number of inquiries have been received by Staff regarding this application and the concurrent application to the east. Their comments include: • don't want Glenabbey to connect to Prestonvale and become a through street • don't want any development at all • what will happen to the existing valley just east of Prestonvale Road 9.0 AGENCY COMMENTS 9.1 At the writing of this report, comments have been received from Rogers Cable and Clarington Emergency Services. These comments have been forwarded to the applicant for review. There were no objections from Rogers Cable or Clarington Emergency Services. 9.2 Comments are outstanding from: Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority, Regional Planning and Regional Works Departments, Clarington Engineering Services, Enbridge Gas, Bell Canada, Hydro One Networks Inc. and the School Boards. 10.0 STAFF COMMENTS 10.1 The owner has submitted this amendment to draft approval and zoning by-law amendment, in conjunction with their concurrent applications for a new draft plan of subdivision and related zoning by-law amendment abutting Prestonvale Road to the west. The amendment to draft approval will interconnect the road pattern and servicing, creating more efficient traffic patterns. This subdivision plan will be accessed in three locations, by collector roads at Prestonvale Road and Glenabbey Drive at the north end, 614 REPORT NO.: PSD-124-07 PAGE 6 the new Type 'C' arterial road, Meadowglade Road, and by the extension of a local road, Granville Drive in the eastern portion of the plan. 10.2 Development of these lands and the adjacent proposed plan of subdivision S-C-2007- 0009 requires the filling of the existing valley east of Prestonvale Road and north of Meadowglade Road. Approval for this work has been authorized by both CLOCA, as well as the Municipality, through an Engineering Services report to Council considered in July 2007, ESD-047-07. 10.3 There are existing regional services in the area for both municipal water and municipal sanitary service. Also, Durham Transit currently operates a bus route along Prestonvale Road between Southfield Drive and Claret Road, and along Sandringham Drive, providing alternate transportation opportunities. 10.4 Currently there is a neighbourhood park (Stuart Park) and a parkette (Glenabbey Parkette) for use of the future residents of this proposed plan of subdivision. The plan of subdivision proposes a small addition to the Glenabbey Parkette and a new parkette (yet unnamed) that will be accessed by the existing John Walter Crescent and by future residents of this development. The new parkette will have approximately 75 metres of road frontage, creating views of the parkette for the residences and open access. 10.5 The proposed subdivision is located in the Emily Stowe Neighbourhood, which has an approved neighbourhood plan dated November 1999. The application as submitted improves upon the street layout originally contemplated in 1999. Also, a cul-de-sac located in the eastern portion of the subdivision plan has been eliminated and replaced with a block townhouse development (Block 189). 10.6 The Neighbourhood Design Plan and the previously draft approved plan of subdivision contained a total of 61 on-street townhouse units on 6.0 metre frontages, scattered throughout this plan area. The amended plan contains 37 townhouse units, all of which will have access on an internal private road in the townhouse development on Block 189. 10.7 Block 189 will require site plan approval prior to development..The site plan will examine in detail, access to the block, parking, building layout, building design, landscaping, private and common amenity areas, lighting, waste disposal etc. The applicant has noted 37 townhouse units at this time, but the layout of the private roads and lotting pattern on the block will not be part of the subdivision draft approval. 10;8 The Clarington Official Plan contains policies to guide development of medium and high density residential areas. Issues that need to be addressed further with respect to the policies are as follows: i) The impact of traffic on local streets is minimized. Staff will ensure through the site plan process that there are two entrances to the townhouse block, one to Granville Drive and one to Meadowglade Road. 615 REPORT NO.: PSD-124-07 PAGE 7 ii) Amenity areas are required to be provided. Both an indoor and an outdoor amenity area should be provided for the 37 unit block townhouse development. iii) The site shall be suitable in terms of size and shape to accommodate the proposed density and building forms. Staff has concerns that the site may be tight to accommodate the proposed 37 townhouse units, as well as parking, drive aisles and indoor and outdoor amenity areas. 10.9 The draft plan as submitted includes lands owned by the Municipality of Clarington that were previously conveyed for storm water management purposes. These lands include a portion of Block 196, a portion of Block 198, a portion of Lots 57-66, Lots 85-86, Lot 118 and portions of Meadowglade Road. The Owner must begin a process to have these lands deemed surplus and conveyed for the purpose indicated in the draft plan proposal. 11.0 CONCLUSION 11.1 In consideration of the issues raised and the agency comments not received at the writing of this report, and that the purpose of this meeting is to fulfill the Planning Act requirements for a Public Meeting, it is recommended that the application be referred back to staff for further processing. Attachments: Attachment 1 — Key Map Attachment 2 — Proposed Draft Plan Interested parties to be notified of Council and Committee's decision: 708545 Ontario Limited Sernas Associates Hugh Neill Chris Janusitis Diane Decoe Holly Moore 616 m ►IO N N r Attachment j. "I ��s = ja To Report PSD-124-( 0 wi 2 C14 t q :)0 0' ot - , . gj 9-3 1 i tI: ft off CLI 14 I _j I 11ij it it,, e- It ! , i d gg% lit I + i T 4 O I I ij E ! 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Franklin Wu Director, Planning Services Chief Administrative Officer CS*CP*DJC*sh*df 31 October 2007 CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON 40 TEMPERANCE STREET, BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO L1C 3A6 T(905)623-3379 F(905)623-0830 619 REPORT NO.: PSD-125-07 PAGE 2 1.0 APPLICATION DETAILS 1.1 Applicant; Municipality of Clarington 1.2 Proposal: Amendments to the Clarington Official Plan to implement the proposed Brookhill Secondary Plan and Urban Design Guidelines 1.3 Area: 310 hectares (765 acres). 1.4 Location: North of Durham Highway 2 and the Bowmanville West Town Centre, south of Nash Road, between Bowmanville Creek Valley to the east, and the Bowmanville Urban Area to the west, in Bowmanville (Attachment 1). 2.0 BACKGROUND 2.1 In April 2005, the consulting firm of The Planning Partnership and sub-consultants, Poulos and Chung, URS and Aquafor Beech were retained to undertake the preparation of the Secondary Plan and Urban Design Guidelines for the Brookhill Neighbourhood based on New Urbanism planning principles. 2.2 New Urbanism is a planning approach that incorporates the best features of the 19th and 20th century town design, while addressing modern planning and engineering concerns such as traffic congestion, pollution and urban sprawl. It seeks the inspiration of the urbanism of the past, but makes modification to address current realities. There are 10 basic principles; walkability, connectivity, mixed use and diversity of housing, strong linked public open space system, quality architecture and urban design, traditional neighbourhood structure, increased density, smart transportation, sustainability and quality of life. 3.0 NEW URBANISM FOR THE BROOKHILL NEIGHBOURHOOD 3.1 The design vision for the Brookhill Neighbourhood was arrived at through the preparation of a preliminary Demonstration Plan, produced at a design charrette that took place over three days in the fall of 2005. The principles of the plan were developed at the charrette, with participants from various municipal departments and outside agencies, stakeholders including developers, area residents, and a community reference group, who represented the broader interests of the community. This process was used to foster a shared community vision for the Brookhill Neighbourhood. The Demonstration Plan was refined over several months as information became available from various departments and agencies. Although the Demonstration Plan is not part of the Secondary Plan it formed the basis for the design principles, community structure and policies in the Secondary Plan. (Attachment 2) 620 REPORT NO.: PSD-125-07 PAGE 3 3.2 The Draft Brookhill Secondary Plan and Urban Design Guidelines 3.2.1 The purpose of the Secondary Plan is to provide detailed land use plan and policies to establish principles, structure, goals and objectives for the development of the Brookhill Neighbourhood. The Urban Design Guidelines assist in articulating and controlling the intended pattern of development within the community. The draft Secondary Plan and Urban Design Guidelines form Attachment 3 to this report. The following provides an overview of the Secondary Plan and Urban Design Guidelines: Goals • The Brookhill Secondary Plan area shall be a vibrant, pedestrian oriented residential community based on new urbanism principles. • The area shall accommodate approximately 1800 dwelling units through the entire neighbourhood. • To achieve a minimum net density of 50 residents and/or jobs per hectare. • To promote high quality design practices centred on energy conservation, efficiency and environmental sustainability. • To recognize the importance of the natural features within the Brookhill neighbourhood and how they contribute to the quality of life for local residents. Community Structure The components of the community structure are organized in a manner to provide for a complete community with interest, and human interaction. They are noted below: • Neighbourhoods — Brookhill is comprised of smaller neighbourhoods that are self contained areas with a mix of low and medium density residential uses. Neighbourhoods are edged by natural features and/or a primary road network. At the centre of the neighbourhood is the Neighbourhood Commons, which has a mixed use focus within a 5 minute walk or 400 metres for the majority of residents. • Neighbourhood Commons- Neighbourhood Commons, the centre of each neighbourhood, includes low and medium density residential forms of development, a park, transit stops, opportunities for live/work units and other conveniences of daily life. • Village Corridor— The Village Corridor is the primary focal point of the Brookhill Community. It is comprised of uses including medium density residential form of development, an array of live/work units, limited retail and office uses, and community facilities such as schools. It is adjacent to the primary transit route and is the area where residents interact on a day to day basis. • The Public Realm — The public realm includes community facilities, institutional/civic uses, public open space system including stormwater management facilities, natural features, and roads public rear lanes for pedestrians and cyclists. The design elements in the public realm must be of high quality. 621 REPORT NO.: PSD-125-07 PAGE 4 Land Use and Transportation Policies The land use and transportation uses are identified on Map A to the Secondary Plan. The land uses and transportation policies are summarized below and place a policy framework around the community structure. i) Residential low density housing shall be in the form of single and semi- detached units; coach houses as a second storey to a detached garage may be permitted where individual lots have rear lane access. Consistent with the policies of the Official Plan, low density development shall be developed on the basis of up to 30 units per net hectare. The density calculation in the Special Policy Area 2 is reduced to allow some redevelopment while recognizing the existing estate residential development . ii) Within the Neighbourhood Commons; street, block, stacked townhouses and multiple unit buildings are permitted. Retail and office uses shall only be permitted on the ground floor of a mixed use building to a maximum of 500 square metres. Medium density development shall be developed consistent with the policies of Section 9 of the official plan between 31 to 60 units per net hectare. iii) The Village Corridor is the primary focus of the Secondary Plan area. It incorporates community facilities including schools, retail and office uses, recreational and cultural uses. Permitted residential uses include; street, block or stacked townhouses, multiple unit buildings, and low rise apartment buildings. Residential uses in the Village Corridor shall be developed consistent with the medium density policies of the official plan. Retail and office uses shall be permitted on the ground floor of a mixed use building to a maximum of 500 square metres. Development will address the road, garages and service facilities shall not dominate the streetscape and access shall be primarily by public rear lane. iv) Environmental Protection Areas shall be consistent with policies of the Clarington Official Plan. An Environmental Protection Overlay Designation provides an additional buffer adjacent to the Maple Grove Wetland Complex. Development applications shall require the preparation of an Environmental Impact Study in accordance with Official Plan policies. v) Park and Open Space system includes Neighbourhood Parks, Urban Squares/ Parkettes, Green Roads/Gateways and Greenways. Neighbourhood Parks form the central focus of the Neighbourhood Commons and the Village Corridor. They can perform an array of functions depending on their planned role. Urban Squares/Parkettes are 622 REPORT NO.: PSD-125-07 PAGE 5 smaller components of the Parks and Open Space System and will be identified and articulated through development applications. Green Roads/Gateways and Greenways are small scale open space features providing linkages with the open space system or an entrance feature to the community for connecting pedestrian and bicycle routes. Special Policy Areas Special Policy Area 1 recognizes the existing Estate Residential development east of Regional Road 57 and south of Longworth Avenue. Lots in this area are generally 4000 square metres or larger and privately serviced with well and septic systems. Development and redevelopment of lands within the designation shall be subject to policies in the Clarington Official Plan. Special Policy Area 2 (generally north of Longworth extension) is the Deferred Area in the Secondary Plan. There lands are designated "Future Urban Residential" in the Clarington Official Plan and are deferred until completion of the Clarington Official Plan Review. Transportation and Municipal Services The Arterial and Collector Road system is identified on Map A. The local road pattern within each neighbourhood is not identified and will be reviewed through the submission of Draft Plans of Subdivision. The local road patterns must adhere to the principle permeability and inter connectivity. Where individual lots front on an Arterial or Collector Road, public rear lanes will be used tb limit access and to encourage through flow of traffic. Garages will be placed on public rear lanes. Urban Design Guidelines High quality urban design is important to New Urbanism. It defines public realm, provides a consistent built form, that is safe, accessible and comfortable for the pedestrian environment and transit services throughout the community. 4.0 PROPOSED OFFICIAL PLAN AMENDMENT 4.1 The proposed amendments to the Clarington Official Plan are based on recommendations contained in the Brookhill Subwatershed Study, prepared by Aquafor Beech Limited, 2005 and the Brookhill Secondary Plan and Urban Design Guidelines prepared by The Planning Partnership and their sub-consultants. The proposed amendment is found on Attachment 4. 4.2 Amendments associated with the Brookhill Subwatershed Study The amendments to the Clarington Official Plan resulting from the Brookhill Subwatershed Study required various changes to the Land Use and Natural Heritage System Maps to further delineate the boundaries of terrestrial features associated with the Maple Grove Wetland Complex, and eliminate the designation of minor tributaries from the main branch of the Brookhill tributary. 623 REPORT NO.: PSD-125-07 PAGE 6 4.3 Amendments associated with the Draft Brookhill Secondary Plan 4.3.1 Amendments to the Clarington Official Plan are required to provide for the planning framework, land use policies, urban design guidelines and mapping for the Brookhill Secondary Plan. Specific changes are noted below. i) A new Secondary Plan for the Brookhill Neighbourhood is added to Part VI of the Clarington Official Plan. ii) The Brookhill neighbourhood as defined in the Official Plan extends generally north of the Bowmanville West Town Centre to Longworth Avenue. Additional lands were included to make the planning process more cost-effective and to co-ordinate with the subwatershed planning process, those lands were part of the Knox Neighbourhood north of Longworth Avenue between Regional Road 57 and the Bowmanville Creek as well as lands north of Longworth Avenue designated as "Future Residential Area". iii) The adjustments to the Brookhill and Knox Neighbourhood boundaries, require amendments to the population and housing targets in both neighbourhoods. The Knox Neighbourhood population is reduced from 5650 to 5350 and the housing targets identified on Table 9-2 are reduced from 2050 to 1950, the low density units are reduced from 1450 to 1350. The population for the Brookhill Neigbhourhood is reduced from 4500 to 3900. The housing targets have been reduced from 1750 to 1525. These reductions are as a result of recalculation of the net developable area stemming from the recommendations of the sub-watershed study. There is also a redistribution of housing types between low and medium density housing. The number of low density units has been reduced from 1325 to 800 while the medium density units have been increased from 350 to 650. Medium Density symbols have been relocated and added to reflect the Neighbourhood Commons or Village Corridor designations. iv) The Bowmanville Land Use Map and Transportation Map are amended by deleting three Collector Roads. Amendment 43 to the Clarington Official Plan, added a new east-west Collector Road being Brookhill Boulevard. Therefore the two east-west Collectors Road, north of Brookhill Boulevard can be deleted. The Collector Road north of Longworth Avenue is deleted since a limited amount of low density development is recommended in this area given the environmentally sensitive nature of these lands. v) Local Road right of way widths are adjusted to allow for a 18.0 metre road allowance in addition to a 20.0 metres road allowance. This allows for more flexibility in street profiles. 624 REPORT NO.: PSD-125-07 PAGE 7 vi) New policies for Public Rear Lanes have been added. Public Rear Lanes are permitted where development fronts a Collector or Arterial Road, where access from these roads is limited to promote through traffic flow and to provide a pleasing streetscape. vii) One future public elementary school has been eliminated, as a result of input from the Public School Board at the Design Charrette. The other public elementary school has been relocated to the intersection of Longworth Avenue and Clarington Boulevard to provide a community focus. The separate elementary school has also been relocated to the intersection of Longworth Avenue and Clarington Boulevard in the Secondary Plan. It is not shown on the proposed Official Plan amendment because it appears in the "Future Urban Residential Area" in the Clarington Official Plan. viii) Neighbourhood Parks have been relocated to reflect their importance as Neighbourhood Commons and Village Corridor. One additional Neighbourhood Park symbol has been added in the north-east quadrant of Regional Road 57 and Longworth Avenue. 5.0 PROVINCIAL POLICY 5.1 Provincial Policy Statement 5.1.1 The proposed Official Plan amendment and the draft Brookhill Secondary Plan are consistent with the 2005 Provincial Policy Statement (PPS) as they are proposing the development of a mixed use community with a range of housing types and densities, as well as employment opportunities. The form of development is pedestrian oriented and promotes the use of transit. The Brookhill Neighbourhood is adjacent to the Bowmanville West Town Centre, and can make use of existing infrastructure and public service facilities. Preservation of Brookhill tributary and the recognition and further protection of the Maple Grove Wetland Complex, and Bowmanville Creek valley is consistent with the PPS. 5.2 Provincial Growth Plan 5.2.1 The Provincial Growth Plan encourages municipalities to manage growth by directing population' growth to settlement areas. The Growth Plan states that new development taking place in designated Greenfield Areas will be planned, designated, zoned and designed in a manner that: a) contributes to creating healthy communities; b) creates street configurations, densities and an urban form that support walking, cycling, and the early integration and sustained viability of transit services; 625 REPORT NO.: PSD-125-07 PAGE 8 c) provides a diverse mix of land uses, including residential and employment uses, to support vibrant neighbourhoods; and d) creates high quality public open spaces with site design and urban design standards that support opportunities for transit, walking and cycling. Designated Greenfield Areas will be planned to achieve a minimum density target of not less than 50 residents/jobs combined per hectare. The density target must be measured over the entire Greenfield Area excluding environmentally sensitive features. 5.2.2 The Transportation system will be planned and managed to: a) provide connectivity among transportation modes for moving people and goods; b) offer a balance of transportation choices that reduces reliance upon any single mode and promotes transit, cycling and walking; and c) be sustainable, by encouraging the most financially and environmentally appropriate mode for trip making. The Growth Plan also encourages the expansion of transit services to areas that have achieved, or will be planned so as to achieve, transit supportive residential and employment densities together with a mix of residential, office, institutional and commercial development where possible. Municipalities shall ensure that pedestrian and bicycle networks are integrated into transportation planning to provide safe, comfortable travel for pedestrians and bicyclists within existing communities and new development. Linkages shall be provided between intensification areas, adjacent neighbourhoods and transit stations including dedicated lanes for bicyclists on the major street network were feasible. 5.2.3 The Clarington Official Plan amendment, the Draft Brookhill Secondary Plan and the Urban Design Guidelines conform to the Provincial Growth Plan. 6.0 OFFICIAL PLANS 6.1 Durham Regional Official Plan 6.1.1 The Durham Region Official Plan designates the Brookhill Neighbourhood as "Living Area" and "Major Open Space System". The lands designated as "Living Area" shall be used predominantly for housing purposes. However, a mix of uses such as certain home occupations, convenience stores, public and recreational uses, limited office development and retailing of goods and services may also be permitted in "Living Areas" provided there are appropriate provisions and designations in the area municipal Official Plan. 626 REPORT NO.: PSD-125-07 PAGE 9 In consideration of development applications in designated "Living Areas", regard shall be had for the intent of this plan to achieve the following: ■ A compact urban form; ■ The use of good urban design principles; ■ The provision of convenient pedestrian access to public transit, educational facilities and parks; and ■ The grid pattern of roads. 6.1.2 The lands associated with the Bowmanville Creek valley and the Maple Grove Wetland Complex, are designated as "Major Open Space" system with an Environmental Sensitive Area overlay. The predominant use of lands within this designation shall be for conservation, recreation, reforestation and agriculture and farm related uses. The policies of the Secondary Plan reserve the Bowmanville Creek valley and Maple Grove Wetland complex in a manner consistent with the Durham Region Official Plan. 6.1.3 Amendment No. 114 of the Durham Region Official Plan designates the lands within the Brookhill Secondary Plan Area as "Living Area" and "Major Open Space". Changes to the "Living Area" policies are minor. As such, the draft amendment to the Clarington Official and Draft Secondary Plan remain consistent with the policies in Amendment No. 114 to the Durham Official Plan. The "Major Open Space" policies have included policies for the protection of key natural heritage or hydrologic features, prime agricultural lands as well as lands of lesser agricultural significance. The Brookhill sub-watershed study recommended preservation of these features. The features are protected in the Brookhill Secondary Plan and through the proposed amendments to the Clarington Official Plan. 6.2 Clarington Official Plan 6.2.1 The Clarington Official Plan designates lands subject to the Brookhill Secondary Plan as "Future Urban Residential", "Environmental Protection Area", "Urban Residential" with various symbols for Medium Density, Neighbourhood Parks, two public elementary schools and one separate elementary school. The portion of the Secondary Plan designated as Future Urban Residential Area in the Clarington Official Plan is identified as Special Policy Area 2, in the Secondary Plan. The redesignation of these lands can only be considered in the context of a comprehensive review and update of the Official Plan undertaken by the Municipality. 6.2.2 The Official Plan requires the preparation of a sub-watershed study prior to the municipal ,approval of the Plan of Subdivision. A sub-watershed study assesses the interactions of the natural environment with existing and planned future uses within a specific drainage area using an ecosystem approach. A sub-watershed study for the Brookhill Neighbourhood was undertaken and finalized in 2005. The proposed amendment incorporates recommendations from that Study. The Official Plan requires protection of significant natural heritage features identified on Map C. The Secondary Plan preserves and protects the Maple Grove Wetland Complex, Bowmanville Creek Valley and Brookhill tributaries. Policies have been 627 REPORT NO.: PSD-125-07 PAGE 10 placed in the Secondary Plan to require an EIS where development is proposed in proximity to the Provincially Significant Wetlands. 6.2.3 Residential development shall proceed based on population allocations and housing targets identified in the Official Plan. At the present time, the Brookhill Neighbourhood has a population allocation of 4500 and a housing target of 1750, being 1325 low density units, 350 medium density units, and 75 units for intensification. The amendment to the Official plan to implement the Brookhill Secondary Plan alters the neighbourhood boundary by incorporating a portion of the Knox Neighbourhood west of the Bowmanville Creek. The population allocations and housing targets for both Neighbourhoods require amendments as noted in Section 4.3 of this report. 6.2.4 Residential development will be consistent with the low and medium density ranges provided for in the Clarington Official Plan. Low density range is 10 to 30 units per net hectare (uph) and medium density range is 31-60 uph. The density assumptions for the secondary plan are 22 uph for low density development and 40 to 45 uph for medium density development. The Official Plan also states that those where there are environmental constraints associated with the Lake Iroquois Beach, lower densities are necessary. Accordingly, those lands with the Future Urban Residential Area are assumed to develop at 14 uph. 6.2.5 The transportation policies of the Clarington Official Plan encourage public transit, walking and cycling as forms of travels. The road network shall be based on the grid system which reinforces and complements land use patterns. Right of way widths for public road shall allow for the placement of utilities, municipal services, high occupancy vehicles and cycling lanes, sidewalks and landscaped boulevards. The transportation system in the Brookhill Secondary Plan, complies with the policies of the Clarington Official Plan. The road network is based on a modified grid system that promotes permeability and interconnectivity between the neighbourhoods and the Bowmanville West Town Centre. Walking and cycling paths are shown on Map B. Road classifications in the Secondary Plan also provide for side walks and cycling paths in the road right of way widths. 7.0 PUBLIC NOTICE AND SUBMISSIONS 7.1 Public Notice was provided in accordance with the provisions of the Planning Act and the Municipality of Clarington Official Plan. Notice was placed in the Canadian Statesman on October 17, 2007. In addition, Public Notice was given by mail to each landowner within the Brookhill Secondary Planning Area and within 120 metres of the boundary of the Study Area. 7.2 As of the date of writing this report, there have been three inquires. Two individuals, residing on Maple Grove Road were interested in the proposed land uses adjacent to the rear portions of their lots. . 628 REPORT NO.: PSD-125-07 PAGE 11 Another resident, who resided on Munday Court, had general inquires regarding the lands, west of Regional Road 57, and inquired about signals on Stevens Road. 7.3 On October 30, 2007, two Public Information Centres were held at the Sarah Jane Williams Museum. One in the afternoon involving landowners, residents and developers and the community focus group, and one in the evening for residents of the area. The proposed Official Plan Amendment and Draft Secondary Plan were presented and discussed in advance of the public meeting. 8.0 AGENCY COMMENTS 8.1 The Secondary Plan was as a collaborative effort by municipal departments and various external agencies through the Design Charrette process. This process afforded each department and agency to express their interests and concerns and provide comment through the design process. 8.2 Since the charrette, there have been ongoing discussions with internal departments to address specific issues. 8.3 The Draft Official Plan Amendment, Secondary Plan and Urban Design Guidelines will be circulated to various agencies and departments for formal comment. 9.0 STAFF,COMMENTS 9.1 New Urbanism approach goes beyond creating an aesthetically pleasing environment and a neighbourhood with a unique character. Implementing the elements of new urbanism can provide economic, social, health and environmental benefits. A key principle is obtaining a mix in the form and type of development within a neighbourhood providing a variety of housing types and housing prices. The economy of land use inherent with a new urbanism approach can result in better utilized infrastructure and public transit system. 9.2 Brookhill will be one of the most significant development areas in the Municipality over the next twenty years. Brookhill is located on the north limits of the Bowmanville West Town Centre. In many ways, it is separated from other parts of Bowmanville by the Bowmanville Creek. There is the opportunity here to create a significantly distinct place, something different from the traditional suburban residential patterns. The emerging West Town Centre provides the opportunity for close ties to a strong commercial town centre, recreational facilities and a transit hub. Making the connections between residential community like Brookhill and the West Town Centre will be important to implementing Provincial Policy Statement and Growth Plan. 9.3 New Urbanism is not a new planning concept. However, it is does require changes to current zoning, urban design and road standards and profiles. Two issues are highlighted: 629 REPORT NO.: PSD-125-07 PAGE 12 Rear Lanes Public rear lanes have been introduced in limited locations in the draft Brookhill Secondary Plan to be used in the village corridor and neighbourhood commons. Rear lands provide access to garages and can provide for garbage, blue box and green bin pick up. The rear land policies allow limited vehicular access to higher order streets such as Arterial or Collector Roads, to allow traffic to flow through these areas. It also promotes a more pleasing streetscape that is scaled to humans, allows for more interaction because it eliminates garages facing onto the street and also allows the building and porches to move closer to the street. There has been considerable discussion with other departments regarding the introduction of public rear lanes and the profile of the lanes. The Operations Department provided a memo on snow ploughing/salting and snow removal for rear lanes. A copy of this memo is contained in Attachment 5. The memo identifies expected work associated with winter maintenance of public rear lanes. It further identifies different options; contract, municipal forces or combination and the assumed associated costs. It has not addressed the total winter maintenance costs for the Neighbourhood. The width of rear lanes has been reviewed in detail with Engineering staff and have been adjusted to increase the standards proposed by the consultants. The goal is to ensure that in addition to the area for car travel, the lane is wide enough to accommodate a location for utilities and provide snow storage. In addition, an appropriate setback to the garage has been specified to provide for sight visibility for drivers as they manoeuvre vehicles in and out of the garages. Rear lanes shall be 9.0 metres wide with a 6.0 wide drive aisle and 1.5 m on either side. 2.5 metre setbacks to garages shall be spelled out in future zoning by-laws. 18.0 Metre Local Roads In the Official Plan, the minimum local road right of way width is 20.0 metres. The amendment proposes to provide a range in the right of way from 18.0 metres to 20.0 metres. 18.0 metre right of way widths shall only be used in instances where there is no through traffic. When combined with reduced setback for buildings, the effect is slower traffic, a street space that is and feels safer for the pedestrian, comfortable. The 8.5 metre pavement width remains the same as the 20.O metre right of way, so it is equally efficient to maintain. 9.4 The Brookhill Secondary Plan has policies related into pedestrian friendly, compact, transit supportive development to support environmental sustainability. Energy conservation will be encouraged through site planning, urban design and the use of energy efficient materials and landscaping. New buildings in Brookhill shall adhere in design, construction and operation to a minimum standard of EnerGuide certification or equivalent certification system. This is the first policy of this nature that has been introduced to a planning policy document. Staff, in consultation with the newly formed Green Committee will undertake 630 REPORT NO.: PSD-125-07 PAGE 13 review of available energy certification and rating programs and make recommendations for new guidelines to reduce energy consumption and promote waste reduction. 10.0 CONCLUSION 10.1 The purpose of this report is to satisfy the requirements under the Public Meeting under the Planning Act, and taking into consideration the outstanding comments, staff respectfully request that this report be referred back to staff for further processing and the preparation of a subsequent report. Attachment: Attachment 1: Key Map Attachment 2: Demonstration Plan Attachment 3: Draft Brookhill Secondary Plan Attachment 4: Amendment to the Clarington Official Plan Attachment 5: Memo 631 MIEN ■ _ c LAW MIR .-;lam •® � . I,. Attachment To Report PSD 7125-0 DRAFT BROOKHILL NEIGHBOURHOOD SECONDARY PLAN 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 The Brookhill Neighbourhood is located north of the Bowmanville West Town Centre, and south of Nash Road. Its easterly boundary is the Bowmanville Creek valley and the historic community of Bowmanville. Its westerly boundary is the limit of the Urban Area for Bowmanville. The area for the Brookhill Neighbourhood is about 300 hectares. Approximately one third of the area contains natural features. The limits of the Secondary Plan Area are identified on Schedules 'A' and 'B' to this Secondary Plan. The area bounded by Longworth Avenue to the south, Nash Road to the north, Regional Road 57 to the east and urban area boundary to the west, is deferred in the Secondary Plan until the completion of the Clarington Official Plan Review, 2007. The purpose of this Secondary Plan is to provide a detailed land use plan and policies to establish principles and structure, goals and objectives for development within the Brookhill Community. New development will be carried out in accordance with the policies of the Clarington Official Plan, the policies of this Secondary Plan, the Brookhill Community Demonstration Plan and Urban Design Guidelines contained in Appendix L 2. PRINCIPLES AND COMMUNITY STRUCTURE 2.1 PRINCIPLES The Brookhill Secondary Plan is based on the principles of New Urbanism. New Urbanism is a planning approach that incorporates the ,best features of the 19th and 20th century small town design, while addressing modern planning and engineering concerns such as traffic, pollution and urban sprawl. This Plan is based on a community design that is diverse in use and population, is scaled to the pedestrian, can accommodate private automobiles and transit and has a well defined and high quality public realm including the roads, greenland systems and public buildings. The Brookhill Secondary Plan achieves the policies of the Province of Ontario with respect to efficient, cost-effective development and land use patterns, the conservation of natural and cultural heritage features, the protection of public health and safety and the achievement of minimum development densities as DRAFT October 24,2007 Municipality of Clarington Official Plan—Office Consolidation BN-1 634 articulated in the Planning Act. Further, this Secondary Plan is expected to achieve the goals and objectives of the Municipality of Clarington Official Plan. Fundamental to the development of this Secondary Plan is the achievement of a transit supportive community structure and the achievement of a minimum net density of 50 residents and/or jobs per hectare. A primary principle inherent in the design of the Brookhill Secondary Planning Area is the conservation of existing natural heritage features and cultural heritage landscapes. These features and landscapes are conserved and integrated within the overall design strategy. 2.1.1 Design Principles The Brookhill Secondary Plan is based on the following design principles: a) Focus i. The Brookhill community is adjacent to the Bowmanville West Town Centre. It will be multi-centered and will comprise a Village Corridor and Neighbourhoods with Neighbourhood Commons. ii. Each neighbourhood has edges and a distinct higher intensity, and a mixed use focus that is within a 5 minute walk of the majority of residents. b) Greenlands i. A variety of parks for recreational activities are provided. ii. Parks, natural heritage features and stormwater management facilities shall form a connected greenlands system. iii. Stormwater management facilities shall be designed as landscape amenities, as well as perform their functional requirements. c) Connections/Linkages i. The community will have a continuous system of trails for walking and cycling. ii. Roads will be appealing for pedestrians, cyclists, transit, as well as cars. iii. Pedestrian connections adjacent to significant natural features shall be planned to anticipate use and to avoid impact on the identified features' environmental functions. iv. All roads will be designed as important components of the public realm DRAFT October 24,2007 Municipality of Clarington Official Plan—Office Consolidation BN-2 635 and will be lined with trees and have sidewalks. v. The community and its neighbourhoods will be linked to the existing built areas in Clarington. vi. Community design is based on a modified grid system to enable ease of access and improved connections through the community. d) Uses L A diversity in housing types will be provided to achieve densities anticipated in the Official Plan and articulated in Provincial Policy. ii. Development will support transit and commercial activity. iii. A mix of uses will be provided so that people have the choice to work, shop and enjoy community facilities in the neighbourhood. e) Infrastructure i. Municipal services shall be provided in a cost effective and efficient manner. f) Environmental Sustainability and Energy Conservation i. Community design shall incorporate, to the maximum extent feasible, state of the art environmental, energy and water conservation measures. ii. Techniques to maximize energy efficiency should be integrated into the design of buildings, streetscapes and parks. g) Design Excellence L The buildings, streetscapes, parks and open spaces and infrastructure should be distinctive and aesthetically pleasing. 2.2 COMMUNITY STRUCTURE 2.2.1 The community structure of the Brookhill Secondary Plan is based on achieving the principles identified in Section 2.1 of this Plan. The components of the Brookhill Secondary Plan that define its urban structure are identified below. a) Neighbourhoods -Neighbourhoods are self-contained areas with a mix of housing types, land uses and activities. Neighbourhoods must be cohesive and comprehensible to their.residents. DRAFT October 24,2007 Municipality of Clarington Official Plan—Office Consolidation BN-3 636 Neighbourhoods are edged either by natural features or the primary road network, giving each Neighbourhood a unique identity. The edge of each Neighbourhood is typically beyond the 400 metre radius from the Neighbourhood Commons, and the olowest density of development is anticipated between the 400 metre radius and the, edge of the Neighbourhood. Neighbourhoods have a mix of low and medium density housing types as well as public open space features. Residential densities, lot sizes and building types shall vary throughout each Neighbourhood to achieve the variety and animation typical of older, traditional neighbourhoods. The highest densities shall occur adjacent to the Type C Arterial Road network and within the Neighbourhood Commons and the Village Corridor. Lower density housing shall be adjacent to identified natural features, and toward the edges of the Neighbourhoods. Public open spaces are located to define the character and structure of each Neighbourhood. Neighbourhood Parks are located adjacent to planned community facilities and/or integrated with adjacent natural heritage features. Parkettes and urban squares are dispersed throughout each Neighbourhood and are located on visible road frontages. b) Neighbourhood Commons-The focus of each Neighbourhood is a Neighbourhood Commons with the potential to accommodate medium density forms of housing, a Neighbourhood Park, grouped postal facilities, transit stops, small scale retail and service commercial uses and offices, live/work units and other conveniences of daily life. c) Corridors -The Village Corridor is the primary focal point of the community. It is comprised of a mix of uses including higher density residential development, schools and an array of live/work, retail, office and community facilities. This combination of uses creates a rich and vibrant environment that is active every day, all day. The Village Corridor connects the neighbourhoods within the Brookhill Community. It is an area where residents of various Neighbourhoods interact. The Village Corridor is expected to accommodate the primary transit routes connecting the Neighbourhoods together and to the rest of the Municipality of Clarington. Regional Road 57 is a major regional transportation corridor. It is a north- south route that will connect future Highway 407 and Highway 401. Regional Road 57 is intended to be a Green Corridor, with no direct access provided for any individual development proposal or residential land use. Signalized intersections will be installed to provide access to existing development and the primary road network within the Brookhill Community. Reverse frontage development will not be permitted adjacent to Regional Road 57. DRAFT October 24,2007 Municipality of Clarington Official Plan—Office Consolidation BN-4 637 d) The Public Realm -The public realm includes institutional/civic uses the greenlands network and the road network. All of these components of the public realm are significant organizing elements in the pattern of development. They are located to provide interest and excitement within the community. The design of all elements of the public realm must be to the highest quality possible. i) Institutional/Civic Uses — Roads and blocks create a hierarchy of public spaces and locations for institutional and civic uses. Institutional/civic uses occupy important places, overlooking a square or terminating a road vista. These views and vistas provide scenic interest and orientation. ii) Public Open Space - The public open space system is a major attribute of the Brookhill Secondary Plan area. It is integrated with the natural heritage features and storm water management facilities. A trail network connects the Neighbourhoods together, and connects Brookhill to the wider community of Clarington. iii) Natural Heritage Features/Storm Water Management Facilities - Existing natural features are conserved and incorporated into the greenlands system. Storm water management facilities are treated as public assets. The ponds will be designed and planted with native upland, flood tolerant shoreline and aquatic species to provide enhanced wildlife habitat. Ponds and the overall drainage system are incorporated into the greenlands system. iv) Roads and Lanes - Roads play a multi-functional role in the Brookhill Secondary Plan Area by providing for a variety of activities and services, to meet the needs of residents and businesses. Roads provide access for pedestrians and bicycles, opportunities for vistas and view corridors and pedestrian amenity areas, and. space for parking, utilities and services. In the Village Corridor, garages are removed from the front of the dwellings and placed to the rear of the lot, accessed by a system of rear lanes. This dramatically improves the visual quality of the streetscape by reducing the impact of garage doors and facilitates traffic flow along the road network. Rear lanes also provide access to coach houses, routes for service infrastructure and garbage pick-up and may provide additional passive recreational space. DRAFT October 24,2007 Municipality of Clarington Official Plan—Office Consolidation BN-5 638 3. GOALS 3.1 To establish the Brookhill Secondary Plan Area as a vibrant, pedestrian oriented residential community based on principles of New Urbanism. 3.2 To provide 1,800 dwelling units upon full build out of the Brookhill Secondary Plan Area. 3.3 To achieve a minimum net density of 50 residents and/or jobs per hectare. 3.4 To promote high quality design practices centered on energy conservation, efficiency and environmental sustainability. 3.5 To recognize the importance of the natural features of the Brookhill Secondary Plan Area as contributing to the quality of life for local residents. 4. OBJECTIVES 4.1 LAND USE AND BUILT FORM a) To accommodate a mix of uses including opportunities for' a variety of housing types, limited retail/commercial uses, and community facilities. b) To ensure a complete and integrated community comprised of: i) an appropriate mix of compatible land uses that meet the daily needs of all residents; ii) compatibility of building types, achieved through consideration of their scale, massing and relationship to each other. c) To encourage a high quality and consistent level of urban design for the public and private realm through adherence to the principles, policies and requirements of this Secondary Plan, the Demonstration Plan and the Urban Design Guidelines. d) To create an urban environment that provides for safe, functional and attractive residential neighbourhoods. e) To provide for community facilities/schools that are visible, accessible and serve the needs of residents. f) To encourage multi-functional, shared use of public lands and buildings. DRAFT October 24,2007 Municipality of Clarington Official Plan—Office Consolidation BN-6 639 4.2 THE GREENLANDS SYSTEM a) To provide a functional and highly interconnected greenlands system for the community that is accessible and visible to residents. b) To provide opportunities for recreational and naturalized links within the Brookhill Secondary Planning Area and to the wider community of Clarington. c) To preserve and enhance existing natural and cultural heritage features including significant vegetation, topographic features and scenic views, heritage buildings and archaeological resources, and to promote the ecological restoration of linkages between these features. d) To provide a continuous Greenland system linking, natural features, public parks, storm water management facilities and a full array of community amenities. 4.3 TRANSPORTATION a) To develop a transportation system that provides a variety of connections to the balance of the urban area. b) To create a highly inter-connected network of roads and lanes that provide for ease of access, orientation and safety for both pedestrians and vehicles. c) To create a linked trail system composed of roads, lanes and open spaces, sidewalks, off-road trails and bicycle lanes. d) To ensure that the required components of the transportation system be in place and operative prior to or coincident with development. e) To phase the implementation of transit services based on acceptable operational and financial criteria. 4.4 SERVICES a) To ensure that services, including water, sanitary sewer and storm water management systems, electrical power, streetlights, natural gas and communication services are in place and operative, prior to or coincident with the development of the land. b) To ensure that storm water management facilities are designed to fulfill their functional purpose and are treated as aesthetic components of the greenlands system and that they do not negatively impact on natural heritage features or cultural heritage landscapes at any time in the land development process. DRAFT October 24,2007 Municipality of Clarington Official Plan—Office Consolidation BN-7 640 4.5 ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY AND ENERGY CONSERVATION a) To encourage development within the Brookhill Secondary Plan Area that is consistent with programs to reduce energy consumption and promote waste reduction. b) Energy conservation will be encouraged through appropriate site planning, urban design and the use of energy efficient materials and landscaping. c) To ensure that all new buildings that are constructed within the Brookhill Secondary Plan Area adhere in design, construction and operation to a minimum standard of Energy Star certification or equivalent certification system. d) To undertake frequent reviews of available energy certification and rating systems to ensure that development within the Brookhill Secondary Plan Area complies with the most current environmental and energy conservation standards and programs. 5. GENERAL POLICIES The land use designations for the Brookhill Secondary Plan Area shown on Map A of this Secondary Plan establish the general pattern of development. A more detailed pattern of land use is established on the Demonstration Plan and Urban Design Guidelines (Appendix 1). 5.1 HOUSING a) This Secondary Plan provides opportunities for a broad range of housing forms in the Secondary Plan Area and within each neighbourhood as follows: i) Neighbourhoods shall be predominantly comprised of single and semi- detached dwellings; ii) Neighbourhood Commons shall include a mix of low and medium density house forms, including street, block or stacked townhouses; and iii) The Village Corridor shall include the greatest concentration of medium and higher density house forms including housing in live/work, live/rent forms and apartments in stand alone or in mixed use buildings. Street, block or stacked townhouses are permitted. b) Each Neighbourhood shall include the distribution of housing by house form and will identify, in detail, the composition and distribution of the anticipated housing stock and its relationship to the achievement of the housing mix objectives of this Secondary Plan, and the Provincial requirement to achieve a minimum net density of 50 residents and/or jobs per hectare within the Secondary Plan Area. DRAFT October 24,2007 Municipality of Clarington Official Plan—Office Consolidation BN-8 641 5.2 EMPLOYMENT a) The Secondary Plan Area shall accommodate a range of small and moderately scaled retail, office uses and a range of institutional activities. Employment opportunities will be located in the Village Corridor and through permission for commercial and institutional activities within the Neighbourhood Commons and the community facilities, home offices and home occupations may also contribute to the supply of employment opportunities. b) Development approvals for lands intended to accommodate mixed use or livetwork buildings will be monitored to ensure that short-term housing approvals do not preclude opportunities for the development of employment generating land uses in the longer-term. 5.3 CULTURAL HERITAGE a) The conservation and enhancement of significant cultural heritage resources shall be consistent with the provisions of Chapter 8 in the Municipality of Clarington Official Plan and all relevant Provincial legislation and policy directives. b) Prior to on-site grading, construction of infrastructure or development approval, an Archaeological Assessment shall be completed to the satisfaction of the Municipality and the Archaeology and Heritage Planning Unit of the Ministry of Citizenship, Culture and Recreation. c) No grading or other disturbance shall take place on any site within the Brookhill Community Secondary Plan Area prior to the issuance of a letter of clearance from the Ministry of Citizenship, Culture and Recreation. 6. LAND USE POLICIES 6.1 LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL 6.1.1 Unless otherwise specified in the Secondary Plan, residential development shall be in accordance with Section 9 of the Clarington Official Plan. 6.1.2 Low Density Residential shall accommodate a range of housing types. Permitted residential building types shall include detached and semi-detached dwellings. 6.1.3 Coach houses are also permitted within the Low Density Residential designation. Coach houses shall generally be in the form of residential uses on the second storey of a detached garage where individual lots have access to a rear lane, and where the side yard abuts a public road. DRAFT October 24,2007 Municipality of clarington Official Plan—Office consolidation BN-9 642 6.1.4 Building heights shall generally not exceed 3.5 storeys, or 9.5 metres. 6.1.5 Residential development shall contribute to the overall appearance of the streetscape. Garage doors shall not dominate the view of the streetscape. Front and exterior side yard porches shall be encouraged. 6.1.6 Individual site access for any permitted residential use adjacent to any Arterial Road shall be discouraged. Residential uses fronting on an Arterial Road or Collector Road may be developed on the basis of rear lanes. Reverse frontage development shall not be permitted within the Low Density Residential designation. 6.1.7 Residential development adjacent to Regional Road 57 shall not have any individual access on the Arterial Road. Further, a variety of interface techniques may be permitted, including window roads and/or flankage lots, subject to conformity with the 'Green Corridor' concept for the Regional Road 57 right-of-way. 6.1.8 Special Policy Areas a) Special Policy Area 1 recognizes an existing distinct Estate Residential development east of Regional Road 57 and south of Longworth'Avenue. Lots in this area are generally 4000 square metres or larger and privately serviced with well and septic. Development and redevelopment of lands within this designation shall be subject to policies in the Clarington Official Plan. b) , Special Policy Area 2 is the Deferred Area of this Secondary Plan. These lands are designated Future Urban Residential in the Clarington Official Plan, and are deferred until the completion of the Clarington Official Plan Review 2007. 6.2 MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL 6.2.1 The Medium Density Residential designation shall be developed in accordance with the policies in Section 9.4 of the Municipality of Clarington Official Plan. 6.3 NEIGHBOURHOOD COMMONS 6.3.1 At least one Neighbourhood Commons shall be required in each Neighbourhood. Locations for the Neighbourhood Commons designation are identified on Map A of this Secondary Plan. DRAFT October 24,2007 Municipality of Clarington Official Plan—Office Consolidation SN-10 643 6.3.2 Each Neighbourhood Commons may include a range of medium density housing types, a Neighbourhood Park and a limited amount of convenience retail, personal service and business activity intended to serve the residents of the Neighbourhood. a) Permitted residential building types include street, block or stacked townhouses, and small plex-type (e.g. quattroplex) multiple unit buildings; and, b) Retail and service commercial uses shall only be permitted on the ground floor of a mixed use building. Individual retail and service commercial uses shall generally be limited in size to a maximum of approximately 500 square metres each and generate low traffic flow. c) The following retail and service commercial land uses are specifically prohibited: L drive-through restaurants of any type; ii. any use that requires the outdoor display or storage of goods, with the exception of a seasonal garden centre associated with another permitted use; iii. night clubs or banquet halls; iv. all automobile related uses (sales, service, gas bars, car washes); v. amusement arcades; vi. places of entertainment; vii. adult live entertainment parlour; viii. body rub parlour; ix. taxi establishments; and x. or any use that may emit odours, noises or generate high traffic volumes not compatible with a residential area. 6.3.3 Buildings within a Neighbourhood Commons shall generally range in height from 2.5 to 4.0 storeys, or between 7.5 to 13.5 metres. 6.3.4 Development within the Neighbourhood Commons designation will address the road, and garage doors/service facilities shall not dominate the view of the streetscape. Front and exterior side yard porches shall be encouraged on all ground-related residential units. DRAFT October 24,2007 Municipality of Clarington Official Plan—Office Consolidation BNA I 644 6.4 VILLAGE CORRIDOR 6.4.1 The Village Corridor shall be the primary focus of the Secondary Plan Area. The Village Corridor will incorporate institutional, retail and service commercial, recreational and cultural uses as well as ground related housing and residential apartment buildings within a mixed use context . 6.4.2 Development in the Village Corridor designation may be in either single use or mixed use buildings. 6.4.3 Permitted residential building types include street, block or stacked townhouses, small plex-type (e.g. quattroplex) multiple unit buildings and low-rise apartment buildings. Apartment units may be permitted in either stand-alone residential buildings or above the ground floor in a mixed use building. 6.4.4 Retail and service commercial development shall only be permitted on the ground floor of a mixed use building. Individual retail and service commercial uses shall generally be limited in size to a maximum of approximately 500 square metres each; and, 6.4.5 The following retail and service commercial land uses are specifically prohibited: a) drive-through restaurants of any type; b) . any use that requires the outdoor display or storage of goods, with the exception of a seasonal garden centre, associated with another permitted use; c) night clubs or banquet halls; d) all automobile related uses (sales, service, gas bars, car washes); e) amusement arcades; f) places of entertainment; g) adult live entertainment parlour; h) body rub parlour; and, i) taxi establishments. 6.4.6 Buildings heights shall be within a range of 3 to 6 storeys, or between 8.0 to 20.0 metres. DRAFT October 24,2007 Municipality of Clarington Official Plan—Office Consolidation BN-12 645 6.4.7. All development within the Village Corridor designation will address the road, and garage doors/service facilities shall not dominate the view of the streetscape. Front and exterior side yard porches shall be, encouraged on all ground-related residential units. 6.4.8 Development, with the exception of any institutional use, abutting an Arterial or Collector Road shall be on the basis of rear lane access. Other development within the Village Corridor designation may include rear lane access. Parking lots shall not be located between the building and the street within the Village Corridor designation. 6.4.9 To facilitate appropriate development within the Village Corridor designation, the Municipality may consider a 'development incentives' package. Development incentives may include reduced parking and/or parkland standards, or a series of financial incentives approved under the Community Improvement Section of-the Planning Act. Qualification requirements for any identified development incentive shall be identified in the required Community Improvement Plan, as approved by Council. 6.5 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AREA 6.5.1 The natural heritage features within the Secondary Plan Area are identified as Environmental Protection Area on Schedule 'B' to this Secondary Plan. Lands designated Environmental Protection Area shall be subject to the policies in Section 14.4 of the Official Plan. 6.5.2 No development shall be permitted in Environment Protection Areas, except passive recreation, environmental restoration and uses related to erosion control and storm water management. 6.5.3 An Environmental Impact Study shall be undertaken for development proposals including any necessary infrastructure and roads proposed within, the Lake Iroquois Beach Shoreline, or within 120 metres of the boundary of a wetland or wetland complex or 30 metres of the Environmental Protection Area designation. The Environmental Impact Study shall be prepared in accordance with 4.4.35 of the Official Plan. 6.5.4 Environmental Protection Overlay Designation a) The Environmental Protection Overlay designation identifies the areas adjacent to the identified Provincially Significant Wetlands. This designation incorporates the lands within 100 metres from the identified Provincially Significant Wetlands (an additional 70 metres from the Environmental Protection Area). DRAFT October 24,2007 Municipality of Clarington Official Plan—Office Consolidation BN-13 646 b) Lands within the Environmental Protection Overlay designation shall require the preparation of an Environmental Impact Study to determine the actual buffer required between the Environmental Protection Area designation and the limit of urban development. The Environmental Impact Study shall be undertaken in accordance Section 4.4.35 of the Official Plan. 6.6 PARKS AND OPEN SPACE 6.6.1 Parks and Open Space designation shall include lands within the following categories: a) Neighbourhood Parks; b) Urban Squares/Parkettes; and, c) Green Roads/Gateways/Greenways. 6.6.2 Parks shall be established in accordance with the following: a) Neighbourhood Parks shall form the central focus of each of the identified Neighbourhood Commons, within the Village Corridor and within the overall Community. Neighbourhood Parks shall perform an array of functions within the community and shall range in size and design, depending upon their planned role and function. The Neighbourhood Park shall be a minimum of .75 hectare in size, and shall be surrounded on at least two sides, and preferably three or four sides, by public roads. The Neighbourhood Parks are to be accepted as part of the parkland dedication required under the Planning Act. b) Urban Squares/Parkettes — are smaller components of the open space network and will be identified and articulated through the required development applications; and, c) Green Roads/Gateways/Greenways are small scale open space feature provided as linkages within the open space system or as entrance features to the community to provide for connecting pedestrian and bicycle routes and special identity features within the Secondary Plan Area. 6.6.3 Dedication of lands for Neighbourhood Parks and Parkettes shall be in accordance with Section 23.10 of the Official Plan. DRAFT October 24,2007 Municipality of Clarington Official Plan—Office Consolidation BN-14 647 6.6.4 Dedication of lands for Green Streets/Gateways/Greenways shall be considered on a case-by-case basis subject to a review of their individual function and attribution to the neighbourhood as fulfilling parkland dedication requirements. 6.6.5 In addition to the publicly owned lands which form the Parks and Open Space designation individual developments may be required to provide an Urban Square as part of the design approval. These privately owned lands will help create pedestrian scale entrance features for individual developments, creating a sense of place and adding to the urban environment. 7. COMMUNITY FACILITIES 7.1 Community Facilities are shown symbolically on Map A of this Secondary Plan. A more detailed pattern of community facilities are established on the Demonstration Plan and Urban Design Guidelines (Appendix 1). 7.2 SCHOOLS a) Elementary school sites are permitted within the Village Corridor designation on Schedule 'B'. Schools support the community structure and patterns of land use. The number, location and configuration of school sites will be defined in consultation with the School Boards. b) Where a school site adjoins a Neighbourhood Park, the school site shall be sized and designed to provide on-site recreational and athletic uses for the school and to facilitate potential joint use between the Municipality and the respective School Board. c) The Municipality will cooperate with the School Boards to promote smaller school site sizes, and to maximize the area available for on-site recreational and athletic use through the construction of multiple storey buildings that permit smaller building floor plates. d) In the event that all or part of a school site should not be required by a School Board, the following alternate uses shall be permitted in order of priority: i) institutional uses such as private schools, Places of Worship, government buildings, community and recreational facilities, housing for seniors and/or cultural buildings (e.g. museum, art gallery); or, ii) Residential uses, shall be developed in accordance with the Village Corridor designation or, DRAFT October 24,2007 Municipality of Clarington Official Plan—Office Consolidation BN-15 648 iii) The Municipality of Clarington shall have first right of refusal to acquire all or part of the school site; government agencies and community groups with identified needs shall have the second right of refusal. e) School sites and buildings will be developed in accordance with the following policies and the Demonstration Plan and Urban Design Guidelines: i) Joint use sites and multiple use buildings will be encouraged wherever possible. The Municipality will work with the School Boards to achieve appropriate and efficient site designs, and to maximize public service and safety; ii) Elementary schools shall be located within the Village Corridor designation and on a Type B or C Arterial or Collector Road to be accessible by residents in more than one neighbourhood; and iii) Parking and loading areas will be provided and access points designed in a manner that will minimize conflicts between pedestrian and vehicular traffic and will enhance the aesthetic character of the Neighbourhood. 7.3 PLACES OF WORSHIP a) Places of Worship shall be permitted within the Village Corridor designation. Site criteria include: i) A minimum site size of 0.5 hectare and a maximum site size of 2.0 hectares; and, ii) Primary frontage on a Type 'B' or 'C' Arterial Road or Collector Road. b) Sites for a Place of Worship may be pre-zoned, with a 'Hold' prefix to permit a place of worship, accessory uses and appropriate alternative uses. Removal of the 'Hold' prefix on a dual zoned place of worship site shall be tied to: i) Execution of a site plan agreement for a Place of Worship; or, ii) Expiration of a site reservation period of 2 years from the approval of the 'Hold' zoning and the execution of a site plan agreement for the alternative land use. DRAFT October 24,2007 Municipality of Clarington Official Plan—Office Consolidation BN-16 649 8. URBAN DESIGN AND AMENITY POLICIES 8.1 GENERAL PROVISIONS The Secondary Plan is designed based on achieving a community that is diverse in use and population, is scaled to the pedestrian, can accommodate private automobiles and transit, and has a well defined and high quality public ream. The Secondary Plan is premised on high quality urban design, including measures to ensure: a) the provision of a clearly defined public realm; b) a standardized and highly interconnected pattern of lotting for development blocks; c) consistent built form; d) safety, accessibility and comfort in the pedestrian environment; and, e) achievement of an overall density within the community of at least 50 residents and employees per net hectare; and, f) support for transit services throughout the community. 8.2 PUBLIC REALM The public realm compromises public roads, lanes, open spaces/parks, natural heritage features and their associated buffers, storm water management facilities, and the public use activity areas of other public lands and private development sites and buildings. 8.2.1 Roads and Lanes a) Roads and lanes will: i) provide access for vehicles, pedestrians and bicycles, opportunities for vistas and view corridors and pedestrian amenity areas and space for utilities and services; ii) be subject to comprehensive streetscape requirements including landscaping, that will ensure that the public realm is consistent in quality and design; and; iii) be aligned to create a modified rectilinear grid pattern that defines development blocks and establishes a highly inter-connected and permeable network that maximizes accessibility and support for transit. DRAFT October 24,2007 Municipality of Clarington Official Plan—Office Consolidation BN-17 650 8.2.2 Views and Focal Points a) The preservation, enhancement and creation of significant views and focal points shall be encouraged by: i) preserving and enhancing views to natural features including woodlots, topographic features, water bodies and across open spaces; ii) providing opportunities for views of important public buildings, heritage buildings, open spaces and parks, natural heritage features and other landmarks; and, iii) providing for sites that terminate road and view corridors. b To recognize the importance of public and institutional buildings in the community and to enhance their status these buildings are encouraged to be sited at the following locations: i) within the Village Corridor and the Neighbourhood Commons; ii) at the termination of a road or view corridor; iii) at road intersections; and iv) on sites that enjoy prominence due to topographic and natural features. 8.2.3 Location of Buildings with Respect to Roads and Open Space a) To reinforce the road, lane and block pattern established by'this Secondary Plan, the following measures will be employed: i) buildings will be aligned parallel to a public road; ii) buildings will be located in proximity to the property line adjoining the public road; iii) buildings on corner sites will be sited and massed toward the intersection of the adjoining public roads; iv) siting and massing of buildings will provide a consistent relationship, continuity and enclosure to the public roads; v) siting and massing of buildings will contribute to and reinforce the comfort, safety, and amenity of the public roads; vi) buildings located adjacent to, or at the edge of parks and open spaces, will provide opportunities for overlook onto the parks and open spaces; DRAFT October 24,2007 Municipality of Clarington Official Plan—Office Consolidation BN-18 651 vii) the massing, siting and scale of buildings located adjacent to, or along the edge of a park or open space will create a degree of enclosure or definition appropriate to the type of park or open space they enclose; and viii) buildings of significant public use:or architectural merit may be sited to specifically differ from the surrounding urban fabric in order to emphasize their importance as landmarks. 8.3 PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT 8.3.1 Development Blocks and Lots a) All the available urban lands are to be subdivided into a series of development blocks and lots, defined by a modified rectilinear grid system or public roads and lanes. b) The size and configuration of each development block will: i) be appropriate for its intended use; ii) facilitate and promote pedestrian movement iii) provide a sufficient number and, where appropriate, a range of building lots to achieve costs effective and efficient development. c) Each development lot in a block will: i) have frontage on a public road or lane; and ii) be of sufficient size and appropriate configuration to accommodate development that reflects the planning and urban design policies set out in this Secondary Plan and companion Demonstration Plan and Urban Design Guidelines. d) Notwithstanding the provisions of this Secondary Plan, a lot that does not have frontage on a public road may be permitted, provided that the front lot line adjoins a public park fronting a public road, and the rear lot line adjoins, and has access from a public rear lane. e) Notwithstanding the provisions of this Secondary Plan, development lots within either the Neighbourhood Commons or Village Corridor designations, having substantial frontage on a Collector or Type B or C Arterial Road, may be permitted to have a second access to parking provided: DRAFT October 24,2007 Municipality of Clarington Official Plan—Office Consolidation BN-19 652 i) the lot contains a comprehensively designed mixed use development; ii) the principal access to the required services areas on the lot is from a rear lane; iii) the need for a second access to, parking can be demonstrated to be necessary to facilitate the development pattern, but will not interfere with, or promote unsafe traffic and pedestrian movement; and iv) the development pattern is otherwise in conformity with the provisions of this Secondary Plan, the Demonstration Plan and Urban Design Guidelines. 8.3.2 Built Form a) Building compatibility — over time, new development will be compatible with adjacent and neighbouring development by ensuring that the siting and massing of new buildings does not result in undue adverse impacts on adjacent properties particularity in regard to adequate privacy conditions for residential buildings and their outdoor amenity areas. To ensure that building compatibility is achieved, the implementing zoning by- laws for this secondary plan will establish consistent relationships between buildings and their associated property limits. b) Location of Building Entrances — To support public transit and for reasons of public safety and convenience, primary entrances shall be clearly visible and located on a public road frontage or onto public open spaces. ' Access from sidewalks and public open space areas to primary building entrances shall be convenient and direct, with minimum changes in grade, and shall be generally accessible to people who are mobility challenged. c) Parking and Servicing- To minimize disruptions to the safety and attractiveness of the Types B and C Arterials and Collector Road, a system of rear lanes may provide the primary access for on-site parking and servicing functions. d) To enhance the quality and safety of the public roadscapes throughout the Secondary Plan Area, the construction of parking lots/structures which occupy significant proportions of the at-grade frontage of public roads shall not be permitted. DRAFT October 24,2007 Municipality of Clarington Official Plan—Office Consolidation BN-20 653 e) To reduce the impact of surface parking and to provide at grade amenity areas the provision of structured parking shall be encouraged for higher density forms of development in the Village Corridor and Neighbourhood Commons designations. Where it is not feasible to locate parking in structures either below or above grade, parking should be located to the rear of the principle buildings and/or within the exterior side yard. 8.3.3 Pedestrian Environment a) Public Safety —To promote safety and security in public places, including roads, parks and open space, schools, public transit routes and the public use activity areas of buildings, the following measures are necessary: i) the design and siting of new buildings shall provide opportunities for visual overlook and ease of physical access to adjacent roads, parks and open spaces: ii) clear, unobstructed views to parks and open spaces shall be provided from the adjoining roads; and, iii) appropriate lighting, visibility and opportunities for informal surveillance shall be provided for all walkways, parking lots, garages and outdoor amenity areas. b) Pedestrian Circulation —To ensure ease of access for the pedestrian and the enjoyment of public roads and other outdoor spaces, the following measures are necessary: i) public-oriented spaces and activity areas, including entrances, terraces and porches, will be oriented toward public roads; ii) provision of a consistent level of landscape design, incorporating such elements as appropriate paving, planting, fencing, street furniture, lighting, and signage, and iii) avoiding the location of building ventilation systems in pedestrian areas. 9. TRANSPORTATION POLICIES 9.1 The transportation network in the Brookhill Secondary Planning Area shall be developed in accordance with Map A and provisions and standards established through this Secondary Plan, the Demonstration Plan and Urban Design Guidelines. It shall include public roads, rear lanes, transit, and bicycle and pedestrian routes DRAFT October 24,2007 Municipality of Clarington Official Plan—Office Consolidation BN-21 654 and facilities. 9.2 The descriptions and right-of-way requirements for roads identified on Table 1 shall assist in further defining the road system. Road classifications and right-of-way requirements require confirmation through one'of the following studies: a) Traffic Study; b) Functional Servicing Plan; and c) Phasing Plan. Minor revisions to transportation routes to incorporate design features such as streetscaping and bikeways may be made without further Amendment to this Secondary Plan, provided that the principles of permeability and inter-connectivity are maintained to the satisfaction of the Municipality. Classification Pavement R-O-W Boulevard On- Bicycle Transit Sidewalks Individual Width Width Width street Lanes Facilities Direct Parking Access Type A Arterial 19.5 m(2 @3.5 36.0- 2@ 8.25 m No 3.0 m path Yes 2 Sides No (Regional Road 57) m,2 @3.75 m, 50.0 m in boulevard median/left turn (1 Side) lane Q5.0 m Type B Arterial 19.5 m (2 @3.5 30.0- 2 @8.25 m No 3.0 m path Yes 2 Sides Optional m,2 @3.75 m) 36.0 m in boulevard 1 Side Type C Arterial 17.0 m(2 @3.5 30.0 m 2 @6.5 m 2 Sides 1.5 m in Yes 2 Sides No Rear with Medians m,2 parking @ boulevard lane/access 2.5 m, (2 Sides) median 5.0 m Collector 13.0 m(2 @3.5 26.0 m 2 @ 6.5 m 2 Sides 1.5 m in Yes 2 Sides Optional (Major) m,2 parking @ (optional) boulevard 3.0 m 2 Sides Collector 12.0 m(2 @3.5 23.0 m 2 @5.5 m 2 Sides No No 2 Sides Yes (Minor) m,2 parking @ 2.5 m Local Road 8.5 m 20.0 m 2@5.75 m 1 Side No No 1 Side Yes Local Road 8.5 m 18.0 m 1@4.0 m, 1 1 Side No No 1 Side Yes 5.5 m Public Laneway 6.0 m 9.0 m 2@1.5 m No No No No No Green Street n/a 18.0 m I n/a No No No 2 Sides No 9.3 ROAD NETWORK POLICES 9.3.1 Regional Road 57 bisects the Secondary Plan area. It will become part of a key component of the transit system for the area, linking it to the rest of the Municipality of Clarington. The Municipality supports the ultimate function and design for this road and the broader Region, as an urban arterial. DRAFT October 24,2007 Municipality of Clarington Official Plan-Office Consolidation BN-22 655 9.3.2 The Municipality shall encourage the Region of Durham to pursue road designs for Regional Road 57 that implement the "Green Corridor' concept and balance functional requirements with the objectives of this Secondary Plan in regard to roads as a significant element of the public realm, and in accordance with the recommendations of the Demonstration Plan and Urban Design Guidelines. 9.3.3 No development shall be permitted individual direct access to Regional Road 57. 9.3.4 The proposed system of Collector Roads is shown on Map A. The design requirements for the Collector Roads are identified in Table 1, and may be further refined through the Functional Servicing Study. 9.3.5 The Local Road pattern is identified on The Demonstration Plan included in Appendix 1. This pattern is conceptual only, and has no formal status, other than it demonstrates the key principles of permeability and inter-connectivity. Changes to the identified Local Road pattern shall not require any further amendment to this Secondary Plan, provided that the principles of permeability and inter-connectivity are achieved to the satisfaction of the Municipality. 9.4- REAR LANES 9.4.1 A secondary and complementary system of public Rear Lanes may be developed anywhere within the Secondary Plan Area. 9.4.2 Functional and design standards for Rear Lanes are established in Table 1. Detailed designs for Lanes shall be established through subsequent development approvals. 9.4.3 Public utilities may be located within public lanes subject to functional and design standards established by the Municipality. 9.4.4 Lanes shall be planned to provide for through traffic movements. The garage shall be set back no less than 2.5 m from the public right-of-way: 9.5 PUBLIC TRANSIT 9. 5.1 The Municipality, in conjunction with the Region of Durham shall endeavour to implement with a public transportation system that connects the Secondary Planning Area with adjacent residential and commercial areas. DRAFT October 24,2007 Municipality of Clarington Official Plan—Office Consolidation BN-23 656 9.5.2 Transit routes shall serve and link the Neighbourhood Commons with the Village Corridor. A transit stop at the centre of each Neighbourhood is encouraged so as to be within 400 metres of most households within a neighbourhood. 9.5.3 To facilitate the development of a transit supportive urban structure, the following measures shall be reflected in development proposals, including the subdivision of land: i) provision of a local road pattern and related pedestrian routes that provide for direct pedestrian access to transit routes and stops; ii) provision for transit stops and incorporation of busbays where appropriate into road design requirements; and, iii) transit waiting areas incorporated into buildings located adjacent to transit stops. 9.6 PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE PATH SYSTEM 9.6.1 Pedestrian and bicycle path systems serve the Secondary Planning Area and linked with other pathway systems in the Municipality. These shall be developed in accordance with the conceptual trails network identified in the Demonstration Plan and Urban Design Guidelines (Appendix 1). 9.7 PARKING 9.7.1 On-street parking will be encouraged at appropriate locations on all roads, with the exception of Regional Road 57, in order to assist in calming traffic movement and thereby enhancing pedestrian safety. 9.7.2 Subject to the findings and recommendations of a Functional Servicing Study, on- street parking may be approved at certain locations for specified times of the day to satisfy a portion of the parking requirements of adjacent non-residential development. 9.7.3 Off-street parking for all uses shall be required and shall be provided on-site in accordance with the provisions of the implementing zoning by-law. DRAFT October 24,2007 Municipality of Clarington Official Plan—Office Consolidation BN-24 657 10. MUNICIPAL SERVICES 10.2.1 All new development within the Secondary Planning area shall proceed on the basis of full municipal services. 10.2.2 The Municipality will work with the landowners and the Region of Durham to develop a plan for the phasing of extensions to the existing services within the Brookhill Secondary Plan Area. 10.2.3 The location of Stormwater Management Facilities is shown on Map A the Secondary Plan. The approximate size and locations have been determined through the Brookhill Subwatershed Plan. The exact location and size will be determined through the Functional Servicing Study and in accordance with Section 20 of the Official Plan. Storm water facilities shall be constructed in accordance with the provisions of the Demonstration Plan and Urban Design Guidelines (Appendix 1) to this Secondary Plan. The design of such facilities shall be based on the following considerations: i) stormwater will be considered as a resource, not a waste product; ii) stormwater facilities will be designed to maintain environmental and ecological integrity, and to provide a net benefit to the environment; iii) where existing,streams are within the Environmental Protection designation, they are to be retained in naturalized, open channels in accordance with natural channel design principles; and, iv) stormwater facilities will be designed to provide community amenities. 11.0 INTERPRETATION 11.1 It is intended that the Brookhill Secondary Plan Area be developed in accordance with the policies of this Secondary Plan and the Official Plan of the Municipality of Clarington. Where there is a conflict between the principles, objectives and/or policies, the policies of this Secondary Plan and the Official Plan of the Municipality of Clarington, the principles, objectives and/or policies of this Secondary Plan shall prevail. 11.2 Inherent to the Brookhill Secondary Plan is the principle of flexibility, provided that the general intent and structure of the Plan are maintained to the satisfaction of the Municipality. As such, it is the intent of the municipality to permit some flexibility in the interpretation of the policies, regulations and numerical requirements of this DRAFT October 24,2007 Municipality of Clarington Official Plan—Office Consolidation BN-25 658 Secondary Plan and the appended Demonstration Plan and Urban Design Guidelines (Appendix 1) except where this Secondary Plan is explicitly intended to be prescriptive. 11.3 The boundaries between land use designations are to be considered approximate except where they meet with roads, river valleys or other clearly'defined physical features. Where the general intent of this Secondary Plan is maintained, to the satisfaction of the Municipality, minor boundary adjustments will not require an Amendment to this Secondary Plan. 11.4 Development within the Brookhill Secondary Plan Area will be guided by a detailed series of policies, regulations and guidelines that will create a livable and diverse community that is sympathetic to the environmental context. The Demonstration Plan and Urban Design Guidelines (Appendix 1) provide the foundation for the development of the Brookhill Secondary Plan Area and the basis for the policy framework of this Secondary Plan. The following text and maps, identified as Map A - Land Use and Transportation Plan and Map B - Greenlands and Open Space attached hereto constitute the Brookhill Secondary Plan as established and adopted by Amendment No. xx to the Municipality of Clarington Official Plan. 12.0 IMPLEMENTATION 12.1 GENERAL a) This Secondary Plan shall be implemented in accordance with the provisions of the Planning Act, other applicable Provincial legislation, and the provisions of the Municipality of Clarington Official Plan and this Secondary Plan. b) Approval of development applications shall be conditional upon commitments from the appropriate authorities and the proponents of development to the timing and funding of the required road and transportation facilities. These works shall be provided for in the subdivision and site plan agreements. Phasing of the development, based on the completion of the external road works, may be required by the Municipality of Clarington. c) Approval of development applications shall also be conditional upon commitments from the appropriate authorities and the proponents of development to the timing and funding of required storm water management, sanitary sewer and water supply facilities. These works shall be provided for in subdivision and site plan agreements. Phasing of development, based on the completion of external sewer and water services, may be implemented if required by the Municipality of Clarington. DRAFT October 24,2007 Municipality of Clarington Official Plan—Office Consolidation BN-26 659 d) The Municipality of Clarington shall encourage development within the Secondary Plan Area that is consistent with programs intended to reduce the consumption of energy and water and to promote waste reduction. 12.2 FINANCIAL AGREEMENTS a) Prior to the approval by the Municipality of Clarington of any development proposal within the Secondary Plan Area, the Municipality of Clarington shall, if necessary, have approved a Development Charges Study and adopted a Development Charges By-law identifying the charges applicable to the lands within the Secondary Plan Area. b) Prior to the approval of any development, the Municipality of Clarington shall be satisfied as, to the availability of water supply and sewer capacity to accommodate the said development. c) Prior to the registration of any development, the owner shall have entered into a Subdivision Agreement with the Municipality of Clarington that will identify among other things, the capital expenditures associated with servicing the lands. d) Prior to any development approvals, an assessment of infrastructure cost requirements to accommodate the Secondary Plan development including development phasing, and timing shall be undertaken to the satisfaction of the Municipality of Clarington. 12.3 REQUIRED STUDIES 12.3.1 General a) This Secondary Plan identifies the following studies, plans, and assessments that may need to be completed to the satisfaction of the Municipality of Clarington and any agency have jurisdiction, prior to the approval of development applications within parts of, or the entire, Secondary Plan Area. The Municipality shall determine the need for the following studies, plans and assessments, and when in the approvals process they may be required on an application-by-application basis: i. Storm Water Management and Environmental Strategies; ii. Functional Servicing Plans; iii. Environmental Impact Studies iv. Archaeological Surveys/Assessments; DRAFT October 24,2007 Municipality of Clarington Official Plan—Office Consolidation BN-27 660 V. Development Charges Study; vi. Tree Preservation Plans; and, vii. Noise Assessment(s). b) Additional study requirements may be identified by the Municipality as development within the Secondary Plan Area proceeds. 12.3.2 Urban Design Brief Prior to the approval of a development in the Brookhill Neighborhood an urban design brief shall be prepared to- confirm and control the intended pattern of development within the neighborhood. The Urban Design Brief shall include: a) the proposed pattern of roads and development blocks; b) the proposed network of roads, transit, pedestrian and bicycle routes; c) a Comprehensive Roadscape Plan, that articulates specific urban design issues to be addressed in implementing zoning by-laws, plan(s),of subdivision or site plan approvals; d) the location of specific features, sites and residential lots within the Neighbourhood such as corner lots and T-intersections that require specific lot and building placement, orientation and architectural features; e) the proposed pattern of land use including the composition distribution of residential density and the proposed scale of non-residential areas; f) an Open Space Master Plan, that identifies the location and configuration of uses such as school sites, parks, trails, open space buffers, environmental and cultural heritage features; g) where applicable, the anticipated boundaries of implementing plans of subdivision; and, h) in the case of a school site, the proposed pattern of alternate land use, in the event that the site is not required for school use. 12.3.3 Urban Design and Architectural Guidelines a) all development within each Neighbourhood shall be subject to urban design and architectural guidelines; b) provision for compliance with the guidelines shall be incorporated into all subdivision, site plan or similar development agreements; DRAFT October 24,2007 Municipality of Clarington Official Plan—Office Consolidation BN-28 661 c) a program to ensure compliance with the guidelines shall be established among the landowners group and the Municipality and shall ensure integration with other required planning approvals. Confirmation of compliance with the guidelines shall be required prior to the issuance of building permits; and, d) such guidelines may be reviewed and amended from time to time provided that any amendments shall conform to the principles and policies of this Secondary Plan and the Demonstration and Urban Design Guidelines (Appendix 1) and shall be prepared to the satisfaction of the Municipality of Clarington. e) It is the intent of this Secondary Plan to achieve the agreement of all public agencies involved in any aspect of development in the Secondary Plan Area, to comply with the policies of this Secondary Plan, the regulations in the Zoning By-law, and the Demonstration Plan and Urban Design Guidelines (Appendix 1) in order to achieve the goal, objectives, principles and policies of this Secondary Plan. 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Draft Urban Design Guidelines -Brookhill Secondary Plan Area October 2007 Table of Contents 1.0 Introduction 2.0 The Demonstration Plan 3.0 Design Guidelines for the Public Realm 3.1 General 3.2 Roads Arterial Roads Collector Roads Local Roads Lanes Green Streets Traffic Circles 3.3 Guidelines to Support Transit 3.4 Guidelines for Greenlands Natural Features and Woodlots Neighbourhood Parks Urban Squares/Parkettes Gateways Trail System Storm Water Management Facilities 4.0 Design Guidelines for the Private Realm 4.1 All Development Development Blocks and Lots Built Form Location of Buildings with Respect to Roads and Open Space 4.2 Residential Buildings Single and Semi-Detached Houses Townhouses Apartments 4.3 Guidelines for Public/Institutional Buildings 4.4 Commercial/Mixed Use Buildings The Planning Partnership-URS Canada Inc. -Aquafor Beech•Poulos and Chung i 666 Draft Urban Design Guidelines - Brookhill Secondary Plan Area October 2007 1.0 Introduction The Brookhill Secondary Plan Area is designed based on achieving a community that is diverse in use and population, is scaled to the pe- destrian, can accommodate private automobiles and transit vehicles, and has a well designed and high quality public realm. The Plan is also premised on achieving high quality urban design,including meas- ures to ensure: • a standardized and highly interconnected pattern of lotting for development blocks; • consistent built form; • safety, accessibility and comfort in the pedestrian environment; • achievement of an overall density within each neighbourhood of at least 50 residents and employees per net hectare; and, • support for transit services throughout the community. This Demonstration Plan and Urban Design Guidelines document have been prepared in conjunction with the Brookhill Secondary Plan. The purpose of this document is to provide a demonstration of how the principles of the Secondary Plan could be realistically applied to future development and further detail as to how the Municipality's vision and design objectives are to be achieved. The Urban Design Guidelines provide design principles and specific guidelines for both the public and private sectors. While they are in- tended as a reference, they indicate the Municipality of Clarington's expectations with respect to the character, quality and form of devel- opment in the Brookhill Community. The guidelines also provide the Municipality of Clarington's staff with an objective, consistent evalua- tion framework to assess development applications. The Planning Partnership•URS Canada Inc. •Aquafor Beech•Poulos and Chung 1 667 Draft Urban Design Guidelines - ltrookhill Secondary Plan Area October 2007 2.0 The Demonstration Plan The Demonstration Plan identifies four neighbourhoods. They are de- scribed as follows: • Neighbourhood 1 (as shown on the Demonstration Plan) is south of Longworth Avenue and west of Green Road. It incorporates approximately 57 gross hectares of land, of which about 24 hec- tares (42 percent) is developable. Neighbourhood 1 will accom- modate a range of uses and building forms including single and semi-detached houses, coach houses, as well as medium den- sity building forms such as stacked townhouses, small multiple unit buildings and small-scale retail and service uses within the Neighbourhood Commons as shown on Schedule'B'. The overall density of Neighbourhood 1 will be in excess of 50 residents and employees per net hectare; • Neighbourhood 2(as shown on the Demonstration Plan)is located south of Longworth Avenue,west of Durham Highway 57 and east of Clarington Boulevard. It incorporates approximately 80 gross hectares of land, of which about 22(28 percent) is considered de- velopable. Neighbourhood 2 will accommodate a range of uses and building forms including single and semi-detached houses, coach houses, as well as medium density building forms such as stacked townhouses,small multiple unit buildings and small-scale retail and service uses within the Neighbourhood Commons as shown on Schedule 'B'. The overall density of Neighbourhood 2 will be in excess of 50 residents and employees per net hectare; • Neighbourhood 3 (as shown on the Demonstration Plan) is lo- gated immediately north of Neighbourhood 2. It incorporates ap- proximately 69 gross hectares of land,of which about 27 hectares (39 percent) is considered developable. Neighbourhood 3 will accommodate a range of uses and building forms including single and semi-detached houses, coach houses, as well as medium density building forms such as stacked townhouses, small mul- tiple unit buildings and small-scale retail and service uses within the Neighbourhood Commons as shown on Schedule 'B'. The overall density of Neighbourhood 3 will be within range of 50 resi- dents and employees per net hectare; • Neighbourhood 4 (as shown on the Demonstration Plan) is locat- ed north of Neighbourhood 1 and abuts lands designated as En- vironmental Protection Area on the north, west and east. It incor- porates approximately 102 gross hectares of land, of which about 12 hectares(12 percent)is considered developable. Recognizing the unique surround environmental features, Neighbourhood 4 is lower density, accommodating single and semi-detached houses and coach houses. Table 1 summarizes the land use distribution and development yields for the Secondary Plan Area, based on the Demonstration Plan. The Planning Partnership•URS Canada Inc. •Aquafor Beech-Poulos and Chung 2 668 Draft Urban Design Guidelines- Brookhill Secondary Plan Area October 2007 TABLE 1:DEMONSTRATION PLAN DEVELOPMENT YIELDS Population and Achieved Achieved Neighbourhood Net Developable Unit Population Employment Employment Density Density Land Area Yield Yield Yield Yield u/ha prelha Neighbourhood 1 23.78 543.00 1,227.00 36.00 1,263.00 22.80 53.10 Neighbourhood 2 22.67 526.00 1,185.00 55.00 1,240.00 23.20 54.70 Neighbourhood 3 26.92 521.00 1,244.00 55.00 1,299.00 19.30 48.20 Neighbourhood 4 11.62 163.00 528.00 - 528.00 14.00 45.50 TOTALS 85.00 1,753.00 4,184.00 146.00 4,330.00 20.62 50.94 The Demonstration Plan illustrates the planning principles that are in- herent to the Secondary Plan. It is one example of how the Second- ary Plan might be implemented within the Secondary Plan Area. The Demonstration Plan itself has no formal status and does not require any formal Amendment process to implement an alternative design solution, or solutions at any time in the future. The Demonstration Plan for the Brookhill Study Area, was the result of a design process that was carried out over a 4-day workshop held in Municipality of Clarington (Fall 2005). The Plan developed at the workshop has been subsequently refined as additional information was received over subsequent months. The Demonstration Plan, which appears on the following page, includes the following features: • Neighbourhood Commons that are within a 5-minute walk of the majority of the community and provide local retail services and a neighbourhood focus; • a linked greenlands system that connects natural/environmental features, open spaces, parks, schools, storm water management ponds and the Neighbourhood Commons; • protection of all significant natural heritage features while incorporating them into a larger system providing for pedestrian and cycling trails; • reinforcing Neighbourhood Commons by focusing medium and higherdensity residential uses in a live-work format and institutional uses on adjacent lands; and, • a highly interconnected road pattern with a collector road system that is within a 5-minute walking distance of most future residents, which is specifically intended to support future transit services in the community. The Planning Partnership•URS Canada Inc. •Aquafor Beech•Poulos and Chung 3 669 i i Draft Urban Design Guidelines - brookhill Secondary Plan Area October 2007 i 3.0 Design Guidelines for the Public Realm i The public realm within the Brookhill Secondary Plan Area comprises public roads, lanes, open spaces/parks, natural heritage features and their associated buffers, storm water management facilities and the public use activity areas of other public lands and private development sites and buildings. Further, it is the intent of the Plan to link all of the components of the public realm with a connected system of trails, bi- cycle paths and sidewalks. This section of the document provides general guidance for the design of all the components of the public realm. These Guidelines are to be read in conjunction with the policies of the BrookhilM Secondary Plan. 3.1 General 1. To promote safety and security in public places, including roads, parks and open spaces, schools, public transit routes and the public use activity areas of buildings, the follovling measures are necessary: - the design and siting of new buildings shall provide opportunities for visual overlook and ease of physical access to adjacent roads, parks and open spaces; - clear, unobstructed views to parks and open spaces shall be provided from the adjoining roads; - appropriate lighting, visibility and opportunities for informal surveillance shall be provided for all walkways, parking lots, garages and outdoor amenity areas; and, - public use activity areas located within buildings shall be located at-grade and oriented to the public road. 2. To ensure ease of access for the pedestrian and the enjoyment of public roads and other outdoor spaces,the following measures are necessary: - the principle access to the required service areas on the lot is from the exterior side yard, - public-oriented spaces and activity areas, including building entrances, terraces and porches, will be oriented toward public roads; - provision of a consistent level of streetscape design, incorporating such elements as appropriate paving,planting, fencing, street furniture, lighting and signage; and, avoiding the location of building ventilation systems and other utilities such as gas/electrical metres in pedestrian areas. The Planning Partnership-URS Canada Inc. -Aquafor Beech-Poulos and Chung q i 670 i Draft Urban Design Guidelines- Brookhill Secondary Plan Area October'2007 3.2 Roads , General 1. Provide a grid of arterial, collector and local roads and associated `' public open spaces that organize development, is pedestrian friendly, is highly connected and supports transit. 2. Ensure that the road pattern establishes development blocks that achieve an orderly pattern of development and visual diversity. Residential units define the street edge 3. Provide access for vehicles,pedestriansand bicycles,opportunities for vistas,view corridors nd pedestrian amenity areas,and space for utilities and services. 4. Design all streetscape el ments such as paving patterns, seating, j: .. and signage,to be consi$tent and complementary to the character of the community. 5. Design street lighting jith re and for vehicular and edestrian 9 9 9 P n requirements so that th size, height, and style of lighting reflectd� f' , the hierarchy of the road Utilizing lanes for more than garage 6. Locate all utilities unde,ground. Where components of utilities access must be located above ground, they should be located either in a rear lane or along the st eet tree planting line to minimize clutter and disruption of the roa 's character. A residential road with street trees and planted centre median i I i I i I The Planning Partnership• URS Canada Inc. -Aquafor Beech•Poulos and Chung $ 671 Draft Urban Design Guidelines - Brookhill Secondary Plan Area October 2007 Arterial Roads Type A Arterial -Regional Road 57 Regional Road 57 bisects the Secondary Plan Area, its surrounding neighbourhoods and the broader Municipality of Clarington. It will accommodate a range of travel modes, including passenger vehicles, transit and pedestrians. 1. Regional Road 57 shall have a maximum right-of-way of 36.0 to 50.0 metres. 2. The road surface, including a median/left-turn lane, shall be a maximum of 19.5 metres. 3. Regional Road 57 shall be designed as a 'Green Corridor'. Boulevards on both sides of the pavement area shall be a minimum of 8.25 metres, and will include a grass verge, a double row of street trees, 2.0 metre sidewalks on both sides and a 3.0 bicycle lane on one side. 4. A centre median shall be a minimum of 5.0 metres. It will include street trees, shrubs and ground covers. 5. Transit facilities may be accommodated on Regional Road 57. 6. Individual, direct access from any development site to Regional Road 57 shall not be permitted. 7. Buildings that abut Regional Road 57 shall present a facade with architectural detailing and landscape features that address the Durham Highway 57 frontage. Reverse frontage development shall not be permitted adjacent to Regional Road 57. The Planning Partnership-URS Canada Inc. -Aquafor Beech •Poulos and Chung g 672 Draft Urban Design Guidelines- Brookhill Secondary Plan Area October 2007 Type B Arterial Roads Type B Arterial Roads provide important connections between residential neighbourhoods and other community functions. They accommodate a range of travel modes, including passenger vehicles, transit and pedestrians. 1. Type B Arterial Roads shall have a maximum right-of-way width of 30.0 to 36.0 metres. 2. The road surface shall be a maximum of 19.5 metres. 3. Boulevards on both sides of the pavement area shall be a minimum of 8.25 metres, and will include a grass verge, a double row of street trees, 2.0 metre sidewalks on both sides and a 3.0 bicycle lane on one side. 4. Transit facilities may be accommodated on any Type B Arterial Roads. 5. Individual direct access to any development site abutting a Type B Arterial Roads shall be limited to minimize disruptions to traffic flow and to maximize safety and the attractiveness of the road. Within any area designated as a Village Corridor or Neighbourhood Commons within the Brookhill Secondary Plan, individual direct access from a Type B Arterial Road to any development site shall be limited and subject to approval. 6. Buildings that abut Type B Arterial Roads shall present a facade with architectural detailing and landscape features that address the road frontage. Reverse frontage development shall not be permitted adjacent to any Type B Arterial Roads. The Planning Partnership •URS Canada Inc. -Aquafor Beech•Poulos and Chung 7 673 Draft Urban Design Guidelines- Brookhill Secondary Plan Area October 2007 i Type C Arterial Roads I Type C Arterial Roads provide important connections between residential neighbourhoods and other community functions. They typically define the community structure. Type C Arterial Roads with Median 1. Type C Arterial Roads with a median sIhall have a maximum right- of-way width of 30.0 metres. 2. The road surface, including a median and an optional parking lane (2.5 metres) in each direction shall be a maximum of 17.0 metres. 3. Boulevards on both sides of the pavement area shall be a minimum of 6.5 metres and will include a grass verge,street trees, 2.0 metre sidewalks on both sides and 1.5 metre bicycle lanes on both sides. 4. A centre median shall be a minimum of 5.0 metres. It will include street trees, shrubs and ground covers. 5. Transit facilities may be accommodated on any Type C Arterial Road. 6. Individual direct access to any development site abutting a Type C Arterial Road shall be limited to minimize disruptions to traffic flow and to maximize safety and the attractiveness of the road. Within any area designated as a Village Corridor or Neighbourhood Commons within the Brookhill Secondary Plan, individual direct access from a Type C Arterial Road to any development site shall be limited and subject to approval. 7. Buildings that abut Type CArterial Roadswith mediansshall present a facade with architectural detailing and landscape features that address the road frontage. Reverse frontage development shall not be permitted adjacent to any Type C Arterial Road. The Planning Partnership-URS Canada Inc. •Aquafor Beech•Poulos and Chung $ 674 Draft Urban Design Guidelines - Brookhill Secondary Plan Area October 2007 Major Collector Road 1. Major Collector Roads with no medians shall have a maximum right-of-way of 26.0 metres. 2. Road surface should be 13.0 metres, including an optional 3.0 metreon-street parking on both sides of the road. 3. Boulevards on both sides of the pavement shall be a minimum of 6.5 metres and will accommodate a grass verge with street trees and 1.5 metre sidewalks on both sides. 4. Transit facilities may be located on any Major Collector Road. 5. Individual direct access to any development site shall be limited to minimize disruptions to traffic flow and to maximize safety and the attractiveness of the road. Within any area designated as a Village Corridor, or Neighbourhood Commons within the Brookhill Community Secondary Plan, individual direct access to any development site shall be limited and subject to approval. 6. Buildings that abut Major Collector Roads shall present a facade with architectural detailing and landscape features that address the road frontage. Reverse frontage development shall not be permitted adjacent to any Major Collector Road. The Planning Partnership-URS Canada Inc. •Aquafor Beech-Poulos and Chung g 675 i i i Draft Urban Design Guidelines - Brookhill Secondary Plan Area October 2007 Minor Collector Road 1. Minor Collector Roads shall have a maximum right-of-way of 23.0 metres. 2. The road surface, including parking lanes on both sides of the road shall be a maximum of 12.0 metres. 3. Boulevards on both sides of the pavement area shall be a minimum of 5.5 metres, and will include a grass verge with street trees and 2.0 metre sidewalks on both sides. 4. Individual, direct access from a Minor Collector Road is permitted, with the exception of within the Village Corridor, where it is not permitted. 5. Transit facilities may be located on any Minor Collector Road. 6. Buildings that abut Minor Collector Roads shall present a facade with architectural detailing and landscape features that address the road frontage. Reverse frontage development shall not be permitted adjacent to any Minor Collector Road. i i i The Planning Partnership -URS Canada Inc. •Aquafor Beech•Poulos and Chung 10 676 Draft Urban Design Guidelines - Brookhill Secondary Plan Area October 2007 Local Roads Local Roads connect to Collector roads and link with public spaces. Local Road 1. Local Roads should be designed with a maximum right-of-way width of 20.0 metres. 2. The road surface, including a parking lane on one side of the road (that could alternate to both sides of the road)shall be a maximum of 8.5 metres. 3. Boulevards on both sides of the pavement shall be a maximum of 5.75 metres and will accommodate a grass verge with street trees and 1.5 metre sidewalks on both sides. 4. Individual direct access onto Local Roads is permitted. 5. Buildings that abut Local Roads shall present a facade with architectural detailing and landscape features that address the road frontage. 6. Local Roads that are intended for use over shorter distances may be designed with a reduced maximum right-of-way width of 18.0 metres,with reduced boulevard widths of 4.0 metres on one side and 5.5 metres on the other side to accommodate utilities. The Planning Partnership -URS Canada Inc. -Aquafor Beech-Poulos and Chung ( 677 Draft Urban Design Guidelines -'Brookhill Secondary Plan Area October 2007 Lanes Lanes provide access to private garage facilities. 1. Lanes should be provided on roads where garages and front driveways will detract from the character of a special location, such as along the Major Collector Road which connects the Village Corridor and Neighbourhood Commons; 2. Lanes shall have a maximum right-of-way of 9.0 metres. 3. The road surface shall be a maximum of 6.0 metres and shall include a 1.5 metre utility corridor on either side of the lane. 4. The use of pe''rmeable materials shall be encouraged in lane construction in areas where sufficient drainage exists. 5. The garage shall be set back a minimum of 2.5 metres from the lane right-of-way. The Planning Partnership•URS Canada Inc. •Aquafor Beech•Poulos and Chung 12 678 Draft Urban Design Guidelines - Brookhill Secondary Plan Area October 2007 Green Streets i Green Streets serve a special function in the community in that they provide for increased permeability and pedestrian onnections n within the community. They are meant to encourage pedestrian travel through neighbourhoods and/or open space features and are desirable features in themselves. They are unpaved right-of-ways, XY that have buildings facing into them. Dwellings fronting onto a Green Street have 1. Green Streets can only be implemented in combination with a direct walkway connections rear public Lane. 2 Green Streets should have a similar width as Local Roads with a maximum right-of-way of 18.0 metres. 3. Green Streets should have two 1.5 metres sidewalks with space on both sides to accommodate a double row of trees. 4. Green Streets will be mainly sodded with enhanced landscaping adjacent to residences to reinforce the special character of these roads and encourage pedestrian activity. 5. Green Streets can accommodate underground utilities as well as emergency access. The Planning Partnership•URS Canada Inc. •Aquafor Beech•Poulos and Chung 13 679 Draft Urban Design Guidelines -'Brookhill Secondary Plan Area October 2007 Traffic Circles Traffic Circles are intended to calm traffic and direct traffic flows without necessarily requiring stop signs at intersections. The open spaces created in the traffic circles add to the character of the neighbourhoods they are located in. 1. Whenever Traffic Circles are used, they should be significant 7'- landscape features, as well as traffic calming devices. 2. The design of a Traffic Circle should ensure ease of snow removal traffic circle with mountable apron and and maintenance. planting 3. The minimum radius for a Traffic Circle should be in accordance with Table 2. TABLE 2: STANDARDS FOR TRAFFIC CIRCLES Intersection Inscribed Circle Radius Radius of Inside Circle Turning Road Width (i.e outside circle (at Mountable Apron) dimension) Local-Local 12 6 6 Collector-Local or Collector-Collector 15 8 7 Arterial-Single Lane 20 12 8 Arterial-Double Lane 27.5 18.4 9.1 The Planning Partnership-URS Canada Inc. •Aquafor Beech-Poulos and Chung 14 680 i i Draft Urban Design Guidelines - Brookhill Secondary Plan Area October 2007 1 3.3 Guidelines to Support Transit fir_ 1. Transit stops should be located as close to intersections as possible, and their location coordinated with neighbourhood trail connections and building entrances. i 2. Transit shelters should be designed with transparent sides for maximum visibility to and from the interior, so that transit users can see approaching buses and to maximize pedestrian safety. I 3. Shelters should be located on the boulf-vard adjacent to the Transit shelter with transparent sides pavement to maximize passenger convenilence. provides maximum visibility 4. Curbside transit stop loading areas should be a clear,hard surface area 1.5 to 2 metres wide in front of a she ter should be provided to permit safe exit by passengers, includi g wheelchair users. In all cases, shelters should be set back 0.5 etres from curbs and sidewalks to protect them from damage b snowplows. 5. Surface texture changes should be provided at transit stops to assist the visually challenged in locating he stop and/or shelter location. 6. Where four-sided transit shelters are not possible,overhead open- r air canopies should be provided to protect transit users from sun, Transit shelter with overhead canopy rain and snow. 7. Benches and other roadside furniture such as waste baskets,bike racks, telephones, notice boards, newsp per boxes and refuse containers should be concentrated at bus ptops within the Village Corridor and Neighbourhood Commons to maximize their barrier free utility and create active public space. I i I I i The Planning Partnership •URS Canada Inc. •Aquafor Beech•Poulos and Chung 15 I 681 Draft Urban Design Guidelines- Brookhill Secondary Plan Area October 2007 3.4 Guidelines for Greenlands The Greenlands System is a majorfunctional and aesthetic component of neighbourhood and should be designed to provide a fair distribution r g 9 of amenity spaces for a range of users, in a linked network. Natural Heritage Features 1. Significant natural heritage features within the Secondary Plan _ Area shall be protected and integrated into the community .h greenlands system. Retaining natural heritage features 2. Natural heritage features should be physically and visually contributes to sense of place accessible from the abutting roads. 3. Preservation of existing vegetation should be encouraged. Where ?�?' necessary, indigenous and ecologically complementary planting should be encouraged. - - Neighbourhood Parks 1. Neighbourhood Parks within the Secondary Plan Area are expected to be diverse in scale,function and character. Currently, 8 Neighbourhood Parks have been identified on the Demonstration Plan. They range in size from 0.5 of a hectare to 3.5 hectares. Residential units front directly onto a park (See Greenlands and Open Space Plan) 2. Each Neighbourhood Park is located to perform a particular function within its context. Generally, they are located to be a neighbourhood focal point, are adjacent to a school and/or are -1 integrated with an adjacent natural heritage feature. 3. Neighbourhood Parks will provide opportunities for active and ti passive recreation for residents within a 400-metre radius (a 5 ' minute walk). Generally, they may include elements such as play _ structures, informal playgrounds, seating, hard surface areas, shaded areas under tree canopies or open air structures, group mailboxes, lighting, distinctive tree, shrub and ground cover - ; planting. Community mailbox adjacent to a park 4. Neighbourhood Parks should have significant road frontage on all four sides. At a minimum, parks shall front on at least two public roads. 5. Pedestrian access to parks should be clearly defined with landscape or architectural elements to ensure an appealing park presence. 6. Park design should ensure visual privacy for adjoining residents. 7. Where fencing is required,the design should be consistent around the perimeter of the park. 8. Street trees should be planted along the edge of parks, while not The Planning Partnership•URS Canada Inc. -Aquafor Beech•Poulos and Chung 16 682 Draft Urban Design Guidelines - Brookhill Secondary Plan Area October 2007 screening the view into parks. 9. Seating and shade areas should be designed in concert with ' pathways and play areas. , i Urban Squares/Parkettes ` , 1. An Urban Square is a small publicly accessible, primarily hard- r i surfaced open space built in conjunction with an adjacent building. A Parkette is a small component of the public open space system, "" Ki that is typically soft surfaced and green. A parkette is most likely Street trees enhance the visual a park that connects larger pieces of the greenlands system. appearance of the park 2. Urban Squares/Parkettes shall be dispersed throughout the community. They are expected to provide key connecting links, and enhance the overall greenlands system. -,i 3. Urban Square/Parkettes should be located on visible road frontages and their entries should be clearly defined through i A landscape treatment and built form elements. 4. Design should provide a focal area or feature that gives character and provides for a range of passive and informal uses. 5. Pathways within Urban Squares/Parkettes should connect to Neighbourhood parkette pedestrian sidewalks and trails. 6. View corridors terminating at an Urban Square/Parkette should be highlighted through landscape treatment and/or built form ... elements. 7. Plant material and construction materials should contribute to the distinctive character of Urban Squares/Parkettes. !� ' 8. Community mailboxes and information boards should be .; b considered in Urban S uares/Parkettes. �nt #mot Gateways Parkettes create spaces for people to 1. Streetscaping features at identified gateway corners shall include gather in enhanced landscaping and coordinated fencing to frame the entry into the community (See Greenlands and Open Space Plan). '' r 2. Gateway features, such as community signage, low walls,fencing or enhanced landscape treatment, shall be incorporated in the -^" � ; ,� � •, �� design of entry road intersection and shall be coordinated in design yx ! and materials with adjacent structures and consistent along main ' .1,49k Mw road right-of-way. N 3. Primary roads into the community should include a planted centre median and other design features to signify their importance. 4. Intersections should have distinctive surface treatment for Landscaped gateway pedestrian crossings, including wider sidewalks and connections The Planning Partnership•URS Canada Inc. •Aquafor Beech•Poulos and Chung 17 683 Draft Urban Design Guidelines -'Brookhill Secondary Plan Area October 2007 to bus shelters. 5. Noise attenuation features should be the last option for uses flanking onto the gateway sites. Where they occur, the material and architectural details shall compliment the adjacent structures, include landscaping and reflect the fencing details of community- i wide fence standards. Trail System - t: 1. The highly interconnected trails system is identified conceptually Trail system on the Greenlands and Open Space Plan, The trails system includes trails within natural features, storm water management facilities,open spaces and parks and the road system-sidewalks and bicycle paths. ` 2. Trail design and type will be based on each site's sensitivity in order to minimize environmental impacts. c • �� • ,iC: 3. Trails for pedestrians and cyclists shall be a maximum of 3.0 , metres wide. Pedestrian-only-trails shall be a maximum of 2.0 metres wide. 4. Trails will be designed to accommodate a range of users and - abilities. Slopes, where possible, should be under 5 percent. Trails provide opportunities for Curb-cuts must be provided to improve access at road crossings. recreation The use of permeable materials shall be encouraged in trail construction in areas where sufficient drainage exists. 5. Trails should be clearly signed regarding permitted use and speed. Wayfinding signage shall be provided throughout the trail network. F 6. Benches and garbage receptacles should be provided at trail heads and at regular intervals along the route. 7. Trails located in proximity to sensitive natural features, or adjacent to storm water management facilities should incorporate interpretive signage at various locations to promote stewardship Pond enhancing natural landscape initiatives that will protect and enhance the features and functions of the natural environment. Storm Water Management Facilities 1. Storm water management facilities will be key features within the community contributing to the appearance and ambience, while achieving functional objectives related to flow moderation and water quality. 2. Ponds should be designed as multi-celled systems with a sediment forebay or alternative pre-treatment system and wet pond component and will be designed to achieve water quality and quantity control targets set out by the Conservation Authority and the Municipality of Clarington. The Planning Partnership •URS Canada Inc. -Aquafor Beech•Poulos and Chung $ 684 i I Draft Urban Design Guidelines - Brookhill Secondary Plan Area , October 2007 I ;7 3. Where possible, ponds should include a permanent pool with an i average depth of 1.2 to 1.5 metres and isolated deeper sections. < : Water depth will be varied and the length of the flow path from inlet to outlet maximized to enhance effectiveness and mitigate �► re-suspension of accumulated sediments. Ponds will achieve — water quality targets by settling out sediments and contaminants, diluting storm water and arresting contaminants through biological uptake. 4. Native species and flood tolerant water's edge plants, including ponds provide opportunities to create a mixture of herbaceous and woody vegetation, shall be planted unique neighbourhood features to stabilize banks of ponds. The perimeter of the permanent pool shall be planted with emergent,strand and submergent species to improve the aesthetics and enhance the performance of the facility. 5. Ponds are envisioned to blend with the natural landscape,therefore, ` ., k.•. ' `" "r geometric forms and standard slope gradients will be avoided in favour of organic shapes and landform grading designed to replicate natural landforms in the area. Inlet and outlet structures will be concealed using combination of planting, ` 9 p g, grading and natural stone. 6. Where there is a need to discourage public access to areas around the perimeter of the ponds, living fences and barrier Playground adjacent to a storm water plantings will be utilized in place of fencing. Barrier plantings will management feature be comprised of multiple rows of predominantly thorn bearing shrub species planted at a spacing of 0.6 to 0.9 metres contingent on species. Barrier plantings will be installed along the crest of steep slopes, adjacent deep-water areas and around inlet and outlet structures. 7. Ponds will not be fenced, but rather will be designed with trails, overlooks and interpretive signage so that they are an integral part of the greenlands system. = r ' A pedestrian/cycling trail adjacent to a pond The Planning Partnership-URS Canada Inc. -Aquafor Beech-Poulos and Chung 19 685 Draft Urban Design Guidelines - Brookhill Secondary Plan Area October 2007 4.0 Design Guidelines for the Private Realm The private realm within the Brookhill Community Secondary Plan Area is comprised of the built form development blocks and their relationship to open space and road with respect to their location. The residential, institutional and commercial/mixed use buildings within a community contribute to its character and can assist in further defining and complementing the �ublic realm. i This section of the document provides general guidance for the de- sign of built form and no it should address the streetscape and open space in the private ream. These Guidelines are to be read in con- junction with the policie of the Brookhill Secondary Plan. 4.1 All Development Development Blocks alnd Lots 1. All the available urban lands are to be subdivided into a series of development blocks, defined by a modified rectilinear grid system of public roads and lanes. 2. The size and configuration of each development block will: - be appropriate to its intended use; - facilitate and promote pedestrian movement; and, provide a sufficient number and, where appropriate, a range of building lots to achieve cost effective and efficient development. 3. Each development lot in a block will: have frontage on a public road; and, be of sufficient size and appropriate configuration to accommodate development that reflects the planning and urban design policies set out in this Secondary Plan and companion Demonstration Plan and the Urban Design Guidelines. 4. A lot that does not have frontage on a public road may be permitted, provided the front lot line adjoins public open space fronting a public road, and the rear lot line adjoins, and has access from a rear lane(a"Green Street"). 5. Development lots within either the Neighbourhood Commons or Village Corridor designations, having substantial frontage on an Arterial Road, may be permitted to have a second access to parking from a Major Collector Road provided: the lot contains a comprehensively designed mixed use development; The Planning Partnership -URS Canada Inc. •Aquafor Beech•Poulos and Chung 20 686 Draft Urban Design Guidelines- Brookhill Secondary Plan Area October 2007 the principle access to the required service areas on the lot is from the exterior side yard, the need for a second access to parking can be demonstrated to be necessary to facilitate the development pattern,but will not interfere with, or promote unsafe traffic and pedestrian movement; and, the development pattern is otherwise consistent with the provisions of this Secondary Plan and the Demonstration Plan and the Urban Design Guidelines. Built Form 1. A full range of housing types and tenures should be provided to make a variety of housing options available to the community. 2. Development should be designed to achieve a high degree of environmental sustainability within the community. 3. Architectural styles of individual units and blocks should be sensitive to and complement each other. 4. A variety of architectural elements such as entry porches,dormers, material detailing will be employed to create a distinctive character for each block. 5. Newdevelopmentwill be compatible with adjacentand neighbouring development by ensuring that the siting and massing of new buildings does not result in undue adverse impacts on adjacent properties particularly in regard to adequate privacy conditions for residential buildings and their outdoor amenity areas. To ensure that building compatibility is achieved,the implementing zoning by-laws will establish consistent relationships between buildings and their associated property limits. 6. To support public transit and for reasons of public safety and convenience, primary building entrances to principle buildings shall be clearly visible and located on a public road or onto public open spaces. Access from sidewalks and public open space areas to primary building entrances shall be convenient and direct, with minimum changes in grade, and shall be accessible to people who are mobility challenged. 7. To minimize disruptions to traffic flow and to maximize safety and the attractiveness of Durham Highway 57 and the Major Collector Roads, individual direct vehicular access shall be minimized,and, in some cases prohibited, in accordance with the policies of this Secondary Plan. The Planning Partnership-URS Canada Inc. -Aquafor Beech•Poulos and Chung 21 687 Draft Urban Design Guidelines - Brookhill Secondary Plan Area October 2007 8. To enhance the quality and safety of the public streetscapes the construction of parking lots/structures which occupy significant proportions of the at-grade frontage of public roads shall not be permitted. 9. To reduce the impact of surface parking and to provide at grade amenity areas the provision of structured parking shall be encouraged for higher density forms of development in the Village Corridor and Neighbourhood Commons designations. Where it is not feasible to locate parking in structures either below or above grade, parking should be located to the rear of principle buildings and/or within the exterior side yard. Location of Buildings with Respect to Roads and Open Space 1. To reinforce the ,road, lane and block pattern, the following measures will be employed: all buildings will be aligned parallel to a public road; buildings will be located in proximity to the property line adjoining the public road; - siting and massing of buildings will provide a consistent relationship, continuity and enclosure to the public roads; - buildings located adjacent to, or at the edge of parks and open spaces will provide opportunities for overlook into the open space; the massing, siting and scale of buildings located adjacent to, or along the edge of a park or open space will create a degree of enclosure or definition appropriate to the type of open space they enclose; and, buildings of significant public use or architectural merit may be sited to specifically differ from the surrounding urban fabric in order to emphasize their importance as landmarks. The Planning Partnership -URS Canada Inc. -Aquafor Beech -Poulos and Chung 22 688 Draft Urban Design Guidelines - Brookhill Secondary Plan Area October 2007 4.2 Residential Buildings Single Detached &Semi-Detached Houses 1. Buildings must have front and exterior side facades parallel to the road with front doors, windows and entry features facing the road to create a consistent street wall. . 2. The setback to the main building face should be from 4.5 to 6.0 a t metres from the edge of the right-of-way. The setback to a main building face, which could be the main front wall, second floor The use of light and dark colours room over or beside the garage, or significant element such as a produces visual interest roofed porch or verandah. 3. Garages shall be set behind or flush with the main building face ° r or accessed from a rear lane. Garage doors facing a public road, shall be set back a minimum of 6.0 metres from the road right-of- way. This guideline does not apply to Lanes. I 1 4. Corner lots and homes facing or abutting parks are priority lots within the neighbourhood.The design of these homes shall include the following considerations: - where sides or flankage of buildings are visible, they should have windows, materials and other architectural treatments Building projections,such as porches, equal to the front elevation of the house; provide transitional building elements - the main front entrance should be located on the exterior side elevation, corner windows and wrap-around porches should be included,to emphasize a corner location; and - fencing around front and/or exterior side yards should not ^' block the view of the sidewalk from the house; their height shall be limited to 1.2 metres, and they should be primarily open structures, =- p ct es, not solid walls. 6. Porches, stairs, canopies and other entrance features can encroach into the required setbacks. Single detached house with 7. Entry features and other architectural elements shall be integrated garage incorporated into the front elevation of the house to reduce the visual dominance of the garage and the front drive. 8. Shared or grouped driveways will be encouraged to reduce the �� CC amount of asphalt on front yards r Variation in roof configuration creates diversity on streetscape The Planning Partnership-URS Canada Inc. -Aquafor Beech-Poulos and Chung 23 689 Draft Urban Design Guidelines - Brookhill Secondary Plan Area October 2007 Stacked Townhouses 1. The siting, massing, and facade design of townhouse units shall be coordinated on a block-by-block basis. " (" `. 2. The elevation of the townhouse block shall be articulated in a 47. manner that provides variation between units, and reinforces common characteristics that visually unites the block. 3. Variety in the design of roofs is required to break up the massing of townhouse blocks. 4. The massing and built form of townhouse units adjacent to single/ Townhouses with garages on rear lane semi-detached dwellings shall be broken down with architectural elements to promote visual integration. 5. Garages should be accessed from a rear Lane. Were they are ?, ' not, garages should be paired to allow for more substantial front t yard green space. Garages shall not protrude beyond the main front wall of the dwelling unit. ! ' 6. Side and rear elevations visible from public areas shall have 1 upgraded facade treatments. 7. Comer unit designs are encouraged to provide significant corner features such as a wrap-around porch, wall articulation, turret or Low rise apartment complex with bay window. interior courtyard 8. Buildings sited at the end of view corridor, such as at a "T" intersection, elbow roads, traffic circles and on prime corner lots should be designed with significant architectural elements. ..;;.�Fr. Apartments 1. Apartment buildings should be oriented to front, face and feature : , A the public road. A substantial portion of the building should front the public road at a minimum setback. .E 2. Entrances should be located and oriented to public roads. Apartme�t building oriented to 3. Permanent parking, loading and service areas should be located public road in side or rear yards and set back from the front facade of the building. 4. A visitor drop off area should be located at the front of the building. 5. Rooftop mechanical equipment should be screened with materials that are complementary to the building. The Planning Partnership-URS Canada Inc. •Aquafor Beech-Poulos and Chung 24 690 Draft Urban Design Guidelines - Brookhill Secondary Plan Area October 2007 4.3 Guidelines for Public/Institutional 3 Buildings Public/Institutional uses form an important aspect of community identity. Buildings serving these uses act as important built landmarks in the community. Careful attention must be paid to the design of these ' structures to ensure that they reflect the built quality and integrate with p f r the scale of the surrounding neighbourhood. r. 1. Public/Institutional buildings should be sited prominently and where possible, should terminate views. School located adjacent to natural 2. Public/Institutional buildings should front on Minor or Major features Collector Roads and be located close to the road to reinforce the street wall and define intersections. : 3. Public/Institutional buildings should set a high standard of architectural design and reflect the scale and character of surrounding neighbourhoods. ,�` �.•:ter-;. 4. Special landscape features are encouraged to distinguish l j important landmark buildings at the pedestrian level. 5. Public/Institutional buildings should be designed as special landmark buildings with high Projecting entry and tower element 9 g quality design, materials and finishes. The site should be well landscaped in recognition of their emphasize the main entrance prominent locations and status as landmark buildings. 6. Public/Institutional buildings should be located close to the road right-of-way to reinforce the road edge to create a visually dominant feature in the community. 7. The front door ofallPublic/Institutional buildings shall be connected with a walkway to the sidewalk on the road. 8. Parking should be located at the side or rear of the building. �,, ' 9. Drop-offareas should be provided for buses and cars at the side of School reinforcing the road edge the building, but may be located in the front of the building subject to building design and site plan considerations. 10. Consideration for a road lay-by should be given for buses and cars. 11. Rooftop mechanical equipment should be screened with materials that are complementary to the building or through parepet height where applicable. The Planning Partnership•URS Canada Inc. -Aquafor Beech-Poulos and Chung 25 691 i Draft Urban Design Guidelines - l3rookhill Secondary Plan Area October 2007 i 4.4 Commercial/Mixed Use Buildings 1. Retail/ commercial uses will be encouraged at the ground level ff and office commercial and residential uses are encouraged on the - upper levels of buildings that front the square. .. 2. Both the residential and commercial components of buildings should be of quality construction and architectural details and should respond to neighbouring structures in massing, height and materials. Mixed use building overlooking onto 3. The side and rear of buildings abutting low to medium density public road residential properties should be of similar height as the residential dwellings or should be stepped to maintain an appropriate scale in relation to adjacent residential uses. 4. Buildings should be oriented to front, face and feature public - 1 roads, especially with buildings located at corners. 5. Building facades along the public roads should be articulated with colour, material variations, windows and other treatments of the wall plane to provide a high quality of design, detail, and variety. The design treatment of flanking facades visible from the road -' a should be similar to that of the front facade. Variations in colours and materials create 6. All facades that overlook roads and open spaces should have a visually appealing facade windows. Reflective mirror glass should not be used for windows at grade. 7. Building facades should be treated as pedestrian areas and public spaces: - pedestrian areas in front of the buildings should be wide and well-landscaped with furniture, lighting and planting; - tree planting should be carefully planned with signage to avoid conflicts; - canopies should be considered to provide weather protection Similar materials and colours encourage to pedestrians; and, integration b4tween different uses - planting should be in large continuous planting beds. 8. Building entrances should be prominent and'linked to sidewalk through walkways, covered porches or hard-surfaced patios, i 9. Ground level floor-to-floor height should allow for conversion from residential to commercial uses. 10. The front yard could be either hard or soft surface, depending on use and should include a low, visually permeable fence at the edge of the sidewalk to define the semi-private areas and to add continuity to the streetscape. The Planning Partnership-URS Canada Inc. -Aquafor Beech.Poulos and Chung 26 692 Draft Urban Design Guidelines - Brookhill Secondary Plan Area October 2007 11. A variety of roof shapes should be considered to avoid the monotony of flat roofs. j 12. All utility equipment, rooftop mechanical equipment, hydro ] . transformers and garbage storage facilities should be incorporated r into the design of a building. If this is not possible, equipment should be positioned so as not to be visible from the public road and screened with materials that are complementary to the .._ building design. 13. Parking areas should be designed in small sections and include ` tom " Am— A pedestrian mute, enhanced by lighting, substantial landscaping, and special paving to break tree planting in retail plaza parking lot up expanses of parking and to provide places for pedestrian connections. 14. Trees, shrubs and groundcovers should be planted at grade in -r wide,continuous planting beds that serve to define pods of parking and provide the preliminary pedestrian circulation. - 15. Parking areas should be screened from view from roads, open spaces and adjacent residential areas with low fencing and planting. 16. Parking areas should be located at the side or rear of the development and set back from the road right-of-way. Landscape treatment screens surface parking areas 17. Shared parking facilities and on-street parking will be encouraged in the calculation of required parking in Village/Neighbourhood Commons. 18. Servicing and loading areas should be located behind buildings and be screened from view. Conflicts between shipping vehicles and i! pedestrians must be minimized through signage and delineation of the pedestrian right-of-way. ' 19. Signage should provide a high level of clarity, visibility, and visual - interest and shall complement the architecture of the building(s)in its scale, materials, consistency,and design. A variety of complementing signage add interest to the facade The Planning Partnership•URS Canada Inc. •Aquafor Beech-Poulos and Chung 27 693 Attachment 4 To Report PSD-125-07 DRAFT AMENDMENT NO. TO THE CLARINGTON OFFICIAL PLAN PURPOSE: To implement the recommendations of the Brookhill Subwatershed Study and the Brookhill Secondary Plan. BASIS: This amendment is based on Brookhill Subwatershed Study, September 2005 prepared by Aquafor Beech Limited and the Brookhill Secondary Plan, and the Demonstration Plan and Urban Design Guidelines, August 2007 prepared by The Planning Partnership and their transportation and engineering sub- consultants and as further reviewed by Municipal Staff. ACTUAL AMENDMENT: The Clarington Official Plan is hereby amendment as follows: 991. In Section 9.4.5, Table 9-2 "Housing Targets by Neighbourhood" by amending, the targets for Neighbourhoods N9 Knox and N11 Brookhill and amending all corresponding totals as follows: e iii : i ntens11, allo N9 Knox 1350 300 175 1251 1950 N11 Brookhill 800 650 0 75 1 1525 TOTAL 1 124001 4950 1 3050 1 1800 22,200 2. In Section 19.7.2 e) by deleting the words "generally be 20 metres" and replace it with the words "shall generally be between 18 and 20 metres." 3. By adding a new Section 19.8 as follows: "19.8 PUBLIC REAR LANES 19.8.1 Public rear lanes shall be used on a limited basis to access a private garage or parking space and to promote through traffic movements on Arterial and Collector Roads, where individual direct access is limited. DRAFT October 24,2007 694 19.8.2 Public Rear Lanes shall be designed in accordance with the following design principles: a) have a minimum right-of-way width of 9.0 metres; b) have a minimum pavement width of 6.0 metres; c) have 1.5 metres on either side for public utilities; and d) the setback from the right-of-way width to the front of any garage or building shall be minimum of 2.5 metres. 4. By renumbering the original Sections 19.8, 19.9, 19.10,19.11 and 19.12 accordingly. 5. By amending Part VI, Section 3) by adding the following: "h) Brookhill Secondary Plan". 6. By Amending Map Al (Darlington) — Land Use Darlington Rural Area as shown on Exhibit "A" to this amendment. 7. By Amending Map A3 — Land Use Bowmanville Urban Area as shown on Exhibit "B" to this amendment. 8. By Amending Map B3 — Transportation Bowmanville Urban Area as shown on Exhibit "C" to this amendment. 9. By Amending Map Cl- Natural Heritage System — South Darlington as shown on Exhibit "D"to this amendment. 10. By Amending Map H2- Neighbourhood Planning Units — Bowmanville Urban Area as shown on Exhibit "E" to this amendment. IMPLEMENTATION: The provisions set forth in the Clarington Official Plan, amended, regarding the implementation of the Plan, shall apply in regard to this amendment. INTERPRETATION: The provisions set forth in the Clarington Official Plan, amended, regarding the interpretation of the Plan, shall apply in regard to this amendment. DRAFT October 24,2007 695 Exhibit "A", Amendment No. XX To the Municipality of Clarington Official Plan, Map A1, Land Use, Darlington Rural Area 7 Delete Tributary And Associated Environmental Protection Area BOWM VI LLE U AREA EE M P 3) eK i v�t ` k " HIGH 696 Exhibit "B", Amendment No. XX To the Municipality of Clarington Official Plan, Map A3, Land Use, Bowmanville Urban Area �y, 0 0 1 Change From "Future Urban Residential" 1/ To"Environmental Protection Area" Y' Delete Collector Road Add "Neighbourhood Park" Symbol Relocate "Neighbourhood Park"Symbol Add "Medium Density" Symbol J Q Delete Tributary N Relocate "Public And Associated M Elementary School" Symbol Environmental Relocate "Medium Protection Area Density" Symbol Delete Collector Road M Delete "Public Delete"Separate Elementary School" Symbol Elementary School"Symbol 1 Add "Medium ODensity" Symbol H 697 S Exhibit "C", Amendment No. XX To The Municipality of Clarington Official Plan, Map 133, Transportation, Bowmanville Urban Area ' I • � 0 200 400 800 800 m i 200 m CONCESSION 1 I � CONCESSION TROAD —— 1 •�- AVENUE------ - -- - ----------i .110, 1 ' Delete "Collector Road" 1 1 w CONCESSION STREET Delete "Collector Road' I ' K STREET I � •1 H 1i BASELINE ROAD C. i �•• �. _ ! •�'-mod LAKE ONTAR/O - URBAN BOUNDARY MAP B3 - FREEWAY TRANSPORTATION TYPE A ARTERIAL I ———— TYPE a ARTERIAL BOWMANVILLE URBAN AREA ------ TYPE C ARTERIAL OFFICIAL PLAN D(IsTING FUTURE coLU:croR ROAD MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON FREEWAY INTERCHANGE ——— —— REGIONAL TRANSIT SPINE JANUARY 2, 2007 0 1p 0 0 0 0 0 0 INTER-REGIONAL REFER TO SECTION 19 O �� TRANSIT LINE THIS CONSOUDATION IS PROVIDED FOR COM�ENIENCE ►"), GRADE SEPARATION 40 00 STATION AND REPRESENTS REQUESTED MODIFlCATIONS AND O Exhibit "Do', Amendment No. XX To the- Municipality. of Clarington Official Plan, • Heritage South • • GLZ ANDJV A • � 1 . - - Exhibit "E" , Amendment No. XX To The Municipality of Clarington Official Plan, Map H2, Neighbourhood Planning Units, Bowmanville Urban Area 1 10 1 NO G (3 50) 0 200 4W 6W OW m I 200 m CONCESSION ROAD s 1 Change Population 1` "' From "5650"To"5350" 9 KW, 1 ( ) 9 5500 IRevise"Brookhill" Boundary 1 BROOKHI ELGIN 6 (3900 3900) APPLE BLOSSOMI Change Population 1 1 From"4500"To"3900" CENTRAL 2 KING 1 1 (2000) 5 2 VIN EY 12 TM cam (3 ) � I avvim I ( � 1 ( I 1 14 (3100) 1 WAVERLY 1 13 (4200) ALE I (4 ) MEk ORIAL 1 � ( ) I BASELINE ROAD 1 I NIGFnyAY �' 99 31 1 � GNP tl 1 � 15 NGT ml FIT DARLI (3200) 1 1 I LAKE ONTAR/O MAP H2 i NEIGHBOURHOOD PLANNING UNITS BOWMANVILLE URBAN AREA OFFICIAL PLAN MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON URBAN BOUNDARY JANUARY 2, 2007 REFER TO SECTIONS 5 AND 9 NEIGHBOURHOOD BOUNDARY TWS CONSOLIDATKMI 5 PWMM FOR 001 (I OW) POPULATION ANro WRMM MUES►m MOOffICJ1 MM AND u _ Attachment To Report PSD-125-0 t Leading the Nay MEMO TO: Fred Horvath, Director of Operations Carlos Salazar, Manager of Community Planning and Design FROM: Larry Postill, Supervisor, Operations DATE: July 23, 2007 SUBJECT: BROOKDALE SNOW PLOUGHING 1 SALTING AND SNOW REMOVAL FOR REAR LANES Snowploughing and Salting This activity will require a one tonne 4X4 with plough and salter. Fortunately we have just replaced two vehicles with this type of unit; however, the current uni s are committed to existing work. A new unit could be acq ired for this route. Tie recent costs are $80,000 complete. A new loader at a co t of,$ 200,000 is required to initiate this service. Based on current contractor pricing, used for unit pricing on existing contract Is,A winter season of Ploughing and salting with a contract r, based on 45 eve would be: Ploughing one (1) km ---------------------------------- $ 78,7, 10 Salting one (1) km ---------------------------------- 78,7§0 Total $ 157, 00 Snow Removal It is expected that this activity would be required a minirr um of three times p r season and require a loader and dump trucks, bob cat and traffic control and a back hoe for push up on the dump site. The estimated cost per clean up is $15,000.00 with 3 cleanups budgeted per annum for a total or $ 45,000.00 p r season. The amount of equipment required cannot be justified; therefore, otl er options need to be considered. Option 1 — 100% by Contractor • Contract the work out as required. • Standby and supervision costs would be expected. hese costs would bE in the $ 20,000 range per season based on 45 events • Snow removal costs are in addition and estimated a $15,000 per event. • Annual costs are estimated at $65,000. • This option provides a controlled level of service eqL ivalent to that provid d to the existing residents. "�' 699002 2 Option 2 — Both Municipal and Contractor Forces • Mixed municipal forces assisted by c ntractors. • All current and municipal equipment s dedicated an I there are no spar units. • One additional municipal loader, (Budget price of$200,000 for 2008) co Id be supplemented with contractors truck and equipment. • Standby charges from the contractors equipment would be expected bL t this would be reduced account of the municipal loader. Municipal trucks cou d be utilized to some extent to offset costs, provided they are not required fo committed service. • Supervision and traffic control would be provided by I he Municipality to ensure level of service and compliance. • This option provides a lower level of service as it relies on equipment availability at the time required. All contractors' snow equipment is tied up under contracts pre-season, but this option may prove manageable at most times. Option 3 — 100% Municipal Forces • Requires all municipal snow removal equipment and could only be con idered if these rear lanes would be scheduled after the higher priority areas have been completed such as the following: • Fire Halls • BIA areas • Community arenas • All Other Roadways Downside • Low level of service • This option would still require the addition of another-loader; otherwise we are into overtime work before 0700 and after 1500 with no guarantee that loader would be available. Recommendation • Contract snow removal, ploughing & salting for the first 5 years as part of the development agreement. Future years Snow Removal • Option # 1 maintains the level of service without the upfront capital costs for equipment. However, the annual costs are substantial and will fluctuate with the severity of the winter. Ploughing & Salting • Invest in a new municipal loader and one tonne 4X4 plough & salter. The present value is estimated at $280,000 • Currently the existing contractor has yet to charge standby and favours a flat -2- 699003 3 rate charge of $0.25 per square metre to plough snow & $0.25 per square metre to apply salt. These figures may appear to be low but by the time the math is applied to a winter with 45 events, the cost for each activity totals $ 78,750 to maintain 7000 sq. m. or the equivalent of one (T) km of road. It is realistic to expect this cost to total $ 157,500 per season plu snow removal costs of $ 45,000. Item Snow Plough Salt Annual Removal Total Contractor $ 45,000 $ 78,7501 $ 78,750 $ 202,500 Municipality Too much (1) one I (1)loader$200,000 $ 280,000 of Clarington equipment tonne 4X4 Include in future over 5 years required c/w salte I& budget or $ 56,000 plough annually $80,000 Summary • The rear lanes of Brookdale provide unique challenges, many of which have been addressed through the planning workshops; however, winter control is the one challenge which is constant annually and deserves specific attention. Financial considerations are involved to significant amounts. • Contracting the work out ensures the least impact on the service level to the_ residents. Snow Ploughing/Salting • The contractor option is estimated at $157,000 per season and includes the material. • With municipal forces an additional unit, loader and eventually an employee will be required for this activity. The unit required is a one tonne 4X4 with plough and salter. The current cost is $80,000. An employee for the winter season would be budgeted at $30,000 The loader is currently $200,000. This brings the total to $ 310, 000 plus material used. The employee and material may be expected to be absorbed in the' normal growth process. Snow Removal Three options are considered and there can be others or combinations of each. The basic elements and the costs are similar to all options. All options require municipal supervisors and traffic control. Option 2 (100% contractor) ensures the level of services are maintained for the residents. -3- 699004 4 Estimated Costs Municipal forces One tonne truck 4X4 c/w plough and salter 80,000 One Loader 200,000 One seasonal employee 30,000 FIRST YEAR TOTAL $310.000 Contractor Ploughing 78,750 Salting 78,750 Snow removal 45.000 $202,500 Larry Postill, Operations Supery sor LPfwc CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON 40 TEMPERANCE STREET, BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO L1C 3A6 T(905)623-3379 F(905)2634433 4 699005 T/H engineers .1-, architects F Manners ,1U1V V;. X-07 Mr. Urry Postill. C.F.1".. B.Tech Supervisor. Oprcmitilons Department municipality of ClaringtOn 40 Temperance Strect, Fit-m-manville, Ontario LIC 3A6 Dear Sir Re: Maintenance or Stortmvi ter Management Ponds ,Njunicipality of Claringi 11 In rCNI)OTIsC to -.our query of April 9*',. 2007, with regards to ccy:ts for the ongoing I"',liliten-119ce ('It* Stormwater managC emerit ponds. it e Ontario Planning Act. and in particular the preamble to Set Sul 51 permits conditions of draft plan Lpprov l which are rea-su;::tble. One such condition is to satisfy the , C., . Vit; V %- 'i\is;()n it i:n I tinancial and volier Nu S (it' One municipalit\. th, -:It a slIN, %:011111.xt of a sul,wdivi I .. - A. .1 � I .F;on aoreennent. tl e municipalitv would ,Ile satist' zt�on c," the financial rt.-q-.irement, of the municipality for r-,ture costs for SWNI 11j)II& put (i!`ijjr.e IW SUbL1;ViSi0'I develolinwnt. - Id :PP-?:!\:SI: zilm.-al 11wilkoring [III: CITective k'perx.iv;l of stornmLter manug-cincrtt Ponds has a t-'Lofol and recular civanim- and maintenance of the POIldS. ;%nnual 6c munici-211--v.'.till: • •nst:r;:the ongoing It2CqI!-,1C 1,\Jl-aulic operation pond. • Note fl-t.,cords ion of\,v_ctallon in and around 1,1viltoy cbs-.n:zttvns at Ili inh:a.,;) Ind o-:tlet. Note cvideme of pill, md oil --,rcLzC COnia"MILM011 N1 Ile ICS Inn-71 I"'11:(-up 1!i.41 s %I ponds ;;rt. rom S 2.(?'!) to T Mioniemince 4-IT(.,r(s Cor S\\ \1 %-;!r\, fFj)ijI P(,-,L '(, 11(ind. progmiwr.c.cc t w \:lCan out .;npropmte the por-c's x%ithir, a muni.-iralit\ ma\ or ill:,.% :XX rc(IUNIC . MU4 c 47 the ilives iil\,tS;\e -.e Cetz NOn. (:1C.!C. C Ink M. 0 cowrt lit:-.r p:Ck up, etc. l91 regards, -;o cocts -C- ^:::::1 .-aill.eraxe. ;I iS N"', �!vxlcd 699006 \1r. Larr\• Poslill. C.I:.'f.. 13 'feed - \tai2lti•nauce of Stomr.,\ ter Mae a enlent Pants JuAv 5', 2MAR Typical unit Costs, is _X.07, fir maimenancc: of SWIM ponds are identified in the folloqry MAINTENANCE ACTI ITS' INTERVAL � UNIT (YEARS) I _ i _UNIT Litter Retnoyal 11' ha S1.00 iWeed Control_ l 1 ha SI. Inspection of Inleti utlet I _1 L.S. S15 Landscape Restora ion — _-- 10 ha S I,5(o (Aquatic Veertatio ) I i Landscape Restora ion 10 ha 51.0 (Terrestrial Veeetalion) _ - Sediment Removal and Disposal 10 1 rn' S Punt in, Storm Il \cs around pond I 10 { L.S. S1.5 1 Soil cant lire and estinl: t0 L.S. SI.N Ile r\'ious2ipe clea out 10 i I-S. f For nn assumcd S'A7\1 pond ihaicmers an r:rea of lha and a stdirrCrt acct:mul:uon of aYrrQxl laleh 1.:(!0 m),if lism.~the costs a oyc,in each of fears 1 thru 9,the municipality\\'ill remove litter t\\icc.at a cunt of S?0(1(.1,perform Wee contra( a;a cost of S 1.000 and Insp;'c:ti:e inleCouiiet :u�t itl 1�U,t:?r lo:nl estimated annual mainit nar,Ce cost of 1-53.1-150.as ahomm in the table Dow. In Year 10,o:the mai:ltetlali'e cycle.the nvunl Ipalit\ -&-ill re4lort!lit 2,11latic ve"Clatii':�..".t.".C �t of S!.400..400, 1 i ., ti_tla Si) o t 00. \ 500 :n• o .aflalent fOr 1 CO>t Ot ���.:of tlalp . i:1C a'Tt tr:; \_ 71 for .1. 1 rl'n:O 'C 1. around the p+,rd ki;mm!Jlc ':aml•I;! removal at a cost of S l Joo.�aIlipie and !est t:7C r eillovcd at Cost of 51.(!0(!` :ld Clem U-!lle pipes at a WC -'Ot tilt:1 tltt:i!'xq iT Yc r l() t't c;7.G00. 'I'htre6ure. 11u't"c zssuazed f mid. tilt thtltllaled nlalnlcnamx CU�Ij way be as Per 1ht 1011i':C:tlp ! Vii:. �t\'Cr a 10-year c\cic. I fear �Tonitorin�� - �lainlen�nce Total Costs 1 to.`9...._... 200U :;r10�0 — -- 1u:ai > ► - {t) 5 : 9:1) S 13.fi�i .S1Il. 16.00" jal tit 1'c L ir\:�:ia Z i'I:;il:�ta . i is l ed („i:,,' err :he wazi :S S1 41;.0011, 1-of ilia tl1: nar.'C.'ne.al:ti:al co,i:s xc calnl..tcd io:fit S,.!50. i\,.;ch o\cr 9;cars ,:J:..._ S_,S.. l 1'ar::1':a li:::tl Co'-1 ?'or over 1 IIl...CaT U. 'I"he total o .atm_, 'or:l:c :-uS^pc t S'AAI vond. 15 il:c.^. �lf':.� ll Ij1S,ij'1!t - ��: •).j;l • �l. l.''�11 j S,4,I)t;lJ-�<; 9.111 tear a iU-\t r c\t:.. :T1 _'007 dollars. S.dimenl .:CCa: alicn is d 'pellil:if:l ort a Illmil r of !a;:t(?:s su h as the soils if flit j!i?rl;l Tt \er?\'�lettl :Ja i!I C;l ..:'e's ilfII.."; lit ll`t pitilif, 1�;; c1lcCtiy�.^.e5> t-)T Ille \:- .:a;itn o Ila runt.?:'. etc. H 699007 Sir. Lam Postill. C.E.T., B, Tech Stain►cntuxe of Stcirm.wamer Managent,nt Pnn4s July 5" 2(YJ7 The determination of the monitorir nd maintenance costs. for the existing S\\'Si ponds within the Municipalit�� of Clarincton, is us:iq a tier each pond site. Therefore, in preparation of the annual hud .et, each pond site should he ass ssed for its individual needs and a programme established w deal xiih the heeds of the SWNI pond as!. -is. TSH would he pleased to provide --ervices to the Siutticipality of Clarington in this re-ard. Should you rcquil a►iy�lditional int)rmation, please do not hesitate to contact us. Yours s•c;%• T.: ihi It. P. Ene. SCIA F Projcct Manager TPP:t:c (•I\::wJ:�.�:-0.'6('l.J a'�',a lq'w•�:kot )/. ...�•j:....L 9.Y.(-(:Tnu N�••o•a�:('.'.u.�o.L 1:.:iq-.J.. TM 699008 • Clarinaton Leading the Way REPORT PLANNING SERVICES Meeting: GENERAL PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION MEETING Date: Monday, November 5, 2007 Report#: PSD-126-07 File No's: A2007-0053 to By-law#: A2007-0056 (inclusive) Subject: MONITORING OF THE DECISIONS OF THE COMMITTEE OF ADJUSTMENT FOR THE MEETING OF OCTOBER 18, 2007 RECOMMENDATIONS: It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and Administration Committee recommend to Council the following: 1: THAT Report PSD-126-07 be received; and 2. THAT Council concurs with the decisions of the Committee of Adjustment made on October 18, 2007, for applications A2007-0053 to A2007-0056 inclusive and that Staff be authorized to appear before the Ontario Municipal Board to defend the decisions of the Committee of Adjustment. Submitted by: 44Y� Reviewed b4 D vi . Crome, MCIP, R.P.P. Franklin Wu, Director of Planning Services Chief Administrative Officer GF/CP/DJC/df October 24, 2007 CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON 40 TEMPERANCE STREET, BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO L1C 3A6 T(905)623-3379 F (905)623-0830 699009 REPORT NO.: PSD-126-07 PAGE 2 1.0 APPLICATION DETAILS 1.1 All applications received by the Municipality for minor variance are scheduled for a hearing within 30 days of being received by the Secretary-Treasurer. The purpose of the minor variance applications and the Committee's decisions are detailed in Attachment 1. The decisions of the Committee are summarized below: DECISIONS OF COMMITTEE OF ADJUSTMENT FOR OCTOBER 18, 2007 A2007-0053 Approve Approved A2007-0054 Approve Approved A2007-0055 Deny Tabled A2007-0056 jApprove jApproved 1.2 Application A2007-0055 was filed to permit the construction of an accessory building (detached garage) by increasing the maximum permitted lot coverage from 40% to 100% of the main building floor area to a maximum of 223 square metres. Committee commented that they agreed with Staffs . recommendation that the application did not meet the intent of the Zoning By-Law, nor was the request minor or desirable in nature. The Applicant subsequently made a request to allow them some time to re-visit the size issue with the landowner whereby they could consider a reduction in the requested variance. Committee decided to table the application to the next available meeting, which will be the November 8, 2007 meeting, citing that such tabling would provide the Applicant with sufficient time to consult further with the landowner and with the Planning Services Department before amending the application to request a smaller variance. 2.0 CONCLUSIONS 2.1 Staff has reviewed the Committee's decisions and are satisfied that applications A2007 0053, A2007-0054 and A2007-0056 are in conformity with the Official Plan policies, consistent with the intent of the Zoning By-law and are minor in nature and desirable. 2.2 Staff has reviewed the Committee's decision to table application A2007-0055 and are satisfied that the Applicant will have sufficient time between now and the Committee meeting scheduled for November 8, 2007, to explore with the landowner and the Planning Services Department a possible reduction in the requested variance before bringing the application to Committee again for a decision. 699010 REPORT NO.: PSD-126-07 PAGE 3 2.3 Council's concurrence with the decisions of the Committee of Adjustment for applications A2007-0053 to A2007-0056 inclusive is required in order to afford Staff official status before the Ontario Municipal Board in the event of an appeal of any decision of the Committee of Adjustment. Attachments: Attachment 1 - Periodic Report for the Committee of Adjustment 699011 Attachment 1 To Report PSD-126-07 Leading the Way PERIODIC REPORT FOR THE COMMITTEE OF ADJUSTMENT APPLICANT: PETER KEUNING OWNER: PETER KEUNING PROPERTY LOCATION: 6600 HOLT ROAD, DARLINGTON PART LOT 21, CONCESSION 6 FORMER TOWN(SHIP) OF DARLINGTON FILE NO.: A2007-0053 PURPOSE: TO PERMIT CONSTRUCTION OF AN ACCESSORY BUILDING (DETACHED GARAGE) BY INCREASING THE MAXIMUM LOT COVERAGE FROM 40%TO 55% OF THE MAIN BUILDING FLOOR AREA TO A MAXIMUM OF 112 SQUARE METRES. DECISION OF COMMITTEE: APPROVED TO PERMIT CONSTRUCTION OF AN ACCESSORY BUILDING (DETACHED GARAGE) BY INCREASING THE MAXIMUM LOT COVERAGE FROM 40% TO 55% OF THE MAIN BUILDING FLOOR AREA TO A MAXIMUM OF 112 METRES 2 AS IT IS MINOR, DESIRABLE, AND MEETS THE INTENT OF THE OFFICIAL PLAN AND ZONING BY-LAW. DATE OF DECISION: October 18, 2007 LAST DAY OF APPEAL: November 7, 2007 699012 Clarjuson Leading the Way PERIODIC REPORT FOR THE COMMITTEE OF ADJUSTMENT APPLICANT: RODNEY REID OWNER: RODNEY REID PROPERTY LOCATION: 2506 CONCESSION RD 6, DARLINGTON PART LOT 13, CONCESSION 6 FORMER TOWN(SHIP) OF DARLINGTON FILE NO.: A2007-0054 PURPOSE: TO PERMIT THE CONSTRUCTION OF A LIVESTOCK AND IMPLEMENT BUILDING BY REDUCING THE AGRICULTURAL SETBACK FROM THE MINIMUM REQUIRED 300 METRES TO 105 METRES AND BY REDUCING THE WESTERLY INTERIOR SIDE YARD SETBACK FROM 15 METRES TO 9 METRES. THESE REDUCTIONS WERE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED BY THE COMMITTEE OF ADJUSTMENT ON OCTOBER 12, 2006, (A2006-0043), HOWEVER THE ORIGINAL APPROVALS HAVE SINCE LAPSED. DECISION OF COMMITTEE: APPROVED TO PERMIT THE CONSTRUCTION OF A LIVESTOCK AND IMPLEMENT BUILDING BY REDUCING THE AGRICULTURAL SETBACK FROM THE MINIMUM REQUIRED 300 METRES TO 105 METRES AND BY REDUCING THE WESTERLY INTERIOR SIDE YARD SETBACK FROM 15 M ETRES TO 9 METRES AS IT IS MINOR, DESIRABLE AND MEETS THE INTENT OF THE ZONING BY-LAW AND OFFICIAL PLAN SUBJECT TO A CONCRETE SLAB FOR THE MANURE STORAGE AREA BEING INSTALLED IN THE PROPOSED IMPLEMENT BUILDING BY MAY 30, 2008. DATE OF DECISION: October 18, 2007 LAST DAY OF APPEAL: November 7, 2007 699013 • Leading the Way PERIODIC REPORT FOR THE COMMITTEE OF ADJUSTMENT APPLICANT: EATLY DRAFTING OWNER: MARIE NARINI PROPERTY LOCATION: 6186 ENFIELD ROAD, DARLINGTON PART LOT 31 & 32, CONCESSION 6 FORMER TOWN(SHIP) OF DARLINGTON FILE NO.: A2007-0055 PURPOSE: TO PERMIT THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN ACCESSORY BUILDING (DETACHED GARAGE) BY INCREASING THE MAXIMUM PERMITTED LOT COVERAGE FROM 40% TO 100% OF THE MAIN BUILDING FLOOR AREA TO A MAXIMUM OF 223 M2. DECISION OF COMMITTEE: TABLED TO THE NEXT AVAILABLE COMMITTEE OF ADJUSTMENT MEETING TO ALLOW TIME FOR THE APPLICANT TO CONSULT WITH THE LANDOWNER AND STAFF ON A REDUCED BUILDING SIZE. DATE OF DECISION: October 18, 2007 LAST DAY OF APPEAL: November 7, 2007 699014 Ciarinaton Leading the Way PERIODIC REPORT FOR THE COMMITTEE OF ADJUSTMENT APPLICANT: ROSS MCMASTER OWNER: ROSS MCMASTER PROPERTY LOCATION: 1727 TAUNTON ROAD, DARLINGTON PART LOT 29, CONCESSION 4 FORMER TOWN(SHIP) OF DARLINGTON FILE NO.: A2007-0056 PURPOSE: TO PERMIT THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN ADDITIONAL SINGLE DETACHED DWELLING, FOR PERSONS EMPLOYED ON A FARM PROPERTY, BY REDUCING THE MINIMUM REQUIRED LOT AREA FROM 20 HA TO 19.8 HA. DECISION OF COMMITTEE: APPROVED TO PERMIT THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN ADDITIONAL SINGLE DETACHED DWELLING, FOR PERSONS EMPLOYED ON A FARM PROPERTY BY REDUCING THE MINIMUM REQUIRED LOT AREA FROM 20 HECTARES TO 19.8 HECTARES AS IT IS MINOR, DESIRABLE, AND MEETS THE INTENT OF THE OFFICIAL PLAN AND ZONING BY-LAW SUBJECT TO THE APPLICANT OBTAINING A BUILDING PERMIT FOR THE ADDITIONAL SINGLE DETACHED DWELLING. DATE OF DECISION: October 18, 2007 LAST DAY OF APPEAL: November 7, 2007 699015 Clarja2ton Leading the Wa y%-J REPORT PLANNING SERVICES Meeting: GENERAL PURPOSE AND ADM INISTRATION.COMMITTEE ' Date: Monday, November 5, 2007 Report#: PSD-127-07 File #: COPA 2007-0008 By-law#: ROPA 2007-0005 Subject: OFFICIAL PLAN AMENDMENT TO PERMIT THE SEVERANCE OF A DWELLING RENDERED SURPLUS AS A RESULT OF THE ACQUISITION OF A NON-ABUTTING FARM PROPERTY APPLICANT: ARNOLD GEISBERGER RECOMMENDATIONS: It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and Administration Committee recommend to Council the following: 1. THAT Report PSD-127-07 be received; 2. THAT the Regional Municipality of Durham be advised that the Municipality of Clarington recommends that the application to amend the Durham Regional Official Plan (ROPA 2007-0005) as submitted by Arnold Geisberger, to permit the creation of a new lot for an existing dwelling deemed surplus to the farm operation, be approved; 3. THAT Amendment No. 58 to the Clarington Official Plan as submitted by Arnold Geisberger to permit the severance of a dwelling deemed surplus to the farm operation be ADOPTED as indicated in Attachment 2 to this report and that the necessary by-law contained in Attachment 3 be passed; and further that the amendment be forwarded to the Regional Municipality of Durham for approval; 4. THAT the Regional Municipality of Durham Planning Department be sent a copy of Report PSD-127-07; and 5. THAT all interested parties listed in this report and any delegation be advised of Council's decision. Submitted by: Reviewed by: Davi . Crome, M.C.I.P., R.P.P. Franklin Wu Director, Planning Services Chief Administrative Officer 30 October 2007 GF/CP/DJC/df CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON 40 TEMPERANCE STREET, BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO L1C 3A6 T(905)623-3379 F (90 REPORT NO.: PSD-127-07 PAGE 2 1.0 APPLICATION DETAILS 1.1 Owner: Arnold Geisberger 1.2 Proposal: The Applicant proposes an amendment to the Durham Regional Official Plan and the Clarington Official Plan that would permit the severance of a surplus dwelling as a result of the acquisition of a non-abutting farm property. 1.3 Area: 0.89 hectares to be severed from 31.70 hectares. 1.4 Location: Part Lots 33, 34 & 35, Concession 6, former Township of Darlington, 6493 Leask Road, Clarington. 2.0 BACKGROUND 2.1 On May 11, 2007, Arnold Geisberger submitted an application for an amendment to the Clarington Official Plan that would permit the severance of a dwelling that has been deemed surplus as a result of the acquisition of a non-abutting farm property. In 2004, the Applicant purchased a 31.70 hectare farm property to the south and adjacent to a larger 89.03 hectare farm property which collectively operates as the "home farm" (See Attachment 1 — Key Map). More recently, the Applicant purchased a 36.49 hectare parcel directly to the west of the "home farm," bringing the Applicant's total farm holdings in Clarington and Oshawa to approximately 360 hectares of farm land. 2.2 There is a dwelling located on the "home farm's" 31.70 hectare parcel which the Applicant has determined to be surplus to the needs of the farm operation. The Applicant would like to sever the dwelling from the 31.70 hectare property in order to sell it. 2.3 The Applicant has also submitted an application to amend the Durham Regional Official Plan.. Durham Region Planning Department has informed the Municipality that this application is tentatively scheduled for a public meeting before Regional Council in November of 2007. Approval of both Official Plan Amendments (Clarington and Durham) is pre-requisite for the submission of the Land Division application, which has yet to occur. 2.4 The Applicant has provided an Agricultural Assessment, prepared by Toombs Consulting, which outlines the justification for this application. The Agricultural Assessment Report reviewed the Applicant's proposal against the requirements of the Durham Regional Official Plan as well as all relevant Provincial Policies. Arnold Geisberger's land base is comprised of seven (7) owned parcels plus one (1) additional farm owned by his son (total of 360 ha). In addition, the farm operation rents approximately 2,832 hectares of farmable land, primarily in Clarington and Oshawa. These rented lands are used for the production of corn, soybeans, wheat, canola and hay. 699017 REPORT NO.: PSD-127-07 PAGE 3. 3.0 LAND CHARACTERISTICS AND SURROUNDING USES 3.1 The proposed surplus dwelling is located in the south-west corner of the 31.70 hectare farm property. Ryeland Farms uses the "home farm" lands (parts of the 31.70 hectare parcel and 89.03 hectare parcel directly to the north) for grain production, grain drying and until recently the land was also used for dairy farming. 3.2 The surrounding uses are as follows: North - Agricultural South - Agricultural, Rural Residential East - Agricultural West - Agricultural, Rural Residential 4.0 PROVINCIAL POLICY 4.1 Provincial Policy Statement The Provincial Policy Statement permits lot creation for a residence surplus to a farming operation as a result of farm consolidation provided that the local planning authorities ensure that new residential dwellings are prohibited on any vacant remnant parcel of farmland created by the severance. The proposed severance by the Applicant does not include an application to construct a new dwelling on the retained lands and thus the application conforms with the Provincial Policy Statement. 4.2 Greenbelt Plan The Greenbelt Plan specifically permits the severance of a dwelling rendered surplus to a farming operation as a result of a farm consolidation so long as the residence was an existing use as of the date in which the Greenbelt Plan came into force. The existing residence located on the proposed severed lot is a legally existing use today and has been since before the Greenbelt Plan came into force in 2005. In addition, the creation of new lots as permitted within the Greenbelt Plan policies must comply with the minimum distance separation formulae as developed by the Province. The Applicant addressed this requirement in the submitted Agricultural Assessment and Staff has reviewed the provided calculations and determined that the new lot would comply with provincially minimum distance separation formulae requirements. The proposed severance of a dwelling rendered surplus as a result of a farm consolidation by the Applicant is thus in conformity with both the lot creation and minimum distance separation policies of the Greenbelt Plan. 699018 REPORT NO.: PSD-127-07 PAGE 4 5.0 OFFICIAL PLANS 5.1 Durham Regional Official Plan The Durham Region Official Plan designates the property as."Prime Agricultural Areas." Specifically, the Durham Regional Official Plan as adopted by Regional Council in 2006, permits by amendment to the Plan, the severance of a dwelling rendered surplus in "Prime Agricultural Areas" subject to certain criteria. Specifically, these requirements are that: • The dwelling is not needed for a farm employee; • The farm parcel to be acquired is of a size, which is viable for farming operations; • Within the Protected Countryside of the Greenbelt Plan Area, the dwelling was in existence as of December 16, 2004; and • The farm parcel to be acquired is zoned to prohibit any further severances and the establishment of any residential dwelling. An Agricultural Assessment Report was submitted by the Applicant which examined these criteria in detail. This is reviewed in Section 9 of this report. 5.2 Clarington Official Plan The Clarington Official Plan designates the property as both "Prime Agricultural Area" and "Green Space." The dwelling subject to the proposed surplus severance is entirely located within the "Prime Agricultural Area" designation. Severances of dwellings rendered surplus as a result of the acquisition of a non-abutting farm may be permitted . by amendment to Section 13.3.9 of the Clarington Official Plan subject to the following: a) A retirement or intra-family lot was not previously severed since January 1, 1974; b) The farm to be acquired is a minimum of 40 hectares; c) The dwelling to be severed is not required for farm employees; d) The surplus dwelling is generally less than 0.6 hectares; and e) It is registered on title that once a surplus dwelling lot is severed, no further severance is permitted from the parcel for retirement purposes. The farm being acquired by the Applicant is less than the minimum required 40 hectares and is therefore contrary, to Section 13.3.9(b) of the Plan. The size of the surplus dwelling lot also exceeds 0.6 hectares and is therefore also contrary to Section 13.3.9(d) of the Plan. The proposal conforms to the other requirements of Section 13.3.9 of the Plan. These items are reviewed in Section 9 of this report. 6.0 ZONING BY-LAW 6.1 Zoning By-law 84-63 zones the subject lands both "Agricultural Exception (A-1)" and "Environmental Protection (EP). The majority of the property is zoned "A-1" with the "EP" portion being located approximately 110 metres to the east of the proposed surplus dwelling lot. The "A-1" zone requires a minimum lot area of 4000 square metres 699019 REPORT NO.: PSD-127-07 PAGE 6 with a minimum street frontage of 30 metres. The proposed surplus dwelling lot would comply with the provisions of the "A-1" zone. 7.0 PUBLIC SUBMISSIONS 7.1 A public meeting was held previously on October 1, 2007, and no one spoke in opposition to the application. At the time of writing this report, Staff has not received any objections in regard to the proposed severance of a surplus dwelling as a result of the Applicant acquiring a non-abutting farm property. 8.0 AGENCY COMMENTS 8.1 The applications and supporting documentation were circulated to a number of agencies for review and comment. Clarington Engineering Services, including the Building Division, as well as Clarington By-Law Enforcement, Clarington Operations, and Clarington Emergency Services have no objections to the application. Durham Regional Health Department also reviewed the application and has no objections. 8.2 Durham Regional Planning Department has advised the Municipality that this application is not exempt from Regional approval. Any decision made on this application to amend the Clarington Official Plan must be forwarded to the Region for their approval. 8.3 Central Lake Ontario Conservation have no objections to the proposed amendment but do note that a watercourse traverses portions of the property to be retained, and that this area is regulated under Ontario Regulation 42106, Development, Interference with Wetlands and Alterations to Shorelines and Watercourses Regulation. A permit from this Authority would be required for any future development or site alterations proposed within this area. CLOC has noted however that the regulated area does not affect the property to be severed. 9.0 STAFF COMMENTS 9.1 There have been no previous severances for a retirement or intra-family lot on the property at 6493 Leask Road since January 1, 1974 and therefore Section 13.3.9(a)-of the Clarington Official Plan is satisfied. 9.2 The non-abutting farm property that was acquired by the Applicant is not a minimum of 40 hectares as required in Section 13.3.9(b) and therefore an approved amendment to the Clarington Official Plan must provide relief to the Applicant from this requirement. Given that the Applicant collectively owns and operates a total in excess of 360 hectares of farmable land in the immediate area, as well as another 2,832 hectares of rented farmable land, it is advised that an exemption be permitted. 9.3 The surplus dwelling to be severed was acquired through a land acquisition in 2004 of a 31.70 hectare farm property. The applicant advises that the surplus dwelling is not 699020 REPORT NO.: PSD-127-07 PAGE 6e required for any of the farm's employees-as Ryeland Farms currently has a total of six farmhouses on their holdings. The farm requires four dwellings. Two houses are used and occupied by family members while another two houses are used and occupied by farm employees. 9.4 The Clarington Official Plan generally requires that the lot size of a surplus dwelling severance be 0.6 hectares. The Applicant is proposing a 0.89 surplus dwelling lot. The larger lot size in this situation is advisable given that the existing well and septic services to the home have been included in this 0.89 hectare lot size and a smaller lot size would not guarantee these services are located on the same lot as the existing house. 9.5 The approval of this Clarington. Official Plan Amendment application and the subsequent Land Division application is based on the following conditions to be applied through consent process: • The owner agrees to dedicate a 0.3 metre reserve around the retained parcel (farm) with only a 10 metre (non-residential farmland access, one on each frontage) as a condition of land division; and • The owner agrees to rezone the subject lands as a condition of land division to prohibit residential uses on the retained parcel and vacant recently acquired farm parcel. 10.0 CONCLUSION 10.1 Based on the comments contained in this report and the agency comments .received, Staff has no objection to the proposed Regional Official Plan Amendment and recommends APPROVAL of Amendment No. 58 to the Clarington Official Plan as contained in Attachment 2, to permit the severance of a dwelling rendered surplus to farm operation as a result of the acquisition of a non-abutting farm parcel. In addition, the Applicant will be required to obtain consent to sever the surplus dwelling parcel. 699021 REPORT NO.: PSD-127-07 PAGE 7 Attachments: Attachment 1 - Key Map Attachment 2 - Proposed Amendment No. 58 to the Clarington Official Plan Attachment 3 - By-law to Adopt Amendment No. 58 to the Clarington Official Plan 699022 Attachment 1 To Report PSD-127-07 c • ° E avow OISIAN3 rn C M OD m m !✓ 0 oa a NVI O i O o W �' C p c C �i — •C o w•w��+V•—i�ewe man voa n HIWN CIVON armwuwl V d OVOU aIdWJNV'l ww eo 0 o Z oWC Q Ui .. - --- °Z Z Ix w Wei O cn = m mw 0 co to F- R Z cn w a o N � U Z FwQ, z Z o U adom >fSV3- 9 _ g ------ --------- Z 00 S2 -6 aQ � o � Z a u. enneysp pue uot6uuelp u9an488 aouennolly peon{ Pauadou� H18ON avo i 3NI-INM01 699023 Attachrnen To Report PSD-127- AMENDMENT NO. 58 TO THE CLARINGTON OFFICIAL PLAN PURPOSE: The purpose of this amendment is to permit the potential severance of a dwelling rendered surplus as a result of the acquisition of a non-abutting farm property, to grant exception of the requirement that the farm being acquired be a minimum of 40 hectares. The property is located on Part of Lot 34, Concession 6, former Township of Darlington, 6493 Leask Road in Clarington. BASIS: The amendment`is based on the detailed review of an application, with accompanying Agricultural Assessment, submitted by the Applicant to permit the severance of a dwelling rendered surplus on the lands known Municipally as 6493 Leask Road in Clarington. The approval of this application is based on the following requirements: ■ The owner agrees to the dedication of a 0.3 metre reserve around the retained and acquired parcels with only a 10 metre (non-residential farmland access, one on each frontage); and • The owner agrees to a rezoning which would prohibit residential uses on the retained parcel and acquired parcel. ACTUAL The Clarington Official Plan is hereby amended by adding a new AMENDMENT: row with the following information on the surplus dwelling at 6493 .Leask Road to Table 13-1 in Section 13.3.10. es _., IL�wel�l M. R; '31 e „ ... n 61 010-160-12700-0000 Part Lot 34, 0.89 30.81 (2007) Concession 6, former Township of Darlin ton (Footnote:,The severance is conditional upon the owner providing a 0.3 metre reserve along the road frontage of the properties and rezoning the properties to prohibit residential uses. This is applicable to both parcels 1817-010-160-13200 and 1817-010-160-12700 that were considered for this amendment) 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. 699024 Attachment To Report PSD-127-0 THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON BY-LAW NO.2007- being a By-law to adopt Amendment No. 58 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 severance of a dwelling rendered surplus as a result of the-acquisition of an abutting farm on the lands located at 6493 Leask Road in Clarington; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Council of the Corporation of the Municipality of Clarington enacts as follows: 1. That Amendment No. 58 to the Clarington Official Plan, being the attached Explanatory Text, is hereby adopted. 2. 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 day of 2007 BY-LAW read a second time this day of 2007 BY-LAW read a third time and finally passed this day of 2007 a Jim Abernethy, Mayor Patti L. Barrie, Municipal Clerk 699025 • Leading the Way REPORT PLANNING SERVICES Meeting: GENERAL PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE Date: Monday, November 5, 2007 Report#: PSD-128-07 File#: PLN 16.2.7 By-law#: Subject: REGIONAL CYCLING PLAN STUDY RECOMMENDATIONS: It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and Administration Committee recommend to Council the following: 1. THAT Report PSD-128-07 be received; 2. THAT the report entitled "Regional Cycling Plan Study" be received by Clarington Council; and subject to appropriate revisions as addressed by the comments in Sections 2.5.3 and 2.5.4 contained in the Report, be endorsed in principle; 3. THAT the Regional Development Charges By-law be amended to include a line item for funding critical connections in the Regional Cycling Plan; 4. THAT the Ministries of Public Infrastructure Renewal and Transportation be requested to coordinate a Southern Ontario Cycling Task Force and assist in the funding of Cycling Plans; 5. THAT Staff be authorized to work with the Region and Durham Region Area Municipalities to establish a reasonable and fiscally responsible Regional Cycling Implementation Plan that integrates with existing and anticipated future cycling and road facilities; and 6. THAT all interested parties listed in this report and any delegations be advised of Council's decision. Submitted :b (�� K y Reviewed by: David J. Crome, M.C.I.P., R.P.P. Franklin Wu, Director of Planning Services Chief Administrative Officer FL*DJC*sn*df 31 October 2007 CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON 40 TEMPERANCE STREET, BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO L1C 3A6 T(905)623-3379 F(905)623-0830 699026 REPORT NO.: PSD-128-07 PAGE 2 1.0 BACKGROUND 1.1 On June 20, 2007, Regional Council endorsed the Joint Commissioners' Report on the Status of the Regional Cycling Plan Study. The Report estimated the cost of implementing a Regional Cycling Network to be $103 million. While the allocation of the funding would be split between the Region and Area Municipalities, the report concludes that a business case analysis is required to determine the financing of the Plan in light of the Region's budgetary constraints. The purpose of this report is to provide the Region with Clarington's position on the Regional Cycling Plan and suggest priorities and financing options for the Plan. 1.2 Section 3.2.3 of the Region's Transportation Master Plan (TMP) identifies that cycling and walking are sustainable and environmentally friendly modes of transportation. The TMP recommends the development of a Regional Bicycle Plan to strengthen local municipal cycling initiatives while providing the appropriate treatment of bicycle facilities within the Regional road network. Examples given in the TMP for the Region to consider include continuing to provide gravel shoulders on rural roads to improve pavement deterioration and to provide safer buffers for cyclists. 1.3 Clarington's Official Plan sets out in Section 19.10 the objective to: "...develop an interconnected system of cycling and walking routes providing access to major activity and employment centres. In order to plan for and encourage walking and cycling, the Municipality will. a) consider the provision of safe and convenient cycling and walking routes in the review of all new development and redevelopment applications, b) investigate and provide for bicycle lanes wherever possible in the construction or reconstruction of roads and bridges; c) encourage and support measures which will provide for barrier-free design of pedestrian facilities, d) require the provision of bicycle stands as a condition of approval of site plan applications, e) provide bicycle stands in downtown areas in Bowmanville, Newcastle Village and Orono, major parks and community facilities, and 1) provide recreational trails in accordance with Section 4 and 18 of this Plan." 1.4 The Region retained Marshall Macklin Monaghan to undertake the Regional Cycling Plan Study in December 2004. The objective for the Study is to look at the cycling connectivity across the Region rather than local connections. The Study is divided into the following elements: 699027 REPORT NO.: PSD-128-07 PAGE 3 • Examination of the existing and latent (potential) demand for cycling within the Region; • Development of a vision for cycling in Durham Region; • Opportunities for a continuous cycling network in both urban and rural areas building on existing local off-road cycling system; • Establishment of appropriate policies and guidelines for a Regional cycling network; • Recommended Regional Cycling Plan; and • Development of a long term implementation strategy, including the analysis of financial, legal and risk management implications. 1.5 A Regional Cycling Plan is intended to reflect the Region's commitment to establish an integrated and accessible Region-wide network of on and off-road cycling facilities that encourage Durham residents to cycle more often for both utilitarian and recreational purposes. A Regional Cycling Plan is a critical component of the overall Durham Transportation Master Plan. 1.6 Today the Region manages approximately 1.3 kilometres (km) of the 90 km of bicycle routes in Durham Region. Clarington manages 27 km of bicycle routes, the greatest distance by any of the lower tier Municipalities, Ajax is second with 22 km. As a first priority for implementation the Region must establish what role it should assume in implementation to best assist the local municipalities that have already been implementing physical works to address the needs of cyclists for sometime. 2.0 DISCUSSION 2.1 Existing and Latent Demand for Cycling 2.1.1 The need and justification for the Regional Cycling Plan is contained in the TMP and confirmed by public opinion surveys initiated by the Region, which substantiate that there is both an existing and latent demand for a Regional cycling network for on and off-road bicycle facilities. These surveys were undertaken by Decima Research Inc. throughout the Region. in February 2005 and included 637 computer-assisted telephone interviews throughout the eight Durham municipalities. The survey identified the following: • 44% classified themselves as cyclists (18% as utilitarian cyclists and 26% as recreational cyclists);' There are approximately 70,000 utilitarian cyclists and 102,000 recreational cyclists in Durham Region; Utilitarian cyclists are those who use a bicycle to travel to and from work or school, shopping, running errands and visiting people. Recreational cyclists are those who use a bicycle for recreational or fitness purposes. 699028 REPORT NO.: PSD-128-07 PAGE 4 Utilitarian cyclists cycle to work approximately three days per week, whereas recreational cyclists cycle less than two days per week; • There are more utilitarian cyclists in Ajax, Scugog and Brock than in other municipalities in Durham Region; Residents of Ajax and Whitby have the most favourable perceptions of the Region's cycling routes; Recreational cyclists are more concerned with "careless or aggressive drivers" while utilitarian cyclists are concerned that there are not enough on-road bicycle facilities; • Of those surveyed, 51% indicated that increasing the number of on and off-road bicycle facilities (bike lanes or paved shoulders) would improve the conditions for cycling in Durham Region; and Approximately 40% of adults stated they would use new on-road bicycle lanes provided by the Region. The Region remarked that the "survey confirmed that a Regional Cycling Plan which addresses the issues and concerns raised by Durham residents and also promotes cycling as a healthy, active and feasible mode of transportation within the Region, is a timely and very useful undertaking2". The survey results helped develop the direction of the* Study. While the Region acknowledged there are transportation, health and environmental benefits to cycling, it also identified there were a number of deficiencies within the existing network in the Region. 2.2 Vision for Cycling in Durham Region 2.2.1 A draft "Vision" for cycling in Durham Region was announced to the public by the Region in its first issue of the Regional Cycling Plan Newsletter. It outlines a commitment to a cycling plan that serves both residents and non-residents, and captures the importance of a plan that deals with both the infrastructure as well as educating residents: "A Region-wide, visible and connected network of on and off-road cycling routes and facilities that is actively used by all types of cyclists is in place. The network is designed to connect, at a Regional scale, local cities, towns, village, hamlets as well as key attractions and destinations. The network is supported by various programs, policies and strategies that help to promote cycling as an alternative mode of transportation to private automobiles, especially for trips less than 5 km, and serve to educate cyclists on safe and appropriate cycling techniques and the rules of the road." 2.2.2 The purpose of a vision is to provide the framework for the study. The draft vision indicates a commitment to a Regional cycling network that is connected and supports Z Regional Cycling Plan, Newsletter No. 1 April 2005, page 2 699029 REPORT NO.: PSD-128-07 PAGE 5 both utilitarian and recreational cyclists. This vision is consistent with the Town's Vision 2020 and Strategic Plan objectives. 2.3 Identification Of Barriers 2.3.1 Prior to the development of a Regional Cycling Plan, the Consultant Team analyzed the barriers in the existing network. Through the composition of local municipal cycling plans (i.e., for Pickering, Ajax, Oshawa), natural heritage areas, school catchment areas and recreational trail maps, the Region compiled several maps outlining the existing regional network. The following barriers to cycling were identified. 400 series highways and major Arterial roads; Rail corridors; High traffic roadways and on-street parking; Poor bicycle storage at transit stations and major destinations; Ravines and wetlands; Poor separation of pedestrian and cyclists on multi-use trails; Lack of connectivity between cycling routes; and Inadequate space for cyclists when sharing the travel lane with either motorists or pedestrians. 2.3.2 Critical intersections and disconnected portions of the existing cycling network that present a barrier to cyclists were not identified as part of this Study. ,It is staffs view the Region's efforts are best spent in rectifying critical barriers as a way to make better joint use of local cycling facilities. 2.4 A Recommended Regional Cycling Network 2.4.1 The Region identified several classes of bicycle facilities to reside on both the Regional and the area municipal road system. These facilities include: A. bicycle lane (1.5 metres from edge of curb) — this is a lane dedicated to bicycles for each travel direction; Paved shoulder bikeways — this is the use of the paved shoulder on a rural road which is dedicated for the cyclist; Multi-use trails — are facilities that are outside of the travelled roadway and are designed to accommodate both the pedestrian and/or the cyclist; and Signed-only route — this is a bicycle route where cyclists share the travel portion of the road with other vehicles. 699030 REPORT NO.: PSD-128-07 PAGE 6 2.4.2 The method used to determine the route selection is based on an inventory of existing conditions and a set of both qualitative and quantitative criteria. The Consultant Team recommended a two tier system for the Regional Cycling Plan; a primary spine and a community spine. The primary spine provides a utilitarian connection between urban centres, focusing on linking employment, major shopping centres, residential and tourist nodes. The community spine would reside on local roads and links existing and future multi-use trail systems to the primary spine. 2.4.3 The Region recommended bike lanes on approximately 21 regional roads and 5 municipal roads throughout Durham Region. Of the more than 40 signed-only routes identified by the Region, approximately 25% are identified on regional roads. Paved shoulder bikeways are identified on lower volume rural roadways and multi-use trails are identified on roadways in close proximity to existing multi-use trail connections. A continuous trail is identified in a number of Hydro One corridors. The proposed facilities are identified as Figure A8 (Attachment 1). 2.4.4 In Clarington, the hydro corridor lands identified as a north-south multi-use trail (parallel to Holt Road) and east-west (parallel to 8th Concession from Enfield west to Townline) are not appropriate long-term routes. The routes along the 407 corridor and line will serve this purpose and will be contiguous. In addition, the hydro corridor lands are actively farmed and in agricultural production. Clarington Staff has recommended to the Region to remove this identified route from both the Regional Cycling Plan and the Regional Trails Masterplan. When Clarington prepared their submission to the Ontario Realty Corp. about the Proposed Future Secondary Uses of Hyrdo Corridor Lands we did not indicate this route as a future use (Attachment 2, which is Attachment 3 from PSD-011-05). 2.5 Development of a Long-Term Implementation Strategy 2.5.1 The Consultant Team proposed that the Plan would be implemented over the next 25 years. . Phase 1 would occur between the years 2008 and 2012 and Phase 2 would occur between the years 2013 and 2032. Under Phase 1, or the short-term strategy, the focus for the Region is to build on the existing network, prioritizing on connecting major east-west and north-south links. Projects would therefore be scheduled with planned regional or local road improvements. Proposed signed-only routes would be implemented under this phase, and where a higher class of bicycle facility such as a bicycle lane would be planned for Phase 2, a signed-only route would be used as an interim facility. The major projects requiring road widening or property acquisition would be achieved during Phase 2. 2.5.2 For Clarington the majority of the works recommended in Phase 1 (2008-2012) consist of development of the Oak Ridges Moraine Trail as it passes through the Ganaraska Forest as a multi-use trail. Due to the principles adopted by the ORM Trail and the terrain that the trail takes the costing assumption that this trail can be developed as a 10 foot wide asphalt multi-purpose trail is inappropriate and should be re-estimated using an appropriate design detail. 2.5.3 The other Phase 1 recommendations for Clarington consist of signage along existing roads. The Operations Department in their review of the recommended routes have 699031 REPORT NO.: PSD-128-07 PAGE 7 advised that some of the recommended roads already have deteriorating edges and should be evaluated prior to any signage being installed. This brings up the question of liability and whether the Region will indemnify the local municipality for the portions of roads that are signed as Regional Cycling Facilities should any claim be successful. 2.5.4 The implementation of the Regional Cycling plan would be coordinated through a multi disciplinary working .committee comprised of Regional staff from various departments including Works, Planning and Finance. The role of the working committee would be to monitor and recommend direction on issues that would arise through the implementation process. Since the Plan is a work in progress, the working committee would make appropriate adjustments to the Plan to integrate projects within the scope of future regional and local capital initiatives. An annual report card on the state of the Regional Cycling Plan would also be the responsibility of the working committee. Area Municipalities would be given an opportunity to participate through the establishment of an inter-municipal cycling working group. 2.5.5 It is anticipated that much of the Regional Cycling Plan would be incorporated within proposed capital road projects. Funding the Plan will require that the Region use Development Charges (DC), general levy and a portion of the federal/provincial gas tax. The Consultant Team recommends that the Regional DC By-law be amended to include a line item for road improvements related to alternative transportation modes such as transit and cycling. Further, a significant amount of bicycle facilities for new collector or local roads are proposed to be developer funded. While the Consultant Team suggested that the Region pursue additional funding sources including the Federal Government's Transportation Showcase Program and the Ontario Trillium Foundation, it is uncertain that the Region or Area Municipalities would qualify for these grants given the significant population in the Region and that many of the awards in recent years have gone to transit related projects. 2.6 Priorities and Goal Setting 2.6.1 The Regional Cycling Plan falls within the context of the vision, goals and objectives outlined in the Region's TMP which expresses the need to provide more travel choices. The Plan serves to support the framework of the Region's Transportation Demand management (TDM) initiative by providing the planning for the necessary bicycle infrastructure to move cyclists across the Region. The Plan also provides the basis to influence sustainable land use development. 2.6.2 To date, the planning, design, funding and implementation of bicycle facilities and trails are the sole responsibility of lower tier municipalities. As a result, the lack of coordination at the regional level has resulted in a regional bicycle network that has been developed in an ad hoc fashion with little cross regional connectivity. The primary role of the Region, therefore, should be to plan, design and coordinate the connections between one municipality and another. The implementation of the plan would then fall under the jurisdiction of the Area Municipalities. As the champion of the Plan, the Region would cost share in the development of critical links within rural areas where funding sources would not be available. Staff would envision the Region's role as champion of the cycling plan to cover the following areas: 699032 REPORT NO.: PSD-128-07 PAGE 8 Planning The first objective in route planning is to select routes that provide: i) cross regional connectivity; ' ii) are relatively easy to implement; and iii) that uses existing infrastructure and can provide links to existing off-road trails. This level of planning therefore, identifies a short-term network (between 2008 and 2012). Staff recommend that the Region simplify its Plan by meeting with each area municipality to work through what is feasible within each municipality and working on inter-connection of the existing cycling facilities across the Region. The short term priorities would serve as a pilot to test whether the Region should coordinate a Regional Cycling Plan and what barriers both physical and otherwise exist to the Plan. Therefore, short-term incremental steps that are consistent with a long-term direction would represent the most effective use of scarce financial resources. Design In coordination with Area Municipalities, the Region should lead the detailed design for the proposed bicycle facilities. The funding for the detailed design would be the responsibility of the Region. It is important that local issues are considered within the detailed design for facilities that are on municipal roads. Staff suggest that the Region would be responsible for the coordination of background information, road geometry, signal timings and collision data pertinent for the design of the facility. Wherever possible the detailed design would be done in conjunction with planned road improvements and included within the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment process. Public consultation would be required as part of the detailed design process. The final approval of the design would be through Regional Council and the Councils of the affected Area Municipalities. Funding The success of the Regional Cycling Plan is dependent on a cooperative relationship between the Region and Area Municipalities. Within urban areas it would be anticipated that Area Municipalities would be responsible for implementing the plan (i.e. construction and funding). In rural areas, where development is not identified in the Regional and local Official Plans, the Region should assist in the implementation of bicycle facilities. It is critical to the success of the Plan, that the Area Municipalities and the Region begin to identify the Regional Cycling Plan in capital budget and Official Plan documents for the future development of the cycling network. Since the Region should be the primary coordinator of the Plan, Regional staff should facilitate the planning, design and draft an implementation schedule to the Plan for consideration by Regional Council. 699033 REPORT NO.: PSD-128-07 PAGE 9 Summary While municipalities such as Clarington continue to implement their bicycle and trails plan, there remains missing links within the network. Regional coordination is required to provide much needed connections between Area Municipalities. This coordination can be achieved through identifying short-term achievable connections. Providing a line item for the cycling improvements in the Region's Development Charges By-law will assist in funding. However, it is clear that further investigation is required in order to explore additional funding sources. • 3.0 CONCLUSION 3.1 Since there are over 150,000 cyclists in Durham Region, implementing a Regional Cycling Plan provides residents with the opportunity to access a sustainable and efficient mode of transportation. The priority for the Region should be to strengthen connectivity between Area Municipalities. It is the role of the Region to champion the Regional Cycling Plan through coordinating the planning, design and implementation of the Plan. Clarington Staff will continue to work with the Region in its efforts to prioritize critical links within the Regional Cycling Plan. 3.2 This report has been reviewed by the Directors of Engineering, Operations and Finance, who concur with its contents. Attachments: Attachment 1 - Figure A8 from Regional Cycling Plan (Clarington) Attachment 2 - Table 2: Proposed Future Secondary Uses of Hydro Corridor Lands 699034 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 c.wme..RF ! 1 1 L 1 1 1 tr I r.�ar -�29AM It R.el.n.l Re 20 II n u II H CLARINGTON LAKE ONTARIO i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 t 1 1 1 1 1 1 I I To Report PSD-128-0 REGIONAL CYCLING PLAN • STUDY FIGURE A8: Cladngton ROUTES BY FACILITY TYPES Legend • Kt u pel Bandery 407 Eh.W Lit y(COnoePh") al®lane (15 metes hom the edge of guW) agnedaNy Rene P.-cl Shoulder Bik—w ... (15 to 2.0 metree depentline on poled speed mret end MDT) MA-rme Tral(OR nad) Potential FuWm Ranee M'dm One Cori"Lard 0 1 2 4 km 699035 A it (o (o C) W 0) Table 2: Proposed Future Secondary Uses on Hydro Corridor Lands Clarington: To Report PSD-128-07 ATTACHMENT 3 . .......... . ........... .......... . ... ........... ....... ... ------------ 7 . ................ ...................... ........ 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Proposed Future Secondary Uses on Hydro Corridor Lands r REPORT g � PLANNING SERVICES Meeting: GENERAL PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE Date: Monday, November 5, 2007 Report#: PSD-129-07 File #: LD143/2007 By-law#: Subject: REPORT FOR INFORMATION REGARDING APPLICANT'S APPEAL OF LAND DIVISION APPLICATION LD143/2007 APPLICANT: CARMELA COSCARELLA RECOMMENDATIONS: It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and Administration Committee recommend to Council the following: 1. THAT Report PSD-129-07 be received for information; and 2. THAT all interested parties listed in this report and any delegation be advised of Council's decision. : Submitted by: Reviewed by: D vid . Crome, M.C.I.P., R.P.P. Franklin Wu, Director of Planning Services Chief Administrative Officer SA/CP/DJC/df/av October 30, 2007 CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON 40 TEMPERANCE STREET, BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO L1C 3A6 T(905)623-3379 F (905)623-0830 699039 REPORT NO.: PSD-129-07 PAGE 2 1.0 APPLICATION DETAILS 1.1 Applicant: Vincent Coscarella 1.2 Owner: Carmela Coscarella 1.3 Application: Land Division: For consent to sever a 0.25 hectare parcel of land with a residential dwelling and retain 7.96 hectares of vacant agricultural land. 1.4 Site Area: 8.21 hectares 1.5 Location: The subject lands are located north of Courtice, on the west side of Courtice Road. The property is contained within Part Lot 29, Concession 4, in the former Township of Darlington (Attachment 1). 2.0 BACKGROUND 2.1 In June of 2007, the Municipality of Clarington was circulated by Regional Land Division an application for consent to sever a new lot. Durham Region is the approval authority on all land division applications and the Municipality of Clarington provides comments. 2.2 A decision was made on July 16, 2007 by the Land Division Committee to deny the application as the application did not conform to the policies of the Clarington Official Plan, the requirements of the Clarington Comprehensive Zoning By-law, the policies of the Durham Regional Official Plan or the Provincial policies of the Greenbelt Plan. A copy of the decision in its entirety is contained in Attachment 2. 2.3 The Owner, Mr. Coscarella, appealed the decision of the Land Division Committee to the Ontario Municipal Board and the Municipality of Clarington was subsequently notified of this appeal. 3.0 MUNICIPAL POSITION 3.1 Staff found that the application does not conform with the Provincial Greenbelt Plan, the Clarington Official Plan or the Zoning By-law (By-law 84-63 as amended). ' The complete comments to the Land Division Committee are contained in Attachment 3 and are summarized as follows: 3.1.1 Within the Greenbelt Plan the property is within the Protected Countryside and is within the Natural Heritage System. The Greenbelt Plan does not permit the creation of new rural residential lots. Only minor lot adjustment or boundary re-alignments are permitted, provided they do not create a separate lot for a residential dwelling. This application does not conform with the Greenbelt Plan. 699040 REPORT NO.: PSD-129-07 PAGE 3 3.1.2 The Clarington Official Plan designates the land "Green Space". The retained parcel is designated Green Space and Environmental Protection Area". The proposed severance does not conform with the Clarington Official Plan for the following reasons: i) The development would be considered ribbon development; ii) It is undersized (not a minimum of 0.4 ha in area); iii) It would create a new residential access to a Type A arterial; iv) The entire parcel (both severed and retained) is generally not a minimum of 40 ha; and v) The new lot would extend or promote strip development. Although there is a Rural Cluster located to the south of this development, the Cluster symbol does not extend north of the tributary or the pipeline. The tributary and the Trans-Northern Pipeline create a definitive northern boundary for the cluster. The expansion of a rural cluster would not be permitted as per policy in the Clarington Official Plan that states "once the limits of a Cluster have been defined in the Zoning By- law, no expansions to the Cluster shall be permitted". 3.1.3 Zoning By-law 84-63 as amended, zones the severed parcel "Agricultural Exception (A- 1)" and the retained parcel "Agricultural Exception (A-1)" and "Environmental Protection (EP)". 4.0 STAFF COMMENTS 4.1 As the approval authority, the Region of Durham Planning Staff will attend the Ontario Municipal Board hearing. Both the Region of Durham and the Municipality of Clarington were of the same opinion that the land division application for the creation of a new lot does not conform to the Provincial Greenbelt Plan. Also, the Region found that the application does not conform to the Regional Official Plan either, as it is within 120 metres of key natural heritage and key hydrologic features. 4.2 The Owner, Mr. Coscarella, has appealed the decision of the Land Division Committee on the grounds that "neighbouring properties, at the same meeting, were granted approval to sever their property with no problems." The application referred to (LD147/2007), was a boundary re-alignment through which no new building lots were created. As stated earlier, the Greenbelt Plan permits minor lot adjustments or boundary re-alignments. 4.3 The Municipality has provided Regional Staff with detailed excerpts of the Clarington Official Plan and Zoning By-law to assist the Region with their defence of the Land Division Committee's decision. Municipal Staff are not required to attend the hearing or to give evidence. 699041 REPORT NO.: PSD-129-07 PAGE 4 5.0 CONCLUSION 5.1 Staff recommends that Council receive the report for information. Attachments: Attachment 1 — Key Map Attachment 2 — Minutes and Decision of Land Division Committee Attachment 3 — Clarington Comments to Land Division Committee 699042 Attachment 1 To Report PSD-129-07 —ss slot 3M13s -NVMOTl VOV II N3dONO H O Im D I� c m O y V C avoa oo M 3o�lan la M E CL V r E � $ � J V C 0 t0 w C J p WJ O'dou s nnui a L a I I avow 3ouun0D I [ILIL � r 11, I c > W p _ � a m a m c `9 c 0 W m Z m i'��J O f-.s w N J �W I m m ca J m W �o a Ll 699043 Attachmeni To Report PSD-129-I MINUTES AND DECISIONS DURHAM LAND DIVISION COMMITTEE As per: The Planning Act and in accordance with the Provincial Rules of Procedure CONSENT APPLICATION heard on: Monday, July 16, 2007 LD 143/2007 Submi sion B126/2007 Owner Coscarella, Carmela Agent Coscarella, Vittorio Location .Part lot 29, Conc. 4 Municipality Municipality of Clarington (former Darlington) Consent to sever a 0.25ha lot with a residential dwelling, retaining a 7.96ha vacant agricultural lot. Ms. Carmela Coscarella, owner was present at the meeting. Mr. Vittorio Coscarella, agent was also present at the meeting. The Municipality of Clarington is recommending denial. The proposed severance does not conform to the Clarington Official Plan, or Comprehensive Zoning By- law 84-63. Regional Planning Department is recommending denial. The subject lands are located within the Natural Heritage System of the Protected Countryside of the Greenbelt Plan. Severance for a residential lot is prohibited by the Greenbelt Plan. Further, the subject lands does not conform to the Regional Official Plan as it is within 120 metres of key natural heritage and key hydrologic features. The Department advises the Committee to have regard to the addendum page of the completed application form. The Committee had for information reports received from the Regional Municipality of Durh m Planning, Works and Health Departments, the Municipality of CIE gton and Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority. Agency comments ere handed to Ms. C. Coscarella. DECISION OF THE COMMITTEE APPLICANT/OWN RS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR FULFILLING ALL CONDITIONS. 029044 MOVED:J.-M. Komarnicki SECONDED: W. Taylor That application LD 143/2007 be denied, as the proposal does not conform to the policies of the Clarington Official Plan, the area requirement of the Comprehensive Zoning By-law 84-63, the policies of the Durham Regional Official Plan, or the Provincial policies of the Greenbelt Plan. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY Signed by all members present and concurring that this is the Committee Decision of LD 143/2007 on Monday, July 16, 2007. (CHAIR) D. Sullivan (VICE CHAIR) H. Graham J. Collins J. Hurst J.-M. Komarnicki L. Patel R.E. Sutton W.Taylor Assistant Secretary/Treasurer Last Date of Appeal of this Decision or any of the conditions therein is Tuesday, August 14, 2007. x',99045 Attachmer To Report PSD-129- r , Cncrgizing Ontario`- -` COMMENTS TO LAND DIVISION COMMITTEE MEETING JULY 16, 2007 APPLICATION NO.: LD143/2007 APPLICANT: CARMELA COSCARELLA LOCATION: PART LOT 29, CONCESSION 4, FORMER TOWNSHIP OF DARLINGTON PROPOSED USE: NEW RESIDENTIAL LOT DESCRIPTION OF APPLICATION Application LD143/2007 is for consent to sever a 0.25 hectare parcel of land with a residential dwelling and retain a 7.96 hectare vacant agricultural parcel. PROVINCIAL POLICY Greenbelt Plan Within the Greenbelt Plan the property is within the Protected Countryside and is within the Natural Heritage System. The Greenbelt Plan, does not permit the creation of new rural residential lots. Only minor lot adjustments or boundary re-alignments are permitted, provided they do not create a separate lot for a residential dwelling. This application does not conform with the Greenbelt Plan. CONFORMITY WITH OFFICIAL PLAN PROVISIONS Within the Clarington Official Plan the severed parcel is designated "Green Space". The retained parcel is designated "Green Space" and "Environmental'Protection Area". The proposed severance does not conform with the Clarington Official Plan for the following reasons: i) The development would be considered ribbon development; ii) It is undersized (not a minimum of 0.4 ha in area); iii) It would create a new residential access to a Type A arterial; iv) The entire parcel (both severed and retained) is not generally a minimum of 40 ha; and, v) The new lot would extend or promote strip development. CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CAARINGTON 40 TEMPERANCE STREET, BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO L1C 3A6 T 905-623-3379 699046 L D COMMENTS: 143/2007 PAGE 2 Although there is a Rural Cluster located to the south of this development, the Cluster symbol does not extend north.of the tributary or the pipeline. The tributary and the Trans-Northern Pipeline create a definitive northern boundary for the cluster. The expansion of a rural cluster would not be permitted as per policy in the Clarington Official Plan that states "once the limits of a Cluster have been defined in the Zoning By- law, no expansions to the Cluster shall be permitted". CONFORMITY WITH ZONING BY-LAW PROVISIONS Within Comprehensive Zoning By-law 84-63, as amended, of the former Town of Newcastle, the proposed severed parcel is located within the "Agricultural Exception (A- 1) Zone" and the retained parcel is located within the "Agricultural Exception (A-1)" and "Environmental Protection (EP) Zones The minimum lot area required for a new lot in the "A-1" zone is 40 ha. The application is not in conformity with the Zoning By-law. COMMENTS New rural residential lots must be in conformity with the Green Belt Plan, Clarington Official Plan and Zoning By-law and this application does not conform to any of these documents. The Clarington Official Plan states the following: i) Ribbon development along arterial roads shall be prohibited and direct access from arterial roads shall generally be restricted; ii) No parcel should be created which does not conform to the provisions of the Official Plan and the implementing Zoning By-law; iii) In the Green Space designation, any severance applications are subject to policies of the Agricultural designation. The Agricultural designation states that a retiring farmer is encouraged to reside in a nearby hamlet however subject to the following criteria a retiring farmer is permitted one retirement lot from the farmer's total farm holdings. a) a retirement or intra-family lot has not been previously severed since January 1, 1974; b) the retained parcel is generally 40 ha in area and shall have been owned by the farmer for a minimum of 10 years; c) the retirement lot shall comply with MDS; d) the retirement tot shall meet Health Unit requirements; e) the retirement lot is generally less than 0.6 ha; f) it is registered on title that no further severance may be granted; and, g) new agricultural lots are permitted only where the severed and retained lots are for agricultural use and are a minimum of 40 ha in size. The application is to create a new rural residential lot along a Type A arterial road. As noted above the application does not conform with provincial policy, the Clarington Official Plan or the Clarington Zoning By-law. The Clarington Engineering Services has no objection to this application provided that no new landlocked parcels are created. 699047 L D COMMENTS: 14312007 PAGE 2 RECOMMENDATIONS Based on the above comments Staff would recommend thafthis application be DENIED. Susan Ashton, Senior Planner Development Review Branch Planning Services Department SA"Iw July 6, 2007 699048 • Leading the Way REPORT ENGINEERING SERVICES DEPARTMENT Meeting: GENERAL PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE Date: Monday November 5, 2007 Resolution #: Report#: EGD-056-07 File #: B.01.17.001 By-law#: Subject: CLARINGTON CORNERS SUBDIVISION PHASE 1 STAGE 213, PLAN 40M-1907 (PART), PHASE 2 STAGE 1, PLAN 40M-2005, AND PHASE 2 STAGE 2, PLAN 40M-2087, BOWMANVILLE, `CERTIFICATE OF ACCEPTANCE' AND `ASSUMPTION BY-LAWS', FINAL WORKS INCLUDING ROADS AND OTHER RELATED WORKS Recommendations: It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and Administration Committee recommend to Council the following: 1. THAT Report EGD-056-07 be received; 2. THAT the Director of Engineering Services be authorized to issue a 'Certificate of Acceptance' for the Final Works, which include final stage roads and other related Works, constructed within Plan 40M-1907 (part), Plan 40M-2005 and Plan 40M-2087; and 3. THAT Council approve the by-laws attached to Report EGD-056-07, assuming certain streets within Plan 40M-1907, Plan 40M-2005 and Plan 40M-2087 as public highways. Submitted by: Reviewed � � A.S. Cannella, C.E.T. � ank.-�lin Wu Director of Engineering Services Chief Administrative Officer ASC/NAC/jo October 24, 2007 701 REPORT NO.: EGD-056-07 PAGE 2 1.0 BACKGROUND 1.1 The Corporation of the Municipality of Clarington entered into a Subdivision Agreement, registered December 3, 1997, with Green Martin Holdings Ltd. to develop lands by plan of subdivision, located in Bowmanville and described as Plan 40M-1907, Plan 40M-2005 and Plan 40M-2087 (Attachment 1). The agreement required the developer to construct all roadworks, including hot-mix paving, sidewalks, curb and gutter, street trees, a storm drainage system and streetlights, hereinafter referred to as the 'Works'. 1.2 The Subdivision Agreement provides for the separation of the Works into four (4) stages: a) Initial Works; b) Street Lighting System; c) Final Works; and d) Stormwater Management System (Not Applicable) 1.3 The Initial Works and Street Lighting System were issued 'Certificates of Completion' and subsequent 'Certificates of Acceptance' by the Director of Engineering Services, as per the maintenance requirements set out in the Subdivision Agreement. 1.4 The Final Works were issued a 'Certificate of Completion' dated June 1, 2006. This initiated a one (1) year maintenance period, which expired on June 1, 2007. The Works were re-inspected at that time and all deficiencies have now been rectified to the satisfaction of the Director of Engineering Services. 1.5 It is now appropriate to issue a 'Certificate of Acceptance' for the Final Works. The Subdivision Agreement requires Council approval prior to the issuance of the 'Certificate of Acceptance' for the Final Works. 702 REPORT NO.: EGD-056-07 PAGE 3 1.6 Further to the issuance of a 'Certificate of Acceptance', by-laws are required to permit the Municipality to assume certain streets within Plan 40M-1907, Plan 40M-2005 and Plan 40M-2087 as public highways (Attachments 2 and 3). Attachments: Attachment 1 Key Map Attachment 2 - Proposed By-law Attachment 3 - Proposed By-law 703 r Clarington Corners A Clarington Corners Subdivision 0 1 Subdivision Phase 2, Stage 1 � a x Phase 1, Stage 213 Plan 40M-2005 Plan 40M-1907 (part) o .. C4P.rince_W..illiam Blvd t �s• • � s � a Fa ter • � ~� - i xr H Aspen Springs Dr 3 Clarington Corners Subdivision Phase 2, Stage 2 Plan 40M-2087 Highw ai Subject -0 i Site -- - DRAWN BY: E.L. � .;;� DATE:October 18,2007 _:. 34( i�'{{�'m REPORT EGD-056-07 i F BOWMANV/LLE ! ?: KEY MAP r ATTACHMENT NO. 1 704 :r:i^?t:; __-, �.�, G:Wttachments�40M 2087.mxd ATTACHMENT NO.:2 REPORT NO. EGD-056-07 THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON BY-LAW 2007- XX Being a By-law to establish,lay out and dedicate certain lands as public highways in the Municipality of Clarington. The Council of the Corporation of the Municipality of Clarington hereby enacts as follows: 1. THAT the blocks shown on Plan 40M-2005, and listed below in this section, being in the Municipality of Clarington, in the Regional Municipality of Durham, are hereby established, laid out, and dedicated by the Corporation of the Municipality of Clarington as public highway: Block 121 Block 122 BY-LAW read a first and second time this xe day of xoo=2007. BY-LAW read a third time and finally passed this)e day of x0000k 2007. Jim Abernethy,Mayor Patti L. Barrie, Municipal Clerk 705 ATTACHMENT NO.:3 REPORT NO.: EGD-056-07 THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON BY-LAW 2007- XX Being a By-law to assume certain streets within the Municipality of Clarington as public highways in the Municipality of Clarington. The Council of the Corporation of the Municipality of Clarington hereby enacts as follows: 1. THAT the streets and blocks shown on Plans 40M-1907, 40M-2005, and 40M- 2087, and listed below in this section, all being in the Municipality of Clarington, in the Regional Municipality of Durham, are hereby accepted by the Corporation of the Municipality of Clarington as public highways, and assumed by the said Corporation for public use: Plan 40M-1907: Bonathon Crescent Plan 40M-2005: Block 121 Block 122 Hammond Street Weldrick Crescent Padfield Drive Oxley Court Rustwood Street Plan 40M-2087: Hammond Street Padfield Drive Collier Lane BY-LAW read a first and second time this x e day of xxxxx 2007. BY-LAW read a third time and finally passed this)e day of x)o=2007. Jim Abernethy,Mayor Patti L. Barrie, Municipal Clerk 706 • alr111 REPORT n Leading the Way CLERK'S DEPARTMENT Meeting: GENERAL PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE Date: November 5, 2007 Report#: CLD-034-07 File #: By-law#: Subject: REQUEST FOR EXEMPTION TO TRAFFIC BY-LAW RECOMMENDATIONS: It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and Administration Committee recommend to Council the following: 1. THAT Report CLD-034-07 be received; 2. THAT the request of Mr. J. Strickland, Tirecraft Auto Centres Ltd, to park a vehicle with a registered gross weight of 7,250 kg on Dadson Drive, Bowmanville, be denied; and 3. THAT Mr. Strickland be advised of Council's decision. Submitted by: ea arr , CMO Reviewed by: Franklin Wu, icipa lerk Chief Administrative Officer PLB*LC CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON 40 TEMPERANCE STREET, BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO L1 C 3A6 T 905-623-3379 F 905-623-6506 1101 REPORT NO.:CLD-034-07 Page 2 of 4 BACKGROUND AND COMMENT At the regular Council meeting on Monday October 15, 2007 Council considered a letter from Mr. Jim Strickland, Manager of Tirecraft Auto Centres Ltd. requesting.an exemption from the on-street parking restrictions set out in Clarington's Traffic By-law 93-57. The matter was referred to the. Municipal Clerk's Department for review and report. Mr. Strickland sought permission for his employee, Dwayne Hilderbrandt to park his truck on the road at his home on Dadson Drive in Bowmanville on a regular basis, stating that Mr. Hilderbrandt is on 24-hour emergency standby for the Municipality of Clarington and the Region of Durham for roadside assistance to their vehicles. The vehicle in question is a 2004 white GMC C4500 rack truck. This is a medium sized commercial truck with a registered gross weight of 7,250 kg. The overall dimensions of the vehicle exceed those of a passenger car or pickup truck. For ease of reference, photographs of the vehicle have been attached to this report as Attachment No. 1. The letter submitted by Mr. Strickland is attached as Attachment No. 2. The vehicle cannot be parked on the owner's property because it exceeds the permitted 4 tonne (4,000 kg) limit for on-site parking in the Zoning By-law 84-63. Clarington's Traffic By-law 93-57, section 4(3) prohibits the on-street parking of a commercial motor vehicle with a registered gross weight over 5,000 kg on any highway except in an industrial zone. The by-law allows for a 3 hour on-street parking limit with a prohibition on vehicles being parked on any et between the hours of 3:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. Dadson Drive, at the subject location, is 8.5 metres in width. It is a residential street and is not designed for the permanent on-street parking of a vehicle of this size while still allowing free and unrestricted on-street parking. 1102 REPORT NO.:CLD-034-07 PAGE 3 OF 4 Mr. Strickland has stated in his letter that this is an emergency vehicle. Although Mr. Hilderbrandt does provide roadside assistance to the Municipality and to the Region, the vehicle is not considered to be an emergency vehicle in accordance with section 144(1) of the Highway Traffic Act, which defines an emergency vehicle as: "(a) a vehicle while used by a person in the lawful performance of his or her duties as a police officer, on which a siren is continuously sounding and from which intermittent flashes of red light or red and blue light are visible in all directions, or (b) any of the following vehicles, on which a siren is continuously sounding and from which intermittent flashes of red light are visible in all directions: (i) a fire department vehicle, as defined in section 61, while proceeding to a fire or responding to, but not while returning from, a fire alarm or other emergency call, (ii) an ambulance while responding to an emergency call or being used to transport a patient or injured person in an emergency situation,,or (iii) a cardiac arrest emergency vehicle operated by or under the authority of a hospital,` A tow truck or other roadside assistance vehicle is not included within that definition. In preparing this Report, staff asked the Operations Department how often Tirecraft has been called upon to provide emergency after-hours roadside assistance for municipal vehicles. They have indicated that there are no records of this happening in the last four years. It should also be noted that staff were recently directed to examine the parking of Recreational Vehicles and other large commercial vehicles on residential streets. The subject vehicle is as large as or larger than many of these Recreational Vehicles. Staff are currently considering a by-law to restrict the parking of such vehicles in residential zones in accordance with the Zoning By-law. 1103 REPORT NO.:CLD-034-07 PAGE 4 OF 4 Given the existing restrictions and limitations, staff respectfully recommend that Mr. Strickland's request for an exemption to the Traffic By-law be denied and that he be advised of Council's decision. ATTACHMENTS: 1 Photo of subject vehicle parked on Dadson Drive, Bowmanville 2 Letter Submitted by Mr. Strickland INTERESTED PARTIES: Mr. Jim Strickland 1104 n - • • - . • 1 1 1 ^.`. ��{[�''r�-. _ it f � •�t _ �t • _.� � � � t[ge@( k.rvr➢ .- �..�_-r.-..4N•`_ -007 i 1�+'i1 �• F 0 X� i _ f. k � F d � IN d5 OW SIR MvIi. WITr t °''ice�w��� mow-'� �• Y':- S+ Y i t � r r =ferit�d• 'i t i - Attachment No. 2 To Report CLD-034-07 '07SEP26 AM10,.01:04 . vwvw,tirecraft.com 1250 Thornton Road South, Oshawa, ON L13 7E2 (905)728-9432 Fax (905)728-8095 September 25, 2007 Municipality of Clarington 40 Temperance Street Bowmanville, ON L1C 3A6 Attention: Municipal Law Enforcement Division Dear Sirs: Please be advised Mr. Dwayne Hilderbrandt is on 24 hour emergency standby for the Municipality of Clarington and The Region and the Region of Durham for road side assistance for all of their vehicles. Tirecraft requests exemption for his emergency vehicle to'be parked overnight on the street when in service. The vehicle is a white 2003 GMC rack truck, licence plate 825-61VIT. His home address where the vehicle is parked on the street while waiting to be called is 64 Dadson Drive in Bowmanville. Please do not hesitate to contact the writer for further information. Thanking you in advance, I re ain Yours truly, Jim land n er 1107 REPORT Leading the Way CLERK'S DEPARTMENT Meeting: GENERAL PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE Date: November 5, 2007 Report#: CLD-035-07 File #: By-law#: Subject: ANIMAL SERVICES QUARTERLY REPORT— JULY TO SEPTEMBER, 2007. RECOMMENDATIONS: It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and Administration Committee recommend to Council the following: 1. THAT Report CLD-035-07 be received; and 2. THAT a copy of Report CLD-035-07 be forwarded to the Animal Alliance of Canada and the Animal Advisory Committee. Submitted by: atti ar ' , CMO Reviewed by: Franklin Wu, Municipaf Clerk Chief Administrative Officer PLB*cag CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON 40 TEMPERANCE STREET, BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO L1C 3A6 T 905-623-3379 F 905-623-6506 1108 . REPORT NO.: CLD-035-07 PAGE 2 BACKGROUND AND COMMENT Animal Services activities will be reported to Council on a quarterly basis. The attached table summarizes the activities and revenues pertaining to Animal Services for the months July to September 2007. Please note that revenues for licences continue to be down over previous year revenues as a result of the lifetime licence sales in previous years. Also note, of the fifteen sick cats that were euthanized during this reporting period, eight of them were a litter (mom and seven kittens). Attachment#1 Animal Services Monthly Report Interested parties to be advised of Council's decision: Ms. Liz White, Animal Alliance of Canada Animal Advisory Committee 1109 CLERK'S DEPARTMENT ATTACHMENT'NO. I ANIMAL SERVICES DIVISION TO REPORT NO. CLD-35-2007 ANIMAL SERVICES QUARTERLY REPORT July to September 2007 A, ACTIVITES. This Quarter 2007 to date 20064b date PICKED UP -WILDLIFE 39 100 100 DOGS CATS DOGS CATS DOSS. CATS. PICKED UP 44 45 95 97 134 105 BROUGHT IN 37 105 93 215 120 167 RETRIEVED BY OWNERS 50 2 121 10 152 4 SOLD TO RESIDENTS 22 98 52 212 84 162 SOLD TO RESEARCH 0 0 0 0 0 0 EUTHANISED 4 27 4 37 11 36 DEAD ON ARRIVAL 5 23 11 53 7 70 QUARANTINE 1 3 7 13 3 15 WRITTEN WARNINGS 58 151 176 OTR, POA, SUMMONS 15 34 17 CONVICTIONS 8 23 12 CALL-OUTS AFTER 10 22 42 HOURS OVER-TIME HOURS 36 72 140 8. REVENUES DOGS & CATS RELEASED 100 0 380 120 405 60 LICENSES 12,145 4,730 34,448 9,783 39,721 10,646 SOLD TO RESEARCH 0 0 0 0 0 0 SOLD TO RESIDENTS 1,460 4,095 3,330 9,315 5,550 6,840 DOGS & CATS REDEEMED 1,930 0 4,7501 1001 7,377 80 SUB-TOTAL 15,635 8,825 42,9081 9,318 53,053 17,626 TRAP RENTAL 651 440 249 TOTAL REVENUE 24,525 62,666 70,928 Euthanized 2007 Dogs—4 Pit Bulls Cats —21 Sick, 8 Feral, 7 Injured, 1 Following Quarantine 1110 • X111 I1 Vay REPORT Leading tit I CLERK'S DEPARTMENT Meeting: GENERAL PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE Date: November 5, 2007 Report#: CLD-036-07 File #: By-law #: Subject: MEETING INVESTIGATOR — CLOSED MEETINGS RECOMMENDATIONS: It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and Administration Committee recommend to Council the following: 1. THAT Report CLD-036-07 be received; 2. THAT a by-law be forwarded to Council to appoint Local.Authority Services Ltd. (LAS) as the meeting investigator in accordance with section 239.1 of the Municipal Act, 2001 and to provide for a $25.00 requester fee for meeting investigations; and 3. THAT LAS be advised of Council's decision. Submitted by: P*ttiici MO Reviewed by: Franklin Wu, Chief Admi nistrative Officer PLB* CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON 40 TEMPERANCE STREET, BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO L1C 3A6 T 905-623-3379 F 905-623-6500 1111 -' REPORT NO.:CLD-036-07 PAGE 2 OF 5 Background Section 239 of the Municipal Act, 2001 (the Act) provides that all meetings of Council, committees of Council and boards appointed by Council must be open to the public, with the exception that a meeting may be closed to the public for the purpose of considering the following matters: (a) security of the property of the municipality or local board; (b) personal matters about an identifiable individual, including municipal or local board employees; (c) a proposed or pending'acquisition or disposition of land by the municipality or local board; (d) labour relations or employee negotiations; (e) litigation or potential litigation, including matters before administrative tribunals, affecting the municipality or local board; (f) advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose; (g) a matter in respect of which a council, board, committee or other body may hold a closed , meeting under another Act; (h) for the purpose of educating or training the members, providing no member discusses or otherwise deals with any matter in a way that materially advances the business or decision- making of the council, local board or committee. On January 1, 2008, section 239.1 of the Act comes into effect which permits any person to request an investigation be undertaken to determine whether a municipality or local board (excluding a library board), or a committee of either, has complied with the closed meeting rules contained within the Act. Section 239.2 authorizes a municipality to appoint an investigator to conduct a review of any requests which may be made by the public. Should a municipality choose not to appoint an investigator, reviews will be conducted by the office of the Ombudsman of Ontario. 1112 REPORT NO.:CLD-036-07 PAGE 3 OF'5 Proposal Local Authority Services Ltd. (LAS) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) which supports municipalities and the broader public sector by delivering programs and services that leverage economies-of-scale and co-operative procurement efforts. LAS is offering a meeting investigator service and have forwarded a proposal to all municipalities in the province. Should a municipality choose to enter into an agreement with LAS for the delivery of this service, a standard by-law is provided by LAS which incorporates an agreement between LAS and the municipality. This by-law reflects the intention of LAS to delegate its authority to a third-party company (Amberley Gavel Ltd.) who will provide a panel of Review Officers who will conduct investigations. All Review Officers are familiar with municipal government and are required to participate in training regarding municipal and local board meeting processes, as well as investigative processes. A list of all Review Officers will be available to program members. The LAS investigation process will be as follows: • A person files a request for investigation with the Clerk. • The Clerk forwards the following information to the Investigator: ➢ the original request for investigation ➢ certified copies of the municipal procedure by-law, notice policy, notice of the meeting ➢ certified copies of the agenda with all relevant attachments for the meeting and the minutes of the meeting ➢ contact list for all members of Council, local board, or committee for which the request is made and for all persons present at the meeting ➢ such other information determined to be relevant by the Clerk or by LAS 1113 REPORT NO.:CLD-036-07 PAGE 4 OF 5 • The Initial review by the investigator may result in the individual withdrawing the request, a decision not to proceed with reason, or a decision to proceed with the investigation. • In the case of withdrawal, or decision not to proceed, the investigator notifies the parties. • If the decision is to proceed, a Review Officer is assigned and an investigation is performed. • A draft report is filed with the investigator for review • If circumstances warrant, the municipality or local board will be given a formal hearing opportunity. • A final report is prepared and submitted to the council, or local board and council, and posted on the investigator website.,, LAS Fees There are two types of fees with respect to the agreement with LAS. The first is a retainer fee of $600 which covers the 2-year term of the agreement. This retainer allows for educational materials to be developed and provided to municipalities and local boards and also covers administrative overhead. The second fee is the daily rate for actual investigations. Fees for an investigation will be billed hourly, based on $1250/day (+ all applicable taxes) plus travel expenses and other"out of pocket" expenses (le, meals, accommodation and administration such as copying). Review Officers will be located geographically around the Province to minimize costs to municipalities. In addition to the meeting investigator service, LAS will provide the municipality with a password- protected website that will provide a variety of information resources including access to all reports made to date, as well as information on the panel of Review Officers and information and suggestions on closed meetings as part of an ongoing education program. 1114 REPORT NO.:CLD-036-07 PAGE 5 OF 5 Requester Fees In accordance with Part XII of the Act, a municipality can establish fees for requesting an investigation. Upon receipt of a request, staff time will be required to prepare the information package that is to be forwarded to LAS. It is, therefore, recommended that a request fee of$25 be established. Recommendations At this time, municipalities are unaware of the number of requests that maybe received once the legislation comes into effect on January 1, 2008. It is recommended that the municipality enter into an agreement with LAS for the investigation services rather than default to the Provincial Ombudsman or appoint a specific individual. The initial term of the agreement will be for two years, ending on December 31, 2009. At that time, the municipality will be able to review the services provided and determine whether to continue with the agreement or pursue other.alternatives for the service delivery. As noted above, it is also recommended that the municipality charge a $25.00 fee for the filing of a request. Upon approval of the recommendations contained herein, a by-law will be forwarded to Council authorizing the Mayor and Municipal Clerk to execute the agreement. Interested parties to be advised of Council's decision: Local Authority Services 1115 • arm n REPORT Leading the Way CLERK'S DEPARTMENT Meeting: GENERAL PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE Date: November 5, 2007 Report#: CLD-037-07 File #: By-law#: Subject: Appointment of Private Property Parking Enforcement Officers RECOMMENDATIONS: It is respectfully recommended to Council: 1. THAT Report CLD-037-07 be received; 2. THAT the by-laws attached to Report CLD-037-07 to appoint Parking Enforcement Officers for private property be forwarded to Council for approval; and 3. THAT CLOCA, P.R.O. Security and Investigation Agency Inc. and Group 4 Securicor be advised of Council's actions. Submitted by: Reviewed by. P tti L. arrie, r,M O Franklin Wu, Municipal CId-rk CI -r Chief Administrative Officer PLB*Ib CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON 40 TEMPERANCE STREET, BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO L1C 3A6 T 905-623-3379 F 905-623-6506 1116 REPORT NO.: CLD-037-07 PAGE 2 .BACKGROUND AND COMMENT Corporate private property owners have traditionally had the option of approaching Council for permission to hire security officers to enforce the Clarington Traffic By-law 91-58 on their own property. CLOCA, P.R.O. Security and Investigation Agency Inc. and Group 4 Securicor have approached the Municipality and requested that their officers be authorized to issue parking tickets on their respective properties. In order for these officers to be able to perform these duties they must be appointed pursuant to the Police Services Act as Parking Enforcement Officers. CLOCA, P.R.O. Security and Investigation Agency Inc. and Group 4 Securicor have had officers appointed in the past and are aware that, once appointed, these officers must attend at the Municipal Administrative Centre for training prior to commencing any enforcement duties. ATTACHMENTS: Attachment 1: By-law to Appoint Mike Hyrnyk, Harry Hirschfeld, Todd Backus, Ben DeWaal, Jason Maas, Mark Beenen, Marilynn Hall, Jeffrey Colton, Vernon Sunday, Lorrie Thompson and Christopher Mitchell as a Parking Enforcement Officers for Private Property. INTERESTED PARTIES: Group 4 Securicor P.R.O. Security and Investigation Agency Inc. Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON 40 TEMPERANCE STREET, BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO L1C 3A6 T 905-623-3379 F 905-623-6506 1117 THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON BY-LAW NO.2007- Being a By-law to appoint individuals as Parking Enforcement Officer for Private Property WHEREAS Section 15(1) of the Police Services Act R.S.O. 1990 Chapter P15, authorizes a Council of any Municipality to appoint one or more persons who shall be peace officers for the purpose of enforcing the by-laws of the Municipality;and WHEREAS it is desirable to appoint Mark Beenen and Marilynn Hall as Parking Enforcement,Officers for the sole purpose of enforcing the Traffic By-law of the Municipality of Clarington on the property located at 2377 Highway#2 and 100 Clarington Blvd., Bowmanville, in the Municipality of Clarington; NOW THEREFORE the Council of the Corporation of the Municipality of Clarington hereby enacts as follows: 4 1. Mark Beenen and Marilynn Hall are hereby appointed as Parking Enforcement Officers for the sole purpose of enforcing the Traffic By-law of the Municipality of Clarington on the property located at 2377 Highway #2 and 100 Clarington Blvd., Bowmanville, in the Municipality of Clarington. 2. This By-law shall come into full force and effective immediately on the day of Final passing by Council. 3. This appointment as a Parking Enforcement Officer shall remain in effect for the duration of their term of employment with the P.R.O. Security and Investigation Agency Inc. BY-LAW read a first time this day of 2007. BY-LAW read a second time this day of 2007. BY-LAW read a third time and finally passed this day of 2007. Jim Abernethy, Mayor Patti L. Barrie, Municipal Clerk 1118 THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON BY-LAW NO.2007- Being a By-law to appoint individuals as Parking Enforcement Officers for Private Property WHEREAS Section 15(1) of the Police Services Act R.S.O. 1990 Chapter P15, authorizes a Council of any Municipality to appoint one or more persons who shall be peace officers for the purpose of enforcing the by-laws of the Municipality;and WHEREAS it is desirable to.appoint Mike Hymyk, Harry Hirschfeld,Todd Backus, Ben DeWaal and Jason Maas as Parking Enforcement Officers for the sole purpose of enforcing the Traffic By-law of the Municipality of Clarington on the property located at 180 West Beach Road, in the Municipality of Clarington; NOW THEREFORE the Council of the Corporation of the Municipality of Clarington hereby enacts as follows: 1. Mike Hyrnyk, Harry Hirschfeld,Todd Backus, Ben DeWaal and Jason Maas are hereby appointed as Parking Enforcement Officers for the sole purpose of enforcing the Traffic By-law of the Municipality of Clarington on the property located at 180 West Beach Road, in the Municipality of Clarington. 2. This By-law shall come into full force and effective immediately on the day of Final passing by Council. 3. This appointment as a Parking Enforcement Officer shall remain in effect for the duration of their term of employment with the Central Lake Ontario Conservation. BY-LAW read a first time this day of 2007. BY-LAW read a second time this day of 2007. BY-LAW read a third time and finally passed this day of 2007. Jim Abernethy, Mayor Patti L. Barrie, Municipal Clerk 1119 THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY'OF CLARINGTON BY-LAW NO.2007- Being a By-law to appoint individuals as a Parking Enforcement Officers for Private Property WHEREAS Section 15(1) of the Police Services Act R.S.O. 1990 Chapter P15, authorizes a Council of any Municipality to appoint one or more persons who shall be peace officers for the purpose of enforcing the by-laws of the Municipality; and WHEREAS it is desirable to appoint Jeffrey Colton,Vernon Sunday, Lome Thompson and Christopher Mitchell as Parking Enforcement Officers for the sole purpose of enforcing the Traffic By-law of the Municipality of Clarington on the property located at 1414 King Street West, 1651-1669 Nash Road 72 Martin Road and 2800 Courtice Road, in the Municipality of Clarington; NOW THEREFORE the Council of the Corporation of the Municipality of Clarington hereby enacts as follows: 1. Jeffrey Colton,Vernon Sunday, Lome Thompson and Christopher Mitchell are hereby appointed as a Parking Enforcement Officers for the sole purpose of enforcing the Traffic By-law of the Municipality of Clarington on the property located at 1414 King Street West, 1651-1669 Nash Road 72 Martin Road and 2800 Courtice Road, in the Municipality of Clarington. 2. This By-law shall come into full force and effective immediately on the day of Final passing by Council 3. This appointment as a Parking Enforcement Officer shall remain in effect for the duration of their term of employment with Group 4 Securicor. BY-LAW read a first time this day of 2007. BY-LAW read a second time this day of 2007. BY-LAW read a third time and finally passed this day of 2007. Jim Abernethy, Mayor Patti L. Barrie, Municipal Clerk 1120 �r• Leading the Way REPORT FINANCE DEPARTMENT Meeting: General Purpose and Administration Committee Date: November 5, 2007 Resolution #: Report #: FND-021-07 File #: By-law#: Subject: 2006 AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Recommendations: It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and Administration Committee recommend to Council the following: 1. THAT Report FND-021-07 be received; and 2. THAT the 2006 Audited Financial Statements be approved. Submitted by: Reviewed by: Nancy Ta or, 4W, Cff .A., Franklin Wu, Director of Finance/Treasurer. Chief Administrative Officer. NT/hjl 1301 REPORT NO.: FND-021-07 PAGE 2 BACKGROUND: 1.0. Section 296(1.) of the Municipal Act, S.O. 2001, c.25 provides that "A municipality shall appoint an auditor licensed under the Public Accounting Act who is responsible for, (a) annually auditing the accounts and transactions of the municipality and its local boards and expressing,an opinion on the financial statements of these bodies based on the audit; 1.1 Deloitte &Touehe, Toronto, Ontario, were appointed as the Municipality of Clarington's auditors.through report COD-001-05 for a five (5) year term to expire ' January 31, 2010. 1.2 Section 5751 of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountant's (CICA) Handbook deals with "Communications with those having oversight responsibility for the financial reporting process". At the General Purpose and Administration Committee meeting of December 5, 2005, Council approved report FND-019-05 formally appointing the Audit Review Group to include the Mayor, as Chair of Finance, the Chief Administrative Officer and the Director of Finance/Treasurer. This group has the oversight responsibility for the financial reporting process. 1.3 The Municipality of Clarington's 2006 audited financial statements were presented to the Audit Review Group on October 25, 2007. A copy was then circulated to Members of Council, made available for public viewing, and a condensed version posted on the Municipality's website. 1.4 A copy of the condensed financial statements for 2006 are included as Attachment A to this report. 1.5 The Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing also requires an audit letter as well as specialized financial reports entitled Financial Information Returns. The ministry reviews these and provides Financial Indicator Reviews based on the information submitted and comparable municipalities. The Municipality receives this late in the year and to date generally reflects results of low risk in all categories. 1.6 It is important to note that the financial statements are the responsibility of the Municipality's management. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles applicable to local governments, and conform with accounting standards established by the Public Sector Accounting Board (PSAB) of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants. Where the determination of assets and liabilities is dependent upon future events, amounts are based upon reasonably determined estimates and judgments (ie. Post employment benefit liability). 1302 REPORT NO.: FND-021-07 PAGE 3 1.7 The responsibility of the auditor's is to express an opinion on these statements based on their audit. A copy of the Auditor's Report for 2006 is included as Attachment "B" and reflects what is generally referred to as a clean audit opinion. CONCLUSION: 2.0 It is recommended that the 2006 audited financial statements (complete set distributed under separate cover) be approved and the auditor's be thanked for their assistance and support provided throughout the year as various issues arise. Attachments: Attachment "A"— Condensed Financial Statements for 2006 Attachment "B"—Auditors Report for 2006 CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON 40 TEMPERANCE STREET, BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO L1C 3A6 T (905)623-3379 F (905)623-4169 1303 Attachment "A" THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES AND FUND BALANCE For the year ended December 31,2005 2005 2005 RESERVES AND 2005 CAPITAL FUND RESERVE FUNDS 2006 2005 CURRENT FUND ACTIVITIES ACTIVITIES ACTIVITIES CONSOLIDATED CONSOLIDATED BUDGET ACTUAL ACTUAL ACTUAL ACTUAL ACTUAL REVENUES „ Taxation and user charges Property taxation 29,222,031 29,353,880 29,353,880 27,617,b11 Taxation from other govemments 2,787,860 2,888,966 2;888.985 5,102.877 User charges 8,108.067 8,462,140 8.452.140 8.488,848 Grande Government of Canada 20,851 19,888 645,751 586,419 43,808 Province of Ontario 118,069 256,827 2,051,533 2,308,380 439,126 Dow Deferred revenue earned 2,214,322 2,775,800 7,288,653 10,084,353 8,507,146 Investment Mtcarb 1,163,092 .1,084,764 288,017 2,147,721 3,520,502 3,524,309 Sale of land and equipment 279,311 - 279,311 88,508 Penalty and Interest on taxes 1,025,000 1,185,897 - 11186,897 1,111,791 Fines 190.600 102,399 102.399 198,851 Donations and contributlonfrom others 41,360 247,598 1,279,801 496,744 2,024,141 3,297,240 Total revenues 44,891,142 46,377,916 11,732,966 2,644,465 80,755,347 56.405,825 EXPENDITURES General government 7,648,340 7,990,123 411,443 0401.658 9,904,883 Protection to persons and property 7,798,809 8,464,762 728,108 9,182,885 9201,065 Transportation services 8,631,989 10263,495 8,414,538 18,875,093 18,834,882 Environmental services 115,000 117;715 117,715 155,513 Health services 249,489 201,286 32,230 1233,518 241,414 Recreational and cultural services 12,459,341 12,807,056 9,531,454 22,996,510 18,184,185 Planning and development 3,442,831 3,390,419 42,062 3,432,481 3 888 098 Total expenditures 40,355,579 43,224,856 19,159,833 82,384 889 58,300,031 Share of net Income of Verfdfan Corporation 1;217,229 1,217,229 1,070,425 Not(expenditures)revenue 4,535,563 3,153,080 (7,426,867) 3,861.694 (412113) (823781) Net financing and transfers (3,063,963) (1,570,648) 7,539,113 (5,968.466) Increase(decrease)in amounts to be recovered Debt principal repayments (1,471,600) (1.471,800) (1A71,800). (1,399.700) Unfunded employee future benefits liabilities 62,244 - 52,244 147A94 Proc eds of Debenture Issue 1.111,640 1.111,640 Increase(Decrease)in Amounts to be Recovered (1,471,600) (1,419,356) 1,111,640 f307718) (1,252,208) increase(decrease)In Nonfinancial Assets 446,017 445,017 (73,242) Change in Fund Balance 608,073 1,223,886 (2,108,771) (274,812) (2,149,229) Fund Balance,Beginning of year (374,485) 6,424,633 53,466,911 60 617069 81 688 288- Fund Balance,End of year _ 233,688 7,648,519 51.360,140- 59,242,247 50.517.059 1304 THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION AS AT DECEMBER 31,2006 2006 2005 ASSETS Financial assets Cash and cash equivalents 20,044,797 17,903,038 Investments 32,490,460 32,716,676 Accounts receivable 8,336,349 9,896,862 Taxes receivable 8,103,539 7,715,636 Inventories for resale 75,782 48,191 Promissory notes receivable 8,321,000 8,321,000 Investment in Veridian Corporation 11,532,805 11,131,576 Total financial assets 88,904,732 87,732,979 LIABILITIES Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 9,707,038 5,880,876. Employee future benefit liabilities 2,067,608 1,947,987 Net long-term liabilities 19,421,640 19,781,600 Deferred revenue-general 4,119,375 4,720,263 y Deferred revenue-obligatory reserve funds 15,644,701 17,045,770 Total liabilities 50,960,362 49,376,496 Net financial assets 37,944,370 38,356,483 Non-financial assets Prepaid expenses 569,565 329,977 Inventory supplies 411,126 205,697 Total non-financial assets 980,691 535,674 Net assets 38,925,061 38,892,157 MUNICIPAL POSITION Fund balances Current fund 233,588 (374,485) Capital fund 7,648,519 6,424,633 Reserves 3,472,852 4,828,934 Reserve funds-general 26,650,697 28,050,054 Reserve fund-Veridian Corporation net equity 21,236,591 20,587,923 Total fund balances 59,242,247 59,517,059 Amounts to be recovered from future revenues (20,317,186) (20,624,902) Municipal position 38,925,061 38,892,157' 1305 THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF RESERVES AND RESERVE FUND BALANCES AS AT DECEMBER 31,2006 2006 2005 Reserves set aside for specific purpose by Council: Acquisition of capital assets 2,414,655 3,473,726 Capital improvements 83,325 95,751 Working Funds,Contingencies and Other 974,872 1,259,457 3,472,852 4,828,934 Reserve Funds set aside for specific purposes by Council: Industrial Development and Bowmanville BIA 144,635 191,525 Debt management and General municipal purposes 8,774,745 9,588,487 Acquisition of capital assets 6,292,222 7,095,347 Capital improvements 10,975,304 10,776,038 Recreation and Culture 463,791 398,657 26,650,697 28,050,054 Municipal government business partnership 21,236,591 20,587,923 51,360,140 53,466,911 CONDENSED SCHEDULE OF TRUST FUND BALANCES AS AT DECEMBER 31,2006 2006 2005 S S Cemeteries 927,427 840,685 Vanderveer Legacy 1,000 1,000 Montague Trust 18,553 17,885 Host Community Fund 10,000,000 10,000,000 Total Trust Funds 10,946,980 10,859,570 1306 THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON GENERAL NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS DECEMBER 31,2006 1• These condensed consolidated financial statements reflect the assets, liabilities, revenue,and expenditures of the current fund, capital fund, reserve funds and reserves and include the activities of all committees of Council and the following local boards,which are under the control of Council: - Clarington Public Library Board - Orono Arena and Community - Clarington Museum and Archives Centre Board - Board of Management for the - Newcastle Arena Board Bowmanville Central Business - Newcastle Community Hall Board District Improvement Area - Solina Hail Board - Board of Management for the - Tyrone Community Hall Board Newcastle Central Business - Clarington Older Adult Centre Board District Improvement Area - Clarington Heritage Committee - Board of Management for the - Bowmanville Santa Clause Parade Orono Central Business District Committee Improvement Area - Orono Cemetery Board 2. The data presented here has been extracted from financial statements audited by Deloitte and Touche, LLP. Detailed financial statements and the Auditors'Reports thereon,for the Municipality, are available from the Finance Department. 1307 Attachment "B!' Deloitte,,-. Deloitte&Touche LLP 5140 Yonge Street Suite 1700 Toronto ON M2N 61-7 Canada Tel: (416) 601-6150 Fax: (416) 601-6151 www.deloitte.ca Auditors' Report To the Members of Coungjl, Inhabitants and Ratepayers of the Corporation of the Municipality of Clarington We have audited the consolidated statement of financial position of the Corporation of the Municipality of Clarington as at December 31, 2006 and the consolidated statements of financial activities and fund balance and of changes in financial position for the year then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Municipality's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with Canadian generally accepted auditing standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform an audit to obtain reasonable assurance whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. In our opinion,these consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Municipality as at December 31, 2006 and the results of its operations and the changes in its financial position for the year then ended in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles. Chartered Accountants Licensed Public Accountants Toronto,Ontario June 1,2007 Member of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu 1308 HANDOUTS / CIRCULATIONS FOR GP&A Delegation to Municipality of Clarington GP&A committee Monday November 5, 2007 Louis Bertrand 124 Liberty St. North Bowmanville ON L1 C 21VI3 905-623-8925 louis@ bertrandtech.ca Good morning Mr. Mayor, Councillors, staff members, members of the press, and the public gallery. Today I would like to address a long standing claim by proponents of the York- Durham Energy From Waste facility, stating that incineration is an accepted practice in Europe. A recent news item that caught my attention is a report by a group of experts (GESDI) in France: physicians, engineers and public health officials, taking a stand against incineration for health, economic and social reasons. The relevance to Clarington is more than superficial. At the press conference to mark the release of the report, the panel consisted of doctors and municipal politicians opposed to incineration, including the mayor of Clermont-Ferrand, a city comparable to London Ontario that is an "unwilling host"to an incinerator project being pushed through by state authorities, and a doctor representing the 507 doctors opposing it. The report cites a link made between the level of exposure to incinerator emissions in the 1970s, and incidences of cancer in the 1990s. Granting that incinerator technology has improved since then, the concern remains that exposure today may lead to unforeseen consequences in the future. In a Le Monde news report, one of the physicians who opposes the Clermont-Ferrand incinerator is quoted as saying "Doctors are tired of treating the cancers at the end of the chain without anybody acting on the causes". The release of the report, the national level multilateral consultation on the environment (Grenelle de /'environment, October 2007), and the massive demonstrations (4,000 protesters), contributed to a temporary halt to the Clermont-Ferrand project, now waiting for a decision by the national government which indicated it is reviewing its policies on household waste management. Let me summarize the GESDI report and its conclusions Incineration, even if it meets the standards for dioxins, pollutes the environment, emits greenhouse gases (GEG) as well as carcinogenic, mutagenic and teratogenic (CMT) substances and thus is dangerous to health and is the cause of cancers and birth defects. France has no real national policy on waste management and treatment, which explains why in this area they are in violation of European legislation. Because of this policy vacuum and because incineration is a polluting process that is hazardous to health, municipal officials are forced to accept unpopular decisions when an incineration facility is imposed on them, disregarding the health of their constituents and European Union guidelines and policies. France is second only to Japan in the number of incinerators. It appears that for practical purposes, mass burn incineration of waste as it is still done in that country, does not conform to directive 2000/76/CE of the European Parliament, which aims to control incinerator emissions by means of continuous monitoring for common smog producing emissions (SO2, NOX, etc.), greenhouse gases, effluent water from the scrubbing process and at least twice yearly sampling for dioxins, furans and heavy metals. More importantly, the directive mandates public disclosure of operating characteristics which apparently is not forthcoming. Incineration also goes against directives 2002/96/CE and 2003/108/CE regarding electrical and electronic equipment which should be reused or recycled, and not incinerated. The report goes into great detail about the emissions from an incinerator and itemizes many of the substances that have already been discussed by previous delegations: heavy metals such as mercury, lead and cadmium, non- metallics such as arsenic and antimony, dioxins including TCDD, furans and particulate matter. The report explains that it is difficult to make a definite link between exposure to the various pollutants and adverse health effects, not because the toxicology is unknown, but because of the complexity of the problem: a large number of pollutants, a wide area of dissemination from the smokestack and multiple pathways into the body. From the practical point of view, the number of chemicals emitted by an incinerator, and the reactions between those chemicals can never be known. The report also warns that the practice of using residual ash (some 30% by weight of the original material) as roadbed construction filler is not only dangerous because of leaching, but also completely illegal under French law. This confirms what we know in Clarington: residual ash is toxic and cannot be disposed of in conventional landfill, nor should it be reused as construction material. The report goes on to propose sound, sustainable and health conscious alternatives to incineration, based on reducing waste at the source, recovery and recycling of waste materials, as well as separation and treatment of waste close to its sources. These alternatives would allow the gradual reduction of the quantity of waste materials to be landfilled, and to neutralize their toxicity. The reduction is obtained by optimizing selective sorting and collection, reusing materials from industrial goods, recycling secondary materials, composting or methanizing organic waste, and by stabilized landfill of the residual waste. The alternatives not only significantly reduce the risks of environmental pollution, including the emission of greenhouse gases, and therefore the risks to health, but also they are more cost effective, reducing the capital and operating costs by 30% to 50% over incineration. Since waste is sorted and treated close to where it is generated, the cost and pollution of transporting it to a central facility is greatly reduced. The alternatives are also socially beneficial since they likely create twice as many jobs as incineration. The report warns elected officials that failing to impose a moratorium on the construction of new incinerators', and thus failing to promote alternatives to incineration, as is done in many EU member states, and as presented herein, can only fuel increasing discontent by the electorate at the municipal and higher tiers of government, and ultimately lead into a dead end from the environmental, health and socio-economic points of view. The report's final conclusion: "Do not repeat the mistake of asbestos". This refers to a 2005 Senate report that concluded "By playing on scientific uncertainties, even as they were gradually being resolved, the asbestos industry managed to cast doubts on the risks of exposure to asbestos and so obtained the maximum delay for the ban of asbestos in France". ' As recommended by proposition#2 of the common medical platform submitted to the national level multilateral consultation on the environment(Grenelle de 1'environment, October 2007) 2 «En exploitant les incertitudes scientifiques, au demeurant de moins en moins nombreuses au fil du temps, le C.P.A. (le comite ad hoc cree par l'industrie de l'amiante pour justifier l'utilisation de l'amiante) a reussi a insinuer le doute sur l'importance du risque de l'exposition a l'amiante et ainsi a retarder au maximum l'interdiction de l'amiante en France >>. Tying this back to Clarington and the Region of Durham: The GESDI report points out that incineration in France contravenes EU legislation and is a health risk. In Ontario, even if we met the less stringent emission standards, we would also likely violate EU legislation, therefore it is reasonable to assert that our incineration facility would also pose a risk to the health of Durham residents. French municipalities are forced to accept decisions from above to build incineration facilities, knowing full well the health risks and political consequences. The recent protests in Clermont-Ferrand and total rejection of incineration presented at the Grenelle meetings indicate that incineration is simply bad policy. Over here, this council has a choice: to declare Clarington an unwilling host will cast the council in the same role as French municipalities and lead to a genuine debate over the merits of the project. On the other hand, to declare us a willing host will stifle any debate at regional council —"Clarington wants it", they'll say. Therefore, given this perspective from Europe, I respectfully ask Clarington council to heed the previous delegations exposing the health, economic and political fallout of incineration and to declare Clarington an unwilling host to the EFW facility, give the region reasons to reconsider its plans for incineration, and work instead toward more cost effective, healthier and more socially beneficial alternatives. Thank you References and further reading GESDI: Expertise nationale concernant les alternatives a /'incineration et aux decharges :aspects environnementaux, sanitaires et socio-economiques. 17.09.2007 viewed Nov. 4 2007 http://www.artac.info/static/telechargement/RapportI ncineration.pdf ARTAC (Sponsoring body for report) http://www.artac.info/ Health and Environmental Alliance: French report published on benefits of waste incineration alternatives, Brussels, Belgium, Oct. 16, 2007, viewed Nov. 4, 2007 hftp://www.env-health.org/a/2670 LeMonde.fr Des medecins s'opposent a /'incineration des dechets October 10, 2007 viewed November 4, 2007 http://www.lemonde.fr/web/article/0,1-0@2- 959155,36-968824,0.htm I?xtor=RSS-3244