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THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF NEWCASTLE
REPORT
Meeting:
GENERAL PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
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Date:
MAY 4, 1992
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Subject:
AMENDMENT TO PARKS BY-LAW 91-20
Recommendations:
It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and
Administration Committee recommend the following to Council:
1. THAT Report CS-18-92 be received;
2. THAT the Amendment to the Parks By-Law 91-20 attached to
Report CS-18-92 be forwarded to Council for approval; and
3. THAT the Mayor and Clerk be authorized to sign the amending
By-Law.
1.0 BACKGROUND:
1.1 In 1991 Council approved By-Law 91-20 which provided for the
use, regulation, protection and government of parks in the
Town of Newcastle.
2.0 REVIEW AND COMMENTS:
2.1 Staff have reviewed the Parks By-Law and determined that an
amendment is appropriate to better meet the needs of the
Community. As the Town grows and develops the By-Law will
need to be revised to meet the changing needs from time to
time.
2.2 The Town receives a large portion of its services through its
active volunteers. It is in the best interest of the Town to
promote volunteer ism and thereby better serve the public at
little or no direct cost to the Town. Volunteers, in order
to be effective, require the ability to raise funds and/or
perform their service on Town land. To ensure that volunteers
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are assisted in attaining their goal, staff recommend an
amendment to By-Law 91-20.
2.3 By-Law 91-20 permits work in parks and buildings to be done
by Town staff only. At present the By-Law prevents voluntary
endeavors such as community tree planting and fund raising by
various community groups who return their proceeds back into
the community. It is the intention that the By-Law should not
be unduly restrictive but rather allow permissiveness with
central control. It is staff's intention that the amendment
submitted as Attachment "A" will assist and promote
volunteerism and their ability to fund raise.
2.4 The recommended amending By-Law (Attachment "A") is provided
for Council review and approval.
Respectfully submitted,
Recommended for presentation
to the Commit~ee,
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Jos~ h P. Caruana, Director
Deprtment of Community Services
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Chief Adminis r~tive
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ATTACHMENT A
TO REPORT NO. CS-18-92
THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF NEWCASTLE
BY-LAW 92-_
belna a by-law to amend By-law 91-20,provlding
for the use, regulation, protection and
government of parks in the Town or Newcastle
'NHEKEAS the Council of The Corporation of the Town of Newcastle deems it advisable
to amend By-law 91-20 of The Corporation of the Town of Newcastle,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE COUNCIL OF THE CORPORATION
OF THE TOWN OF NEWCASTLE ENACTS AS FOLLOWS:
1. lHAT By..law 91-20 is amended by:
(a) adding at the end of Section 2(z) thereof the following:
"except in an area permitted by a permit issued by the director;"
and
(b) renumbering Section 3 thereof as Section 4 and adding a new Section 3 as
follows:
"3. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2 of this by-law, the
director may issue a permit to any person or organization to permit a
specific park or a specific: portion of a park to be llsed for any of the
following activities:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
the planting of trees, litter picking, or land OJ' facility
improvement as may be pedormed by work parties cl)mprised
of local conm..unity groups, or members of service clubs or other
registration;
in the case of the lands on which the Bowmanville Rc~creation
Complex is located, the keeping of animals to be used or
displayed in conjunction with a circu~ carnival or fair p'ermitted
to be conducted within the buildings which comprise the
Bowmanville Recreation Complex;
the training of dogs and the riding of horses and ponies in a
specific park or a specific portion of a park; and
the erection of a tent or temporary shelter which is otherwise
permitted by law to be used in conjunction with an outdoor
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event approved by Council which has re.ceived the prior written
approval of the Medical Officer of Health of the Regional
Municipality of Durham."
2:. THAT this by-law shall come into force and take effect on the date of the passing
hereof.
BY-LAW read a first and second time this day of
BY-LAW read a third time and finally passed this day of
, 1992
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Mayor
Clerk
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