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HomeMy WebLinkAbout98-95 THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON BY-LAW NUMBER 98-95 being a By-law to adopt Amendment Number 7 to the Clarington Official Plan. WHEREAS Section 17(22) of the Planning Act, R.S.O., 1990, as amended, authorizes the Municipality of Clarington pass by-laws for the adoption or repeal of Official Plans and Amendments thereto. AND WHEREAS the Council of the Corporation of the Municipality of Clarington deems it advisable to amend the Clarington Official Plan to provide for reduced road standards which reflect the urban design objectives of the Municipality including reductions to right- of-way widths, design and access spacing requirements in selected Hamlets and Central Areas. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Council of the Corporation of the Municipality of Clarington enacts as follows: 1. That Amendment Number 7 to the Clarington Official Plan being the attached Explanatory text is hereby adopted. 2. That the Clerk of the Municipality of Clarington is hereby authorized and directed to make application with the Regional Municipality of Durham for approval of the aforementioned Amendment Number 7 to the Clarington Official Plan. 3. This By-law shall come into effect on the date of passing hereof. By-law read a first and second time this 15th day of June 1998 By-law read a third time and finally passed this 15th day of June 1998 MAYOR I CLERK AMENDMENT NO. 7 TO THE CLARINGTON OFFICIAL PLAN PURPOSE: Section 19.5.4 of the Clarington Official Plan established policies related to urban design objectives along King Street within the urban communities of Courtice, Bowmanville and Newcastle Village. The Section permits reductions to design speeds, right-of-way width, intersection spacing, private access spacing, building setbacks and on- street parking in order to achieve the desired urban form. Section 19.5.4 was deferred by the Regional Municipatity of Durham for further consideration. The Regional Municipality of Durham subsequently initiated an amendment to the Regional Official Plan which, among other matters, allowed for exceptions to the right-of-way width requirements for arterial roads within Central Areas and Hamlets. The amendment was eventually adopted as Amendment No. 20 to the Durham Regional Official Plan. The purpose of this modification is to incorporate policies into the Clarington Official Plan which allow for the effective implementation of Amendment No. 20. BASIS: This modification is based upon Amendment No. 20 to the Durham Regional Official Plan. ACTUAL AMENDMENT: The Clarington Official Plan is hereby modified as follows: i) Section 19.5.4 is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: 19.5.4 King Street is the primary commercial street of the urban communities of Courtice, Bowmanville and Newcastle Village. Main Street is the primary commercial street of Orono. Notwithstanding all applicable provisions of Section 19, the design standards of arterial roads within Main and Sub-Central Areas and the Orono Local Central Area shall reflect the urban design objectives of this Plan and provide a high quality urban environment for pedestrians. In this regard, the desired operating speed shall generally be 50 km per hour. The exceptions to the right-of-way width requirements are identified on Table 19-2. In addition, the access requirements of Table 19-1 do not apply in the Bowmanville East Main Central Area, the Newcastle Village Main Central Area and the Orono Local Central Area. r 19.5.5 Within established Hamlets, it is recognized that the • arterial road standards established in Section 19.5.1 to 19.5.3 may not be practical or implemented precisely. In this regard, the desired operating speed in Section 19.5.1 and the access requirements of arterial roads shown in Table 19-1 do not apply. The exceptions to the right-of-way width requirements are identified on Table 19-2." TABLE 19.2 EXCEPTIONS TO ARTERIAL ROAD STANDARDS IN CENTRAL AREAS AND HAMLETS Central Road From To Rght-of-way Width Area/Hamlet Courtice Main Trulls Road South limit of MCA North limit of MCA 30m Central Area Bowmanville East King Street Bowmanville Creek Mearns Avenue 20-26 m Main Central Area Newcastle Village King Street West Limit of Main Mill Street 20-26 m Main Central Area Central Area King Street Mill Street East limit of Main 26-30 m Central Area Mill Street South limit of Main North limit of Main 20-26 m Central Area Central Area Orono Local MiII Street Station Street. North limit of Local 20-26 m Central Area Central Area Enfield Reg. Rd. 20 West limit of the East limit of the E6m Hamlet Hamlet Reg. Rd. 34 South limit of the North limit of the Hamlet Hamlet Enniskillen Reg. Rd. 3 West limit of the East limit of the 26-30 m Hamlet Hamlet Brownsville Hwy. 2 West limit of the East limit of the 30 m Hamlet Hamlet Newtonville Hwy. 2 West limit of the East limit of the 26 m Hamlet Hamlet Reg. Rd. 18 South limit of the North limit of the 26 m Hamlet Hamlet ii) Re-numbering the existing 19.5.5 to 19.5.6 INTERPRETATION: The provisions set forth in the Clarington Official Plan, as amended, regarding the implementation of the Plan, shall apply in regarding to this modification. INTERPRETATION: The provisions set forth in the Clarington Official Plan, as amended, regarding the interpretation of the Plan, shall apply in regard to this modification. 1 AMENDMENT NO. 7 TO THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON OFFICIAL PLAN Amendment No. 7 to the Municipality of Clarington Official Plan, as adopted by By-law No. 98 - 95, is hereby approved under Sections 17 and 21 of the Planning Act,as amended. w A.L. Georg , M.C.I.P., R.P.P. Commissioner of Planning Regional Municipality of Durham Dated at Whitby, Ontario on July 6, 1998. NASTRW081CLARINGIA7-CERT.WPD ORIGINAL DN:AMEND-7 AMENDMENT NO. 7 TO THE CLARINGTON OFFICIAL PLAN PURPOSE: Section 19.5.4 of the Clarington Official Plan established policies related to urban design objectives along King Street within the urban communities of Courtice, Bowmanville and Newcastle Village. The Section permits reductions to design speeds, right-of-way width, intersection spacing, private access spacing, building setbacks and on- street parking in order to achieve the desired urban form. Section 19.5.4 was deferred by the Regional Municipality of Durham for further consideration. The Regional Municipality of Durham subsequently initiated an amendment to the Regional Official Plan which, among other matters, allowed for exceptions to the right-of-way width requirements for arterial roads within Central Areas and Hamlets. The amendment was eventually adopted as Amendment No. 20 to the Durham Regional Official Plan. The purpose of this modification is to incorporate policies into the Clarington Official Plan which allow for the effective implementation of Amendment No. 20. BASIS: This modification is based upon Amendment No. 20 to the Durham Regional Official Plan. ACTUAL AMENDMENT: The Clarington Official Plan is hereby modified as follows: i) Section 19.5.4 is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: 19.5.4 King Street is the primary commercial street of the urban communities of Courtice, Bowmanville and Newcastle Village. Main Street is the - primary commercial street of Orono. Notwithstanding all applicable provisions of Section 19, the design standards of arterial roads within Main and Sub-Central Areas and the Orono Local Central Area shall reflect the urban design objectives of this Plan and provide a high quality urban environment for pedestrians. In this regard, the desired operating speed shall generally be 50 km per hour. The exceptions to the right-of-way width requirements are identified on Table 19-2. In addition, the access requirements of Table 19-1 do not apply in the Bowmanville East Main Central Area, the Newcastle Village Main Central Area and the Orono Local Central Area. 19.5.5 Within established Hamlets, it is recognized that the arterial road standards established in Section 19.5.1 to 19.5.3 may not be practical or implemented precisely. In this regard, the desired operating speed in Section 19.5.1 and the access requirements of arterial roads shown in Table 19-1 do not apply. The exceptions to the right-of-way width requirements are identified on Table 19-2." TABLE 19.2 EXCEPTIONS TO ARTERIAL ROAD STANDARDS IN CENTRAL AREAS AND HAMLETS Central Road From To Rght-of-way Width Area/Hamlet Courtice Main Trulls Road South limit of MCA North limit of MCA 30m Central Area Bowmanville East King Street Bowmanville Creek Mearns Avenue 20-26 m Main Central Area Newcastle Village King Street West Limit of Main Mill Street 20-26 m Main Central Area Central Area King Street Mill Street East limit of Main 26-30 m Central Area Mill Street South limit of Main North limit of Main 20-26 m Central Area Central Area Orono Local Mill Street Station Street. North limit of Local 20-26 m Central Area Central Area Enfield Reg. Rd. 20 West limit of the East limit of the 36 m Hamlet Hamlet Reg. Rd. 34 South limit of the North limit of the 36 m Hamlet Hamlet Enniskillen Reg. Rd. 3 West limit of the East limit of the 26-30 m Hamlet Hamlet Brownsville Hwy. 2 West limit of the East limit of the 30 m Hamlet Hamlet Newtonville Hwy. 2 West limit of the East limit of the 26 m Hamlet Hamlet Reg. Rd. 18 South limit of the North limit of the 26m Hamlet Hamlet ii) Re-numbering the existing 19.5.5 to 19.5.6 INTERPRETATION: The provisions set forth in the Clarington Official Plan, as amended, regarding the implementation of the Plan, shall apply in regarding to this modification. INTERPRETATION: The provisions set forth in the Clarington Official Plan, as amended, regarding the interpretation of the Plan, shall apply in regard to this modification.