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PLANNING SERVICES
Meeting: GENERAL PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEEf J~ ,,p
Date: Monday, January 19, 2009. lul)~m~~A"~°~'~
Report #: PSD-011-09
File #: PLN 7.11
By-law #:
Subject: 2008 ANNUAL REPORT ON APPLICATIONS FOR PLANS OF SUBDIVISION
RECOMMENDATIONS:
It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and Administration Committee
recommend to Council the following:
1. THAT Report PSD-011-09 be received; and
2. THAT the Region of Durham Planning Department be forwarded a copy of this report
and Council's decision.
Submitted by:
MK/CP/df
12 January 2009
Reviewed by:
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Chief Administrative Officer
CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON
4D TEMPERANCE STREET, BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO L1C 3A6 T (905)623-3379 F (905)623-0830
Director, Planning Services
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1.0 PURPOSE
1.1 The purpose of this report is as follows:
To provide the General Purpose and Administration Committee with an update of the
subdivision activity that occurred during the 2008 calendar year for Draft Plans of
Subdivision within the Municipality; and
To advise the Region of Durham Planning Department of the status of all subdivision
applications as of December 31, 2008.
1.2 Delegation of Subdivision Approval was accepted by the Municipality of Clarington
October 1, 2001. Under the terms and provisions of the Memorandum of
Understanding, the Municipality agreed to provide the Region of Durham with an annual.
statistical report on the following:
• The number and status of draft plans of subdivision; and
• The number and types of units approved and registered during the previous
calendar year.
2.0 .SUBDIVISION ACTIVITY
2.1 Attachments 1, 2, 3 and 4 to this report outline all of the active subdivision applications
for which the Municipality of Clarington is the approval authority. Summary tables have
been established for the Bowmanville (Attachment 1), Courtice (Attachment 2) and
Newcastle (Attachment 3) Urban Areas. Applications within the Hamlets and rural areas
of Darlington and Clarke Townships are summarized in Attachment 4 entitled "Rural
Areas and Hamlets". Each summary table contains three main elements:
• A list of active plan of subdivision applications as of December 31, 2008;
A list of Draft Approved plan of subdivision applications or portions of subdivision
applications not yet registered as of December 31, 2008; and
• A list of registered plans containing vacant lots
2.2 In total there are 46 plans of subdivision applications in various stages of the
development process that are either eligible for Draft Plan Approval or have been Draft
Approved. The summary tables under attachments (1, 2, 3, and 4) indicate the exact
status of each of the applications within the Plan of Subdivision Approvals process.
Table 1 indicates the number of active proposed and Draft Approved Plan of
Subdivision applications organized by geographic location.
Table 1: Active Proposed and Draft Approved Plans, 2008
Bowmanville 5 14 ;;~'~~ 41
Courtice 6 8 ~k 31
Newcastle 2 3 5' 11
Rural Areas and Hamlets 2 6 .. 8i> 17
Total fl 15 31 100
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2.3 During 2008, the Municipality received one (1) new Plan of Subdivision application for
non-residential lots in the Courtice area. In addition, the Municipality received seven (7)
applications to revise previously submitted proposed Plans of Subdivision.
2.4 In 2008, the Municipality granted Draft Approval to eight (8) subdivision applications.
• Three (3) subdivision applications received draft approval in the Bowmanville
urban area for a total of 1683 residential units. These consisted of plans with
1300, 364 and 19 residential units.
• Three (3) subdivision applications received draft approval in the Courtice area for
156, 61 and 55 residential units. In total, 272 residential units were draft
approved in Courtice in 2008. Draft Approval was also granted to a revised
version of a previously draft approved Plan of Subdivision in Courtice to modify
the total number of residential units from 230 to 225 residential units and to
modify the lot types from single detached dwellings, semi-detached dwellings
and on-street townhouses to singles and block townhouses only.
• One (1) subdivision application received draft approval in the Newcastle area for
28 residential units.
• One (1) subdivision application received draft approval in the Clarke Township
rural area for 8 residential units.
3.0 STATUS OF ACTIVE PLANS OF SUBDIVISION
The following section will briefly outline the status of submitted, draft approved and
registered plans of subdivision as of December 31, 2008.
3.1 Active Applications for Draft Plan Approval
By the end of the 2008 calendar year the Municipality was considering 15 Plan of
Subdivision applications, having a total of 4079 residential units, which had not yet
received Draft Approval. Residential units are determined on the basis of the lots
proposed and, in the case of blocks for multi-residential use they are calculated on the
basis of average densities or a conceptual layout plan if provided. For lots which are
created through part lots in adjacent plans of subdivision, the units are assigned to the
proposed subdivision where the front yard is located. The same methodology is used in
subsequent sections of this report.
Of these 15 applications:
• Three (3) have been referred to the OMB for lack of a decision made by the
Municipality; one is located in Bowmanville having a total of 426 units and two
are located in Newcastle Village totalling 1151 and 416 units respectively.
• One (1) has been referred to the OMB because the applicant did not agree with
the decision made by the Municipality to deny the application. The Municipality
believed that draft approval of the Plan of Subdivision (located in Bowmanville
with a total of 699 units) would be premature based on the findings of a financial
impact analysis.
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The geographic distribution of all proposed units within Clarington is illustrated in Figure
1 below.
3.2 Draft Approved Plans
By the end of 2008, there were 31 Draft Approved Plan of Subdivision applications,
having a total of 4629 residential units which had not .yet been included in a registered
plan. The geographic distribution of the Draft Approved units is illustrated in Figure 2
below.
FIGURE 2: Number of Draft Approved Units at End of Year
2008
by Geographic Area
Newcastle,
943
Rural Areas
and Hamlets,
95
Cou rtice,
3.3 Registered Plans
I I e,
At the end of 2008, a total of 46 registered plans remained active, whereby there exists
vacant lots for which building permits can still be obtained. Table 2 below indicates the
geographic distribution of the active registered plans and the number of vacant lots at
the end of 2008.
815
FIGURE 1: Number of Proposed Units at End of Year
2008 by Geographic Area
Rural Areas
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Bowmanville continues to be the dominant urban area for residential growth in
Clarington, accounting for 43% of the active registered plans in 2008. The Bowmanville
urban area also accounts for 45% of vacant lots within active registered plans in 2008.
Of the 46 active registered plans, six (6) plans having a total of 443 residential units,
received final approval and were registered during the 2008 calendar year. The
geographic distribution of plans and units registered in 2008 can be seen in Table 3,
below.
3: Active Plans Registered in 2008
Courtice 2 108
Newcastle 2 132
Rural Areas and Hamlets 0 0
Total $ !443
Approximately 17% of the residential units in plans of subdivisions registered in 2008
were issued building permits in that same year. Consequently, of the 443 units that
were registered during the year of 2008, 368 units (83%) remained vacant by the
year's end.
Table 4 below illustrates the geographic distribution of the vacant lots registered in
2008.
In addition to those plans and units registered within the 2008 calendar year, there were
40 active plans registered prior to 2008, within which are vacant lots eligible for building
permits. Of those 3281 lots that were registered prior to 2008, 995 of them remain
vacant, as can be seen in Table 5 below.
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Table 5: Potential Units on Vacant Lots Registered Prior to 2008 by Geographic Area
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Total Potential
Units Potential Units on
Vacant Lots
% Vacant
Bowmanville 1917 479 25
Courtice 1009 398 39
Newcastle 228 73 32
Rural Areas and Hamlets 127 45 35
Total 3281 995 30
Distribution of Unit Type
percentage of apartment and multi units (36%) is greater than that
and Newcastle (28%), thereby confirming its status as the dominai
Clarington.
greater mix of unit types compared to Courtice and Newcastle
As illustrated in Figures 3 through 6 below, single detached dwellings continue to be the
predominant unit type within Clarington's urban areas in all stages of the plan of
subdivision process. Clarington's Rural Areas and Hamlets are comprised of single
detached dwellings only. Courtice and Newcastle both have high percentages of single
detached dwelling units (68% and 53% respectively}. Bowmanville continues to have a
FIGURE 3: Plan of Subdivision Units by Type,
Bowmanville 2008
as its combined
of Courtice (17%)
It urban centre of
FIGURE 6: Plan of Subdivision Units by Type for all of
[larington 2008
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FIGURE 4: Plan of Subdivison,
Courtice 2008
Multi' Apartment
19
FIGURE 5: Plan of Subdivision Units by Type
Newcastle, 2008
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Each stage of the plan of subdivision process is
different in terms of the types of residential units
being proposed, approved or registered. It is
evident that the number of singles registered is
greater than the number of singles draft
approved, and even greater than the number of
singles proposed in 2008. However there
appears to be a common trend among all three
stages of the plan of subdivision process; almost
half or more than half of the units being
proposed, draft approved or registered in 2008
are single detached dwellings (See figures 7
through 9).
In 2008, 41 % of units in proposed plan of
subdivision applications in all of Clarington were
single detached dwellings, 28% of units were
multi residential type units and 11 % were
apartment type units.
It appears that the draft approval stage in 2008
had a slightly more varied distribution in terms of
residential unit types compared to the proposed
residential type distribution. In total, 53% of the
draft approved residential units were single
detached, and a much greater percentage of
apartment units (22%) were draft approved
compared to the amount of proposed apartment
units (11 %).
After accounting for any site plan approved multi
residential or apartment type units, it is still
evident that by year end the single detached
dwelling remains the dominant residential type
throughout Clarington.
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FIGURE 7: Proposed Residential Units by Type,
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FIGURE 8: Draft Approved Residential Units by Type,
Clarington 2008
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FIGURE 9: Registered Residential Units by Type,
Clarington 2008
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3.5 Geographic Distribution
As seen in previous years, by the end of 2008, 99% of proposed plan of subdivision
units. were located within the existing urban areas (Bowmanville, Courtice and
Newcastle). Only 1% of residential units proposed were within rural and hamlet areas.
This trend is likely to continue in the future as the policies of the Greenbelt Plan and
Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan restrict any new residential growth within the
Protected Areas of the Greenbelt and Moraine. These figures are illustrated in Table 6
below.
Similarly, 98% of draft approved units within Clarington are focused within the urban
areas. Bowmanville accounts for 62% of the total draft approved units in 2008, Courtice
accounts for 15% and Newcastle accounts for 21%. These figures are illustrated in
Table 7 below.
4.0 CONCLUSION
4.1 Of all the residential units within the different stages of the process, single detached
dwellings are the most predominant housing type. It is anticipated, however, that in
upcoming years, Clarington will begin to see an even greater variety of housing types
being proposed as recent Provincial and Regional Policy have increased housing
targets for all new residential development within the Municipality. In order to meet
these targets, a greater amount of multi residential and apartment type units will likely
be required within each plan of subdivision.
4.2 The Clarington Official Plan sets a housing target for various types of units as shown
below. The units in the residential plans of subdivision as of year end 2008 show that
there is a reasonably close match between planned and actual units being constructed.
Although there appears to be a slight deficiency in multi-residential units, once site plan
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applications for medium and high density residential proposals are added, there should
be a closer match with the housing targets established in the Official Plan. A separate
report will be prepared for Committee's review in February 2009, to provide a summary
of site plan activity for 2008.
4.3 -The Official Plan has also set a target for maintaining a minimum 3 year supply of draft
approved and registered lots and blocks within the Municipality of Clarington. At year
end, there were 8353 units in draft approved or registered plans. According to the
Municipality of Clarington Financial Impact Analysis of New Development, the five year
average (2003-2007) for residential growth within Clarington is just over 800 units per
year. Using this assumption, at the end of 2008, Clarington will have an approximate 10
year supply of draft approved and registered residential units (8353/ 835 = 10.0).
However, in 2008 there were only 593 permits issued for new residential units and in
2009 the outlook is not promising.
If the 4079 proposed units still under consideration for draft approval are added to the
draft approved and registered units, there is an approximate 15 year supply of housing.
However, those plans of subdivision currently under consideration for development
approvals will be impacted in the short term by the capital budgets to service new
growth within Clarington and the necessity to efficiently use existing infrastructure.
It should also be noted that the yearly housing supply calculations are only for units
within plans of subdivision and does not account for other supply through intensification
and the site plan process.
Attachments:
Attachment 1 - Subdivision Activity Report - Bowmanville Urban Area
Attachment 2 - Subdivision Activity Report - Courtice Urban Area
Attachment 3 - Subdivision Activity Report.- Newcastle Urban Area
Attachment 4 - Subdivision Activity Report -Rural Areas and Hamlets
List of interested parties to be advised of Council's decision:
Regional Municipality of Durham, Planning Department
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