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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWD-20-97s z THE CORPORATION OF THE N[TNICIPALITY OF CLARINGrl'ON XXX~~~I~f~CQ~7~~XT~ [~}IS~~C~}FiCXX REPORT Meeting: SPECIAL GENERAL PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE Flle # 1,_ nL~ Res.# -t"~~ ~ `g7 Date: MA12CH 6, 1997 By-Law # Report#: wD-2o-97 File#: Subject: HISTORY OF PARK DHVHLOPNENT IN SNNISKILLHN Recommendations: It is respectfullyrecommended that the General Purposeand Administration Committee recommend to Council the following: 1. THAT Report WD-20-97 be received for information; 2. THAT the Public Works Department be authorized to proceed on the basis of Alternative (ii), pre-dedication of parkland, in association with the preparation of a park master plan; and 3. THAT Brian McGill, Chair of the Enniskillen School Council, and Dyan Amirault, Principal of Enniskillen Public School, be advised of Council's decision. RHPORT 1.0 ATTACHNSNT3 No. 1: Key Map 2.0 BACKGROUND 2.1 At a regular meeting held on November 11, 1996, Council passed the following Resolution #C-823-96: "THAT the correspondence dated October 28, 1996, from Brian McGill, Chair of the Enniskillen School Council, and Dyan Amirault, Enniskillen Public School Principal, requesting financial assistance for the development of a new playground at Enniskillen School, be received; THAT the correspondence be referred to the 1997 budget deliberations; o.o.a'~®..~_~.E 3 8 9 REPORT NO.: WD-20-97 THAT an information report be prepared outlining the history of park development in Enniskillen; and THAT Brian McGill and Dyan Amirault be advised of Council's decision." PAGE 2 3.0 REVIEW AND COMNENT 3.1 gxiatina Conditions Although the municipality's Official Plan does not require parkland to be created in association with individual estate residential subdivisions, there is a requirement in the Plan to require 4.0 hectares for a hamlet park in Enniskillen. The Public Works Department supports the establishment of a hamlet park in Enniskillen. Enniskillen Park is identified in the 1992 Development Charges Policy Report as requiring funds for both parkland acquisition and parkland development at $60,000 and $160,000 respectively. Although an individual residential lot at 97 Potters Lane was previously taken by the municipality as parkland dedication with this earlier estate residential subdivision, no developed parkland presently exists in Enniskillen. The municipality also owns the lot associated with 8041 Old Scugog Road, recently left vacant after the demolition of the Enniskillen Community Hall. Approximately five (5) years ago enquiries were made about the establishment of an additional estate residential subdivision which was envisaged to fill out the remainder of the northeast quadrant of the Hamlet of Enniskillen. At the time of these enquiries, the Community Services Department made overtures toward the dedication of parkland to be added to the property associated with the Enniskillen Public School at 8145 Old Scugog Road. There has been no action relating to this development in the past five (5) years. 3.2 Alternatives for Parklaad Development Public Works sees alternatives for future parkland development which include but are not necessarily limited to the following: i) Wait for future development to occur in the northeast quadrant of Enniskillen and obtain parkland dedication at the time of subdivision development adjacent to the present Enniskillen Public 390 RBPORT NO.: -PD-20-97 PAGE 3 School. It is expected that a full hamlet park could not be achieved entirely by parkland dedication from this developer. Additional property would be required, but the possibility exists to sell both the residential lot at 97 Potters Lane and the vacant lot associated with the old Enniskillen Hall to offset the purchase of additional parkland to make up all or most of the required 4.0 hectare hamlet park. ii) The owner of the land adjacent to the Enniskillen Public School could be approached about the possibility of the developer pre- dedicating parkland to the municipality which the developer would ultimately be required to dedicate as part of the estate residential subdivision. Although these lands should obviously be transferred at nominal cost, any additional lands which are needed over and above the developer's expected parkland dedication would likely be purchased atthe same time for fair market value. In this type of approach, the future developer of these lands would be granted a credit toward parkland dedication so that no further dedication was required at the actual time of subdivision development. iii) If no agreement can be reached with the landowner adjacent to the Enniskillen Public School to pre-dedicate and/or purchase parkland, then consideration could be given to expropriation of the necessary lands, including the potential sale of existing municipal lands to offset the purchase price. iv) Assuming that no steps were taken by the adjacent landowner to develop the estate residential subdivision, nor any steps were to be taken by the municipality for pre-dedication or expropriation of the necessary parkland, then the municipality could give consideration to participating with the Board of Education to establish playground equipment or further parkland facilities on the property associated with the Enniskillen Public School. Although the potential does exist to establish parkland facilities on the lot at 97 Potters Lane or the .vacant lot from the old Enniskillen Community Hall, it has always been anticipated that parkland for Enniskillen would be developed on the lands adjacent to the Enniskillen Public School. 391 REPORT NO.: WD-20-97 PAGE 4 4.0 RECONMENDATION3 4.1 This report provides a history of parkland development in Enniskillen and offers alternative approaches to future parkland development. The Public Works Department recommends proceeding on the basis of alternative (ii), pre-dedication of parkland. In any case, the development of any parkland facilities in Enniskillen would best be accomplished in association with the preparation of a park master plan. in this way, appropriate property purchases could be rationalized. In addition, any park facilities possibly constructed on school property, including playground equipment, could be placed in such a way as to compliment future plane for parkland development in Enniskillen. Respectfully submitted, Stephe,/~~ee Pr E~ Director of Public Works Reviewed by, W. H. Stockwell Chief Administrative Officer SAV*ph March 3, 1997 Attachment Mr. Brian McGill Chairman of the Enniskillen School Council 7555 Regional Road #57 R.R. #1 Bowmanville, ON L1C 3K2 Ma Dyan Amirault Principal, Enniskillen Public School Enniskillen, ON LOB 1H0 392 Virtue ENNISKILLEN PUBLIC SCHOOL ~~ ~I U ~. O #8041 Regional Road ~t:~ l 1 --~ ~- ~~ ~ J C ~I (~ .-.~ 7 O a SUBJECT SITE III HAYDOP ~; l~ _.~~L_ KEY MAP #97 DRAWN BY: J.R.M N W~ E s DATE: FEB. 1997 ATTACHMENT NO. 1 WD_X0_97 393