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DN:PD-105-98 THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON
REPORT
PUBLIC MEETING
Meeting: General Purpose and Administration Committee File #~~ ~-~ ~ 9g"•O5"`~
Date: Monday, September 21, 1998 Res. #GP~ ~~_ 9~
PD-105-98 DEV 98-054
Report #: File #: By-law #
Subject: PROPOSED ZONING AMENDMENT
TO INCREASE THE SIZE DF A SINGLE CAR GARAGE
FILE: DEV 98-054
Recommendations:
It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and Administration Committee
recommend to Council the following:
1. THAT Report PD-105-98 be received;
2. THAT the application to amend Comprehensive Zoning By-law 84-63 of the former
Town of Newcastle as amended requiring the construction of larger garages in
new homes to accommodate both the parking of vehicles and the storage of
household items be referred back to staff for further processing and preparation
of a subsequent report pending receipt of all outstanding comments; and
3. THAT the Durham Region Planning Department, Oshawa-Durham Home Builders
Association, the Urban Development Institute and any delegations be advised of
Council's decision.
1. APPLICATION DETAILS
1.1 Application: Municipality of Clarington
1.2 Application: To amend the general provisions of By-law 84-63 to increase
the size of a single car garage in new homes to accommodate
both the parking of a vehicle and the storage of household
items.
1.3 Applicable Area: All new residential development areas within the Municipality
of Clarington
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2. BACKGROUND
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2.1.1 On July 13th, 1998, Staff Report PD-91-98 was submitted for Committee and
Council's consideration at the request of Council in light of concerns that had
been received by the Municipality in connection with the lack of on-street parking
in new residential subdivisions.
2.1.2 Council, in consideration of the report, endorsed the following resolution:
"THAT Report PD-91-98 be received for information;
THAT staff report back to the General Purpose and Administration Committee in
September 1998 pertaining to amending the Comprehensive Zoning By-law to
require developers to include larger garages in their new homes in order to
accommodate both the parking of vehicles and storage of household items; and
THAT all interested parties listed in Report PD-91-98 and any delegations be
advised of Council's decision."
3. PUBLIC NOTICE AND SUBMISSIONS
3.1 As the proposed amendment would be applicable to the Municipality at large,
notice of the Public Meeting was placed in the local newspapers serving the
Municipality pursuant to the requirements of the Planning Act..
3.2 In addition to the newspaper advertisements, by correspondence, the Oshawa-
Durham Home Builders Association was notified of the upcoming Public Meeting.
A copy of the notice and earlier staff report (PD-91-098) was forwarded to their
attention along with a request for any input which they might offer on the
application.
3.3 In discussing the merits of the application with a representative of the Oshawa
Home Builders Association, staff was advised that this item would be placed on
their upcoming membership meeting for discussion. It was also confirmed that
the Urban Development Institute, would be informed of the upcoming Public
Meeting.
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3.4 As of the writing of this report, other than staff's initial discussions with the
Oshawa-Durham Home Builders Association there has been one general inquiry
received regarding this application.
4. STAFF COMMENTS
4.1 As noted in Staff Report PD-91-98, although it is not within the mandate of the
Municipality's Zoning By-lawto address on-street parking, the By-law does require
each residential dwelling unit be it a single family, semi-detached or street
townhouse unit to provide a minimum of two (2) parking spaces.
4.2 The majority of dwelling units constructed today provide one space within the
garage and the second parking space on the driveway. However, a common
practice today finds the garage being used more frequently for the storage of
outdoor household items to the extent that it is questionable whether the parking
space located within the garage can adequately accommodate a vehicle.
This is most apparent where the garage constructed is a traditional "single-car
width" (9'10") compared to a "garage and a half' (15') or "two-car garage" (20').
4.3 Although the Municipality's Zoning By-law does not directly regulate the size of
a garage, it does stipulate that all parking spaces located within a garage must
comply with the By-law minimum size (2.75m by 5.7m) (9' x 18.5'). For reasons
stated previously, this minimum standard for a single car garage does not appear
to be working.
4.4 In order to implement Council's direction, an amendment to the Zoning By-law
could be drafted which would introduce a new minimum width and/or depth
standard for a single car garage. Staff will examine the new standard subsequent
to the input from the Home Builders Association.
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4.5 Pending Council's direction and in consideration of any comments submitted
through the public meeting process, a draft of the By-law Amendment will be
finalized and forwarded for Committee and Council's review. Staff's subsequent
report will clarify the content of the draft By-law and identify any possible
implementation procedures.
4.6 In addition to this report and in light of Council's concerns that have been
expressed on the provision of both on and off-street parking facilities, staff of the
Planning and Public Works Department will be re-examining the issue of on-street
parking and will be forwarding a further report for Committee's consideration.
4.7 As the purpose of this report is to satisfy the requirements of the Public Meeting
process under the Planning Act, it is respectfully requested that this report be
referred back to Staff for further processing and the preparation of a subsequent
report.
Respectfully submitted,
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Franklin Wu, M.C.I.P., R.P.P.
Director of Planning
and Development
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10 September 1998
Reviewed by,
W.H. Stockwell
Chief Administrative
Officer
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