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Report to Council Meeting of October 31, 2016
Subject: Special Planning & Development Committee Meeting of Monday, October 24,
2016
Recommendations:
1. Report PSD-060-16 Recommended Official Plan Amendment No. 107
(OPA 107) - Clarington Official Plan Review
1. That Report PSD-060-16 be received;
2. That pursuant to:
a. The Provincial Policy Statement 2014;
b. The Provincial Greenbelt Plan (Greenbelt Plan);
c. The Provincial Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (Growth
Plan);
d. Amendments 114 and 128 to the Durham Regional Official Plan;
e. The environmental policies and watershed studies of the Central Lake
Ontario Conservation Authority, the Ganaraska Region Conservation
Authority and the Ministry of Natural Resources; and
f. The Municipality’s Official Plan Review process;
That Official Plan Amendment 107 (OPA 107), be adopted as amended by
Council to update the Clarington Official Plan and bring it into conformity with
Provincial and Regional Planning documents noted above as follows:
a) That recommended amendment 467 as detailed on page 110 of
Attachment 3 to Report PSD-060-16, regarding Special Policy
Area D, be amended such that it reads as follows:
Special Policy Area D is located within Special Study Area 4
Courtice Employment Area. The redevelopment of the site
may not take place until such time as sewer and water services
are available. In the interim, the existing uses may continue.
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b)That the Municipality of Clarington create a policy to encourage
the Region of Durham to locate Municipal Household Hazardous
Waste Facilities in employment areas of the Municipality.
3.That the Director of Planning Services be authorized to finalize the form and
content of OPA 107 resulting from Council's consideration, public
participation, agency comments and technical considerations;
4.That OPA 107 be forwarded to the Region of Durham for a;
5.That the Region of Durham be requested to initiate amendments to the
Durham Regional Official Plan, as necessary to implement OPA 107;
6.That upon adoption by Council, the Clarington Official Plan be implemented
by Staff as Council’s Policy on all land use and planning matters and be
implemented through the capital budgets; and
7.That all interested parties listed in Report PSD-060-16 and any delegations
be advised of Council's decision by the Department
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