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Report To: Council Report Number: PDR-003-21
Date of Meeting: March 1, 2021
Report Subject: Planning and Development Committee Meeting of February 22, 2021
Recommendations:
1. Receive for Information
(a) 10.1 Susan Siopis, P.Eng., Commissioner, Works and Gioseph
Anello, M.Eng., PMP, Director, Waste Management Services,
Region of Durham, Regarding a Follow-up to Municipality of
Clarington Resolution #C-506-21 EFW-WMAC
(b) 10.2 Chris Jones, MCIP, RPP, Director of Planning and Regulation,
CLOCA, Regarding CLOCA's Comments for Proposed
Implementation of Provisions in the Planning Act that Provide
the Minister Enhanced Authority to Address Certain Matters
as Part of a MZO
(c) 16.1 Confidential Memo from Faye Langmaid, Manager of Special
Projects, Regarding Pre-Sort/Anaerobic Digestor and Energy
Park Zoning
(d) 16.2 Confidential Verbal Update from Faye Langmaid, Manager of
Special Projects, Regarding a Property Matter
(e) PDS-015-21 Rezoning to Permit Triplex Units within the Existing Detached
Dwellings at 55A and 55B Townline Road South in Courtice.
(f) PDS-016-21 PDS-016-21 Building Activity Update January 1 to December
31, 2020
(g) PDS-039-20 PSD-039-20 Responding to the Delegation by Mr. Hugh Allin
Regarding the North Village Secondary Plan
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Report PDR-003-21
2. PDS-015-21 Rezoning to Permit Triplex Units within the Existing
Detached Dwellings at 55A and 55B Townline Road South in Courtice
That Report PDS-015-21 be received for information only;
That Staff receive and consider comments from the public and Council with respect
to ZBA 2020-0021; and
That all interested parties listed in Report PSD-015-21 and any delegations be
advised of Council's decision.
3. James Carr and Adeline Cohen, Fridays for Future Whitby, Regarding
Report PDS-018-21 Clarington Corporate Climate Action Plan
That the Delegation of James Carr and Adeline Cohen, Fridays for Future Whitby,
regarding Report PDS-018-21 Clarington Corporate Climate Action Plan, be
received with thanks; and
That their comments be forwarded to Staff for consideration.
4. Libby Racansky, Regarding Report PDS-018-21 Clarington Corporate
Climate Action Plan
That the Correspondence from Libby Racansky, Regarding Report PDS-018-21
Clarington Corporate Climate Action Plan, be received and forwarded to Staff for
consideration.
5. Clarington Corporate Climate Action Plan
That Report PDS-018-21 be received;
That Council endorse the Clarington Corporate Climate Action Plan (Attachment 1
to Report PDS-018-21);
That Council direct staff to prepare an action -specific implementation guide, to
guide the implementation of the actions outlined in the Clarington Corporate
Climate Action Plan;
That staff report back to Council with information upon completion of the action
specific implementation guide;
That Council authorize staff to apply for funding opportunities to support the
implementation of actions contained in the Clarington Corporate Climate Action
Plan (CCCAP), where identified; and
That all interested parties listed in Report PDS-018-21 and any delegations be
advised of Council's decision.
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Report PDR-003-21
6. Memo from Faye Langmaid, Manager of Special Projects, Regarding
COVID-19 Community Improvement Plan Update
That Staff be directed to commence the process to amend the COVID-19
Community Improvement Plan in accordance with the Planning Act;
That Staff be directed to schedule a Statutory Public Meeting to consider proposed
amendments to the COVID-19 Community Improvement Plan; and
That all interested parties be notified of the upcoming report.
7. Ralph Walton, Regional Clerk/Director of Legislative Services, Region
of Durham, Regarding Regulatory Framework to Manage the
Operations of Anaerobic Digestion Facilities
That the following resolution from Ralph Walton, Regional Clerk/Director of
Legislative Services, Region of Durham, regarding Regulatory Framework to
Manage the Operations of Anaerobic Digestion Facilities, be endorsed by the
Municipality of Clarington and further request the MECP to ensure that a regulatory
framework including land use planning considerations also include an assessment
of economic impact and that the impacts to the host community are property
mitigated:
Whereas the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks has
recently released draft revisions to the Food and Organic Waste Policy
Statement;
And Whereas, this policy requires diversion targets to be met for food and
organic waste in Ontario;
And Whereas, anaerobic digestion is one technology that is available to
assist in meeting these regulatory requirements;
And Whereas, the capture of methane biogas for conversion into renewable
natural gas or other forms of energy will be a model for the future to create a
carbon neutral resource from the residential organics stream and help
mitigate the current climate crisis if properly regulated, developed and
managed;
And Whereas, fulsome Provincial oversight and regulations are required to
manage the operation of anaerobic digestion facilities to ensure that any
potential impacts on neighbouring properties, including but not limited to
odour, noise and traffic, are mitigated;
And Whereas, fulsome Provincial oversight and regulations are required to
manage the impact on the environment including impacts associated with
emissions to air, soil, surface water and groundwater;
And Whereas, as an emerging industry, numerous projects have been
proposed in a short timeframe within the Province, including within the
Regional Municipality of Durham;
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And Whereas, it is important to ensure that public sector anaerobic digestion
facilities and private sector anaerobic digestion facilities are evaluated
against a common regulatory framework to ensure a consistent approach;
Now therefore be it resolved that the Council of the Regional Municipality of
Durham requests the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
to develop a regulatory framework to manage the operation of anaerobic
digestion facilities, whether public sector or private sector owned and
operated, and apply a consistent approach across the Province in order to
ensure host communities of these facilities are protected from land use
planning and environmental impacts;
That the regulatory framework apply equally to public sector anaerobic
digestion facilities and private sector anaerobic digestion facilities;
That the regulatory framework address land use planning matters, such as,
but not limited to, odour, noise and traffic;
That the regulatory framework address environmental matters, such as, but
not limited to, emissions to air, soil, surface water and groundwater and that
the impacts are properly mitigated; and
That a copy of this resolution be forwarded to all Durham Area MPP's and all
Durham area municipalities.
That the Region of Durham explain to the Municipality of Clarington how Clarington
was protected from land use planning and environmental impact.
8. An Application by Brookfield Residential to Amend the Zoning By-law to
Facilitate a Temporary Home Sales Pavilion, 879 Regional Road 17,
Newcastle
That Report PDS-014-21 be received;
That application ZBA2021-0001, to amend the Zoning By-law submitted by
Brookfield Residential be approved and that the Zoning By-law contained in
Attachment 1 to Report PDS-014-21 be passed;
That the Durham Regional Planning and Economic Development Department and
Municipal Property Assessment Corporation be forwarded a copy of Report PDS-
014-21 and Council's decision; and
That all interested parties listed in Report PDS-014-21 and any delegations be
advised of Council's decision.
Municipality of Clarington
Report PDR-003-21
9. Seniors Housing
That Report PDS-017-21 be received;
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That Staff be directed to accept a pre -consultation and accept an application for 46
Stevens Road and the Lakebreeze sites and upon submission and process the
applications in the normal course;
That all interested parties listed in Report PDS-017-21 and any delegations be
advised of Council's decision.