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Home My WebLink AboutPD-122-97DN:DEF- 14.GPA THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON REPORT Meeting: General Purpose and Administration Committee File # Date: Monday, September 8, 1997 Res. # _ �� Report #: PD- 122 -97 File #: PLN 32.11.7 By -law # Subject: AMENDMENT TO THE CLARINGTON OFFICIAL PLAN TO RESOLVE DEFERRAL NO. 14 REGARDING RIGHT -OF -WAY WIDTHS WITHIN HAMLETS AND CENTRAL AREAS FILE: PLN 32.11.7 Recommendations: It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and Administration Committee recommend to Council the following: 1. THAT Report PD- 122 -97 be received; 2. THAT staff be authorized to advertise and hold the necessary Public Meeting to consider an amendment to the Clarington Official Plan in order to allow for the resolution of Deferral No. 14. 1. BACKGROUND 1.1 Forty items were deferred for further consideration by Regional Council when the Clarington Official Plan was approved in October of 1996. 1.2 Deferral No. 14 deferred Section 19.5.4 within the Clarington Official Plan for further consideration, which was to occur partially through the review of a regional staff initiated amendment to the Durham Regional Official Plan. With the recent approval of Amendment No. 20 to the Durham Regional Official Plan, this report has been prepared to make a recommendation with respect to the disposition of Deferral No. 14. 2. AMENDMENT NO. 20 TO THE DURHAM REGIONAL OFFICIAL PLAN 2.1 Through the regional review of the new Whitby Official Plan, the Regional 699 006 REPORT '' Planning Department determined that specified right -of -way widths for arterial roadways were difficult to implement in certain areas such as Central Areas and Hamlets, due to historic building locations and urban design considerations. As such it was determined that exceptions to the right -of -way widths may be appropriate provided that the function of the roadway is maintained. 2.2 As a result, Regional Planning staff initiated a proposed amendment to the Regional Official Plan in May of 1996 to allow for reductions to the right -of -way requirements of the Regional Official Plan. The proposed amendment required the exceptions to be initiated by the local municipality and incorporated into the area municipal official plan. 2.3 Council supported the proposed Regional Official Plan amendment through the consideration and approval of Report PD- 98 -96. Amendment No. 20 to the Durham Regional Official Plan was subsequently approved by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing on November 13, 1996. 3. DEFERRAL NO. 14 TO THE CLARINGTON OFFICIAL PLAN 3.1 Section 19.5.4 of the Clarington Official Plan details the historic importance of King Street as the "main street" through the urban communities of Courtice, Bowmanville and Newcastle Village. With this role in mind, Section 19.5.4 provides relief from the transportation- oriented objectives of the Official Plan. It provides for reduced standards which reflect the urban design objectives of the Municipality including reductions to right -of -way widths and to design speeds. Although Section 19.5.4 permits these reductions, specific right -of -way width requirements are not incorporated into the text of the policy. 3.2 While the Region was generally supportive of this type of policy, they would not approve a policy which promotes unknown reductions to the arterial roadway requirements. In order to address the concerns of the Regional Planning 6 99UU/ REPORT Department, staff have prepared a draft amendment to the Clarington Official Plan specifying the reduced right -of -way width of the affected sections of various arterial roads. The proposed changes will be dealt with by way of amendment rather than modification since the new policies address additional issues. 4. STAFF COMMENTS 4.1 The proposed amendment would have the following effect on the Clarington Official Plan: • it would recognize that arterial road right -of -way widths specified in the Official Plan may be impractical, not easily implemented or not desirable in some Hamlets and Central Areas and therefore exceptions would be specified at a reduced standard as reflected in the proposed amendment. The right -of -way width reductions range from 4 metres to 16 metres; • it would recognize that desired operating speeds for arterial roads would be reduced in Hamlets and Central Areas; and • it would exempt historic downtown areas and hamlets from the access (entranceway) spacing requirements. Allowing reduced right -of -way requirements and reduced operating speeds are key issues in ensuring that Central Areas and Hamlets are developed with high quality environments. This is also consistent with other aspects of the Regional Official Plan and the Clarington Official Plan, both of which encourage safe pedestrian environments, a grid system of roads and street -front oriented buildings within Central Areas. 6 99 (',: REPORT NO.: PD- 122 -97 PAGE 4 5.1 Council is requested to authorize staff to advertise and hold the necessary Public Meeting required to consider the proposed amendment to the Clarington Official Plan. A copy of the proposed amendment is included in the report as Attachment No. 1. Respectfully submitted, rti Franklin Wu, M.C.I.P., R.P.P. Director of Planning and Development WM *DC *FW *df 22 August 1997 Reviewed by, 40d&l-� W.H. Stockwell Chief Administrative Officer Attachment No. 1 - Proposed Amendment to the Clarington Official Plan 699009 PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. TO THE CLARINGTON OFFICIAL PLAN PURPOSE: Section 19.5.4 of the Clarington Official Plan established policies related to urban design objectives along King Street within the urban communities of Courtice, Bowmanville and Newcastle Village. The Section permits reductions to design speeds, right -of -way width, intersection spacing, private access spacing, building setbacks and on- street parking in order to achieve the desired urban form. Section 19.5.4 was deferred by the Regional Municipality of Durham for further consideration. The Regional Municipality of Durham subsequently initiated an amendment to the Regional Official Plan which, among other matters, allowed for exceptions to the right -of -way width requirements for arterial roads within Central Areas and Hamlets. The amendment was eventually adopted as Amendment No. 20 to the Durham Regional Official Plan. The purpose of this modification is to incorporate policies into the Clarington Official Plan which allow for the effective implementation of Amendment No. 20. BASIS: This modification is based upon Amendment No. 20 to the Durham Regional Official Plan. ACTUAL AMENDMENT: The Clarington Official Plan is hereby modified as follows: i) Section 19.5.4 is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: 19.5.4 King Street is the primary commercial street of the urban communities of Courtice, Bowmanville and Newcastle Village. Main Street is the primary commercial street of Orono. Notwithstanding all applicable provisions of Section 19, the design standards of arterial roads within Main and Sub Central Areas and the Orono Local Central Area shall reflect the urban design objectives of this Plan and provide a high quality urban environment for pedestrians. In this regard, the desired operating speed shall generally be 50 km per hour. The exceptions to the right -of -way width requirements are identified on Table 19 -2. In addition, the access requirements of Table 19 -1 do not apply in the Bowmanville East Main Central Area, the Newcastle Village Main Central Area and the Orono Local Central Area. 19.5.5 Within established Hamlets, it is recognized that the arterial road standards established in Section 19.5.1 to 19.5.3 may not be practical or implemented precisely. In this regard, the desired operating speed and access requirements of arterial roads shown in Table 19 -1 do not apply. The exceptions to the right -of -way width requirements are identified on Table 19 -2." 699010 TABLE 19.2 EXCEPTIONS TO ARTERIAL ROAD STANDARDS IN CENTRAL AREAS AND HAMLETS Central Road From To Right -Of -Way Area /Hamlet Width Courtice Main King St. Trulls Road East limit of MCA 30 -36 m Central Area Trulls Road South limit of MCA North limit of MCA 26 -30 m Courtice Sub King St. Townline Road East limit of the 30 -36 m Central Area Sub Central Area Bowmanville King St. Green Road Regional Road 57 30 -36 m West Main Central Area Bowmanville King St. Bowmanville Creek Mearns Avenue 20 -26 m East Main Central Area Newcastle King St. West limit of Main Mill Street 20 -26 m Village Main Central Area Central Area King St. Mill St. East limit of Main 26 -30 m Central Area Mill St. South limit of Main North limit of Main 20 -26m Central Area Central Area Orono Local Mill St. Station St. North limit of Local 20 -26 m Central Area Central Area Enfield Reg.Rd. 20 West limit of the East limit of the Hamlet 30 -36 m Hamlet Reg.Rd. 34 South limit of the North limit of the 30 -36 m Hamlet Hamlet Enniskillen Reg. Rd. 3 West limit of the East limit of the Hamlet 26 -30 m Hamlet Mitchell Reg. Rd. 4 West limit of the East limit of the Hamlet 30 -36 m Corners Hamlet Brownsville Hwy. 2 West limit of the East limit of the Hamlet 26 -30 m Hamlet Newtonville Hwy. 2 West limit of the East limit of the Hamlet 20 -26 m Hamlet Reg.Rd. 18 South limit of the North limit of the 20 -26 m Hamlet Hamlet Maple Grove Hwy. 2 West limit of the East limit of the Hamlet 26 -30 m Hamlet Re- numbering the existing 19.5.5 to 19.5.6 IMPLEMENTATION: The provisions set forth in the Clarington Official Plan, as amended, regarding the implementation of the Plan, shall apply in regard to this modification. INTERPRETATION: The provisions set forth in the Clarington Official Plan, as amended, regarding the interpretation of the Plan, shall apply in regard to this modification. 6990