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Home My WebLink AboutPD-30-94PUBLIC MEETING Meeting: General Purpose and Administration Committee File #.S l ±, y vt y q4,6 0q Date: Monday, March 21, 1994 Res. # (LCn " v }Q . qq- Repari #: File #: PD -30 -94 DEV 94 -004 By -Law # - -- - ______ Subject: REZONING APPLICATION - TEMPORARY USE BY -LAW MOSPORT PARK INC. PART OF LOTS 33, 34, 35, CONCESSION 91 FORMER TOWNSHIP OF CLARKE FILE: DEV 94 -004 Recommendations: It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and Administration Committee recommend to Council the following: 1. THAT Report PD -30 -94 be received; 2. THAT the application to amend Comprehensive By -law 84 -63 of the former Town of Newcastle submitted by Mosport Park Inc. be referred back to Staff for further processing; 3. THAT a copy of Committee's and Council's decision be forwarded to the interested parties attached hereto. 1. APPLICATION DETAILS 1.1 Applicant: Mosport Park Inc. 1.2 Rezoning: From "Agricultural Exception (A -21)" to a zoning category that would allow in addition to the permitted "Motor Vehicle Race Track ", the temporary use of certain portions of Mosport Park land for: 1) outdoor music festivals, concerts and entertainment events with ancillary or accessory uses, for up to 50,000 persons per day for a period of three (3) years; and 2) camping facilities and ancillary or accessory uses in conjunction with outdoor music festivals concerts and entertainment events for up to..25',000 persons per night for a period of, one year. gPEEp PAER P R RECYCLE THIS IS PRINKED ON RECYCLED PAPER REPORT NO.: PD -30 -94 PAGE 2 2. LOCATION 2.1 The subject property is located in part of Lots 33, 34 and 35, Concession 9, former Township of Clarke, bounded to the north by Concession Road Number 10, to the east by Mosport Road, to the west by the Darlington- Clarke Townline Road and to the south by Concession Road Number 9. 3. EXISTING AND SURROUNDING USES 3.1 Existing Uses: Motor Vehicle Race Track and associated accessory uses. 3.2 Surrounding Uses: North - Agricultural /Rural West - Agricultural /Rural South - Agricultural /Rural East - Agricultural /Rural 4. OFFICIAL PLAN POLICIES 4.1 Within the Ministry approved 1991 Durham Regional Official Plan the subject lands are located within the "Major Open Space System - Oak Ridges Moraine" designation. Lands so designated shall be used predominantly for conservation, recreation, reforestation, agricultural and farm related uses. Staff note for the Committee's information that the designation of said lands has been referred to the Ontario Municipal Board by the applicant. Apparently, the referral request is the result of the applicant's wishes in having a "Tourist Activity Node" added to the Land Use designation. S. PUBLIC MEETING AND SUBMISSIONS 5.1 Pursuant to Council's resolution of July 26, 1982 and the requirements of the Planning Act, the appropriate signage acknowledging the application was installed on the subject lands. In addition, the appropriate notice was mailed to each landowner and tenant within the 120 metre prescribed distance. Staff, in addition, placed the notice of the Public Meeting in the local newspapers. As of the writing of this report, there are no written comments or objections. However, several individuals REPORT NO.: PD -30 -94 PAGE 3 visited the Planning Department to inquire as to the nature of the application. 6. STAFF COMMENTS 6.1 Throughout the last few years, Mosport Park and the Municipality have been involved in law suits related to the use of land at Mosport Park. In an attempt not to engage in further costly legal battle, both parties agree to negotiate for a possible settlement. 6.2 In consideration of the terms of settlement, Council agreed to consider an application by Mosport Park Inc. to amend the Zoning By -law to allow the temporary use of certain portions of the Mosport Park lands for outdoor music festival and camping facilities. 6.3 Prior to any decision by Council on the rezoning application, the Planning Act requires a public meeting to be held. A subsequent report will be brought forward to allow the dispositions of the rezoning application by Council. Respectfully submitted, Fr lin Wu, M.C.I.P. Director of Planning and Development LT *FW *df *Attach 16 March 1994 Reviewed by, � r W.H. Stockwell Chief Administrative Officer Interested parties to be notified of Council and Committee's decision: Mosport Park Inc. 825 Dennison Street Markham, Ontario. L3R 5E4 M.J. McQuaid Weir and Foulds Box 2 First Canadian Place Toronto, Ontario. M5X 1J5 W Z_ J Z H W Y U 1 Z H c� Z J LOT • LOT 33 239.45± H / 1- 179.84 #> - / X to I +1 I Iii I / II 1 ( / MOTOR VEHICLE POL�% RACE TRACK i l ROAD ALLOWANCE BETWEEN CONCESSIONS 8 8k 9 AREAS PROPOSED FOR CAMPING FACIUTIES FOR A ONE (1) YEAR PERIOD 0 0 O a. m- O cn Ld U O U LOT -_ LOT 34 LOT j N 239.45 ± z z H w Y g U z IO- U z J CONCESSION ROAD 10 II ( i � It MOTOR VEHICLE OP'LA I RACE TRACK II / �I -•• • TwintrarRyul . c AREAS PROPOSED FOR OUTDOOR MUSIC FESTIVALS, ® CONCERTS AND ENTERTAINMENT EVENTS FOR A THREE (3) YEAR PERIOD 200 100 ld o 0') a z O O W a U O U / 0 - Municipality of Clarington Planning Committee Bowmanville Ontario March 14 1994 Subject:Mosport Park Dear Committee My name is Gary Baker and I live at 5216 Darlington-Clarke Townline Road.My house borders Lot 35 on the west side of the townline road. My house is directly west of the recently built oval track. I am opposed to the amendment changes for part "all and part "b" for the following reasons. 1) EXTREMELY LOUD NOISE The oval track runs every Saturday night from the middle of May to the middle of September The noise from the track stops any outside activity during the lovely Saturday nights for the entire summer months.The noise also stops us from entertaining guests outside our home on the night of the race, as practice for the race begins about 5:30 p.m. and the race begins at 7:00 p.m. and continues until approximately 11: 00 p.m.. The noise is so loud that two people standing outside the house cannot carry on a conversation. 2) INVASION OF PRIVACY I have two children, ages 8 and 10 and they are forced to keep their windows shut in order for them to go sleep before the race ends® I must close the windows just to here the television set in my own home. They have had overnight camping in lot 35 already where they park their big motor homes long -the townline road directly opposite my house. I then had to rush my children from my own front lawn as they are forced to watch people going to the washroom behind their motor homes facing my front lawn.This is just not right! I can hear -the sound of the generates from the motor homes running all night® 3) GARBAGE I am sick in tired of picking up garbage off my front lawn after each overnight camping event.I do not need any of their garbage blowing over after the people leave. 4) Damages Mosport has always created crowds around my area® I have lived at this farm residence for 34 years and every year I have people -walking across my property to get to Mosport.11ve had people cut my fences, dig my potatoe.s and pick any corn depending on what Time of year it is. The po]Jce do patrol our road during the larger races but leave before the race is over -I've put up with increased (lust on our sideroad during the races as more traffic travels up and down our road. I must keep -a close eye on my children during the increased travel times because of the real possibility of something criminal happening to them. 5) SCARING ANIMALS This farm has been in the family for over 55 years and the property has been farmed for the entire period. Last year I finally stopped keeping cattle on the farm when I came home after a weekend visit with the in-laws to discover the fence keeping the cattle in had been cut and the cattle were gone down the side road. I now want to rent the farm land that I still own and the farmer again wants to put cattle on the land. How can I assure him that his cattle will be safe? Will the increased noise disturb the cattle like it does me?The cattle cannot close the window to keep the noise out.Who will pay for damages if the cattle hurt people attending a race because the someone cut the fence allowing the cattle to escape? 6) POTENTIAL DANGER I am concerned about having music festivals at Mosport because of living so close by.I not only hear music for the entire weekend I also hear the chanting of the crowds. This is a very serious when I find the police net that they have setup to control people is including my home!! The police leave before all the people leave and I'm forced to keep watchful eye on all the strangers travelling up and down our side road. If the weather is bad on that weekend I got people coming in to ask me for the use of my phone on a regular basis. 7)I have a family that has lived in the country all of our lives and I hate having my weekend disturbed all summer long when me and my wife work all week and look forward to the weekend for quiet,rest and relaxation in this rushed society we live in. I have lived on this property all my life and have enjoyed the countryside I live in. The building of this now track and the continual enhancements the this track is bringing -to this area is threatening the privacy of my home and the pleasures of playing with my own children on the weekend. I do not what to become captive in my own home. I do not want overnight camping concerts or live entertainment Thank-you for your time REGARDS GARY BAKER LAND OWNER ,L N, I, 35 0 a 0 w z z 3 0 w Y a J U Z O F- C9 Z Q 0 34 Ed Z W V z U � w