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Home My WebLink AboutPD-150-89DN: PARKLA . , 1 I v , " TOWN OF NEWCASTLE REPORT File #1 Res. # By-Law # MEETING: General Purpose and Administration Committee DATE: Monday, June 19, 1989 FILE #: &JB,ECT: PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE TOWN OF NEWCASTLE OFFICIAL PLAN ALTERNATIVE PARKLAND DEDICATION REQUIREMENTS RECOMMENDATIONS: It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and Administration Committee recommend to Council the following: 1. THAT Report PD-150-89 be received; 2. THAT Staff be authorized to take the necessary steps to hold a Public Meeting for the purposes of consideration of an amendment to the Town of Newcastle Official Plan for alternative parkland dedication requirements as contained in Attachment #1. 1. BACKGROUND 1.1 Section 41(1) of the Planning Act, 1983 provides Council with the authority to require that 50 of residential land under development or redevelopment be conveyed to the municipality for park and other recreational purposes. Where this is not practical, Council may require cash-in-lieu of land for the purposes of providing parkland requirements. 599 35 REPORT NO.: pD-150-89 1.2 As an alternative to this provision, Section 41(2) - (4) of the Planning &otv 1983 provides that CnouoiI may require as a condition of development or redevelopment of land, that land be conveyed at a rate of one hectare for each 300 dwelling units proposed or at such lesser rates as may be specified by a by-law. The purpose of such an alternative parkland dedication policy io intended to address the parkland requirements of higher density residential development. In such cases, the 5% laud area dedication yields insufficient parkland in relation to the number of residents generated by higher density residential development. In order to utilize such alternative parkland dedication policies, the Planning Act, 1983 requires that specific policies be incorporated in the Official Plan of the municipality. 2. COMMENTS 3.1 Revisions to the parkland policies were proposed at the time when the Town of 0emmzaetIe Official Plan was consolidated and approved by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs on November II' I987 (Amendment # 22 to the TovnzebiB of Darlington Official Plan). These policies were deferred for further consideration due to outstanding 000mneoto from the Ministry of Natural Beeoozoea and Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority. On March I], 1989 Council reviewed the cmomeuta of the Ministry and the above-mentioned agencies and adopted some minor modifications of a technical nature. These policies have been approved by the Region of Durham and presently await approval from the Minister of Municipal 3.3 The parkland policies adopted by Council include, among other things, the following service level standards: Community Darks: Not Ieoa than O hectares in size. Provided on the basis of 0.6 hectares per thousand population. ^^^3 ��{) �// JU REPORT NO.: PD-150-89 Neighbourhood Parks: Not less than 3 hectares in size. Provided on the basis of 0.8 hectares per thousand population. Parkettes: Provided where arterial or major collector roads or natural hazards such as creeks form a barrier to access a neighbour- hood park. Although the current policies provide a service level standard relative to population, the parkland dedication policies remain fixed to a land area ratio (50 of residential land). Consequently, although the objective should be to increase parkland in areas of higher density development, infilling or renovation to accomodate demographic changes, the tool for implementing this objective is presently not available to the municipality. 2.3 At the present time, there are a number of higher density residential development proposals being placed before Staff and Council. Some of these are within or near the Main Central Area in Bowmanville. The Community Services Department has identified that there is a deficiency of parkland to serve the residents of central Bowmanville and further higher density redevelopment will only aggravate the situation further. There may be other areas in the Town which are deficient in parkland as well due to changes in land use or the planned populations. This is presently under study by the Community Services Department. 2.4 The Ministry of Municipal Affairs has prepared some guidelines that municipalities should consider when applying the density-based parkland dedication alternative: a) a definition of lands to be included as parkland; b) a hierarchical classification of existing parks; c) areas where new parkland will be required because of new development or redevelopment; and d) an inventory of existing parkland, which could be related to demographic data in order to identify areas which are deficient in parkland. 599 37 REPORT 08.: PD-150-89 PAGE 4 _______________________________________________________________________________ At the present time, the Official Plan and the Town's Parks and Recreation Master Plan (1983) address most of the above issues. Those which are not addressed are currently under study as noted above. The Town will be in a position to utilize the density-based parkland dedication requirements in a000cdnooe with the Ministry's guidelines. 3.5 The proposed amendment to the Town's official Plan is obovmn in D±tunbmeut # l to this report. 3. CO0CIJJ8Z0N: 3.1 In light of the higher density forms of development which are proposed in the Town, it is recommended that Council take the appropriate steps to ensure that parkland dedication policies are sufficient to ensure that the Town's parks servicing standards can he achieved. It is recommended that Staff be authorized to take the appropriate steps necessary to hold a Public Meeting for the purposes of considering an amendment to the Town of Newcastle Official Plan and Town's parkland dedication by-law to provide for alternative parkland dedication requirements as permitted under Section 41 (2) - (4) of the Planning Act, 1983 Community Services Department has reviewed and concurs with the contents of this report. Respectfully submitted, (j 6g^-k�- -Ut,_ - Fcaohlbu Wu, M.C.Z.P. Director of Planning & Development DC*FW*on *Attach. May 19, 1989 Recommended for presentation to the Committee r n n -7n \M Y ' l� ~' .,u ATTACHMENT NO. 1 TO REPORT PD- AMENDMENT TO THE OFFICIAL PLAN FOR THE FORMER TOWNSHIP OF DARLINGTON (NOW KNOWN AS THE TOWN OF NEWCASTLE OFFICIAL PLAN) PURPOSE: The purpose of this Amendment to the Official Plan for the former Township of Darlington (now known as the Town of Newcastle Official Plan) is to enable the Town to require the conveyance of parkland in accordance with the alternative parkland dedication requirement provided for in Section 42 (2) - (4) of the Planning Act, 1983. LOCATION: This amendment applies to all land in the Courtice, Bowmanville and Newcastle Village urban areas in the Town of Newcastle. BASIS: Section 41 (2) - (4) of the Planning Act, 1983 permits a municipality to include provisions in its Official Plan to enable Council to require, as a condition of development or redevelopment, the conveyance of land for park and recreational purposes at a rate up to one hectare for each 300 dwelling units proposed. " ACTUAL AMENDMENT: The Official Plan for the former Township of Darlington (now known as the Town of Newcastle Official Plan) is hereby amended as follows: 1. deleting Section 6.3.3(i)(a) and substituting therefor the following: "The land conveyance and /or acquisition provisions of the Planning Act, 1983, as amended from time to time. In this regard, the Town may require, as a condition of development or redevelopment, the conveyance of land for park and other recreational purposes at a rate of up to 1 hectare for every 300 dwelling units proposed. In all cases the amount of land to be conveyed shall be a minimum of five percent of the land being developed or redeveloped for residential purposes." 2. deleting Section 7.2.3.3(i)(a) and substituting therefor the following: "The land conveyance and or acquisition provisions of the Planning Act, 1983, as amended from time to time. In this regard, the Town may require, as a condition of development or redevelopment, the conveyance of land for park and other recreational purposes at a rate of up to 1 hectare for every 300 dwelling units proposed. In all cases the amount of land to be conveyed shall be a minimum of five percent of the land being developed or redeveloped." 3. deleting Section 8.2.3.3(i)(a) and substituting therefor the following: "The land conveyance and or acquisition provisions of the Planning Act, 1983, as amended from time to time. In this regard, the Town may require, as a condition of development or redevelopment, the conveyance of land for park and other recreational purposes at a rate of up to 1 hectare for every 300 dwelling units proposed. In all cases the amount of land to be conveyed shall be a minimum of five percent of the land being developed or redeveloped." ...2 599 39 Im IMPLEMENTATION: The provisions set forth in the Official DIao of the former Township of Darlington, as amended regarding the implementation of the Plan oboII apply in regard to this Amendment. INTERPRETATION: The provisions set forth in the Official Plan of the former Township of Darlington, as amended, regarding the interpretation of, shall apply in regard to this Amendment. J774U �OO ^�