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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPD-293-89r TOWN OF NEWCASTLE REPORT File # _/ GOLD /x 0 o- Res. # By -Law # PUBLIC MEETING FETING: General Purpose and Administration Committee DATE: Monday, November 20, 1989 REPORT #: PD- 293 -89 FILE #: DEV 89 -105 -'REF OPA 89 -95/ & OP 2.2.1(9)) SUBJECT: REZONING APPLICATION - ROY SOLOMAN PART LOT 33, CONCESSION 2, FORMER TOWNSHIP OF DARLINGTON OUR FILE: DEV 89 -105 (X -REF OPA 89 -95/ AND OP 2.2.1(9)) RECOMMENDATIONS: It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and Administration Committee recommend to Council the following: 1. THAT Report PD- 293 -89 be received; and 2. THAT the application to amend the Town of Newcastle Comprehensive Zoning By -law 84 -63 as amended, submitted by Roy Soloman be referred back to Staff for further processing and the preparation of a subsequent report pending the receipt of all outstanding comments; and 3. THAT a copy of Council's decision be forwarded to the interested parties attached hereto. 1. BACKGROUND 1.1 In August of 1989, the Town of Newcastle Planning and Development Department received an application to amend the Town of Newcastle Zoning By -law as well as to amend the Courtice Neighbourhood Plan. The subject application proposes the development of a two - storey mixed commercial and professional office building. Should the principle of the proposed use be approved, the applicant will be required to enter into a Site Plan Agreement. ...2 REPORT NO.: PD-293-89 PAGE 2 1.2 The subject site is an irregular shaped parcel approximately .514 hectares (1.27 acres) in size and is located at the north -east corner of Highway #2 and Centerfield Drive. Adjacent land uses include a residential subdivision to the north, a commercial plaza to the west and major open space to the south and east. 2. PUBLIC NOTICE 2.1 For the Committee's information, pursuant to Council's resolution of July 21, 1982 and the requirements of the Planning Act, the appropriate signage acknowledging the application was erected on the subject property and the appropriate notice was mailed to each landowner within the prescribed distance. 2.2 As a result of public notice process the Planning and Development Department has received several telephone inquiries from area residents regarding the proposed zoning by -law amendment. However, the Planning and Development Department has not received, as of the writing of this report, any written submissions regarding the proposal. 3. OFFICIAL PLAN CONFORMITY 3.1 Within the Durham Regional Official Plan, the subject property is designated in part Residential and in part Major Open Space with an indication that the subject property is a Hazard Land area and Environmentally Sensitive area. Local Central Areas are permitted within the Residential designation under the provisions of Section 8.2 of the Durham Regional Official Plan. Therefore, the proposal would appear to conform with the Durham Regional Official Plan. 3.2 Within the Town of Newcastle Official Plan, the subject property is designated in part a Residential Area and in part a Major Open Space System with Hazard Land. Therefore, in order to permit the development to be considered, the applicant has applied to amend ...3 JJ� REPORT NO.: PD-293-89_ PAGE 3 the Town of Newcastle Official Plan in order to introduce a Local Central Area symbol on the subject property. 4. ZONING BY -LAW CONFORMITY 4.1 Zoning By -law 84 -63 zones the majority of the subject property Special Purpose Commercial Exception (C 5 -1) which permits only a motel or motor hotel. As commercial operations of this nature are not permitted in the current zoning, the applicant has applied to amend the Zoning By -law accordingly. 5. AGENCY COMMENTS 5.1 The Town of Newcastle Planning and Development Department undertook a joint circulation of the Neighbourhood Plan Amendment and the Rezoning /Site Plan Approval applications. The following provides a summary of comments received to date relating to this proposal. 5.2 The Community Services Department has reviewed the subject application and has no objection subject to the applicant addressing any environmental concerns and providing 2% cash -in -lieu for parkland dedication. 5.3 The balance of the circulated agencies which provided comments regarding the subject application were the Town of Newcastle Fire Department and the Durham Regional Planning Department. Neither of these agencies provided objectionable comments with respect to the subject application. The Town of Newcastle Public Works Department, the Regional Works Department, the Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority and the Ministry of Transportation have all yet to provide comments with respect to the subject application. ...4 39 REPORT NO. PD- 29�-89 PAGE 4 6. STAFF COMMENTS 6.1 Staff would note for the Committee's information that the subject lands fall within the Courtice West Highway # 2 Corridor Study. Within this Study, which is due to be completed in December, the subject lands are identified for professional offices with possible ancillary uses such as a pharmacy or restaurant. As submitted, the applicant's proposal would not comply due to the substantial retail component. However, Staff will further analyse the proposal and the retail component with respect to the Courtice West Highway # 2 Corridor Study. 6.2 As the purpose of this report is to satisfy the requirements of the Planning Act with regards to a Public Meeting, and in consideration of the comments outstanding, the Planning and Development Department recommends the application be referred back to Staff for further processing and a subsequent report. Respectfully submitted, Franklin Wu, M.C.I.P. DIrector of Planning and Development WM *FW *cc *Attach 8 November 1989 Recommended for presentation to the Committee Lawrence E. Kotseff Chief Administrative Officer Interested parties to be notified of Council & Committee's decision: Roy Soloman 200 Finch Ave. W., Suite 300 Willowdale, Ont. M2R 3W4 Chiu Au Associates Architects Limited 3852 Finch Ave. East Suite 410 Scarborough, Ontario Larry Gold 2040 Yonge Street, Suite 300 Toronto, Ontario M4S 1Z9 a iie- • • x :jwiw;