HomeMy WebLinkAboutPSD-037-13 Clarington REPORT
PLANNING SERVICES DEPARTMENT
Meeting: GENERAL PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
Date: May 27, 2013 Resolution#: By-law#:
Report#: PSD-037-13 File#: PLN 8.13
Subject: PROPOSED GENERAL AMENDMENT TO SIGN BY-LAW 2009-123
RECOMMENDATIONS:
It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and Administration Committee
recommend to Council the following:
1. THAT Report PSD-037-13 be received;
2. THAT the Amendments to the Municipality of Clarington Sign By-law 2009-123 as per
Attachment 3 to Report PSD-037-13 be approved; and
3. THAT all interested parties listed in Report PSD-037-13 and any delegations be
advised of Council's decision.
Submitted byja Reviewed by.
id J. ro MCIP Franklin Wu,
ctor of PI nning Services Chief Administrative Officer
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13 May 2013
CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON
40 TEMPERANCE STREET, BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO L1C 3A6 T 905-623-3379
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1. BACKGROUND
1.1 The Clarington Sign By-law 2009-123 came into effect on January 1, 2010. The
preparation of the new Sign By-law was the result of an extensive public and
stakeholder input process that included visual preference studies and examined specific
areas of the Municipality that have special regulations such as the downtowns.
1.2 The Sign By-law is viewed as a living document subject to amendment when necessary
much the same as the Zoning By-laws. As such, Planning Services staff have amended
the by-law to address implementation issues as they have arisen. Individuals can
request an amendment in response to site specific issues.
1.3 Planning Services Staff has recently undertaken a review of the Sign By-law in
response to Clarington Council's approval of Official Plan Amendment (OPA) No. 77
and the Courtice Main Street Secondary Plan.
1.4 Section 5A.4.7 of the Urban Design Guidelines in OPA 77 relates to signage and
indicates that signage is recognized as an integral component of good community
design and image.
Section 5A.4.7 further stipulates that signage shall:
a) be designed and scaled to complement the built urban form and character, and will
not dominate the streetscape;
b) be incorporated into the building wherever possible;
c) not unduly detract from the overall visual attractiveness of the built environment; and
d) contribute to promote the image of special character areas such as historic
downtowns.
1.5 The purpose of this report is to recommend an amendment to the Sign By-law of
Schedules 1 and 2 as well as some housekeeping changes to definitions and wording.
Schedule 1 defines the Heritage Resource Areas and Schedule 2 defines the Courtice
West Shopping District. The proposed amendment will improve consistency, better
reflect development types in the specific areas, as well as provide for more clarity.
2. PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
2.1 Heritage Resource Areas
2.1.1 Regulations for signage within Heritage Resource Areas of the Municipality were
introduced in the preceding Sign By-law 97-157. These include guidelines for signage
materials and lighting. Signs within the heritage resource areas are not permitted to
conceal significant architectural features and their design is to be in keeping with the
heritage nature of the old commercial downtown cores. These regulations serve to
protect Clarington's community identity.
2.1.2 The Newcastle Heritage Resource Area as currently defined in Schedule 1" includes
the entire area of the Newcastle Village Secondary Plan plus it extends to the east to
include five residential properties including the Walbridge House; essentially it is the
Community Improvement Plan (CIP) boundary.
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2.1.3 The Newcastle Village Secondary Plan identifies two types of development contained
within the area which are the historic downtown and more recent development to the
east of the historic downtown.
2.1.4 Staff has reviewed the two types of development in this area and have determined that
the area with more recent development begins at Newcastle Memorial Park on the
north side of King Avenue and Foodland on the south side then extends eastward.
This area has longer blocks and contains a number of auto-oriented amenities
including a car wash, commercial plaza, and fuel stations. Buildings in the area are
spaced farther apart and set back further from the property line. This area is also
surrounded by newer residential development.
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FIGURE 1 — Streetscape along eastern portion of King Avenue in Newcastle
2.1.5 The eastern area of Schedule "1" in the Sign By-law contains relatively few built
heritage resources in comparison to the historic downtown to the west. The eastern
area contains seven (7) heritage properties: four (4) properties of merit, one (1)
primary property, one (1) secondary property, and one (1) designated property, the
Walbridge House, on the eastern boundary of the area.
2.2 Comments
2.2.1 The eastern portion of the Newcastle Heritage Resource Area is not reflective of the
older commercial downtown cores designated as Heritage Resource Areas in the Sign
By-law. The heritage resource buildings are predominantly not commercial buildings.
For the most part sites would redevelop with new buildings.
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2.2.2 It is recommended that the eastern portion of the Newcastle Heritage Resource Area as
currently defined in Schedule "1" of the Sign By-law be deleted such that all the
regulations of the Sign By-law would apply except for the Heritage Resource Area
restrictions. Commercial developments in this area will have more options for signage;
thus it will limit the number of exceptions that might otherwise be sought as
development occurs.
2.2.3 At a recent Newcastle CIP Implementation Group meeting the proposal was discussed
with the group and they supported the recommended change.
2.3 Courtice West Shopping District
2.3.1 The Courtice West Shopping District is defined in Schedule "2" to Sign By-law 2009-
123 and is located along Durham Highway 2 in Courtice between Townline Road in the
west and just beyond Darlington Boulevard in the east.
2.3.2 Upon Regional Council approval, the Courtice Main Street Secondary Plan will replace
the Courtice West Shopping District Secondary Plan in the Clarington Official Plan.
The boundaries of the West Gateway Precinct in the Courtice Main Street Secondary
Plan extend farther eastward than those of the Courtice West Shopping District to
encompass existing commercial development at Centrefield Drive and Durham
Highway 2.
2.3.3 A primary intent of the Sign By-law for this district is to limit the erection of monolith/
pylon signs as there is an abundance of this type of signage along this stretch of the
Durham Highway 2 corridor (Figure 2). The restriction serves to encourage other types
of signage such as ground signs (Figure 3) to diversify the streetscape in this area.
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FIGURE 2 — Monolith/pylon signs along Highway 2 in Courtice
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FIGURE 3 — Example of other types of signage along Highway 2 in Courtice
2.4 Comments
2.4.1 The recently approved Courtice Main Street Secondary Plan necessitates an update to
the description of the area in the Sign By-law. Expansion of the area defined currently in
Schedule "2" (Attachment 2) will include other commercial and mid-rise residential lands
on the Highway 2 Corridor.
2.4.2 Staff recommend that Schedule "2" of the By-law be amended to reflect the boundaries
of the Courtice West Gateway urban design precinct identified in the Courtice Main
Street Secondary Plan and that all references to the "Courtice West Shopping District
(CWSD)" be replaced with "Courtice West Gateway (CWG)".
2.4.3 Replacement of existing monolith/pylon signs in the Courtice West Gateway may be
considered on a site by site basis. However, the provisions of the Sign By-law are
meant to encourage diversification of the signage along this stretch of Highway 2. In
these instances, property owners can apply for an exception by amendment to the by-
law; they will be considered on a site specific basis using the Urban Design Guidelines
and justification provided by the applicant.
2.5 Sign Height
2.5.1 A housekeeping amendment is proposed to ensure that sign height is interpreted and
measured consistently. There is a definition for "Finished Grade" which should be
cross-referenced in the definition of sign height. In Section 7.11, Table 4, on Maximum
Sign Height, wherever the word height appears it should be qualified as sign height.
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2.6 Comments
2.6.1 It is recommended that appropriate revisions be made as noted in Attachment 3 to
provide clarity for the measurement of sign height.
3. CONCURRENCE — Not Applicable
4. CONCLUSION
4.1 Staff are recommending the changes outlined in this report to the Newcastle Heritage
Resource Area, the Courtice West Shopping District, and the provisions regarding sign
height.
4.2 Staff have provided the necessary by-law in Attachment 3 to amend the Sign By-law
2009-123 to facilitate the changes outlined in this report.
CONFORMITY WITH STRATEGIC PLAN — Not Applicable
Staff Contact: Faye Langmaid and Kristy Kilbourne
Attachments:
Attachment 1 - Schedule 1 for Newcastle (existing and proposed)
Attachment 2 - Schedule 2 for Courtice (existing and proposed)
Attachment 3 - Proposed Sign By-law Amendment
List of interested parties to be advised of Council's decision:
Biddle & Associates Limited, c/o Robbie Larocque
2117412 Ontario Ltd., c/o Durham Property Management
Airco Investments Ltd.
W E Roth Construction Ltd.
The TDL Group Ltd.
Newcastle CIP Implementation Group, c/o Faye Langmaid
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To Report PSD-037-13
THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON
BY-LAW NO. 2013-
being a by-law to amend Sign By-law 2009-123 as amended of the
Municipality of Clarington
WHEREAS Section 11 of the Municipal Act, 2001, Chapter 25, as amended, provides
for the amendment of By-laws regulating or prohibiting the erection of signs;
AND WEREAS the Council of the Corporation of the Municipality of Clarington deems it
advisable to amend By-law 2009-123, the Corporation of the Municipality of Clarington;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Council of the Corporation of the
Municipality of Clarington enacts as follows:
1. Section 2—INTERPRETATION OF BY-LAW, definitions, is hereby amended as
follows:
"COURTICE WEST SHOPPING DISTRICT(CWSD) means the area identified in
Schedule 2 contained in and forming part of this By-law"
will be replaced with:
"COURTICE WEST GATEWAY(CWG) means the area identified in Schedule 2
contained in and forming part of this By-law"; and
"SIGN, HEIGHT means the vertical distance from the ground on which the sign is
erected to the highest physical point of the sign"
Will be replaced with:
"SIGN, HEIGHT means the vertical distance from the finished grade on which the
sign is erected to the highest physical point of the sign"
2. All other references in the"Courtice West Shopping District(CWDS)"are hereby
replaced with "Courtice West Gateway(CWG)".
3. Existing Schedule "1" HERITAGE RESOURCE AREAS is hereby deleted and
replaced as contained in Schedule A.
4. Existing Schedule"2" COURTICE WEST SHOPPING DISTRICT is hereby
deleted and replaced as contained in Schedule B.
5. Section 7—ALLOWED SIGNS is hereby amended as shown in Schedule C.
BY-LAW passed in open session this_day of 2013.
Adrian Foster, Mayor
Patti L. Barrie, Municipal Clerk
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The maximum sign height shall comply with Table 4-Maximum Sign Height.
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Inflatable Sin 2.7 m
Menu/Pre-menu Board Sin 2.5 m
Mobile Election Sin 2.0 m
Mobile Sin 2.0 m
Monolith/Pylon Sin 7.5 m
Multi-Unit Residential Sin 1.8 m
Portable Sin 1.25 m
Promotional Construction 7.5 m
Subdivision Development Sin 7.5 m
*Maximum sign height for residential ground signs is 1.0 metre.
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