HomeMy WebLinkAbout74-44Report # 1 : to the Members of the
Planning Advisory Committee
Town of Newcastle
From: John Layng, Planning Consultant
May 27, 1974
RE: MOSPORT PARK LIMITED
The property of Mosport Park Ltd. now comprises about 620
acres in Lot 33, Lot 34 and Lot 35, Concession 9, in the
geographic township of Clarke. The racing track is 2.459
miles long, and there are two grandstands, pit stops,
mechanical shops, an administration building, car parking
areas, standing spaces, washrooms, food concession booths,
camping areas, etc. within the property.
PRESENTATION OF THE PROBLEMS: On April lst, 1974, a group of
fifteen landowners from the vicinity of Mosport appeared
before the Council of the Town of Newcastle to emphasize the
loss of their rights as citizens and the problems to their
lands, and to the use of their lands, by the operations of
Mosport. This group listed the lawlessness, trespassing,
vandalism and serious damage to their properties by some of
the people attending the motor races; and asked Council to
initiate some effective controls.
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As a result of this request, Council approved a motion
"that the matter be referred to the Planning Advisory
Committee, to interview the Mosport officials, with Mr.
Howden and Mr. Layng to explain the problems of the
residents; and also to make an in -depth study to try and
find a solution ".
HISTORY: In November 1958 the company MOSPORT PARK was
incorporated. In February 1959, 2000 shares were offered
for sale; and the proceeds were used to purchase the land
and to provide working capital. The main shareholders were
from 36 motor clubs, motor sport clubs and motorcycle clubs
from Ontario and Quebec. In June 1960, a debenture issue
in $100.00 denominations was offered to the public. Many
debenture holders were from this area.
Plans for the track were completed in July, 1960, and in
September and December the owners asked the Council of the
Township of Clarke to improve the roads east, west, north
and south of their property for better access. At a special
meeting in November, 1960, members of the Orono Chamber of
Commerce were informed of the aspects and intentions of
Mosport. In June 1961, the first PLAYER'S 200 was raced;
and subsequently, the owners asked the Council to restrict the
parking on the roads on the north and east boundaries of
Mosport on race days to ensure that the roads would not be
blocked by cars and access to their gates denied. Council
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passed By -law 1384 on August 1st, 1961, and it was approved
by the Department of Transport, August 15th, 1961. The
Newcastle Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police was
notified.
On October 2nd, 1962, Mosport Ltd. went into receivership.
National Trust Co. Ltd. was appointed Receiver and Manager.
The Receiver leased the facilities of Mosport for the 1963
racing season, with the forebearance of the Township of
Clarke and other creditors.
In October 1964, By -law 1384 was replaced by Bylaw 1463
which stated more specifically the roads and times of
restricted parking near Mosport.
In November 1964, the unopened road allowance between Lots
34 and 35, Concession 9, Clarke, was purchased by the
Receiver for Mosport.
By 1966, Cantrack Motor Racing Corporation Ltd. were the
new owners of Mosport. In March, they asked Council for
additional access roads; and in November, to pass a by -law
permitting racing on Sunday, August 27th, 1967 for the
first Canadian Formula 1 Race. In July 1968, noting the
amendment to the Lord's Day (Ontario) Act enabling a
municipality to pass a by -law permitting specified games and
sports after 1:30 p.m Sunday, Cantrack asked Council to pass
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a by-law permitting racing at Mosport on Sunday, August 25th,
1968. In September 1968, Mosport asked Council to amend
By -law 1596 to provide for motor racing at Mosport for nine
Sundays from May to October in 1969 for five club events and
four major international races.
by -law.
Council passed the necessary
It appears that in all the transactions from 1960 to 1968
between Mosport and the Township of Clarke, the Councils
co- operated in giving what was asked, presumably because they
believed that the races were good for local employment and
business.
In July 1969, the name Cantrack Motor Racing Corporation Ltd.
was changed to Mosport Park Ltd.
In March 1972, Mosport applied to the Department of the
Environment, Waste Management Branch, for an approval of a
land fill disposal site at Mosport; and asked the Township
of Clarke to confirm that such use of the site did not
contravene any of the Township by-laws. The Clarke
Planning Board notified Council that the By-law 1653 zone
classification A2 of Mosport "does not include a waste
disposal site ". Council rejected a waste disposal use of
the site.
On April 11, 1972, Mosport Park Ltd. announced the sale of
the shares held by its major stockholders to the present
owners. The interests of the Canadian Racing Drivers
Association were represented by a director of the company.
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In February 1972, the owners wanted the proposed Official
Plan text of the Township of Clarke to describe the use of
Mosport as "public amusement and entertainment for all
public exhibitions and performances of all kinds ". In
April 1972, the new owners questioned the omission of
"musical festivals" in the permitted uses of the draft
Official Plan as it pertained to Mosport, and objected to
the paragraphs on the control of noise, fumes, visual
intrusions and pollution of ground and surface waters.
Section 3 (11)a to h, (MOSPORT) of the Clarke Official
Plan, Land Use Policy, revised 15.11.72 & 13.6.73 is
reproduced here (as Appendix A) to indicate that the
Planning Board and the Council intended to have better
controls in the use of Mosport.
At the request of the owners, Council passed Bylaw 1726
in February 1972 to permit Sunday motor racing during 1972;
and by -law 1745 in January 1973 to permit Sunday racing
during 1973 at Mosport.
COMPLAINTS: In June 1973, the Management Forester of the
Ministry of Natural Resources reported to the Reeve of
Clarke that their tree planting under a Woodlands
Improvement Act Agreement on Lots 30 and 31, Concession 9,
Clarke, were in danger of damage by dune buggies and trail
bikes in fenced areas which had been cut.
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On June 19, 1973 the secretary of the Ontario - Durham Pond
Owners Association advised the Council of the Township of
Clarke that some of the Association's members were
reporting trespass on their private lands in the Mosport
area at the time of the Can -Am races and wished to record
the problem.
This and other letters from private citizens in July, 1973,
led Council to pass a motion convening a meeting for
August 1st, 1973 with representatives of the Ontario
Provincial Police, the District Health Unit, the Ministry
of Environment, the Ministry of Industry and Tourism,
Mosport Park Ltd., the Township Solicitor and other
representatives of concerned groups. This meeting was
apparently non - productive.
One man who lives in the northwest quarter of Clarke has,
in a letter to Council in 1973 and in a recent interview,
deliberately argued for Sunday racing. This man in earlier
days raced at Mosport himself and wants to ensure that
racing, under reasonable controls and at reasonable times,
can continue.
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On July 19, 1973 a meeting was held in Bowmanville by
representatives of the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of
Industry and Tourism, the Ministry of the Environment, the
Township of Clarke, the Oshawa - Ontario County Health Unit
and the Haliburton, Kawartha, pine Ridge District Health
Unit to discuss the conditions and problems relevant to
public health at Mosport. Their complete report is in
Appendix B.
On September 19, 1973, a petition was presented to: The
Attorney General for Ontario, and to: The Corporation of
the Township of Clarke, listing 207 signatures of people
in the vicinity. The forward to the petition was as
follows:
"The undersigned residents of the County of Durham ask that
the necessary action be taken to prevent the holding of any
future events at Mosport Park that would be likely to lead
to lawlessness and the destruction of private property.
This request is made in the interest of public safety and
for the protection of private property. There have been too
many examples of lawlessness and destruction of private
property by persons attending events at Mosport Park to allow
the owners of the park to pretend that they are not aware of
the consequences of such events."
By Resolution #170, on October 16, 1973, the Council of the
Township of Clarke resolved: "That this council endorse
the petition submitted by Mr. Stuart MacKay under covering
letter dated September 19, 1973 and instruct the Reeve to
so advise the Attorney General of Ontario."
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DAMAGE TO PROPERTY: From letters from and interviews with
landowners contiguous to or near Mosport the following list
of kinds of damage to their lands is compiled:
crowds tramping over and destroying uncut fields of hay
driving cars and motorcycles over grain fields
making permanent car tracks in hay fields and pastures
lighting fires and leaving inflammable fluids
chopping down trees and isolated buildings for firewood
cutting and wrecking fences and gates
leaving broken beer, wine and liquor bottles in pastures
leaving garbage and debris in clean creeks and along roads
leaving garbage and debris in a local gravel pit
spreading dust over crops from heavy traffic on minor roads
leaving human cereta anywhere on private property
damaging new tree plantings
polluting the otherwise clean Wilmot Creek
unauthorized parking on private property
unauthorized tenting and camping on private property
unauthorized racing on private property
drinking of alcoholic beverages and drunkenness
motorcycles climbing gravel pit banks
noise at all hours
noisy trial runs before 1:30 p.m. Sunday
non - access to own lands during races
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These neighbours state that their rights to use their own
properties are being violated by noise and anxiety,
especially since the advent of Sunday racing at Mosport.
They are burdened with the cost, time and labour of
making good the damage, and also with the bitterness of
knowing that it may happen time and time again.
Outsiders may state that the total dollar damage to private
property in any one year is insignificant compared to the
profits to the area from Mosport. Against such cynical
statements are the solid facts that the private owners
cannot now use their properties as intended in an
agricultural area; and that the re -sale value of their
properties is declining compared to rising land values out
of the Mosport range.
LONG TERM ASPECTS: To test a balance on the pros and cons
of Mosport, the long term growth and regional significance
of Mosport should be projected. In 12 years the average
paid attendance at each of the two or three major races
each year might well exceed 100,000 compared to about
33,000 now. The owners claim that the recent growth rate
of paid admissions is 10% per year. At two continental
European tracks the attendance now reaches 300,000 for a
major race. If such a growth does in fact occur, then the
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scale of the present problems will be enlarged unless
Mosport can find and apply solutions.
If this is to be a more important, permanent, well- managed,
international and club race track, then the need for new
traffic circulation systems, more direct access, more
space and more effective co-operative controls is obvious.
This concept of a much more active Mosport is of prime
concern to the Town of Newcastle and to the Mosport
neighbouring landowners. A realistic approach to the
expected problems is essential.
PUBLIC HEALTH: The Region of Durham Health Unit assumed
the inspection of Mosport food, water and sanitation
services since January 1974 and will require stringent
controls on the preparation of food, supply of drinking
water, provision for container sanitation and disposal,
containment and disposal of garbage, and fly control.
These public health inspections are continuous at race
week -ends. The inspectors have trail -bikes to cover the
entire activity area. The Health Unit will prescribe an
increase in proper washroom facilities with septic tanks
and field tile beds. The shortage of such facilities,
compared to the primitive privy -type services, has been
one of the neglects of Mosport.
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MEDICAL: During and after the races at Mosport, the
incidence of accidents and injuries of the spectators
needing hospital treatment rises considerably. The
Bowmanville hospital has to keep extra staff on call for its
emergency and outpatient units. Many of these patients
will not give their proper names, or do not have medical -
hospital insurance cards, so they must be treated at a loss
to the hospital. The Oshawa General Hospital reports no
significant increase in admissions from injuries or
accidents at Mosport.
Mosport has one doctor at the track, 3 first aid stations
and one ambulance ready twenty - -four hours a day for
spectators of major races. For the racing personnel
Mosport has at the track 3 ambulances and 20 doctors for
the major races. In addition to these facilities 3 St.
John Ambulances are also available at Mosport. This
combined staff and equipment may be used for the public
or the personnel wherever necessary. The on -site medical
staff and equipment are paid by Mosport.
MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT: This Ministry has no
suggestions for the control of pollution near Mosport, by
the overspill crowd from Mosport, other than that the
Municipality make the owners aware of the problem and declare
that it is their problem and responsibility to take
corrective measures.
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MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES: On May 9th, 1974 a meeting
was held at Lindsay with six representatives of the
Ministry of Natural Resources to obtain pertinent
information for this Report. This Ministry is concerned
about garbage in the Wilmot Creek affecting Fish and
Wildlife; and with oil spillage from vehicles and roads
into the Creek. It has no jurisdiction over forest fire
prevention or control in this particular locality.
POLICE AND TRAFFIC: At the two major races each year at
Mosport, the Newcastle Detachment and the #8 District
Ontario Provincial Police have about 40 police on duty for
two 12 hour shifts each day to control traffic flow, coming
and going, in the whole Mosport traffic area. Before
these major races, three north -south side roads between
Lots 30 and the Clarke- Darlington Town Line, are blocked
at the 8th, 9th and 10th Concession Roads•, and the 10th
from Highway 35 to Lot 33, Clarke, is kept clear for
emergency vehicles. After races the north -south roads
are opened to relieve the traffic pressure going south.
At the smaller races there are no police forces on constant
duty. The police say that road signs directing traffic to
Mosport would simplify the ingoing traffic conditions.
Police do not necessarily patrol private property near
Mosport during the races but they expect that Owners would
report all infractions of the law to them immediately so
that they can investigate.
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It is mandatory that Mosport keep the parking of all the
customers' cars and the placing of tents in an orderly
manner and distributed in various places so that access to
all parts of the grounds would be fast and direct in any
emergency; and for the general exit.
The blocking of roads for traffic control without previous
public notice is probably illegal and causes some extra
problems for the landowners near Mosport trying to get to
and from their properties during races. Permits should
be sent by the police, annually, to identify owners on the
closed roads and allow them to pass.
Bylaw 1463, of the former Township of Clarke, to restrict
parking on the two roads north and east of Mosport, was
considered and passed before Sunday racing and therefore
stated from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Saturdays and public
holidays only. To keep parking within Mosport property
and away from the continguous neighbours' properties the
timing should now include Sundays.
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FIRE CONTROL: Mosport is required by the Canadian Racing
Drivers Association and other racing governing bodies to
maintain adequate fire - fighting forces and equipment for
the protection of racing vehicles, the drivers and the
spectators. They have g emergency vehicles equipped to
fight fire on the track; 63 firefighting positions around
the track each manned by 2 to 14 security people; one
mobile unit with men in asbestos protective suits and
trained to fight motor vehicle fires; and trained people
at the pits.
Mosport claims that their own forces using wet burlap bags
were once able to extinguish a 20 acre grass fire with the
assistance of local fire fighters. Because of the dryness
of the terrain and the nearness of pine tree plantations,
an underground concrete water storage tank of at least
10,000 gallon capacity for water supply to the pumpers of
the municipal fire department should be built. This tank
would be paid for by Mosport, located readily accessible
at the north end of their property; and kept filled from
Mosport wells at off racing times in stages not to
diminish the required supply for the track.
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CAMPING: The Ontario Provincial Police and the Region of
Durham Health Unit recognize that one of the main causes
of the difficulties at Mosport is the overnight camping.
At the largest race 10,000 persons will camp on the Friday
night and 20,000 persons on the Saturday night. Overnight
camping is an effective device to draw extra customers to
the races, especially people coming from some distance
(35% Americans). It is also a by-product of Sunday
racing which in turn is a requirement of international
racing governing bodies, and an imperative economic
requirement for Mosport.
In spite of special programs to keep the campers occupied
and on the grounds, some of these people travel the
countryside after racing hours and cause many of the
difficulties. According to the owners, some of the
troublemakers may be local.
The owners claim that they are doing more and more to
control the situation internally. They provide water,
sanitation facilities, garbage bags, firewood, specifically
designated and adequate camping areas (mostly on the infield)
direct access and continual supervision. There are four
deep wells for water supply and extra water is trucked in
when required. The claimed objective of the owners for
the whole camping operation is an extension of the
entertainment idea of the racing and containment of the
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crowd on Mosport property. They state that if the camping
were not within Mosport then an intolerable situation from
sporadic camping throughout the whole area would arise.
This is probably true.
INTENTIONS OF THE OWNERS: In two interviews for this
Report, two representatives of the owners stated that they
wished to be responsible corporate citizens and that they
were doing everything to promote a controlled situation.
They accept the nature of, but discount the extent of,
the damages listed to their neighbours' properties. They
believe that Mosport is not legally responsible for
happenings on its neighbours' properties.
They meet regularly with the police to discuss external
traffic circulation. They are co- operating on the flow
of traffic through the Mosport gates. They have 250
security persons (in white overalls) to maintain order
inside Mosport. They ask their customers to obey the
laws on drinking.
The owners claim that their forces clean up the nearby
litter, outside Mosport, after each race. They doubt the
effectiveness of any steel fence which can be cut. The
new concrete wall on the north side of the property is
mainly to force people to proceed to Mosport through the
gates and ticket wickets, on the assumption that the side
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roads will be blocked off by police. It will not prevent
the customers from leaving by the other 3 sides.
The owners state that the racing drivers require some
time to tune their motors and practise, on the day of the
race, before the races start at 2:30 p.m. If there are
several classes, and many entries, this explains the
necessity to start practising by 9:00 to 10:00 a.m.
Sunday.
The owners will notify the spectators, on their printed
notices and programs that trespassing on the neighbouring
properties is contrary to the law.
The owners agree that if the north -south minor roads and
the diagonal forced road in Lots 31 and 32, Concession B.
Clarke, along Wilmot Creek, could be closed to both in
and out traffic to keep the spectators away from this
whole neighbourhood, then the incidence of trespassing
and vandalism would be reduced.
This idea would have to be studied as part of a
simplification of the present traffic circulation and
future arterial road systems.
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ECONOMICS: The costs of municipal and provincial services
are considerable. Policing costs for the major events
of 1973 are not available in total. When the Region
of Durham Police assume the present duties of the Ontario
Provincial Police in the Mosport area, the direct costs
for policing will be more apparent to the Town of
Newcastle taxation structure. Extra policing costs for
the transient crowds at races (or at any other large events
in the municipality) do not mean extra grants from the
Province. These costs will be increasing each year.
Mosport does generate extra business activity in the urban
centres of the Region from the large numbers of people
passing through; and from construction, repairs and
maintenance, food, services, supplies and payroll to local
staff.
The owners claim that in 1973, the payroll in the local
community for catering and operations was $63,000.00; for
repairs and maintenance $25,000.00; for construction
$100,000.00, and for firewood for campers $5,000.00.
The owners also claim, from a questionnaire survey of its
customers, that the customers coming to the two major races
of 1973 spent more than $1,717,000.00 in a local area
within 30 minutes driving time of Mosport.
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Some motels in the area are booked ahead solidly for one
year for professional racing drivers and teams who come
from as far away as Italy and Japan for the international
races. All of the motels within a fifty mile radius of
Mosport are booked ahead for the major races.
Restaurants, food stores, camping supplies stores, beer,
wine and liquor stores, ice suppliers, drug stores and
automotive services (gasoline, oil, repairs, tires and
towing) in the area notice an appreciable increase in
trade at racing times.
These two elements of public costs and private profits
should not confuse or diminish the issue of the damages to
the properties and the life-style of the neighbours.
The costs and profits must be taken into account in the
general analysis of Mosport and are, in fact, a strong
reason for the proper and complete solution to the
damages to the neighbours.
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LEGISLATION: One of the objectives of this Report is to
find legal means of controlling certain conditions at
Mosport as a method of minimizing the problems.
The permission to hold motor vehicle racing after 1:30
p.m. on Sundays during 1974 at Mosport is provided by
Bylaw 74 -41 of the Corporation of the Town of Newcastle,
under Section 1 of The Lord's Day (Ontario) Act, Chapter
259, R.S.O. 1970. Section 4(1) of this Act states that
'Every bylaw under this Act shall provide for the
regulation and control of the activities specified herein,
and may provide for the regulation and control of any
matter or thing in connectiontherewith."
This clause provides an effective means of controlling the
miscellaneous problems and activities, since the By-law
has to be enacted each year to permit racing on Sundays
and can be rescinded for non - compliance.
A by -law to forbid Music Festivals or related events
(See Appendix C) will be needed.
Other controlling by -laws can be enacted by the Town of
Newcastle under the authority of Section 354 of The
Municipal Act, R.S.O. 1970 as listed, with the sub - sections
numbers, below:
HEIGHT AND KIND OF FENCE (19) - For prescribing the height
and description of lawful fences.
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MOTOR VEHICLE AND MOTORCYCLE RACING (60) For prohibiting,
or for licensing, regulating and governing, the racing of
motor vehicles or motorcycles, or one or more defined
classes thereof, in the municipality or one or more
defined areas thereof; and for prohibiting, or for
licensing, regulating and governing, the holding of motor
vehicle or motorcycle races, or one or more defined
classes thereof, in the municipality or one or more
defined areas thereof.
NOISE (118) For prohibiting or regulating, within the
municipality or within any defined area or areas thereof,
the ringing of bells, the blowing of horns, shouting and
unusual noises, or noises likely to disturb the
inhabitants.
NUISANCES (120) .- For prohibiting and abating public
nuisances.
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CONCLUSIONS: From the research of the available files.
at-the-track observations, interviews with some sixty
persons, and objective study, the conclusions are that
Mosport Park Limited will have to co operate with the
nearby landowners and the Municipality to find and
apply every means of solving the injustices of
trespass and damage.
To strengthen the measures that would minimize this
trespass and vandalism, the Council of the Town of
Newcastle will need to enact additional by laws and
to amend some previous ones.
In the larger, and more creative, context of special
events in this whole district, Council may wish to
study the potential issues and the implications of a
more active Mosport. One of those issues would be
road construction and road circulation systems.
Another would be the residual costs to the municipality.
It is quite possible that most of the problems (except
noise) can be solved, provided basic disciplines are
defined and maintained inside and outside of the track;
and provided the landowners, Mosport and the Municipality
are each and together determined to solve and to keep
solving the problems.
These are serious matters for this community both now
and for the future. The three parties concerned cannot
allow a failure In this determination to find solutions.
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RECOMMENDATIONS: The Planning Advisory Committee should
recommend to the Council of the Town of Newcastle that it
consider the following 16 recommendations as methods of
action to control Mosport:
(1) Enforce the existing by -law for Sunday racing times;
or amend it to permit practice racing starting at 10 :00 a.m.
Sundays.
(2) Enforce measures to control drinking and drunkenness
outside of legal places at Plosport.
(3) Enact and enforce a by-law requiring Mosport to provide
and maintain adequate fences on the whole periphery of
Mosport to define the limits of the property and to contain
the Mosport customers.
(4) Require Mosport to post at frequent intervals along
their property limits, and to print in their programs and
flyers, a notice to the effect that trespassing of any kind
is prohibited on all private properties outside Mosport.
(5) Enact and enforce a by-law to require Mosport to be
responsible for cleaning up litter, and garbage, and empty
and broken bottles on municipal roads, in or near streams
and on properties contiguous to Mosport.
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(6) Require Mosport to post with the Municipality a cash
indemnity sum at the beginning of each year large enough to
compensate substantiated claims for the actual material and
labour costs from the neighbours for the effects of
trespassing, vandalism and carelessness of persons who attend
the races. Claims would be made to, judged by and paid from
the fund by the Municipality.
(7) Enact and enforce a by law to prevent parking;, driving,
camping, tenting and using trailers on any neighbouring
private property.
(8) Notify Provincial agencies to have laws enforced to
observe and prevent the pollution of the springs, branches
and main stream of the Wilmot Creek.
(q) Enact and enforce a by -law to limit noise from Mosport
to reasonable intensities and to reasonable times.
(10) Require some police at some intervals at each small
week -end race to enforce parking restrictions and to enforce
laws outside of Mosport property.
(11) Require Mosport to supply and erect signs to identify
routes to and from P4osport according to municipal standards.
(12) Require positive control of overnight camping at Mosport
with adequate camping areas; direct access food, water and
fuel supply, adequate sanitation facilities; garbage
collection; effective supervision; and separation of one-day
parking areas from camping areas.
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(13) Review the existing construction, surface conditions
and circulation systems of the roads from Lot 28, Concessions
6, 7, 8, 9 and 10, Clarke, to Lot 17, Concessions 5, 6, 7; 8
and 9, Darlington, and as related to the Scugog Road, Taunton
Road and Highway 35, to establish better traffic movement
before, during and after races; and to keep abnormal traffic
off the residential roads and calculate the costs of any
proposed improvements.
(14) Enact and enforce a bye -law to restrict parking on roads
necessary for the control of traffic on Sundays, in addition
to Saturdays and holidays.
(15) Withhold enactment of a by-law permitting racing at
Mosport on Sundays during 1975 until the Council of the Town
of Newcastle is satisfied that the relevant recommendations
it accepts and implements from this Report are being
observed by Mosport Park Ltd.
(16) Forward a copy of this Report to the Council of the
Regional Municipality of Durham for its comments on the
regional aspects of Mosport.
Respectfully submitted,
John Layng,
Planning Consultant
R. R. 1, Orono
APPENDIX A
MOSPORT FROM THE DRAFT OFFICIAL PLAN OF CLARKE
The area designated as the Mosport Racetrack is land where
the predominant use shall be for a racetrack for motor
vehicles, together with accessory facilities.
The general principles to be considered in the development
and zoning; of the area shall be as follows:
(a) The uses permitted shall include the racing of motor
vehicles. Other accessory uses to meet the needs of the
competitors, support staff, employees, spectators and sports
officials may include offices, workshops, overnight
accomodation, retail stores, entertainment facilities,
restaurants and camping facilities.
Residences for full -time employees on the site will also be
permitted.
(music festivals are not a permitted use.)
(b) All development shall occur and all uses will be conducted
in a way that minimizes the impact in terms of noise, fumes and
visual intrusion on the existing residences in the surrounding
area.
(c) No development or use shall be permitted which will cause
the pollution of ground or surface water.
(d) All applications for changes in the zoning by.-law to allow
the construction of residences, overnight accommodation,
offices, retail stores or restaurants, shall be accompanied by
an engineering report indicating that there is available an
adequate supply of potable water for each proposed use and that
soil conditions will permit the installation of a septic tank.
All septic tanks shall conform to the standards of the
Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit.
(e) Entrances shall be designed in a manner which allows safe
ingress and egress to the site and be located in a manner which
encourages traffic to use Arterial Roads or Provincial Highways
and discourages the use of other classes of roads.
(f) Adequate off.-street parking shall be provided.
(g) Fencing shall be provided to prevent access being gained
from the site to adjacent private land.
(h) All accessory uses shall be orientated to serve people
within the site. Direct access from public roads to these
accessory uses will not be permitted.
APPENDIX B
HALIBURTON, KAWARTHA, PINE RIDGE DISTRICT HEALTH UNIT
A meeting was held in the Bowmanville office of the Haliburton,
Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit on July 19th, 1973
to discuss the conditions and problems at Mosport Park which
were of interest and concern to those in public health and
allied fields. Those attending were as follows:
Ministry of Health -• Mr. John Anderson
Senior Consultant, Public Health Inspection
Community Health Protection Branch
Ministry of Industry and Tourism - Mr. W. J. Haddad
Director, Metro Toronto Region
Mr. H. E. Hoffman, District Representative
Ministry of Environment - Mr. D. G. Kimber
Regional Engineer
Ontario Ministry of Health, Kingston
Township of Clarke - Mr. E. H. Woodyard, Reeve, Clarke Township
Oshawa- Ontario County Health Unit - Dr. C. C. Stewart
Medical Officer of Health
Dr. Ted Watt, Director
Public Health Environmental Services
Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit
Dr. Charlotte M. Horner
Medical Officer of Health
Mr. Freeman Hutchings
Chief Public Health Inspector
Mr. Robert McNaull, Public Health Inspector
There was a good discussion, and the following recommendations
were made:
1. Install a water meter immediately for the new comfort
station.
2. Provide additional facilities as follows:
(a) Portable privies for the larger attendance meets
(b) Additional new comfort stations
3. Provide additional garbage containers at the food
concessions.
2.
4. Maintain designated access routes free from cars and
camping at all times, so that all Park areas may be serviced.
5. Designate certain areas of the Park for Camping, and
provide some of the additional facilities in these areas.
6. Consider permitting only those with camping permits into
the Park.
7. Purchase or lease additional land adjacent to the Park,
and use these areas for cars with a one day ticket.
8. The source of Wilmott Creek lies within Mosport Park-
therefore, every effort should be made to protect the
environment.
9. Develop a 5 -year plan, as estimated attendance could
increase to 75,000 - 100,000.
10. Arrange for future meetings of those attending, to
continue assessment of Mosport and its operation.
Representatives from Mosport to be invited.
11. Make trail bikes available to the inspectors, to assist
them in covering the Park area.
It was generally felt that there had been a continued
improvement in the conditions at Mosport during the past few
years, and some unsatisfactory conditions had been rectified.
There was a discussion about police and fire protection, but
it was felt that these responsibilities were outside the
field of those present. A brief review of medical services
indicated that they were adequate, and that emergencies
could be handled.
APPENDIX C
THE STRAWBERRY FIELDS FESTIVAL AT MOSPORT: AUGUST 7 to 9, 1970
On Wednesday, August 5, 1970 THE CANADIAN STATESMAN of
Bowmanville carried a front page story about a Pop Festival
coming to Mosport. This event was a surprise locally,
though it had been well- publicized in the United States as a
giant Rock Festival. The New York Times carried an ad
calling it the Strawberry Fields Festival.
Young people began to arrive on the Tuesday for the events
of the following week -end. They did not expect the bike
races as advertised here. They came to hear the music.
By Thursday the news came that a judge had refused an
application of the Attorney -- General to have an injunction
passed forbidding the festival. By then there were 20,000
at Mosport and it was too late to stop the Pop-- Youth --Drug
Festival.
No races were held because the track could not be cleared of
people. The Festival proceeded. Its worst aspect was the
damage to the young people through drugs. The estimated
75,000 crowd created a costly emergency excercise for the
Ontario Provincial Police, the Ontario Hospital Services
Commission and the Drug Addiction Research Foundation.
The cost to the O.P.P. for traffic control and Mosport
periphery patrol was about $213,000.00. Some neighbours
report that the youths cleaned up all the litter on private
property before they left. Nude swimming; was reported at
Bowmanville Beach, Vanstones Pond and Tyrone Pond. By
the Monday several thousand were still at Mosport and the
roads were lined with hitch--hikers going home.
On August 12, 1970, the editorial for THE CANADIAN STATESMAN
was entitled LET'S STOP ANOTHER ONE BEFORE IT HAPPENS AGAIN.
The editorial asked, "Now that the Flower Children had come
and gone, Who foisted the Festival upon us and Why was it
allowed to happen? Many questions will have to be answered
and fast action will have to be taken to make certain it
doesn't happen here again ".
The Strawberry Fields Festival was a disordered, traumatic
experience for this community. It will be necessary to
evolve laws now to prevent any such events in the future.
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RECOMMENDATIONS: The Planning Advisory Committee should
recommend to the Council of the Town of Newcastle that it
consider the following 16 recommendations as methods of
action to control Mosport:
(1) Enforce the existing by--law for Sunday racing times_
and define racing practice and trials starting at 10:00
a.m. Sundays.
(2) Require measures to control drinking and drunkenness
at Mosport.
(3) Enact and enforce a by-law requiring Mosport to provide
and maintain adequate fences on the whole periphery of
Mosport to define the limits of the property and to contain
the Mosport customers.
(4) Require Mosport to post at frequent intervals along
their property limits, and to print in their programs and
flyers, a notice to the effect that trespassing of any kind
is prohibited on all private properties outside Mosport.
(5) Enact and enforce a by --law to require Mosport to be
responsible for cleaning up litter, and garbage, and empty
and broken bottles on municipal roads, in or near streams
and on properties contiguous to Plosport.
Revised 11.6.74
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(6) Enact a by-law to prohibit Music Festivals and
related events. (This item repeats paragraph 4, page 20).
(7) Enact and enforce a by-law to prevent parking, driving,
camping, tenting and using trailers on any neighbouring
private property.
(8) Notify Provincial agencies to have laws enforced to
observe and prevent the pollution of the springs, branches
and main stream of the Wilmot Creek.
(9) Enact and enforce a bylaw to limit noise from Mosport
to reasonable intensities and to reasonable times.
(Consider with Recommendation 1).
(10) Require some police at some intervals at each small
week -end race to enforce parking restrictions and to enforce
laws outside of Mosport property.
(11) Require Mosport to supply and erect signs to identify
routes to and from Mosport according to municipal standards.
(12) Require positive control of overnight camping; at
Mosport with adequate camping areas; direct access food,
water and fuel supply- adequate sanitation facilities,
garbage collection- effective supervision, and separation
of one -day parking areas from camping areas.
Revised 11.6.74