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REPORT
P U B L I C M E E T I N G
Meeting General Purpose and Administration Committee File
Monday, October 5, 1992 Res R'(1, 11
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Subject TOWN OF NEWCASTLE WATERFRONT STUDY
PHASES I AND 2 REPORT: BACKGROUND INFORMATION AND OPTIONS
FILE: PLN 15.3
Recommendations:
It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and
Administration Committee recommend to Council the following:
1. THAT Report PD- 204-92 be received;
2 . THAT the 'Background Information and Options Report' as
prepared by the consulting team headed by Bird and Hale
Limited, being the Phase 1 and 2 report for the Town of
Newcastle Waterfront Study, be received.
1. BACKGROUND
1. 1 The Town of Newcastle Waterfront Study has been undertaken as
a major component of the Review of the Town of Newcastle
Official Plan. The Waterfront Study is intended to formulate
a long-term strategic plan for the preservation, enhancement
and development of the Lake Ontario Waterfront resource in
Newcastle consistent with the principles of development
established by the Royal Commission on the Future of the
Greater Toronto Waterfront (Crombie Commission) , the Greater
Toronto Area Greenlands Strategy and the needs of the
residents of the Town of Newcastle. The detailed study area
for the Waterfront Study encompasses those lands bounded on
the north by Highway 401 and on the south by Lake Ontario,
although features and conditions outside the study area were
also considered if they were of relevance to the study.
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1.2 The Waterfront Study is being undertaken in four phases -
Phase 1: Data Collection and Analysis; Phase 2 : Review of
Options for the Future of the Waterfront; Phase 3 : Recommended
Waterfront Strategy and Land Use Plan; and Phase 4: Waterfront
Development Plan for Newcastle Village. The 'Background
Information and Options Report' represents the culmination of
work undertaken in the first two phases of the Study.
2 . BACKGROUND INFORMATION AND OPTIONS REPORT
2 . 1 The 'Background Information and Options Report' provides an
extensive review of factors which may have an influence on
decisions regarding the Lake Ontario Waterfront. These
include a review of relevant federal and provincial
legislation and regulations, parallel studies, existing land
uses and development proposals, the natural and cultural
environments, and population growth and economic development.
These are presented in Part B of the Report.
2 . 2 The Land Use Options for the Town of Newcastle Waterfront are
presented in Part C of the Report. The Report divides the
Waterfront Study Area into twelve discussion areas. This was
done in recognition of common conditions and features in these
areas, and to facilitate the discussion of issues and options
for each area. However, it is important to recognize that
these discussion areas are not discrete planning units to be
viewed in isolation from each other.
2 . 3 A significant component of the Waterfront Study is to
determine options for the location of pedestrian and bicycle
corridors along the Town of Newcastle waterfront and
north/south trail linkages. This is in recognition of the
Burlington to Trenton trail proposed by the Crombie
Commission, the trail system proposed by the Town of Newcastle
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Recreation Leisure Services Master Plan, and the CLOCA Outdoor
Recreation and Feasibility Study. The Report presents a
proposed network for pedestrian movement, comprised of a
regional trail, trail linkages, a beach trail, and focal
nodes. Relevant aspects of the network are discussed in the
context of the individual discussion areas. The entire
network is discussed comprehensively in Section 2 . 13 .
2 . 4 Comments on the Report by Council, the Technical Advisory
Committee and the public, will be used to help formulate a
recommended Land Use Plan and polices for the Town of
Newcastle waterfront in Phase 3 of the Waterfront Study. The
Plan will integrate and include the options for each
discussion area that are seen to be the most appropriate.
That Plan may include components of the options presented in
the Report, or as modified through the review process.
3 . AGENCY AND PUBLIC COMMENTS
3 . 1 A Technical Advisory Committee, consisting of representatives
of municipal, provincial and federal agencies, has been
created to provide input and direction to the Waterfront
study. Agencies on the Committee provided background data
which was incorporated in the 'Background Information and
Options Report' . The Committee will meet shortly to review
the options outlined in the report.
3 .2 Public Information Sessions for the Waterfront Study were held
at the Port Darlington Marina Hotel on June 15, 1992 and on
June 16, 1992 at the Newcastle Village Community Hall.
Comments received from the public at these sessions are
reflected in the Report.
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3 . 3 Public Notices advising of the October 5, 1992 Public Meeting
were published in local newspapers on September 16 and
September 23, 1992 . Notices were also mailed to those who
attended the Public Information Sessions, made submissions on
the Study, and interested community groups.
Respectfully submitted, Recommended for presentation
to the Committee
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Franklin Wu, M.C. I.P. Lawrence E. Kott eff
DIrector of Planning Chief Adminis�rtive
and Development Officer
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22 September 1992