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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPD-79-91 THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF NEWCASTLE DN: PARTICIP.GPA REPORT Meeting:General Purpose and Administration Committee File# Date: Monday, April 8, 1991 Fees. #' : PD-79-91 DEV 90-049 By-Law# Report#: File #: - Subject: APPEAL OF ZONING AND OFFICIAL PLAN AMENDMENT TO ONTARIO MUNICIPAL BOARD - PARTICIPATION HOUSE PART LOT 8, CONCESSION 2, FORMER TOWN OF BOWMANVILLE FILE: DEV 90-049 (X-REF: 90-098/N) Recommendations: It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and Administration Committee recommend to Council the following: 1 . THAT Report PD-79-91 be received for information. 1. PURPOSE The purpose of this report is : a to advise Council that the Ontario Municipal Board Hearing for the Participation House proposal has been scheduled for the week of July 29 in the Council Chambers . b) that Planning Staff will not be participating at the hearing. 2 . LOCATION The subject property is presently vacant and is located in Part Lot 8, Concession 2, former Town of Bowmanville. Located to the east of the site is the Soper Creek and associated valley lands. To the west of the site is a dwelling unit which had been used in the past as a Day Care, to the south are single dwelling units fronting on Concession Street. To the north of the lands is a Draft Approved Plan of Subdivision (18T-88039) . 3. BACKGROUND Report PD-240-90 was presented to General Purpose and Administration Committee on July 16, 1990, recommending approval of Official Plan and Zoning amendments as related to the 40 unit residential development proposed by Participation House. 2 REPORT NO. PD-79-91 PAGE 2 3 .2 Subsequent to consideration of Report PD-240-90, Council approved GPA recommendation as follows : "THAT the application to permit the development of 40 Townhouse units be DENIED" and "THAT the Province of Ontario be notified that the Town of Newcastle is prepared to address the Participation House concept, but not to the density level specified in Report PD- 240-90" 3 . 3 The Town Clerk was advised by correspondence dated October 10, 1990, that "The Participation House Project" had filed an appeal to the Ontario Municipal Board on Council's denial of their By-Law Amendment application. Subsequently, the Official Plan Amendment application submitted by Participation House was also referred to the Board. The Board has scheduled the Hearing during the week of July 29 to August 2, 1991 to be held in the Council Chambers at the Municipal Administration Centre. 4 . COMMENTS 4 . 1 Since Staff's recommendation is contrary to Council 's decision, there will be no Staff involvement at the upcoming Ontario Municipal Board hearing except for procedural matter or appearance under subpeona. Should Council wish to defend its denial decision before the Board, Council may direct a planning consultant be retained. The cost of legal and planning consultant fees for the hearing is estimated to be $20,000 . which has not been accounted for in the 1991 Budget. Respectfully submitted, Recommended for presentation to the Committee d k Franklin Wu, M.C. I .P. La rence Kotseff DIrector of Planning Chief A istrative and Development Officer HM*FW*cc *Attach 27 March 1991 . . .3 I REPORT NO. PD-79-91 PAGE 3 Interested parties to be notified of Council and Committee's decision: The Participation House Project Mr. B. Turner 500 Wentworth Street East Mrs . R. Turner Suite 3 133 McFeeters Cres . OSHAWA, Ontario L1H 3V9 BOWMANVILLE, Ontario L1C 4K6 Annau Associates Inc . Richard Lange Attention: Mark Krayenhoff 79 Soper Creek Drive 819 Yonge Street BOWMANVILLE, Ontario L1C 4K6 TORONTO, Ontario M4W 2G9 Mr. Paradis R. R. #4, BOWMANVILLE, Ontario LIC 3K5 Don Vivian 75 Soper Creek Drive BOWMANVILLE, Ontario L1C 4K6 Judith A. Beitle 49 Soper Creek Drive BOWMANVILLE, Ontario L1C 4K7 Totten Sims Hubicki Attention: Graham Good lA King Street East COBOURG, Ontario K9A 4L1 a.. 0 D m D � a MEARNS o (� Z AVENUE _ U7 (D --- W D O co 1 -v .p m �• -� J> m ...� ..rn LAMBS .�. O ROAD ...................................... =_-- - - CONCESSION 1 CONCESSION 2 1 � 1 .NNAU A590CIht @B nAtl,tlrelloe unu+r 41 r Ii2S0 '"0 'n4 .SUBMISSIOi 1 � AY 18 1990 JTF] __.... I Ji lie • j.