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Home My WebLink About74-343 �- WORK PROGRAM NEWCASTLE DISTRICT PLAN 1. INTRODUCTION The purpose of this document is to outline: (i) the basic approach to be followed in the preparation of the District Plan, (ii) the general content to be found within the initial Planning Study and District Plan; (iii) the anticipated timing of the various stages of the program; and (iv) the detailed studies to be prepared for the long term Planning of the District. 2. BASIC APPROACH It is proposed that an interim District Plan be initially developed through a fairly straightforward process of reviewing the four existing Official Plans, updating the data where necessary, re- vising the documents in light of recent Provincial, Regional and Town policies and consolidating this information into one documents The purpose of the Interim Plan is to establish policies that will guide the development of the Town of Newcastle in a desirable fashion, until such time as a Regional Plan has been approved. 3a PHASE I (a) Goals and Objectives: The first task before the Planning Advisory Committee should be to establish a set of Interim goals and objectives that would provide the proper direction to the analysis and syn- thesis of the individual existing Official Plans, in order that a common reference will exist to assist in reconciling competing or otherwise conflicting interests. Preliminary goals and objectives relating to the Interim period would be prepared by consolidating the goals and objectives of the existing Official Plans and supplementing these as suggested by working experience, The Planning Advisory Committee would review the goals and objectives, ensuring they reflected the desired state for the Town. - 2 (cont.........) (b) Base Mapping: A Base Map for the Town of Newcastle will be prepared at the scale of 1" =2000' using base maps supplied by the Regional Planning Department. For the areas of concentrated growth detail maps at a larger scale will be used. Cronars of all plates, schedules and base maps will be required from the Newcastle Village Official Plan and Planning Study: Where suitable base mapping already exists, copies of the dylars would be provided to the Consultants. Mapping which has already been done by the Regional Planning Department would be used wherever possible. (c) Detailed Review of Existing Plans: The Consultants snall prepare a report reviewing the existing Official Plans on a subject basis. For example, Estate Residential would be analysed on how the various Plans dif- fered in their handling of this form of development, as well as outlining the strengths and weaknesses of the various ap- proaches. Indirect implications of the present and alternative policies will be outline asa.part of the review. Once the report has been prepared, the Planning Advisory Committee and the Consultants should meet in order that areas concern and /or conflict may be identified. Copies of the Bowmanville Official Plan and Planning Studies, as well as any backup reports will be supplied to the Consultant. Where they exist, the Regional Planning Department's and the - Ministry of Housing's comments on the four existing plans will be taken into consideration. 4. PHASE II (a) Planning Study: Based on the existing Planning Studies and reports, an Interim Planning Study will be prepared for the Town of Newcastle and reviewed by the Planning Advisory Committee. Updating of data will be provided where necessary. This study will con- centrate on the rural areas of the municipality and on those urban areas where extensive development or redevelopment could take place in the Interim period. — 3 — (cont.......) (a) Planning Study: During Phase II it is not anticipated that any new in -depth studies will be prepared, but rather that the background date that already exists will be updated and consolidated, including data assembled by the O.A.P.A.D. Study and any other readily available sources. The reasons for this initial approach are basically: (i) substantial efford went into the preparation of the exist- ing planning studies, and this information should not be disregarded; (is) by accepting the data basically as it is, with minor up- dating, the length of time required to prepare an Interim District Plan will be greatly reduced; and (iii) problem areas that do appear can be studied in -depth as special reports, after the Interim development guidelines and policies have been established. The following aspects will be examined in the initial planning study. Topics that will require special in -depth study will be expanded upon in Phase V. (1) Physical Aspects: Regional Setting Natural Features - including physiography, mineral resour- ces, agricultural capability, etc. Land Use - the existing land use maps will be up- dated where necessary. Transportation - any reports not included in the exist- ing studies will be analysed and included in the report. - Discussions will be had with MTC and � the Regional Works Dept. with regard to short term transportation improve- ments. Municipal Services -iiny reports not included in the exist- ing studies will be analysed and included in the report. - discussions will be had with the Mini- stry of the Environment and the Region- al Works Dept. regarding feasible short term servicing areas and projects. (cont.....) (b) (ii) (iii) 4 Social and Economic Aspects: Historic Development Population Characteristics - Community Facilities Administrative /Financial Land Use Requirements Evaluations Policy .Ilternatives - 'opulation projections from the existing Plans will be analysed and re- evaluated if they are not in beeping with the Town's goals regarding growth rate. - Includi.ng a preliminary analysis of recreational fac- ilities and school facilities. - Including Economic Base, Assessment Trends, Municipal Financial Capability. - Based on Population project- ions and acreages and areas for the various land uses. Interim and Long Term. Alternative policies for each of the subjects dealt with in Phase I (c) will be outlined and recommendations made by the Consultant. Review By Planning Advisory Committees The Planning Study will be reviewed by the Planning kdvasory Committee with the consultant and instructions given based on the alternatives outlined therein. 5. PH�,SE III Phase III will be concerned with the preparation of the Interim Distract Plan and will contain such sections ass Goals and Objec- tives; Land Use Policies; Transportation Policies; Development Policies; Implementation and Interpretation, as well as Development and Road Plans for the Distract. Goals and 0 iectaves - relating to the following areas of concern: Environmental Protection Areas, Recreation, Agriculture, Economics, Transportation, Servicing and 1ydministra- tion. (cont....) 6a - 5 - LLgnd Use Policies - relating to the following Land Use categories: Environmental Protection Areas, Recreational, Conservation, Open Space, Urban, Hamlet, Estate Residential, Com- mercial, (General, Highway, Recreational and Local), Industrial (General, Restrictive, Waste, and Extractive), Rural and Existing Land Uses, Transportation Policies - including Functional Classification of roadway and areas for .improvement. De eloUment Policies - regarding Staging, Servicing, method and location of development, secondary plans, site plans, and reference plans. Implementation Internxetation Schedules Schedule "A" - Development and Road Plan for the Rural Portion, Schedule "B" - Development and Road Plan for the Urban areas, Schedule "C" - Staging Plans for the larger urban areas, Scheudle "D" - Community or Neighbourhood Plans for the larger urban areas. PHASE IV Following the presentation of the Draft District Plan to the Planning Advisory Committee and Council and its subsequent endorsement, a sLmimary of the Plan will be prepared for Public Presentation. The District Plan will be revised once the Planning Advisory Committee and Council have reviewed the Plan in light of the Public's comments. 7 o PHASE V Once the Interim District Plan has been prepared, a long term Future Development Concept will be prepared as an input into the Regional Official Plan, This Concept will be prepared under further instructions to be deter- mined at the time. It will take account of any studies done or underway by the Regional Planning Department and the Regional Works Department at that time. It will include in particular the follow- ing work: E (contoo „o,) (a) Commercial Land Need Study: This report will take a more detailed look at the Comm- ercial requirements of the District and its relationship to the Region. Included in the report could be a break- down of requirements for general, highway and shopping centre commercial needs, (b) Servicing: This report will look into the servicing problems of the District, with emphasis in the areas of urban concentra- tion, (c) Secondary Plans: Detailed land use plans will be prepared for the areas of urban concentration,