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Leading the Way REPORT
PLANNING SERVICES DEPARTMENT
Meeting: GENERAL PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
Date: November 25, 2013 Resolution #: C �° f By-law #: ,2013 - loo
Report#: PSD-071-13 File #: PLN 25.1.51
Subject: STREET NAME CHANGES IN THE CLARINGTON ENERGY BUSINESS PARK
AND SOUTH SERVICE ROAD
RECOMMENDATIONS:
It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and Administration Committee
recommend to Council the following:
1. THAT Report PSD-071-13 be received;
2. THAT the street name changes be approved, provided there are no significant issues
raised at the meeting;
3. THAT the attached By-law (Attachment 1) be passed to rename Solina Road south of
Highway 401 and the east-west segment of Osborne Road to Crago Road;
4. THAT by-laws be forwarded to Council for the renaming of South Service Road and
Courtice Road south of the Highway 401 interchange, at such time as the road
construction is nearing completion as outlined in Section 3.5 of Report PSD-071-13;
5. THAT property owners and business tenants receive a goodwill payment recognizing the
inconvenience and time associated with the street name changes as identified in Section
4.1 of Report PSD-071-13;
6. THAT a copy of this Report and Council's decision be forwarded to the Durham Regional
Police Service and the Region of Durham Planning and Economic Development
Department; and
7. THAT all interested parties listed in this report and any delegations be advised of
Council's decision.
Submitted by: Reviewed by:�
Davi rome, MCIP, RPP Franklin Wu,
Directo of Planning Services Chief Administrative Officer
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CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON
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REPORT NO.: PSD-071-13 PAGE 2
1. PROPOSAL
1.1 Council, at their Meeting of September 16, 2013, passed a resolution authorizing staff to
process, with newspaper advertising, the renaming of:
• the portion of Solina Road south of Highway 401 together with the portion of
Osborne Road extending east from Osborne Road to Solina Road, to Crago
Road, with the fee for Ms. Crago's request for the above street name changes
being waived by Council;
• the portion of South Service Road east of Solina Road to Waverley Road, to
Energy Drive;
• the portion of South Service Road west of Solina Road to an energy themed
name; and
• the portion of Courtice Road south of the (future) intersection with Energy Drive
to an alternate name, potentially with a waterfront theme.
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2. PUBLIC INFORMATION SESSION
2.1 Staff organized and attended a public information session at the South Courtice Arena
in an effort to provide information on the proposed changes and to get input from
affected property owners and tenants. Notices were sent by first class mail to all
affected landowners and as many tenants as could be located. Only one Courtice
resident attended. He was not directly affected by the proposed street name changes.
He supported the name change for South Service Road east of Osborne and Courtice
Road south of Highway 401.
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3. PROPOSED NAME CHANGES
3.1 Osborne and Solina Road
The renaming of both the south end of Solina Road and the east-west portion of
Osborne Road to Crago Road was requested by Ms. Shirley Crago on the basis that the
Cragos have owned the land, on either the east or west sides of Solina Road for over
100 years. Ms. Crago currently owns lands on the west side of the road. The road
name will be a remembrance to a related Crago — Mr. Percival Crago, a First World War
dead. The street name sign will have a poppy symbol.
3.2 South Service Road west of Solina Road
South Service Road from Solina Road to Waverley Road will be renamed Energy Drive.
This will extend a prominent road, taking an obvious energy name and using it to unify
the energy business park with the nuclear generating station. It will serve to brand the
area as one of a key target area of investment attraction, including industries involved in
refurbishment.
3.3 South Service Road in the Energy Park
Renaming the portion of South Service Road west of Solina Road was intended to
involve an energy-themed name. The public did not express a preference for any name
therefore, staff chose one of the pre-approved energy-themed names — Megawatt.
3.4 Courtice Road
The portion of Courtice Road south of the (future) intersection with Energy Drive is
required to be renamed as it will not be connected to Courtice Road which will remain
north of the Highway 401 interchange. Courtice Shores Drive was prompted by the
desire for a waterfront-themed name.
3.5 Timing of Road Name Changes
It is anticipated that the implementation will proceed with the following transition timing:
a) the renaming of Solina Road and Osborne Road to Crago Road would be
effective February 1, 2014;
b) the renaming of South Service Road to either Energy Drive or Megawatt Road
would occur following the relocation and reconstruction of a portion of South
Service Road in association with the construction of a new Holt Road/Hwy 401
interchange. This is expected to be effective in early 2015; and
c) the renaming of Courtice Road south of the future intersection with Energy Drive
to Courtice Shores Drive occur through the realignment and construction of
Courtice Road to meet the Energy Drive intersection, expected to be completed
mid 2014.
4. GOODWILL PAYMENT
4.1 Council approved a policy for remuneration related to street name changes at the time
street names were being changed to address the requirements of unique address
REPORT NO.: PSD-071-13 PAGE 4
identifiers associated with implementation of Region wide 9-1-1 system in 2001
(Attachment 1). Staff are recommending that a similar approach be used to provide a
token payment recognizing the inconvenience and costs associated with a street name
change. It is not meant to cover actual costs or time but is a goodwill gesture.
4.2 The updated goodwill payment is as follows:
1. Residential owners and tenants $75.00
2. Business and institution owners and tenants $200.00
4.3 The preliminary estimate of the number of properties affected by the street name
changes, based on the recommended remuneration rate would be approximately
$3500, excluding Ms. Crago who requested the street name change and was exempted
by Council from paying an application fee. Planning Services will budget for these fees
in the 2015 budget, as this primarily impacts the businesses along South Service Road.
5. COMMENTS
5.1 In accordance with Council's resolution the proposed street name changes were
advertised. The completion date for the advertisements within the local newspaper was
November 20, 2013. No objections or comments have been received as of the writing
of this report in response to the published notice.
5.2 The Region of Durham has advised that they have no objection to the street renamings.
Provided that there are no objections raised at the Meeting, it is recommended that the
street name changes be approved.
5.3 Planning Staff will advise all agencies and departments of the proposed street name
change and proposed timing.
6. CONCLUSION
6.1 It is respectfully recommended that proposed street name changes be approved and
that staff be authorized to make goodwill payments as outlined in Section 4.
REPORT NO.: PSD-071-13 PAGE 5
CONFORMITY WITH STRATEGIC PLAN
The recommendations contained in this report conform to the general intent of the following
priorities of the Strategic Plan:
X Promoting economic development
Maintaining financial stability
Connecting Clarington
Promoting green initiatives
Investing in infrastructure
Showcasing our community
Not in conformity with Strategic Plan
Staff Contact: Robert Lee Russell, Planner II
Attachments:
Attachment 1 - By-law
Parties to be notified of Council's decision on file in the Planning Services Department
ATTACHMENT
TO REPORT PSD-071-13
CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON
BY-LAW NO.2013-
being a By-law to amend municipal street names in the Municipality of Clarington
WHEREAS the Council of the Corporation of the Municipality of Clarington deems it expedient
to amend certain municipal street names in the Municipality of Clarington;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT ENACTED as By-law for the Municipality of Clarington, as follows:
1. Change the name of the portion of Solina Road south of Highway 401 to Crago Road,
and the portion of Osborne Road extending east from Osborne Road to Solina Road,
to Crago Road;
2. The effective date of this by-law is February 1,2014.
BY-LAW passed in open session this day of 2013
Adrian Foster, Mayor
Patti L. Barrie, Municipal Clerk