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Home My WebLink AboutPD-64-84 CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF NEWCASTLE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT T.T.EDWARDS,M.C.I.P.,Director HAMPTON,ONTARIO LOB 1JO TEL.(416)263.2231 REPORT TO THE GENERAL PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE MEETING OF MARCH 5, 1984 REPORT NO. : PD-64-84 SUBJECT: APPLICATION TO AMEND DURHAM REGIONAL OFFICIAL PLAN - A. KLOMPMAKER AND P. VANDRUNEN PART LOT 15, CONCESSION 3, DARLINGTON FILE: 83-30/D RECOMMENDATION: It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and Administration Committee recommend to Council the following: 1 . That Report PD-64-84 be received; and 2. That the Region of Durham be advised that the Town of Newcastle has no objection to Official Plan Amendment application 83-30/D, submitted by A. Klompmaker and P. VanDrunen to permit the creation of seventeen (17) Estate Residential lots in Part Lot 15, Concession 3, former Township of Darlington, now Town of Newcastle ; and 3. That the Region of Durham and the applicant be forwarded a copy of Staff Report PD-64-84 and Council 's resolution. . . .2 I REPORT NO. : PD-64-84 Page 2 BACKGROUND: On August 16, 1983, the Region of Durham advised the Town of Newcastle that it had received an application to amend the Durham Regional Official Plan. The purpose of the application, submitted by Anthony Klompmaker and Patricia VanDrunen, is to permit the creation of seventeen (17) Estate Residential lots on a 10.3 hectare (25.5 acre) parcel of land in Part Lot 15, Concession 3, former Township of * Darlington (see attached key map). The site is designated "Major Open Space" by the Regional Official Plan. General Purpose and Administration Committee originally dealt with the application through its consideration of Staff Report PD-172-83, at its meeting of November 21 , 1983. Staff noted that no major concerns regarding the technical aspects of the development were highlighted as a result of the circulation of the Official Plan Amendment application. Staff further noted however that the proposed development did not comply with the Regional Official Plan policies relating to Estate Residential developments. The Official Plan states that the estimated population yield from an Estate Residential subdivision shall not exceed a density of 4.9 persons per hectare over the total site area. Staff calculated that the proposed development would have a density of 6.3 persons per hectare. The Official Plan also states that a proposed Estate Residential development shall not unduly restrict the use of adjacent properties for agriculture. Staff noted that an apple orchard located immediately to the south of the proposal is currently bounded on the east by Regional Road No. 57 and on the west by Old Scugog Road and a draft approved Estate Residential subdivision, and that this proposal would result in . . .3 i REPORT NO. : PD-64-84 Page 3 non-agricultural uses bordering the orchard on three sides. In addition, the Official Plan indicates that an Estate Residential development should be located in a scenic , well vegetated area of rolling topography. The subject property is an abandoned gravel pit levelled out to form a smooth table land. Staff also indicated some difficulty with the establishment of another Estate Residential development in the Town. It was noted in the report that there are a total of two hundred and nine (209) approved Estate Residential and Hamlet lots within the Town available for development within the short term future. Staff further noted that the proposal is located directly to the north, and across Old Scugog Road from a draft approved Estate Residential development with twenty-two (22) building lots. The approval of this proposed subdivision would result in thirty-eight (38) Estate Residential lots being located along Old Scugog Road. This concentration .of non-farm residential development would, in staff' s opinion, compound the intrusion of nonfarm uses into a predominantly agricultural area. Staff recommended denial of the Official Plan Amendment application. Committee resolved (Resolution #GPA-936-83) to accept the recommendations in the staff report. Subsequently, at the Council meeting of November 28, 1983, Council resolved (Resolution #C-868-83) to refer the application back to the Planning Department for further review and report. . . .4 REPORT NO. : PD-64-84 Page 4 Staff met with the applicant on December 15, 1983, and requested him to provide the Town with a Soil Report and a statement from an Agronomist or the Ministry of Agriculture and Food with respect to the agricultural capability of the subject lands. Mr. Klompmaker advised that the Soil Report had been submitted to the Region of Durham; staff subsequently obtained a copy of this report. However, the Soil Report did not address the question of agricultural capability; rather the report discussed the suitability of the soil for private sewage disposal systems and the availability of water from drilled wells. On January 11 , 1984, the Planning Department received a copy of a letter from the Ministry of Agriculture and Food to Mr. Klompmaker, advising that since no consideration was given to proper agricultural rehabilitation when the gravel pit was rehabilitated, the parcel of land has very limited agricultural potential . Despite the limited agricultural capability of the subject parcel , staff are still of the opinion that the proposal does not comply with the requirement for Estate Residential proposals as outlined by the Durham Region Official Plan. In addition, staff feel that there is currently an oversupply of vacant Estate Residential lots in the Town , and that the development of this proposal could limit the use of adjacent lands for agricultural uses. However, in view ofthe opinions expressed by Council at the Council meeting of November 28, 1983, indicating support for the Official Plan Amendment application, and notwithstanding staff's opinion that the subject application should be .. .5 REPORT NO. : PD-64-84 Page 5 denied, for the same reasons as outlined in Staff Report PD-172-83, we are recommending that Council indicate to the Region of Durham that the Town of Newcastle has no objections to the subject Official Plan Amendment application. Respect s mi d, T.T. Edwards, M.C.I.P Director of Planning JAS*TTE*jip February 24, 1984 Applicant: Mr. A. 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