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Home My WebLink AboutPD-271-88 DN: 271-88 TOWN OF NEWCASTLE REPORT File 66 A0 Res. # By-Law # MEETING: General Purpose and Administration Committee DATE: Monday, December 12, 1988 REPORT #: PD-271-88 FILE #: DEV 4_4=21, OPA 88-29/D SUBJECT: OFFICIAL PLAN AMENDMENT APPLICATION ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT APPLICATION TOM SIMPSON - NEWCASTLE GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB PART LOT 20, CONCESSION 2, FORMER TOWNSHIP OF CLARKE RECOMMENDATIONS: It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and Administration Committee recommend to Council the following: 1. THAT Report PD-98-88 be lifted from the table; and 2. THAT Report PD-271-88 be received; and 3. THAT the Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment applications submitted by Tom Simpson of the Newcastle Golf Course, to permit the creation of non-farm residential lots, be denied; and 4. THAT the Region of Durham be so advised; and 5. THAT the applicants be so advised. BACKGROUND: 1.1 On May 2, 1988, Committee considered Staff Report PD-98-88 in consideration of an application to amend Zoning By-law 84-63, as amended, to permit the creation of three (3) non-farm residential lots. 2 REPORT NO. : PD-271-88 PAGE 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.2 Staff Report PD-98-88 recommended denial of the application noting that it did not qualify as a node or cluster as defined in the Durham Regional Official Plan or the criteria approved by Council. 1.3 Committee and Council resolved to table the application in order to allow the applicant to make the appropriate Official Plan Amendment application. Subsequently on May 31, 1988 the Town was advised by the Region of Durham of an Official Plan application to permit the proposed three (3) lots. 1.4 The subject lands are currently zoned as "Agricultural Exception (A-8)" recognizing the 72 hectare parcel as the Newcastle Golf and Country Club. 2. LOCATION: 2.1 The area subject to the creation of the lots, is located on the east side of Golf Course Road, south of Concession Road 3, being Lot 20, Concession 2 in the former Township of Clarke. 3. SURROUNDING LAND USES: 3.1 The lands directly to the east and south are vacant, noting that the lands are surrounded by the golf course. The lands directly to the north support one single family dwelling. The lands directly to the west are vacant, however used for agricultural production. 4. CIRCULATION: 4.1 In accordance with departmental procedures, the application was circulated by Planning Staff to Town's departments for comments as well the Regional Planning Department has provided copies of comments received through their circulation. The following agencies/departments offered no objections: - Town of Newcastle Fire Department - Ganaraska Conservation Authority - Public School Board - ministry of Environment - Regional Health Department - Regional Works - Ministry of Natural Resources 3 REPORT NO. : PD-271-88 PAGE 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4.2 The Ministry of Agriculture and Food offered an objection to the proposal noting that due to the farmed lands directly to the west and the general area around the Golf Course, the Foodland Guidelines would not encourage more non-farm residential development in the area. On that basis the proposal does not conform to the current policies. 4.3 The Town of Newcastle Public Works Department also noted an objection to the proposal, noting that there is insufficient sight distance for vehicles entering onto Golf Course Road from the proposed lots. 5. COMMENTS: 5.1 The subject property is currently designated as "Major open Space and Hazard Lands" in the Regional Official Plan. The Plan states that the predominant use of lands under this designation shall be for agricultural and farm-related uses. The Plan also states that the development of new non-farm related residential uses shall be discouraged within the "Major Open Space" designation unless such development proceeds in a form of infilling between existing residential dwellings and provided that such a use in definable as a node or cluster. 5.2 Accordingly, the criteria within the Durham Regional Official Plan are that a Cluster or Node must be definable as a separate entity so as not to be considered as strip or scattered development, the existing group of dwelling must be on relatively small lots and new Clusters may not be located on Provincial Highways or Type "All Arterial Roads. Finally, the development within the Cluster must be compatible with surrounding uses and conforms with the Agricultural Code of Practice. 5.3 Staff have reviewed the application with the above noted criteria and would note that there is no definable cluster in this area. There is one residential lot situated to the north of the subject lands, the addition of three more lots would promote undesirable strip development in this area 4 ' (�y REPORT 00.: PD-27I-88 PAGE 4 and in Staff's opinion, contrary to good planning. 6. RECOMMENDATION: 6.1 In consideration of the above-noted ouomoeota and those ocmnneoto of the Town's Works Department and Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Staff cannot support the Official Dlem Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment applications. Respectfully submitted, Recommended for presentation to the Coom\ittee A_A,,kL � -------------------------- �- --w—�-� ------------ Franklin V��v yY.C.I.D. eff Director of Planning & Development {��ie� ratime officer CB��*bb ~ *Attach. December l, I988 oo Newcastle Golf and Country Club Limited Tom Simpson B. B. #2 Newcastle, Ontario LOA 180 W LOT 22 LOT 21 LOT 20 LOT 19 CONCESSION 1 ROAD 3 j L I ') L � T ! 1 � I l r 1 l I i . o Q N ' o QC Z 0 J U1 °v W J Z_J 0 Lill U 3 o m i 31' .HIGHWAY N° 2 Jill Li ITITTIM O.P.A. 88-41 /D Dev. 88-21