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TOWN OF NEWCASTLE
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MEETING: General Purpose and Administration Committee
DATE: Monday November 21, 1988
REPORT #: PD-246-88 FILE #: DEV 88-92
SUBJECT: REZONING AND SITE PLAN APPLICATION - DR. SPRUYT
PART LOT 28, CONCESSION 2, CLARKE
FILE: DEV 88-92
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RECOMMENDATIONS:
It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and Administration
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Committee recommend to Council the following:
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1. THAT Report PD-246-88 be received; and
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2. THAT the application to amend the Town of Newcastle Comprehensive Zoning
By-law 84-63, as amended, submitted by Dr. Spruyt, be referred back to Staff
for further processing and the preparation of a subsequent report upon
receipt of all outstanding comments; and
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3. THAT a copy of Council's decision be forwarded to the applicant and the
interested parties indicated hereto.
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1. BACKGROUND:
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1.1 On August 24, 1988, the Town of Newcastle Planning and Development
Department received an application to amend the Town of Newcastle
Comprehensive Zoning By-law 84-63, as amended. The application submitted
by Dr. Marlene Spruyt proposes to convert an existing residential building
to a medical office for (3) Family Physicians, while maintaining a two (2)
bedroom apartment on the second floor.
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I.% The application affects a 2040 sq. metre (0.5 acre) residential lot on the
east aide of Mill 8t. (Regional IK/md 17) immediately south of Wilmout Street
unopened road allowance, within the Village of Newcastle. The ouccmoudiug
land oaeo are all residential dwellings.
1.3 Staff would note for the Committee's information that, pursuant to Council's
resolution of July 26, 1983 and the requirements of the Planning Act, the
appropriate migoage acknowledging the application was installed on the
subject lands and, surrounding property owners were advised of the proposal.
2. OFFICIAL PLAN CONFORMITY
2.1 Within both the Durham Regional Official Plan and the Town of Newcastle
Official Plan, the subject property is designated "Residential". Policies
within the Small Urban Area section of the Regional official Plan permit
limited office development and limited retail and personal service ooeo in a
Residential Area as an exception, subject to the inclusion of appropriate
provisions in the respective restricted area (zoning) by-law.
2.2 The Town of Newcastle official Plan does not contain policies on this type �
of development within the residential designations of Newcastle Village.
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However, Section I.1.3 of the Town's Official Plan states that in the event
of a conflict between the provisions of the two plans, the provisions of the
Regional. official Plan obaII prevail.
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3. CIRCULATED AGENCIES.
The agencies circulated with regard to this application include: Newcastle
Public Works Department, Newcastle Fire Department, Newcastle Building
Department, Newcastle Hydro Electric Commission, Regional Planning
Department, Regional Public Works Department, Regional BeoItb Department and
the Local &cobiteotual Conservation &dv000ry Committee. Staff note that
the applicant did not supply Staff with a Site Plan until the first of
November, therefore none of the agencies have had adequate time to review
the application and provide comments at the time of writing this report.
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4. STAFF COMMENTS.
4.1 Based on a preliminary review of the rezoning/site plan application, Staff
provide the following comments. The driveway shown as 12.6 feet (3.8 m)
does not meet Zoning By-law minimum of 6.0 m (19.6 ft.) . However, the
applicant has approached the Town with regards to the possibility of having
Wilnmut Street road allowance closed and conveyed, in order to achieve the
6.0 m minimum.
4.3 Staff further notes that applicant will be required to provide 1.8 m (6.0
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ft.) high privacy fence along the property line where abutting existing
residential lots. Also, Staff will require floor layout of the proposed
medical facility in order to better access conformity with the various
provisions of By-law 84-63.
5. BBC0MMB0D&TI00
As the purpose of this report is for information to the Public Meeting as �
required under the Planning Act, and in consideration of the comments which
remain outstanding, Staff are not presently in a position to make final
recommendation on said application. Therefore, it is recommended that
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at such time as all the outstanding comments are received and the proposed
Site Plan is amended to conform with By-law 84-63, Staff will report back to
Committee and Council with a recommendation on said application.
Respectfully submitted, Recommended for presentation
to the Committee
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Franklin Wu, M.C.I.P. Lawrence Kotaeff
Director of Planning & Development Chief i atcative Officer
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November 9, 1988
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CC: Mrs. J. Layug'
61 Mill Street 0. '
NEWCASTLE, Ontario
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CC: Dr. Marlene Spcuyt'
P.O. Box 178
NEWCASTLE, Ontario
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CC: Newcastle Drafting
76 Baldwin Street
NEWCASTLE, Ontario.
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