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Planning & Development Committee
Report to Council
Report to Council Meeting of October 13, 2015
Subject: Planning & Development Committee Meeting of Monday, October 5, 2015
Recommendations
:
1. Receive for Information
(a) I-1 Manish Nayar, President, Oya Solar Inc. – Hybridyne Power
Generation Site A Solar Farm – Notice of Public Information Centre
Regarding the Construction of a Communication Tower
2. Janet McNeill, DNA Coordinator, Durham Nuclear Awareness – OPG’s
Request for 13 Year Licence for Darlington Nuclear Generating Station
That correspondence item D - 1 from Janet McNeill, DNA Coordinator, Durham
Nuclear Awareness, regarding OPG’s Request for a 13 Year Licence for Darlington
Nuclear Generating Station, be received with thanks.
3. Clarington Transformer Station Peer Review, Annual Update
That Report PSD-052-15 be received;
Given the diverse opinions on the Clarington Transformer Station site; and
Given the initiative shown by the Enniskillen Environmental Association (EEA) to
undertake tritium testing;
Therefore be it resolved that the scientific representatives of Hydro One, the
Municipality of Clarington, the EEA and the Central Lake Ontario Conservation
Authority, including, but not limited to: Dr. Rick Gerber, Dr. Ian Clark, and Dr. John
Cherry, be asked to meet to provide an analysis of the data on all 23 private wells,
three blind samples, and ten site groundwater monitors for sampling and
measurement of tritium and helium isotope concentrations;
That Hydro One be asked to cover the cost of this one-time sampling and testing, in
the spirit of working towards a solution;
That the four parties prepare a joint scientific report interpreting the results,
including dissenting opinions;
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That Clarington request that the Minister of the Environment and Climate Change
amend the terms of the Environmental Assessment conditions to require that Hydro
One submit an addendum to the Environmental Site Report to address the results
of the recent studies showing elevated levels of tritium within the framework of a
conceptual model that explicitly assesses groundwater connectivity among shallow,
intermediate and deep aquifers, and identify changes to the Permit to Take Water
to require monitoring of tritium, and to be consistent with the addendum; and
That this resolution be forwarded to Granville Anderson, MPP, Ministry of the
Environment and Climate Change, the Enniskillen Environmental Association, and
Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority.
4. An Application by 2265719 Ontario Inc., to Permit 70 Single Detached
Dwellings
That Report PSD-049-15 be received;
That the applications for Draft Plan of Subdivision and to amend Zoning
By-law 84-63, submitted by 2265791 Ontario Inc. for the development of 70 single
detached dwellings continue to be processed and that a subsequent report be
prepared;
That the Durham Regional Planning and Economic Development Department and
Municipal Property Assessment Corporation be forwarded a copy of Report
PSD-049-15 and Council’s decision; and
That all interested parties listed in Report PSD-049-15 and any delegations be
advised of Council's decision.
5. Application for Removal of Holding Symbol Applicant: Claret
Investments Limited and 1361189 Ontario Limited
That Report PSD-051-15 be received;
That the application submitted on behalf of Claret Investments Limited and
1361189 Ontario Limited to remove the Holding (H) symbol be approved and that
the By-law attached to Report PSD-051-15 to remove the Holding (H) Symbol be
passed;
That Council’s decision and a copy of Report PSD-051-15 be forwarded to the
Region of Durham and the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation; and
That all interested parties listed in Report PSD-051-15 and any delegations be
advised of Council's decision.
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6. Request for Extension of Draft Approval by Far Sight Investments Ltd.
That Report PSD-053-15 be received;
That the request to extend the lapsing date for draft approved Plan of Subdivision
S-C-2005-0002 be supported to November 27, 2018 for Phase 1 and
November 27, 2022 for any subsequent phase;
That the Durham Regional Planning and Economic Development Department and
Municipal Property Assessment Corporation be forwarded a copy of Report
PSD-053-15 and Council’s decision; and
That all interested parties listed in Report PSD-053-15 and any delegations be
advised of Council’s decision.
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