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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 7, 1983
REPORT NO. : PD-43-83
SUBJECT: PROVINCIAL MINERAL AGGREGATE POLICY
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and
Administration Committee recommend to Council the
following:
1 . That Report PD-43-83 be received; and
2. That the Ministry of Natural Resources and the
Foundation for Aggregate Studies be advised
that Council has no objection at this time to
the Ministry of Natural Resources Mineral
Aggregate Policy for Official Plans and the
mineral aggregate production provisions in the
Lindsay District Land Use Strategy;and
3. That a copy of this Report be forwarded to the
Ministry of Natural Resources and the
Foundation for Aggregate Studies.
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BACKGROUND:
At its October 25th, 1982 meeting, the General Purpose and
Administration Committee considered Staff Report PD-180-82.
* This Report, which is attached for Council 's information ,
dealt with the Provincial Mineral Aggregate Policy as
outlined in the Ministry of Natural Resources District Land
Use Strategies and certain claims made by the Foundation for
Aggregate Studies with respect to the Policy and the
District Strategies.
Staff recommended in the Report that the Ministry of Natural
Resources and the Foundation for Aggregate Studies be
advised that the Town of Newcastle supports the Ministry of
Natural Resources Mineral Aggregate Policy and the Mineral
Aggregate Production Provisions in the Lindsay District Land
Use Strategy.
However, the Committee resolved (Resolution No. GPA-1190-82)
to table the Report to give an opportunity for the Chairman
(Councillor Taylor) to review this matter with staff and
bring forward a Report to Council .
Staff met with Councillor Taylor on February 17th, 1983 to
discuss this issue. Discussions centred on the manner in
which the draft Comprehensive Restricted Area By-law deals
with mineral aggregate production and whether or not Council
should be indicating its support for the Provincial Mineral
Aggregate Policy.
As a result of the discussion, staff wish to emphasize that
the draft Comprehensive By-law does not identify and
designate high-potential mineral resource areas. It does
include an "M-3" (Extractive Industrial ) Zone; however, only
existing licenced pits and quarries identified by the
Durham Region Official Plan will be so designated.
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The Regional Official Plan requires an Official Plan
Amendment before any new mineral resource extraction areas
can be established, and the Comprehensive By-law would also
require the subject site to be rezoned to "M-3" to recognize
the operation.
The Comprehensive By-law lists wayside pits as a permitted
use in the "A" (Agricultural ) Zone and, as such, would not
require an amendment to the Restricted Area By-law. This
provision is in keeping with Section 4.2.10 of the Regional
Official Plan.
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Staff feel that the claims made by the Foundation for
Aggregate Studies with respect to the Provincial Mineral
Aggregate Policy and the Ministry of Natural Resources
District Land Use Strategies are somewhat exaggerated;
however, the policy as stated does have the potential for
far-reaching implications, especially for viable
agricultural land, and an indication of support from the
Town of Newcastle may not be appropriate. Therefore, staff
respectfully recommend that Council advise the Ministry of
Natural Resources and the Foundation for Aggregate Studies
that the Town of Newcastle has no objection to the Ministry
of Natural Resources Mineral Aggregate Policy for Official
Plans and the Mineral Aggregate Production Provisions in the
Lindsay District Land Use Strategy.
Respec ull mitted,
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T. T. Edwards, M.C. I.P.
Director of Planning
JAS*TTE*mjc
F wary 23, 1983
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CORPORATION OF THE T0VVN OF NEW
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT T.T.EDWARDS,M.C.I.P.,Dirodw
HAMPTON,ONTARIO LOB 1JO TEL.(416)283.2231
REPORT TO THE GENERAL PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
MEETING OF OCTOBER 25 , 1982
REPORT NO. : PO-180-82
SUBJECT: PROVINCIAL MINERAL AGGREGATE POLICY
FOR OFFICIAL PLANS
RECOMMENDATION:
It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and
Administration Committee recommend to Council the
following:
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1 . That Report PD-180-82 be received; and
2. That the Ministry of Natural Resources and the
Foundation for Aggregate studies be advised
that Council support, the Ministry of Natural
Resources Mineral Aggregate Policy for Official
Plans and the Mineral Aggregate Production
Provisions in the Lindsay District Land Use
Strategy; and
3. That a copy of this Report be forwarded to the
Ministry of Natural Resources and the
Foundation for Aggregate Studies.
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Report No: PO-180-82
BACKGROUND:
In early 1982, the Ministry of iatural Resources adopted the
"Co-ordinated Program Strategy ' or Southern Ontario" , a
document intended to co-ordinate the Ministry's policy with
respect to natural resource planning in the Province, and to
provide direction for the preparation of more detailed land
use strategies for each of the Ministry 's administrative
districts in Southern Ontario. The Town of Newcastle lies
entirely within the Lindsay District. As with the other
District Strategies , the Lindsay District Land Use Strategy
outlines the Ministry 's preferences for land use and
resource management in the District.
The Strategy is divided into five program areas , one of
which is Mineral Resources , specifically mineral aggregates
such as sand and gravel . The objective for mineral
aggregate production , as given by the Strategy , is to meet
future demand to the year 2000, while the target is to
ensure specific production of mineral aggregate required to
meet this demand. The Strategy states that , beyond this
target , the Ministry will seek protection of as much
additional aggregate resource as is practicable in the
context of other land use planning objectives to ensure the
availability of the resource in the future. To that end,
mapping was produced which indicates the location of
significant mineral aggregate resource deposits in Lindsay
District ; in the Town of Newcastle the Oak Ridges Moraine
and selected deposi.ts of- glacial Lake Iroquois are shown as
having high production potential . (Attachment- 1 )
The Strategy also mentions the "Mineral Aggregate Policy for
Official Plans" , a Provincial policy aimed at ensuring that
all new and revised municipal plans contain suitable
policies for the protection of adequate aggregate resources .
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The provisions in the Durham R:�gional Official Plan relating
to mineral aggregate productioi are based on this Provincial
policy.
On August 30th, 1982, a letter from the Foundation for
Aggregate Studies was received by the Town of Newcastle.
The letter contended that the District Land Use Strategies
for the Central Region of Ontario recently released by the
Ministry of Natural Resources collectively designate as much
as five hundred thousand (500,000) acres of land in Southern
Ontario for mineral aggregate extraction purposes , thereby
removing these lands from municipal planning control by
imposing a required land use designation. The letter also
contends that the "Mineral Aggregate Policy for Official
Plans" has not been endorsed by the Provincial Cabinet and
therefore should be rescinded immediately. The Foundation
urges the various local municipal councils to pass a
resolution protesting the designations given on the map and
requesting the government to curtail the activities of the
Ministry of Natural Resources with respect to Mineral
Aggregate Production Policy.
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This letter was referred 'by Council to the Planning
Department for a report back to Committee on the impact of
the policy on the Town. This Report addresses the Ministry
of Natural Resources Mineral Aggregate Production Policy and
the implications of this Policy for the Town of Newcastle.
COMMENTS:
The Town of Newcastle received a copy of the draft Land Use
Strategy for Lindsay District from the Ministry of Natural
Resources in mid-July of this year.
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Staff indicated a general support for the major goals of the
Strategy 'in their comments to the Ministry. Specific
comments were provided in the context of the Town 's draft
Comprehensive Restricted Area 3y-law, since the Town is
involved in natural resource management primarily through
decisions on rezoning applications, site plan approvals and
the negotiation of subdivision agreements.
Staff noted that the draft by-law does not specifically
indicate high potential mineral resource areas ; however, the
Oak Ridges Moraine, which is the most significant aggregate
resource area in Newcastle, is designated primarily as
"Agricultural ". This designation severely restricts the
extent and intensity of land uses permitted and therefore ,
the draft by-law indirectly preserves the mineral resources
of the Moraine for future use.
Staff requested and received Council 's endorsement of these
comments at the Council Meeting of October 4th, 1982
(Resolution No. C-784-82) .
The Mineral Aggregate Resource Policies given in the Durham
Region Official Plan seek to ensure the optimum utilization
of the Region 's mineral aggregate resources and to protect
the resources from incompatibly land uses. The policies,
however, emphasize that the negative environmental and
social impacts resulting from ':his utilization must be
minimized.
The Official Plans Policy section on Mineral Aggregates is
supplemented by a map which indicates high potential mineral
aggregate resource areas. ThiS map does not give statutory
land use designations; rather, it is only intended to
provide geological information,
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It should be noted at this point that this map is very
similar to the corresponding r°,ap in the Lindsay Distract
Strategy with respect to the ,areas in Newcastle having high
* aggregate production potentials . (Attachment 2)
The Official Plan states that the Council having
jurisdiction may allow non-aggregate development within the
areas indicated by the map in the Official Plar. 'as having
aggregate potential , provided that the Council has regard
for the map and that the proposed development will not
necessarily preclude the option of mineral aggregate
extraction or that the proposed development takes higher
priority than aggregate extra:lion. Existing pit and quarry
operations are recognized by Fhe Ple.n with specific land use
designations and no new opera:ion or an expansion to an
existing operation is permitted without an amendment to the
Official Plan.
The Official Plan ' s policies j;,e an interpretation of the
Provincial policy statement "wineral Aggregate Policy for
Official Plans" , and were forilulated as the result of an
extensive review involvin
g �r,e.iotiations ith the Ministry of
Natural Resources and the Aggregate Industry, These
policies represent an approach to mineral aggregate
resources that is acceptable ;o both the Region of Durham
and the Ministry of Natural R;:,sources. As well , they were
approved by the Ontario Municipal Board in 1980, and thus
can be interpreted as Provincia, government ;policy.
The Ministry of Natural ResouI^ces acknowledges in the
Lindsay Strategy and the othe , District Strategies, that
much of the land in Southern Ontario is privately owned and
that the planning authority t) organized municipalities
rests primarily with the municipality. The Ministry
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indicates that the Strategies )re not intended to impose
land use designations on lard .ontrolled by municipal
councils. Ins,ead, they present, an outline of many of the
Ministry's preferences for land use and resource management
on private land in the various )ist�,Icts.
Ministry staff indicated in recant discussions with Town
staff that the final versions J-i the various District
Strategies, including the Li;.d;;ay District Strategy, will be
reviewed by the Minister and Daputy Minister of Natural
Resources. However, each Dist^ict- Strategy will only be
signed by the appropriate Regional Director and District
Manager. Thus the Strategies gill not become Provincial
policy; rather, they will be used as .working documents 'dy
Ministry staff for such functions as commenting on
subdivision and official plan amendment applications.
Based on our review, staff do not feel that the Ministry of
Natural Resources' poli'ci`es with` respect io mineral1L '
aggregate production have an adverse effect on the Town of
Newcastle. It is therefore recommended that Council advise
the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Foundation for
Aggregate Studies that the Town of Newcastle supports the
Ministry of Natural Resources Aineral Aggregate Policy for
Official Plans and the Mineral Aggregate Production
Provisions in the Lindsay District Land Use Strategy. It is
further 'recommended that a copy of this Report be forwarded
to the Ministry of Natural Res-urces a,nd :.he Fctir.dat-or, -,'or
Aggregate Studies.
Respect 1 tted ,
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T. T. Edwards , M.C. I.P>
Director of Planning
JAS*TTE*mjc
!October 14, 1982
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