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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 UO TEL.(416)263-2231
REPORT TO THE GENERAL PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
MEETING OF OCTOBER 2.5, 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:
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 supports 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: PD-180-82
BACKGROUND:
In early 1982, the Ministry of Natural Resources adopted the
"Co-ordinated Program Strategy for 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
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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 2.000, 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 deposits 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 Regional Official Plan relating
to mineral aggregate production 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.
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 By-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, 1902
(Resolution No. C-704-02).
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 incompatible land uses. The policies,
however, emphasize that the negative environmental and
social impacts resulting from this 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 map in the Lindsay District
Strategy with respect to the areas in Newcastle having high
* aggregate production potential . (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 Plan 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 extraction. Existing pit and quarry
operations are recognized by the Plan with specific land use
designations and no new operation or an expansion to an
existing operation is permitted without an amendment to the
Official Plan.
The Official Plan 's policies are an interpretation of the
Provincial policy statement "Mineral Aggregate Policy for
Official Plans" , and were formulated as the result of an
extensive review involving negotiations with the Ministry of
Natural Resources and the Aggregate Industry. These
policies represent an approach to mineral aggregate
resources that is acceptable to both the Region of Durham
and the Ministry of Natural Resources. As well , they were
approved by the Ontario Municipal Board in 1980, and thus
can be interpreted as Provincial government policy.
The Ministry of Natural Resources acknowledges in the
Lindsay Strategy and the other District Strategies, that
much of the land in Southern Ontario is privately owned and
that the planning authority in organized municipalities
rests primarily with the municipality. The Ministry
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indicates that the Strategies are not intended to impose
land use designations on land controlled by municipal
councils. Instead, they present an outline of many of the
Ministry's preferences for land use and resource management
on private land in the various Districts.
Ministry staff indicated in recent discussions with Town
staff that the final versions of the various District
Strategies, including the Lindsay District Strategy, will be
reviewed by the Minister and Deputy Minister of Natural
Resources. However, each District Strategy will only be
signed by the appropriate Regional Director and District
Manager. Thus the Strategies will not become Provincial
policy; rather, they will be used as working documents by
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 ' policies with respect to mineral
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 Mineral 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 Resources and the Foundation for
Aggregate Studies.
Respect 1 tted,
T. T. Edwards, M.C. I.P.
Director of Planning
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