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CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF NEWCASTLE
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT L.L. KRISTOF,M.C.I.P.,Director
HAMPTON,ONTARIO LOB UO TEL. (416)263-2231
TO: Chairman & Members of the REPORT NO. P-8-79
Planning & Development Committee DATE: January 17, 1979
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SUBJECT: Application for Rezoning No. Z-A-3-12-7, Part of Lots 29 and
30, Concession 1 , former Village of Newcastle.
1 . Purpose of Application
On December 20, 1978, an application was submitted requesting the
rezoning of a 28.9 acre parcel in Part of Lots 29 and 30, Concession
1 , Village of Newcastle. The proposed rezoning would permit the
development of a draft approved subdivision comprising 100 single-
family Lots, a 2.55 acre park site, and a 2.6 acre open space block.
2. Official Plan Provisions
The site is designated "Residential " and "Major Open Space" in the
Region of Durham Official Plan. The proposed rezoning would comply
with the permitted uses of these designations.
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3. Zone Provisions
The site is zone "R1 " in By-law 73-15 of the former Village of
Newcastle. However, since this By-law has not been approved by the
Ontario Municipal Board, it could not be used to control the proposed
development of the site. 'While the Town intends to submit this By-law
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to the Ontario Municipal Board in the near future, its approval
could be delayed for a considerable period of time, especially
if a hearing is required.
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Moreover, since the frontage and area of the lots contained within
this draft approved plan do not comply with the requirements pro-
posed by the "R1 " zone in By-law 73-15, an amendment would be re-
quired to the By-law to permit the proposed development.
As an alternative to tying the development of these lands to the
approval of By-law 73-15, it is recommended that if the subject
application for rezoning is a site specific zoning By-law should
be prepared and submitted to the Ontario Municipal Board for approval .
4. Circulation of Application
Since the proposed rezoning relates to a draft approved plan of
subdivision and since this subdivision plan was given a full cir-
culation before draft approval was granted by the Minister of Housing,
we did not feel it was necessary to circulate the application for re-
zoning to a large number of agencies for comments. Accordingly, the
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subject application was circulated only to the Durham Planning De-
partment and Bell Canada. None of these agencies objected to the
proposed rezoning. We have been advised by the Region of Durham
Planning Department that the proposal complies with the policies of
their Official Plan and that water and sewage facilities will be
available to service the development by late summer or early fall
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this year.
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5. Comments
Since the proposed rezoning would allow the development of a
subdivision which was approved in 1972, we would have no objection
to its approval , provided that the flood plain lands on the eastern
boundary of the site are included within an Environmental protection
zone to restrict the location of buildings thereon.
6. Recommendation
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It is recommended:
1 . that application for rezoning number Z-A-3-12-7 be approved, and
that a site specific zoning by-law be applied to the subject
lands; and
2. that the attached zoning By-law be forwarded to Council (for
approval)
Respec fully submitted,
NJF: lb Leslie L. Kristof, M.C. I .P.
Director of Planning & Deve pment
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