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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 1JO TEL. (416)263.2231
TO: Chairman & Members of the REPORT NO. P-28-79
Planning & Development Committee DATE: February 15, 1979
SUBJECT: Architectural Controls
1 . Background
At the January 22, 1973 meeting of the Planning and Development
Committee, questions were raised about the mechanics of imposing
architectural controls in the Town of Newcastle, to ensure the com-
patibility of new residential development with existing development.
In order to determine whether Architectural Controls were being
successfully imposed in other municipalities in the region, the Town
of Ajax, the City of Oshawa, the Town of Pickering, and the Town of
Whitby were contacted. This survey indicated that the imposition of
Architectural Control is not consistent across the Region, but varies
as follows:
(i ) The Cif of Oshawa - has no mechanism for Architectural
Control for low density residential development.
(ii ) The Town of Ajax - requires the developer to submit house
elevations and location plans. These plans are
reviewed by a Committee of Department Heads, whose
actions are ratified by executive committee. This
requirement is imposed as one of the provisions of
the subdivision agreement. �"
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(iii ) The Town of Pickering - also imposes architectural control
through the provisions of the subdivision agreement,
which requires that building elevations and an
overall site plan showing house locations be approved
by Planning Staff before a building permit is issued
for any lot within the subdivision.
(iv) The Town of Whitby - establishes,--an Architectural Control
Committee for'each new subdivision through the
provisions of the subdivision agreement. This
committee consists of representatives of- the
Developer, a representative ofrt
a4 Planning Departments, and a Control Architect
selected by the Town but paid by the Developer.
This Committee produces a set of standards to con-
trol the aesthetics of the development in the par-
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ticular subdivision. The subdivision agreement con-
tains a provision that no building permit is available
for any lot in the subdivision until the plans and
elevations have been approved by the Committee.
(We note that because each subdivision has a different
Architectural Committee, there is no consistency in
the imposition of control measures. )
2. Comments
We agree that Architectural Control is a desirable goal , especially
for subdivisions in Newcastle Village and the Hamlets. However, a policy
of implementation as complex as that evolved in the Town of Whitby would,
in our opinion, be expensive and time consuming and could result in the
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application of different standards throughout the Planning Area.
Instead, we support the type of control mechanism practiced by the
Town of Ajax and the Town of Pickering, where plans are reviewed by
staff and ratified by Council .
3. Recommendations
It is, therefore, recommended:
1 . That the Standard Form of Subdivision Agreement used
by the Town be amended by the insertion of a clause
requiring that no building permit or residential uses
in the subdivision may be issued until the elevations
and a location plan indicating the distribution of house
types has been approved by Council .
2. That the said elevations and house location plans be
presented to a committee of Department Heads for review
and recommendation to Council . X�p
Respectfully submitted,
NJF:lb Leslie L. Kristof, M.C.I .P.
Director of Planning & Development