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HomeMy WebLinkAboutP-85-78 CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF NEWCASTLE PLANNING DEPARTMENT TELEPHONE 263-2231 - HAMPTON, ONTARIO, LOB 1.10 , TO: Chairman and Members of the REPORT NO,./ P-85-78 Planning & Development Committee DATE: October 24, 1978 SUBJECT: Report on Application for Plan of Subdivision (preliminary) Part of Lot 13, Concession 2, Bowmanville (Scugog Street North of Jackman Road) - Hillwood Investments 1 . Purpose of Application: On August 31 , 1978 a preliminary application was submitted for approval of a four lot subdivision on a .526 acre site located on Scugog Street North of Jackman Road in Bowmanville. This Plan was referred to staff for a preliminary report on September 26, 1978. 2. Background: The proposed subdivision is a portion of a Plan which was given draft approval by the Ministry of Housing on February 14, 1973. In September of 1973, Bowmanville Council recommended that only the four lots fronting on Scugog Street be approved. Accordingly, the Town and the applicant began the process of negotiating a subdivision agreement. Unfortunately, the standard forms were not available at this time and the agreement was never finalized. In the meantime, the applicant applied to have the draft approval, which was scheduled to lapse on February 14, 1976 extended. j We understand that because the letter requesting this extension was not j received by the Ministry of Housing until February 16, 1976, the draft approval lapsed on February 14, 1976. " i - 2 - 3. Official Plan Provisions: The site is designated "Residential Areas" in the Region of Durham Official Plan. While residential development is permitted by this designation, section 8. 1 .3. 1 of the Plan states that "Residential Areas shall be fully serviced by municipal water and sewage systems and that this shall be a necessary condition before residential devel- opment is permitted in any of the designated areas." Since it appears that services will not be available to the site in the near future, the proposed subdivision does not appear to comply with the provisions of this designation. 4. Availability of Services : We requested comments from the Region of Durham Works Department regarding the availability of services to the site. The following comments were received: "The Regional Works Department has reviewed the above noted proposal and wish to provide the following information with respect to Regional services. 1 . Water Supply Plant Capacity Modifications are presently underway at the Bowmanville Water Supply Plant and upon completion of these in mid summer, 1978, additional plant capacity will be available to accommodate additional development in Bowmanville. 2. Water Distribution Stem The subject lands are located in the Zone II area of the distribution system. Further development in this area, due to the pressure problems experienced by existing development, cannot proceed until a Zone II Pumping Station and related suction and feedermains are constructed. To date the Regional Works Department has no definite schedule available for the construction of the subject pumping station and related feedermains. I 3 - "3. Water Pollution Control The existing Bowmanville Plan is extremely limited with respect to reserve capacity and it is our understanding that the Town of Newcastle will be advising the Regional Works Department, in the near future, as to where the remaining capacity is to be allocated. " (we note that this development was not included in Council ' s allocation list) "Additional plantcapacity will not be available until the new Soper Creek Water Pollution Control Plan is constructed. The Region is presently involved in acquisition of the land for the new plant and if this proceeds on schedule is expected that the plant could be in operation by late 1981 . 4. Sanitary Sewer System The existing sewer system into which the subject land would drain has experienced overloading during storm periods, resulting in basement flooding of some abutting properties. The Regional Works Department in 1977, as part of the Capital Budget, determined that the problems in this area could be overcome by construction of a new sub trunk sewer from Rehder Avenue South to the existing trunk sewer in Bowmanville Creek. This particular budget Item No. 77-S47 was considered by Regional Council and due to existing plant capacity constraints for further development it was determined that the high cost of constructing the trunk sewer for the minimal amount of development that could take place, was uneconomical , therefore Council passed the following resolution - RECOMMENDATION TO COUNCIL (AS AMENDED) THAT Item No. 59, Project No. 77-S47 for the construction of a sub-trunk sanitary sewer on easement from Rehder Avenue to Waverley Road in the Town of Newcastle (Bowmanville) be deleted from the 1977 Capital Budget and that the project be reconsidered during the 1978 Capital Budget discussions. " (we note that the applicant was subsequently advised by the Region that this diversion sewer will not likely be constructed during the next five years) "In conclusion, we wish to advise that due to the servicing constraints as mentioned herein it is the position of the Regional Works Department that the proposed plan of subdivison 18T-77102 is pre- mature at this time. " 5. Comments : Unless this servicing issue can be resolved, we feel that we have no alternative but to follow the Region of Durham Works Department recom- mendation that the proposed subdivision is premature. However, we suggest that the application be reconsidered once we have been advised - 4 - by the Region of Durham that services will be available within the next two years. 6. Recommendation: It is recommended that the applicant and the Ministry of Housing be advised that the subject application is premature at this time and that the application will be considered again once we have been advised by the Region of Durham Works Department of the imminent availability of services. It is also recommended that at such time as we are i advised by the Region of Durham Works Department that services will be available to the site within the next two years, that the application be reconsidered and that the application fee be waived. Respec fully submitted, t Leslie L. Kristof, M.C. I .P. Director of Planning & Develo cent. u, i CO\) E v, I - �- -- - - � i '