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HomeMy WebLinkAboutP-49-80 eats CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF NEWCASTLE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT D.N.SMITH,M.C.I.P., Director HAMPTON,ONTARIO LOB 1J0 TEL. (416)263-2231 IN CAMERA REPORT TO THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MEETING OF MARCH 17, 1980. REPORT NO. : P-49-80 SUBJECT: Official Plan Amendment Application 80-7/00 Filed by 244987 Management Ltd. City of Oshawa By-law 18-80 Townline Shopping Centre BACKGROUND: The above mentioned items have been forwarded to the Town of Newcastle in accordance with the Region of Durham's procedure for the circulation of Official Plan amendments and in accordance with the Ontario municipal Board's procedures for the circulation of zoning by-law amendments . Official Plan amendment application 80-7/00 requests that the residential designation in the Durham Regional Official Plan on the northwest corner of King Street and Townline Road in Oshawa be amended to permit the construction of a shopping centre of 68,000 square feet under a proposed "Local Central Area" land use category. City of Oshawa By-law 18-80 passed by Oshawa City Council on February 18, 1980, zones the above mentioned site to allow a shop- ping centre of approximately 68,000 square feet including a food store (supermarket) of approximately 40,000 square feet. As Committee is aware, the Ontario Municipal Board con- sidered the development of the subject site for a shopping centre of a larger size at the recent hearings held in respect of objections to the Durham Regional Official Plan. As Committee is also aware, the City of Oshawa has appealed the decision of the Ontario Municipal Board to the Cabinet as that decision would not allow the development of the larger scale shopping centre proposal. COMMENT: The Town of Newcastle has had a longstanding concern with the development of the "townline site" vis-a-vis the development of the Courtice Community and the Courtice Community Central Area. Staff feel that the Town should carefully consider this most recent shopping centre proposal in terms of its potential impact on the development of Courtice, particularly as this current proposal would be expanded to incorporate a department store. Staff note that Ole I\42};lonal 01 I! c f a ( 1'lan 1'0q u( rig,; l oral cen t ra 1, area de,:f giul Lions to be supported by a retail analysis. At this time, no retail analysis has been forwarded to the 'Town for consideration. Staff feed therefore, that it would be appropriate for the Town to formally object to Oshawa By-law 18-80 at this time, noting that further comments in respect of Official Plan Amendment 80-7/00 and By-law 18-80 will be made in the near future that may require further Committee and Council action. Staff note that the last date for objection to Oshawa By--law 18-80 is March 24 , 1980. A Council meeting to consider this matter prior to that date will be required. 3 - RECOMMENDATIONS: It is recommended that Planning and Development Committee recommend to Council that the following resolution be adopted: "WHEREAS the development of a shopping centre at the northwest corner of King Street and Townline in the City of Oshawa may affect the cevelopment of the Courtice Community Central Area, The Town of Newcastle hereby objects to City of Oshawa By-law 18-80, and hereby instructs the Town Solicitor to file the necessary objection". Respectfully submitted, �X It DNS:lb D. N. Smith, M.C.I.P. March 13, 1980 Director of Planning