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CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF NEWCASTLE
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT D.N.SMITH,M.C.I.P.,Director
HAMPTON,ONTARIO LOB 1JO TEL. (416)263.2231
REPORT TO THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MEETING OF MARCH 31, 1980.
REPORT NO. : P-53-80
SUBJECT: Application for Rezoning Number Z-A-3-13-8
Part of Lot 28, Concession 2, former Village
of Newcastle - Syvan Developments Ltd. and Lucbar
Investments Ltd.
BACKGROUND:
The subject application requests an amendment to the Newcastle
Village Zoning By-law to rezone a 1079..6 square metre (11,621 square
feet) parcel of land on Part of Unnumbered Lot at the southwest corner
of Block 'A' , C.G. Hanning's Plan of the former Village of Newcastle.
The applicant is requesting that the property be rezoned to "General
Commercial" from the present "Residential" zoning to permit the erection
of a building that would accommodate retail commercial and office space.
No proposed date of construction was indicated on the application.
The site is designated "Main Central Areas" in the Region of
Durham Official Plan. The proposed use could appear to be permitted
within this designation, however, Section 8.2.3.1 of the Durham Plan
requires that a district plan be prepared prior to the passing of zoning
by-laws that would affect redevelopment of the "Main Central Area".
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The application was circulated to the Durham Planning and
Works Department, the Newcastle Public Utilities Commission, Newcastle
Building Department, Newcastle Fire Department, Newcastle Public Works,
and the Long Range Planner for the Town of Newcastle.
The Durham Planning and Works Department submitted the following
comments:
"The subject site is located within the "Main Central Area"
for Newcastle Village designated in the Durham Regional Official Plan.
In accordance with Section 8.2.2.1(a) "Main Central Areas shall be
planned and developed as main concentrations of activities within area
municipalities provide a fully integrated array of shopping, personal
and business service, office, institutional, community; recreational
and residential uses". Proposed use would appear to be permitted.
However, Section 8.2. 3.1 of the Durham Plan requires that, prior to the
passing of zoning by-laws, the area municipality prepare a district plan
detailing the boundaries, transportation, redevelopment and development
guidelines for the Main Central Area.
In the interim, zoning by-laws may be passed prior to the prepar-
ation of such a district plan for the community facilities; or in regard
to section 17.5 of the Durham Plan, zoning by-laws may be passed in accord-
ance with the designation in an existing local official plan which is in
conformity with the intent of the Durham Regional Official Plan. In this
instance, there is no existing local official plan.
With respect to the provision of Regional services, both municipal
water and sewer services are available to the subject site."
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The Newcastle Long Range Planner submitted the following:
"The subject site is designated "Main Central Area" by the
Regional Official Plan, the proposed use appears to conform. Inasmuch
as it is a Regional Policy to promote development which is consistent
with the character of the Village (9.1.1) , I would suggest designating
the site as a site plan control area and encourage the applicants to
maintain or improve the character as deemed appropriate by a site or
building required then the above would not be necessary since we cannot
control architectural detail through 35(a) ."
The following agencies had no objection to the proposed rezoning:
Newcastle Public Utilities Commission
Newcastle Public Works Department
Newcastle Building Department
Newcastle Fire Department.
COMMENTS:
Staff have reviewed the proposal submitted by Syvan and Lucbar
Investments and feel that rezoning for the proposed commercial and office
use would not be appropriate at this time. Since the applicants have not
given any indication of when development is to occur or have not submitted
plans for this proposal, staff are not in the position to "pre—zone" this
site. In addition, staff note that prior to the approval of zoning by—laws,
the preparation of a district plan is essential in determining guidelines
for redevelopment of Newcastle Village.
In this case, the district plan has not been completed and, therefore,
rezoning to permit this proposal would result in contravention of the
policies of the Regional Official Plan.
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RECOMMENDATION:
That the Planning and Development Committee recommend to
Council that the application be denied.
Respectfully submitted,
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EP:lb D. N. Smith, M.C.I.P.
March 13, 1980 Director of Planning