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HomeMy WebLinkAboutP-123-80 '3,I 0,14- V 00 CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF NEWCASTLE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT D.N.SMITH,M.C.I.P.,Director HAMPTON,ONTARIO LOB 1.10 TEL. (416)263-2231 REPORT TO THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MEETING OF JULY 7, 1980. REPORT NO. : P-123-80 SUBJECT: Request by Mr. Veltri for an Amendment to Sign By-law - Veltri Complex, Bowmanville Our File: 5.1 BACKGROUND: A request has been made to Council for an amendment to the Sign By-law of the Town of Newcastle to permit the erection of a group identification sign in front of the Veltri Complex on King Street, in the former Town of Bowmanville. This request has been referred to the Planning and Development Committee for a recommendation. A group identification sign, listing the uses and (or occupants of a lot, is a permitted use in any Commercial Zone. However, the Sign By-law requires that "no sign, other than a wall sign or a window sign shall be located closer than 10 feet to any street line. The applicant proposes to erect a free-standing sign in the planter in front of the subject building; but because of the setback of the building and the required orientation of the sign, the proposed sign would be only 2.5 feet from the front lot line and would not comply with the provisions of the Sign By-law. 2 - COMMENTS: Staff note that the parking garage in the basement of the building on this lot extends between the front wall of the basement and the front wall of the first floor of the building. It appears that the ten foot setback requirement appears to have been inserted to accommodate future road widenings. Since the proposed sign will be set back further than the main wall of the parking garage the requested reduction in setback would not circumvent the intent of this section. For this reason, staff does not object to the proposed location of the subject sign. However, the sign proposed by the applicant has a total height of 14.75 feet above the level of the planter in front of the building. This planter is from 1 to 4 feet higher than the sidewalk elevation in front of the building. It is the opinion of staff that a sign of the height and mass proposed would be grossly out of scale with the rest of the streetscape, and that the sign should be redesigned to provide a maximum height of ten feet above the finished grade of the street abutting the sign. The attached By-law permits the placement of a free-standing sign on the site, to be located not less than 2.5 feet from the front lot line, but restricts the maximum height of this sign to 10 feet above street level. RECOMMENDATION: It is respectfully recommended: . 1. That this report be received for information; and 3 - 2. That the attached By-law 80- be forwarded to Council for approval. Respectfully submitted, NJF:lb D. N. Smith, M.C.I.P. June 30, 1980 Director of Planning THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF NEWCASTLE By-law Number 80- A By-law to Amend By-law 76-25; as amended, of the Corporation of the Town of Newcastle. WHEREAS the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Newcastle deems it advisable to amend By-law 76-25, as amended, of the Corporation of the Town of Newcastle; NOW THEREFORE THE Council of the Corporation of the Town of Newcastle ENACTS as follows: 1. Section 11 of By-law 76-25, as amended, is hereby further amended by adding thereto the following "SPECIAL CONDITION 2": "SPECIAL CONDITION 2 2.1 Defined Area The lands subject to this "SPECIAL CONDITION" comprise part of Lots 28, 29, 30, 31, 118 and 246, Block "R", according to John Grant's Plan of the former Town of I Bowmanville. 2.2 Regulations for Group Identification Signs Notwithstanding any provision of this By-law to the con- trary, one free-standing group identification sign may be erected within the "Defined Area", provided that no part of any sign shall be located closer than 2.5 feet from any street line, and provided further that no part of any free- standing sign shall extend higher than 10.0 feet above the level of the street at a point immediately adjacent to such sign." 2 - 2. This By-law shall come into effect on the date of the final passing hereof. BY-LAW READ a first time, this day of , A.D. 1980. By-LAW READ a second time, this day of , A.D. 1980. BY-LAW READ a third time and finally passed, this day of A.D. 1980. G. B. RICKARD, Mayor (seal) J. M. McILROY, Clerk xW F.Wx1FttkA O! /V ,M CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF NEWCASTLE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT D.N.SMITH,M.C.I.P.,Director HAMPTON,ONTARIO LOB 1.10 TEL. (416)263-2231 REPORT TO THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MEETING OF MARCH 3, 1980. REPORT NO. : P-38-80 SUBJECT: Application for Rezoning Number Z-A-2-4-7 Queen Street, Bowmanville - Veltri & Son Limited BACKGROUND: The subject application requests an amendment to the Restricted Area (Zoning) By-law of the former Town of Bowmanville to permit the development of a 51 unit senior citizens apartment complex on a 24,500 square foot parcel of land situated on the north side of Queen Street west of Temperance Street. The proposal was circulated to various agencies for comments, in accordance with adopted procedures, and the majority of the agencies consulted did not object to the proposed rezoning. However, comments received from the Region of Durham Planning and Works Departments indicated that: "With respect to Regional services, adequate municipal water supply is available from the existing mains on Queen Street. The existing sanitary sewer on Queen Street, however, is operating under a surcharge situation and does not have capacity to accommodate additional flow at this time. The problem will be resolved upon construction of the Rehder Avenue diversion sewer. The section from King Street southerly to Spry Avenue, which will alleviate the �u the problems with the Queen Street sewer, is scheduled for construction in 1982. It appears, therefore, that actual development of the property is premature until adequate , sewage capacity is provided." 2 - Staff note that, because of this servicing problem, the site has not been allocated residual sewage plant capacity by the Town, and that sewage capacity for the proposed development will not be available until the new sewage treatment plant has been completed. In addition, the Durham Works Department has recently indicated that the diversion sewer will not be completed until 1984. COMMENT: Because the subject site cannot be serviced for at least four years, and because changing market conditions within the next four years could necessitate major changes to the proposed development, staff agrees with the staff of the Regional Municipality of Durham that the approval of the subject application would be premature at this time. It is suggested that the application be denied at this time, and that the applicant be encouraged to resubmit an application if and when the servicing problem has been resolved. RECOMMENDATION: i F It is respectfully recommended: `,✓��,� � 1. That this report be received for information; That Application for Rezoning Number Z-A-2-4-7 be denied; and 3. That the Regional Municipality of Durham be advised of the actions of the Town of Newcastle in this regard. i Respectfully submitted, NJF:lb D. N. Smith, M.C.I.P. , February 22, 1980 Director of Planning p t f V VIkW V 13 j 10 v —� -®F6'DRY11 ST. MMERF LD RO b RT z o r — O m STREEY P U F nod, L7 G Z x S¢CO A ST. -- c n O b O l v fib R A�e V,�E O 5 pp A SYURROCK AVE. ONCE /77h 9q l-d-. b �. 21 `+ n0 LAE SY. LOVE WS LANE V PVA O z'e APO \ CgRIISLE qlE. lP ,> A sr F SUBJECT SITE y p ° � P . 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