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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 APRIL
27, 1981.
REPORT NO. : P-68-81
SUBJECT: Proposed Official Plan Amendment - Durham Regional
Official Plan - Sceptre Management Services Limited
File: 80-56/D
RECOMMENDATION:
It is respectfully submitted:
1. That this Report be received; and
2. That the Region of Durham be advised that the Town
of Newcastle has no objection to the proposed amend-
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ment to the Durham Regional Official Plan as appezimrd
to Regional Planning Commissioner's Report 81-87 (Revised) .
BACKGROUND & COMMENT:
On February 2, 1981, staff forwarded the attached Report
P-27-81 to Committee for consideration. Committee adopted staff's recom-
mendation with one amendment to the effect that the Town wished to have
the opportunity to review the proposed amendment (the actual document)
as it relates to the present Regional Official Plan (PD#55-81) .
On March 27, 1981 staff received the attached correspondence tt
from the Region of Durham including a possible Official Plan Amendment }
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fulfilling the requested amendment application 80-56/D. Staff
have reviewed the amendment and have no objection to it. As a
general principle, staff feel, however, that day care centres, homes
for the aged, etc. should be located in urban areas in proximity to
their concentrations of population and other community facilities.
Respectfully submitted,
DNS:lb D. N. Smith, M.C.I.P.
March 31, 1981 Director of Planning
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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 1 JO TEL.(416)263-2231
REPORT TO THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTER MEETING OF FEBRUARY
2, 1981.
REPORT NO. : P-27-81
SUBJECT: Proposed Official Plan Amendment
Durham Regional Official Plan
Sceptre Management Services Ltd.
File: 80-56/D
BACKGROUND:
On December 29, 1980, staff received the attached
request for comments in respect of a proposed amendment to the Durham
Regional Official Plan which would permit Community Facilities, as an
exception in Rural Areas.
Our review of the subject application and discussions
with Regional Planning staff indicate that the basis for this amend-
ment is a proposal to develop a day-care facility in conjunction with
an existing Nursing Home located in Uxbridge Township. It is the opinion
of Regional staff that under the circumstances a general amendment to
the Regional Plan may be warranted, as opposed to a site specific amend-
ment to permit this proposal.
COMMENTS:
In view of the fact that the proposed amendment would
permit greater flexibility in locating such community facilities as
nursing homes, homes for the aged and day-care centres and would be an
incentive to the development of such facilities, staff have no major
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objections to it. However, we would note that it appears to be
the intent of the Regional Plan to encourage the location of such
facilities in proximity to population concentrations, retail and
personal service uses, other community facilities and public transit;
and as such, the indiscriminate development of such facilities within
rural areas should not be encouraged.
In that regard, it may be appropriate to consider
an amendment which would permit such community facilities within any
land use designation subject to; compatibility with its surroundings;
compatibility with the predominant permitted use(s) of the land use
designation; and a demonstrated need for the facility. Such an amend-
ment could, conceivably, be accommodated with Section 6.2.6 of the
Durham Regional Official Plan which presently permits local municipalities
to zone to permit such uses as; police stations; fire stations; public
parks; and certain cultural facilities, within any land use designation
provided Council is satisfied that the proposed use is compatible with
its surroundings.
CONCLUSION:
Based upon the foregoing, staff have no objection to
the proposed amendment to permit community facilities within rural areas
provided that such facilities are being provided in response to a demon-
strated need and are compatible with their surroundings.
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Planning and Development Committee recommend -
to Council the following:
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1) That Report P-27-81 be received; and that
2) The Region of Durham be forwarded a copy of
staff report P-27-81; and that
3) The Region of Durham be advised that the
Town of Newcastle has no objection to pro-
posed Official Plan Amendment 80-56/D.
Respectfully submitted,
TTP:lb D. N. Smith, M.C.I.P.
January 14, 1981 Director of Planning
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DURHAM File: 80-50/D
The Regional
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of Durham March 26, 1981
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Dear Mr, MCllr0y:
Re: Application submitted on behalf of
Sceptre Management Services Limited to
amend the Durham Regional Official Plan
File: 80-56/D
At its March 24, 1981 meeting, the Durham Planning Committee
considered the attached Commissioner's Report No, 81-87 (Revised)
and authorized staff to forward the amendment proposal to the
Councils of the respective area municipalities for review and
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ID this regard, would you provide Us with any CmDments you wish to
08k8 within 30 days.
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If you require further information or have any AU85tiOOS regarding
this matter, please do not hesitate to contact myself or Mr, David
Cr0Ue of this Department.
Yours very truly,
Strategic Planning Branch
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Commissioner' s Report to Planning Committee
Report No. 81-87(Revised)
Date: March 24, 1981
SUBJECT
AN APPLICATION TO AMEND THE DURHAM REGIONAL OFFICIAL PLAN SUBMITTED ON BEHALF OF
SCEPTRE MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED, FILE 80-56/D.
CORRESPONDENCE #81-64 DATED DECEMBER 10, 1980
FROM MS. ANN McDONALD ON BEHALF OF SCEPTRE MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED
(APPLICATION)
CORRESPONDENCE #81-185 DATED FEBRUARY 3, 1981
FROM MR. BRUCE TAYLOR, CLERK, TOWN OF PICKERING
CORRESPONDENCE #81-227 DATED FEBRUARY 11, 1981
FROM MS. GERTRUDE GRAY, DEPUTY CLERK, TOWN OF NEWCASTLE.
RECOMMENDATION
THAT the Planning Committee authorize staff to advertise in appropriate
newspapers that the Planning Committee and Regional Council will be considering
an amendment to the Durham Regional Official Plan as indicated in Appendix I to
Commissioner' s Report #81-87 (Revised) , and to forward the proposed amendment to
the Councils of the respective area municipalities.
REPORT
1 . Background
1 .1 In December 1980, Sceptre Management Services Limited submitted an
application to amend the Durham Regional Official Plan in order to
permit a rest home and/or a home for the aged and/or a day care centre
In addition to the existing nursing home on a 5.4 ha (13.3 acre) site
located in Part of Lots 6 and 7 , Concession VII in the former Township
of Scott now located in the Township of Uxbridge.
1 .2 In considering the amendment application, staff felt that it may be
Official Plan to permit community facilities such as day care centres ,
nursing--homes and homes for the arced as an exceptio-n- in the rural areas.
As a result, the amendment application was circulated to area
Commissioner' s Rennrt Nio 81-87 page
municipalities with a request to review the proposal and comment on the
concept of a general policy amendment.
1 .3 The Township of Brock, the Township of Scugog and -the Township of
Uxbridge have no objection or no comment to make with respect to a site
specific amendment or a general policy amendment.
1 .4 The Town of Pickering and the Town of Ajax endorse the concept of a
general policy amendment. The Town of Ajax requests that any amendment
proposal require that the appropriate locational criteria for community
uses in the rural area be incorporated in the respective area municipal
district plan.
1 .5 The Town of Whitby has no objection to a site specific amendment.
However, the Town does not support the concept of permitting community
uses as an exception in the rural area by zoning by-law amendment. As
an alternative, the Town suggests that existing community uses in the
rural area be permitted to diversify and that new community uses in the
rural area be permitted only by amendment to the respective area
municipal district plan.
1 .6 The Town of Newcastle and the City of Oshawa have no objection to a site
specific amendment to permit a day care centre on the subject property.
However, they request an opportunity to review any proposed general
policy amendment to the Durham Regional Official Plan prior to making
any comments on the concept of permitting community uses in the rural
area.
2. Comments
2.1 Staff have prepared a proposal for a general policy amendment to the
Durham Regional Official Plan as indicated in Appendix I . Staff
feels that such an amendment would permit the development of certain
community facilities which could benefit from a rural location and at
the same time protect the integrity of the existing rural land uses and
the Durham Plan land use designations. The proposed amendment would
provide area municipalities with the flexibility of determining
whether a community facility is appropriate or not in a given rural
location. Under the amendment proposal , each community facility would
be examined on its own merits with respect to the criteria detailed in
the Durham Regional Official Plan and/or the respective area municipal
district plan. Such criteria would ensure the evaluation of a proposed
community use in terms of compatibility with surrounding uses ,
preservation of prime agricultural land, accessibility, need and
appropriateness of a rural location. If a given use was determined by
the area municipality to be suitable, only a zoni nq by-law amendme_nt_ ______-_
Tr ermi suc use.
2.2 Staff recommends that the proposal for a general policy amendment be
forwarded to the respective area municipalities for review and comment.
Dr. M. Michael , M.E. I .P.
DC/LK
Commissioner of Planning
Attachment: Appendix 1
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APPENDIX I
PROPOSAL TO AMEND THE DURHAM REGIONAL OFFICIAL PLAN
(For Discussion Purposes Only)
PURPOSE: The purpose of this amendment is to permit community uses as an
exception in the rural areas if deemed desirable by the
respective area municipality.
BASIS: The Durham Regional Official Plan presently permits community
uses such as day care centres, nursing homes and homes for the
aged within certain portions of the urban areas and in hamlets.
It is the opinion of Council that certain community uses in
certain circumstances can benefit from a rural environment or
can better serve the people of the rural area if located within
the rural community.
PROPOSAL: The Durham Regional Official Plan is hereby amended by:
i ) Adding a new Section 11.2 .11 as follows:
1111 .2 .11 Notwithstanding any provisions in this Plan to the
contrary, community uses such as day care centres ,
nursing homes, homes for the aged and schools may
be allowed as an exception in any specific
location in all Agricultural Areas at the
discretion of the respective area municipality
provided that such use:
a) is compatible with the surrounding land uses
and does not unduly restrict or conflict with
the predominant permitted uses in the land use
designation;
b ) is not located on highly productive
agri cut tural 1 ands;
c) is accessible by a public road which is
maintained by the appropriate authority as
open to traffic on a year-round basi s and i s
of a standard of construction adequate to
provide for the additional traffic generated
by the proposed amendment;
d) is shown to fill a demonstrated need in the
community and is appropriate to a rural
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e) meets any other criteria detailed in the
respective area municipal district plan and/or
restricted area (zoning) by-1 aw; and
f) is zoned in the respective restricted area
(zoning) by-law in a special zoning category
for that use."
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17TH 0 al ng a new Secti on 2ZT2 as follows:
"12.2.12 Notwithstanding any provisions in this Plan to the
contrary, community uses such as day care centres,
nursing homes, homes for the aged and schools may
be allowed as an exception in any specific
location within the Major Open Space System at the
discretion of the respective area municipality
provided that such use:
a) is compatible with the surrounding land uses
and does not unduly restrict or conflict with
the predominant permitted uses in the land use
designation;
b ) is not located on highly productive
agricultural lands;
c) is accessible by a public road which is
maintained by the appropriate authority as open
to traffic on a year-round basis and is of a
standard of construction adequate to provide
for the addi tional traffic generated by the
proposed development;
d) Is shown to fi l 1 a demonstrated need i n the
community and is appropriate to a rural
location;
e) meets any other criteria detailed in the
respective area municipal district plan and/or
restricted area (zoning) by-1 aw; and
f) is zoned in the restricted area (zoning) by-1 aw
in a special zoning. category for that use."
IMPLEMENTATION: The provisions set forth in the Durham Regional Official
PI an, as amended , regarding the implementation of the Plan
shall apply in regard to this amendment.
INTERPRETATION: The provisions set forth in the Durham Regional Official
Plan, as amended, regarding the interpretation of the Plan
shall apply in regard to this amendment.
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