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Home My WebLink AboutPD-066-01 '" c THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON REPORT Meeting: General Purpose and Administration Committee File # 12d Res. # h1?- 37 j-(J / Date: 11onday,JuneI8,2001 Report #: Subject: PD-066-01 File #: By-law #_ 2000 RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY REPORT Recommendations: It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and Administration Committee recommend to Council the following: 1. THAT Report PD-066-01 be received for information. 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 The purpose of this report is to provide Council with an overview of residential development activity within Clarington as of January 1 st, 2001. This information will assist Council in considering various issues before the municipality. 1.2 Analysis ofClarington's building permit activity, approved applications for development, and applications in the review process shows that housing on smaller lot frontages has become the preferred form of development. Since 1995 the construction of single detached units has exceeded that of semi-detachedllinked units. Although the percentage of single detached units has been increasing, new categories of small lot single detached dwellings have been created. 2. HISTORICAL REVIEW 2.1 Between 1991 and 2000 an average of 696 residential building permits have been issued annually. This has varied between a high of897 in 1994 and a low of 448 in 1995. 661 " , REPORT PD-066-01 PAGE 2 Building permits have remained remarkably steady during the changes in the economy over the past ten years. Figure 1 ANNUAL BUILDING PERMITS 1991 - 2000 1000 BOO ./I .~ ~ 600 "- '" c ii '5 '"'0 "' ~ 0 .. 200 o Years 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Source: Municipality of Clarington Building Division 2.2 The number of permits issued for each type of housing per year is identified in Table 1 below. Singles Semis Townhouses Apartments Total 2000 340 319 18 2 679 1999 320 223 93 4 640 1998 328 144 154 121* 747 1997 409 275 63 56 803 1996 309 150 140 2 601 1995 184 137 125 2 448 1994 305 351 236 5 897 1993 210 282 80 0 572 1992 302 254 211 26 793 1991 294 305 179 0 778 Total 3001 2440 1299 218 6958 . . . . Table 1 BUILDING PERMITS BY HOUSING TYPE, 1991 - 2000 Source: MUnICIpahty of Clanngton BuIldmg DIVISion * includes 115 Assisted Seniors units at Courtice Health Centre 662 .' REPORT PD-066-01 PAGE 3 Table 1 shows that the buildings permits issued for single detached units have marginally outnumbered semi-detached/linked units every year for the past six years. Within that time frame there were 1782 permits issued for singles and 1248 permits for semi-detached/links. In reviewing statistics on housing in Clarington it is important to note that the Municipality's Zoning By-law defines a semi-detached dwelling unit as housing which is either joined by a common wall above grade, or connected below grade by a link between two foundations. If joined at the foundation only, they are referred to as link units. Links are preferred by purchasers above semis as there is no common walL These units are perceived as singles as they are physically separate buildings on their own 9 metre lots. Virtually all semi-detached lots have been built as link units in the past decade. Figure 2 below shows that single detached units accounted for the greatest percentage (43.1%) of the total housing construction in the past ten years in Clarington, Semi-detached or link units follow in second place with 35.1 %. Townhouses comprised 18.7% of new units and the balance of units are apartments with 3.1 %. Figure 2 BUILDING PERMITS ISSUED BY HOUSING TYPE 1991-2000 Townhouse 18.70% Apartments 3.10% Semi/Links 35.10% ingles 43.10% l Source: Municipality of Clarington Building Division Many municipalities have been providing for small lot singles on 9, 10 and 10.5 metre lots. In Clarington several developments have been approved with small lot single units with frontages of 10 metres and 9.5 metres. Therefore, the distinction between single detached 663 REPORT PD-066-01 PAGE 4 and semi-detached is becoming increasingly blurred. Future reports will examine housing type by frontage category. 2.3 From 1991 to 2000 a total of33, 858 new residential units were constructed within Durham Region. Of this amount 6,958 units or 20.6% were built in Clarington. Table 2 depicts that over the course often years Clarington's percentage of new units within the Region ranged from a high of28.3 % in 1992 to a low of 15.1 % in 2000. For the last two years Clarington's share of the Durham housing market was substantially lower compared to the previous 8 years. Table 2 PERCENTAGE OF NEW RESIDENTIAL UNITS WITHIN DURHAM REGION 1991 - 2000 YEAR 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 DURHAM 4057 2803 2575 3918 1779 3372 3734 3043 4082 4495 CLARlNGTON 778 793 572 897 448 601 803 747 640 679 PERCENTAGE 19.2% 28.3% 22.2% 22.9% 25.2% 17.8% 21.5% 24.5% 15.7% 15.1% It would appear that Clarington is not receiving the full benefit of the stronger housing market for several reasons: . The new developments in north Oshawa and Brooklin are intercepting some growth . The servicing problems with the limited Zone 2 water capacity has delayed development in north Bowmanville . The fmancial problems with the Robinson Ridge development in Courtice has delayed the extension of services to the south-west portion of the Courtice Urban Area. With the construction of the Zone 2 reservoir in Bowmanville, the anticipated resolution of the problems with the Robinson Ridge development and the continuing low mortgage rates, it is anticipated that a continuing strong housing market would lead to increased housing production in Clarington. 664 REPORT PD-066-01 PAGES 3. APPROVED URBAN DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS There are currently 47 approved applications for residential development within the three urban areas of Clarington. The approved applications include draft approved plans of subdivision, Council approved plans of subdivision, and approved site plan applications. Figure 3 depicts the number of approved housing units by type for each urban area. Bowmanville has the most dwellings units approved for development with a total of 4321 units. Bowmanville also has the greatest number of units for each dwelling unit category. Figure 3 I APPROVED HOUSING UNITS BY TYPE AND URBAN AREA 1800 - 1600 1400 1200 1000 800 600 400 200 o 10_- IlIITownhouses II Links , II Singles L Courtice (1679) Bowmanville (4321) Newcastle (1291) Source: Municipality of Clarington Planning Department The three urban areas have a total of 7291 approved dwelling units. Singles have the highest percentage with 37.1 % (2702 units). Semi-detachedllinked units follow with 32.5% or 2371 units. Townhouses account for 20.4% with 1486 units, and apartments make up the balance with 10% or 732 units. The high proportion of links, townhouses and apartment units in Newcastle Village is related to the Port of Newcastle development. 665 REPORT PD-066-01 PAGE 6 Figure 4 I TOTAL APPROVED URBAN AREA HOUSING UNITS Singles 37.1% -~~ ~~"tii",~ ~ Townhouses 20.4% Apartments 10.0% Semi/link 32.5% L Source: Municipality of Clarington Planning Department An analysis of subdivision status for 1998 (Report PD-35-99) noted that semi-detached link units had the highest percentage of new dwelling units with 34.4 % of the 7223 approved units. Three years later this amount has dropped to 32.5%. The number of singles, however, has risen from 2458 units (34.1 %) in 1998 to 2701 units (37.1 %) in 2001. Part of this increase can be attributed to the new zone categories for smaller lot singles. 4. Applications Received Twenty-four applications for residential development are being processed for the urban areas. In total, 4346 units are proposed. Figure 5 depicts unit types applied for by urban area. Courtice and Bowmanville have the greatest number of proposed singles, with amounts of 539 and 538 respectively. Newcastle Village has the highest number oflinks, with a total of 482 units, compared to 351 for Courtice and 266 for Bowmanville. As to proposed townhouse units, Bowmanville contains the greatest amount with 442 units. Courtice, and Newcastle Village have 315 and 167 respectively. A total of382 apartments are proposed for Courtice. Bowmanville is a close second with 335 and Newcastle Village follows last with a low of 88. 666 REPORT PD-066-01 PAGE 7 Figure 5 600 500 400 300 200 100 I APPLICATIONS RECEIVED BY URBAN AREA o Courtice(1587) o Apartments Bowmanville(1581) II! Townhouses Newcastle Village (1178) . Links . Singles Source: Municipality ofClarington Planning Department Of the 4346 proposed units, 34.9% are singles, 25.3% are semis, 21.3% are townhouses and 18.5% are apartments. This is a fairly equitable split of new housing units. At the end of 1998 the percentage breakdown was 57.8% for singles, 27% for sernis, 12.8% for townhouses and 2.6% for apartments. The increased proportion of townhouse and apartment units provides for a better mix of housing. Figure 6 APPLICATIONS RECEIVED BY UNIT TYPE Apartments 18.5% Townhouses 21.3% links 25.3% Source: Municipality of Clarington Planning Department 667 . - REPORT PD-066-0l PAGES S. Housing Supply The Municipality's housing supply was calculated using the average number of building permits issued per year by housing type over the past ten years. Between 1991 and 2000 an average of 300 building permits were issued for single detached units, 244 for semi- detached/links, 130 for townhouses and 22 for apartment units. Based on these averages, Clarington has a 9 year supply of singles, a 9.7 year supply of links, a 11.4 year supply of townhouses and a 33.3 year supply of apartments. 6. Conclusion It would appear that Clarington has a good supply of approved housing units. Over a nine year supply is available which allows for development in a variety of areas. However, the housing market in Clarington is concentrated in the middle of the housing market. There are few larger lot singles being built and a very limited supply of multiple dwelling units for rental or condominium occupancy Respectfully submitted, Reviewed by, cj ~,-_.e..J! --=:0\.--- Franklin Wu, M.C.I.P., R.P.P. Chief Administrative Officer IL *BN*DJC*sh 06 June 2001 668