HomeMy WebLinkAboutPD Report 2016-02-08 Planning & Development Committee
Report to Council
Report to Council Meeting of February 8, 2016
Subject: Planning & Development Committee Meeting of Monday, February 1, 2016
Recommendations
:
1. Receive for Information
(a) PSD-013-16 Year End Planning Applications
2. Applications for Zoning By-law Amendments to Permit 5 Single
Detached Dwellings and 1 Linked Dwelling Lots on Holyrod Drive in
Courtice
That Report PSD-010-16 be received;
That the Zoning By-law Amendment application submitted by H & H Building
Corporation (Valleymore Land Corp.) be approved as contained in Attachment 1 to
Report PSD-010-16;
That the Zoning By-law Amendment application submitted by LDB Holdings Ltd. be
approved as contained in Attachment 2 to Report PSD-010-16;
That a by-law(s) be forwarded to Council to lift the ‘Holding (H) Symbol’ at such
time as the applicants enter into an agreement with the Municipality to the
satisfaction of the Director of Planning Services;
That the Durham Regional Planning and Economic Development Department and
Municipal Property Assessment Corporation be forwarded a copy of Report
PSD-010-16 and Council’s decision; and
That all interested parties listed in Report PSD-010-16 and any delegations be
advised of Council’s decision.
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3. Blue Dot Movement
That Report PSD-011-16 be received;
That Council adopt the recommended Municipality of Clarington Declaration for The
Right to a Healthy Environment, contained in Attachment 3 to Report PSD-011-16,
as follows:
Whereas the Municipality of Clarington strives to sustain natural resources and
our environment for future generations and to foster a healthy community that
nurtures the health and well-being of residents to provide for a high quality of
life;
Whereas the Municipality of Clarington endeavours to make Clarington a place
where people, businesses and governments collectively balance growth with the
protection, management and enhancement of rural landscapes, cultural
heritage, natural resources and the natural environment;
Whereas Council’s Strategic Plan Vision of “Building a Sustainable, Creative,
Caring Community” and the Municipality of Clarington’s many plans, policies,
programs and actions support environmental protection, enhancement,
stewardship and health;
Whereas the Municipality of Clarington understands that people are part of the
environment, and that a healthy environment is inextricably linked to the well-
being of our communities;
Therefore it be resolved that the Municipality of Clarington finds and declares
that:
The Municipality of Clarington supports in principle the right to live in a healthy
environment, including:
The right to breathe clean air
The right to drink clean water
The right to consume safe food
The right to access nature
The right to know about pollutants and contaminants released into the local
environment
The right to participate in decision-making that will affect the environment
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In order to respect, protect, fulfill and promote these rights within the
Municipality’s jurisdiction and means, the Municipality shall continue to
implement its strategies, plans, policies, programs and actions by undertaking
actions such as, but not limited to, the following:
a. Ensuring infrastructure and development projects protect the environment;
b. Addressing climate change mitigation, adaptation and resilience;
c. Planning for appropriate and responsible development in accordance with
the Provincial Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe;
d. Responsibly increasing density in accordance with the Clarington Official
Plan;
e. Supporting the development of a safe, accessible and interconnected
transportation system that provides for a full and practical range of mobility
options, including carpooling, active transportation, and transit;
f. Encouraging the Region of Durham to continue to ensure adequate
infrastructure for the provision of safe and accessible drinking water, while
implementing our duties and responsibilities under the Clean Water Act and
Source Protection Act;
g. Promoting the availability of local foods;
h. Promoting the Region of Durham’s solid waste reduction, recycling and
composting programs;
i. Establishing and maintaining accessible green spaces, parklands and
waterfront areas; and
j. Protecting and enhancing the natural heritage system and its ecological
integrity.
The Municipality of Clarington should continue to promote residents’
engagement in matters affecting sustainability and the right to a healthy
environment.
The Municipality of Clarington should take a responsible approach, consider
cost effective measures, aim to prevent the degradation of the environment
and aim to protect the health of its citizens when making decision that could
impact human health or the environment.
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The Mayor on behalf of Municipal Council, be directed to forward this
resolution to the Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada,
with the request that the right of all citizens to live in a healthy environment be
enshrined in appropriate federal legislation including the Canadian Charter of
Rights and Freedoms;
The Mayor on behalf of Clarington Council, be directed to forward this
resolution to the Honourable Kathleen Wynne, Premier of Ontario, with the
request that the right of all citizens to live in a healthy environment be
enshrined in appropriate provincial legislation including Ontario’s
Environmental Bill of Rights;
A copy of this resolution be forwarded to Hon. Erin O’Toole, MP (Durham),
Kim Rudd, MP (Northumberland-Peterborough South), and Granville
Anderson, MPP (Durham);
A copy of this resolution be sent to the Federation of Canadian Municipalities
and the Association of Municipalities of Ontario; and
A copy of this resolution be sent to the Regional Municipality of Durham.
That all interested parties listed in Report PSD-011-16 and any delegations be
advised of Council’s decision.
4. An Application by Heather Holt to Permit One Additional Single
Detached Dwelling by Reductions in Frontage and Setback
Requirements
That Report PSD-012-16 be received;
That the Zoning By-law amendment application submitted by Heather Holt be
approved as contained in Attachment 1 to Report PSD-012-16;
That the Region of Durham Planning and Economic Development Department and
Municipal Property Assessment Corporation be forwarded a copy of Report
PSD-012-16 and Council’s decision; and
That all interested parties listed in Report PSD-012-16 and any delegations be
advised of Council’s decision.
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5. Amendment No. 104 to the Clarington Official Plan to Delete an
Elementary School Site in the Worden East Neighbourhood
Amendment to the Worden East Neighbourhood Design Plan
Applications Submitted by H&H Properties Inc.
That Report PSD-014-16 be received;
That Amendment No. 104 to the Clarington Official Plan, prepared in response to
an application submitted by H & H Properties Inc. be approved, as contained in
Attachment 2 of Report PSD-014-16 and that the appropriate by-law be passed;
That the revised Worden East Neighbourhood Design Plan as contained in
Attachment 3 of Report PSD-014-16, as amended to insert “roads” after the words
development limits into the legend for the Environmental Study Area, be supported;
That Staff be authorized to initiate an amendment to Zoning By-law to permit only
single family detached dwellings with greater lot frontages and setbacks in the
Urban Residential Type One (R1) zone, fronting on Tooley Road with the exception
of the medium density area, which would be rezoned to ‘Agricultural (A)’; and
That all interested parties listing in Report PSD-014-16 and any delegation be
advised of Council’s Decision.
6. Applications by H & H Properties Inc. to Develop 68 Low Density Multi-
Unit Residential Dwellings and 9 Single Detached Units
That Report PSD-015-16 be received;
That the application for Draft Plan of Subdivision S-C-2015-0001 submitted by
H & H Properties Inc. be supported subject to conditions as contained in
Attachment 2 of Report PSD-015-16;
That the Zoning By-law Amendment application submitted by H & H Properties be
approved as contained in the memo from the Director of Planning Services dated
February 1, 2016;
That Council approve, in principal, the closure and conveyance of Cloverfield
Street, east of Centrefield Drive to the limits of the H & H Properties Inc.
development proposal;
That once all conditions contained in Zoning By-law with respect to the removal of
the (H) Holding Symbol are satisfied, the By-law authorizing the removal of the (H)
Holding Symbol be approved;
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That the Durham Regional Planning and Economic Development Department and
Municipal Property Assessment Corporation be forwarded a copy of Report
PSD-015-16 and Council’s decision; and
That all interested parties listed in Report PSD-015-16 and any delegations be
advised of Council's decision.
7. Nash Road Developments and the Greenbelt Plan
Whereas the Province of Ontario is currently reviewing the Greenbelt Plan as part
of the Co-ordinated Four Plan Review;
Whereas the Municipality of Clarington requested the Province to review the
reasoning behind the boundary of the agricultural areas that have been excluded
from the Greenbelt;
Whereas Nash Road Developments Inc. is the owner of approximately 35 ha of
land on the north east corner of Nash Road and Hancock Road, adjacent to the
Courtice Urban Area;
Whereas the exact alignment of the Highway 418 had not been determined when
the Greenbelt boundary was determined in 2005 but now abuts the eastern edge of
the property;
Whereas municipal water and sanitary sewer services are available to the lands
owned by Nash Road Developments;
Whereas on May 11, 2015 the Municipality of Clarington requested the Minister of
Municipal Affairs and Housing to broadly expand the Greenbelt to incorporate key
agricultural lands in the urban separators between Courtice and Bowmanville and
between Bowmanville and Newcastle;
Now therefore be it resolved that the Municipality of Clarington requests that the
Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing consider the removal of the lands owned
by Nash Road Developments Inc. from the Greenbelt in the context of broad
expansions to the Greenbelt in other areas in the Municipality of Clarington.
That a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the Region of Durham and MPP
Granville Anderson.
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