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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPSD-020-16 ataring,R)II, Planning Services Report If this information is required in an alternate accessible format, please contact the Municipal Clerk at 905-623-3379 ext. 2102. Report To: Planning and Development Committee Date of Meeting: February 22, 2016 Report Number: PSD-020-16 Resolution: , File Number: PLN 25.1.53 and PLN 7.9 By-law Number: Report Subject: Renaming Port Darlington Road to Port Darlington Boulevard, Nautical Street Names in the Port Darlington Neighbourhood, and Revised Street Addresses for a Number of Properties Recommendations: 1. That Report PSD-020-16 be received; 2. That staff be authorized to take all appropriate steps for the renaming of the existing portions of Port Darlington Road to Port Darlington Boulevard, as shown in Figure 1 of Report PSD-020-16; 3. That staff be authorized to take all appropriate steps to re-address the properties noted in Section 2.3 of Report PSD-020-16; 4. That property owners and tenants receive a goodwill payment recognizing the inconvenience and time associated with the street name or address change as identified in Section 2.1 of Report PSD-020-16; 5. That Planning Services Staff be authorized to assign Nautical Theme Names for the Draft Approved Plans of Subdivision in the Port Darlington Neighbourhood (S-C-2002-002 & S- C-2013-0002); and 6. That all interested parties listed in Report PSD-020-16 and delegations be advised of Council's decision. Municipality of Clarington Report PSD -020-16 Page 2 Report Overview Port Darlington Road will be extended from its current terminus, through two plans of subdivision to connect with Bennett Road. It will become a spinal street in a new lakefront urban community, and as such it is recommended the name be changed from Port Darlington Road to Port Darlington Boulevard. The Port Darlington Land Corporation (Kaitlin) requested the two referenced subdivisions use nautical themed street names for the majority of the private and public streets to complement this context. Staff is recommending the use of nautical names, including ships and men associated with Port Darlington. Two public streets would follow Council policy and be named for Clarington War Veterans. In addition, the recently constructed park and road re -alignment in the Neighbourhood necessitate revised street addresses for a number of properties. 1. Background Through implementation of plans of subdivision S -C-2002-002 & S -C-2013-0002 the extension of Port Darlington Road will become a "spinal" street of the urban waterfront community. The Port Darlington Land Corporation (Kaitlin) is currently fulfilling the conditions of draft approval for two plans of subdivision in the Port Darlington Neighbourhood (S -C-2002-002 and S -C-2013-0002). This includes the assignment of street names. Port Darlington is Bowmanville's waterfront neighbourhood. The conditions of draft approval require the incorporation of design features and streetscape elements reflecting its waterfront location and the history of Port Darlington itself. To this end, the developer has requested and staff support the use of nautical street names. The new Port Darlington East Beach Park and associated road re -alignment of East Beach Road necessitate revised street addresses for some properties. This is a task not dealt with previously but, can be addressed in the context of this overall review of street names and municipal street addresses in the Port Darlington Neighbourhood. 2. Comments 2.1. Port Darlington "Road" to "Boulevard" Staff propose that the street name suffix for Port Darlington Road be changed from "Road" to "Boulevard". This will emphasize that it is an urban street with the planned landscape elements, including round -a -bouts, lake overview and waterfront park spaces. This proposed change will necessitate the renaming of the existing portions of Port Darlington Road. This street name suffix change will affect 31 residential addresses and 8 commercial/industrial addresses. The portions of Port Darlington Road to be renamed with a different suffix are shown on Figure 1. Municipality of Clarington Report PSD -020-16 Page 3 Figure 1: Map of Port Darlington Road (Proposed to be Port Darlington Boulevard) Subject to Council concurrence, staff will take all appropriate steps, including collecting input from the public and complying with the requirements of the Municipal Act, to rename the existing portions of Port Darlington Road to Port Darlington Boulevard. As was the case with the name change South Service Road to Energy Drive, staff recommends provision of goodwill payment to those impacted by the name change, recognizing the inconvenience and costs associated with a street name change. 2.2. Renaming a portion of East Beach Road and Revising a Number of Properties With the construction of the new Port Darlington East Beach Park, East Beach Road was relocated northerly to its current alignment. A section of East Beach Road remains, south of the east end of the park and intersects with the re -aligned East Beach Road. In order for Port Darlington Boulevard to become a continuous street to Bennett Road it is Municipality of Clarington Report PSD -020-16 Page 4 recommended that the section of East Beach shown on Figure 2 be renamed to Port Darlington Boulevard. The section of East Beach Road east of 86 East Beach Road will no longer be maintained as a public road, once the section of Port Darlington Boulevard is constructed as proposed through the Draft Approved Plan of Subdivision. 95 and 110 East Beach Road will both be provided direct access to Port Darlington Boulevard. The planned changes to the area, including those as a result of the Municipality's waterfront park, necessitate changes to several properties which currently have East Beach Road addresses. The changes to said addresses will ensure a logical addressing and provide for ease of locating the property under emergency circumstances. The following addresses, which are highlighted in Figure 2 have been identified as requiring a street name and possible number change. Figure 2: Map of the East Beach Road and Property Addresses to be amended 2.3. Proposed New Development The main street through the two subdivisions to Bennett Road and along the north side of Lake Ontario will be the extension of Port Darlington Boulevard. The draft plan of subdivision forming the westerly half of the neighbourhood (East Beach Road to Lambs Road), has 6 other public streets. Staff are proposing that 4 of the street names utilize nautical themes, and that 2 streets be named after Bowmanville war veterans. The draft plan of subdivision forming the easterly half of the neighbourhood (Lambs Road to Bennett Road), contains only one public road, being the extension of Port Darlington Boulevard. There will be 6 private streets/lanes for the multi -residential area, where the developer would also use nautical names which include the names of ships and men associated with the history of Port Darlington. Using nautical theme names requires a departure from Council's policy to use names of Clarington war dead and war veterans. Staff have consulted with the Royal Canadian Municipality of Clarington Report PSD -020-16 Page 5 Legion Branch 178 on the proposed street names and they concur with the approach outlined above. Figure 3: Composite Plan of the Port Darlington Subdivisions -S -C 2002-002 and S -C 2013-0002 3. Concurrence Not Applicable 4. Conclusion If Council concurs with this decision, staff will: • take all appropriate steps, which may include a public information centre, to change the name of the existing portions of Port Darlington Road to Port Darlington Boulevard; • work with the developer to determine a selection of mutually satisfactory names from the set of Regionally -approved nautical names, while using Clarington War Veteran names for two public streets; and • reassign municipal street addresses, including both street name and street number to the properties identified in this report. Municipality of Clarington Report PSD -420-16 Page 6 5. Strategic Plan Application Not applicable. Submitted by: —a � David J. Crome, MCIP, RPP Director of Planning Services Reviewed by(Z) '�� Franklin Wu, Chief Administrative Officer Staff Contact: Bob Russell, Planner II, 905-623-3379 ext. 2421 or brussell@clarington.net The following is a list of the interested parties to be notified of Council's decision: Kelvin Whalen, Kaitlin Group John Greenfield, Royal Canadian Legion Branch 178 Leslie and Betty Piper 1494263 Ontario Ltd. Peterborough -Port Hope Ready Elsa Koopmans & Elizabeth Semplonius c/o Jenny Teeninga Karen M. Owen 1331902 Ontario Inc. Regional Municipality of Durham Works Dept. Port Darlington Marina Hotel Paul Franken & Carolyn Sweet Gary & Steffi Nathan Brian and Ann Hall Andre Wiggers Construction Co. Gary and Sandra Madill Kevin and Lucia Taylor CPIBRIdf