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Report To: General Government Committee
Date of Meeting: March 7, 2016
Report Number: EGD-016-16
File Number: By-law Number:
Report Subject: Bowmanville Gateway Feature
Recommendations:
1. That Report EGD-016-16 be received; and
2. That Council approve the revised location for the Bowmanville gateway feature.
Municipality of Clarington
Report EGD-016-16 Page 2
Report Overview
This report is to recommend a change to the location of the proposed Bowmanville gateway
feature.
1 . Background
1.1. In 2006 funding was approved for community gateway features in both Courtice and
Bowmanville. Council's intent was to provide gateway features to recognize Clarington's
individual communities at high traffic entry points into those communities. The Courtice
gateway feature was constructed in 2007 on the north side of Hwy. 2, just east of
Centerfield Road.
The original proposed location for the Bowmanville gateway was alongside the 401
westbound exit ramp at Waverley Road (attachment 1). The final parcel of land required
for the gateway was conveyed to the municipality from the adjacent development site in
2015.
2. Proposal
The plan for the gateway includes a large metal and stone sign displaying the name
"Bowmanville", along with landscape plantings and granite boulders (attachment 2). The
feature would be visible to vehicles exiting the 401 at Waverley Road travelling north
toward Bowmanville and would have lighting for 24 hour exposure.
Construction drawings for the gateway feature were completed in 2015 and sent to the
Ministry of Transportation (MTO), for review because the proposed location was within
MTO's regulated area. MTO approved the design plans but informed us that the gateway
feature would be counted as one of Clarington's two Municipal Identification Displays
allowed along the 401 corridor.
This was completely unexpected since the Bowmanville gateway feature was to be
located on municipal property adjacent to an off-ramp about 200m north from the main
highway and not intended to be seen from the main highway. Engineering Department
staff questioned MTO on their decision but MTO insisted that this gateway would be
considered as one of Clarington's two Municipal Identification Displays as per MTO Sign
Policy Section 8.8.
Rather than lose the opportunity to build two future Municipal Identification Displays along
the 401, the location of the Bowmanville gateway can be shifted about 400m north to
municipal land at the S/E corner of Waverly Road and RR57 (attachment 3). This is also
a prominent location visible to traffic entering Bowmanville from the 401 and would
adhere to Council's intent to provide gateway features to recognize Clarington's individual
communities at high traffic entry points into those communities. The design of the
gateway feature would remain the same at the new location.
Municipality of Clarington
Report EGD-016-16 Page 3
3. Concurrence
Not applicable.
4. Conclusion
It is respectfully recommended that Council approve the revised location at the S/E
corner of Waverley Road and RR57 for the Bowmanville Gateway Feature. The feature
will be built in 2016 with previously approved funding.
5. Strategic Plan Application
The recommendations contained in this report conform to the Strategic Plan objective of
promoting Clarington.
Submitted by: Reviewed by:
Anthony S. Cannella, C.E.T. Franklin Wu,
Director of Engineering Services Chief Administrative Officer
Staff Contact: Peter Windolf, Manager of Park Development, 905-623-3379 ext. 2307 or
pwindolf@clarington.net
Attachments:
Attachment 1 — Original location for Bowmanville gateway
Attachment 2 — Landscape plan for Bowmanville gateway
Attachment 3 — Revised location for Bowmanville gateway
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