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Report To: General Government Committee
Date of Meeting: September 26, 2016
Report Number: OPD-010-16
File Number:
Resolution:
By-law Number:
Report Subject: Approval of Regional Municipality of Durham Owned Property
Located at 1998 Regional Road 57, in the Municipality of
Clarington, as the Preferred Site to Establish a Municipal
Hazardous and Special Waste Facility
Recommendations:
1.That Report OPD-010-16 be received;
2.That the Resolution in Attachment 3 be endorsed by separate resolution, as
Clarington Council’s requirements for the Clarington Municipal Hazardous and
Special Waste Facility should Regional Council proceed with approving the former
Durham Region Police Service site at 1998 Regional Road 57; and
3.That all interested parties listed in Report OPD-010-16 and any delegations be
advised of Council's decision.
Municipality of Clarington
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Report Overview
The purpose of this report is to provide background information to Council respecting the
September 7, 2016 recommendation to the Regional Committee of the Whole to approve the
Regional Municipality of Durham owned property located at 1998 Regional Road 57 in
Clarington (the former Durham Region Police Services site) as the preferred site to establish a
Municipal Hazardous and Special Waste facility, fulfilling the Durham York Energy Centre Host
Community Agreement requirement. The report outlines concerns raised by the Municipality
respecting the Region’s preferred site, and recommends conditions of approval should
Regional Council proceed with approving the Region’s preferred site for development of the
Clarington Municipal Hazardous and Special Waste depot.
1. Background
1.1 Discussions between the Municipality of Clarington (Municipality) and the Regional
Municipality of Durham (Region) respecting waste management service levels and
projected growth in Clarington, and the related need for a residential hazardous waste
drop-off location to support this underserviced area of Durham Region have been on-
going since 2001/2, and initially targeted Clarington Operations Department Depot #42
(178 Darlington-Clarke Townline Road) as a potential location.
1.2 A commitment to provide this important service within Clarington was included in the Host
Community Agreement for the Durham York Energy Centre, dated February 18, 2010. It
states that “Durham shall establish a hazardous waste depot to serve the residents of
Clarington within one (1) year of commissioning the EFW Facility.”
1.3 Region Report #2016-J-7 (February 4, 2016) recommended the Durham Region Police
Service (DRPS) site located on Regional Road 57 north of Highway 2 in Bowmanville as
it was soon to be vacated (Figure 1). This Regionally-owned site is the Region’s
preferred location for the Clarington Municipal Hazardous and Special Waste (MHSW)
depot. As a result of questions raised regarding the proposed location, including the
criteria used for site selection, site size, and site operations, a modified recommendation
was adopted. The recommendation required that Municipal and Region Staff “work
together to find a mutually agreeable site” for the MHSW depot and “subject to the
agreement of all parties to extend the deadline for operation of this facility.”
Municipality of Clarington
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Figure 1: Key Plan – Region’s Preferred Clarington MHSW Depot Location
1.4 The Municipality has since provided the Region with seven additional sites in Clarington
for consideration. On September 7, 2016 Region Report #2016-COW -24 recommended
to the Regional Committee of the Whole that the former DRPS site in Bowmanville be
approved as the Region’s preferred site to establish a MHSW depot, stating that it met all
of the Region’s criteria for a new MHSW facility in Clarington. The targeted date for the
commencement of operations is October 1, 2017. Report #2016-COW -24 was tabled to
the next Committee of the Whole meeting, October 5, 2016.
1.5 Clarington residents may drop off MHSW at any of the Region’s waste management
facilities, the closest of which is the Oshawa Waste Management Facility located on
Ritson Road north of Taunton Road in Oshawa. Materials currently accepted at the
Region’s MHSW facilities are found in Attachment 1.
2. Discussion
2.1 Concerns Relating to the Region’s Recommended Preferred Site
It is agreed that Clarington is underserviced by the Region’s existing waste management
facilities for the purpose of waste diversion. However, to date Clarington Staff have not
been informed of how the Region’s preferred location meets all the criteria for the MHSW
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depot. Staff have raised concerns about the siting of the Clarington MHSW depot at the
former DRPS site respecting the following:
The specific site location in the Bowmanville West Town Centre;
The potential traffic issues along Regional Road 57;
The distance from Clarington’s urban areas of Newcastle and Orono; and
Expansion of the MHSW site to become an eco-station.
With respect to Regional Official Plan policies (Section 8), the Region’s preferred site is
located within a designated Regional Centre. Regional Centres are to be developed as
the main concentration of institutional, commercial, residential, major retail, recreational,
cultural and major office uses in a well-designed and intensive land use form. The
Region’s Official plan also directs Regional Centres to “function as places of symbolic
and physical interest for the residents, and shall provide identity to the area municipalities
within which they are located.” Regional Centres are to encourage pedestrian and transit
oriented areas that incorporate urban design guidelines and solutions.
The Region’s preferred site is designated part of the urban centre in the Draft Clarington
Official Plan, and is located within the Bowmanville West Town Centre Secondary Plan
area. The area is intended to “serve as a focal point of activity, interest and identity for
residents of the Municipality of Clarington.” Any buildings should align with the urban
design standards implemented in 2014 through the Bowmanville West Town Centre
Secondary Plan. Urban design objectives included in the Secondary Plan seek to create
a distinct sense of place through high quality architectural treatments and site planning.
Outdoor storage, including waste, is strictly limited and discouraged. High quality
landscape treatments or complimentary building material treatments are required.
In response to growing traffic volume through Bowmanville, the Region has initiated a
Class Environmental Assessment to examine the need for improvements along Regional
Road 57. The preferred solution identified includes road widening to four lanes from
Baseline Road to Nash Road. In addition, there is potential for restricted access to the
site when a raised median is to be implemented at specific traffic thresholds.
The Region should provide confirmation they will address traffic safety issues on
Regional Road 57 (a Type A arterial road). The separation of entrances at approximately
50 metres from Stevens Road and 38 metres to G.B. Rickard Complex driveway are
minimal at best.
Alternative sites proposed by Municipal Staff were generally located east of Liberty
Street, thereby reducing the travel distance for Clarington residents living east of Highway
115/35. However, with the exception of Clarington Operations Department Depot #42 the
suggested sites are privately owned and as such, would need to be leased or purchased
by the Region. Generally, residents in the Courtice Urban Area have the benefit of
relatively close proximity to the Region’s Oshawa Waste Management Facility.
Figure 2 (Attachment 2) shows the location of the Region’s Oshawa Waste Management
Facility, the Region’s preferred site at the former DRPS site in Bowmanville, and
Clarington Operations Department Depot #42 initially targeted by the Municipality as a
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potential location. A conceptual service area radius is shown around each location and
are based on a study completed for the Region in 2013 examining feasibility and
implementation of Regional eco-stations. An eco-station is a facility designed for the
collection of divertable materials (such as tires, waste electronics and reusable
materials), excluding any residual waste (or garbage) drop off.
2.2 Desired Site Criteria and Site Sizing
Region Report #2016-COW -24 included criteria that the Region aimed to satisfy in the
selection of a preferred site. These desired criteria are summarized as follows:
A Region owned site, thereby eliminating the cost of land purchase;
A site with an existing building that could be adaptable to MHSW operations,
thereby reducing construction costs;
A site with an existing paved area for traffic and other site needs, thereby reducing
construction costs;
Existing service connections (water, sewer, utility);
A central location and proximity to other community and commercial services; and
A lot size of approximately three acres (1.21 hectares) for a MHSW depot and up to
seven acres for future plans to potentially expand the waste services offered (ie. an
eco-station).
The site criteria generally support the former DRPS site. Notably, there are no other sites
in Clarington with a vacant building(s) owned by the Region, with an existing paved area,
and on municipal services. Further, the criteria do not include proximity to Clarington
residents who are not within the catchment area of other MHSW facilities (See Figure 2,
Attachment 2).
In February 2016 when the former DRPS site was first identified as the recommended
site for the Clarington MHSW depot, the Region indicated an intent to also “consider
future opportunities to expand the future Clarington MHSW facility beyond the collection
of hazardous waste, to act as a potential site for a full-scale eco-station.” The interest is
captured by the desired site criteria listed in Report #2016-COW -24.
The Municipality strongly supports the Region’s position on increasing diversion drop-off
service levels in Clarington. However, it is questionable how this could be
accommodated at the preferred site. At approximately two acres, the former DRPS site is
smaller than the desired lot size stated of three acres for a MHSW depot and up to seven
acres for an expanded facility in the future. Full eco-station services (i.e. MHSW and
other divertable waste) at a single location in Clarington rather than multiple locations is
preferred from both the perspective of resident convenience and sustainability.
2.3 Site Conditions for the Region’s Preferred Site
Should Regional Council proceed with approving the former DRPS site at 1998 Regional
Road 57 for development of the Clarington MHSW depot, the following conditions of
approval are recommended:
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The Region fulfill the site plan process for development of the MHSW site and any
future amendments by adherence to the policies and urban design standards
established for the Bowmanville West Town Centre Secondary Plan (February
2014), as amended, including interior storage of materials for the MHSW.
The multi-use path along the west side of Regional Road 57 between Stevens Road
and Highway 2 along the frontage of the property, proposed as a component of the
preferred solution for the Regional Road 57 Class Environmental Assessment, to
proceed as part of the widening project, be constructed by the Region.
Preparation, maintenance and adherence to an Emergency Management Plan
(including spills), which shall be reviewed and approved by Clarington Emergency
and Fire Services prior to the commencement of site operations.
The Region review traffic design and site connections with the Municipality as part
of the detailed design process for the site, and that traffic matters relating to the site
operations be revisited with the Municipality when required. In particular the
minimum separation to Stevens Road and the entrance to G.B. Rickard Complex.
These points have been included in the Resolution (Attachment 3) which can be brought
forward by Regional Council members at the Region’s Committee of the Whole on
October 5th, 2016.
3. Financial Considerations
The establishment of a MHSW depot in Clarington will fulfill section 6.2 of the Host
Community Agreement for the Durham York Energy Centre. Associated costs are the
responsibility of the Regional Municipality of Durham.
4. Concurrence
This report has been reviewed by David Crome, Director of Planning Services, Tony
Cannella, Director of Engineering Services, and Gord Weir, Fire Chief, who concur with
the recommendations.
5. Conclusion
Staff were requested to review the Region’s Report 2016-COW -24 and provide
comments for Committee’s consideration on the Region’s recommended preferred
location for the Clarington MHSW depot located at the former DRPS site at 1998
Regional Road 57 in Bowmanville. Staff have concerns about the appropriateness of this
site, particularly should it become an eco-station. Notwithstanding the concerns, should
the preferred site be approved by Regional Council, recommended conditions of approval
are provided in Attachment 3.
Clarington supports a waste management strategy that emphasizes reusing, reducing,
and recycling to minimize adverse impacts to the environment.
Municipality of Clarington
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6. Strategic Plan Application
Not applicable.
Submitted by: Reviewed by:
Frederick J. Horvath Curry Clifford, MPA, CMO
Director of Operations Interim CAO
Staff Contact: Faye Langmaid, Manager of Special Projects 905-623-3379 ext. 2407
or flangmaid@clarington.net
Attachments:
Attachment 1 - MHSW Acceptable / Unacceptable Items Listing
Attachment 2 - Figure 2, Hazardous Waste Location Catchment Areas
Attachment 3 - Resolution
The following is a list of the interested parties to be notified of Council’s decision:
Mirka Januszkiewicz, Director, Waste Management Services, Regional Municipality of Durham
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Attachment 3 to
Report OPD-010-16
Resolution Respecting Regional Municipality of Durham Property Located at 1998
Regional Road 57, in the Municipality of Clarington, as the Preferred Site to
Establish a Municipal Hazardous and Special Waste Facility
WHEREAS the Municipality of Clarington supports a waste management strategy that
emphasizes reusing, reducing and recycling to minimize adverse impacts to the
environment;
WHEREAS Clarington is underserviced by the Region’s existing waste management
facilities to support waste diversion;
WHEREAS Durham Region Staff have recommended the site at 1998 Regional Road
57 in Clarington as the preferred location for the Clarington Municipal Hazardous and
Special Waste (MHSW) facility to fulfill the Host Community Agreement requirements
for the Durham York Energy Centre;
WHEREAS in the view of the Municipality of Clarington the proposed site is deficient for
a variety of reasons; and
WHEREAS Regional Staff have not been open to other suggested sites in Clarington;
NOW THEREFORE:
Should Durham Region Council approve 1998 Regional Road 57, the Municipality
requests that the Region fulfill;
The Municipal Site Plan process for development of the MHSW site and any future
amendments by adherence to the policies and urban design standards established in
the Bowmanville West Town Centre Secondary Plan (February 2014), as amended,
including interior storage of materials for the MHSW ;
The Region construct the multi-use path proposed for the west side of Regional Road
57 between Stevens Road and Highway 2 as part of the Regional Road 57 widening
project;
The preparation of, maintenance and adherence to an Emergency Management
Plan, approved by Clarington Emergency and Fire Services prior to commencement
of site operations;
AND, should traffic matters relating to operations become an issue, that site traffic
management be revisited with Clarington Engineering Services;
AND that the time limit for the establishment of the MHSW site in the Host Community
Agreement be extended to October 1, 2017.