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Report To: Planning & Development Committee
Date of Meeting: November 13, 2017
Report Number: PSD -081-17 Resolution: PD -205-17, PD -231-17 & PD -232-17
File Number: PLN 25.1.55 By-law Number:
Report Subject: Renaming of the North Portion of Port Darlington Road to East Shore
Drive and of a portion of East Beach Road to Port Darlington Road
Recommendations:
That Report PSD -081-17 be received;
2. That the By-law shown in Attachment 1 be passed to:
a. rename a portion of Port Darlington Road to East Shore Drive, from Lake Road to
approximately the south boundary of the Hydro One Corridor, specifically, where
the remaining portion of Port Darlington Road intersects with East Shore Drive;
and
b. rename that portion of East Beach Road to Port Darlington Road, between the
southern terminus of the current Port Darlington Road and the to -be -constructed
portion of Port Darlington Road within the Lakebreeze development;
3. That property owners, business and residential tenants receive a goodwill payment
recognizing the inconvenience and time associated with the street name changes as
identified in Section 4 of Report PSD -081-17 and that the reasonable costs associated
with the replacement of the sign at 57 Darlington Boulevard be paid;
4. That the costs associated with the goodwill payment and sign replacement be
recovered from the developer of the Lakebreeze development through the subdivision
agreement;
5. That a copy of this report and Council's decision be forwarded to the Durham Regional
Police Service and the Durham Regional Planning and Economic Development
Department; and
6. That all interested parties listed in Report PSD -081-17 and any delegations be advised
of Council's decision.
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Report Overview
The development of the Port Darlington Neighbourhood and the partial redesign of its road
network lead to corresponding adjustments regarding specific road names and their exact
extent. Notification of the October 25, 2017 Public Information Centre at Bobby C's and the
Planning and Development Committee Meeting was mailed to all affected property owners
and surrounding community. The Public Information Centre and tonight's meeting have
provided opportunity for public comment
1. Proposal
1.1 Council, at their Meeting of October 10, 2017, passed a resolution authorizing staff to
take appropriate steps for the renaming of Port Darlington Road to East Shore Drive,
from Lake Road to the south boundary of the Hydro One Corridor, specifically, where the
remaining portion of Port Darlington Road intersects with East Shore Drive. Council had
earlier authorized staff to take steps regarding renaming a portion of East Beach Road
including the re -addressing of local properties on East Beach Road.
2. Background
2.1 Engineering Services Department has been undertaking an Environmental Assessment
for this new road. In July 2016, five optional alignments for this new road were
presented at a PIC. The alignment scenarios all provided for realigning West Beach
Road to connect with East Shores Drive with a roundabout at Port Darlington Road.
Alternative 1 is shown in Figure 1 below.
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2.2 After further study, a new and preferred alignment was determined that provided for an
alignment along the south side of the corridor rather than the north side. The revised
alignment was to accommodate concerns of Hydro One to avoid high voltage towers but
it also minimized the impacts on private property, impact on wildlife habitat, provided
better traffic flow and means fewer changes to the intersection with West Beach Road.
The revised alignment incorporates a continuous route from Lake Road through the
hydro corridor and into the plan of subdivision. The southerly segment of Port Darlington
Road connects at a T intersection on the curve. (See Figure 2 below).
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2.3 The new alignment has resulted in a reconsideration of the street names for the area.
3. Public Information Centre
3.1 Notice of Public Information Centre and this Public Meeting was circulated first class mail
to all property owners south of Highway 401, north of Lake Ontario, east of Bowmanville
Creek and west of the Lambs Road alignment, including the Port Darlington Marina
Villas Condominiums townhouses.
3.2 Staff attended a Public Information Centre at Bobby C's on October 25, 2017 to provide
information on the proposed changes and to get input from affected property owners and
tenants. Approximately 20 residents, some of whom were directly affected attended.
The opinions of the residents were:
x Cost to property owners for street name change is much greater than the goodwill
payment;
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x A business owner indicated his costs would be much higher due to the need to
change the sign on his building;
x Traffic backup at Liberty/Lake Road intersection could be alleviated by directing truck
traffic to Bennett Road once Lake Road and Port Darlington Road intersect with
Bennett Road;
x The CN Railroad crossing at Port Darlington Road will be extremely congested; and
x One household on East Beach said a change of their address was unnecessary as
they pick up their mail deliveries. The amount of money and time to make the change
is insulting. The change of address will not help with traffic produced by Kaitlin
Developments and a right hand turn onto Lake Road will not solve the traffic problem
at the Liberty Street interchange and at Bowmanville's other north -south routes.
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Figure 3: New Street and Address Changes.
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4. Proposed Street Name and Street Address Number Changes
4.1 From a street -naming perspective, not changing the name of any part of Port Darlington
Road is somewhat similar to the current situation for Waverley Road. Staff believe it is
better for the continuous route, which will carry the majority of the traffic into the new
neighbourhood, to have one name. It is also important that Port Darlington Road be
maintained as the road that passes through the historic Port Darlington. It is thus
proposed that the north end of the existing Port Darlington Road from Lake Road to the
Hydro Corridor be renamed East Shore Drive connecting through the hydro corridor to
the street within the Lakebreeze plan of subdivision. It is intended to recognize the
inconvenience but not to fully reimburse cost of effort involved. The segment of the
proposed renaming is shown on Figure 3.
4.2 The renaming of a connecting portion of East Beach Road that was constructed to
facilitate the new waterfront park to Port Darlington Road is to allow for a continuous use
of Port Darlington Road across the Bowmanville waterfront from the Bowmanville Creek
to Bennett Road. The street renaming results in address renumbering for less than ten
properties. To have an optimal numbering sequence, the re -numbering will be finalized
after registration of the Lakebreeze plan of subdivision.
4.3 The timing of the two above-mentioned street name changes and related street address
number changes is anticipated to be June 1, 2018 but, ultimately should be at such time
as the revised road network is completed.
5. Goodwill Payment
5.1 Four residential properties and three industrial properties, plus tenants would be affected
by the street renaming. In previous street naming situations, the Municipality has offered
a "goodwill payment" to affected property owners and tenants. The payment is recognized
as not covering the actual costs, but is a goodwill gesture. The current goodwill payment
is as follows:
x Business and Institutional Owners and Tenants $200.00
x Residential Owners and Tenants $75.00
5.2 The preliminary estimate of the number of properties affected by the street name
changes, based on the recommended payment rate would be approximately $2,000,
depending on the number of tenants. The costs of this payment would be recovered from
the developer.
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6. Discussion
Page 6
6.1 There was little opposition to the actual street name change itself but significant concerns
were raised with respect to the traffic, impacts of development and the costs and
inconvenience associated with the street name change.
6.2 A number of the concerns raised by residents are with respect to traffic volumes, turning
movements and congestion at the certain intersections. These matters were considered
at the time of the approval of the plan of subdivision and appropriate traffic studies were
undertaken. In addition, the Environmental Assessment has examined the means of best
means of conveying traffic into and out of the new residential neighbourhood which has
led to the continuous curvilinear road design. The purpose of this report is strictly to deal
with the road renaming.
6.3 With respect to the cost and time associated with the street name change, it should be
noted that once approved and before the effective date, the Planning Services
Department notifies numerous agencies and utilities, including Canada Post, of the street
name and address changes. This will alleviate to some extent the inconvenience for
residents. Nevertheless, it is acknowledged that there will be inconvenience and time
required for residents and businesses to change their addresses. The changes can be
made gradually (such as at the time of driver's licence renewal) and the Canada Post
provides for a transition period. The street name and address changes are contemplated
to occur around June of 2018, which also allows time for the transition and notification.
6.4 The property at 51 Port Darlington Road has no business name but uses the address as
the building identifier for the tenants that operate out of this building. This is a unique
situation. It is recommended that the reasonable costs of replacing this sign be covered
by proponent of the Lakebreeze subdivision. (Figure 4)
Figure 4: Business premises showing signage
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6.5 The renaming proposed allows for Port Darlington Road to be retained along the old
port's east edge and be extended across the waterfront to Bennett Road, joining the new
residential community with the historic port are and reinforcing the neighbourhood's
identity. The renaming of the north portion of Port Darlington Road to East Shore Drive
provides for a continuous street name for the new curvilinear arterial road extending from
the Lake Road to the waterfront. While it may take some time for residents to adjust to
the renamed road, over the longer term it will be more readily understood and less
confusing.
7. Conclusion
7.1 It is respectfully recommended that the proposed street name changes be approved and
that staff be authorized to recover from the developer of the Port Darlington Lakebreeze
Subdivision the goodwill payments as outlined in this report.
8. Strategic Plan Application
Not applicable.
Submitted by:
David Crome, MCIP, RPP,
Director of Planning Services
Reviewed by: z4VA�
Andrew C. Allison, B. Comm, LL.B
CAO
Staff Contact: Bob Russell, Planner II, 905-623-3379 ext. 2421 or brussell(@clarington.net
Attachments:
Attachment 1- Renaming to East Shore Drive and Port Darlington Road By-law
DC/B R/C P/tg
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The following is a list of the interested parties to be notified of Council's decision:
Heather Finlay, Durham Planning & Economic Development
Sue Sartain, Durham Regional Police, c/o Durham Region I.T.
Kevin & Lucia Taylor
Gary & Sandra Madill
Jake Teeninga, Classic Touch Cabinets
Campeau Bus Lines
Bantams Steel
Tiller Steel Inc.
Jo-anne McNevin
Dave Durbin & Liola Limeback
Tim & Esther Carlton
Bill Sims
Neeve Wilkie
James Richard Hawken & Carole Maher-Hawken
Bark Hawkins Kreps & Judith Kreps Hawkins
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Attachment 1
Municipality of Clarington to Report PSD -081-17
Corporation of the Municipality of Clarington
By -Law No. 2018 -
being a By-law to amend municipal street names in the Municipality of
Clarington
Whereas the Council of the Corporation of the Municipality of Clarington deems it
expedient to amend certain municipal street names in the Municipality of Clarington;
Now therefore be it enacted as By-law for the Municipality of Clarington, as follows:
1. Change the name of the portion of Port Darlington Road to East Shore Drive,
from Lake Road to the south boundary of the Hydro One Corridor, specifically,
where the remaining portion of Port Darlington Road intersects with East Shore
Drive;
2. Change the name of the portion of East Beach Road to Port Darlington Road,
between the southern terminus of the current Port Darlington Road and the to -
be -constructed portion of Port Darlington Road within draft plan of subdivision
S -C-2013-0002;
3. The effective date of this by-law is June 1, 2018.
BY-LAW passed in open session this 20th day of November 2017.
Adrian Foster, Mayor
Anne Greentree, Municipal Clerk