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Report To: Planning and Development Committee
Date of Meeting: October 3, 2016
Report Number: PSD-058-16
File Number: PLN 8.8
Resolution Number:
Report Subject: Delegation of Site Plan Approval authority for applications in the
Oak Ridges Moraine to the Manager of Development Review and
Other Administrative Improvements
Recommendations:
1.That Report PSD-058-16 be received; and
2.That the amendment to Site Plan Control By-law 2010-139 contained in
Attachment 1 to PSD-058-16 be approved.
Municipality of Clarington
Report PSD-058-16 Page 2
Executive Summary
As part of our continuous improvement process, it is proposed that residential and
agricultural site plans in the Oak Ridges Moraine be delegated further from the Directors
of Engineering Services and Planning Services to the Manager of Development Review.
Other process changes and community engagement improvements are also identified.
1. Site Plan Control By-law
1.1 The Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan (ORMCP) requires municipalities to
evaluate the potential impacts on environmental features resulting from any
development. Any development or site alteration within 120 metres of a natural
heritage feature or hydrologically sensitive feature must undertake a natural
heritage evaluation or hydrological evaluation respectively.
1.2 In 2005, the Municipality enacted the Oak Ridges Moraine Zoning By-law 2005-
109. At that time it was determined that the results of any natural heritage
evaluation or hydrological evaluation could only be successfully implemented
through site plan control. Accordingly, Council extended site plan control in the
Oak Ridges Moraine to include agricultural buildings, residential buildings and
related accessory structures. Exemptions were provided for building expansions
less than 50 % of the original building or structure or 50 square metres in the case
of a principal building or 20 square metres for an accessory building.
1.3 To date, municipal staff have been working with the Conservation Authorities to
assist in the evaluations to ensure that this is not an onerous requirement. The
results of these evaluations are incorporated into a site plan approval and
agreement.
1.4 Since the Oak Ridges Moraine site plan applications are submitted primarily to
address environmental issues and there are no substantive issues for Engineering
Services (other than entranceways) it is recommended that these applications be
delegated to the Manager of Development Review. This is simple straightforward
adjustment that eliminates the involvement of the Director of Planning or the
Director of Engineering Services.
1.5 The recommended amendment to the Site Plan Control By-law is Attachment 1.
There are no public notice requirements for the changes to the Site Plan Control
By-law.
Municipality of Clarington
Report PSD-058-16 Page 3
2. Other Changes
2.1 Over the summer, a few other minor changes were undertaken for temporary
signs and apartments-in-houses. The Official Registrar for Apartments-in-Houses
was delegated from the Director of Planning to the Manager of Development
Review.
2.2 The Accessibility Requirements of our new website require that any information
posted must meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 standard.
Accordingly, Planning Services cannot post background studies from developers
unless that meet this requirement. This has the unfortunate effect of making less
information available to the public as a whole. To address this, the development
industry is being given notice that any application after January 1st, 2016 must submit
background reports that are WCAG 2.0 compliant.
2.3 The Planning Services staff team on Community Engagement is working through
a number of tasks. One task is developing a new public notice sign that more
clearly conveys information about a proposal and incorporates Municipal branding.
An example of the new sign which will be rolled out in upcoming applications is
shown below.
3. Concurrence
The Director of Engineering concurs with the changes to the Site Plan Control By-
law.
Municipality of Clarington
Report PSD-058-16 Page 4
4. Recommendation
It is recommended that the Site Plan Control By-law 2010-139 be amended as
shown in Attachment 1.
5. Conformity with Strategic Plan
This report addresses Strategic Plan Actions Items to:
continue with process improvements; and
enhance Council and corporate communications.
Submitted by: Reviewed by:
David J. Crome, MCIP, RPP Curry Clifford, MPA, CMO
Director of Planning Services Interim CAO
Staff Contact: David Crome, Director of Planning, 905-623-3379 ext. 2401 or
dcrome@clarington.net
Attachment 1 – Proposed Amending By-law to Site Plan Control By-law Number 2010-
139.
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Attachment 1 to
Municipality of Clarington Report PSD-058-16
The Corporation of the Municipality of Clarington
By-law Number 2016-_______
being a By-law to delegate the approval of Site Plan Applications for agricultural
and residential buildings and structures to the Manager of Development
Approvals
That By-law Number 2010-139 be amended as follows:
1. By deleting the existing section 7 and replacing it with the following:
“7. Pursuant to Section 41(13) (b) of the Act, for applications considered under
Section 4 of this By-law, the powers and authority of the Council of the
Municipality of Clarington under Section 41 of the Act is delegated to the
Manager of Development Review”.
2. This By-law shall come into full force and effect on the day of passing hereof.
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Mayor Adrian Foster
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C. Anne Greentree, Clerk