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HomeMy WebLinkAboutInformation Report 09-05O BY INFORMATION REPORT NO. 09-05 FOR PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING OF May 19, 2005 IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PUBLIC MEETING REQUIREMENTS OF THE PLANNING ACT, R.S.O. 1990, chapter P.13 SUBJECT: Zoning By-law Amendment Application A 9/05 Whitevale Golf Club, et al East side of Golf Club Road; South of Concession 5 South Part of Lots 29 and 30, Concession 4 (Parts 8 and 9, Plan 40R18997) City of Pickering 1.0 PROPERTY LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION - the subject property is located southeast of the Hamlet of Whitevale (see Attachment #1 = Location Map); - the site has no road frontage, and has an area of approximately 12 hectares; - these lands currently support a golf practice facility during the golfing season in compliance with the existing temporary zoning by-law; - the site has rolling topography, and is at a higher elevation than the surrounding lands; - the lands to the north and west are in field crops, and to the east are primarily valley lands related to a tributary of the Duffins Creek. 2.0 APPLICANT'S PROPOSAL the applicant (Whitevale Golf Club) proposes to extend the three-year term of a temporary use By-law passed in 2002 to permit a golf practice facility to continue for an additional three-year period; Whitevale Golf Club acquired the majority of these lands from the Ontario Realty Corporation in 2002 and leases the remaining portion of the lands from the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority. Whitevale Golf Course will be entertaining a subsequent permanent rezoning and an official plan amendment with the City in order to permit an extension of the golf club and associated uses to the north of the existing golf club once the location of a Regional arterial road planned for lands north of the subject lands has been resolved. 0 U Information Report No. 09-05 Page 2 3.0 OFFICIAL PLAN AND ZONING 3.1 Durham Regional Official Plan the subject property is designated Living Area and Major Open Space; within these designations, certain recreational uses are permitted provided they are compatible with their surroundings; recognizing a need to improve east -west connections through Durham Region, the Durham Regional Official Plan provides for a future Type B Arterial Road connection in the vicinity of this site .joining a realigned Fifth Concession Road in the City of Pickering west to Fourteenth Avenue in Town of Markham; 3.2 Pickering Official Plan the subject property is designated Agricultural Area; golf courses and associated uses are not permitted in Agricultural Areas, however, the temporary use By-law policies of the City's Official Plan allow uses which do not otherwise conform to the Official Plan for a period not to exceed three years; 3.3 Zoning By-law the subject property is currently zoned "A(T-GPF) — Agricultural — Temporary Golf Practice Facility Zone by By-law 3037, as amended by By-laws 4825/96, 5512/99 and 6009/02; this zoning permits a golf practice facility as a temporary use until July 29, 2005; an amendment to the zoning By-law is required to extend the golf practice facility use for an additional three year period. 4.0 RESULTS OF CIRCULATION 4.1 Resident Comments - no written resident comments have been received to date; 4.2 . Agency Comments - no written agency comments have been received to date; Information Report No. 09-05 Page 3 i 1 4.3 Staff Comments 4.3.1 Temporary Use By-law Provisions - the City's Official Plan includes policies specifying that a temporary use By-law may be considered when a use is intended to exist for a limited time period and when it is desirable to monitor a use for a period of time prior to considering it for permanent zoning; - a temporary use zoning By-law is appropriate due to the limited time period remaining in the land lease held by the Whitevale Golf Club and because it is premature to consider permanent zoning and official plan amendments until the Region of Durham can confirm that the proposed arterial road will not require the subject lands; - prior to passing a temporary use By-law, Council must be satisfied that the subject property can adequately accommodate the use; that the use will be compatible with existing surrounding land uses; and that the use will not prejudice the future development of the lands and the surrounding area; 4.3.2 Monitoring for Environmental Impacts - the Whitevale Golf Club was required, as a condition of approval of the first temporary use By-law zoning application (A 5/96), to monitor the quality of downstream surface water to ensure it was not being adversely affected by the operation of the golf practice facility; - the golf club provided a final monitoring report with the second temporary use By-law zoning application (A 2/99); - the report indicated that there have been no environmental impacts downstream from the use of fertilizers and pesticides on the site; in fact, the quality of the upstream water entering the site is not as good as the quality of the water leaving the site, therefore, the golf club is assisting in improving the stream water quality; - the report also concluded that further monitoring is not required provided that future management practices remain consistent with past practice and the applicable legislation; - in support of the last temporary use by-law application for this site (A 7/02, the then Whitevale Golf Course Superintendent indicated via letter that turf maintenance practices were essentially the same as they were in 1996; the turf maintenance practices are described in detail in a report dated April 1996, completed by Burnside Environmental Limited, on behalf of Whitevale Golf Club and submitted to the City of Pickering with the first temporary use By-law zoning application in 1996; - City staff will request Whitevale Golf Course to indicate whether turf maintenance practices continue to be consistent with the previous practices; - staff has not been made aware of any instances where the golf practice facility has demonstrated any incompatibility with surrounding uses during the past three year period; Information Report No. 09-05 4.3.3 Technical Matters Page 4 - the Durham Regional Official Plan designates a future Type B arterial road connection between Fifth Concession Road in the City of Pickering and Fourteenth Avenue in the Town of Markham; - this interconnection, the remaining opportunity for an arterial road linkage south of Highway 7, is envisioned to support future development in Durham and to provide a by-pass of the Hamlet of Whitevale; - in reviewing previous applications, Regional staff expressed concern that the proposed Fifth Concession — Fourteenth Avenue interconnection may traverse or be located in close proximity to the subject lands; - it is the City's understanding that the Whitevale Golf Club has entered into an agreement with the Region of Durham regarding this matter; - the agreement places limitations, until January 1, 2006, on official plan, zoning and building permit applications Whitevale Golf Club can seek until the Region completes an Environmental Assessment to define the alignment; - the City of Pickering Planning & Development Department is still awaiting comments from the Region of Durham to confirm the acceptability of this application. 5.0 PROCEDURAL INFORMATION - written comments regarding this. proposal should be directed to the Planning & Development Department; - oral comments may be made at the Public Information Meeting; - all comments received will be noted and used as input in a Planning Report prepared by the Planning & Development Department for a subsequent meeting of Council or a Committee of Council; if you wish to reserve the option to appeal Council's decision, you must provide comments to the City before Council adopts any By-law for this proposal; - if you wish to be notified of Council's decision regarding this proposal, you must request such in writing to the City Clerk. 6.0 OTHER INFORMATION 6.1 Appendix list of neighbourhood residents, community associations, agencies and City Departments that have commented on the application at the time of writing report; Information Report No. 09-05 6.2 Information Received r �� Page 5 0 13 - the Applicant's file is available for viewing at the offices of the City of Pickering Planning & Development Department; 6.3 Company Principal - the applicant advises that the President of Whitevale Golf Club is Walter Lemon. Steve Gaunt, MCIP, RPP Senior Planner SG:jf Attachment Copy: Director, Planning & Development Lynda Taylor, IP, R P Manager, Development Review a.34 APPENDIX NO. I TO INFORMATION REPORT NO. 09-05 COMMENTING RESIDENTS AND LANDOWNERS (1) none received to date COMMENTING AGENCIES (1) none received to date COMMENTING CITY DEPARTMENTS (1) Planning & Development Department ATTACHMENT# TO INFORit•'ATIONRERW#-,S- "c' Ot5) O of m LANDS LL A 09/05 O 0 EXISTING WHITEVALE GOLF COURSE FOURTH CON ESSI N ROA ----------------- - P� �O O� PJ City of Pickering Planning & Development Department PROPERTY DESCRIPTION SOUTH PART OF LOTS 29 & 30, CONC. 4, PART 8 & 9 PLAN 40R-18997 w '/` OWNER WHITEVALE GOLF COURSE DATE APR. 20, 2005 DRAWN BY JB FILE No. A 09/05 SCALE 1:10000 CHECKED BY SIG N oLrvna �Entery n.o In ene Ib appll... NI Iigt1Y Reu 3005 MPAC vnG Ita • lia re. All II lit. Re.e rve J. Ne! a rveE. Not o plan o! .—Y. lon of Su rve . PN -RUR