HomeMy WebLinkAboutBy-law 6080/03THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF PICKERING
BY-LAW NO. 6080103
Being a By-law to adopt Amendment 11 to the
Official Plan for the City of Pickering.
(OPA 02-00 l/P);
WHEREAS pursuant to the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, chapter 13, subsections
17(22) and 21(1), the Council of the Corporation of the City of Pickering may by
by-law adopt amendments to the Official Plan for the City of Pickering;
AND WHEREAS pursuant to Section 17(10) of the Planning Act, the Minister of
Municipal Affairs and Housing has by order authorized Regional Council to pass a
by-law to exempt proposed area municipal official plan amendments from its
approval;
AND WHEREAS, the Region has advised that this Amendment is NOT exempt from
Regional approval;
NOW THEREFORE THE COUNCIL OF THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF PICKERING
HEREBY ENACTS AS FOLLOWS:
1. That Amendment 11 to the Official Plan for the City of Pickering, attached hereto
as Exhibit "A", is hereby adopted;
That the City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to forward to the
Regional Municipality of Durham the documentation required by Procedure:
Area Municipal Official Plans and Amendments, to seek Regional approval of an
Amendment to the Pickering Official Plan;
3. This By-law shall come into force and take effect on the day of the final passing
hereof.
BY-LAW read a first, second and third time and finally passed this
January, 2003.
20th day of
Wayne Arthurs, Mayor
~'u/~ruce Taylor, Clerk
Exhibit "A" to By-law
AMENDMENT 11
TO THE
CITY OF PICKERING OFFICIAL PLAN
AMENDMENT 11 TO THE CITY OF PICKERING OFFICIAL PLAN
PURPOSE:
LOCATION:
BASIS:
The purpose of the amendment is to revise the boundaries of
residential and open space designations on Schedule I - Land Use
Structure, revise the boundaries of Wetlands, the Rouge-Duffins
Wildlife Corridor and Shorelines and Stream Corridors on Schedule
III - Resource Management, revise the Rouge-Duffins Wildlife
Corridor policies and revise the Rouge Park Neighbourhood
policies to implement the results of the Rouge Park Neighbourhood
Study.
The amendment affects all lands in the Rouge Park
Neighbourhood, which is located on the west side of Pickering at
the northern limit of the City's South Urban Area.
This area is approximately 160 hectares in size.
The Rouge Park Neighbourhood Study was completed for lands in
the City of Pickering and received by City Council in April 2000.
City Council adopted a comprehensive plan to guide future
development of the neighbourhood through two principal
documents: the Rouge Park Neighbourhood Environmental Master
Servicing Plan and the Rouge Park Neighbourhood Development
Guidelines.
The Environmental Master Servicing Plan provided direction on
edge management strategies between developable and
non-developable areas to ensure that new development maintains
and enhances adjacent natural features and functions. It also
established a stormwater management strategy.
The Rouge Park Neighbourhood
established urban design criteria and
sites and major street connections.
Development Guidelines
identified school and park
The Land Use objectives for this amendment are to adjust the
boundaries of the land use designations to accurately reflect the
findings of the Environmental Master Servicing Plan and adopt
policies for both the Rouge-Duffins Wildlife Corridor and the
Rouge Park Neighbourhood that will guide development in the
manner articulated in the Rouge Park Neighbourhood Development
Guidelines. Wetland boundaries shown on the amended Resource
Management schedule are based on updated 1999 mapping from
the Ministry of Natural Resources,
AMENDMENT:
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Council of the City of Pickering passed resolution #29/00, Item #1,
at its meeting of April 10, 2000, which included initiating this
proposed amendment to the Pickering Official Plan to implement
the results of the Rouge Park Neighbourhood Study and a number
of other associated recommendations. The proposed amendment
reflects comments received at the Statutory Public Information
meeting held on June 19, 2002.
The Pickering Official Plan be amended by:
Revising Schedule I - Land Use Structure to revise the
boundary between the designations of Open Space System -
Natural Area and Urban Residential Areas - Low Density
Areas for certain lands in the Rouge Park Neighbourhood, such
that the designations appear as depicted on the following
extract of Schedule I.
Revising Schedule III - Resource Management
Schedule, to:
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
revise the delineation of Wetlands in the Rouge
Park Neighbourhood such that it appears as
depicted on Exhibit 'B';
revise the delineation of the Rouge-Duffins Wildlife
Corridor lands such that they appear as depicted
on Exhibit 'C~ and
revise the delineation of Shorelines and Stream
Corridors, such that they appear as depicted on
Exhibit 'D'
which are shown as extracts of Schedule III.
Revising section 10.17 - Rouge-Duffins Wildlife Corridor
Policies, to add a policy limiting the uses permitted on lands
that are designated both Freeways and Major Utilities -
Potential Multi-Use Area and Rouge-Duffins Wildlife Corridor;
and add a policy encouraging the preparation of a
"Rouge-Duffins Wildlife Corridor Management Plan"; and,
Replacing section 11.17 - Rouge Duffins Wildlife Corridor to
revise subsection (f);
such that the entire section 11.17 reads as follows:
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CITY POLICY
R ouge-Duffins Wildlife Corridor
10.17
City Council recognizes that the Rouge-Duffins Wildlife
Corridor is intended to function as a significant
vegetated connector providing for species migration
between the Rouge and Duffins valley systems;
accordingly, Council shall,
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
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despite the permissible uses listed in Table 13,
permit utility and ancillary uses, as well as any
uses permissible within the Open Space System -
Natural Area designation (see Table 3) on lands
designated both Freeways and Major Utilities -
Potential Multi-Use Area on Schedule I and also
Rouge-Duffins Wildlife Corridor on Schedule III;
and,
encourage the Ministry of Natural Resources,
Toronto & Region Conservation Authority,
Region of Durham, Ontario Hydro and interested
others to both prepare a "Rouge-Duffins Wildlife
Corridor Management Plan" and establish
funding for on-going maintenance and
restoration of the Corridor.
Replacing section 11.16 - Rouge Park Neigbbourbood
Policies to revise subsections 11.16 (a)(i), (a)(iv) and (d); such
that the entire section 11.16 reads as follows:
CITY POLICY
Rouge Park Neigbbourbood Policies
11.16 City Council shall,
(a)
in the consideration of development proposed within the
neighbourhood,
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(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(i) discourage designs which require the use of
reverse frontages, berms and significant noise
attenuation fencing adjacent to Finch Avenue
and Altona Road, unless justified for a limited
proportion of street frontage within any proposed
development by unique site configuration, road
access or proximity considerations and mitigated
by special design and/or landscaping features;
(ii) encourage a "neighbourhood focus" at the
intersection of Finch Avenue and Altona Road
through the utilization of structural massing,
architectural elements, and landscaping that
establishes a strong relationship with the
intersection;
(iii) despite the permissible uses listed in Tables 5
and 9, not permit the establishment of
automobile service stations and drive-thru
facilities such as restaurants, banks and
convenience stores within the neighbourhood;
(iv) in accordance with sections 15.17 and 15.18,
permit the use of density transfers and bonuses,
as further detailed in the Rouge Park
Neighbourhood Development Guidelines;
(v) require a road connection running from the north
side of Finch Avenue to the west side of
Rosebank Road;
(vi) require new development to have regard for the
Rouge Park Management Plan;
encourage the retention of environmentally sensitive
Provincially-owned lands within public ownership and
the appropriate and timely disposition of Provincially-
owned lands outside of the Rouge Park that are not
environmentally sensitive;
endeavour to eliminate the "jog" at the Rosebank Road
and Finch Avenue intersection;
support improvements to the level crossings of the C.P.
rail line at the Scarborough-Pickering Townline Road
and Rosebank Road, such as the installation of
appropriate safety measures including automatic safety
gates; and
for the north-east corner of the Beare Estate/Map Realty
lands, located on the north side of Finch Avenue,
opposite Woodview Avenue, interpret the minimum
extent of the "Open Space System - Natural Areas"
designation to be the southerly drip-line of the existing
hedgerow plus 1 metre, with the maximum extent to be
determined during the review of the related development
applications.
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IMPLEMENTATION:
The provisions set forth in the Pickering Official Plan, as
amended, regarding the implementation of the Plan shall
apply in regard to this Amendment.
INTERPRETATION:
The provisions set forth in the Pickering Official Plan, as
amended, regarding the interpretation of the Plan shall apply
in regard to this Amendment.
SCHEDULE 'A' TO AMENDMENT 11
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SHOREUNES AND STREAM CORRIDORS
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WETLANDS
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PICKERING
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SHORELINES AND STREAM CORRIDORS
(UAY INCLUDE HAZARD LANDS)
WETLANDS
ENVIRONMENTALLY SIGNIRCANT AREAS
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SCHEDULE 'D' TO AMENDMENT 11
PICKERING
OFFICIAl. PLAN
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
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