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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBy-law 6963/09 THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF PICKERING BY-LAW NO. 6963/09 Being a By-law to adopt Amendment 1,9 to the Official Plan for the City of Pickering (OPA 08-004/P) WHEREAS pursuant to the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.p. 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 on February 23, 2000 Regional Council passed By-law 11/2000 which allows the Region to exempt proposed area municipal official plan amendments from its approval; AND WHERERAS the Region has advised that Amendment 19 to the City of Pickering Official Plan is exempt from Regional approval; NOW THEREFORE THE COUNCIL OF THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF PICKERING HEREBY ENACTS AS FOLLOWS: 1, That Amendment 19 to the Official Plan for the City of Pickering, attached hereto as Exhibit "A", is hereby adopted; 2. 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 for Amendment 19. 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 15th day of June, 2009. David , yor Debi A. Wilcox, City Clerk Exhibit "A" to By-law 6963/09 AMENDMENT 19 TO THE PICKERING OFFICIAL PLAN AMENDMENT 19 TO THE PI'CKERING OFFICIAL PLAN PURPOSE: The purpose of this Amendment is to increase the maximum aggregate gross leasable floor area for lands north of the Pickering Parkway in the Specialty Retailing Node from 49,000 square metres to 55,000 square metres and to delete an obsolete policy respecting the timing of a permitted food store. LOCATION: This Amendment generally affects lands north of Pickering Parkway, on the east side of Brock Road. BASIS: The subject lands are within an area designated Specialty Retailing Node in the Pickering Official Plan. For lands north of Pickering Parkway, the Plan establishes a minimum gross leasable floor area for individual retail stores and a maximum aggregate gross leasable floor area for all special purpose commercial uses. The proposed amendment would permit enlargement of existing structures including the expansion of a large format discount store, the expansion of a large format food store and the conversion and expansion of a former large format membership club to a home improvement centre for a total expansion of approximately 6,000 square metres. The proposal is considered a minor refinement to approvals previously granted. The City's Peer Review consultant concurs with the Retail Market Demand and Impact Analysis Report submitted by the applicant that the proposed expansions will not unduly affect the viability of any lands designated or developed for the retailing of goods and services in the City'of Pickering, including the Downtown Core, other Community Nodes and nearby Main Central Areas in other municipalities in the Region. As well, the proposed store expansions represent an efficient use of land that has already been designated and zoned for large format retailing. The amendment would delete an unnecessarypolicy prohibiting a food store prior to June 11, 2003. The time limit has passed and a food store exists on-site. Amendment 19 to the Pickering Official _Plan Page 1 ACTUAL AMENDMENT: The Pickering Official Plan is hereby amended by: 1. Amending section 3.6 (g) (iii) by replacing the number "49,000" with the number "55,000 2. Deleting Section 3.6 (g) (v) in its entirety IMPLEMENTATION: The provisions set forth in the City of Pickering Official Plan, as amended, regarding the implementation of the Plan shall apply in regard to the Amendment. INTERPRETATION: The provisions set forth in the City of Pickering Official Plan, as amended, regarding the implementation of the. Plan shall apply in regard to this Amendment.