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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBy-law 963/79 THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF PICKERING BY-LAW NUMBER 963/79 Being a by-law to amend the Plan for the District Planning Area of the Town of Pickering by the addition thereto of The Community Plan for the Woodlands Community, Special Study Area No. 3 (The Kingston Road- Highway 401 Corridor). WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of clause (d) of subsection (1) of section 61 of The Regional Municipality of Durham Act, 1973, S.O. 1973, c. 78, a Plan for the District Planning Area of the Town of Pickering was adopted by the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Pickering on June 5th, 1978, and approved by the Council of the Regional Municipality of Durham on July 12th, 1978; and WHEREAS it is deemed expedient to amend that Plan in order to add thereto The Community Plan for the Woodlands Community, Special Study Area No. 3 (The Kingston Road-Highway 401 Corridor); NOW THEREFORE, the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Pickering HEREBY ENACTS AS FOLLOWS; The Community Plan for the Woodlands Community, Special Study Area No. 3 (The Kingston Road-Highway 401 Corridor), a copy of which is attached hereto as Schedule "I", is hereby adopted. 2. The Plan for the District Pickering, as approved by Municipality of Durham on amended by adding thereto Woodlands Community, Spec Kingston Road-Highway 401 Planning Area of the Town of the Council of the Regional July 12th, 1978, is hereby The Community Plan for the ial Study Area No. 3 (The Corridor). 3. The Clerk is hereby directed to forward the amendment to the Council of the Regional Municipality of Durham for its approval. BY-LAW read a first, second and third time and finally passed this 5th day of March 1979. S? 10 j- ti. Mayor V Clerk (Pro Tempore) COMMUNITY PLAN - WOODLANDS COMMUNITY SPECIAL STUDY AREA NO. 3 (THE KINGSTON ROAD - HIGHWAY 401 CORRIDOR) AMENDMENT NO. 6 TO THE DISTRICT PLAN FOR THE DISTRICT PLANNING AREA OF THE TOWN OF PICKERING "Adopted by the Town of Pickering Council March 5th, 1979. It has been forwarded to the Durham Regional Council and the Ministry of Housing for approval". March, 1979 Amendment No.6 to the District Plan for the District Planning Area of the Town of Pickering PURPOSE OF The purpose of this Community Plan Amendment is to AMENDMENT provide guidelines, in the form of land use desig- nations and detailed policies for future develop- ment of that sector of Planning Community No. 6 - Woodlands, that is referred to in Part I of the Pickering District Plan as Special Study Area No. 3: The Kingston Road - Highway 401 Corridor. BASIS OF This Plan for Special Study Area No. 3: The AMENDMENT Kingston Road -.Highway 401 Corridor, which consti- tutes this Amendment, has been prepared in accordance with Section 5.2.2 of the Durham Regional Official Plan and Section 9 of Part I of the Pickering District Plan. ACTUAL The District Plan for the District Planning Area of AMENDMENT the Town of Pickering is hereby amended by adding the policies as indicated on the following pages of this Amendment to Part II - Community Plans. - 1 - VI PLANNING COMMUNITY 6 - WOODLANDS COMMUNITY VI-1 WOODLANDS COMMUNITY - SPECIAL STUDY AREA NO. 3 1. ASSUMPTIONS A) The Town of Pickering has proven to be a desir- able location for industrial and commercial development as is exhibited by the nature and extent of that type of development that has occurred in recent years. It has been assumed that these types of uses will continue to be attracted to Pickering and that those locations suitable for these by virtue of their accessi- bility, topography and high exposure to major traffic arteries should be reserved for them. 2. GOALS a) To prescribe a land use pattern and mix of land uses which accentuate the functions of the Corridor as a primary area for restricted light industrial uses, and automobile and special commercial uses; b) To attract land uses which can best utilize, and are dependent upon major road accessibility; C) To ensure that those existing uses which are compatible with the Corridor function are pre- served and integrated with new development which, by their very operation, do not generate noise and/or air pollution; d) To prescribe 'site specific' and 'corridor- wide design' guidelines to define the general amenity of the Corridor and the physical character of individual developments; e) To divide the Corridor into three inter-related planning areas through which the detailed design and staged development of the area can.be initiated; f) To ensure that the scale and siting of develop- ment within the Corridor is visually pleasing from Kingston Road and Highway 401; - 2 - g) To utilize appropriate noise abatement design features to minimize the impact of noise emanating from Highway 401 and Kingston Road on residences in neighbouring communities to the north; h) To maintain the arterial function of Kingston Road by limiting direct access; i) To ensure direct access to Highway 401 by means of an interchange from the Corridor. 3. LAND USE POLICIES a) The key element of the Land Use Plan, Schedule VI-1-'e' is the division of the Corridor into three precincts as follows: i) The Dixie Precinct (Pine Creek to the C.R. overpass) and Whites Precinct (C.N. overpass to Rosebank Road) which are both principally reserved for Restricted Light Industrial uses; and ii) The Rougemount Precinct (Rosebank Road to Altona Road) which is designated for Special Purpose Commercial uses. b) The three precincts should function as inter- related areas with the Rougemount Precinct accommodating ancillary uses which provide support to the industrial activity in the Dixie and Whites Precincts. The Special Purpose Commercial designation of the Rougemount Pre- cinct is intended to exclude those convenience commercial uses conventionally associated with local central areas serving residential neigh- bourhoods. Thus, it is the intent of this Plan that the commercial uses in the Rougemount Precinct not be those that would serve the residential neighbourhoods north of Kingston Road. This will aid in ensuring that traffic movements across Kingston Road are minimized; - 3 - c) Notwithstanding the land use designation on Schedule VI-1-A, the existing community uses presently situated in the Rosebank Pre- cinct as well as Whites Precinct shall be retained and integrated into the physical fabric of these areas; d) In addition to the industrial and commercial designations on Schedule VI-1-A, the Plan re- flects the intent that the existing natural features in the Corridor be preserved as open spaces available for the use.and enjoyment of persons working in this area A. Restricted Light Industrial a) In the Dixie and Whites Precincts,Restricted Light Industrial designation means that the predominant use of land shall be for manufac- turing, warehousing and distribution establish- ments meeting the relevant requirements of Part I of the Pickering District Plan. B. Special Purpose Commercial a) In the Rougemount Precinct, the uses permitted in areas designated for Special Purpose Com- mercial shall be as provided for in the relavent sections of the Durham Regional Official Plan and Part I of the Pickering District Plan; b), In the Dixie Precinct, the permitted uses shall be further limited to those uses which directly support businesses or which are land extensive, such as: i) automobile sales and service; ii) home improvement centres; iii) banks and trust companies; iv) furniture and major appliance sales; and v) commercial and industrial equipment supplies and furnishings c) Uses in this category shall take place in totally enclosed structures and shall include no outdoor storage. - 4 - C. Open Space a) Lands designated on Schedule VI-1-A as Open Space shall be sustained by and large in their natural state and be used only for active or passive recreational purposes or easements for municipal services and utilities. 4. DEVELOPMENT CONTROL AND SPECIAL POLICIES a) Site plan control under the provisions of Section 35a) of The Planning Act, will be exercized by the Town of Pickering for all development proposals for sites within the Kingston Road - Highway 401 Corridor. For all sites abutting Highway 401, it will be a condition of approval that the siting of buildings and landscaping treatment contribute to the reduction of noise penetration through the Corridor towards the residential neighbour- hoods to the north; b) Development and redevelopment of individual parcels of land fronting Kingston Road shall not be permitted where the lot is less than h hectare (1.25 acres) or the frontage is less than 30 metres (100 feet). Where these minimum dimensions are not available, approval of proposals shall be contingent upon 2 or more adjacent parcels being assembled to produce a parcel of land that exceeds both of those dimen- sions; c) The highest standards of building design, siting, landscaping, parking, exterior lighting, and signage shall be applied in the approval of proposals for sites in the Kingston Road - Highway 401 Corridor; d) If all the existing parcels of land in either of the two Special Policy 'A' areas are assembled under a single ownership, or if arrangements can be made to develop the lands as integrated entities which share common access points to the satisfaction of the Town, no amendment to this Plan will be required to permit the Special Purpcse Commercial uses specified in Section 3.B.b. above. - 5 - e) Following the commencement of an interchange at Highway 401 and Whites Road, the land-use description for the Special Policy "B" areas shall be reviewed and if at that time, studies are submitted which demonstrate to the satis- faction of the Town that Special Purpose Commercial uses are justified without adversely affecting similar development in the Main Central Area, such uses may be introduced by a restricted area (zoning) bylaw amendment. 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