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REPORT TO
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Report Number: OES 12-05
Date: April 12, 2005
From:
Richard Holborn, P. Eng.
Division Head, Municipal Property & Engineering
Subject:
Provincial Secondary Land Use Program - PSLUP
Ratification of Municipal Public Interests For Hydro Corridor Lands
Recommendation:
1. THAT Report OES 12-05 regarding the Provincial Secondary Land Use Program
be received; and
2. THAT Council approve the City of Pickering's submission of future public
interests on hydro corridor lands under the Provincial Secondary Land Use
Program, as contained in Report No. OES 12-05;
3. THAT a copy of Report No. OES 12-05 be forwarded to the Regional
Municipality of Durham to facilitate a joint municipal submission to the Ministry of
Municipal Affairs and Housing; and
4. THAT Council acknowledge that the City of Pickering's resolution(s), and its
submission contained in the joint submission, will be a public document and will
remain on file with the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing.
Executive Summary: The purpose of this program is to declare future municipal
interests for public secondary uses on Provincially owned hydro corridor lands, under
the Provincial Secondary Land Use Program, and obtain endorsement of these
secondary uses for submission to the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing.
The City of Pickering is indicating an interest in the lands identified in this report but is
not committing to follow through with the indicated lease arrangements. Each potential
lease arrangement will be scrutinized individually at the time that project is deemed to
move forward.
Financial Implications: None, until the time that The City of Pickering enters into
lease agreements for any of the following indicated Municipal interests. At the time of
leasing, negotiations with ORC will result in the terms of each individual lease.
Report OES 12-05 Date: April 12 2005
Subject:
Provincial Secondary Land Use Program - PSLUP
Ratification of Municipal Public Interests
For Hydro Corridor Lands
Page 2
Background: The following provides a general overview of the Provincial
Secondary Land Use Program (PSLUP) and Public Use Principles (PUPs) for
municipalities, based on the literature circulated on the program to date.
Bill 58 - The Reliable Energy and Consumer Protection Act, 2002 received Royal
Assent in June 2002. It allowed for the ownership of approximately 50,000 acres of
hydro transmission corridor lands to be transferred from Hydro One to the Province of
Ontario. This transfer became effective on December 31, 2002, enabling the Province
to protect contiguous corridor land as well as identify and dedicate the lands for other
compatible future uses.
In October 2002, Cabinet approved the Provincial Secondary Land Use Program
(PSLUP). The purpose of the PSLUP is to establish a hierarchy of public use principles
for the consideration of secondary uses on hydro corridor lands, and to guide the review
of new secondary use applications on these lands. As an agent of the Province, the
Ontario Realty Corporation (ORC) notified municipalities on the PSLUP in Spring 2003.
The Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing is currently leading this provincial
planning exercise to identify potential secondary uses in accordance with the public use
principles. Municipalities have an opportunity to identify their public interests in the
corridor lands and respond to the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing by June 1,
2005. This is referred to as the two-year municipal planning period.
The PSLUP applies only to those lands previously owned by Hydro One and used for
the transmission of electricity as illustrated on Attachment 1 (Appendix A). This
program does not apply to other provincially owned lands, surplus corridor lands or
private lands over which Hydro One has an easement to run transmission lines.
Public Use Principles for Hydro Corridor Lands
The following is the hierarchy of PUPs for the management of hydro corridor lands
under the PSLUP:
New public uses requiring contiguous integrity of the corridor (e.g. linear
uses) have priority over other uses. Land uses requiring corridor integrity
might include the following examples of linear uses: roadways, bus ways,
light rail, recreational trails and pipelines as well as other utilities.
New public linear uses that serve provincial or inter-regional purposes
(e.g. transportation) have priority over local uses.
Report OES 12-05
Subject: Provincial Secondary Land Use Program - PSLUP
Ratification of Municipal Public Interests
For Hydro Corridor Lands
Date: April 12 2005
Page 3
New non-linear public infrastructure uses have priority over private uses.
Some examples of a non-linear use are: road crossings, commuter
parking lots, parks and playing fields.
Multiple uses will be promoted whenever possible, especially the
coexistence of surface and sub-surface uses, including storm water
pipelines.
Interim uses (e.g. soccer fields or parking lots) will be allowed on
contiguous corridors that may be required for future uses.
The public use principles (PUPs) state that electrical transmission will
remain the primary use, and linear public uses serving provincial and
inter-regional purposes have priority over local uses. Any Public uses,
including local public uses, have priority over private uses. The PUPs not
only guide the review and approval of applications for secondary land
uses of the corridor lands, but also guide the long-range provincial
secondary use planning exercise.
The project's recommendations will be compatible with other provincial initiatives and
policies such as the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan, the Niagara Escarpment
Plan, and the Provincial Policy Statement. A recommended plan will be produced that
will identify appropriate provincial and inter-regional secondary uses compatible with
transmission uses. The plan will guide the provincial management of provincially
owned hydro corridors.
ORC administers the application process for secondary uses on the hydro corridors.
Applications are screened by ORC, and then circulated to municipalities and the
Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. The ministry's regional Municipal Services
Offices review and consolidate inter-ministerial comments on interim use applications
and return the packages to ORC for final decision-making.
Existinfl Public Secondary Uses
Attachment 2 (Appendix B) provides the locations of existing licenses and easements
on hydro corridor lands held by the City of Pickering.
Proposed Public Secondary Uses
The City of Pickering has determined its future public interests in the hydro corridor
lands, in collaboration with the Durham Hydro Corridors Working Group. Attachment 3
(Appendix C) provides the locations of potential licenses and easementS on hydro
Report OES 12-05
Subject: Provincial Secondary Land Use Program - PSLUP
Ratification of Municipal Public Interests
For Hydro Corridor Lands
Date: April 12 2005
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corridor lands. The following agencies were circulated mapping for their comments on
possible future interest in the lands in question; Toronto Region Conservation Authority,
Enbridge, Veridian, CP Rail, CN Rail, Canada Post, Trans Northern Pipelines, Go
Transit, Bell, and Rogers Cable. Additionally, City of Pickering staff made a
presentation to City of Pickering's Management Forum at their regularly scheduled
meeting on March 21, 2005.
Attachments:
Appendix A - Map of ORC Lands in the City of Pickering
Appendix B - Map of Existing ORC Leases in the City of Pickering
Appendix C - Map of Future City of Pickering Interests ORC Lands
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Attachments
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Copy: Chief Administrative Officer
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Recommended for the consideration of
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