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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPD 31-05PICKERING REPORT TO COUNCIL Report Number: PD 31-05 Date: June 30, 2005 From: Neil Carroll Director, Planning & Development Subject: Zoning By-law Amendment Application A 9/05 Whitevale Golf Club South Part of Lots 29 & 30, Concession 4 Parts 8 & 9, Plan 40R-18997 (East side of Golf Club Road; South of Concession 5) City of Pickering Recommendation: That Zoning By-law Amendment Application A 9/051, submitted by the Whitevale Golf Club on the south Part of Lots 29 and 30,, Concession 4, being Parts 8 & 9, Plan 40R-18997, to extend the temporary use zoning for the existing golf practice facility for an additional three-year period from July 29, 2005, to July 29, 2008, be APPROVED. 2. That the draft implementing by-law, included with Report PD 31-05 as Appendix I, be FORWARDED to Council for enactment. Executive Summary: A zoning by-law amendment application has been submitted to extend the temporary use zoning of the existing golf practice facility on the Whitevale Golf Club site to allow its operation for an additional three-year period from July 29, 2005, to July 29, 2008 (see Location Map, Attachment #1). The golf practice facility use is compatible with surrounding uses, and its operation will not adversely influence the future development of the site or the surrounding area. It is recommended that the existing temporary use zoning by-law be amended to extend the existing term from its expiry on July 29, 2005, for another three-year term to July 29, 2008, and that a by-law to this effect be forwarded to Council for enactment. An appropriate draft amending temporary use zoning by-law is attached to this Report as Appendix I. Financial Implications: proposed development. No direct costs to the City are anticipated as a result of the Report PD 31-05 Subject: Whitevale Golf Club (A 9/05) Date: June 30, 2005 Page 2 Background: 1.0 History The subject property is located southeast of the Hamlet of Whitevale. The subject lands currently support a golf practice facility during the golfing season in compliance with the existing temporary use zoning by-law. Zoning by-law amendments in 1996, 1999 and 2002 approved a golf practice facility as a temporary use for three consecutive three-year periods. Currently, Whitevale Golf Club proposes to extend the three-year term of the temporary use by-law passed in 2002 for an additional three-year period. The City's Official Plan includes policies specifying when a temporary use by-law may be considered: when a use is intended to exist for a limited time period, when it is desirable to monitor a use for a period of time prior to considering it for permanent zoning; or to permit a use temporarily during the course of a land use study, provided the use will not influence the outcome of the study. A temporary use zoning by-law is considered to be an appropriate mechanism for this application as Durham Regional staff have expressed concern regarding the proximity to the subject lands of a future Type B arterial road connection (identified in the Durham Regional Official Plan) between Fifth Concession Road in the City of Pickering and Fourteenth Avenue in the Town of Markham. This interconnection would support future development in Durham and provide a by-pass of the Hamlet of Whitevale. 2.0 Comments Received 2.1 Before and at the May 19, 2005 Statutory Public Meeting (see text of Information Report and Meeting Minutes, Attachments #2 & #3) an area property owner (478 Concession 4) concerns about the size of the property and the previous sale of the property. 2.2 2.3 Following the Public Meeting - no comments were received. City Department and Agency Comments Development Control Municipal Property & Engineering no comments; no comments; Report PD 31-05 Subject: Whitevale Golf Club (A 9/05) Date: June 30,2005 Page 3 Regional Municipality of Durham Toronto and Region Conservation Authority - no objection to, the temporary use by- law provided the term of an existing agreement is extended to conform to the term of the temporary use by-law; - the agreement permits the Region to purchase any necessary lands for a future arterial road (see Attachment #4); - no objection to the temporary use of the lands in Parts 8 or 9 of Plan 40R-18997; - Part 9 contains significant environmental features and would require a TRCA permit (under O. Reg. 158) for any proposed works, including the placement or dumping of fill or alteration of a watercourse, prior to obtaining a building permit (see Attachments #5a and #5b); 3.0 3.1 Discussion A temporary use by-law maintains the option for the Region to locate a future arterial road across the subject lands. The location of a new arterial road to connect the Fifth Concession in Pickering to Fourteenth Avenue in Markham has not been concluded due to an incomplete environmental assessment review. The Region requires an extension to the current agreement with Whitevale Golf Course before a further three-year extension to the temporary use by-law is enacted. The agreement would allow the Region to purchase lands from Whitevale Golf Course for the road, if the route selected through the environmental assessment process is required to be located on the subject lands. The Region requested that Pickering Council not enact a new temporary use by-law until the current agreement is extended to coincide with the ending of the new temporary use by-law. Whitevale Golf Course is agreeable and a revised agreement has recently been executed between the Region and Whitevale Golf Course for this purpose. Report PD 31-05 Date: June 30, 2005 Subject: Whitevale Golf Club (A 9/05) Page 4 3.2 Environmental impacts of the golf practice facility continue to be well managed. There have been no negative impacts (in fact, the 1999 final monitoring report of the environmental impact study indicated that water quality improvements had occurred) as a result of the temporary practice facility. The Whitevale Golf Course Superintendent has indicated that turf maintenance practices for the driving range lands continue to conform with the practices required by the approved 1996 environmental report (see Attachment #6). 3.3 Permanent amendments to the Pickering Official Plan and Zoning can be considered later, once the location of the arterial road is finalized. Once the location of the arterial road is finalized through the environmental assessment process, official plan and zoning amendments can be considered to permit the golf practice facility on a permanent basis, if appropriate. 3.4 By-law to be forwarded to Council The attached by-law, included as Appendix I to this report, implements staff's recommendation to approve the requested "A(T-GPF) - Agricultural - Temporary Golf Practice Facility" Zoning for a three-year period. It is recommended that the attached by-law be forwarded to Council for enactment. 4.0 Applicant's Comments The applicant concurs with the recommendations of this report. Appendix: Appendix I: Draft Implementing By-law Report PD 31-05 Subject: Whitevale Golf Club (A 9/05) Date: June 30, 2005 Page 5 Attachments: 2. 3. 4. 5a. 5b. 6. Location Map Text of Information Report No. 09-05 Minutes of Statutory Public Information Meeting held May 19, 2005 Comments of Regional Planning Department dated May 19, 2005 Comments of Toronto and Regional Conservation Authority dated May 12, 2005 Supplementary TRCA Comments dated June 22, 2005 Letter from Whitevale Golf Course Superintendent, dated May 11, 2005 Prepared By: Steve Gaunt, MCIP, RPP Senior Planner Approved / Endorsed By: Neil'Carroll~PP Director, Planning & Development Lynda Taylor, MC/C, RPP Manager, Development Review SG:jf Attachments Copy: Chief Administrative Officer Recommended for the consideration of Pickering Citv Council ,, ,,, The'ma§ J. -Quince', Chi~Admini~t~. APPENDIX I TO REPORT PD 31-05 DRAFT BY-LAW ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT APPLICATION A 9~05 THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF PICKERING BY-LAW NUMBER Being a By-law to amend Temporary Use Zoning By-law 4825/96, as amended by By-law 6009/02, which amended Zoning By-law 3037, which was also amended by By-law 3155/89, to implement the Official Plan of the City of Picketing, Region of Durham on Part of Lots 29 & 30, Concession 4 (Pads 8 & 9, Plan 40R-18997), in the City of Pickering. (A 09/05) WHEREAS the Council of the Corporation of the City of Pickering deems it desirable to extend the temporary three-year term of an existing golf practice facility on Part of Lots 29 & 30, Concession 4 (Pads 8 & 9, Plan 40R18997), in the City of Pickering; AND WHEREAS an amendment to Temporary Use Zoning By-law 4825/96, as amended by By-law 6009/02, which amended By-law 3037, which was also amended by By-law 3155/89, is therefore deemed necessary; NOW THEREFORE THE COUNCIL OF THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF PICKERING HEREBY ENACTS AS FOLLOWS: 1. TEXT AMENDMENT Section 5 (By-law 4825/96) is hereby deleted and replaced with the following: 5. PROVISIONS Temporary Uses Permitted ("A(T-GPF)" Zone) Despite any provision of By-law 3037, as amended by By-law 3155/89, the lands designated "A(T-GPF)" and shown hatched on Schedule I attached to this By-law may be used for a golf practice facility until August 4, 2008. 2. BY-LAW 3037 (1) By-law 6009/02, is hereby repealed. (2) By-law 3037, as amended by By-laws 3155/89, 4825/96, 5512/99 and 6009/02, is hereby further amended only to the extent necessary to give effect to the provisions of this By-law. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE This By-law shall come into force in accordance with the provisions of the Planning Act. BY-LAW read a first, second, and third time and finally passed this 25~h day of July 2005. ~~David Ryan, May r ¢ Debi A. , ) ................ Gity of ~ickerin~ ~lannin~ & Dovolopmant Dopa~mont DATE: JUNE 21,2005 0 LANDS A 09/05 EXISTING WHITEVALE GOLF COURSE fOURTH CON~ ROAI City of Pickering Planning & Development De ~artment PROPERTY DESCRIPTION SOUTH PART OF LOTS 29 & 30, CONC. 4, PART 8 & 9 PLAN 40R-18997 OWNER WHITEVALE GOLF COURSE ' . DATE APR. 20, 2005 ! DRAWN BY JB L,F~L~..N.o.:, A 09/05 I SCALE 1=10000 I CHEOKEDBY SG PN-RUR PICKERING 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 2.0 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. 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. Information Report No. 09-05 Page 2 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 4.0 4.1 4.2 OFFICIAL PLAN AND ZONING 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; 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; 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. RESULTS OF CIRCULATION Resident Comments - no written resident comments have been received to date; Agency Comments - no written agency comments have been received to date; Information Report No. 09-05 Page 3 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 2. Page 4 .~/,-05 4.3.3 Technical Matters 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 I list of neighbourhood residents, community associations, City Departments that have commented on the application writing report; agencies and at the time of Information Report No. 09-05 Page 5 6.2 Information Received - 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. ORIGINAL SIGNED BY Steve Gaunt, MCIP, RPP Senior Planner SG:jf Attachment ORIGINAL SIGNED BY Lynda Taylor, MCIP, RPP Manager, Development Review Copy: Director, Planning & Development ~TTAGHMENT #;'~ TO 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 REPOR'I' # PD _~/-~' Excerpts from Statutory Public Information Meeting Pursuant to the Planning Act Minutes Thursday, May 19, 2005 7:00 P.M. The Manager, Development Review, provided an overview of the requirements of the Planning Act and the Ontario Municipal Board respecting this meeting and matters under consideration there at. (11) ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT APPLICATION A 09/05 WHITEVALE GOLF CLUBG, ET AL EAST SIDE OF GOLF CLUD ROAD; SOUTH OF CONCESSION 5 SOUTH PART OF LOTS 29 AND 30, CONCESSION 4 (PARTS 8 AND 9, PLAN 40R18997 o Steve Gaunt, Senior Planner, provided an overview of property location, applicant's proposal and City's Official Plan policies pertaining to this site, as outlined in Information Report #09/05. Karen Martin and Walt Lemon, Golf Course representatives, advised of their presence and stated they had no initial comments to make. Rob Lyon, 478 Concession 4, states several concerns. He believes the property diagram does not accurately reflect the area the land covers and the size of the property and claims it is actually larger then what is stated. The speaker is concerned about the cost of documents through Freedom of Information and 'missing ORC documents from the sale of the land (neither issue related to the City of Pickering) and feels the issue City should not get involved in an issue that soon should go to the courts as Breach of Trust. The Speaker believes the Applicant is setting up the property for sale. The speaker also was unable to locate this application on the website. Walt Lemon, 9 Calvinway Drive, Scarborough, Owner of Whitevale Golf Club states that they have no intentions to use the lands for anything else other then a golf course, they have been good corporate citizens and they have been awarded an environmental certificate for their part in improving the water quality in that area. Chair clarified that FOI issues were not an issue with the City of Pickering and he asked that it be determined whether the Application appeared on the website. Staff commented on the diagram and the issue of the stated size. He also stated that a report to the Executive Committee and Council would most likely take place within the next 4 to 8 weeks to implement recommendations. -1- The Regional Municipality of Durham Planning Department 1615 DUNDAS ST. E. 4TM FLOOR, LANG TOWER WEST BUILDING PO BOX 623 WHITBY ON L1 N 6A3 CANADA 905-728-7731 Fax: 905-436-6612 E-mail: planning@ region.durham.on.ca www. region.durham.on.ca A.L. Georgieff, MCIP, RPP Commissioner of Planning May-19, 2005 ATrACHMEN'I' # ~ , TO R£POR'I' # PD .~/ -6L,~' ..... RECEJ VED Steve Gaunt, Planner Pickering Civic Complex One The Esplande Pickering, Ontario L1V 6K7 MAY 2 5 2005 CiTY OF PiCKERING PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT. Mr. Gaunt: Re: Zoning Amendment Application A 09/05 Applicant: Whitevale Golf Course Location: South Part of Lots 29 and 30, Concession 4 East of Gold Club road; South of Concession 5 City of Pickering' We have completed our review of this application which proposes the continuation of a driving range as a temporary use on the Whitevale Golf Course property in Pickering. In June of 2002, the Region of Durham entered into an agreement with the Whitevale Golf Club to address EA and other requirements associated with a potential alignment of a future Type B arterial Road through the subject lands. The agreement stipulates that Whitevale Golf Club must obtain the Region's approval to initiate any Planning Act applications.to amend the zoning and/or Official Plans affecting the subject lands site or apply for a building permit. The EA process and the preferred solution/design for the proposed road will determine whether the Region needs to acquire a road alignment through the subject site. Under the terms of the Agreement, the Region can purchase the required lands from Whitevale at a price that does not include the costs of land improvements associated with the driving range and/or the irrigation reservoir. An amendment to this agreement was approved last year to allow the development of an irrigation reservoir on the affected lands. The amended agreement is scheduled to terminate on January 1,2006, prior to the Region determining the need for the rOad alignment. We have no objection to the proposed temporary use by-law provided a condition is imposed by the City requiring the above noted Agreement between the Region and Whitevale Golf Club to be extended to coincide with the time period proposed for the new temporary use by-law, This agreement may be terminated .earlier if it is determined that there is no Se vice Excellence for o~ Communitles" N:\PIM\dc~Zoning\Comments\Pickering~A09-05b.doc 100% Post Consumer ATTACHMENT # '/7`4 TO REPORT d' PD ,~,/' C3 ~ need for an arterial road alignment in this location. Karen Martin confirmed today that the directors of the Whitevale Golf Club Club have no objection to the above noted condition. If you have any questions or require further information, please do not hesitate to>contact me. N~il Senior Planner Henderson, Cu. rrent OPerations Branch dc CC: Pete Castellan, Regional Works Department Andy Allison, Regional Legal Department Karen Martin, 'Whitevale Golf Club N'\PI M\dnLTnnin}~\~nm mnnt_~\Pinknrinn\An.q-~Rh dnn ~,TTACHI'~ENT #_,~ (",~ ~ TO onservatlon for The Living City May 12, 2005 BY FAX AND MAIL Mr. Steve Gaunt City of Picketing Pickering Civic Centre One The Esplanade Pickering, ON L1V 6K7 CITY OF PIGKERINO PIOKEFtlNG, OFN Xref OFN 32928.06 RECEIVED 4AY I P~NNING & DEVeLOPmENT DEPARTMENT Dear Mr. Gaunt: Re: Zoning By-Law Amendment Application A09/05 South Part of Lots 29 and 30, Concession 4 Parts 8 and 9, Plan 40R-18997 City of Pickering (Whitevale Golf Course) The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) acknowledges rece~'pt of the above application. TRCA have reviewed the application and offer the following comments. It is our understanding that the submitted application is to permit the extension of the temporary use of a golf practice facility on the above-noted lands for an additional three years. TRCA staff previously reviewed and commented on the temporary zoning by-law whioh was passed in 1999, and the subsequent extension application in 2002. The existing use is currently restricted to Part 8 of Plan 40R- 18997, and TRCA staff have no objections to the proposed continued use and zoning by-law amendment for Part 8. However, please note that we object to a zoning by-law amendment for Part 9. We therefore require that the zoning by-law amendment be restricted to Part 8, and that Part 9 remain in an open space or agricultural designation. Please also note that the subject property is partially within the Fill Regulated Area and Regional Storm Floodplain for the Duffins Creek Watershed. The site is also traversed by a watercourse. In accordance with Ontario Regulation 158 a permit would be required prior to construction in the Regional Storm Floodplain, prior to the placement, dumping of fill within the Fill Regulated Area and prior to alteration to the watercourse. We trust that this is satisfactory. If you have any questions please contact the undersigned. Yours truly, Senior Planner Development Services Section Ext. 5306 RW/cp F:\Home\Public\DevelQpment Services\Durhar~ Regian~Picker ng\Wh teva e Go.~ Course- A09-05 wpd _, 5 Shoreham Drive, Downsview, Ontario M3N 1S4 (416) 661-6600 FAX 661-6898 www. trca.on.ca Page 1 of 1 ATTACHMENI #.~( J ) TO REPOR'[#PD ~/'Q~ , Gaunt, Steve From: Susan Robertson [SRobertson@trca.on.ca] Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2005 3:28 PM To: Oaunt, Steve Subject: Whitevale Golf Course Hi Steve: Further to our conversation today, please note the following comments regarding the Zoning By-law Amendment Application (A09/05) for the Whitevale Golf Course - Further to the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority's (TRCA's) letter dated May 12, 2005, TRCA staff recognize, as per the Lease Agreement (LT 923075) issued September 30, 1999, that Part 9 of Plan 40R-18997 does permit golf courses uses. However, the TRCA also recognizes that the Part 9 contains significant environmental features and therefore, the TRCA requires that the applicant apply for and obtain an Ontario Reg. 158 Permit for any future proposed works on Part 9 of the subject property, prior to obtaining a municipal building permit. I hope that these comments are of assistance. Please contact me if you require any additional information. Yours truly, - Susan. Susan Robertson B.Sc., M.E.S. (PI) Planning Technician, York Region (East) & Durham Region Team Development Services Section Toronto and Region Conservation Authority T: 416.661.6600 ext. 5370 F: 416.661.6898 E: srobertson@trca.on.ca 6/23/2005 POST OFFICE BOX30 o WHITEVALE, ONTARIO LOH 1MO * TELEPHONE 294-9600 ° FAX 294-5115 May 11, 2005. City of Pickeri ng, Planning and Development Department, Pickering Civic Complex, One The Esplanade, Picketing, Ontario. L1V 6K7 Dear M?: S2 GaUnt Re: Zoning By-law Amendment Application A9/05 RECEIVED MAY 1 8 2005 OF PJOKERING I3[,II!III~ING & DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT Regarding our Zoning By-Law Amendment Application, our Turf maintenance practices within the driving range lands (Part 8 and 9) have not changed since the inception of the practice facility (1999). These maintenance procedures are out lined in a detailed report by Burnside Environmental Limited on behalf of Whitevale Golf Club, dated Aptil 1996, and submitted to The City of Picketing with our original application. Please contact me if there is any other information you require. Yours truly, Blair Rennie, Golf Course Superintendent. BR/kh