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THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF PICKERING
BY-LAW NO. 7005/09
Being a By-law to adopt Amendment 21 to the Official
Plan for the City of Pickering (OPA 08/003/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 21 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 21 to the Official Plan for the City of Pickering, attached hereto
as Exhibit "A", is hereby adopted;
2. That the (Acting) 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;
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 21St day of
December, 2009.
David Ry a
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Debbie Shields, (Acting) City Clerk
APPENDIX I TO
REPORT NUMBER PD 36-09
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BY-LAW TO ADOPT AMENDMENT 21
TO THE CITY OF PICKERING OFFICIAL PLAN
AMENDMENT 21 TO THE PICKERING OFFICIAL PLAN
PURPOSE: The purpose of this amendment is to permit, as an
exception, a site specific increase to the minimum and
maximum residential densities and maximum floor space
index for the Mixed Use Areas - Mixed Corridors
designation. This amendment will permit a mixed use
development having a total of 734 dwelling units and a
minimum of 2,410 square metres of commercial gross
leasable floor area at a maximum density of 225 units per
hectare and a maximum floor space index of 2.6.
LOCATION: The subject lands are approximately 3.375 hectares. They
are located on the south side of Bayly Street between
St. Martins Drive and Pine Creek, in the City of Pickering.
BASIS: The amendment has been determined to be appropriate
because the subject site is a prime location for intensification
due to its proximity to the City of Pickering's urban growth
centre and higher order transit facilities as well as its location
on an arterial road and on the edge of a neighbourhood.
The amendment assists in implementing the objectives of
the Provincial Growth Plan and conforms to the Provincial
Policy Statement.
ACTUAL The City of Pickering Official Plan is hereby amended by:
AMENDMENT:
1. Revising policy 11.5 - Bay Ridges Neighbourhood
Policies, by deleting the period at the end of subsection
(r) and replacing it with a semi-colon and the word "and",
and adding a new subsection (s) immediately after
subsection (r) as follows:
11.5 City Council shall,
"(s) for lands on the south side of Bayly Street between
St. Martins Drive and Pine Creek designated Mixed
Use Areas - Mixed Corridors, despite Table 6 of
Chapter Three, establish maximum and minimum
net residential density of over 140 and up to and
including 225 units per hectare and a maximum
floor index of up to and including 2.6 FSI."
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 this Amendment.
INTERPRETATION: The provisions set forth in the City of Pickering Official Plan,
as amended; regarding the interpretation of the Plan shall
apply in regard to this Amendment.
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