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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 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.
2.0 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.
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3.0 OFFICIAL PLAN AND ZONING
3.1 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;
3.2 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;
3.3 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.
4.0 RESULTS OF CIRCULATION
4.1 Resident Comments
- no written resident comments have been received to date;
4.2 . Agency Comments
- no written agency comments have been received to date;
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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;
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4.3.3 Technical Matters
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- 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
list of neighbourhood residents, community associations, agencies and
City Departments that have commented on the application at the time of
writing report;
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6.2 Information Received
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- 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.
Steve Gaunt, MCIP, RPP
Senior Planner
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Attachment
Copy: Director, Planning & Development
Lynda Taylor, IP, R P
Manager, Development Review
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COMMENTING RESIDENTS AND LANDOWNERS
(1) none received to date
COMMENTING AGENCIES
(1) none received to date
COMMENTING CITY DEPARTMENTS
(1) Planning & Development Department
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