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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBy-law 8247/26The Corporation of the City of Pickering By-law No. 8247/26 Being a By-law to adopt Amendment 55 to the Official Plan for the City of Pickering (OPA 25-001P) 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; Now therefore the Council of The Corporation of the City of Pickering hereby enacts as follows: 1.That Amendment 55 to the Official Plan for the City of Pickering, attached hereto as Exhibit “A”, is hereby adopted; and 2.That this By-law shall come into force and take effect on the day of the final passing hereof. By-law passed this 27th day of April, 2026. Original Signed By________________________________ Kevin Ashe, Mayor Original Signed By________________________________ Susan Cassel, City Clerk Exhibit “A” to By-law 8247/26 Amendment 55 to the City of Pickering Official Plan Amendment 55 to the Pickering Official Plan Purpose: The purpose of this amendment is to remove the “Pedestrian Predominant Street” designation from the planned north-south road between Taunton Road and Marathon Avenue. This change will facilitate the development of a retail- commercial plaza on the western portion of the lands and accommodate a future development block on the eastern portion with potential for residential and/or commercial uses. Location: The site-specific amendment affects the lands located within the Lamoreaux Neighbourhood in the Seaton Urban Area, between Taunton Road, Peter Matthews Drive, Marathon Avenue, and Burkholder Drive, described as Block 76, 40M-2664, and Block 188, 40M-2671, Part of Lots 23 & 24, Concession 3, City of Pickering. Basis: Through the review of Official Plan Amendment Application OPA 25-001P and Zoning By-law Amendment Application A 06/25, City Council determined that the Amendment appropriately addresses site-specific grading constraints affecting the subject lands. The subject lands contain a significant grade change between the northwest and southeast portions of the site, which limits the ability to construct the planned north-south road at-grade with the adjacent development blocks. As a result, the roadway would not be able to function as a “Pedestrian Predominant Street” with direct storefront access and a strong pedestrian-oriented built form, as originally intended. Further technical review also determined that designing the road to municipal standards, including accommodating stormwater management requirements and elevation transitions, would constrain the site design and limit the ability to achieve a practical and functional layout for a grocery-anchored retail- commercial plaza. In particular, the grading differences across the site reduce the ability to provide at-grade commercial frontage along the eastern edge of the planned north-south road and limit opportunities to establish a continuous pedestrian-oriented street edge. The Amendment therefore removes the “Pedestrian Predominant Street” designation to allow the roadway to function as a private internal road that better responds to the site’s grading conditions while supporting appropriate stormwater management and site circulation. City Council is satisfied that the Amendment maintains the broader intent of the Community Node policies within the Pickering Official Plan by facilitating the development of a neighbourhood-scale retail-commercial plaza that will provide needed commercial services to the surrounding Seaton community. Actual Amendment: The City of Pickering Official Plan is hereby amended by: 1.Amending Schedule VIII – Neighbourhood 16: Lamoreaux by removing the “Pedestrian Predominant Street” designation on the planned north-south road between Taunton Road and Marathon Avenue, on Block 188, 40M-2671, as illustrated on Schedule ‘A’ attached to this amendment. 2.Amending Section 12.18 Lamoreaux Neighbourhood Policies, in Chapter 12 – Urban Neighbourhoods, by incorporating the following new subsection: “12.18(l) shall, despite Section 11.7(b), not require the Community Node on Taunton Road to contain a Pedestrian Predominant Street.” 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. OPA 25-001P A 06/25 Seaton Commercial Developments Ltd. City of PickeringCity Development Department © March, 2022This Map Forms Part of Edition 9 of the Pickering Official Plan and Must Be Read in Conjunction with the Other Schedules and the Text. Schedule 'A' to Amendment '55' Existing Schedule VIII - Neighbourhood 16: Lamoreaux Extract of Schedule VIII to the Pickering Official Plan NEdition 9 Land Use Structure Subject Lands Remove the "Pedestrian Predominant Street" designation