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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBy-law 8274/26By-law No. 8274/26 By-law will be in effect upon the end of the appeal period process. By-law passed on June 22, 2026 Deadline for appeals July 15, 2026 By-law in full force and effect upon issuance of the affidavit provided no appeals have been received. The Corporation of the City of Pickering By-law No. 8274/26 Being a By-law to adopt Amendment 58 to the Official Plan for the City of Pickering (OPA 25-004P) 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 58 to the Official Plan for the Region of Durham and 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 22nd day of June, 2026. Original Signed By ____________________________ Kevin Ashe, Mayor Original Signed By ____________________________ Susan Cassel, City Clerk Exhibit “A” to By-law 8274/26 Amendment 58 to the Region of Durham Official Plan and the City of Pickering Official Plan Recommended Amendment 58 to the Durham Official Plan and Pickering Official Plan Purpose: The purpose of this Amendment is to amend both the Durham Regional Official Plan and the City of Pickering Official Plan for lands located in the Brock Road and Highway 407 area, within the Thompson’s Corners Neighbourhood in the Seaton community. The Amendment proposes to redesignate lands currently designated as Prestige Employment Node and Community Node to Community Node, Mixed Corridor, Low and Medium Density Areas, and Seaton Natural Heritage System designations. The Amendment also proposes to permit additional employment uses on lands designated as Prestige Employment. The proposed Amendment is intended to ensure consistency with the Provincial Planning Statement, 2024 (PPS). Location: This Amendment applies to lands located in the vicinity of Brock Road and Highway 407, situated on the north and south sides of Highway 407 and on the east and west sides of Brock Road, within the Thompson’s Corners Neighbourhood 20. The location of the subject lands is shown on the attached Location Map. The Location Map is provided for information purposes only and does not form part of this Amendment. Basis: Through the review of Official Plan Amendment Application OPA 25 -004P, City Council has determined that the policies proposed by the Amendment will facilitate a broader range of land uses, including mixed -use development, commercial and residential uses, as well as community, cultural, and recreational facilities. The Amendment also permits medical offices, laboratories, and institutional uses, such as hospitals. Collectively, these land uses will support the efficient use of existing and planned infrastructure and services, maintain the area’s role as a gateway into Seaton, contribute to the development of a complete community, and ensure appropriate land use transitions and compatibility with the adjacent Hamlet of Brougham. The Prestige Employment Node lands located in the Brock Road and Highway 407 area were originally intended to develop primarily as corporate office business parks. The policy framework permitted office development together with limited supporting commercial, cultural, and institutional uses. Recent changes to the Provincial Policy Statement, 2024, including the revised definition of “employment area”, no longer permit standalone office, public service, limited retail or institutional uses within employment areas. As a result, the designation of the subject lands as Prestige Employment Node no longer fully aligns with the current provincial policy framework for employment areas. Amendments were required to address this change, including the addition of a broader range of permissible uses to provide greater flexibility for long-term development opportunities within the Brock Road and Highway 407 area. Accordingly, City Council is satisfied that the proposed Official Plan Amendment is consistent with the policies of the Provincial Planning Statement, 2024, and conforms with the intent and objectives of both the Durham Regional Official Plan and the Pickering Official Plan. Actual Amendment: The Region of Durham Official Plan “Envision Durham” is hereby amended by: 1.Amending Map 1, Region Structure – Urban and Rural Systems by redesignating the subject lands from “Urban System – Employment Lands” to “Urban System – Community Areas”, as illustrated on Schedule ‘A’ attached to this amendment. Actual Amendment: The City of Pickering Official Plan is hereby amended by: (New text is shown as underlined text, deleted text is shown as strikeout text, and retained text is shown as unchanged text.) 1.Amending Schedule I – Land Use Structure, by replacing the “Employment Areas – Prestige Employment” designation with “Mixed Use Areas – Community Nodes”, “Urban Residential Areas – Low Density Areas”, “Urban Residential Areas – Medium Density Areas”, and “Open Space System – Seaton Natural Heritage System” designations as illustrated on Schedule ‘B’ attached to this Amendment. 2.Amending Schedule XII – Neighbourhood 20: Thompon’s Corners Neighbourhood Plan by replacing the “Prestige Employment Node” with “Community Node”, “Mixed Corridor Type 2”, “Medium Density Area”, “Low Density Area Type 1”, and “Seaton Natural Heritage System”, and replacing “Community Node” with “Mixed Corridor Type 2”, and adding a Village Green symbol, as illustrated on Schedule ‘C’ attached to this Amendment. 3.Revising City policy 12.22, Thompson’s Corners Neighbourhood Policies, in Chapter 12 – Urban Neighbourhoods, by removing and replacing sub-section (e), (f) and (g), with a new sub-section (e), so that it reads as follows: (e)shall provide greater direction on employment uses and densities in the Prestige Employment designation by applying two subcategories to the Prestige Employment land use category set out in Tables 2 and 7 as follows: (i)Prestige Employment General: (A)in addition to the prohibited uses in Section 11.32, warehousing shall be prohibited except for warehousing accessory to a permitted use; (ii)Prestige Employment Node: (A)in addition to the prohibited uses in Section 11.32, warehousing, and light manufacturing, assembly and processing of goods shall be prohibited except in combination with a permitted use in the same building; and (B)a minimum density of 2.0 FSI shall be required for freestanding office buildings which shall be directed to locations close to the interchanges within the Prestige Employment Node. However interim development of no less than 0.5 FSI may be permitted provided a development concept and intensification plan is submitted demonstrating how the property can be intensified including: (1)the siting and orientation of buildings which do not preclude future intensification; (2)the location of parking for the initial development and changes to parking to accommodate the intensification process; and (3)the phasing of the intensification of the site to realize the ultimate built form; (f)shall require appropriate transitional design, compatibility and buffering from the Prestige Employment designation to the Hamlet of Brougham and its existing character through the implementing draft plan of subdivision, zoning by-law and site plan approval. The implementing draft plan of subdivision shall also provide for adequate road and pedestrian connections between Brougham and the surrounding Prestige Employment lands; (g)shall facilitate the long-term intensification of Highway 407 ETR/Transitway station located at Brock Road and Highway 407 ETR/Transitway based on the underlying land use of Prestige Employment Node; (e)shall provide greater direction on uses and development parameters in the Community Node land use subcategory as follows: (A)for lands located on the north side of Highway 407, east and west sides of Mowbray Street, south of Highway 7: (i)despite Section 11.4 and Table 5, all residential uses are prohibited; (ii)permitted uses in the Community Node shall include community, cultural and recreation uses, medical offices, laboratories, as well as institutional uses such as hospitals; (ii)shall require appropriate transitional design, compatibility and buffering between the Community Node designation and the Hamlet of Brougham to protect and maintain its existing character, and through the implementing draft plan of subdivision, zoning by-law amendment, and site plan approval shall provide for appropriate setbacks and adequate road and pedestrian connections between the Hamlet of Brougham and the surrounding Community Node lands; (B)for lands located on the south side of Highway 407, north of Dawes Road and west of Brock Road: (i)shall facilitate the long-term intensification of the area adjacent to the Highway 407 ETR/Transitway station located at Brock Road and the Highway 407 ETR/Transitway based on the underlying land use of Community Node; (ii)adding permitted uses in the Community Node, including mixed- use development that includes high density residential, retailing of goods and services, offices, restaurants, and hotels; (C)for lands located on the east side of Brock Road, south of Highway 407: (i)despite Section 11.4 and Table 5, permitted uses shall be limited to retailing of goods and services. The intent of the designation is to facilitate the development of a neighbourhood commercial development. Redevelopment for residential uses may be considered in the future only through an Official Plan Amendment. Any such amendment shall be supported by an economic feasibility and market demand analysis demonstrating that retail uses and services are no longer needed to serve the neighbourhood or can be satisfactorily incorporated within a mixed use residential redevelopment, that the proposed residential use is appropriate, having regard to current and projected market conditions, and that it will not adversely impact the planned function of the area; and, renumbering sub-sections (h), (i), (j), (k), and (l) to sub-sections (f), (g), (h), (i), and (j) so that it reads as follows: (f)shall require the proponent, prior to submission of draft plans of subdivision for development adjacent to the Brougham Pioneer Christian Cemetery to seek confirmation from the Brougham United Church to acquire additional lands in the area of the current cemetery, or not, as described in the CPDP; (g)shall, along Type A and Type B Arterial Roads, as shown on Schedule II, not permit direct access to lots but will encourage the Region to allow for full movement intersections at the locations shown on Schedule XII Neighbourhood 20: Thompson’s Corners and allow for right-in/right-out intersections at a shorter intersection spacing in order to promote walkability and connectivity; (h) shall along Collector Roads require direct access to be minimized, due to traffic volumes and built forms, through a range of alternatives including rear lanes, slip lanes, shared drives, hybrid local roads, connector lanes or other means to limit direct access to individual lots. Where direct access is proposed, Council shall require applicants to demonstrate through appropriate transportation studies that direct access can be supported; (i) shall establish a pedestrian and bicycle systems plan for the neighbourhood, which is illustrated on Schedule XII – Neighbourhood 20: Thompson’s Corners and consists of the road network, bikeways, trails and trailheads. Further details on how cyclists will be accommodated in the road network shall be set out in the Sustainable Placemaking Guidelines; (j) shall identify the location of existing Heritage Lots on Schedule XII – Neighbourhood 20: Thompson’s Corners and require Heritage Lots to be integrated into the design of the surrounding employment area through appropriate landscaping and built form transition as per the policies set out in Sections 11.62, 11.63 and 11.64 where applicable; and, renumbering subsection (m) to subsection (k), and adding new subsections (vi) and (vii) so that it reads as follows: (k) shall recognize that the locations of: (i) local roads constructed through the Seaton Natural Heritage System will be subject to satisfying the Environmental Assessment process; (ii) Type A and Type B Arterial Roads are currently the subject of an Environmental Assessment, and the road alignments will be confirmed through that process, which may require further refinements to Schedule XII – Neighbourhood 20: Thompson’s Corners; (iii) local roads, school sites, parks and village greens may be refined through the draft plans of subdivision without an amendment to this Plan, provided the location, size and layout are consistent with the design intent shown on Schedule XII – Neighbourhood 20: Thompson’s Corners and the policies of this Plan; (iv) the number, size and location of stormwater management facilities will be confirmed through the Neighbourhood Functional Servicing and Stormwater Report and may change without an amendment to this Plan; and (v) a district energy facility on Schedule XII – Neighbourhood 20: Thompson’s Corners is conceptually shown and its location is to be determined by a feasibility study that demonstrates such a facility can be successfully operated and integrated into the community in consultation with the landowners and utility providers; v) a district energy facility on Schedule XII – Neighbourhood 20: Thompson’s Corners is conceptually shown, and its location is to be determined by a feasibility study that demonstrates such a facility can be successfully operated and integrated into the community in consultation with the landowners and utility providers; (vi)the Village Green symbol located in the Medium Density Area designation immediately south of Highway 407, west of Elsa Storry Avenue, may be refined through the draft plan of subdivision process without an amendment to this Plan; and (vii)the need for an elementary school site, in addition to those sites designated on Schedule XII, shall be determined through the draft plan of subdivision process. If required, such a site may be located anywhere in Neighbourhood 20 consistent with the design intent shown on Schedule XII; And renumbering sub-section (n) to sub-section (l), and adding a new subsection (m) so that it reads as follows: (l)shall require applicants for draft plan of subdivision, rezoning or site plan approval to submit to the satisfaction of the City: (i)a Sustainability Report that demonstrates how the proposal ranks against the sustainable checklist in the Sustainable Placemaking Guidelines; and (ii)a Design Brief that demonstrates how the proposal is consistent with the urban design components of the Sustainable Placemaking Guidelines. (m)despite the Prestige Employment permitted uses in Table 7, City Council shall permit the following uses on lands designated Prestige Employment located on the north side of Highway 407, west of the Hamlet of Brougham: (i)light manufacturing, assembly and processing of goods, light service industries, warehousing, equipment and vehicle suppliers, and retail sales and office as accessory and minor components of an industrial operation; and (ii)prohibit the uses identified within Section 11.32 and convenience commercial uses. Implementation:The provisions set forth in the City of Pickering Official Plan, as amend ed, 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. Seaton TFPM Inc. 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All rights reserved. l:\PLANNING\01 -MapFiles\02 -Applications\OPA\2025\OPA 25-004PIOPA 25-004P.aprx N A Date: May. 19, 2026 SCALE : 1 :15,000 Schedule 'A' to Amendment '58' Existing Official Plan of the Regional Municipality of Durham , , , , , Redesignate from "Urban System - Employment Areas" to "Urban System - Community Areas" I I I TownsNpoflJxoodge Area Shown on Th is~ City of Pickering City Development Department ~May, 2026 This Map Forms Part of Map 1: Regional Structure - Urban & Rura l Systems Official Plan of the Regional Municipality of Durham and Must Be Read in Conjunction with the Other Maps and the Text Extract of Map 1 to the Official Plan of the Regional Municipality of Durham Hi --------- BR.©l!J G f.t~M Regional Structure -Urban & Rural Systems Urban System Urban Area Boundary "'f. Regional Corridor Community Areas -Employment Areas Greenlands System Major Open Space Areas .......... Greenbelt Boundary (excluding Urban River Valleys) Rural System -Hamlets Prime Agricultural Areas Infrastructure I (±) I Future Airport Special Areas !__ ______ ! Special Study Areas D Specific Policy Areas rom "Urban System - reas" to "Urban System II es1gnate rom mp restige Employment" to reas -Medium Density Edition 9 TownsNpoflJxoodge Area Shown on This~ City of Pickering City Development Department ~April, 2026 This Map Forms Part of Edition 9 of the Pickering Official Plan and Must Be Read in Conjunction with the Other Schedules and the Text Extract of Schedule I to the Pickering Official Plan Schedule 'B' to Amendment '58' Existing Official Plan Redesignate from "Employment Areas - Prestige Employment" to "Open Space System - ~"?~~~..;;J==::J Seaton Natural Heritage Land Use Structure Open Space System -Seaton Natural Heritage System -Natural Areas Rural Settlements Rural Hamlets Urban Residential Areas Low Density Areas ~ Medium Density Areas Mixed Use Areas Community Nodes Employment Areas ~ Prestige Employment Freeways and Major Utilities ~ = I Controlled Access Areas System" Redesignate from "Employment Areas - Prestige Employment" to "Mixed Use Areas - Community Nodes" Other Designations Prime Agricultural Areas :-••~ Federal Lands ···-· ~ Greenbelt Boundary [52] Airport Lands City of PickeringCity Development Department© May, 2026 This Map Forms Part of Edition 9 of the Pickering Official Plan andMust Be Read in Conjunction with the Other Schedules and the Text. Schedule 'C’ to Amendment '58'Existing Schedule XII - Neighbourhood 20: Thompson’s Corners Extract of Schedule XII to the Pickering Official Plan NEdition 9 Land Use Structure Subject Lands Remove the "Pedestrian Predominant Street" designation“Prestige Employment Node” to “Community Node” “Prestige Employment Node” to “Seaton Natural Heritage System” “Prestige Employment Node” to “Community Node” “Prestige Employment Node” to “Mixed Use Corridor Type 2" “Prestige Employment Node” to “Medium Density Area”“Community Node” to “Mixed Use Corridor Type 2" “Prestige Employment Node” and “Community Node” to “Mixed Use Corridor Type 2" “Prestige Employment Node” to “Medium Density Area” “Prestige Employment Node” to “Low Density Area Type 1" Added “VG” symbol