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THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF PICKERING
BY-LAW NUMBER 963/79
Being a by-law to amend the Plan for the
District Planning Area of the Town of
Pickering by the addition thereto of The
Community Plan for the Woodlands Community,
Special Study Area No. 3 (The Kingston Road-
Highway 401 Corridor).
WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of clause (d) of subsection
(1) of section 61 of The Regional Municipality of Durham Act,
1973, S.O. 1973, c. 78, a Plan for the District Planning Area
of the Town of Pickering was adopted by the Council of the
Corporation of the Town of Pickering on June 5th, 1978, and
approved by the Council of the Regional Municipality of Durham
on July 12th, 1978; and
WHEREAS it is deemed expedient to amend that Plan in order to
add thereto The Community Plan for the Woodlands Community,
Special Study Area No. 3 (The Kingston Road-Highway 401
Corridor);
NOW THEREFORE, the Council of the Corporation of the Town of
Pickering HEREBY ENACTS AS FOLLOWS;
The Community Plan for the Woodlands Community, Special
Study Area No. 3 (The Kingston Road-Highway 401 Corridor),
a copy of which is attached hereto as Schedule "I", is
hereby adopted.
2. The Plan for the District
Pickering, as approved by
Municipality of Durham on
amended by adding thereto
Woodlands Community, Spec
Kingston Road-Highway 401
Planning Area of the Town of
the Council of the Regional
July 12th, 1978, is hereby
The Community Plan for the
ial Study Area No. 3 (The
Corridor).
3. The Clerk is hereby directed to forward the amendment
to the Council of the Regional Municipality of Durham
for its approval.
BY-LAW read a first, second and third time and finally passed
this 5th day of March 1979.
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Clerk (Pro Tempore)
COMMUNITY PLAN -
WOODLANDS COMMUNITY
SPECIAL STUDY AREA NO. 3
(THE KINGSTON ROAD - HIGHWAY 401 CORRIDOR)
AMENDMENT NO. 6
TO THE
DISTRICT PLAN
FOR THE
DISTRICT PLANNING AREA
OF THE
TOWN OF PICKERING
"Adopted by the Town of Pickering Council
March 5th, 1979. It has been forwarded
to the Durham Regional Council and the
Ministry of Housing for approval".
March, 1979
Amendment No.6 to the District Plan for
the District Planning Area of the
Town of Pickering
PURPOSE OF The purpose of this Community Plan Amendment is to
AMENDMENT provide guidelines, in the form of land use desig-
nations and detailed policies for future develop-
ment of that sector of Planning Community No. 6 -
Woodlands, that is referred to in Part I of the
Pickering District Plan as Special Study Area No. 3:
The Kingston Road - Highway 401 Corridor.
BASIS OF This Plan for Special Study Area No. 3: The
AMENDMENT Kingston Road -.Highway 401 Corridor, which consti-
tutes this Amendment, has been prepared in
accordance with Section 5.2.2 of the Durham Regional
Official Plan and Section 9 of Part I of the Pickering
District Plan.
ACTUAL The District Plan for the District Planning Area of
AMENDMENT the Town of Pickering is hereby amended by adding
the policies as indicated on the following pages of
this Amendment to Part II - Community Plans.
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VI PLANNING COMMUNITY 6 - WOODLANDS COMMUNITY
VI-1 WOODLANDS COMMUNITY - SPECIAL STUDY AREA NO. 3
1. ASSUMPTIONS
A) The Town of Pickering has proven to be a desir-
able location for industrial and commercial
development as is exhibited by the nature and
extent of that type of development that has
occurred in recent years. It has been assumed
that these types of uses will continue to be
attracted to Pickering and that those locations
suitable for these by virtue of their accessi-
bility, topography and high exposure to major
traffic arteries should be reserved for them.
2. GOALS
a) To prescribe a land use pattern and mix of land
uses which accentuate the functions of the
Corridor as a primary area for restricted light
industrial uses, and automobile and special
commercial uses;
b) To attract land uses which can best utilize, and
are dependent upon major road accessibility;
C) To ensure that those existing uses which are
compatible with the Corridor function are pre-
served and integrated with new development
which, by their very operation, do not generate
noise and/or air pollution;
d) To prescribe 'site specific' and 'corridor-
wide design' guidelines to define the general
amenity of the Corridor and the physical character
of individual developments;
e) To divide the Corridor into three inter-related
planning areas through which the detailed design
and staged development of the area can.be
initiated;
f) To ensure that the scale and siting of develop-
ment within the Corridor is visually pleasing
from Kingston Road and Highway 401;
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g) To utilize appropriate noise abatement design
features to minimize the impact of noise
emanating from Highway 401 and Kingston Road
on residences in neighbouring communities to
the north;
h) To maintain the arterial function of Kingston
Road by limiting direct access;
i) To ensure direct access to Highway 401 by means
of an interchange from the Corridor.
3. LAND USE POLICIES
a) The key element of the Land Use Plan, Schedule
VI-1-'e' is the division of the Corridor into
three precincts as follows:
i) The Dixie Precinct (Pine Creek to the
C.R. overpass) and Whites Precinct (C.N.
overpass to Rosebank Road) which are
both principally reserved for Restricted
Light Industrial uses; and
ii) The Rougemount Precinct (Rosebank Road
to Altona Road) which is designated for
Special Purpose Commercial uses.
b) The three precincts should function as inter-
related areas with the Rougemount Precinct
accommodating ancillary uses which provide
support to the industrial activity in the Dixie
and Whites Precincts. The Special Purpose
Commercial designation of the Rougemount Pre-
cinct is intended to exclude those convenience
commercial uses conventionally associated with
local central areas serving residential neigh-
bourhoods. Thus, it is the intent of this Plan
that the commercial uses in the Rougemount
Precinct not be those that would serve the
residential neighbourhoods north of Kingston
Road. This will aid in ensuring that traffic
movements across Kingston Road are minimized;
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c) Notwithstanding the land use designation on
Schedule VI-1-A, the existing community
uses presently situated in the Rosebank Pre-
cinct as well as Whites Precinct shall be
retained and integrated into the physical
fabric of these areas;
d) In addition to the industrial and commercial
designations on Schedule VI-1-A, the Plan re-
flects the intent that the existing natural
features in the Corridor be preserved as open
spaces available for the use.and enjoyment of
persons working in this area
A. Restricted Light Industrial
a) In the Dixie and Whites Precincts,Restricted
Light Industrial designation means that the
predominant use of land shall be for manufac-
turing, warehousing and distribution establish-
ments meeting the relevant requirements of
Part I of the Pickering District Plan.
B. Special Purpose Commercial
a) In the Rougemount Precinct, the uses permitted
in areas designated for Special Purpose Com-
mercial shall be as provided for in the relavent
sections of the Durham Regional Official Plan
and Part I of the Pickering District Plan;
b), In the Dixie Precinct, the permitted uses shall
be further limited to those uses which directly
support businesses or which are land extensive,
such as:
i) automobile sales and service;
ii) home improvement centres;
iii) banks and trust companies;
iv) furniture and major appliance sales; and
v) commercial and industrial equipment
supplies and furnishings
c) Uses in this category shall take place in
totally enclosed structures and shall include
no outdoor storage.
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C. Open Space
a) Lands designated on Schedule VI-1-A as Open
Space shall be sustained by and large in their
natural state and be used only for active or
passive recreational purposes or easements
for municipal services and utilities.
4. DEVELOPMENT CONTROL AND SPECIAL POLICIES
a) Site plan control under the provisions of
Section 35a) of The Planning Act, will be
exercized by the Town of Pickering for all
development proposals for sites within the
Kingston Road - Highway 401 Corridor. For all
sites abutting Highway 401, it will be a
condition of approval that the siting of
buildings and landscaping treatment contribute
to the reduction of noise penetration through
the Corridor towards the residential neighbour-
hoods to the north;
b) Development and redevelopment of individual
parcels of land fronting Kingston Road shall
not be permitted where the lot is less than
h hectare (1.25 acres) or the frontage is less
than 30 metres (100 feet). Where these
minimum dimensions are not available, approval
of proposals shall be contingent upon 2 or more
adjacent parcels being assembled to produce a
parcel of land that exceeds both of those dimen-
sions;
c) The highest standards of building design, siting,
landscaping, parking, exterior lighting, and
signage shall be applied in the approval of
proposals for sites in the Kingston Road -
Highway 401 Corridor;
d) If all the existing parcels of land in
either of the two Special Policy 'A' areas
are assembled under a single ownership, or
if arrangements can be made to develop the
lands as integrated entities which share
common access points to the satisfaction of
the Town, no amendment to this Plan will be
required to permit the Special Purpcse
Commercial uses specified in Section 3.B.b.
above.
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e) Following the commencement of an interchange
at Highway 401 and Whites Road, the land-use
description for the Special Policy "B" areas
shall be reviewed and if at that time, studies
are submitted which demonstrate to the satis-
faction of the Town that Special Purpose
Commercial uses are justified without adversely
affecting similar development in the Main Central
Area, such uses may be introduced by a restricted
area (zoning) bylaw amendment.
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