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Planning & Development
Committee Agenda
Monday, February 2, 2009
Council Chambers
Chair: Councillor Johnson
PART "A"
PLANNING INFORMATION MEETING
INFORMATION REPORT NO. 01-09
Subject:
PAGES
Draft Plan of Subdivision SP-2008-10
Zoning By-law Amendment Application A 20108
Ontario Realty Corporation
Part Lot 17 and 18, Concession 3
City of Pickerinq
1-22
INFORMATION REPORT NO. 02-09
Subject:
Zoning By-law Amendment A 21/08
Mikalda Farms Ltd.
155 Uxbridge Pickering Townline Road
(Part of Lot 34, Concession 9)
City of Pickerinq
23-31
INFORMATION REPORT NO. 03-09
Subject:
Official Plan Amendment Application OPA 08-004/P
Zoning By-law Amendment A 24/08
SmartCenters (Wal-Mart and Sobeys)
1899 Brock Road
(Part of Lot 18, Concession 1)
City of Pickerinq
32-38
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Planning & Development
Committee Agenda
Monday, February 2, 2009
7:30 pm
Council Chambers
Chair: Councillor Johnson
PART "B"
PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT REPORTS
PAGES
1. Director, Planning & Development, Report PD 09-09
Grand Oak Homes (Eastern Division) Ltd.
Plan of Subdivision 40M-1488
39-41
Final Assumption of Plan of Subdivision
RECOMMENDATION
1. That Report PD 09-09 of the Director, Planning & Development regarding the
Final Assumption of Plan of Subdivision 40M-1488 be received;
2. That the highways being Alpine Lane, Wildwood Crescent (formerly Forsyth
Lane), Hollyhedge Drive and Major Oaks Road within Plan 40M-1488 be
assumed for public use;
3. That the services required by the Subdivision Agreement relating to Plan
40M-1488, which are constructed, installed or located on lands dedicated to,
or owned by the City, or on lands lying immediately adjacent thereto,
including lands that are subject to easements transferred to the City, be
accepted and assumed for maintenance; and
4. That the Subdivision Agreement and any amendments thereto relating to
Plan 40M-1488 be released and removed from title.
2. Director, Planning & Development, Report PD 10-09 42-64
Comments on the final report Size and Location of Urban Growth Centres in the
Greater Golden Horseshoe, prepared by the Ontario Growth Secretariat, Ministry
of EnerQY and Infrastructure, November 2008
RECOMMENDATION
Planning & Development
Committee Agenda
Monday, February 2, 2009
7:30 pm
Council Chambers
Chair: Councillor Johnson
1. That Report 10-09 of the Director, Planning & Development, regarding the
report Size and Location of Urban Growth Centres in the Greater Golden
Horseshoe, prepared by the Ontario Growth Secretariat, Ministry of Energy
and Infrastructure November 2008, be received; and
2. Further, that as part of the conformity exercise for the Provincial Growth Plan
through the Pickering Official Plan Review, the Planning & Development
Department take appropriate follow up action to:
a) delineate the precise Urban Growth Centre (UGC) boundary, and
b) establish land use designations and corresponding policies to define the
specific types and densities of uses in the UGC which support and
encourage development envisioned by the Growth Plan.
3. Director, Planning & Development, Report PD 11-09 65-94
Final Rouge River Watershed Plan
Comments on Rouge River Watershed Plan: Towards a Healthy and Sustainable
Future and Implementation Guide, prepared by the Toronto and Region
Conservation Authoritv
RECOMMENDATION
1. That Report PD 11-09 of the Director, Planning & Development regarding the
Final Rouge River Watershed Plan, be received;
2. That the Final Rouge River Watershed Plan: Towards a Healthy and
Sustainable Future and Implementation Guide, be received; and
3. Further, that City staff be authorized to work with the Toronto and Region
Conservation Authority (TRCA) to implement the recommendations of the
Rouge River Watershed Plan, appropriate to the City of Pickering.
(II) OTHER BUSINESS
(III) ADJOURNMENT
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INFORMATION REPORT NO. 01-09
FOR PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING OF
February 2, 2009
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PUBLIC MEETING REQUIREMENTS
OF THE PLANNING ACT, R.S.O. 1990, chapter P.13
SUBJECT: Draft Plan of Subdivision SP-2008-10
Zoning By-law Amendment Application A 20/08
Ontario Realty Corporation
Part Lot 17 and 18, Concession 3
City of Pickering
1.0 PROPERTY LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION
- the subject lands are located on the east side of Brock Road, north of the
Hydro corridor and south of Old Taunton Road;
- a property location map is provided for reference (see Attachment #1);
- the property was previously part of the Seaton Golf Course and the subject
lands were used this past summer for golf purposes;
- it is staffs understanding that the remaining portion of the Seaton Golf Course will
be reconfigured and continue to operate in the future as a nine hole golf course;
- the majority of the subject property is a typical golf course containing
manicured turf grasses with appropriately placed mature trees;
- the Durham Region Land Division Committee, on September 8, 2008,
conditionally approved an application (file LD 115/08) to create the subject
parcel of land from a larger holding of land owned by Ontario Realty
Corporation (ORC) and the site is currently for sale;
- the site's topography is relatively flat with a gentle slope to the east;
- surrounding land uses are:
north - residential and commercial, being a detached dwelling and the
commercial being "Bradshaw Towing and Storage"; that is
proposed to be developed by plan of subdivision SP-2008-08;
south - a portion of the Seaton Golf Course (this portion of the golf course
is proposed to be developed as a future school site);
east - Urfe Creek valley lands and the remainder of the Seaton Golf Course;
west - open storage yard related to Macpherson Contracting.
Information Report No. 01-09
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2.0 APPLICANT'S PROPOSAL
- the owner of the subject lands has submitted an application for approval of a
draft plan of subdivision and an application to amend the zoning by-law in
order to implement the proposed draft plan;
- the draft plan of subdivision proposes to create 5 blocks to be subsequently
divided for 22 street townhouse dwelling units, an open space block and
municipal roads (see Attachment #2 - Applicant's Submitted Plan);
- all of the proposed lots will front onto new municipal streets;
- the draft plan contains a portion (eastern half) of Street "A" (William Jackson
Drive) that will connect the subject draft plan with the proposed draft plan of
subdivision to the south (Mattamy Homes) and the plan to the north
(Lebovic Enterprises Limited);
it is noted that additional lands will be required for the western portion of
Street "A" (William Jackson Drive) from abutting land owners and initial
discussions with the landowners have occurred;
- the following chart outlines the proposed development detail:
Details of the Applications
Total area of draft plan
Townhouse blocks
Municipal roads
Open Space
Street Townhouse dwelling units
Net residential density
1.09 hectares
0.48 hectares
0.58 hectares
0.01 hectares
6.4 m lot frontage = 22
45.4 units per hectare
3.0 OFFICIAL PLAN AND ZONING
3.1 Durham Regional Official Plan
- the Durham Regional Official Plan designates the subject lands as
Living Areas, which are intended to be used predominantly for housing
purposes;
- Living Areas shall be developed in a compact form through higher densities
and by intensifying and redeveloping existing areas;
- the subject applications will be assessed against the policies and provisions
of the Durham Region Official Plan during the further processing of the
applications;
3.2 Pickering Official Plan
- the Pickering Official Plan designates the subject lands as Urban Residential
Areas - Medium Density Areas;
permissible uses within the Urban Residential Areas - Medium Density Areas
designation include, among others, residential uses and community and
cultural uses as well as limited office commercial uses;
Information Report No. 01-09
Page 3
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- the Pickering Official Plan establishes a density range of over 30 and up to
and including 80 dwelling units per hectare for development within an
Urban Residential Area -Medium Density Area;
- the proposed development provides a net density of approximately 45.4 units
per hectare;
- the subject lands are within the Duffin Heights Neighbourhood of the Official Plan;
Schedule II of the Pickering Official Plan - Transportation Systems designates
Street "An (William Jackson Drive) that will provide access to the draft plan as a
Collector Road;
Collector Roads are designed to carry lower volumes of traffic at lower
speeds than high order arterial roads while providing access to properties;
- the City has adopted the Duffin Heights Neighbourhood Development
Guidelines that apply to the subject lands (see Section 3.3);
- the Official Plan requires an environmental report be undertaken prior to any
development in the Neighbourhood (see Section 3.4);
- the applications will be assessed against the policies and provisions of the
Pickering Official Plan during the further processing of the applications;
3.3 Duffin Heights Neighbourhood Development Guidelines
- the Duffin Heights Neighbourhood Development Guidelines as adopted by
City Council on April 22, 2003, are currently being reviewed and it is
anticipated that revisions to the existing Guidelines will follow the amendment
to the Official Plan to implement the Environmental Servicing Plan;
- the current Guidelines establish guiding principles to create a cluster of
separate but linked nodes of residential development centred around a mixed
use corridor;
- the subject lands form part of one of the linked residential nodes;
- the applications will be assessed against the Duffin Heights Neighbourhood
Development Guidelines during the further processing of the applications;
3.4 Duffin Heights Environmental Servicing Plan
- the City of Pickering Official Plan requires the completion of an Environmental
Servicing Plan (ESP) prior to approving any detailed development plans;
- the Duffin Heights landowner's group undertook the ESP;
City Council on October 23, 2008 endorsed the recommendations of the ESP;
- the ESP reviewed the road patterns and land use designations along with the
review of the environmental and servicing considerations;
- the ESP recommends amendments to both the Region and City Official Plans
that includes changing land use designations and road designations;
- the Duffin Heights Landowner's Group has received approval from the Region
of Durham to amend it's Official Plan to change some of the road
designations in Duffin Heights;
Information Report No. 01-09
Page 4
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City Council has authorized staff to initiate an Official Plan Amendment and
revisions to the Duffin Heights Development Guidelines to implement land
use, transportation and environmental recommendations of ESP;
as a result of the recommendations of the ESP to amend the Official Plan and
Development Guidelines, an assessment of the subject applications
compliance with the policies and provisions of the Pickering Official Plan will
need to take the authorized changes into account;
3.5 Zonina By-law 3037
- the subject lands are currently zoned "02-GC "- Open Space - Golf Course
by Zoning By-law 3037;
- the existing zoning permits a golf course and a variety of open space
recreational uses;
an amendment to the zoning by-law is required to allow the development of
the proposed plan of subdivision;
- the applicant has requested an appropriate zone that would permit the
proposed development.
4.0 RESULTS OF CIRCULATION
4.1 Resident Comments
no resident comments have been received to date;
4.2 Aaency Comments
- the following agencies or departments advised they have no objection to the
applications: Durham District School Board; Enbridge Gas Distribution;
Canada Post; Hydro One Networks; Durham Catholic District School Board; .
Veridian Connections and Bell (see Attachments #3 to #9);
Conseil scolaire de district du Centre-Sud-Ouest advised of their request for a
school site in the area and has requested that as a condition of approval that a
school site(s) be concluded to the satisfaction of Conseil scolaire de district du
Centre-Sud-Ouest (see Attachment #10);
4.3 Staff Comments
in reviewing the applications to date, the following matters have been
identified by staff for further review and consideration:
· reviewing the applications in terms of the authorized changes to the City's
Official Plan and Development Guidelines;
· . ensuring that the proposed development is compatible with, and sensitive
to, existing surrounding development and provides. appropriate tree
preservation and/or Natural Heritage Compensation;
Information Report No. 01-09
Page 5
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· reviewing the applications in terms of its level of sustainable development
components including a required report that demonstrates how the site
development and building design /construction is consistent with the City's
Sustainable Development Guidelines;
· concluding arrangements respecting functional servicing and storm water
management facilities to service this development;
· concluding the ultimate alignment and early construction by developers of
Street "A" the north-south collector road (William Jackson Drive) to ensure
appropriate traffic patterns for the neighbourhood are provided;
· ensuring the proposed road design, lotting pattern and housing variety and
mix are the most appropriate for the subject lands;
· securement of appropriate arrangements for the construction of trails on
lands owned by ORC that abut the draft plan of subdivision;
· reviewing supporting technical submissions and reports to ensure that
adequate information is provided, that technical requirements are met and
that the proposed development design does not impact on the ability of
abutting properties to develop in an appropriate fashion;
- the Planning & Development Department will conclude its position on the
applications after it has received and assessed comments from the circulated
departments, agencies and public and the conclusion of the Official Plan
amendment applications that effect the Duffin Heights Neighbourhood.
5.0 PROCEDURAL INFORMA liON
- 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 Councilor a Committee of Council;
- if you wish to be notified of Council's decision regarding either the proposed plan
of subdivision or zoning by-law amendment application, you must request such in
writing to the City Clerk;
if a person or public body that files an appeal of a decision of the City of
Pickering in respect of the proposed draft plan of subdivision and/or zoning
by-law amendment, does not make oral submissions at the public meeting or
make written submissions to the City of Pickering before the draft plan of
subdivision application is considered for approval, or before the zoning by-law
is passed, the Ontario Municipal Board may dismiss all or part of the appeal;
if you wish to reserve the option to appeal Council's decision of the proposed
zoning by-law amendment application, you must provide comments to the
City before Council adopts any by-law for this proposal.
Information Report No. 01-09
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6.0 OTHER INFORMATION
6.1 Appendix No. I
list of neighbourhood residents, community associations, agencies and City
Departments that have commented on the applications at the time of writing
the report;
6.2 Information Received
- full scale copies of the applicant's submitted plan and reports are available for
viewing at the offices of the City of Pickering Planning & Development
Department including:
· the draft plan of subdivision;
· Noise Assessment, prepared by Sernas associates, dated January 18, 2008;
· Environmental Site Assessment, prepared by MMM Group Limited, dated
October 2007;
- the need for additional information and/or addendums to submitted reports
will be determined through the review and circulation of the applicant's current
proposal;
6.3 Owner I Applicant Information
- the owners of the subject lands are Ontario Realty Corporation;
- the applications have been submitted by Bryce Jordan of Sernas Associates
on behalf of Ontario Realty Corporation;
- the Ontario Realty Corporation representative for these applications is
Graham Martin.
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Principal Planner - Development Review
Lynda ylor, MCIP, R P
Manager, Developm nt Review
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Attachments
Copy: Director, Planning & Development
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APPENDIX NO.1 TO
INFORMATION REPORT NO. 01-09
COMMENTING RESIDENTS AND LANDOWNERS
(1) none received to date
COMMENTING AGENCIES
(1) Durham District School Board
(2) Enbridge Gas Distribution
(3) Canada Post
(4) Hydro One Networks
(5) Durham Catholic District School Board
(6) Veridian Connections
(7) Bell
(8) Conseil scolaire de district du Centre-Sud-Ouest
COMMENTING CITY DEPARTMENTS
(1) none received to date
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The City of Pickering
Planning Dept., Pickering Civic Centre
One The Esplanade
Pickering, ON
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Attention: Mr. Ross Pym
Dear Mr. Pym
RE: Draft Plan of Subdivision SP-2008-I 0
Zoning By-law Amendment Application A 20/08
Ontario Realty Corporation
Part Lot 17 & 18, Concession 3
City of Pickering
Staff has reviewed the information on the above noted application and has
the following comments...
1. Approximately 11 elementary pupils could be generated by the
above noted application.
2. It is intended that any pupils generated by the above noted plan be
accommodated within an existing school facility.
3. l Jnder the mandate of the Durham District School Board, staff has
no objections.
Yours truly,
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Senior Planner
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500 Consumers Road
North York ON M2J 1P8
DECEMBER 9TH, 2008
ROSS PYM, MCIP,RPP
PRINCIPAL PLANNER -
DEVELOPMENT REVIEW
CITY OF PICKERING
PICKERING CIVIC COMPLEX
ONE THE ESPLANADE
PICKERING ON L 1V 6K7
Mailing Address
P.O. Box 650
Scarborough ON M1K 5E3
Dear Sirs:
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RE: DRAFT PLAN OF SUBDIVISION SP-2008-10
ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT APPLICATION A 20/08
ONTARIO REALTY CORPORATION
PART LOT 17 & 18 CONCESSION 3
CITY OF PICKERING
Enbridge Gas Distribution requests that the following conditions be included in the
subdivision agreement:
1. The developer is responsible for preparing a composite utility plan that allows
for the safe installation of all utilities, including required separation between
utilities.
2. Streets are to be constructed in accordance with composite utility plans
previously submitted and approved by ail utilities.
3. The developer shall grade all streets to final elevation prior to the installation of
the gas lines and provide Enbridge Gas Distribution Inc. with the necessary
field survey information for the installation of the gas lines.
4. It is understood that the natural gas distribution system will be installed within
the proposed road allowance. In the event that this is not possible, .easements
will be provided at no cost to Enbridge Gas Distribution Inc.
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Development department at their earliest convenience to discuss installation and
clearance requirements for main, service and metering facilities.
Yours truly,
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Manager, Network Analysis
Distribution Planning
(416) 758-7966
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Re: Draft Plan of Subdivision SP-2008-10
Zoning By-law Amendment Application A 20/08
Ontario Realty Corporation
Part Lot 17 & 18 Concession 3
City of Pickering
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T~ank you for the opportunity to comment on the above noted plan.
A~ a condition of draft approval, Canada Post requires that the owner/developer
ClmP1Y with the following conditions:
- The owner/developer agrees to include on all offers of purchase and sale, a
st~tement that advises the prospective purchaser that mail delivery will be from a
designated Community Mailbox.
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~ The owner/developer will be responsible for notifying the purchaser of the exact
Cfmmunity Mailbox locations prior to the closing of any home sale.
- The owner/developer will consult with Canada Post Corporation to determine
suitable locations for the placement of Community Mailbox and to indicate these
Italians on the appropriate servicing plans.
T~e owner/developer will provide the following for each Community Mailbox site
aid include these requirements on the appropriate servicing plans:
- n appropriately sized sidewalk section (concrete pad) as per municipal
st ndards, to place the Community Mailboxes on.
- ny required walkway across the boulevard, as per municipal standards.
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- ny required curb depressions for wheelchair access.
-1he owner/developer further agrees to determine and provide a suitable
te~porary Community Mailbox location(s), which may be utilized by Canada Post
until the curbs, sidewalks and final grading have been completed at the
p!manent Community Mailbox locations. This will enable Canada Post to
PlVidemail delivel)' to the new residences as soon as the homes are occupied.
S auld you require further information, please do not hesitate to contact me at
th above mailing address or telephone number.
Debbie Greenwood
Dflivery Planner
Canada Post
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Hydro One Networks Inc.
Facilities & Real Estate
P.O. Box 4300
Markham, ON l3R 5Z5
www.HydraOnecom
Courier:
185 Clegg Rood
Markham, ON L6G 1 B7
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December 15,2008
Via Email only
Mr. Ross Pym, Planner
Planning & Development Department
Pickering Civic Complex
One The Esplanade
Pickering, On.
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Dear Mr. Pym,
Proposed Plan of Subdivision
Ontario Realty Corporation
Part of Lot 17 & 18, Con. 3
(Twp of Pickering) now
City of Pickering
File: SP.2008-10
Please be advised that Hydro One Networks Inc. ("HONI") has no objection in principle to the proposed
plan of subdivision, provided the following are included as conditions of draft approval:
1. Prior to final approval, a copy of the lot grading and drainage plan, showing existing and final
grades, must be submitted to HONI for review and approval.
2. Any development in conjunction with the subdivision must not block vehicular access to any
HON! facilities located on the right of way. During construction, there will be no storage of
materials or mounding of earth or other debris on the right-of-way.
3. The subdivider shall make arrangements satisfactory to HONI for the crossing of the hydro right-
of-way by the proposed road. The subdivider must contact Maria Agnew, Senior Real Estate
Coordinator at 905-946-6275 to begin this process. Separate proposals including detailed lighting
and site servicing plans shall be submitted in triplicate to HONI for future road crossings.
4. The costs of any relocations or revisions to HONI facilities which are necessary to
accommodate this subdivision will be borne by the developer.
5. The easement rights of HONI and its legal predecessors are to be protected and maintained.
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In addition, it is requested that the following be added as a Note to the Conditions of Draft Approval.
1. The transmission lines abutting this subdivision operate at 500,000, 230,000 or 115,000 volts.
Section 186 - Proximity - of the Regulations for Construction Projects in the Occupational Health
and Safety Act, require that no object be brought closer than 6 metres (20 feet) to an energized 500
kV conductor. The distance for 230 kV conductors is 4.5 metres (15 feet), and for 115 kV
conductors it is 3 metres (10 feet), It is the proponent's responsibility to be aware, and to make all
personnel on site aware, that all equipment and personnel must come no closer than the distance
specified in the Act. They should also be aware that the conductors can raise and lower without
warning, depending on the electrical demand placed on the line.
We trust this is satisfactory. If you have any questions please call me at your convenience at
(905) 946-6235,
Yours Truly
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Real Estate Assistant - Planning
Real Estate Services
Hydro One Networks Inc.
905-946-6235
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Durham Catholic District School Board
December 16th, 2008
Ross Pym, MCIP, RPP
Principal Planner - Development Review
Planning & Development Department
City of Pickering
One The Esplanade
Pickering, Ontario. L 1 V 6K7
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RE: DRAFT PLAN OF SUBDIVISION SP-2008-10
ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT ApPLICATION A 20/08
ONTARIO REALTY CORPORATION
PART OF LOT 17 & 18, CONCESSION 3
CITY OF PICKERING
Please be advised that at the regular Board Meeting of Monday, December 15th
2008, the following motion was approved
"THAT the Durham Catholic District School Board indicate in its
comments to the City of Pickering that the Board has no objection
to Draft Plan of Subdivision SP-2008-10 and Zoning By-law
Amendment Application A20108"
Students generated from this development will attend S1. Wilfrid Catholic
School located at 2360 Southcroft Rd. in the City of Pickering.
Please notify me if you have any questions or concerns.
Sincerely yours,
1
/Jody Dale
Assistant Planner
Durham Catholic District School Board
Tel: (905) 576-6707 Ex1. 2211
c.c. Gerry O'Neill, Manager Planning & Admissions
650 Rossland Road West, Oshawa, Ontario L1 J 7C4
Tel 905576-6150 Toll Free 1 877 482-0722
www.dcdsb.ca
Paul Pulla B. Sc., B. Ed., MSc. Ed. Director of Education f Secretary f Treasurer
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DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION REVIEW
PROJECT NAME:
Ontario Realty Corporation
ADDRBSS/PLAN:
PlItt Lot 17 & 18. Concession 3
II MUNICIPALITY:
Pickering
.REF NO.:
SP-2008-10 & A 20/08
SUBMISSION DATE:
November 25, 2008
The following is lln overview of the general requi1:ements dle AppliCM1: is likely to m.eel: in order to obl:a.in a complcte
electrical power Sllpply syal:em to dus sitt and widun the: she where subdivifiion in some form is involved. The
cOlIunents below are based on prelimillal)1 infoImation only and are subject to rcv:ioiol1. In all cases Vendian's stand;nd
Conditions of Selvice docwmellt sets out !lie requirements, t:erms and condif:ions for dle provif;ion of electric service.
Thi~ review do!;:o 110t: constitute an Offer to (onnt:<,:I:.
1. Elecnic service is not c\1rrt:ndy available on I:be foad allowance(f;) direcdy adjact:f1I: 10 dus propetty.
Servicing \Acll be from Bmck Road and/or dle developme:nt 1:0 dle nordl and Vendian's supply voltage will be M
27.GkV.
2. All Expansion will be re'luired. Vendian's existing diSI:riblltion facilidts must be extended on dle road allowance
torc<lch dus project.
Wirhin. residential developments aU ~\lch el::pansions arc llfldergrolUld.
3. Individual metering for each unit is ~eqltired.
4 A h.igh yohage dll:ect blll:it:d dqcted loop undergroluld cable 5ys1:em is regull:cd from 111e designated supply
poim(s) at Bwc;k Road and/ OJ: the development to f:he north to a transfonner location(s) on tile property, ;111 ;\1:
the Applic\U1t's cost.
5. The Applicant mmt ffillke direct application to Vericlia11 for decl:cical servicing <16 ~oon as possible:. A written,
fa.'l:cd OJ: email reqQestwillper.mil: Veridian to begin the work nect:6sary 1:0 identify spe:cific reglUremcnt6 imd
;mangements and rel:tl:ed work for this project, and to make an Offer to Connecl:. TIle applicant is cautioned
that tendtr~, contracts, or wad. 'hey may initiatt: prior to obtaining an Offer to Connect ftom Veriwan may
cteaCe conflicts with the route of and del:WS of the elcctrkal servicing set out in 1:l1e Offer to Connecl: fOf which
V criclian can bear no responsibility.
6. A Servicing Agrecmenr mLLst be signed with Ve11dian in o{d~t Co obtain sClvidng for dus site.
7. Tht: eleccrical ulstallation(5) fr01n dle pllhlic ~oad allowance up to the service cntriln<,:~ and all metering
arrangements must: comply with Vendian's requiremt:nt.s and specificationa and may also be aubject to the
reLl~urements of tbe Electrical Safety AUlhority.
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8. Prior to obl;.~in.iJ.1g a building peunit, the Munic;ipaJiry may requite dle Applicant to provide evidence of having
obtained and accepted iln. Offer to Connect.
9. ~'here cranes or matt:i1al handling e~lu.ipment or workers must work in ptoximity to cxi~l1ng overhead wiTt:o,
where ther.;;: i~ risk of contact Or coming within. Ihe limits of appmacl1, the Appliclllll: shall pay all cOSI:s for the
kmporll1Y relocation, bLU'ial, or other protection of the wires, or whatever ol~her action is deemed necessalY by
Vericlian to provide for wodcer safety and the 5ecurity of the dectrical system.
10. Land~'ilping, specificaUy t.ees, shrubs, other should be 10ci~1:ed/relocatccl aWllY from Veridian\ transfo1nler,
switchgear, polc:line to avoid interference with cql.lipment access and fuN.re growth. Lopsided appearance of
trees from rri11uni.l1g may re5uk
11. V cric.lian will not attend ~cheduled City of Pickering DART Meeting for this Development.
12. Veridian has no ohjt:clion to tile proposed developmc:nl:. Please direct the Applicant to contacf: Veridian as soon
,1S sClvidng i~ contemplated. M~~cipality, plt:l~$e (o1wafd a copy of fitst submission civil design to Vecidian.
Pkil$e note that an Offer to Connect mu~l: be completed l~l: least six (6) month$ prior to the reql~ired electrical
servicing d~~I:e.
Technical Represc:nt:n:ive:
Telephone:
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Development & Municipal Services Control Centre
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DEPARTMi::N 1
Attention: Ross Pym
Dear Sir/Madam:
RE: Draft Plan of Subdivision
2665 Brock Rd.
Your File No: S-P-2008-10, A 20/08
Bell File No: 43837
Further to our comments of December 4, 2008 Bell Canada is pleased to provide
the following additional comments.
A detailed review of the Draft Plan of Subdivision has been completed.
The following paragraph(s) are to be included as Conditions of Draft Plan of
Subdivision Approval:
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The Developer is hereby advised chat prior to commencing any work within
the Plan, the Developer must confirm that sufficient wire-line
communication/telecommunication infrastructure is currently available
within the proposed development to provide communication/telecommunication
service to the proposed development. In the event that such infrastructure
is not available, the Developer is hereby advised that the Developer may
be required to pay for the connection to and/or extension of the existing
communication/telecommunication infrastructure. If the Developer elects
not to pay for such connection to and/or extension of the existing
communication/telecommunication infrastructure, the Developer shall be
required to demonstrate to the municipality that sufficient alternative
communication/teleco~~unication facilities are available within the
proposed development to enable, at a minimum, the effective delivery of
communication/telecommunication services for emergency management services
(i,e., 911 Emergency Services).
The Owner shall agree in the Agreement, in words satisfactory to Bell
Canada, to grant to Bell Canada any easements that may be required for
telecommunication services. Easements may be required subject to
final servicing decisions. In the event of any conflict with existing
Bell Canada facilities or easements, the owner/developer shall be
responsible for the relocation of such facilities or easements,
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Should you have any questions please contact Janice M. McConkey at 416-296-6430.
Yours truly
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Manager - Development & Municipal Services, Ontario
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Mr. Ross pym MCIP RPP
Principal Planner - Development Review
Planning and Development Department
City of Pickering
Pickering Civic Complex
One The Esplanade
Pickering, Ontario Ll V 6K7
Subject:
City of Pickering Draft Plan of Subdivision SP-200S-10
Zoning By-law Amendment Application A 20/0S
Ontario Realty Corporation
Part Lots 17 & lS, Concession 3
City of Pickering
Thank you for circulating a copy of the revised draft plan of subdivision to this office
for review. As you may be aware, Ie Conseil scolaire de district du Centre-Sud-Ouest
requires two school sites in this area for the catchment area of Durham Region.
Please note that the school board is confirming the need for an elementary school
site of 4.0 acres and/or a secondary school site of 7.0 acres and/or a combined
elementary/secondary site of approximately 10 acres to be located within Draft Plan
of Subdivision S-P-2008-10.
The Board intends to continue to work with the City and the developer to ascertain
the most appropriate school site. Since an agreement on the location of the school
site has not yet been reached, the Board would like to include the following condition
in this Plan of Subdivision until such time that the school site has been finalized.
"Prior to final approval, Ie Conseil scolaire de district du Centre-Sud-Ouest
and the Owner shall come to agreement on a location for a new elementary
and/or secondary school to the satisfaction of the Board."
I trust the above comments are satisfactory at this time. We wish to confirm our
continued interest and involvement in working with the City of Pickering on finding a
suitable location for our future elementary and secondary school sites. If you have
any questions or comments please contact the undersigned.
Yours truly,
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Suzanne Labrecque '
c.c. Jean-Luc Berna d, Director of Education
Catherine Gravely, Sorensen Gravely Lowes Planning Associates Inc.
Siege social.. 116, Cornelius Par-kway, Toronto (Ontario) fv16\.. 21<5 Tei.: 416 614-0844
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INFORMATION REPORT NO. 02-09
FOR PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING OF
February 2, 2009
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PUBLIC MEETING REQUIREMENTS
OF THE PLANNING ACT, R.S.O. 1990, chapter P.13
SUBJECT:
Zoning By-law Amendment - A 21/08
Mikalda Farms Ltd.
155 Uxbridge Pickering Townline Road
(Part of Lot 34, Concession 9)
City of Pickering
1.0 PROPERTY LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION
- the subject property is located on the south side of Uxbridge Pickering
Townline Road east of Markham Pickering Townline Road (also known as
Durham Road 30) (see Attachment #1);
- the subject property is approximately 29.3 hectares (see Applicant's
Submitted Plan, Attachment #2);
- one detached dwelling, a large barn, a machinery shed and a Quonset
building along with smaller out buildings occupy the site currently being used
for agricultural purposes;
- the surrounding land uses are:
north - two lots with residential dwellings and the Township of Uxbridge;
south - agricultural land;
west - agricultural land and the Town of Markham and the Town
Whitchurch-Stouffville west of the Markham Pickering Townline
Road;
east - agricultural land.
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2.0 APPLICANT'S PROPOSAL
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the applicant has requested to amend the zoning by-law to add low intensity
recreational uses with accessory small-scale environmental education
facilities as a permitted use on this site in the Agriculture "A" zone;
the City of Pickering is currently awaiting Ministry of Municipal Affairs and
Housing approval of the Oak Ridges Moraine Conformity Zoning By-law
Amendment which does not permit low intensity recreation uses within the
'ORM A" zone;
should the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing approve the By-law
Amendment prior to adoption of any zoning by-law amendment resulting from
this application, an amendment to permit low intensity recreational uses in the
"ORM A" zone will also be required for the subject property;
- the subject site is intended to be used for the following purposes:
a. the majority of the site is to remain in agricultural use (native tree
cultivation). The owner intends to construct a small ancillary commercial
outbuilding in proximity to Uxbridge Pickering Townline Road, to be used
primarily for the sale of trees grown on site (see attachment #3 );
b. a small portion of the property in close proximity to the existing buildings
is for low intensity recreational uses;
c. small scale institutional uses, supplementing the low intensity
recreational uses, are intended to be conducted within existing renovated
structures. These uses include programs for preschool and kindergarten
classes emphasising education on environmental conservation from
September to June and day camp programs during the summer months
with operating hours between 9:00 am and 4:00 pm.
3.0 OFFICIAL PLAN AND ZONING
3.1 Durham Regional Official Plan
the Regional Plan designates the subject property Greenlands System -Oak
Ridges Moraine Area with the largest portion being Countryside Area and a
small portion running along the property's eastern boundary designated as a
key natural heritage system and hydrologic feature;
Countryside Areas provide for the continuation of agricultural and other rural
land uses including small-scale commercial and recreational uses;
the proposal complies with the Durham Regional Official Plan;
3.2 Pickering Official Plan
the City of Pickering Official Plan designates the subject property Oak Ridges
Moraine Countryside Areas and Oak Ridges Moraine Natural Linkage Areas;
these areas are intended primarily for agricultural uses including growing both
nursery and horticultural crops;
the Plan further permits complementary and supportive agricultural uses
including roadside produce stands retailing products from the farming
operation;
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other uses permitted include conservation, environmental protection,
restoration, low-intensity recreational and similar uses;
the site lies within an Identified Area of Influence in the Oak Ridges Moraine
Conservation Plan;
- the Plan requires the assessment of the impact of the development on the
natural heritage features within the Oak Ridges Moraine Natural Linkage
Area;
- the applicant has submitted a Proposed Use and Natural Heritage Protection
Plan to address this requirement;
the proposal complies with the Pickering Official Plan.
3.4 Zoning By-law 3037
the subject property is currently zoned 'A' - Agricultural Zone;
- the City endorsed the Oak Ridges Moraine Conformity Zoning By-law
Amendment in 2006.
- the Oak Ridges Moraine 'A' - Agriculture zone for the subject property
requires amendment to permit the low-intensity recreational and accessory
educational facility uses;
the applicant requests to amend the existing zoning to add low intensity
recreational uses with accessory small-scale environmental education
facilities.
4.0 RESULTS OF CIRCULATION
4.1 Resident Comments
none received to date;
4.2 Agency Comments
none received to date;
4.3 City Department Comments
- Development Control
4.4 Staff Comments
- no objections (see Attachment #4);
in reviewing the application to date, the following matters have been
identified by staff for further review and consideration:
· reviewing the Proposed Use and Natural Heritage Protection Plan to
ensure no adverse impacts on the environment;
· ensuring that the proposed development is compatible with and sensitive
to existing surrounding development, including traffic, noise, level of
activity, scale and intensity of the uses;
· reviewing the application in terms of its level of sustainable development
components;
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. reviewing the application in terms of the constraints and benefits the
proposed use will have on both the subject property and on the
surrounding community, given the function of the surrounding community;
. reviewing that adequate information has been provided, that technical
requirements are met and that the proposed development is appropriate at
this location.
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 Councilor 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 No. I
. List of neighbourhood residents, community associations, agencies and City
Departments that have comments on the applications at the time of writing
report;
6.2 Information Received
. Full scale copies of the Applicant's submitted Proposed Use and Natural
Heritage Protection Plan are available for viewing at the offices of the City of
Pickering Planning & Development Department;
6.2 Company Principal
- the owner of the subject property is Mikalda Farms Limited;
- Carol Norton is the applicant and co-owner of Mikalda Farms Limited.
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(1) none received to date
COMMENTING AGENCIES
(1) none received to date
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Planner II
January 13, 2009
From: Robert Starr
Supervisor, Development Control
Copy: Coordinator, Development Approvals
Subject: Zoning By-law Amendment Application A21/08
Mikalda Farms/Carol Norton
155 Uxbridge-Pickering Townline Road
Part of Lot 34, Concession 9
City of Pickering
We have reviewed the documents submitted In support of the Zoning By-law Amendment
Application and provide the following comments:
1. We have no comments at this time with respect to the Zoning By-law Amendment
Application. We will provide comments during the Site Plan Application phase with regards
to Grading and Drainage, Stormwater Management and Construction Management.
2. Any site works prior to approval of the Site Plan Application would require compliance with
the City's Fill and Topsoil Disturbance By-law. A copy of the By-law should be forwarded to
the applicant.
3. Any works required external to the site may require the applicant to enter into an
agreement with the City.
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INFORMATION REPORT NO. 03-09
FOR PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING OF
February 2, 2009
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PUBLIC MEETING REQUIREMENTS
OF THE PLANNING ACT, R.S.O. 1990, chapter P.13
SUBJECT:
Official Plan Amendment Application OPA 08-004/P
Zoning By-law Amendment - A 24/08
SmartCentres (Wal-Mart and Sobeys)
1899 Brock Road
(Part of Lot 18, Concession 1)
City of Pickering
1.0 PROPERTY LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION
- the subject property is located at the northeast corner of Brock Road and
Pickering Parkway, a property location map is provided for reference (see
Attachment #1);
- the subject property is approximately 19.5 hectares (see Applicant's
Submitted Plan Attachment #2);
- a shopping complex consisting of a variety of retail store types and sizes
within stand-alone or multi-unit structures occupies the site;
- the surrounding land uses are:
north - service station, Brockington Plaza on the south side of Kingston
Road;
south - Pickering Parkway, Canadian Tire and the Pickering Annex Retail
Centre;
west - residential development consisting of a mix of semi-detached,
townhouse, apartment dwellings and several neighbourhood parks;
east - a low-rise residential development with semi-detached, detached
and townhouse dwellings and Beechlawn Park.
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2.0 APPLICANT'S PROPOSAL
- the applicant has requested to amend the official plan and zoning by-law to
permit the expansion of the commercial development;
- approval of the requested amendments would permit an expansion to the
existing Wal-Mart and Sobeys stores;
Wal-Mart would expand on its north side from its current size of 12,103
square metres (approximately 130,276 square feet) to 15,329 square metres
(approximately 165,000 square feet), of which approximately 3,391 square
metres (36,500 square feet) will be used for display, cold storage and
preparation of food;
a potential future expansion of Sobeys supermarket (on the east side) from
its current 4,516 square metres (approximately 48,610 square feet) to 5,445
square metres (approximately 58,610 square feet) would also be facilitated
through the approval of the requested amendments;
including both the proposed Wal-Mart expansion of 3,226 square metres and
the potential Sobeys expansion of 929 square metres, the SmartCentres
Development is proposed to be expanded by a total of 4,155 square metres,
resulting in a total area of 53,155 square metres;
parking for the development with the expanded Wal-Mart and Sobeys will
total 2,582 parking spaces resulting in a ratio of 4.8 parking spaces per 100
square metres of gross leasable floor area;
- the approved site plans for the SmartCentres Development include notations
that indicate future expansions of both Wal-Mart and Sobeys and further
qualify the parking in the expansion areas as "temporary".
3.0 OFFICIAL PLAN AND ZONING
3.1 Durham Reaional Official Plan
- the Regional Plan designates the subject property Living Area along a
Regional Corridor (Brock Road);
the Plan promotes the concentration of commercial uses in locations that are
supportive of the function of Regional and Local Centres and Corridors;
- the proposal complies with the Durham Regional Official Plan;
3.2 Pickerina Official Plan
- the City of Pickering Official Plan designates the subject property Mixed Use
Area - Specialty Retailing Node;
- these areas are intended primarily for the highest concentration of activity in
the City and the broadest diversity of community services and facilities;
- the Plan requires the submission of a retail impact study for this development;
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the applicant requests to amend the Pickering Official Plan to permit an
increase to the maximum aggregate floor area from 49,000 square metres to
53,155 square metres;
3.3 Zoning By-law 3036
- the subject property is currently zoned '(H-2) MU-SRN' - Mixed Use - Special
Retail Node Zone,
the applicant requests to amend the existing zoning to permit an increase to
the maximum aggregate floor area from 49,237 square metres to
53,155 square metres and to reduce the site specific parking standard from
5.0 spaces per 100 square metres of gross leasable floor area to 4.8 spaces
per 100 square metres of gross leasable floor area.
4.0 RESULTS OF CIRCULATION
4.1 Resident Comments
none received to date;
4.2 Agency Comments
none received to date;
4.3 City Department Comments
none received to date;
4.4 Staff Comments
In reviewing the application to date, the following matters have been identified by
staff for further review and consideration:
· reviewing the retail impact study, currently also being peer-reviewed;
· ensuring that the proposed development is compatible with and sensitive
to existing surrounding development, including traffic, noise, level of
activity, scale and intensity of the uses;
· reviewing the application in terms of its level of sustainable development
components;
· reviewing the application in terms of the constraints and benefits the
proposed expansion will have on both the subject property and on the
surrounding community;
· reviewing that adequate information has been provided, that technical
requirements are met and that the proposed development is appropriate at
this location.
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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 Councilor 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 No. I
List of neighbourhood residents, community associations, agencies and City
Departments that have comments on the applications at the time of writing
report;
6.2 Information Received
Full scale copies of the Applicant's submitted plan and retail impact study are
available for viewing at the offices of the City of Pickering Planning &
Development Department;
6.3 Company Principal
- the owner of the subject property is Calloway REIT (Pickering) Inc. and First
Simcha Shopping Centres;
SmartCentres is the applicant c/o Nicole Vicano
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From:
Neil Carroll
Director, Planning & Development
Subject:
Grand Oak Homes (Eastern Division) Ltd.
Plan of Subdivision 40M-1488
Final Assumption of Plan of Subdivision
Recommendation:
1. That Report PD 09-09 of the Director, Planning & Development regarding the
Final Assumption of Plan of Subdivision 40M-1488 be received;
2. That the highways being Alpine Lane, Wildwood Crescent (formerly Forsyth
Lane), Hollyhedge Drive and Major Oaks Road within Plan 40M-1488 be
assumed for public use;
3. That the services required by the Subdivision Agreement relating to Plan
40M-1488, which are constructed, installed or located on lands dedicated to, or
owned by the City, or on lands lying immediately adjacent thereto, including
lands that are subject to easements transferred to the City, be accepted and
assumed for maintenance; and
4. That the Subdivision Agreement and any amendments thereto relating to Plan
, 40M-1488 be released and removed from title.
Executive Summary: The City entered into a Subdivision with the above-noted
developer for the development of Plan 40M-1488. As all works and services within this
plan have been completed to the satisfaction of City staff, it is appropriate to assume
the roads and services within this plan under the jurisdiction of the City and release the
developer from the provisions of the Subdivision Agreement.
Financial Implications: There are no new financial implications to the City as a
result of this recommendation.
Sustainability Implications: The final assumption of this plan of subdivision is an
administrative process that legally concludes the City's acquisition of necessary roads
and other infrastructure. It does not directly impact the City's sustainability initiatives.
Report PO 09-09
February 2, 2009
Subject: Final Assumption of Plan of Subdivision 40M-1488
Page 2
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Background: The City entered into a Subdivision Agreement with the above-
noted developer for the development of Plan 40M-1488. As the developer has now
completed all works and services to the satisfaction of City staff, it is appropriate to
assume the roads and services within this Plan.
Further, it is also appropriate to release the developer from the provisions of the
Subdivision Agreement with the City dated April 21, 1987 and registered as Instrument
No. L T350089 and the Amending Subdivision Agreements dated June 5, 1989,
registered as Instrument Nos. L T508691 and L T508698 respectively.
Attachments:
1. Location Map - Plan 40M-1488
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Report Number: PD 10-09
Date: February 2, 2009
From:
Neil Carroll
Director, Planning & Development
Subject:
Comments on the final report 'Size and Location of Urban Growth Centres
in the Greater Golden Horseshoe, prepared by the Ontario Growth
Secretariat, Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure, November 2008
Recommendation:
1. That Report 10-09 of the Director, Planning & Development, regarding the report
Size and Location of Urban Growth Centres in the Greater Golden Horseshoe,
prepared by the Ontario Growth Secretariat, Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure
November 2008, be received; and
2. Further, that as part of the conformity exercise for the Provincial Growth Plan
through the Pickering Official Plan Review, the Planning & Development
Department take appropriate foflow up action to:
(a) delineate the precise Urban Growth Centre (UGC) boundary, and
(b) establish land use designations and corresponding policies to define the
specific types and densities of uses in the UGC which support and
encourage development envisioned by the Growth Plan.
Executive Summary: The size and location of Pickering's UGC shown in the final
report (see page 22 of Attachment #1) continues to be supported by staff as it is the
same as was proposed in the Spring 2008. Staff will detail the UGC boundary through
the City's Official Plan Review.
Financial Implications: None
Sustainability Implications: The proposed size and location of Pickering's UGC
creates significant opportunities for new growth that is high intensity, mixed use, vibrant,
pedestrian-oriented and transit-supportive.
Report PD 10-09
February 2, 2009
Subject: Size and Location of Urban Growth Centres
In the Growth Plan
Page 2
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Backaround:
1.1 The Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure released its final report on the
Size and Location of Urban Growth Centres in the Greater Golden
Horseshoe, November 2008.
The Growth Plan identifies the Downtown Pickering UGC and establishes
policies and minimum density targets to encourage intensification and downtown
revitalization. Pickering's Urban Growth Centre will be planned to achieve, by
2031 or earlier, a minimum gross density of 200 residents and jobs combined per
hectare.
In accordance with policy 2.2.4.3 of the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden
Horseshoe, 2006, municipalities will be responsible for delineating precise UGC
boundaries in their planning documents.
In implementing the UGC boundary and related policies, the City must consider
the entirety of the Growth Plan including the policies on cultural heritage
protection, open space, design of public realm, appropriate transition of built form
to adjacent areas, and transportation. The Ministry also expects that in
delineating the precise boundaries of the urban growth centres in official plans,
municipalities will adhere to and will make only minor necessary adjustments to
the size and location identified in the report.
2.0 Discussion:
2.1 Downtown Pickering UGC boundary
The Map for Pickering's UGC included in the report Size and Location of Urban
Growth Centres in the Greater Golden Horseshoe, November 2008, (see page
# 22 of the Report, Attachment #1) is the same as identified in the Technical
paper Size and Location of Urban Growth Centres in the Greater Golden
Horseshoe. prepared by the Ontario Growth Secretariat, Spring 2008. Report PD
23-08 of the Director, Planning & Development commented on the spring report
(see text of Report, Attachment #2).
In Report PD 23-08, staff supported the size and location of the Pickering UGC.
However, staff requested following:
(1) to revise the method of calculating the density in Pickering's UGC to allow
exclusion of the controlled access freeway and railway corridor; and
(2) to revise the profile for Pickering UGC to more accurately reflect its
current mix of uses and location; and
(3) to identify a predictable funding program to provide needed infrastructure
and related municipal facilities to foster the growth of UGC, including
Downtown Pickering.
Report PO 10-09
February 2, 2009
Subject: Size and Location of Urban Growth Centres
In the Growth Plan
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The final report Size and Location of Urban Growth Centres in the Greater
Golden Horseshoe, November 2008 does not revise the method of calculating
the gross density, nor does it address infrastructure funding. Further the final
report does not contain any text descriptions regarding UGC.
3.0 Next Steps:
The City of Pickering is responsible for delineating a precise UGC boundary in its
Official Plan. Staff will initiate the exercise of finalizing the UGC boundary, with
minor adjustments where necessary, as part of the Pickering Official Plan Review
and the Growth Plan compliance exercise.
Attachments:
1. Extracts from the report Size and Location of Urban Growth Centres in the Greater
Golden Horseshoe, November 2008, prepared by the MEI
2. Text of Report PO 23-08, dated June 2, 2008
Prepared By:
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www.pir.gov.on.ca
Cabinet du Vice premier-ministre
Edifice Hearst, 48 etage
900, rue Bay
Toronto ON M7A 2E1
Tel 416-325-6758
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www.energy.gov.on.ca
www.pir.gov.on.ca
Dear Colleagues:
The McGuinty government established the Places to Grow initiative to manage growth
in the province and to ensure Ontario is healthy, safe, and livable. We want vibrant and
complete communities that have the right mix of housing, jobs and services, are easy to
get around in and are home to people engaged in building a sustainable and
prosperous future for themselves, their families and their neighbours.
The Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe, 2006, which took effect on June
16, 2006, was prepared and approved under the Places to Grow Act, 2005.
I am pleased to issue the report Size and Location of Urban Growth Centres in the
Greater Golden Horseshoe. This report has been prepared in accordance with Policy
2.2.4.2 of the Growth Plan for Greater Golden Horseshoe, 2006. The approximate size
and location of each urban growth centre has been determined in consultation with
affected municipalities, stakeholders, other interested communities and the public in the
Greater Golden Horseshoe (GGH). .
Considerable effort, dedication and expertise were put into this initiative not only by my
ministry staff, but also by our partner municipalities, partner ministries, stakeholders and
independent experts.
This report outlines the relevant policies in the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden
Horseshoe, which relate to urban growth centres and provides maps depicting the size
and location of the 25 urban growth centres in the GGH, for use in implementing the
Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe, 2006. This report and other
information and tools related to implementing the Growth Plan can be found at
www.placestogrow.ca.
Sincerely,
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George Smitherman
Deputy Premier, Minister
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Table of Contents
SECTION 1. Introduction
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SECTION 2. Urban Growth Centres and the Growth Plan
for the Greater Golden Horseshoe, 2006
3
Urban Growth Centre Policies
4
SECTION 3. Size and Location of Urban Growth Centres
in the Greater Golden Horseshoe
Downtown Barrie Urban Growth Centre
Downtown Brampton Urban Growth Centre
Downtown Brantford Urban Growth Centre
Downtown Burlington Urban Growth Centre
Downtown Cambridge Urban Growth Centre
Downtown Guelph Urban Growth Centre
Downtown Hamilton Urban Growth Centre
Downtown Kitchener Urban Growth Centre
Markham Centre Urban Growth Centre
Downtown Milton Urban Growth Centre
Mississauga City Centre Urban Growth Centre
Newmarket Centre Urban Growth Centre
Midtown Oakville Urban Growth Centre
Downtown Oshawa Urban Growth Centre
Downtown Peterborough Urban Growth Centre
Downtown Pickering Urban Growth Centre
Richmond Hill/Langstaff Gateway Urban Growth Centre
Downtown St. Catharines Urban Growth Centre
Toronto: Downtown Urban Growth Centre
Toronto: Etobicoke City Centre Urban Growth Centre
Toronto: North York Centre Urban Growth Centre
Toronto: Scarborough Centre Urban Growth Centre
Toronto: Yonge- Eglinton Centre Urban Growth Centre
Vaughan Corporate Centre Urban Growth Centre
Uptown Waterloo Urban Growth Centre
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Introduction
Places to Grow - Growth Plan for the Greater Golden
Horseshoe, 2006
On June 16,2006, the Government of Ontario released the Growth Plan for the
Greater Golden Horseshoe, 2006. It was prepared under the Places to Grow Act, 2005, as
part of the Places to Grow initiative to plan for healthy and prosperous communities
throughout Ontario.!
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must be read in conjunction with the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe, 2006.
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The Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe, 2006 aims to:
· Revitalize downtowns to become vibrant centres.
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· Create complete communities that offer more options for living, working,
shopping, and playing;
. Provide greater choice in housing types to meet the needs of people at all
stages of life;
. Curb sprawl and protect farmland and green spaces; and
. Reduce traffic gridlock by improving access to a greater range of transportation choices.
The Growth Plan identifies twenty-five existing or emerging downtown areas as urban
growth centres and establishes policies and minimum density targets to encourage
intensification and downtown revitalization. This report contains the maps depicting
the size and location of each urban growth centre, except Downtown Brantford.
Given the ongoing legal matters, claims and assertions within Brantford, the urban
growth centre remains as proposed in the Technical Paper of Spring 2008.
This report has been prepared pursuant to policies 2.2.4.2 and 5.3.3 of the Growth
Plan. The Province worked with municipal governments to develop a set of guiding
principles to be used in delineating the size and location of each urban growth centre.
The principles, combined with feedback and advice from municipalities, helped to
inform the development of the proposed boundaries that were depicted in the Proposed
Size and Location of Urban Growth Centres in the Greater Golden Horseshoe Technical
Paper released in Spring 2008. Refinements and corrections proposed by municipalities
and members of the public provided important input into the size and location of
urban growth centres contained in this report.
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Urban Growth Centres and
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of the Growth Plan fir the Greater Golden Horseshoe, 2006.
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Urban Growth Centre Policies
Selected Growth Plan policies on urban growth centres are provided below:
Policy 2.2.4
1. Urban growth centres for the Greater Golden Horseshoe are identified in
Schedule 4 of the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe, 2006.
2. The Minister of Energy and Infrastructure2, in consultation with municipalities
that have urban growth centres, will determine the approximate size and
location of the urban growth centres.
3. Municipalities will delineate the boundaries of urban growth centres in their
official plans.
4. Urban growth centres will be planned -
a) as focal areas for investment in institutional and region-wide public
services, as well as commercial, recreational, cultural and entertainment
uses
b) to accommodate and support major transit infrastructure
c) to serve as high density major employment centres that wi II attract
provincially, nationally or internationally significant employment uses
d) to accommodate a significant share of population and employment growth.
5. Urban growth centres will be planned to achieve, by 2031 or earlier, a
minimum gross density target of-
a) 400 residents and jobs combined per hectare for each of the urban growth
centres in the City of Toronto
b) 200 residents and jobs combined per hectare for each of the Downtown
Brampton, Downtown Burlington, Downtown Hamilton, Downtown Milton,
Markham Centre, Mississauga City Centre, Newmarket Centre, Midtown
Oakville, Downtown Oshawa, Downtown Pickering, Richmond Hill/Langstaff
Gateway, Vaughan Corporate Centre, Downtown Kitchener and Uptown
Waterloo urban growth centres
c) 150 residents and jobs combined per hectare for each of the Downtown
Barrie, Downtown Brantford, Downtown Cambridge, Downtown Guelph,
Downtown Peterborough and Downtown St. Catharines urban growth centres.
6. If at the time this Plan comes into effect, an urban growth centre is already
planned to achieve, or has already achieved, a gross density that exceeds the
minimum density target established in Policy 2.2.4.5, this higher density will
be considered the minimum density target for that urban growth centre.
2 The responsibilities of the Minister of Public Infrastructure Renewal are now the responsibilities of the Minister of Energy and
Infrastructure pursuant to Ole 1617/2008.
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The Minister of Energy and Infrastructure will work with other Ministers of the
Crown, municipalities and other stakeholders on key pieces of further analysis,
in order to implement the Growth Plan, including the determination of the
approximate size and location of the urban growth centres.
It is important to note that municipalities, when implementing these policies, consider
the entirety of the Growth Plan including the policies on cultural heritage protection,
open space, design of public realm, appropriate transition of built form to adjacent
areas, and transportation. ltis expected that in delineating the precise boundaries of
the urban growth centres in their official plans, municipalities will adhere to and will
make only minor necessary adjustments to the size and location in this report.
Where urban growth centre boundaries have yet to be identified in a municipal official
plan, the policies of the Growth Plan, including the urban growth centres, apply.
Additionally, the Provincial Policy Statement, 2005, other provincial plans, and related
provincial acts and policies must be read in conjunction with the Growth Plan.
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Size and Location of
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The following size and location mapping is being released for use in implementing
the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe, 2006. The urban growth centre
identification does not confer a land use designation. Any development on lands within
the urban growth centre boundary is still subject to the applicable provincial plans and
relevant provincial and municipal land use planning policies and approval processes.
Note that maps are shown at different scales:
· Urban growth centres that will be planned to achieve 150 residents and jobs
per hectare are presented at a scale of 1:25,000.
. Urban growth centres that will be planned to achieve 200 residents and jobs
per hectare are presented at a scale of 1:30,000.
. Urban growth centres that will be planned to achieve 400 residents and jobs
per hectare are presented at a scale of 1:40,000.
The information displayed in illustrations and base maps in this document has been
compiled from various sources, may not accurately reflect approved land-use and
planning boundaries, may not be to scale, and may be out of date. The Province of
Ontario assumes no responsibility or liability for any consequences of any use made
of these illustrations and maps.
First Nations lands are not subject to Ontario's land use planning system and First
Nations reserve lands are not in the Growth Plan area.
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This size and location mapping is being released for use in implementing the Growth Plan
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designation and its delineation will not confer any new land use designations, nor alter existing
land use designations. Any development on lands within the urban growth centre boundary is
still subject to applicable provincial plans and the relevant provincial and municipal land use
planning policies and approval processes. Tile Province of Ontario assumes no responsibility or
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For more information on urban growth centres or the Growth Plan for the Greater
Golden Horseshoe, please visit the Places to Grow website at www.placestogrow.ca or
call our toll-free line at 1-866-479-9781. You can also write to us at:
Ontario Growth Secretariat
Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure
777 Bay St., 4th Floor, Suite 425
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Date: June 2, 2008
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Director, Planning & Development
Subject:
Comments on the Technical Paper
Proposed Size and Location of Urban Growth Centres in the .
. Greater Golden Horseshoe, prepared by the Ontario Growth Secretariat,
Ministry of Public Infrastructure Renewal, Spring 2008 "
Recommendations:
1. That Report PO 23-08 of the ,Director, Planning &. Development, regarding on the'
Technical Paper Proposed Size and Location of Urban Growth Centres in the
Greater Golden Horseshoe, released Spring 2008, by the Ministry of Public
Infrastructure Renewal, be received;
2. That the comr:nents contained in Report PO 23-08 on the Technical Paper
Proposed Size and Location of Urban Growth. Centres in .the Greater Golden
Horseshoe, be endorsed, and that the Minister of Public Infrastructure Renewal
be requested to:
a) . finalize the size and location 'of the Pickering Downtown Urban Growth
Centre as set out in the Technical Paper;
b)
revise the method of calculating the density in Pickering's Urban Growth
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Centre to allow exclusion of the. controlled access freeway and railway
corridor; and
revise the profile for Pickering's Urban Gr.owth Centre to more a'ccurately
reflect its current mix of uses, and location, as set out in Section 2.4 of this
Report;
3. . Th~t the Ministers of Public Infrastructure Renewal, .andMunicipal Affairs and
Housing be requested to identify a predictable funding program to provide
needed infrastructure and related municipal facilities' to foster the growth of
Urban Growth Centres, including Downtown Pickering; and
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4. Further, that a copy of Report PO 23-08 be forwarded to the Region of Durham
and the Ministers of Public Infrastructure Renewal and Municipal Affairs and
Housing.
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Executive Summary: Downtown Pickering is identified as an Urban Growth Centre
(UGC) by the Provincial Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe. As one of the
implementation steps under the Growth Plan, the Ministry of Public Infrastructure
Renewal released a Technical Paper titled Proposed Size and Location of the Urban
Growth Centres in the Greater Golden Horseshoe. Extracts of the Paper are provided
as Attachment #1.
The Technical Paper shows the proposed size and location for each growth centre.
The map for Downtown Pickering's growth centre is found on Page 45 of the Paper and
is included in .Attachment #1. The Technical Paper also: restates the overall objectives
for urban growth centres; identifies guiding principles for them; provides key statistics
and a descriptive profile about each; and suggests principles to improve each urban
growth centre. Comments on the Technical Paper were requested by the end of
May 2008.
Staff supports the size and location of Downtown Pickering's urban growth centre,
proposed in the Technical Paper. However,. we continue to disagree with the Ministry's
requirement to use a "gross" land area for monitoring the density. In Pickering's growth
centre, Highway 401 and Canadian National's main railway corridor comprise almost
20% of the total land area. These lands are not redevelopable. The Growth Plan sets
the density target for Downtown Pickering at 200 jobs and persons per gross hectare.
If the Highway 401 and CN lands remain in the calculation of the growth centre area,
then the remaining lands must be developed at significantly higher densities Uust under
250 jobs and persons per hectare), which in our view is contrary to the intent of the
Growth' Plan. . The' Minister of Public Infrastructure Renewal is requested to' allow
controlled access highways and rail corridors to be excluded from the density
calculations.
In addition, the Province is requested to provide long-term predictable funding for the
infrastructure and municipal facilities necessary to serve the Downtown Pickering Urban
Growth Centre.
Financial Implications: None
Sustainability Implications: The .Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe
(Growth Plan), along with the Greenbelt Plah, are key to the Province directing a more
sustainable urban growth pattern across the Greater Golden Horseshoe. Defi ning
Urban Growth Centres is one. of several key elements of the Growth Plan. The
proposed size and location of Pickering's Urban Growth Centre will accommodate
significant new growth with high intensity, mixed uses, and vibrant, pedestrian-oriented
development. The centre will achieve a sufficient size and density to effectively sup port
public transit as an alternative transportation mode.
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1.0 Background
1.1 The Ministry invited comments on its Technical Paper on the Size and
Location of Urban Growth Centres
On June 16, 2006, the Ontario government released the Growth Plan for the
Greater Golden Horseshoe, 2006,. which established a twenty-five year vision
and set of policies for the development of more complete and vibrant
communities, with an appropriate mix of housing, jobs and community services.
The Growth Plan identifies twenty-five Urban Growth Centres (UGC) throughout
the Greater Golden Horseshoe and establishes specific policies arid minimum
density targets for these centres. The Downtown Pickering UGC, along with the
others adjacent to Toronto, are to achieve a density of 200 jobs and residents
per hectare by 2031.
To implement the Growth Plan, the Ministry of Public Infrastructure Renewal
(MPIR) is working to identify the general size and location of the urban growth
centres. The Ministry .has requested comments be provided by May 30,2008,
on the recently released Technical Paper titled Proposed Size and Location of
Urban Growth Centres in the Greater Golden Horseshoe. Among other matters,
the Paper contains' conceptual mapping for each UGC to guide municipalities
through Growth Plan conformity.
2.0 Discussion
2.1 The Proposed Boundary for the Downtown Pickering Urban Growth Centre
is generally supported
The Technical Paper envisions the Pickering UGC as a focal point forinve.stment
in institutional, recreational, commercial,. cultural and entertainment uses, and as
a location for higher density residential and employment opportunities that
enable walking, cycling and higher order transit service. This vision iSGonsistent
with City's objeCtives for Downtown Pickering.
The Technical Paper's proposed si~e and location for the Downtown Pickering
UGC is appropriate to foster an appropriately sized and situated centre for the
City. The map for Pickering reflects City and Regional staff recommendations to
date on this matter. The boundary will be precisely delineated in the Pickering
Official Plan through the City's Growth Plan conformity amendment.
Staff's comments to MPIR were provided to Council in June 12, 2007, through
CAO correspondence respecting Comments to Ministry of Public Infrastructure
Renewal on a Draft Boundary for the Pickering Urban Growth Centre.
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Attachment #1 is an extract from the Technical Paper. It contains key statistics,
a description of the current Pickering Downtown, suggested objectives, and a
map showing the proposed size and location of the Downtown Pickering UGC.
The Proposed Downtown Pickering Urban Growth Centre boundaries are:
. eastern boundary - the west edge of the Hydro right-of-way;
. northern boundary - north side of Kingston Road, westerly from Hydro
right-of-way to include the west corner of Liverpool Road;
. western boundary - Pine Creek; and,
. southern boundary - north side of Bayly Street, from Liverpool Road to
the Hydro right-of-way.
2.2 The Ministry's requirement that Highway 401 ,and CN Railway lands be
included in calculating intensification .targets goes against one of the
guiding principles for Urban Growth Centres and is not supported
The first two Guiding Principles for Urban Growth Centres proposed in the
Technical Paper are:
. An urban growth centre should be one contiguous area; and,'
. An urban growth centre should have opportunities for intensification and
redevelopment that complement existing urban form.
MPJR staff have indicated that required densities within Urban Growth Centres
must be calculated for all lands within the UGC boundaries. While the guiding
',principles are supported, achievement of one principle should' not frustrate
achievement of other principles.
Retention of a contiguous boundary for the Pickering UGC meets the principle
that the UGC be orie contiguous area. However, inclusion of non-developable
Highway 401 ,and CN rail lands in the density calculations for the UGC frustrates
the achievement of the second principle that a UGC have opportunities for
, intensification and redevelopment that complement existing urban form.
The Growth Plan sets the density target for Downtown Pickering at 200 jobs and
,persons per gross hectare. The Growth Centre proposed by MPIR comprises a
gross area of approximately 140 hectares, approximately 19% of which is
occupied by the Highway 401/CN corridor. While it is appropriate to include local
and regional roads in the grow area calculation, inclusion of the wide 401/CN
corridor will significantly impact Growth Plan implementation.
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The inclusion of the Highway 401/CNR lands means the remaining lands in the
Pickering UGC must achieve a density of approximately 245 jobs and persons
per gross hectare, being an increase of approximately 23%. None of the other
GTA UGC's have similar large areas of undevelopable lands within their UGC
boundary.
For the Pickering 'UGC, either the Highway/Railway lands should be mainly
excluded from the UGC boundary at the Official Plan conformity amendment
step of implementing the Growth Plan, or the Minister should agree to not count
these lands for intensification monitoring purposes.
2.3 The density of Pickering's Urban Growth Centre has increased since the
2001 Census information used in the Technical Paper
The Technical Paper indicates a density for the Pickering UGC of about 50 jobs
and residents per hectare. This is based on 2001 census information. Based on
an update of the development that has occurred since 2001, staff suggests the
density of Pickering's UGC, in mid 2007, has increased to about 63 jobs and
residents per hectare.
2.4 The profile for Downtown Pickering should include more specific information
The profile for Downtown Pickering should indicate that the downtown centre
contains recreational facilities in addition to institutional and cultural facilities. It
should also specify that Downtown Pickering is located along the Highway
401/GO transportation corridor.
2.5 To date, the Ministry has consulted with municipal staff on technical
aspects of implementing the Growth Plan
Since the release of the Growth Plan in June 2006, the Ministry has consulted
with staff several times on the matters related to identifying the boundary of the
built-up area, and the scale and scope of the Urban Growth Centres. In each
case, comments on methodology and mapping were provided directly to MPIR
staff given the short time frames for commenting. Although the current Technical
Paper is available on the MPIR website, and was sent to municipalities and other
key stakeholders, there has been no broad public involvement program by MPIR.
The Places to Grow Act requires that municipalities (both the Region and the
City) amend their official plans to conform to the policies of the Growth Plan by
June 16, 2009. The Region of Durham is undertaking a Growth Plan
Implementation Study with the intent to complete a conforming amendment to .
the Durham Regional Official Plan by the end of 2008, with adoption anticipated
by June 2009. The Pickering Official Plan Review includes a Growth Plan
conformity amendment as a workplan deliverable in 2009.
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2.6 Consideration of the 'conformity' amendment to the Pickering Official Plan
will provide an opportunity for Council and public input to implementation
of the Growth Plan
The opportunity for local public input on the Pickering Downtown Urban Growth
Centre boundary will occur through the City's process to amend its Official Plan
to conform with the Growth Plan. At that time, minor changes to the boundary
from that set out by the Province can be considered. However, should major
changes to the size and location be recommended, the Minister of Public
Infrastructure Renewal must be consulted.
3.0 Related Growth Plan Implementation Matters
3.1 The Final Built BoundarY has been delineated by the Minister
This spring, MPIR also issued a document titled Built Boundary for the Growth
Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe, 2006. This document gives the final
principles and the detailed mapping ofthe delineated built up areas for Durham
Region, and the other Growth Plan areas. The Built Boundary will be used to
monitor the intensification target of the Growth Plan. ,The Plan requires that 40%
of the Region's future residential growth should be located within the Built
Boundary, by 2015, and each year thereafter.
For 'Pickering, the Built Boundary identified by MPIR basically follows the CP Rail
line. Staff concurs that this boundary reflects the built up areas of Pickering as
of June 2006 and incorporates almost all of the recommendations made by City
and Regional staff.
3.2 Financial tools available to municipalities are not adequate to proyide
infrastructure and municipal facilities necessary to support the intensified
development envisioned for the Urban Growth Centre
The City supports the overall objective of transforming the Pickering's Downtown
into a more vibrant urban growth centre, with intensive, mixed-use, transit and
pedestrian oriented development. However, the financial tools to upgrade the
public infrastructure are not sufficient.
The financial tools provided by amendments to the Planning Act and related
legislation over the past several years are minimal in their ability to stimulate
private sector development. They. are mainly aimed at municipal governments
waiving fees or providing subsidies. No significant assistance has been
identified to stimulate the development market and pay for large scale
infrastructure and municipal/public facilities that will be needed to serve the
increased jobs and people. Confirmation of a multi-year, predictable funding
source for infrastructure and other municipal facilities to support urban growth
centres 'is needed.
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Accordingly, it is recommended that Council request the Provincial Government
to identify a predictable funding program to provide needed infrastructure and
related municipal facilities to foster the growth of a Downtown Pickering Urban
Growth Centre.
3.3 The Provincial Growth Plan also provides an 'intensification in areas
outside the Downtown Urban Growth Centre
In addition to Urban Growth Centres, the Growth Plan includes policies to
achieve intensification in major transit station areas and intensification corridors. '
Major transit station areas include lands within an approximate 500 metre radius
of higher order transit stations, such as the Pickering GO station. Intensification
corridors include areas along major roads, arterials or higher order transit
corridors.
The policies require official plans to designate lands to achieve increased
residential and employment densities and a mix of residential, office, institutional
and commercial development, where appropriate, around' major transit station
areas and intensification corridors.
Implementation of the major transit station area and intensification corridor
policies will provide opportunities for intensification along such arterial roads as
Kingston Road and Bayly Street and at nodes along these corridors. These
other opportunities will be reviewed and established through the City Official Plan
Review process and the conformity amendment required to implement the
Growth Plan.
Attachments:
1. Downtown Pickering Urban Growth Centre - Key Statistics, Objectives and Map
(Extracts from Technical Paper - Proposed Size and Location of Urban Growth
Centres in the Greater Golden Horseshoe) ,
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Report Number: PD 11-09
Date: February 2, 2009
From:
Neil Carroll
Director, Planning & Development
Subject:
Final Rouge River Watershed Plan
Comments on Rouge River Watershed Plan: Towards a Healthy and
Sustainable Future and Implementation Guide, prepared by the Toronto
and Region Conservation Authority
Recommendation:
1. That Report PD 11-09 of the Director, Planning & Development regarding the
Final Rouge River Watershed Plan, be received;
2. That the Final Rouge River Watershed Plan: Towards a Healthy and Sustainable
Future and Implementation Guide, be received; and
3. Further, that City staff be authorized to work with the Toronto and Region
Conservation Authority (TRCA) to implement the recommendations of the Rouge
River Watershed Plan, appropriate to the City of Pickering.
Executive Summary: On January 28, 2008, Council adopted, in principle, the
proposed strategies, management philosophy and implementation recommendations
set out in the "Rouge River Watershed Plan - Final Draft" (see Report PD 03-08,
Attachment #1).
The "Final" Rouge River Watershed Plan is almost the same as the previously
endorsed "Final Draft" (only editorial changes have been made). The TRCA has
forwarded its resolution A 42/08, in regard to the Final Rouge River Watershed Plan.
Part of the resolution requests municipalities within the watershed plan to adopt the
plan and commit to work with the TRCA to implement the recommendations appropriate
to their municipality (see letter, Attachment #2).
The TRCA directed staff to work with watershed municipalities and other partners to:
. develop five year workplans and budgets for top priority projects identified in
the Rouge Watershed Plan Implementation Guide;
. host an annual multi-stakeholder forum beginning in 2009;
. report on the progress in implementation of the Rouge River Watershed
Plan; and
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· convene up to three additional meetings per year with municipal staff and
other stakeholder to input into the annual design and follow-up.
Only a small portion of the Rouge watershed falls within Pickering and the opportunities
are limited for actions and initiatives in Pickering to have significant effect on the health
of the watershed. However the Final Rouge River Watershed Plan provides a strong
basis for protection of the Rouge Park and fulfills the watershed requirements of the
Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan. The annual multi-stakeholders forum to track
implementation progress will provide a clear understanding of the progress and success
of the watershed plan.
It is recommended that Council receive the Final Rouge River Watershed Plan and
authorize staff to continue to work with the TRCA to implement the recommendations of
the Plan, appropriate to the City of Pickering.
Financial Implications: No direct costs to the City are anticipated as a result of
endorsing the recommendations of Report PO 11-09. Further implementation will
involve indirect costs for such matters as staff time. If a future implementation initiative
has financial implications for City, the cost would be brought forward for Council's
consideration through the budget process.
Sustainability Implications: The Rouge River Watershed Plan and Implementation
Guide are valuable resources in achieving a healthy environment in the Rouge
watershed. They propose a set of policies and implementation measures to maintain
and improve the current healthy state of the watershed.
The Rouge River Watershed Plan is the most recent watershed plan completed by
TRCA and includes state-of-the-art modelling of scenarios for sustainable communities
and the effects of climate change that were not included in the previously prepared
Ouffins and Carruthers Watershed Plans. Transferring the knowledge gained in these
scenarios will be invaluable in the preparation of plans and reports for Seaton and
northeast Pickering in order to guarantee the overall success and long-term
sustainability of the Ouffins and Carruthers Watersheds.
1.0 Background:
1.1 The Rouge River Watershed Plan towards a Healthy and Sustainable Future
was prepared by a multi-stakeholder task force to provide effective guidance for
the protection and enhancement of the Rouge River Watershed.
The watershed plan is intended to inform and guide municipalities, provincial
and federal governments and the TRCA as they update their policies and
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programs for environmental protection, conservation, and restoration within the
context of land and water use, and the planning of future urban growth.
1.2 The TRCA has forwarded a copy of the approved Rouge River Watershed Plan
and the executive summary of the plan (see Attachment #3). The Rouge River
State of the Watershed Report, Rouge River Watershed Scenario Modelling
and Analysis Report, Action Plan for Sustainable Practices and Rouge River
Watershed Plan Implementation Guide were also forwarded for reference.
Copies of these documents are available for viewing at the Planning &
Development Department counter and are also posted on the TRCA web site
for public reference and consultation purposes.
2.0 Discussion
2.1 Except for some minor editorial changes, the Final Rouge River Watershed
Plan remains the same as the Final Draft that was received by Council in
January 2008. In commenting on the Final Draft, although only a small portion
of the land area of Pickering is located within the Rouge River Watershed, the
City supported the proposed management philosophy and general strategies of
the Rouge River Watershed Plan as a sustainable initiative.
2.2 The Rouge River Watershed Plan and the watershed planning documents fulfill
the watershed planning requirements of the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation
Plan. Any major development proposal on the Oak Ridges Moraine in the
Rouge watershed must confirm to the Rouge River Watershed Plan.
2.3 The Rouge River Watershed Plan continues to provide for the implementation
of transportation and other infrastructure within and crossing the Rouge
watershed. The Final Rouge River Watershed Plan also provides direction for
implementing required infrastructure in a sustainable manner. It calls for new
and innovative engineering and planning approaches, retrofit and regeneration
projects, improved operations and maintenance programs, stewardship/education,
and monitoring initiatives.
2.4 The Rouge watershed provides the foundation for a significant, inter-connected
regional open space system including Rouge Park and regional trails,
conservation areas and major municipal parks. This system requires further
development to reach its potential to provide nature based recreation
experiences for a growing population, support for healthy communities,
interpretation of natural and cultural heritage, and linkages with local
neighbourhood and connections to surrounding watersheds.
2.5 Creating trails from Pickering that link with the open space system in the Rouge
watershed will give City residents additional recreational opportunities. However
a long-term funding strategy is required to implement an inter-regional trail
network in the Rouge and adjacent watersheds.
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2.6 In general, the implementation strategies for the Rouge watershed apply
equally to the other watersheds in Pickering. Staff from Municipal Property &
Engineering has identified a number of implementation strategies relevant to
their Division's responsibilities (see Memorandum, Attachment #4). Many of the
other strategies deal with creating sustainable communities.
3.0 Next Steps
3.1 The Rouge River Watershed Plan requires the TRCA to work with watershed
municipalities and other partners to develop five year workplans and budgets
for top priority projects identified in the Rouge River Plan Implementation Guide
and incorporate them into the annual capital budget process. Staff will
participate with the TRCA and prepare a detailed work plan for implementation
of those actions relevant to Pickering. Should any of these actions have
financial implications for Pickering, City staff will bring the matter forward for
Council's consideration through the City's budget process.
3.2 The TRCA will host an annual multi-stakeholder forum, beginning in 2009 to
report on progress in implementation of the Plan. The TRCA will also convene
up to three additional meetings per year with municipal staff to have input to the
annual forum design and follow up. The City of Pickering will continue to
participate and provide appropriate input.
3.3 As noted in previous Report PD 03-08 the objectives and requirements of the
watershed plan are to be incorporated into the municipality's official plan.
Accordingly, through the Pickering Official Plan Review, the City's Plan will be
amended to recognize this and other watershed plans (e.g. Duffins, Carruthers
and Lynde).
Attachments:
1. Text of Report PD 03-08 and maps 1 and 2
2. The TRCA letter dated October 14, 2008, containing Resolution # A 42/08
3. Executive summary of the Rouge River Watershed Plan & Introduction to
Implementation Guide
4. Memorandum from City's Stormwater & Environmental Engineer
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From:
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Director, Planning & Development
Subject:
Rouge River Watershed Plan - Final Draft
Report of the Rouge Watershed Task Force 2007
Toronto and Region Conservation Authority
Recommendation:
1. That Report PD 03-08 of the Director, Planning & Development regarding the
Rouge River Watershed Plan - Final Draft, be received;
2. That the Final Draft "Rouge River Watershed Plan - Towards a Healthy and
Sustainable Future" of the Rouge Watershed Task Force be received;
3. That Council support in principle the proposed strategies, management
philosophy and implementation recommendations set out in the "Rouge River
Watershed Plan";
4. That Council authorize staff to work with staff of Toronto Region Conservation
Authority (TRCA), Rouge Park, the Region of Durham and other municipalities,
residents and stakeholdei's, as appropriate, to support the proposed
implementation measures, including considering participation in the anticipated
Rouge Ri'/er Implementation Committee;
5. That Council request staff to include appropriate policies to recognize the
Rouge River Watershed Plan in the Pickering Official Plan through the City's
Official Plan Review; and
6. Further, that a copy of Report PO 03-08, along with Council's recommendation
thereon, be forwarded to TRCA, the Region of York, the Town of Markham, the
City of Toronto, the lown of Richmond Hill, the Town of \Nhitchurch-Stouffville
and the Region of Durham for information.
Executive Summary: The Rouge River Watershed Plan is the draft report of the
Rouge Watershed Task Force, resulting from 8 2 ~ year process. The Task Force,
coordinated by the TRCA and Rouge Park Alliance, comprises elected and appointed
members from the seven watershed municip~lities, environmental groups and other
interested people. The Task Force had strong TRCA staff suppori, state-of-the-art
scientific analysis, municipal staff support and extensive public and industry
consultation.
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The Rouge River watershed is still relatively undeveloped with the Rouge Park located
at the south end, urban development occupying most of the mid-reaches and mainly
undeveloped lands in the upper reaches of the watershed, Although currently healthy,
the Rouge River watershed is now showing signs of stress due to the effects of urban
development. In light of these signs, the Rouge River Watershed Plan recommends a
comprehensive set of strategies to address the negative impacts of existing
development and promote sustainable development practices for future development.
The proposed strategies identified in the Rouge River Watershed Plan - Final Draft fall
into three broad themes: establishment of a targeted terrestrial natural heritage system;
sustainable approaches to 'further urban development (including infrastructure,
transportation and resource use); and recognition and development of a regional open
space system. The Rouge River Watershed Plan - Final Draft includes goals, principles,
objectives, specific targets and 137 implementation recommendations that address a
broad range of environmental protection issues.
Only a small fraction of the Rouge watershed falls within Pickering (see Map 1) and the
opportunities are limited for actions and initiatives in Pickering to have significant effect
on the health of the watershed. However, the Rouge Park is a significant public asset
that should be protected, Accordingly, it is recommended the City support, in principle,
the findings and recommendations of the Rouge River Watershed Plan - Final Draft.
Appropriate policies can be implemented in the City's Official Plan to recognize this
Watershed Plan through the Pickering Official Plan Review.
Financial Implications: None Applicable
Sustainability Implications: This Watershed Plan is a valuable resource in achieving
a healthy environment in the Rouge watershed. It presents a broad-based evaluation
of the existing state of the lands and waters comprising the watershed of the
Rouge River and proposes a set of policies and implementation measures to maintain
and improve the current healthy state of the watershed.
The Plan recognizes the importance of implementing sustainable urban form,
infrastructure and transportation in the newly developing areas of the watershed. The
Plan further advances methods to include the residents, businesses and employees to
participate as stewards of the watershed to assist in maintaining the Rouge watershed
in a healthy condition into the future. It also includes strategies to involve all sectors of
the economy and society in its universal approach to sustainability at the local level of
the Rouge River watershed.
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1 0 Background:
1.1 The health of the Rouge River watershed is currently at a crossroads with
alternate directions to either allow the growing environmental degradation
to continue or select a new pathway to a healthy watershed.
Since its commencement in earry 2004, the Rouge Watershed Task Force has
conducted extensive scientific studies, ground breaking modelling and empirical
social science research to produce a set of strategies to maintain the
sustainability of groundwater, surface water, stream form, aquatic system,
terrestrial system, air quality, climate change, cultural heritage, nature-ba-sed
recreation, sustainable land and resource use systems.
Through the studies and Task Force discussions, the conclusion was reached
that the Rouge River watershed is currently at a crossroads, with pressures for
continued 'unsustainable' development leading to the tipping point of irreversible.
degradation to the environment or an opportunity to "do the right thing" by
applying sustainable standards to new buildings, infrastructure, transportation,
energy and water management projects to support healthy natural communities
and a higher quality of life.
A copy of the letter from TRCA requesting comments on the Final Draft Rouge
Watershed Plan and the Executive Summary from the Plan are provided as
Attachments #1 and #2.
2.0 Discussion
2.1 Although only a small portion of the land area of PickNing is locatGd within
the Rou{:j& River watershed, the City should support ~he proposed
management philosophy and general strategies of the Houg('? Hiver
Watershed Plan - Final Draft as a sustainable initiative.
Most of the Rouge River watershed lies in the Town of Markham (see Map 1:
Rouge River Watershed). The part that lies in Pickering is located downstream
in the watershed along the western boundary of Pickering between Lake Ontario
and Twyn Rivers Drive (see Map 2: Rouge River Watershed lands in the City of
Pickering). In Pickering, the Rouge watershed lands lying outside of the valley of
the Rouge River and Little Rouge Creek are already developed for urban uses.
The watershed plan provides broad genera! direction through its overall goal, or
management philosophy:
"To work towards a healthy and sustainable Rouge watershed by
protecting, restoring and enhancing its ecological and cultural integrity
within the context of a regional natural heritage system."
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The study found signs that harmful changes were exceeding the carrying
capacity of the natural systems. Modelling studies of different potential
management scenarios revealed that best development practices and
management techniques could maintain and in some cases enhance current
conditions with new sustainable development practices, continued evaluation
and assessment in order to achieve watershed, objectives and targets with
adjustments where necessary.
It was concluded that the pathway to a .healthy watershed should be based on
strategies to protect and enhance valued resources, regenerate damaged
systems and build more sustainable communities. The strategies focus on three
themes:
1. Establishing the targeted natural heritage system in the watershed by
protecting valued assets, securing additional lands, regenerating
degraded areas and improving stewardship of public and private lands;
2. Suilding sustainable communities by taking key steps to reduce
imperviousness, maintain/restore water balance, facilitate energy
conservation, reduce vehicle use and protect cultural heritage
features; and,
3. Recognizing and developing a regional open space system' offering
recreational opportunities based on Rouge Park with connections to
regional trails, conservation areas and major municipal parks.
Since the portion of the watershed within Pickering is such a small part of the
overall watershed and the lands in Pickering are either developed with existing
communities or are already part of Rouge Park, opportunities to have a major
impact on the Rouge River watershed through implementation of the
recommended changes are relatively minor. Nevertheless, the City of Pickering
should support, in principle, the Rouge River Watershed Plan - Final Draft as it
furthers sustainability in the watershed.
2.2 The City should also participate in the subsequent implementation and
monitoring strategies for the Rouge River watershed.
The Draft Plan provides general directions and strategies as well as a list of 137
recommended actions to be undertaken by TRCA, sen'ior governments,
municipalities, Rouge Park and other partner agencies, the private sector and
the public. They will be informed, engaged and motivated to participate in new
directions to lead to a future with healthy natural systems, a rich natural and
cultural heritage supporting a higher quality of life for the communities of the
Rouge River watershed.
It is also proposed that a Rouge River Implementation Committee be established
to guide implementation of the Plan on an ongoing basis. Key Watershed
stakeholders will be invited to participate. At the time the Committee is being
established, the City can consider its participation, given staff resources.
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One of the implen 2rtaticn strategies is providing appropriate policy support in
municipal official plans. As part of the Pickerinu Official Plan Review, the City
has already identified the need to address the Duffins and Carruthers Watershed
Plan. Staff will now add the Rouge River Watershed Plan to this process.
Attachments:
1. Letter from TRCA requesting comments, dated November 6, 2007
2. Executive Summary to Rouge Park Watershed Plan - Final Draft
Maps:
1. Map 1: Rouge River Watershed
2. Map 2: Rouge River Watershed lands in Pickering
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At Authority Meeting #2/08, ofToronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA), held on March 28,
2008, Resolution #A42/08, in regard to Rouge River Watershed Plan: Towards a Healthy and
Sustainable Future was approved as follows: '
THA T the Rouge River Watershed Plan: Towards a Healthy and Sustainable Future be
approved;
THA T staff be directed to work with partners to implement the plan;
THA T staff be directed to use the Rouge River State of the Watershed Report, Rouge River
Watershed Scenario Modelling and Analysis Report, Action Plan for Sustainable Practices and
Rouge River Watershed Plan Implementation Guide as reference documents to inform and
guide ongoing work and long term work planning and budget preparation;
THA T copies of the Rouge River Watershed Plan be circulated to municipalities within the
Rouge River watershed and their Councils be asked to adopt the plan and commit to work with
Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) to Ilnplement the recommendations
appropriate to their municipality;
THA T copies of the Rouge River Watershed Plan be circulated to the Rouge Park Alliance and
they be asked to adopt the plan and recognize it under section 3.2. 6 of the Greenbelt Plan;
THA T copies of the Rouge River Watershed Plan be circulated to the provincial and federal
governments as well as other relevant organizations and interest groups, including former
members of the Rouge Watershed Task Force, and they be asked to proVide ongoing support
for the Implementation of the principles, goals and relevant recommendations of the plan;
THA T copies of the Rouge River State of t(7e Watershed Report, Rouge River Watershed
Scenario Modelling and Analysis Report, Action Plan for Sustainable Practices and Rouge
River Watershed Plan Implementation GUIde be circulated to watershed municipalities and
made available to other partner organizations and they be encouraged to use these reference
documents to inform and guide their ongoing work;
THA T copies of the Rouge River Watershed Plan be circulated to local libraries <'!n..d cOl?ies q(
the plan and all supporting documents be posted on the TRGA web site; . '.. .
THA T staff be directed to work with watershed municipalities and other liiirtr/drsYO' de'l;;e~6IiWv~_':~
year work plans and budgets for top prionty projects Identified in the RoJg.J:wj;j/gs~{!d:f!!E[fi~:;'::"'i i
Implementation Guide and incorporate them into the annual capital budget process;
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THA T the revised Conformily Assessment for the Rouge River Watershed Plan in Attachment 4
and the watershed planning documents referenced in the conformily assessment be deemed
to fulfil the watershed planning requirements of the Oak RIdges Moraine Conservation Plan
(ORMCP; 2002) and be approved for use in the review of major development proposals on the
Oak Ridges Moraine and that the regional and local municipalities, province and Conservation
Authorilies Moraine Coalition (CAMC) be so advised;
THA T staff meet wilh representatives of the Aboriginal commumly to discuss the Rouge River
Watershed Plan and ways they wish to be involved in lis implementation;
THA T staff be directed to host an annual multi-stakeholder forum, beginning in 2009, to report
on progress in implementation of the Rouge River Watershed Plan, and report back to the
Authority on the results of the forum;
AND FURTHER THA T staff convene up to 3 additional meetings per year wllh municipal staff
and other stakeholder representatives from the Rouge watershed, and in conjunction with other
watershed groups where appropriate, to have input to the annual forum design and follow-up.
Enclosed, please find a copy of the approved Rouge River Watershed Plan: Towards a Healthy and
Sustainable Future and an Executive Summary booklet containing a CD ROM with digital copies of the
plan and all supporting documents. Additional copies of this publication are available upon request or
can be downloaded from the TRCA web site (www.trca.on.ca).
We look forward to working with you on the implementation of this watershed plan. If you have any
questions or require additional information, please contact Sonya Meek at (416) 661-6600 ext. 5253
(smeek(ci?trca.on.ca) or Sylvia Waters at (416) 661-6600 ext. 5330 (swaters(a)trca.on.ca ).
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Rouge River watershed is an extraordinary resource in Southern Ontario, treasured and
enjoyed by residents and visitors alike. It spans 336 km2 ofland and water in the Regions of
York and Durham, Cities of Toronto and Pickering, and Towns of Markham, Richmond Hill and
Whitchurch StouffVille. It includes all the lands that drain to the Rouge River and its tributaries,
including the Little Rouge River, starting in the hills of the Oak Ridges Moraine and flowing south
to Lake Ontario (see Figure 1-1; reprinted here as Appendix 1).
Why do we need this watershed plan? If you live, work or play in the Rouge River watershed, you
depend on its health in a number of ways. The Rouge watershed is a source of your drinking water
- whether you rely on wells or water from Lake Ontario. Unpaved land absorbs water from rain and
snowfall to replenish groundwater and streams and reduce the negative impacts of flooding and
erosion. Healthy aquatic and terrestrial habitats support diverse communities of plants and animals.
Agricultural lands provide local sources of food and green spaces provide recreation opportunities.
A rich human heritage affords links to the past that enrich and inform our lives today. The natural
beauty of the forests, meadows, farmlands, wetlands, rivers and creeks provides urban dwellers with
solace, renewal and contact with nature.
Increasing concerns about the health of our cities and countryside, the safety of our drinking
water and the future of the Oak Ridges Moraine have lead to a number of initiatives towards
sustainable living in Ontario, the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) and the Great Lakes Region. Actions
taken in the Rouge watershed can provide a model for actions in other watersheds, as well as
influence the environmental health of larger systems.
What is the role of the watershed plan? Specifically, the watershed plan is intended to inform
and guide municipalities, provincial and federal governments, TRCA, Rouge Park, non-government
organizations and private landowners as they update their policies and practices for environmental
stewardship.
This watershed plan was prepared by a multi-stakeholder task force that includes representatives
from all levels of government agencies, private businesses, not-for-profit organizations and the public
and was coordinated by TRCA and Rouge Park (see Appendix C; reprinted here as Appendix 2). The plan
has a strong technical foundation, based on decades of monitoring of environmental conditions
combined with a leading edge approach to modelling of potential future conditions. A series of
management summits was held to convene experts who could help identifY best practices and
recommendations to achieve the objectives of the Rouge Watershed Task Force.
The guiding framework for this watershed plan comprises an overall goal, a set of principles, nine.
goals and 22 objectives with specific targets. Our overall goal is:
To work towards a healthy and sustainable Rouge watershed by protecting, restoring and enhancing its
ecological and cultural integrity within the context of a regional natural heritage system.
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Our goals, objectives and targets address:
. Groundwater
· Surface water
. Stream form
. Aquatic system
. Terrestrial system
· Air quality and c'imate change
. Cultural heritage
. Nature-based recreation
. Sustainable land and resource use (see Appendix 3 - Guiding Framework of Principles) Goals and
Objectives).
One of the foundations of this plan is the Rouge River State of the Watershed Report, which provides
a wealth of recent information about natural and cultural resources and human activities in the
watershed. Land use in the Rouge watershed today is approximately 40% rural, 35% urban, 24% natural
cover and 1% open water. The lower watershed is dominated by Rouge Park, with a small but well
established area of urban development to the west. The middle and western parts are experiencing
rapid urban expansion and have sparse natural cover except in Rouge Park. The upper and eastern
portions of the watershed are primarily rural and agricultural with some small towns and villages.
The Rouge watershed represents a rich inheritance for current and future communities. The
Little Rouge River watershed is still relatively undeveloped with considerable natural cover and a
water balance typical of a rural watershed. The aquatic systems in the upper Little Rouge and parts
of the Main Rouge are healthy enough to support cold- and cool-water communities including
species of concern such as redside dace and brook trout. Natural habitats support a high diversity
of plants and animals, including many that are rare or at risk (such as the nationally threatened
Jefferson salamander, provincially significant Cooper's hawk and regionally rare one flower cancer-
root). Major blocks of publicly owned lands have been reserved for conservation and greens pace
purposes, most notably the 41 square kilometre Rouge Park. The Rouge watershed also has a rich
cultural heritage, including many archaeological and historic sites, landscapes, stories and artifacts
from earlier inhabitants as well as the diverse cultures of present day communities.
Unfortunately, there are signs of stress. Decades of urban development have resulted in harmful
changes that exceed the carrying capacity of natural systems. These changes include increased
surface runoff, more water pollution, greater annual flow volumes in rivers and streams, increased
erosion and sedimentation, channel instability, loss of biodiversity, and greater incidence of smog.
They are signs that the ability of the air, land and water to absorb the negative impacts of human
act~vities is strained and cannot be sustained over the long term unless fundamental changes are
made. Rehabilitation of infrastructure and restoration of natural habitats to address these issues is
underway, but these measures are expensive and time consuming.
To help us understand how the watershed might react to changes in land use, environmental
management and climate in the future, we undertook a multi-faceted process of analysis and
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synthesis. This included modelling studies to compare eight potential scenarios, as documented
in our Scenario Modelling and Analysis Report. The results of this work were combined with an
,examination of existing conditions and trends in the watershed, a review of watershed research in
other areas, and the best professional judgement of a range of experts in many fields.
What can we expect in future? We discovered that if future development proceeds with current
approaches to community design and stormwater management, it will not be possible to maintain
current watershed conditions, let alone improve them. If development practices are changed to
use the best foreseeable community designs and management techniques, it may be possible to
maintain and in some cases enhance current conditions (see Figure 4-2; reprinted here as Appendix 4).
However many of the new designs and technologies for sustainable urban development are still
evolving and being tested so we recommend that where permitted, development should proceed
with caution. Evaluation should be undertaken, with extensive and meaningful public consultation,
to assess how well watershed objectives and targets are being met and recommend adjustments to
development practices when necessary.
Fortunately, the Rouge watershed offers many unique opportunities, including the assembly
and renaturalization of lands as part of Rouge Park and the continuation of agriculture on public
and private lands. Watershed municipalities are already working to address the negative impacts
of existing developments and are among the leaders in promoting sustainable practices. These
opportunities provide valuable tools to help address concerns with current watershed conditions,
manage impacts from future land use changes and adapt to the uncertainties associated with global
climate change.
The pathway to a healthy watershed that emerged from this analysis is based on a comprehensive
and inter-dependent set of strategies that will protect and enhance valued resources, regenerate
damaged systems, and build more sustainable communities (see Appendix 5). These strategies
encompass three broad themes:
1. Establish the targeted terrestrial natural heritage system: Figure 5-2 (reprinted here as
Appendix 6) illustrates an expanded natural heritage system that provides multiple benefits,
including biodiversity and habitats, water balance maintenance and restoration, opportunities
for nature-based recreation, improved quality oflife, and greater resilience to urban growth and
climate change. It can be accomplished by protecting existing valued assets, securing additional
lands, regenerating degraded areas and improving stewardship of public and private lands.
2. Build sustainable communities: We have identified more sustainable approaches to urban
form, infrastructure, transportation and resource use that will contribute to overall improved
quality oflife. They should be applied to new communities, as well as to the intensification
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or redevelopment of existing ones. Some of the key features include reduced imperviousness,
measures to maintain or restore water balance, design features to facilitate sustainable choices (e.g.
energy conservation, reduced vehicle use, support for local agricultural products) and protection
and adaptive re-use of cultural heritage features. Development, where permitted, should proceed
at a pace and extent that allows sufficient time to adopt, test and evaluate the effectiveness of new
technologies and to make adjustments if the results do not meet our objectives and targets for
the watershed.
3. Recognize and develop a regional open space system: The Rouge watershed has the basis for
a significant, inter-connected regional open space system including Rouge Park and regional
trails, conservation areas and major municipal parks. We recommend that this system be
further developed to reach its potential to provide nature-based recreation experiences for a
growing population, support for healthy communities, interpretation of natural and cultural
heritage, linkages with local neighbourhoods and connections to surrounding watersheds.
An important prerequisite for action will be to increase awareness among watershed
residents, businesses, developers and agencies of the importance of the watershed, its water cycles,
natural systems and cultural heritage. We recommend a long-term outreach program to provide
information and understanding, explain how people can act on this knowle.dge, and inspire action.
Our social marketing study, Action Plan for Sustainable Practices, showed that there is a modest basis
of understanding and support for sustainability, but the public needs more specific information,
marketing campaigns and assistance to inspire action. It also highlighted a number of issues that
reduce opportunities for businesses to adopt sustainable practices, therefore we plan to remove
barriers and provide incentives for the business community.
The coordinated efforts of government agencies and community leaders are also crucial to
the success of this watershed plan. They have many complementary tools available, including plans
and policies, permits and regulations, enforcement, infrastructure operations and maintenance,
stewardship and regeneration programs, and education and awareness initiatives. More details
about how these existing tools can be used to help implement the watershed plan are provided in
the Implementation Guide. (see Appendix 7).
We are standing at a crossroads. In one direction lies a future modelled on the past, with
continued losses of environmental quality, biodiversity and cultural heritage along with
considerable costs to address the health, social and economic consequences of degraded
environmental conditions. In the other direction is a future with healthy natural systems and a rich
natural and cultural heritage, supporting a higher quality oflife for our communities. This plan
outlines the key steps to achieve the best possible future for ourselves and our grandchildren. We
hope you will support it and become a partner in its implementation.
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DORM Boundary
D Greenbelt Boundary
.. Golf Course
Rural Area
Urban Area
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Boundary not approved,
2002 Land Cover Conditions interpreted from orthopholography,
Roads, ORM and Gnsenbelt boundary <!) Queen's Printer for Ontario, 2007.
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ROUGE RIVER WATERSHED PLAN
IMPLEMENTATION FRAMEWORK
The ,Rouge River Watershed Plan Implementation Guide was prepared to facilitate implementation of the
recommendations in the Rouge River Watershed Plan - Towards a Healthy and Sustainable Future. The
Guide organizes the watershed plan recommendations according to relevant implementation tools
and assembles additional information to inform initial action. This implementation framework is
as follows:
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Policy;
Regeneration;
Land securement;
Stewardship and education;
Operations and maintenance;
Enforcement; and
Monitoring.
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The Guide further summarizes a 10 year work plan of implementation projects, within the
context of existing programs and likely implementing partners. Like the watershed plan, the
Implementation Guide is intended to inform and guide the ongoing implementation and
development of programs and policies. The proposed projects in the workplan are meant to serve as
a basis for discussion among implementing partners and as a source for the further development of
individual partners' own long term work plan and budget preparations.
STRATEGIC WATERSHED
MANAGEMENT DIRECTION
The Rouge River Watershed Plan concludes that the watershed is at a critical crossroads in that it
continues to support many unique natural and cultural heritage values, and yet a number of present
and anticipated stresses will challenge the ability to sust'.lin this remarkable condition. The watershed
plan identifies three integral actions for the protection and enhancement of the watershed:
1. Expand Terrestrial Natural Cover
Create and enhance natural cover in a targeted terrestrial natural heritage system (TNHS).
This action is especially important in areas upstream of existing and future urban growth,
from a water management and erosion control imperative, and for parts of the target system
vulnerable to loss or impact from urban growth, from a habitat biodiversity standpoint. It will
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also contribute to serving the growing demand for nature-based recreation and provide greater
resilience to climate change. Land use policy, regeneration and land securement projects are
the primary implementation mechanisms to achieve this set of recommendations.
2. Build More Sustainable New Communities
and Retrofit Older Ones to Improve Their Sustainability
This direction can be achieved by improving water management and promoting more
sustainable practices overall.
a) Improve Water Management
Manage for pre-development water balance (i.e., runoff volume control and maintenance
of infiltration) by protecting natural heritage systems, naturalizing urban landscapes,
using innovative lot and conveyance level stormwater management technologies, and
rainharvesting. This set of actions is critical to water management and the associated
health of the aquatic system.
b) Promote Sustainable Practices Overall
Facilitate the use of these innovative water management approaches by promoting
improved urban form, green buildings and sustainable behaviour, and at the same time
address a broad range of other objectives for the sustainable community. Of particular
interest is the need to accelerate the shift to the adoption of more sustainable practices
- through education/ awareness, testing, and demonstrating new technologies.
A co-ordinated combination of new policies, "retrofit" type regeneration projects, improved
operations and maintenance programs, stewardship/education, and monitoring initiatives will
be necessary.
3. Recognize and Develop a Regional Open Space System
Further develop the regional open space system to support the growing population and healthy
communities by improving accessibility to trails, interpretation and celebration of natural and
cultural heritage. Distinctive urban wilderness experiences of Rouge Park and countryside
experiences are offered in the Rouge watershed. Cultural heritage features and landscapes are
increasingly playing a role in recreation (e.g., rural heritage settings, adaptive re-use of heritage
buildings). Active and participatory education programs were identified as a strategic means of
engaging the public and raising awareness of these issues and several regeneration capital works
initiatives have been identified to address this set of recommendations.
TOP PRIORITY IMPLEMENTATION PROJECTS
Drawing from a 10 year workplan of implementation projects addressing all recommendations
in the watershed plan, the Implementation Guide identifies the following list of top priority
projects. These top priority projects were selected based on consideration for their collective ability
to address the three integral actions noted above, in an expeditious and mutually supportive way.
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They are not listed in any particular order. As noted above, these project concepts are meant to serve
as a basis for discussion among implementing partners and as a source for the further development
of individual partners' own long term work plan and budget preparations.
Policy and Policy Related Special Studies
1. Municipalities should work with TRCA to investigate ways to incorporate the following new policy
directions into their planning documents (see Table 1.1 in Implementation Guide for details):
a) Identify a targeted terrestrial natural heritage system, based on the system
recommended in the watershed plan, and adopt policies to protect and restore
natural cover.
b) Manage for pre-development water balance (i.e., reduce excess runoff volume, maintain
or restore natural levels of infiltration and evaporation) with particular emphasis on
areas identified as locally significant recharge.
c) Develop strategies and policies to promote sustainable urban form, including
sustainable infrastructure, transportation and resource use.
d) Conduct Master Environmental Servicing Plans (MESPs) in a subwatershed context
to establish the environmental features, functions and linkages as part of the growth
planning process.
e) Recognize the regional open space system and the distinctive natural and cultural
heritage that provides a basis for recreational experiences.
f) Conduct comprehensive flood risk assessment plans where intensification is
proposed in a flood vulnerable area and/or a Special Policy Area.
g) Support stormwater retrofits in existing developments and redevelopment projects.
h) Adopt policy to implement the Greater Golden Horseshoe Conservation Authorities'
Erosion and Sediment Control Guideline for Urban Construction and update
municipal Erosion and Sediment Control by-laws and Fill by-laws as necessary.
i) Adopt policy to recognize and implement the Rouge River Watershed Based Fisheries
Management Plan.
j) Support updated and expanded monitoring programs, including ambient
monitoring, requirements for pre-development baseline monitoring, and the promotion
and testing of new technologies and their cumulative watershed effects.
2. ORM Municipalities - recognize the Rouge River Watershed Plan in their official plans, as
required by the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan (ORMCP).
3. MPIR, MMAH, municipalities, TRCA, MIO, CO, BILD - should establish development
standards for sustainable community design for application tonew development proposals
or urban expansions, consistent with the special recognition in the Greenbelt Plan for the
Rouge Park and its watershed.
4. TRCA, municipalities and other approval agencies - Develop a strategy/procedure for
streamlining approvals for innovative designs.
5. TRcA, BILD, municipality - Promote a sustainable greenfield neighbourhood demonstration
project.
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6. TRCA - Undertake a continuous simulation and event-based hydrologic modelling pilot
study to determine the most conservative approach to sizing SWM ponds for flood control in
future growth areas.
7. TRCA, municipalities- Undettake a scoped economic assessment of the implications of
implementing the watershed plan's integral recommendations, including valuation of
ecosystems services, preparation of a methodology for applying the net gain approach, and
development of recommendations for applying fairness and equity in implementation.
Regeneration
1. All partners - Increase natural cover: 1) in Rouge Park - implement existing restoration
plans; 2) in Whitebelt - prepare restoration implementation plans for the NHS identified in
municipal plans and co-ordinate with developers; and 3) in Headwaters - prepare restoration
implementation plans and implement prior to urban development.
2. TRCA, municipalities - Develop sustainable neighbourhood retrofit action plans.
3. TRCA, Rouge Park, municipalities - Undertake detailed planning and develop a long term
funding strategy to implement the Rouge watershed inter-regional trails network
4. TRCA, Rouge Park, Whitchurch-StouffVille - Develop a Northern Countryside recreation
strategy.
S. Ministry of Culture and partners - Establish a facility for storage of archaeological artifacts and
document collections that is accessible to researchers; secure funding for capital and operations.
Land Securement
1. TRCA and Rouge Park - update priority list for land securement within the Rouge watershed
based on the Rouge Watershed Plan's recommended priorities within the TNHS.
2. TRCA, municipalities and Rouge Park - Work with MPIR to investigate mechanisms, as may be
necessary beyond planning measures, to secure the targeted TNHS lands in the "whitebelt"
that do not have any legislated protection.
Stewardship and Education
1. TRCA and municipalities - Deliver technology transfer workshops, seminars and materials
for sustainable technologies, erosion and sediment control, and sustainable urban form.
2. TRCA, municipalities and others - Develop a co-ordinated program to accelerate
implementation oflot level retrofits by the business and residential and institutional sectors.
3. TRCA, Rouge Park, MNR, Community groups, municipalities, Co-ordinate the development of
educational materials on invasive species removal techniques and engage volunteer groups to
help in monitoring and removal.
4. Municipalities, utilities, TRCA - Develop an outreach program based on the results from the
Renewable Energy Road Map to promote the uptake of renewable energy technologies.
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5. TRCA - Encourage all schools in the watershed to achieve Ontario Ecoschools Program
certification.
6. Rouge Park - Implement the Rouge Park Interpretive Plan.
7. TRCA and others - Develop a pilot project for Ontario history and archaeology seminars
for adults, featuring Rouge sites. Special attention to reaching out to new Canadians and
descendents of past peoples of the watershed as target audience.
8. TRCA, municipalities, Aboriginal groups 0 Develop a communications plan in partnership with
Aboriginal groups.
9. GTA Agricultural Action Committee - Provide profile and recognition for institution,
restaurants and businesses that feature local food selections.
Operations and Maintenance
1. Municipalities - Conduct assessments of sediment accumulation in SWM ponds and develop
a prioritized list of clean out projects.
2. Municipalities, TRCA - Develop guidelines for design and establishment of municipal
SWM facility maintenance programs, including moniroring, rehabilitation and financing
mechanisms.
3. TRCA, Town of Markham - Prepare flood emergency response plan for SPAs, including an
inventory of hazards, prioritization, and emergency response protocol.
4. TRCA - Undertake a flood risk reduction study to improve the hydraulic capacity of road and
rail crossings in flood vulnerable areas (e.&., Markham (Unionville) Special Policy Area).
5. TRCA - Track advances in the prediction of climate change and reassess local flood risks and
management measures.
Enforcement
1. Various agencies, municipalities - Develop interjurisdictional compliance protocols for
poaching (wildlife), erosion and sediment control, tree cutting, topsoil and land disturbance,
dumping, trespassing, and encroachment). Identify gaps in regulatory capability and capacity.
IdentifY options for addressing gaps. Develop resources and implementation plan.
Monitoring
1. TRCA and partners - Identify technologies that show promise and monitor their performance
using Sustainable Technologies Evaluation Program (STEP) - i.e. Rainwater collection
and re-use, permeable pavement, groundwater and soil contamination risk with infiltration
technologies, and long term performance and maintenance costs of any green technology.
2. TRCA and partners - Launch cumulative effects monitoring program for innovative
development design.
3. TRCA, municipalities- Review recommendations for additional monitoring in the Rouge
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watershed as part of the 5 year review and update of the Regional Watershed Monitoring
Network (RWMN). Priorities include specific recommendations for additional monitoring of
"Precipitation, stream flow, fluvial geomorphology, groundwater, and aquatic systems.
4. Volunteers, TRCA - Develop a volunteer based detection program for aquatic invasive
species (i.e., Round goby, rusty crayfish). See also stewardship section re terrestrial invasive alien
specIes.
S. Municipalities - Develop and implement a program to monitor trail use and participation
rates in other related recreational activities.
ORMCP Conformity Assessment
As the approved watershed plan fulfills a legislative requirement of the provincial Oak Ridges
MoraineConservation Plan (ORMCP, 2002), the Implementation Guide contains a table summarizing
an assessment of how the watershed plan and its supporting documents conform to these
requirements. This conformity assessment table is intended to assist municipal staff in the review
of major development proposals on the Oak Ridges Moraine in the Rouge River watershed.
Tracking Progress
TRCA is proposing to convene an annual multi-stakeholder forum to report on progress at
implementing the watershed plan and update priorities for the coming year. Meetings will be held
with municipal staff and other key stakeholders 2-3 times per year to plan and discuss follow up
from the forum. Particular attention will be given to the status of top priority implementation
projects set out in the workplan. Changes and trends in the watershed conditisms will be monitored
under the Regional Watershed Monitoring Network and reported on a regular basis through
publication of a watershed report card.
Forest habitat in the Lower Rouge Valley. (Photography @ Andy McKinnon)
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MEMO
To:
Deepak Bhatt
Planner 1/
January 13, 2009
From:
Marilee Gadzovski
Stormwater & Environmental Engineer
Richard Holborn, Division Head, Municipal Property & Engineering
Catherine Rose, Manager Policy
Neil Carroll, Director, Planning & Development
Subject: Rouge River Watershed Plan
File: 0-8100-004
Copy:
I have reviewed the above-noted plan as well as the associated documents located on the CD and
offer the following comments:
The Rouge River Watershed Plan states that "actions taken in the Rouge watershed can provide a
model for actions in other watersheds, as well as influence the environmental health of larger
systems. JI The Rouge watershed plan is the most recent watershed plan completed by TRCA and
includes state-of-the-art modelling of scenarios for sustainable communities and the effects of
climate change that were not included in the previously prepared Duffins and Carruthers
Watershed Plans. Transferring the knowledge gained in these scenarios will be invaluable in the
preparation of plans and reports for Duffin Heights and Seaton in order to guarantee the overall
success and long-term sustainability of the Duffins and Carruthers Waterhseds, Council should
support and authorize staff in this regard.
The Rouge River Watershed Plan Implementation Guide was prepared by TRCA in order to
facilitate the implementation of the Watershed Plan. Top priority implementation projects have
been identified in the Guide and are shown below in bold and italics. A review identified the
following projects that are applicable to the City and could be further developed in the City's long
term work plan and future budget preparations. These priority projects would not only benefit the
Rouge River Watershed, but all ofthe City's watersheds. Therefore, implementing these policies
and/or projects will further the City's sustainable goal. Council should support and authorize staff
where appropriate.
Policy and Policy Related Special Studies
· Identify the targeted terrestrial natural heritage system and the impacts on lands
within the City of Pickering, and adopt policies to protect and restore natural cover.
· Adopt a policy for managing pre-development water balance (ie. reduce excess
runoff volume, maintain or restore infiltration levels and evaporation) and areas
identified as locally significant recharge. Current stormwater practices manage for
peak flow, however, downstream erosion impacts continue to degrade aquatic
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habitats and alter natural stream-form processes, which can put stream-side
9 2infrastructure at risk and lead to increased maintenance and repair costs as well as
premature failure or replacement. As well, planning and design of subsurface
infrastructure (ie. sewers and watermains) should avoid areas where the water table
is predicted to be shallow (less than 2 metres below surface) or mitigate impacts on
groundwater flow and discharge as necessary. A 2009 budget request has been
made for a Stormwater Management Manual that will look at policies, guidelines and
criteria update. This policy will be incorporated into that manual.'
. Adopt a policy to implement the Greater Golden Horseshoe Conservation
Authorities' Erosion and Sediment Control Guideline for Urban Construction
(December 2006) as well as update the City's Fill and Topsoil Disturbance By-Law
(By-Law Number 6060/02) to reflect this new Guideline.
. Adopt a policy to recognize and implement the Rouge River Watershed Based
Fisheries Management Plan.
. Develop a policy that will support updated and expanded monitoring programs, with
a specific interest in the promotion and testing of new technologies and their
cumulative watershed effects in order to apply adaptive management measures as
necessary .
. Develop a strategy/procedure for streamlining approvals for innovative designs.
. In coordination with TRCA & BILD, promote a sustainable greenfield neighbourhood
demonstration project (ie. this could be possible in Duffin Heights and/or Seaton
etc.).
Regeneration
. Increase natural cover in the Rouge Park by implementing existing restoration plans.
. In partnership with TRCA, develop sustainable neighbourhood retrofit action plans
using an integrated approach including residential social marketing, naturalization,
stormwater management, infiltration, energy and STEP (Sustainable Technologies
Evaluation Program) monitoring.
. In partnership with TRCA and Rouge Park, undertake detailed planning and develop
a long term funding strategy to implement the Rouge watershed inter-regional trails
network. Figures 1.7, 2.4 and 2.6 of the Implementation Guide identifies two east-
-west linkage connections into the City of Pickering, The first is identified as the
Rouge-Duffins connection and is located within the Hydro Corridor between
Sheppard Ave and Finch Ave. The second consists of two trails within the northern
Hydro Corridor between Finch Ave and the 3rd Concession, just south of the existing
Cherrywood development. It should be noted that the latter trail connection is also
the preferred route for the S'Outheast Collector Trunk Sewer, with a proposed Meter
Facility and Shaft 6 & 7 located within this vicinity. Any interference or opposing
uses between the proposed trail and sewer infrastructure will have to reviewed.
. Improve accessibility and links with local trail systems and minimize the impacts. of
public use on greenspace by creating off-leash areas and closing unauthorized
informal trails.
. In partnership with DFO, MNR, TRCA, Rouge Park, Ontario Streams, and City of
Toronto determine risks to watershed by invasive aquatic species and evaluate need
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to install a fish barrier at 401. As well, continue_Tr~.i.gQ1n9 Rf:/u.. ..~g..~... ~rsh restoration
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Stewardship and Education
· In coordination with TRCA, deliver technology transfer workshops, seminars and
materials for sustainable technologies, erosion and sediment control, and
sustainable urban form.
· Develop a co-ordinated program with TRCA, to accelerate implementation of lot
level retrofits by the business, residential and institutional sectors.
· Along with TRCA, Rouge Park, MNR and local Community groups, co-ordinate the
development of educational materials on invasive species removal techniques and
engage volunteer groups to help in monitoring and removal.
· Develop an outreach program with TRCA and the appropriate utilities, based on the
results from the Renewable Energy Road map to promote the uptake of renewable
energy t~chnologies.
· In order to address the four points above, the Environmental Awareness Program
could be expanded to include these issues, with a specific emphasis on the design,
testing and performance of sustainable technologies (ie. green roofs, permeable
pavement, pervious pipes, infiltration trenches, rainwater collection and re-use etc.).
Operation and Maintenance
· Conduct assessments of sediment accumulation in SWM pond and develop a
prioritized list of clean out projects. This has already been identified by City staff and
funding will be requested for this project in the 2010 budget.
· Investigate innovative financing mechanisms such as stormwater fees (municipal
water and sewer bill) and credits for property owners, to help fund stormwater
maintenance programs and retrofit projects.
· In co-ordination with TRCA develop guidelines for design fmd establishment of
municipal SWM facility maintenance program, including monitoring, rehabilitation
and financing mechanisms.
· In co-ordination with MTO review and implement existing road salt management
plans and snow disposal plans in order to prevent and reduce the release of
pollutants, with consideration given to the new information arising from the Rouge
Watershed Plan (ie. groundwater recharge/discharge areas).
· In co-ordination with MTO review and adapt operations to minimize the impacts of
transportation on the Rouge Park and other natural heritage lands within the
watershed.
Enforcement
· In consultation with various agencies, develop inter-jurisdictional compliance
protocol for wildlife poaching, erosion and sediment control, tree cutting, topsoil and
land disturbance, dumping, trespassing, and encroachment. In order to adequately
address this issue an environmental by-law officer will be required to ensure
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compliance within the City:~PRfbft~eri~spe.e.j.ally, with respect to erosion and
sediment control and the upcoming Duffin Heights and Seaton Subdivision plans.
Monitoring
. Work with TRCA to launch a cumulative effects monitoring program for innovative
development design.
. Review recommendations for additional monitoring in the Rouge watershed as part
of the 5 year review and update of the Regional Watershed Monitoring Network.
. Develop and implement a program to monitor trail use and participation rates in
other related recreational activities.
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