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OPA No. 31 7643/18
Amended and approved by Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT) Decision
PL180647 dated June 27, 2019
Oral decision of LPAT delivered by Helen Jackson on April 18, 2019. Written decision
issued on June 27, 2019.
·. The Corporation of the. City of Pickering By-law No. 7643/18 Being a By-law to adopt Amendment 31 to the Official Plan for the City of Pickering (OPA 17-003/P) Whereas pursuant to the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.p. ·13, subsections 17(22) and 21 (1 ), the Council of The Corporation of the City of Pickering may by by-law adopt amendments to the Official Plan for the City of Pickering; And whereas pursuant to Section 17(10) of the Planning Act, the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing has by order authorized Regional Council to pass a by-law to .exempt proposed area municipal official plan amendments from its approval; · And .whereas on February 23, 2000 Regional Council passed By-law 11/2000 which allows the Region fo exempt proposed area. municipal official plan amendments from its approval; And whereas the Region has advised that Amendment 31 to the City of Pickering , Official Plan is exempt frpm Regional approval; • Now therefore the Council of The Corporation of the City of Pickering hereby enacts as follows: 1. That Amendment 31 to the Official Plan for the City of Pickering, attached hereto as Exhibit "A", is hereby adopted; 2. That the City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to forward to the Regional Municipality of Durham the documentation required by Procedure: Area Municipal Official-Plans and Amendments;_ 3. This By-law shall come into force and take effect on the day of the final passing hereof. By-law passed this 25th day of June, 201 s·. Debbie Shields, City Cierk
Exhibit "A" to By-law 7643/18 Recommended Amendment 31 . to the City of Pickering Official Plan I
ATTACHMENT 1 Amendment 31 to the Pickering Official Plan Purpose: The purpose of this Amendment is to add new policies and revise existing policies in the Pickering. Official Plan with regard to the City's Information and Communication Technology Network ·and "Dig On"ce" Standard .. Location: . The Amendment applies City wide. Basis: Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is the infrastructure and components that enable the modern use of computers. !CT includes the establishment of a broadband network and high speed internet service. This amendment strengthens and supports the development of an Information and Communication Technology (ICT) network, and thi3' implementation of the "Dig Once" Standard. · · Amendment: The. Pickering Official Plan is hereby amended by: 1) Adding new Sections 7.11 and 7.12 in Chapter 7 -Community Services, to read as follows: City Policy . ICTNetwork 7 .11 City Council shall provide clear direction for collaboration, facilitation, investment, infrastru~ture advancement, skills development, and other initiatives necessary to implement an Information and Communication Technology (ICT) network • throughout the City, by: . (a) identifying locations, in addition to the City Centre and Pickering Innovation Corridor, where a more robust ICT infrastructure will be offered; (b) prioritizing the implementation of ICT infrastructure to public facilities and spaces; . (c) identifying measures that will be necessary to implement a city-wide ICT network.within, and outside, the existing built"up ur~an area; (d) identifying measures.which will minimize the impact of ICT infrastructure on the community and natural environment; and (e) identifying measures which will ensure that the City's fCT infrastructure is resilient and adaptable to change an~ next"generation technologies .. . ;
I ,• · Amendment 31 to the Pickering Official Plan · Page 2 City Policy "Dig Once" Standard 7 .12 City _Council shall require, subject to the approval of the applicable jurisdi_ction with responsibility for the road, and any requirements of any other applicable agencies, the inclusion of conduit for fiber optic cable In all public rights-of.:.way, t~rough new development, redevelopment, road construction and reconstruction, where such conduits· or trenches do not already exist or where a need is identified, in accordance with the City's "Dig Once" Standard, a_nd shall: · (a) · ensure that all new development or redevelopment is designed to provide . _ the infrastructure fo~ the delivery of, current or future, leading edge information and communication technologies, te the building(s); and (bl require applications for development to pr~vide ~n ICT Implementation Plan which demonstrates how ICT technologies are to be designed and implemented, including information regarding conduit construction and ownership,_ and demonstrates that the associated conduit and wiring meets or exceeds the minimum industry standard. 7.13. Notwithstanding section 7.12, within the Seaton Urban Area, City Council shall require the inclusion of conduit for fiber optic cable where such conduits or trenches do not already exist or where a need is identified only within type C arterial roads and collector 'roads. 2) · Revising Section 16.5A, "Required Studies for an Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment, Draft Plan of Subdivision, and Draft Plan of Condominium . Approval", in Chapter 16 -Development Review, by removing the word "and" at the end of Subsection (xxxv),· and the period at the ·end of Subsection (xxxvi), and replacing it with a semi-colon, and adding the word "and", and by adding the following new Subsection (xxxvii) at the end of the section, to read as follows: (xxxvii) an Information and Communication Technologies Implementation Plan, as referred to in Section 7.12(b). · · ' . . 3) Revising Section .16.5B,"Required Studies for Site Pl.an Approval", in Chapter 16 -Development Review, by removing the word "and" at the end of Subsection (xxv), and the period at the end of Subsection (xxxvi), and replacing it with a semi-colon, and adding the word "and", and-by adding the following new Subsection (xxvii) at the. end of the section, to read as follows: · (><xvii) an Information and Communication Technologies Implementation Plan, as referred to in Sedlon 7.12(b). Implementation: The provisions set forth in the City of Pickering Official Plan, as amended, _regarding the implementation of the Plan shall apply in regard to this Amendrrien't.
Amendment 31 to the Pickering Official .Plan· , Page 2 Interpretation: The provisions set forth in the City of Pickering Official Plan as amended, regarding the in{erpretation of the Plan shall apply in regard to this Amendment. ; I • l