HomeMy WebLinkAboutBy-law 5988/02PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
MEMORANDUM
May 15, 2002
To:
From;
Subject:
Brace J. Taylor
City Clerk
Steve Gaunt
Planner II
Amendment 8 to the Pickering Official Plan
(Official Plan Amendment Application OPA 01-002/P)
Marion Hill Development Corporation
Part Lot 28, Range 3, B.F.C.
(now Part 1, Plan 40R-14431 and Part 1, Plan 40R-2767)
(Southeast comer of Whites Road and Sheppard Avenue
City of Pickering
On May 13, 2002, Planning Committee considered Planning & Development Report
PD-24-02 which recommends that: 1) Council approve Official Plan Amendment
Application OPA 01-002/P to replace the Urban Residential Areas - Low Density Areas
designation on the subject lands with an Urban Residential Areas - Medium Density
Areas designation and add various site-specific policies to section 11.8, Woodlands
Neighbourhood Policies, including a cap in the maximum residential density of 55 units
per net hectare in the Pickering Official Plan; and 2) that Council enact a draft by-law to
adopt Amendment 8 to the Pickering Official Plan.
A draft by-law for the enactment of Amendment 8 to the Picketing Official Plan has been
prepared and is attached for the consideration of City Council at its meeting scheduled for
May 21, 2002. A Statutory Public Meeting was held for these applications on
May 17, 2001.
Please note that this by-law may be given all three readings at the May 21, 2002 Council
Meeting provided Council adopts the recommendation of Planning Committee.
The purpose and effect of Amendment 8 to the Pickering Official Plan is to
redesignate the portion of the subject lands that fronts Sheppard Avenue from low
density to medium density residential, while adding site-specific neighbourhood
policies for the subject lands that further control residential development, address
the Amberlea Creek'tributary, and establish traffic and access provisions.
If you require further assistance or clarification, please do not hesitate to contact me at
extension 2033.
I concur that this by-law
be considered at this time:
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THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF PICKERING
BY-LAW NO. .5088/02 :
Being a By-law to adopt Amendment 8 to the Official Plan for the City of Picketing
(OPA 01-002/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 Picketing 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 fi.om its approval;
AND WHEREAS, on February 23, 2000 Regional Council passed By-law 11/2000 which
allows the Region to exempt proposed area municipal official plan amendments fi.om its
approval;
AND WHEREAS the Region has advised that Amendment 8 to the City of Picketing Official
Plan is exempt fi.om Regional approval;
NOW THEREFORE THE COUNCIL OF THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF
PICKERING HEREBY ENACTS AS FOLLOWS:
1. That Amendment 8 to the Official Plan for the City of Picketing, attached hereto as
Exhibit "A", is hereby adopted;
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
subject to the approval of the Ontario Municipal Board, if required.
BY-LAW read a first, second and third time and finally passed this
May ,2002.
21 day of
BRUCE J. TAYLOR
Exhibit "A" to By-law
AMENDMENT 8
TO THE
CITY OF PICKERING OFFICIAL PLAN
AMENDMENT 8 TO THE PICKERING OFFICIAL PLAN
PURPOSE:
LOCATION:
BASIS:
The purpose of this amendment is to change the designation of the
lands fronting Sheppard Avenue from a Low to a Medium Density
Residential designation on Schedule I - Land Use Structure and
add to section 11.8 - Woodlands Neighbourhood Policies
provisions to address compatibility with the neighbourhood,
recognize optional strategies for the stream corridor and provide
suitable vehicular and pedestrian access for the affected lands.
The subject lands are approximately 1.89 hectares in size, and
located on the south side of Sheppard Avenue, east of Whites
Road. All of the lands fall within Part Lot 28, Range 3, B.F.C.
This amendment to the Pickering Official Plan has been
determined to be appropriate following the completion of a review
of a preliminary conceptual site plan in light of the findings of the
Northeast Quadrant Development Guideline Review for lands
generally located between Kingston Road, Sheppard Avenue and
Whites Road and abutting lands in 2002. The central issue is land
use compatibility between medium density residential uses with
commercial uses to the south and low density residential uses to
the north and east.
The strategy for the Northeast Quadrant is two-fold. Firstly, the
vision is, over time, to encourage high quality design and intensity
of commercial or residential structures that assist in converting
Kingston Road to a pedestrian friendly 'mainstreet' from an
auto dominated highway. Secondly, the vision is to encourage
medium density residential use in the northern part of the Quadrant
to serve as a transition between the mixed commercial/residential
use close to Kingston Road and the existing low density residential
use to the north.
Other major elements of the strategy are to intensify development
by piping the tributary to Amberlea Creek, if a net benefit to the
environment can be demonstrated and to adopt a transportation
strategy to provide vehicular access to the Quadrant and beyond.
The land use objective for the subject lands is to ensure building
siting, height, massing and orientation that is compatible with the
community to the north and integrate by means of suitable
vehicular and pedestrian access arrangements and design controls
with the community and the Quadrant. In addition, since a final
decision cannot yet be reached on piping the creek or protecting it
in an open state, the interests of the parties are recognized and the
objectives of each option are set out.
Since this amendment is to precede the amendment for the whole
of the Northeast Quadrant, relevant provisions are incorporated
into the comprehensive amendment for the Northeast Quadrant,
which will be adopted by Council at a later date.
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AMENDMENT:
The City of Pickering Official Plan is hereby amended by:
"1.
Revising Schedule · - Land Use Structure by replacing
the "Urban Residential ~4reas - Low Density Areas"
designation for the lands on the south side of Sheppard
Avenue with an "Urban Residential Areas - Medium
Density Areas' designation, as shown on Schedule 'A' to
this amendment
Adding new policies to section 11.8 - Woodlands
Neighbourhood Policies, as follows:
"11.8
City Council shall,
(b) ...;
(c) ...;
(e) ...;
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for the lands subject to the "Marion HiW' proposal,
located at the south-east comer of Whites Road and
Sheppard Avenue,
(i) despite Tables 6 and 10 of Chapter Three and
section 11.8(c), establish a maximum
residential density of 55 units per net hectare;
(ii) require new development to be compatible
with respect to building heights, yard
setbacks and building massing with low
density residential development on the north
side of Sheppard Avenue and on the south
side of Sheppard Avenue to the east;
(iii) require new development to establish
buildings on Whites Road or Sheppard
Avenue close to the street edge, with the front
doors facing the street, and with a specified
percentage of their front walls required to be
located within build-to-zones to be
established in the implementing zoning
by-law for this site;
restrict the height of the Sheppard Avenue
elevation of new dwellings fronting Sheppard
Avenue to a maximum of two storeys;
require a minimum of four functional storeys
for the Whites Road elevations of new
dwellings fronting Whites Road;
for the lands subject to the "Marion Hill" proposal,
located on the south-east comer of Whites Road and
Sheppard Avenue,
(i) support the principle of piping or relocating
the Amberlea Creek tributary that flows
through the lands, while at the same time
recognizing the interests of the landowners,
on whose lands the Amberlea Creek tributary
flows, to pipe or relocate that tributary, and
the interests of the Toronto and Region
Conservation Authority to maintain the
Amberlea Creek tributary as an open and
buffered creek channel;
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(h)
(ii)
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(iiO
require the developer of the subject lands
proposing to pipe or relocate the Amberlea
Creek tributary to:
(A) submit an environmental/
stormwater management report, to the
satisfaction of the City and the
Toronto and Region .Conservation
Authority, which report must
demonstrate a strategy resulting in a
significant net environmental benefit
to the watershed if justifying piping of
the creek;
(B) obtain appropriate approvals and
permits from public review agencies;
and,
(c) satisfy any required compensation
under the Fisheries Act;
ensure that development proposals are
undertaken in a manner that does not
adversely impact downstream water quality
and quantity through the use of on-site
controls and/or financial contributions to a
downstream stormwater facility if necessary;
and
through the use of the holding provisions of
the Planning Act, require where necessary,
the proponents of development having lands
with the stream corridor for the tributary to
Amberlea Creek to enter into agreements with
the City and other agencies, as appropriate,
respecting public ownership of the stream
corridor lands of the tributary, or its piping or
relocation, once approved;
for the lands subject to the "Marion Hill" proposal,
located on the south-east comer of Whites Road and
Sheppard Avenue,
(i) support vehicular access restrictions
preventing left tums from Whites Road into
the site, and left tums from the site onto
Whites Road;
(ii) promote the reduction of traffic speeds and
improvement of pedestrian safety along
Sheppard Avenue by implementing pavement
markings and other measures, and
considering "traffic-calming" techniques
following the adoption of a City policy; and,
(iii) require pedestrian access, by means of
easements, from Delta Boulevard to Sheppard
Avenue.
IMPLEMENTATION:
INTERPRETATION:
OPA 01-002/P
Relaled Files: A4/01
File Nme: De, bin/City of Pick~ (Marion
Date: May 3. 2002
The provisions set forth in the City of Picketing Official Plan, as
amended, regarding the implementation of the Plan shall apply in
regard to this Amendment.
The provisions set forth in the City of Pickering Official Plan, as
amended, regarding the interpretation of the Plan shall apply in
regard to this Amendment.
SCHEDULE 'A' TO AMENDMENT 8
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REVISED: MAY 13, 2002
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City of Pickering Planning & Development Department
PROPERTY DESCRIPTION PART OF LOT 28, RANGE 3, B.F.C.; PART 1, 40R-14431; PART 1, 40R-2767
OWNER MARION HILLS DEVELOPMENT INC.
APPUCATION No. A 04/01; OPA 01.:002/P
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