HomeMy WebLinkAboutBy-law 8054/23The Corporation of the City of Pickering
By-law No. /23
Being a by-law to adopt Amendment 50 to the Official Plan for
the City of Pickering (OPA 23-005/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;
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;
Whereas on February 23, 2000, Regional Council passed By-law 11/2000 which allows the
Region to exempt proposed area municipal official plan amendments from its approval;
Whereas the Region has advised that Amendment 50 to the City of Pickering Official Plan is
exempt from Regional approval;
1. Now therefore the Council of The Corporation of the City of Pickering hereby enacts as
follows: That Amendment 50 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 WK day of 1RYHPEHU, 2023.
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Kevin Ashe, Mayor
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6XVDQ&DVVHO&LW\ Clerk
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Exhibit “A” to By-law /23
Amendment 50
to the City of Pickering Official Plan
Recommended Amendment 50 to the Pickering Official Plan
Purpose: The purpose of this Amendment is to recognize and reinforce the new Pickering
Integrated Sustainable Design Standards (ISDS) with policy in the Pickering
Official Plan and update references to the previous Sustainable Design
Guidelines (2007).
Location: This amendment applies to all lands within the City of Pickering.
Basis: The City of Pickering has recently adopted ISDS for all new development in the
City to replace the 2007 Sustainable Development Guidelines.
The new ISDS is a set of standards that allows the City to review development
applications through a “sustainability” lens, based on modern, green technology
criteria and best practices.
Although the ISDS have already been approved by Council, making reference to
the ISDS within the Pickering Official Plan will provide added weight to their
application in the review of draft plans of subdivision, site plans, and rezonings.
Actual The City of Pickering Official Plan is hereby amended by:
Amendment:
(New text is shown as underlined text, deleted text is shown as strikeout text, and retained text
is shown as unchanged text.)
1. Revising City Policy 12.17 (k)(vii), Duffin Heights Neighbourhood Policies, in Chapter 12
– Urban Neighbourhoods, so that it reads as follows:
City Council shall:
(k) in the consideration of development proposals within the neighbourhood:
(vii) require the submission of a Sustainability Report that demonstrates
how the proposal is consistent with the City’s Sustainable
Development Guidelines Integrated Sustainable Design Standards;
2. Supplementing City Policy 14.3 (e), Corporate Initiatives, in Chapter 14 – Detailed
Design Considerations, so that it reads as follows:
City Council shall:
(e) in the design of City owned properties and facilities, meet the Integrated
Sustainable Design Standards, and/or achieve a minimum of LEED ® silver
certified, or alternative equivalent through the implementation of sustainable
design measures such as: the selection of energy conserving and energy
efficient products for facilities; the salvaging and reuse of construction,
demolition, and land clearing debris; and use of permeable surfaces and
pervious pavement in areas such as parking lots and sidewalks;
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3. Adding a definition of the term “Integrated Sustainable Design Standards” in alphabetic
order to Section 15.15, Glossary, in Chapter 15 – Implementation, that reads as follows:
“Integrated Sustainable Design Standards (ISDS) means a set of mandatory (Tier 1)
and voluntary (Tier 2) standards that allows the City to review development
applications through a lens that includes modern, green, best practices and
technology. The ISDS replaces the 2007 Sustainable Development Guidelines.”
4. Revising City Policy 16.5A (xxix), Required Studies for an Official Plan Amendment,
Zoning Bylaw Amendment, Draft Plan of Subdivision, and Draft Plan of Condominium
Approval, in Chapter 16 – Development Review, so that it reads as follows:
City Council shall require the following materials and studies prepared by
qualified experts, as scoped or expanded as a result of the pre-submission
consultation required by Section 16.2, to be submitted at the time of application
for an official plan amendment, zoning by-law amendment, draft plan of
subdivision, and draft plan of condominium approval:
(xxix) a sustainable development report, or checklist, required within the Seaton
Urban Area, and for all lands outside of the Seaton Urban Area, for
development applications that were approved prior to the Council
enactment of the Integrated Sustainable Design Standards (January 1,
2023), describing the sustainable measures being implemented in the
development,. Measures includinged but were not limited to initiatives
related to energy efficiency, water efficiency, building materials, indoor
air quality, landscaping, stormwater management and construction
waste. For development applications that were approved in the Seaton
Urban Area, prior to the enactment of the Integrated Sustainable Design
Standards, the sustainable development report, or checklist shall, at a
minimum, be consistent with the Seaton Sustainable Place-Making
Guidelines;
On lands within the Seaton Urban Area, and for all lands outside the
Seaton Urban Area, for which development applications have not been
received or approved as of Council’s enactment of the Integrated
Sustainable Design Standards (January 1, 2023), such development
applications shall be accompanied by a sustainable development report,
and checklist, describing the sustainable measures which at a minimum
meet the Tier 1 requirements of the City of Pickering’s Integrated
Sustainable Design Standards;
5. Revising City Policy 16.5B (xxii), Required Studies for Site Plan Approval, in Chapter 16
– Development Review, so that it reads as follows:
City Council shall require the following materials and studies prepared by qualified
experts, as scoped or expanded as a result of the pre-submission consultation
provided for by Section 16.2, to be submitted at the time of application for site
plan approval:
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(xxii) a sustainable development report, or checklist, required within the Seaton
Urban Area, and for all lands outside of the Seaton Urban Area, for
development applications that were approved prior to the Council
enactment of the Integrated Sustainable Design Standards (January 1,
2023), describing the sustainable measures being implemented in the
development,. Measures includinged but were not limited to initiatives
related to energy efficiency, water efficiency, building materials, indoor
air quality, landscaping, stormwater management and construction waste.
For development applications that were approved in the Seaton Urban
Area, prior to the enactment of the Integrated Sustainable Design
Standards, the sustainable development report, or checklist shall, at a
minimum, be consistent with the Seaton Sustainable Place-Making
Guidelines;
On lands within the Seaton Urban Area, and for all lands outside the
Seaton Urban Area, for which development applications have not been
received or approved as of Council’s enactment of the Integrated
Sustainable Design Standards (January 1, 2023), such development
applications shall be accompanied by a sustainable development report,
and checklist, describing the sustainable measures which at a minimum
meet the Tier 1 requirements of the City of Pickering’s Integrated
Sustainable Design Standards;
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
Revision.
Interpretation: The provisions set forth in the City of Pickering Official Plan, as amended,
regarding the interpretation of the Plan shall apply in regard to this
Revision.
City Initiated: ISDS
OPA 23-005/P