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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBy-law 1143/80THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF PICKERING BY-LAW NUMBER 1143/80 Being a by-law to amend the Plan for the District Planning Area of the Town of Pickering by the addition thereto of The Woodlands Community Plan. WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of clause (d) of subsection (1) of section 61 of The Regional Municipality of Durham Act, 1973, S.O. 1973, c. 78, a Plan for the District Planning Area of the Town of Pickering was adopted by the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Pickering on June 5, 1978, and approved by the Council of the Regional Municipality of Durham on July 12, 1978; and WHEREAS it is deemed expedient to amend that Plan in order to add thereto The Woodlands Community Plan; NOW THEREFORE, The Council of the Corporation of the Town of Pickering HEREBY ENACTS AS FOLLOWS: 1. The Woodlands Community Plan, a copy of which is attached hereto as Schedule "I", is hereby adopted. 2. The Plan for the District Planning Area of the Town of Pickering, as approved by the Council of the Regional Municipality of Durham on July 12, 1978, is hereby amended by adding thereto The Woodlands Comm- unity Plan as adopted hereby. 3. Schedule "B" to the said Plan for the District Planning Area of the Town of Pickering is hereby amended to implement the roads provisions of The Woodlands Community Plan. 4. The Clerk is hereby directed to forward the amend- ments to the Council of the Regional Municipality of Durham for its approval. BY-LAW read a first, second and third time and finally passed this 16th day of June, 1980. Mayor 7 ?? SCHEDULE "I" to By-law #1193/80 RECOMMENDED PLAN TO BE CONSIDERED BY THE PICKERING PLANNING COMMITTEE WOODLANDS COMMUNITY PLAN PART B (WOODLANDS COMMUNITY NORTH OF HIGHWAY 2) AMENDMENT NO. TO THE DISTRICT PLAN FOR THE DISTRICT PLANNING AREA OF THE TOWN OF PICKERING MAY, 1980 Amendment No. to the District Plan for the District Planning Area of the Town of .Pic kerinq PURPOSE OF The purpose of this Community Plan Amendment AMENDMENT is to provide guidelines, in the form of land use designations and detailed policies, for the future development of that sector of Planning Community No. 6 - Woodlands, that is referred to in Part I of the Pickering District Plan as Woodlands Community North of Highway 2. BASIS OF This Plan for the Woodlands Community North of AMENDMENT Highway 2 has been prepared in accordance with Section 5.2.2 of the Durham Regional Official Plan and Section 9 of Part I of the District Plan for the District Planning Area of the Town of Pickering. ACTUAL The District Plan for the District Planning Area AMENDMENT of the Town of Pickering is hereby amended by adding to "Part II - Community Plans" the policies and map attached hereto and described as "Woodlands Community Plan - Part B (Woodlands Community North of Highway 2)". VI VI-2 PLANNING COMMUNITY 6 - WOODLANDS COMMUNITY WOODLANDS COMMUNITY - PART B (WOODLANDS COMMUNITY NORTH OF HIGHWAY 2) 1. GOALS a) To provide an efficient and orderly pattern of land uses within the community. b) To facilitate convenient access to educational, cultural, social and recreational facilities within the community and the Town. c) To provide suitable and adequate open spaces utilizing major environmental features such as woodlots, hedge rows, creeks and conservation lands in a manner that enhances their ecological and aesthetic value to the community. d) To preserve and protect valuable features of the natural and man-made environment that enhance the community. e) To promote safe, convenient and efficient transporation. f) To ensure the compatability of future development with existino development. 2. LAND USE POLICIES A. General a) The policies set forth in this Community Plan for the Woodlands Community North of Highway 2 provide further detail and refinement of policies contained within Part I of the District Plan for the District Planning Area of the Town of Pickering. b) The land use components and general road network have been established as shown on Schedule VI-2-A. -2- B. Residential a) In order to provide additional opportunities for the provision of rental housing and, in particular, to encourage the development of housing for senior citizens and other groups which require moderately priced accommodation in a highly accessible location, a special density bonusing policy shall apply to the area that is designated Medium Density I and that lies south of the High.School-Public School Complex. A density bonus of up to a maximum of 50 addi- tional units per net hectare may be permitted in this area provided that: i) the proposed development promotes the fulfillment of the Town's housing policy objectives and ii) the compatibility with surrounding development is ensured through the use of sound urban design devices. b) Notwithstanding the Medium Density I designation of its site, the continued use of the office building, located at the northeast corner of the intersection of Whites and Kingston Roads, for professional office purposes is recognized by this Plan. c) Adequate noise reduction measures, such as buffer strips, berms and vegetation shall be employed to protect residential areas from significant sources of noise, such as railways or major roads. d) Supplementary policies that apply to proposed residential development located in Special Policy Areas are provided in Section 4 of this Community Plan. C. Commercial a) In accordance with the Durham Regional Official Plan, convenience stores may be introduced in residential areas by means of Restricted Area (zoning) By-laws. The convenience category may include such uses as small retail stores and personal service shops, but shall exclude banks, eating establishments and other similar uses. Cenerally, convenience stores shall not exceed 500 square metres in gross leasable floor area in any one location. No zoning by-law shall be approved, however, unless the applicant demonstrates to the Town's satisfaction that: i) the total gross leasable floor area proposed for the site will be required by surrounding residents; ii) the proposed uses will not duplicate the retail services provided by or to be provided by convenience stores in the general area; and iii) the proposed uses will be highly accessible to and compatible with the surrounding residential area. b) The three existing plazas, the Rougemount Plaza at the northeast corner of Kingston Road and Rougemount Drive, the Rosebank Plaza at the northeast corner of Kingston Road and Rosebank Road, and the Dunbarton Plaza near the north- east corner of Fairport Road and Sheppard Avenue, shall continue to be designated as Local Central Areas. Because these plazas are primarily intended to serve the residents of the Woodlands Community, major expansion may not be necessary. However, if any major expansion is proposed, the applicant must provide a retail analysis demonstrating the need for the expansion, as well as provide design solutions, satisfactory to the Town, resolving the problems of traffic flow, site access and the impact of the expansion on nearby development. c) Four Special Purpose Commercial Areas are designated along Kingston Road. The range of Special Purpose Commercial uses provided in the Durham Regional Official Plan shall be further refined in the implementing Restricted Area (Zoning) Sy-law(s). The following policies shall apply to the development of these areas: i) As a condition of development, any applicant in a Special Purpose Commercial Area must provide a plan, acceptable to the Town and the Hinistry of Transportation and Communica- tions, which specifies a unified vehicular access system serving all parcels within the area. This plan shall be prepared in consultation with all landowners in the Special Purpose Commercial Area in which the development is proposed. If it is not possible to implement a unified access scheme immediately upon development, temporary access may be granted, provided that traffic safety is not diminished and provided that the implementation of the unified access scheme is not jeopardized. ii) Any severance in a Special Purpose Commercial Area shall be discouraged except for land assembly purposes. i i i ) Each applicant must prepare a design scheme which will ensure the compatibility of his or her development with adjoining land uses The design scheme must also contribute to the harmonious development of the entire Special Purpose Commercial Area. _5_ Mixed Use The Mixed Use designation has been established in order to provide opportunities for the integrated development of housing and certain commercial uses. a) Commercial Component. The following commercial uses sha 1 be permitted in the Mixed Use Area: i) Offices ii) Specialized retail uses, such as specialty clothing stores, specialty furniture stores and other similar retail uses which require extensive market areas. b) Residential Component. A net site ensue IItty-o up to 50 units per hectare shall be permitted. A density bonus of up to an additional 50 units per net hectare may also be made available provided that the proposed development contributes to the fulfillment of the Town's housing policy objective of providing housing for senior citizens and other residents requiring highly accessible rental accommodation. c) Development Guidelines. The following guidelines sha 1 app y to the development of this Area. i) The consolidation of individual land parcels within the area shall be encouraged in order to facilitate the integration of land uses and to minimize access problems. Severances shall be discouraged except for land assembly purposes. ii) Each applicant must prepare a design scheme which will ensure the compatibility of his or her development with adjoining land uses. The design scheme must also contribute to the harmonious development of the entire Mixed Use Area. -6- iii) As a condition of development, any applicant in the Mixed Use Area must provide a plan, acceptable to the Town and the Ministry of Transportation and Communications, which specifies a unified vehicular access system serving all parcels within the area. This plan shall be prepared in consultation with all landowners in the Mixed Use Area in which the development is proposed. If it is not possible to implement a unified access scheme immediately upon development, temporary access may be granted, provided that traffic safety is not diminished and provided that the implementation of the unified access scheme is not jeopardized. E. Open Space a) Lands designated as Major Open Space (including Hazard Lands) on Schedule V1-2-A shall be kept primarily in their natural state and used only for woodlots, passive or active recreational purposes, walkways or pedestrian paths, bicycle paths, or easements for municipal services and utilities. The actual boundaries of the Major Open Space lands shall be determined more exactly in consultation with the Metro- politan Toronto and Region Conservation Authority and the Ministry of Natural Resources during the review of development applications. b) A linked open space system employing natural watercourses, valley lands and publicly owned lands or rights-of-way to connect municipal parks, recreational facilities and schools is to be encouraged. c) Neighbourhood Parks are designated in various locations and,where possible, these are located in conjunction with school sites. F. Community Uses Any site designated for school purposes, but no longer required by the respective School Board, may be developed, without amendment to this Plan in accordance with the policies applying to the designation or designations governing the use of the lands immediately adjacent to the site. If the site is developed for residential purposes, the highest residential density designation applying to the lands immediately adjacent to the site shall govern its development. -7- ROADS AND PEDESTRIAN WALKWAYS a) The location of existing and proposed roads of arterial and collector classifications is shown on Schedule V1-2-A. The locations of the proposed routes are approximate only and they may be adjusted without amend- ment to this plan as long as the basic pattern is maintained. b) Walkways and paths shall be developed, where feasible, to provide convenient access to open space areas, community facilities, including schools, and other destinations requiring pedestrian or bicycle access. Consideration may be given to locating walkways and paths along roads where safety considerations permit orsuitable design solutions are found. No walkway or path shall traverse private property unless per- mission is granted by the landowner. The privacy of adjacent residents and the character of the surroundings shall be taken into account in the design of the paths and walkways. c) Intersection improvements, bridge improvements and possible changes to the level crossings of the C.N.R. tracks shall be further studied and reviewed as development occurs. The implementation of remedial measures should be considered as traffic increases and funds become available. The location of the most significant sites which require further study are illustrated on Schedule VI-2-A. 4. SPECIAL POLICY AREAS Certain areas which contain substantial amounts of existing development and which have an established residential character, are iden- tified as Special Policy Areas. These areas are particularly sensitive to the effects of new development and every effort must be made to ensure that new development is compatible with the character of existing development. Con- sequently, in evaluating any development proposals within a Special Policy Area, special emphasis shall be placed on the following considerations: -8- A. Buffering Adequate buffering, which may include such measures as planting and berming, must be incorpoated to protect existing dwellings. B. Density Although the density range established for these Areas is Low Density II (13 - 25 units per hectare), the exact density figure permitted for each development shall be determined according to its compatibility with nearby dwellings and the development's impact on the landscape. Furthermore, consideration may be given to creating a density gradient, or range, within any development, if such a measure is likely to enhance its compatibility with its surroundings. C. Road Patterns Proposed road patterns will be judged according to their potential impact on existing develop- ment and to their contribution to the provision of convenient access for the areas of future development. D. Concept Plan Where a Draft Plan of Subdivision is re- quired for implementation of a proposed develop- ment, a Concept Plan shall be submitted indicating the following development information: the land ownership of the proposed development area and adjacent lands; the specific uses proposed within the development and their lo- cation; the proposed landscape treatment; the current and proposed uses of any existing structures; the progressive phasing of the development, if implementation is to occur in more than one phase. -9- 5. IMPLEMENTATION AND INTERPRETATION a) In conformity with Part II of the District Plan for the Town of Pickering, develop- ment must conform with the Development Plan for the community, as adopted by resolution of the Town Council. b) Certain areas contain unique natural features or land use characteristics which are particularly sensitive to the effects of new development. These areas have been identified as Special Design Precincts in the Woodlands Development Plan and detailed design guidelines for each precinct are provided therein. C) The boundaries and locations of proposed land uses as designated in the Community Plan and shown on Schedule V1-2-A are diagrammatic and minor adjustments may be made without amendment to this Plan so long as the relationship of land uses and the general intent of this Plan are maintained. To this end, the boundaries of land uses have only been shown schemati- cally and the designation of parks and community facilities are illustrated symbolically to demonstrate their general location only. d) The alignments of roads designated on Schedule VI-2-A are diagrammatic and there- fore an amendment to this Plan shall not be required for the minor realignment of roads provided the general purpose and intent of this Plan are maintained. The precise routes for such roads shall be determined through future engineering studies. e) Existing Local and Minor Collector Roads are indicated on Schedule V1-2-A for identification purposes only and therefore no amendment shall be required with respect to any deletion or realignment of such roads. -10- f) As part of the implementation programme of this Plan, a list of buildings of historical/architectural merit shall be developed. The preservation of the selected buildings shall be encouraged and to this end those buildings which qualify shall be recommended for designation under the provisions of the Ontario Heritage Act. Y E \ m - _11 9 11 •? 4Cj II I z O ? U m O •F- U z ? MGM Z Q 4 v/ p • • u 'J J C ? N 0 z v of n o!