HomeMy WebLinkAboutBy-law 962/79THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF PICKERING
BY-LAW NUMBER 962/79
Being a by-law to amend the Plan for the
District Planning Area of the Town of
Pickering by the addition thereto of The
Liverpool 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 5th, 1978, and
approved by the Council of the Regional Municipality of Durham
on July 12th, 1978; and
WHEREAS it is deemed expedient to amend that Plan in order to
add thereto The Liverpool Community Plan;
NOW THEREFORE, the Council of the Corporation of the Town of
Pickering HEREBY ENACTS AS FOLLOWS:
1. The Liverpool 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 12th, 1978, is hereby
amended by adding thereto The Liverpool Community Plan
as adopted hereby.
3• The Clerk is hereby directed
the Council of the Regional
its approval.
to forward the amendment to
Municipality of Durham for
BY-LAW read a first, second and third time and finally passed
this 5th day of March 1979•
Mayor
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Clerk (Pro Tempore)
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APPR00 ED
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,LIVERPOOL COMMUNITY
AMENDMENT NO. 5
TO THE
DISTRICT PLAN
FOR THE
DISTRICT PLANNING ARrA
OF THE
TOWN OF PICKERING
"Adopted by the Town of Pickering Council
March 5th, 1979. It has been forwarded
to the Durham Regional Council and the
Ministry of Housing for approval."
March, 1979
Amendment No. 5 to the District Plan for
the District Planning Area of the
Town of Pickeringr
PURPOSE OF The purpose of tkLis District Plan Amendment is
AMENDMENT to provide guidelines, in the form of land use
designations and detailed policies, for future
development in the Liverpool Community.
BASIS OF The Liverpool Community Plan, which constitutes
AMENDMENT this Amendment, has been prepared in accordance
with Section 5.2.2 of the Durham Regional Official
Plan and Section 9 of Part One 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 the policies as indicated on the following
pages of this Amendment document to Part II -
Community Plans-
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III
PLANNING COMMUNITY 3 - LIVFPPOOL COMMUNITY
1. ASSUMPTIONS
a) The Main Central Area will function as the primary
area for the major retail, commercial, institution-
al, cultural and social needs of the residents of
the Liverpool Community.
b) The proposed North Pickering Community and the
new Toronto International Airport will eventually
be realized thereby necessitating strong north-
south road connections with the Liverpool Community.
c) A balanced mix of predominantly low and medium
density housing will be reauired to be consistent
with the Housing Policy Statement for the Town of
Pickering.
2. GOALS
a) To ensure that educational, recreational and other
community and social services and facilities
required to satisfy the needs of the residents
of the Liverpool Community are adequate in size
and number and are conveniently accessible.
b) To utilize the natural open
woodlots, hedgerows, creeks
as well as the Ontario Hydr
- structuring elements in the
Community in a manner that
and
and aesthetic integrity an
deleterious impact of urban
space system (major
and conservation lands)
o lands as the primary
overall design of the
enhances their ecological
protects them from the
development.
c) To utilize natural features to provide visual
relief to developing areas.
d) To utilize and/or restore the historical buildings
of the Community in order to set the architectural
character of development in their immediate
vicinity.
e) To establish a distinctive identity and character
for the Liverpool Community.
f) To ensure the preservation of the Manresa Centre
as a spiritual retreat with a high degree of
seclusion and isolation from the developed
sectors of the Manresa Neighbourhood.
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g) To ensure that the disturbance caused by noise
penetrating residential areas from major traffic
arteries and railway lines is minimized.
3. LAND USE POLICIES
a) The policies set forth in this Community Plan for
the Liverpool Community 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
within the Liverpool Community have been established
as shown on Schedule III-A.
c) The Liverpool Community shall be considered to
consist of five residential neighbourhoods as shown
on Schedule III-A as follows: Glendale, Glengrove-
Manor, Duffin, Centennial and Manresa.
A. Residential
a) In order to achieve visual variety and the diversity
in the housing stock that is consistent with the
Housing Policy Statement adopted by the Town Council,
density bonuses shall be allowed in proposed plans
of subdivision where the parcel of land to be
subdivided:
i) is not less than 6 hectares (15 acres) in
gross area,
ii) abuts an arterial or collector road, and
iii) is not more than 0.4 kilometers (; mile)
from neighbourhood park and elementary
school sites.
The density bonus shall permit a maximum of 20%
of the gross acreage of the parcel to be sub-
divided to be developed to a density level one
higher than the density indicated for the parcel
of land on Schedule III-A.
The site or sites for whcih the density bonus is
to be applicable shall be subject to a site plan
agreement pursuant to the provisions of Section
35(a) of the Planning Act.
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B.
Commercial
a) In order to minimize the impacts on adjacent
residential areas, all proposals for commercial
developments in the Liverpool Community such as
Local Central Areas, convenience stores and
special Purpose Commercial Areas shall be subject
to site plan control measures consistent with the
provisions of Section 35(a) of the Planning Act.
b) Applications for amendments to the Restricted
Area (Zoning) Bylaw for the development of a
convenience store or stores in a residential
area shall be subject to the following provisions:
i) the gross ieaseable floor area for any store
shall not exceed 186 square metres (2,000
sq. ft.),
ii) the proposed convenience store or stores
shall be conveniently situated for and
readily accessible to the population intended
to be served; and
lLi) the proposed convenience store or stores
shall not duplicate the services provided
or to be provided by other convenience
stores serving the same residential area.
iv) the total gross leasable floor area for any
site shall not exceed 929 square metres
(10,000 sq. ft.).
C.
Open Space
a) Lands designated on Schedule III-A as open Space
shall be sustained by and large in their natural
state and be used only for active or passive
recreational purposes, walkways or pedestrian
paths, bicycle paths, equestrian trails, or
easements for municipal services and utilities.
b) The Plan promotes the development of a 'link-
node' open space system. This system shall
coo+bine both active and passive parks or open
space 'nodes' with linear oper. space 'links'
composed of Pedestrian walkways, bicycle paths
and easements to form, where feasible, a continuous
open space system throughout the Community within
easy access of area residents.
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c) Centennial Park shall be developed as a Community
Park and shall be enlarged by the acquisition of
adjacent lands to conform to the standards estab-
lished in Part I of the Pickering District Plan.
d) Glendale Park shall serve primarily as a neigh-
bourhood park but it shall also serve the Community
at large with its amphitheatre.
e) A District Park with outdoor recreation facilities
of Town-wide significance shall be situated on the
municipally-owned site on the east side of Liverpool
Road north of the Ontario Hydro Corridor. It shall
complement the indoor facilities to be provided in
the Main Central Area.
f) Public easements as well as the land along the
West Duffin Creek and its tributaries and the
Ontario Hydro corridors shall form linear
passive open spaces in the proposed 'link-node'
open space system. Where possible, they shall
contain pedestrian walkways, equestrian trails and
bicycle paths.
D. Community
a) The designation of the Manresa Centre as a
Corsnunity Use on Schedule I1I-A reflects the
intent that this facility be sustained and be
protected from the deleterious impacts of
incompatible developments. Residential and
other supplementary uses which are an integral
part of the centre shall be permitted without
amendment to this Plan.
b) Notwithstanding Schedule III-A, community uses may
be permitted to locate elsewhere in the Community
where a proven need arises, and where, to the
satisfaction of the Town, the location and inte-
gration of such uses with existing or proposed
development is acceptable.
4. ROADS AND PEDESTRIAN WALKWAYS
a) The location of existing and proposed roads of
arterial and collector classifications as well
as of pedestrian walkways in their own rights-of-
way are shown on Schedule III-A. The location
of the proposed routes are approximate only and
they may be adjusted without amendment to this
plan as long as the basic pattern is not violated.
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b) Where the 'link-node' pedestrian system is
disrupted by the road network, the crossing
of major roads shall occur at signalized inter-
sections or, where topography permits, at under-
passes. At intersections, landscaping, special
pavements and sidewalk treatment shall be provided
to enhance the attractiveness of the pedestrian
system and to distinquish each system for the
purpose of safety.
c) The walkway system shall be designed to incorporate
unique topographic features, maximize the use of
open spaces, creek banks, parks and school sites,
and to integrate harmoniously with the adjacent
residential areas. Signs, lighting, street
furniture, and landscaping shall be effectively
incorporated into the design and development of
the pedestrian walkway system.
5. SPECIAL DESIGN PRECINCTS
A. Design Plans
a) Proponents of developments for sites within a
Special Design Precinct shall be required to submit
a Design Plan that indicates:
1) the ownership of lands within the Special
Design Precinct;
ii) the specific use and physical design proposals
for the site or sites owned by the proponent
within the context of a conceptual development
plan for the entire Special Design Precinct;
Iii) the landscaping treatment proposed with
particular .attention to the screening of
dissimilar uses from each other;
iv) how the proposed development of a specific
parcel or site will permit the progressive,
orderly and harmonious development of other
parcels within the precinct to produce a
visually Integrated and pleasing complex; and
v) how the existing structures of significance
will be preserved and the uses to which they
will be put.
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b) The Design Plan for a Special Design Precinct shall
take effect after its approval by the Town in
consultation with the proponent and property
owners of lands within and adjacent to the Special
Design Precinct. The Design Plan may be revised
from time to time if a development is proposed
which does not comply with the approved Design
Plan,but is deemed to be satisfactory by the Town
after consultation with property owners of adjacent
lands.
c) Site plans for specific sites within a Special
Design Precinct shall rev_uire approval by Council
and the preparation of a site plan agreement
pursuant to the provisions of Section 35(a) of
the Planning Act.
d) Detailed guidelines for the preparation of Design
Plans for each Special Design Precinct shall be
provided in the Liverpool Community Development
Plan. In this Cormunity Plan, only guidelines
concerning general land uses shall be provided.
B.
Land Use Guidelines for Special Design Precincts
For several of the Precincts no special discussion
of land us,,- _s is required. Reference to Schedule
III-A and the relevant policies contained in this
Community Plan and Part I of the District Plan is
sufficient for these Precincts. For some Precincts,
however, some additional policies are necessary.
The supplementary policies are presented below.
a) Because of its excellent accessibility and its
proximity to the Town Centre, Precinct No. 1 is
suited for mixed uses. These shall include com-
mercial and residential uses.
b) Precinct No. 5 may be used for either Low
Density II housing or hzsiness offices prin-
cipally devoted to professional uses. If it
is put to the latter uses, a restricted area
(zoning) bylaw amendment shall be required.
Precinct No. 6 may be used for convenience com-
merclal or o rice purposes in addition to possible
Special Purpose Commercial uses.
d) Because they contain excellent woodlots and other
unusual features which make them particularly suit-
able for low density housing, the maximum net den-
sity for Precincts No. 8 and 9 shall be 9 units
per hectare units per acre).
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e) Because of its proximity to Centennial Park,
Precinct No. 11 may be used for park purposes.
Nevertheless, medium Denisty 2 residential
development may also be permitted.
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