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THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF PICKERING
BY-LAW NO. 6947/09
Being a By-law to adopt Amendment 18 to the
Official Plan for the City of Pickering
(OPA 09-001/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 to exempt proposed area municipal official plan
amendments from its approval;
AND WHERERAS the Region has advised that Amendment 18 to the City of
Pickering Official Plan is exempt from Regional approval;
NOW THEREFORE THE COUNCIL OF THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF
PICKERING HEREBY ENACTS AS FOLLOWS:
1. That Amendment 18 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 for Amendment 18.
3. This By-law shall come into force and take effect on the day of the final
passing hereof.
BY-LAW read a first, second and third time and finally passed this 19th day of
May, 2009.
David Rya o
Debi A. Wilcox, City Clerk
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Exhibit "A" to By-law No. 6947/09
AMENDMENT 18 TO THE
PICKERING OFFICIAL PLAN
(REVISED BY COUNCIL ON MAY 19, 2009)
AMENDMENT 18
TO THE PICKERING OFFICIAL PLAN
PURPOSE: The purpose of the amendment is to implement City
Council's endorsement of the recommendations of the Final
Duffin Heights Environmental Servicing Plan (ESP) that
include: widening and reconfiguring the natural heritage
system, changing the designation from Low Density Areas to
Medium Density Areas for lands located west of Tillings
Road, replacing the Type C arterial road network with a
Collector road network, realigning the configuration of the
future extension of Valley Farm Road to connect to Brock
Road, replacing the designation of Prestige Employment
with Natural Areas for lands north of Taunton Road,
recognizing the Pickering Golf Course and incorporating
sustainability and urban design objectives.
LOCATION: The Duffin Heights Neighbourhood, as defined by the
Pickering Official Plan, is approximately 516 hectares in size
and is bordered by the Canadian Pacific Railway line to the
north, Ontario Gatineau Hydro Corridor to the south, the
Pickering-Ajax boundary to the east and the West Duffins
Creek to the west.
BASIS: On October 20, 2008, City Council endorsed the
recommendations of the Final Duffin Heights ESP prepared
by Sernas Associates on behalf of Mattamy Homes, Cougs
(Tillings) Investments Limited and the Ontario Realty
Corporation. The completion of the ESP is a necessary
prerequisite to the consideration and approval of
development applications in Duffin Heights.
The ESP provides detailed information on the development
limits, servicing requirements and recommendations to
protect and enhance the natural heritage system including
appropriate ecological buffers and water management.
Also, City staff, in consultation with the Planning Partnership,
has revised the Development Guidelines for the Duffin Heights
Neighbourhood. These revisions include enhanced
environmental resources, urban design and community
planning principles. Revision to the tertiary maps include:
reducing the number of schools and neighbourhood parks,
identifying the general location of stormwater management
facilities, village greens and pedestrian routes.
Amendment 18 to the Pickering Official Plan (Council Revised) Page 2
ACTUAL
AMENDMENT: The Pickering Official Plan is hereby amended by:
1. Amending Schedule I - Land Use Structure by:
• increasing the amount and revising the
configuration of the "Open Space System -
Natural Areas" designation;
• replacing "Urban Residential Areas - Low
Density Areas" designation with the "Urban
Residential Areas - Medium Density Areas"
designation for lands west of Tillings
Road;
• reducing the amount and revising the
configuration of the "Urban Residential
Areas - Medium Density Areas" designation
for lands north of Old Taunton Road;
• replacing the "Urban Residential Areas -
Low Density Areas" designation with the
"Urban Residential Areas - Medium Density
Areas" designation and "Open Space System -
Natural Areas" designation for lands south
of Old Taunton Road;
• replacing the "Employment Areas - Prestige
' Employment" designation with the "Open
Space System - Natural Areas" designation
for lands north of Taunton Road;
• replacing the "Urban Residential Areas - Low
Density Areas" designation and a portion
of the "Open Space System - Natural Areas"
designation with "Open Space System -
Active Recreational Areas" designation to
reflect the Pickering Golf Course;
as illustrated on Schedule `A' attached to this
Amendment.
2. Amending Schedule II - Transportation System for
the roads subject to the proposed amendment
by deleting segments of two Type `C' arterial
roads, realigning the configuration of the future
extension of Valley Farm Road and adding a grid
network of collector roads as illustrated on
Schedule `B' attached to this Amendment.
Amendment 18 to the Pickering Official Plan (Council Revised) Page 3
3. Amending the text of the Official Plan by:
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(NEW TEXT SHOWN AS UNDERLINED TEXT,
DELETED TEXT SHOWN AS STRIKOUT TEXT AND
RETAINED TEXT SHOWN AS UNCHANGED TEXT)
3.1 Revising Section 2.10 by replacing "...102,400
people..." with "...100,500 people..."
3.2 Revising Table 1 by striking out the population
targets for the years 2006, 2011 and 2016 for
"Duffin Heights" and "Total Population Targets:
South Pickering Urban Area" and replacing the
targets as follows:
TABLE 1
SOUTH PICK ERING POPULATION TARGETS BY YEAR
URBAN AREA
Neighbourhood 1996 2001 2006 2011 2016
15 Duffin Heights 100 100 34-99 §,$A9 9 -5a
100 500: 2,500
Total Population Targets:
South Pickering Urban
Area 71,350: 78,100: 8:7,98o 97,299 407,500
84,900 ! 91,900: 100,500
3.3 Revising Section 11.17 by deleting existing
subsections (b), (c), (f), (i), (j)(i) and (j)(ii);
revising existing subsections (d) and (h);
adding new subsections (e), (f), (g), (i),.(j), (k),
(1), (m), (n) and (o); and renumbering the
remaining subsections such that section 11.17
now reads as follows:
Amendment 18 to the Pickering Official Plan (Council Revised) Page 4
"11.17 City Council shall,
(a) encourage the appropriate and timely
disposition of Provincially-owned
lands that are not environmentally
sensitive;
(b) suppert and eneourage the Regien of
Durham, ift t with C.P.
between Broelf Road and the rail
e) require that Old Tattitten Read
to,
Road and the rail line-,
(d) (b) consider establishing, by amendment to
this Plan, alternate land uses for
tablelands in the vicinity of Valley Farm
Road and the Third Concession Road,
so long as these lands are not used for
the receipt or disposal of waste, and
providing an appropriate study is done
to the satisfaction of the City, which shall
include:
(i) a planning/design review that
addresses the compatibility of
the proposed alternate land uses
with abutting land uses, both
existing and proposed;
(ii) an environmental review that
identifies significant natural
features and functions, and
defines developable limits;
(iii) a transportation review tha
assesses the feasibility of a-
preposed northerly extension
of Valley Farm Read through
the lands, and if feasible
eorridor for this extension;
(iv) an archaeological assessment
that identifies whether any
significant archaeological
resources are present on the
land, and recommends
appropriate measures to
protect, excavate, or otherwise
deal with these resources; and
(v) any other matters Council
deems appropriate;
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(e) (c) despite section 11.2 (a) of this Plan,
require the completion of
development guidelines for the
westerly Detailed Review Area prior to
permitting new uses within the Area;
supply, sanitary sewierage and arte
read iftfrastrueture is required figr
development of this neig"ourhood.
Further, stieh iz.istrueture will
designated development area
elsewhere in the Piekering urban area;
in eensideration of this, development
Neighbourhood subjeet to the
€ollow*
(i) development in this
neighbourhoed shall be serAeed
with water, sewer and-arteri a
road-infrastruetare that is
per;
extension -(ii) development in this
neighbourheed win b -e
undertaken through sequentia
of water and sewer
frastraetar . Road
a manner that stipperts the
development of this
neighbourheed as well as the
needs of the overall arterial rea
netwerl
(iii) ptier to the approval of Condominium
development applieations,
(A) Plan of Sttbd'
(G) Consent-,
!~1 Part rot , _oh,
(E) zoning B~' law
an undm knpaet on
hwkxling the
GemM TEm Levy and User
Amendment 18 to the Pickering Official Plan (Council Revised) Page 6
fiv) the Region will be satisfied th
the eest of the development are
within the finaneial eapabififr4
the Region through a number e
but are fiet limited to.,
f
W of the above noted
development applieations5
where applieable;
inelude agreements with.
the City of ,
landowners, the
others, and
(G) the implementation o
saw
arrangements under the
Aet (1997);
{gj (d) require that an appropriate
right-of-way be protected to
accommodate a future continuous
,r (free-flow) east-west traffic movement
for Third Concession/Rossland
Extension west from Brock Road over
the West Duffins Creek;
(e require a broad mix of housing bX
form, location, size, and affordability
within the neighbourhood;
t(~ require road designs to be consistent
with the road profiles identified in the
Duffin Heights Development
Guidelines;
prohibit individual private driveway_
access from lands on either side of
collector roads in the neighbourhood,
and from local roads adjacent to the
Mixed Corridor for grade-related
dwelling units;
(h) for lands designated Mixed Use Areas
- Mixed Corridor,
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(i) require new development to
provide a strong and
identifiable urban image by
establishing buildings closer
to the street, providing safe
and convenient pedestrian
access, and eneourage
requiring all buildings to be
the eenstraetio of
multi-storey buildings;
(ii) require commercial
development to provide a
second storey functional
floor space with three storey
massing;
(iii) require higher intensity
multi-unit housing forms on
lands adjacent to Brock
Road and restrict grade
related residential
development to lands
adjacent to collector or local
roads;
(iv) support shared access points
between properties along
Brock Road in order to
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along Brock Road, in
consultation with the Region
of Durham;
(v) may require a Trip
Generation Study, an
Internal Traffic Flow Plan
and Access Management
Plan subject to the
satisfaction of the Region of
Durham and City;
(vi) despite section (g)(iii) above,
provisions for higher intensity
residential development do not
apply to lands adjacent to the
C.P. Railway underpass;
(vii) require applicants of new
development to submit a
Development Concept Report
illustrating interim and final
plans to accommodate
intensification over time and
ultimate build-out;
Amendment 18 to the Pickering Official Plan (Council Revised) Page 8
(viii) despite sections 3.6 (a) and
Table 5 of Chapter 3, not
permit the establishment of.
• single or semi detached
dwelling units; and
• drive-through facilities,
either stand-alone or in
combination with other
uses;
(ix) despite sections 3.6(b), 11.17
(e)(ii) and 15.38, and Table
5 of Chapter 3, in addition to
the existing zoned vacant
Petro-Canada lands, being
Plan 40R-6962, Part 2,
permit the establishment of
only one retail gasoline
outlet inclusive of gas bars
and associated car washes
for lands designated
Mixed Used Area - Mixed
Corridors-,
Feeal Points' on the Tertia
-eerrtRtned-widtin the
Plan
Heights Neighbour-hoo
Development Guidelines;
{i-i-i)(x) require development within
the Focal Points as identified
on the Tertiary Plan contained
within the Council-adopted
Duffin Heights
Neighbourhood Guidelines
to contribute to the
prominence of the
intersection; in order to
achieve this, Council shall
require:
• initial development on
each property to occur at
the corner of the
intersection,
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(A) shoM require the
within Foeal Points
inelude the inclusion of
appropriate provisions in
the implementing zoning
bylaws to addressing such
matters as the location and
extent of build-to-zones,
mix of permitted uses, and
required building
articulation; and
e(B) in addition to seetion (A)
abow, shall utilize the use
of other site development
features such as building
design, building material,
architectural features or
structures, landscaping,
public art and public realm
enhancements such as
squares or landscaped
seating areas to help
achieve interseetion focal
I%W oint prominence; and;
• despite section (g)(ii), all
buildings to be a
minimum of three
functional storeys with
four storey massing;
xi require the development of
future roads adjacent to the
Mixed Corridor designation
on both sides of Brock Road
to provide alternative access,
potential transit routes, and
boundaries for the land use
designations and; on the east
side of Brock Road this will
consist of a Collector Road
(William Jackson Drive)
between Taunton Road and
Brock Road; and on the west
side of Brock Road, this will
consist of a local road
between the new northerly
east/west Collector Road and
the extension of Valley Farm
I%W Road and
Amendment 18 to the Pickering Official Plan (Council Revised) Page 10
designate mixed forest leeated between the
valley eerrider of the Gaftatsekaig
Greek -fend-Breek Road as
Open System on Sehedule 1, while
that the emaet boundarieg
of the Open Spaee System shall be
established following the results of aft
with seetion 14.4; and
b i require any developer of 6
adjaeent to proponents of new
development abutting or containing
existing naturalized open space
features designated tableland
eonifiereus and mixed forest loeatea
between the valley eerrider of the
Ganatsekaigen Creek and Broek Read
Natural Areas, to submit an
Environmental Report Edge
Management Plan to the satisfaction
of the City, in consultation with the
Toronto and Region Conservation
Authority, that must:
(i) deseribe and assess the
and-
mixed forest-,
System;
define the emaet boundaries e the Open Spaee (iii) (i) addresses the protection of the
natural heritage features and
functions from the impacts of
any new development through
such matters mechanisms
sueh as appropriate setbaeks
and/or buffers, tree
management, tree preservation,
invasive species management,
eft-Aronmental construction
management, and stormwater
management; and
(iv) (ii) identifies road and
engineering designs that
maintain the ecological
integrity of the tableland
coniferous and mixed forest;
in the design of stormwater
management facilities include where
feasible:
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0 walking and cycling facilities;
ii rest areas;
iii wildlife passages; and
iv - innovative design features
such as wetland forebays and
outlets;
kk) in the consideration of development
proposals within the neighbourhood:
0 where development proposals
abut existing uses expected to
remain in the long term, the
following matters shall be
addressed:
• mitigation measures such
as grading, tree
preservation and edge
protection;
• implementation of the
above measures through
conditions of draft plan
approval, zoning by-law
amendments, site plan
approvals and other
Planning Act tools; and
• consultation with the
"+Irrr. adjacent landowner(s)
prior to approval of the
implementation measures
set out above;
ii require conveyance to the City
of lands for active
transportation uses (e.g.
sidewalks, walkways, bike
lanes), and shall not consider
such conveyance as parkland
dedication,
encourage rear lanes for
residential units at appropriate
locations such as major streets
to provide streetscapes
uninterrupted by garages
driveways and improved safety
for multi-use trail users;
iv require residential lots with
frontages of 6.0 metres or less
to be accessed from rear lanes;
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~v) require a fine-grain mix of
housing types, forms and
tenures on a variety of lot
frontages to prevent
concentrations of lots with
small frontages and private
driveways in order to create
opportunities for improved
streetscapes, massing and
on-street visitor parking;
vi may reduce local street
right-of-way widths to less
than 20.0 metres provided the
following matters are
addressed:
• the proposed right-of-way
and pavement width
accommodates vehicular
needs, services and
utilities-,
• the street width is
appropriate for the use
and form of adjacent
development;
• the street width
accommodates the
appropriate number of
sidewalks (on both sides
of the street) based upon
the design of the plan,
street function and
abutting development;
vii require the submission of a
Sustainability Report that
demonstrates how the
proposal is consistent with the
City's Sustainable
Development Guidelines;
ix design the local street pattern
and walkway connections to
enable residents to be within
400 metres walking distance of
an existing transit
stop/planned transit stop;
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(x~ require the submission of a
**Aw' Functional Servicing and
Stormwater Management Report
that demonstrates how the
proposal is consistent with the
Dufn Heights Environmental
Servicing Plan to the satisfaction
of the Region, City and the
Toronto and Region
Conservation Authority:
xi ensure that adequate utility
networks are/will be
established to serve the
anticipated development and
phased in a way that is
cost-effective and efficient,
and
xii determine appropriate
locations for larger,
above-ground utility locations
and require utilities to be
clustered, grouped or
imported within streetscape
features where possible to
minimize visual impact;
r f require applicants to submit a
Compensation Report that
demonstrates how compensation for
areas identified in the Duffin Heights
Environmental Servicing Plan has
been addressed and how any
environmental impacts can be
mitigated through the use of best
management practices and other
appropriate sustainable measures to
the satisfaction of the City, in
consultation with the Toronto and
Region Conservation Authority;
" despite section 3.5 U and Table 3 of
Chapter 3, permit only a golf course
use or Natural Area use on lands
identified as Active Recreational
Areas;
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require the preparation of a Golf
r► Course Environmental Management
Plan prior to changing the
configuration of the existing_ golf
course that describes the use of best
management practices and other
appropriate measures to enhance the
natural environment to the satisfaction
of the City, in consultation with the
Toronto and Region Conservation
Authority;
o despite section 3.5 (a) and Table 3 of
Chapter 3, permit the establishment of
a cemetery, mausoleum,
columbarium, visitation centre, chapel
and reception facility, funeral
establishment crematorium and
related buildings and structures for
the existing zoned Duffin Meadows
Cemetery located east of Brock Road
that is designated Open Space System
- Natural Areas;
require, as a condition of site plan,
subdivision or any other development
approval, that landowners:
0 provide contributions calculated
on a per hectare basis of the
developable lands to a Fish
Habitat Restoration Fund
administered by the City for
restoring fish habitats as
identified in the Duffin Heights
Environmental Servicing Plan, in
consultation with the Toronto
and Region Conservation
Authority;
ii enter into an agreement with the
City committing to undertake a
monitoring program as outlined
in the Duffin Heights
Environmental Servicing Plan,
and
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iii become a party to the cost
sharing agreement for Duffin
Heights or . receive an
acknowledgement from the
Trustee of the Duffin Heights
Landowners Group Inc. that the
benefitting landowner has made
satisfactory arrangements to pav
its proportion of the shared
development cost;
IMPLEMENTATION: The provisions set forth in the Pickering Official Plan,
regarding the implementation of the Plan shall apply
in regard to this Amendment.
INTERPRETATION: The provisions set forth in the Pickering Official Plan
regarding the interpretation of the Plan shall apply in
regard to this Amendment.
NOTE: For reference, the existing Schedule Land Use Structure, to the Pickering Official
Plan is also attached.
2 NOTE: For reference, the existing Schedule 11, Transportation System, to the Pickering
Official Plan is also attached.
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