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THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF PICKERING
BY-LAW NO. 6963/09
Being a By-law to adopt Amendment 1,9 to the
Official Plan for the City of Pickering
(OPA 08-004/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 19 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 19 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 19.
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 15th day of
June, 2009.
David , yor
Debi A. Wilcox, City Clerk
Exhibit "A" to By-law 6963/09
AMENDMENT 19 TO THE
PICKERING OFFICIAL PLAN
AMENDMENT 19
TO THE PI'CKERING OFFICIAL PLAN
PURPOSE: The purpose of this Amendment is to increase the maximum
aggregate gross leasable floor area for lands north of the Pickering
Parkway in the Specialty Retailing Node from 49,000 square metres
to 55,000 square metres and to delete an obsolete policy respecting
the timing of a permitted food store.
LOCATION: This Amendment generally affects lands north of Pickering Parkway,
on the east side of Brock Road.
BASIS: The subject lands are within an area designated Specialty Retailing
Node in the Pickering Official Plan. For lands north of Pickering
Parkway, the Plan establishes a minimum gross leasable floor area
for individual retail stores and a maximum aggregate gross leasable
floor area for all special purpose commercial uses.
The proposed amendment would permit enlargement of existing
structures including the expansion of a large format discount store,
the expansion of a large format food store and the conversion and
expansion of a former large format membership club to a home
improvement centre for a total expansion of approximately 6,000
square metres.
The proposal is considered a minor refinement to approvals
previously granted. The City's Peer Review consultant concurs with
the Retail Market Demand and Impact Analysis Report submitted by
the applicant that the proposed expansions will not unduly affect the
viability of any lands designated or developed for the retailing of
goods and services in the City'of Pickering, including the Downtown
Core, other Community Nodes and nearby Main Central Areas in
other municipalities in the Region.
As well, the proposed store expansions represent an efficient use of
land that has already been designated and zoned for large format
retailing.
The amendment would delete an unnecessarypolicy prohibiting a
food store prior to June 11, 2003. The time limit has passed and a
food store exists on-site.
Amendment 19 to the Pickering Official _Plan Page 1
ACTUAL
AMENDMENT: The Pickering Official Plan is hereby amended by:
1. Amending section 3.6 (g) (iii) by replacing the number
"49,000" with the number "55,000
2. Deleting Section 3.6 (g) (v) in its entirety
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 the Amendment.
INTERPRETATION: 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 Amendment.