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Upper York Sewage Solutions Environmental Assessment Land Use Baseline Conditions Report Prepared for: The Regional Municipality of York Prepared by: Conestoga-Rovers & Associates APRIL 2013 REF. NO. 050278 (73) 1195 Stellar Drive, Unit 1 YORK REGION NO. 74270 Newmarket, Ontario L3Y 7B8 Land Use Baseline Conditions Report Upper York Sewage Solutions EA Executive Summary The Land Use Baseline Conditions study was conducted to identify and describe the existing economic (i.e., the employment characteristics and approved and planned land uses) and built environment conditions within the Upper York Sewage Solutions Environmental Assessment (UYSS EA) study area, and specifically in the areas associated with the short list of Alternative Water Reclamation Centre Sites and associated conveyance infrastructure routes and the York Durham Sewage System (YDSS) Modifications Alternative Routes (Alternative Methods). In the Towns of Aurora and Newmarket, the southern portion of the UYSS EA study area, most of the land base is fully developed with pockets of land designated for future development. The areas of the Towns of Newmarket and Aurora associated with the YDSS Modifications Alternative Routes include the East Holland River and its associated trail and park system, well- established residential neighbourhoods on Prospect Street, and newer mixed-use neighbourhoods on Bayview Avenue and St. John’s Sideroad. The Town of East Gwillimbury has a relatively smaller built-up area and smaller population than the Towns of Newmarket and Aurora. Currently, the Town of East Gwillimbury is primarily agricultural land with existing development centred on the communities of Queensville, Holland Landing and Sharon. All four alternative Water Reclamation Centre Sites are located on land that is currently being used for agricultural purposes, within the communities of Queensville and the River Drive Park neighbourhood of Holland Landing. Significant growth is anticipated in the Town of East Gwillimbury in areas to the south of the four alternative Water Reclamation Centre Sites. The area where the four alternative Water Reclamation Centre Sites are located is designated in the Town of East Gwillimbury’s Official Plan (2010) as Agricultural (whitebelt area) (i.e., area that is currently undesignated). Future growth is planned for this area beyond the current planning horizon of 2031. 050278 (73) Page i York Region No. 74270 Land Use Baseline Conditions Report Upper York Sewage Solutions EA Table of Contents Page 1.0 Introduction 1 1.1 Report Objectives and Organization 1 2.0 Upper York Sewage Solutions Environmental Assessment Study Area 3 3.0 Methodology 5 3.1 Available Existing Information Collection and Review 5 3.2 Field Investigations 6 3.2.1 Description of the Short List of Alternative Methods and York Durham Sewage System Modifications Alternative Routes 7 4.0 Description of Existing and Future Land Use Conditions 9 4.1 Town of Aurora 9 4.1.1 Town of Aurora Existing Residences, Businesses, and Community, Institutional and Recreational Facilities, and Future Land Uses 9 4.1.2 Town of Aurora Roadway and Utility Infrastructure 13 4.1.3 Town of Aurora Water and Wastewater Servicing 15 4.2 Town of Newmarket 15 4.2.1 Town of Newmarket Existing Residential and Future Land Uses 15 4.2.2 Town of Newmarket Existing Businesses and Future Land Uses 15 4.2.3 Town of Newmarket Existing Community, Recreational and Institutional Facilities 19 4.2.4 Town of Newmarket Transportation and Utilities 21 4.2.5 Town of Newmarket Water and Wastewater Servicing 21 4.3 Town of East Gwillimbury 21 4.3.1 Town of East Gwillimbury Existing Residences, Businesses, and Community, Institutional and Recreational Facilities, and Future Land Uses 23 4.3.2 Town of East Gwillimbury Transportation and Utility Infrastructure 35 4.3.3 Town of East Gwillimbury Water and Wastewater Servicing 38 4.4 Town of Georgina 38 4.4.1 Town of Georgina Commercial and Residential 38 4.4.2 Town of Georgina Community, Recreational and Institutional Facilities 40 4.4.3 Town of Georgina Transportation and Utilities 42 4.4.4 Town of Georgina Water and Sewage Servicing 42 050278 (73) York Region No. 74270 Land Use Baseline Conditions Report Upper York Sewage Solutions EA 5.0 Description of the Existing and Future Land Use Conditions Based on Field Investigations for the Alternative Methods 43 5.1 Description of Existing and Future Land Use Conditions Associated with the Short List of Alternative Water Reclamation Centre Sites and Conveyance Infrastructure Routes 43 5.1.1 Site 24 48 5.1.2 Site 30 49 5.1.3 Site WH 1 50 5.1.4 Site WH 2 52 5.1.5 Conveyance Infrastructure Routes 53 5.1.6 Land Use Policies 55 5.2 Description of Existing and Future Land Use Conditions Associated with the York Durham Sewage System Modifications Alternative Routes 59 5.2.1 Existing Land Use Conditions Associated with the York Durham Sewage System Modifications Alternative Routes in the Towns of Aurora and Newmarket 59 5.2.2 Future Land Use Conditions Associated with the York Durham Sewage System Modifications Alternative Routes in the Town of Newmarket 68 5.2.3 Future Land Use Conditions Associated with the York Durham Sewage System Modifications Alternative Routes in the Town of Aurora 76 6.0 Summary 78 7.0 References 80 8.0 Glossary of Terms 82 List of Figures Page Figure 2.1: Upper York Sewage Solutions Environmental Assessment Study Area 4 Figure 4.1: Town of Aurora – Existing Residences, Businesses, and Recreational Facilities in the Study Area 10 Figure 4.2: Town of Aurora Official Plan Schedule A Land Use Plan 11 Figure 4.3: Town of Aurora 2C Secondary Plan 12 Figure 4.4: York Region Official Plan Map 1 Regional Structure 14 Figure 4.5: Existing Water Servicing in the Study Area 16 Figure 4.6: Existing Wastewater Servicing in the Study Area 17 Figure 4.7: Town of Newmarket Official Plan Schedule A Land Use 18 050278 (73) York Region No. 74270 Land Use Baseline Conditions Report Upper York Sewage Solutions EA Figure 4.8: Town of Newmarket Existing Community, Recreational and Institutional Facilities 20 Figure 4.9: Town of East Gwillimbury Official Plan Schedule A-1 Urban Structure 22 Figure 4.10: York Region Official Plan Amendment No. 1, Regional Structure 24 Figure 4.11: Town of East Gwillimbury Existing Cycling and Trail Routes 26 Figure 4.12: Town of East Gwillimbury Community of Queensville Existing Residential, Community, Institutional and Recreational Facilities 27 Figure 4.13: Town of East Gwillimbury Official Plan Schedule B-2 Queensville Land Use Plan 28 Figure 4.14: Town of East Gwillimbury Community of Sharon Existing Residential, Community, Institutional, and Recreational Facilities 30 Figure 4.15: Town of East Gwillimbury Official Plan Schedule B-3 Sharon Land Use Plan 31 Figure 4.16: Town of East Gwillimbury Community of Holland Landing Existing Residential, Community, Institutional, and Recreational Facilities 33 Figure 4.17: Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs Snowmobile Trails 34 Figure 4.18: Town of East Gwillimbury Schedule B-1 Holland Landing Land Use Plan 36 Figure 4.19: Town of East Gwillimbury Official Plan Schedule E Transportation Network 37 Figure 4.20: Town of Georgina Official Plan Schedule F1 Keswick Land Use Plan 39 Figure 4.21: Town of Georgina Official Plan Schedule A Land Use Plan 41 Figure 5.1: Existing Land Uses on and Adjacent to the Short List of Alternative Water Reclamation Centre Sites 45 Figure 5.2: Short List of Alternative Water Reclamation Centre Sites – Town of East Gwillimbury Consolidated Official Plan (2010) 46 Figure 5.3: Town of East Gwillimbury Official Plan (1997) Schedule A 47 Figure 5.4: The Town of East Gwillimbury Active Transportation & Trails Master Plan: Proposed ATTMP Route Network + Facility Types 51 Figure 5.5: Existing Land Uses on and Adjacent to the York Durham Sewage System Modifications: Alternative Routes - Northern Portion 61 Figure 5.6: Existing Land Uses on and Adjacent to the York Durham Sewage System Modifications: Alternative Routes – Southern Portion 62 Figure 5.7: York Durham Sewage System Modifications: Alternative Routes – Town of Newmarket Official Plan Schedule A Land Use 71 Figure 5.8: York Durham Sewage System Modifications: Alternative Routes – Town of Aurora Official Plan Schedule A Land Use Plan 77 050278 (73) York Region No. 74270 Land Use Baseline Conditions Report Upper York Sewage Solutions EA List of Tables Page Table 5.1: Summary of Land Use Designations Associated with the Short List of Alternative Water Reclamation Centre Sites 44 Appendices Appendix A Maps: Short List of Alternative Water Reclamation Centre Sites, Conveyance Infrastructure Routes and York Durham Sewage System Modifications Alternative Routes Appendix B Existing Land Uses Associated with the Short List of Alternative Water Reclamation Centre sites and Associated Conveyance Infrastructure and the YDSS Modifications Alternative Routes Appendix C Town of East Gwillimbury applicable Land Use Policies 050278 (73) York Region No. 74270 Land Use Baseline Conditions Report Upper York Sewage Solutions EA Section 1.0 Introduction This report documents existing and future land use conditions associated with the Upper York Sewage Solutions Environmental Assessment (UYSS EA) study area in accordance with Land Use Work Plan Included in the Minister of the Environment approved (as amended) UYSS EA Terms of Reference (March 2010). The approved UYSS EA Terms of Reference proposed the following investigative studies (individual work plans) for the purposes of generating a more detailed description and understanding of the environment and outlining how that generated information would be utilized in the screening, analysis and evaluation of alternatives and assessing the impacts associated with the Preferred Method of Carrying Out the Undertaking during the UYSS EA: . Agricultural . Archaeological . Cultural Heritage . Natural Environment . Land Use .