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WEDNESDAY, GREATER TORONTO APRIL 24, 2019 Vol. 22 & HAMILTON AREA No. 17
WATERFRONT REVITALIZATION INVESTING IN SCUGOG
Rachael Williams
ith limited options and passive recreation, Bobbie Drew. historic building adjacent to to spur economic protect and enhance the area’s Adjacent to the lands, the waterfront that is currently W development in Scugog, cultural heritage elements and between Perry Street and being used for storage. the township is issuing a request generate potential investment Water Street, are a number The Waterfront Action for proposals to redevelop a opportunities. of commercial shops and Plan will be completed in portion of its waterfront. “We are looking for a boutiques. Town staff is conjunction with the Lake The economic development proponent who has expertise requesting that the RFP Scugog Enhancement Project, a advisory committee voted in these kinds of waterfront submissions address greater $3-million dredging project that to issue an RFP for the projects and that company connectivity between the will increase the navigational development of a Waterfront or individual will use all of waterfront and surrounding depths of localized areas of the Action Plan that will provide the designs and ideas that commercial uses, including lake and improve water quality short and long-term land use have come forward in the last a municipal parking lot. The through the construction of a recommendations for a swath of 15 years during community township also plans to issue wetland. prime waterfront land. Located consultations, as well as the a Request for Expressions of Poor water quality has in Port Perry, the township’s parks and recreation master Interest to seek an adaptive defined Lake Scugog for largest urban centre, the study plan that we just completed reuse for the Port Perry Grain decades, as the rivers that area will include the one- last year,” said Scugog mayor elevator, a massive 140-year-old feed into the lake carry heavy kilometre swath of waterfront concentrations of pesticides and land from Birdseye Park on fertilizers from nearby farms Water Street to a commercial and other developments. This is site adjacent to Highway 7A. exacerbated by the presence of The area currently benefits invasive species, as well as high from its close proximity to Port CONTINUED PAGE 7 Perry’s historic downtown and the presence of recreational The Township of Scugog is issuing a request for proposals for a consultant to prepare a facilities, including a waterfront action plan that will promote playground, baseball diamonds, recreation, natural and cultural heritage tennis court and a marina. The elements, as well as economic development RPF submissions are expected opportunities along the waterfront. The study area spans roughly one kilometre, from to provide recommendations Birdseye Park to Highway 7A. that will encourage active SOURCE: TOWNSHIP OF SCUGOG BARRIE INTENSIFICATION UPCOMING
APRIL 24 Aurora Public Planning Committee, 7:00 p.m. LOCATING DENSITY Brampton Council, 9:30 a.m.
Durham Region Council, 9:30 a.m.
Hamilton Council, 5:00 p.m. Rob Jowett Mississauga Council, 9:00 a.m.
25 Peel Region Council, 9:30 a.m. development proposal “The idea is that a person expressed a number of concerns Vaughan Design Review Panel, in Barrie that would who is located on the waterfront with the proposal, particularly 9:00 a.m. A intensify a forested somewhere already, whether related to over-intensification. 29 Brampton Planning & Development Committee, waterfront area has raised it be [in] Barrie or some other There are four areas where 1:00 p.m. concerns as to whether density location, that does want to intensification is encouraged in Clarington Council, 7:00 p.m. is appropriate for the location. downsize… and is perhaps a Barrie, and 70 Pioneer Trail is
King Council/Committee of the Fernbrook Homes has snowbird that is only here for not close to any of them. Whole, 6:00 p.m. applied for zoning by-law and six months of the year, could In fact, the proposed Mississauga Planning & official plan amendments to buy a unit like this, still be in development site is not even Development Committee, 1:30 p.m. change a 2.88-hectare site’s an area that is accessible to close to transit and shopping.
Markham Development Services designation from low-density to the waterfront where they’re The nearest neighbourhood Committee, 9:30 a.m. medium-density residential and used to being today, but they’re amenities are on Big Bay Point Newmarket Committee of the increase heights from 10 to 12 downsizing.” Road, which is more than 700 Whole, 12:30 p.m. metres. Called Pioneer Shores, While city planning policies metres away. Newmarket Public Planning the proposal for 70 Pioneer specify how density can be “Typically with good Committee, 7:00 p.m. Trail includes eight buildings added outside intensification planning, it should be near Oakville Council, 7:00 p.m. of two-to-three storeys with areas, Barrie planning and amenities and shopping and Oshawa Council, 6:30 p.m. 43 townhouse units to be built building services director bus stops and things like Richmond Hill Council, 7:30 p.m. along a new private road. It also Andrea Bourrie, says staff has that. And it’s not… anywhere Scugog Council, 6:30 p.m. includes a 980 square metre not yet determined whether near anything. You would Vaughan Council, 1:00 p.m. amenity space for a park along this area is appropriate for have to drive,” Allandale
30 Caledon Council, 7:00 p.m. the shoreline on the northeast that density and whether the Neighbourhood Association
Hamilton Planning Committee, portion of the site. proposed development would be member Cathy Colebatch 9:30 a.m. “This will be a condominium acceptable. told NRU. The development Markham Council, 6:00 p.m. unit that will be marketed more Pioneer Trail is a small site is close to the Allandale
Mississauga Urban Design toward a seniors’ population,” road at the end of a cluster of neighbourhood in an area Advisory Panel, 12:45 p.m. Jones Consulting Group developments in southeastern referred to by the city as Innis- MAY partner Brandi Clement told Barrie. It serves large, single- Shore. 1 Brampton Committee of the Whole, 9:30 a.m. public meeting participants detached homes along the In addition to the distance
Georgina Council, 9:00 a.m. April 15 during a meeting of the southern shore of Kempenfelt from services, that lack of direct committee of the whole. Jones Bay. The road is forested on the access raised concerns about Consulting Group is the planning north side. the amount of traffic going consultant for the project. Area residents have CONTINUED PAGE 4
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Rachael Williams
s Mississauga sees a development application given the planning initiatives said the market may not be rapid influx of residential submitted by the Collegeway being undertaken by the city able to absorb the increase to A development applications, Mississauga Holdings Limited including Dundas Connects, 20 per cent, given the changing the city has proposed changes that proposes to demolish a Inspiration Lakeview and nature of work places less to its official plan that will commercial plaza on a mixed- Reimaging the Mall. These emphasis on bricks and mortar. result in a greater percentage of use site and replace it with comprehensive studies envision Glen Schnarr & Associates non-residential uses in mixed- 344 back-to-back stacked changing land use designations partner Glen Broll also use designations. townhomes within 12 four- and policy frameworks across raised concerns about the At the April 15 planning storey residential blocks and 36 the city to support future applicability of the 20 per cent and development committee stacked townhomes within a population and employment requirement per building, meeting, councillors approved four-storey mixed-use building growth. claiming that mixed-use sites a number of city-initiated containing some ground-floor “We’re going to want some on mainstreets and mixed- official plan and zoning by- commercial uses. Although the mixed-use [in these areas]. use sites in major nodes are law amendments intended area is starved for commercial We’re also looking at major very different in character. He to increase the percentage of amenities, the policy language transit areas within the city. suggested on larger mixed-use non-residential uses in mixed- in the official plan did not We don’t want them to strictly sites where commercial uses use designations from 10 to prioritize non-residential uses go just to residential only, so already exist, the city consider 20 per cent. This amendment as part of mixed-use sites and that’s really what this is about, a minimum requirement for is in response to an increasing as a result, an official plan is getting that mix of uses so the entire site instead of 20 per number of applications amendment was not required. that you’re using transit more cent per building. submitted to the city on mixed- “The other thing that efficiently,” said Pavan. “When we’re looking use sites with less than 10 per this does, is we’re looking Building Industry and at developing one acre out cent of the building designated at mixed commercial sites Land Association policy and of 10 acres, now I have to for commercial uses. where people are coming in government relations planner bring forward an official plan “The change to the mixed- with ground-floor retail only, Carmina Tupe said the 20 per amendment application and use policy is a really important but we’re not getting a true cent requirement is equivalent we’re asking for residential policy that we are bringing mixing within the buildings. to a one size fits all approach to high density on a key corner forward. … We were having It would be nice to have a developments within mixed- with mixed-use around it? I’m a lot of commercial plazas second and maybe a third floor use land designations. not sure if it’s the intent of what redevelop and a lot of the dedicated to office [instead “Twenty per cent is high planning is looking for,” he local commercial services of] a residential building with and to have it in every single said. were being lost because our some token commercial on the building is concerning because The official plan [mixed-use] policy, as it was ground floor. If you’re actually as a blanket provision, it amendment would not prohibit written, was weak and it did designated mixed-use we want doesn’t take into consideration an applicant or landowner not give council enough weigh to see a greater percentage the rest of the neighbourhood, from applying for an official to really adequately address of those other uses,” said what’s already provided in plan amendment from mixed- it,” said planning and building Mississauga’s development and the surrounding context, or use to high-density residential, commissioner Andrew design director Lesley Pavan. whether or not the project as the latter does not require Whittemore. The official plan could accommodate that type non-residential uses. Each A recent example is a amendments are timely, of provision,” she said. She also CONTINUED PAGE 4
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 2019 NOVÆ RES URBIS GREATER TORONTO & HAMILTON AREA 3 residents and 91,000 businesses on pace to achieve. He told COMMERCIAL which employ just over 475,000 NRU the city benefits from people. By 2041, the city’s having multiple employment population is expected to rise clusters including the USES to 920,000 people and 565,000 Airport Corporate Centre, jobs. Mississauga Gateway Centre CONTINUED FROM PAGE 3 “We’re one of the strongest and Meadowvale Business Park. application will be assessed on adequate retail space, non-residential employment But in areas that are losing its own merit, based on context professional services and markets in the GTA,” said the small-scale commercial and other relevant planning offices to help the city achieve Mississauga’s planning amenities to intensification, the assessments including local its vision of building complete strategies director Jason Bevan. official plan amendment will need to access retail stores and communities. “We’d like more downtown add greater policy protections services, according to the staff “The intent behind this office for sure, but in terms and give council greater power report. proposed change to the of our employment numbers, and authority to negotiate Mississauga mayor Bonnie official plan is to ensure that Mississauga has done quite around those commercial Crombie told NRU in an email we strike the right balance of well compared to other GTA plazas. that the proposed changes residential and non-residential municipalities.” The official plan to the official plan would development,” reads the email. Mississauga’s 2021 amendments are expected to be help ensure neighbourhoods Mississauga is currently employment target is 500,000, approved by council on April th are properly serviced with home to nearly 800,000 a target Bevan says the city is 24 .
culture is lots of birds, lots of in September. small animals that call that Fernbrook Homes did LOCATING place home.” not respond to an interview DENSITY A staff report is expected request before deadline. Location of Fernbrook CONTINUED FROM PAGE 2 Homes development proposal for 43 through those residential the application. However, condominium neighbourhoods. he says that it is important townhouses. SOURCE: CITY OF BARRIE / “Transportation is one of that the development JONES CONSULTING the key issues that was raised respect the character of the Rendering of Fernbrook by the community because neighbourhood and that it not Homes’ proposed town- there is only really one access significantly increase the traffic houses. in and one access out of that volume in the area. SOURCE: CITY OF BARRIE / JONES CONSULTING area,” says Bourrie. She adds “What matters is that this that as all the land in the areas development is going to be is privately owned, it is not able to integrate well with the possible to construct a new existing community,” he says, municipal road to the site. adding that another major Ward 10 councillor Mike issue identified by residents McCann told NRU that he was environmental protection. is waiting for planning staff “Obviously, the wildlife is to prepare a report before a major concern of mine too,” he makes a decision about he says. “A big part of that
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 2019 NOVÆ RES URBIS GREATER TORONTO & HAMILTON AREA 4 FLETCHER’S CREEK SNAP PLANTING SUSTAINABILITY
Rob Jowett
ngaging residents to protect currently operates SNAPs in the short term,” says Bannister. of immediate restoration. The and strengthen the local six neighbourhoods, including “The first is planting trees, and built environment in the area E natural heritage system is Brampton’s County Court. that’s to replenish the canopy… has a lot of hard surfaces, such the goal of the Fletcher’s Creek A SNAP is similar to an [that has] been badly damaged as large paved parking lots and Sustainable Neighbourhood environmental secondary plan by emerald ash borer and [the rooftops that do not contribute Action Plan (SNAP). for a specific neighbourhood. 2013] ice storm.” to that natural heritage at all. At its meeting April 17, “In this particular She says that the natural And the creek itself has eroded the Brampton committee neighbourhood, there’s a focus heritage system in the area is along its banks. There is also of the whole adopted the on three priority actions for in poor condition and in need CONTINUED PAGE 6 implementation plan for Fletcher’s Creek community Below: Map displaying the location and Sustainable SNAP, which was developed by Neighbourhood Action Plan (SNAP) for the Fletcher’s Creek community, Brampton. Credit Valley Conservation. Fletcher’s Creek is a 258-hectare Illustration of potential streetscape improvements to the neighbourhood in western public realm along McLaughlin Road in Brampton. Brampton, which is home to Illustration of potential improvements to Fletcher’s Creek 8,800 people. Trail. “The goal is to plan for environmental sustainability Illustration of potential improvements to Fletcher’s Creek neighbourhood homes to enhance the natural environments and build climate change through green retrofits and sustainable landscaping. resilience at the neighbourhood SOURCE FOR ALL IMAGES: CITY OF BRAMPTON / CREDIT VALLEY CONSERVATION scale where local residents, businesses, schools, and community groups can get involved in taking action,” CVC sustainable neighbourhoods senior program coordinator Karen Bannister told NRU. “SNAP aligns municipal and watershed priorities with the interests and needs of local residents as a way to build community support and realize shared benefits.” The project is the first SNAP program undertaken by CVC. The SNAP program was originally developed by the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, which
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 2019 NOVÆ RES URBIS GREATER TORONTO & HAMILTON AREA 5 we do capital projects within the “The city and the region and PLANTING neighbourhood, we incorporate the conservation authority—we the recommendations into it.” only have a certain amount of He says the SNAP allows land that we can influence,” says SUSTAINABILITY the city to achieve its broader Hoy. “But if we can get every sustainable development goals homeowner and business owner CONTINUED FROM PAGE 5 by engaging residents and doing things on their own issues with stormwater runoff CVC has identified 27 addressing local, immediate property, that’s where we really from the streets directly into the action items to implement the concerns to provide a strong get the big bang for the buck.” creek. Fletcher’s Creek plan. Most are foundation on which to build “The second [priority] is very specific, such as retrofitting sustainability. working with homeowners parks with green stormwater
to promote sustainable infrastructure, building an IN BRIEF landscaping… because there interpretive trail along the was particular interest in this creek, and installing butterfly Regional review County, Peel, Waterloo and neighbourhood in gardening,” gardens on school grounds. consultation extended York—Simcoe County and Bannister says. “So this is a way The intent is for municipal their lower-tier munici- to beautify residential yards government to take the lead on Ontario is reviewing eight palities. The consultation and allow homeowners to save these projects as way to help regional governments— money, but also to support the engage residents. The goal is Durham, Halton, Muskoka deadline has been extended natural heritage system.” for the residents to then begin District, Niagara, Oxford to May 21. The third priority is to to take over implementation increase social cohesion among of other elements of the plan residents, who said there is no and take ownership of the real sense of community. SNAP neighbourhood. programs actively involve the “Our end result is that in 665 Taunton Road E, Whitby 1.37 Acres Approved Townhouse Development Lands community in implementing 5 to 10 years the community the resulting action plan. To is running the action plan do this, the facilitators create and they’re advocating for its a community association to implementation,” Brampton enable residents to meet and environmental planner Michael learn about sustainability, and Hoy told NRU. “But also in the what improvements they can meantime [that it] serves as a make on their own properties. framework upon which, when
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 2019 NOVÆ RES URBIS GREATER TORONTO & HAMILTON AREA 6 developed for industrial uses. condominiums and commercial INVESTING Although there is municipal space across Scugog in the water servicing on the southern past few years, including eight portion, there is no sanitary development projects in Port IN SCUGOG servicing on the employment Perry that will add 752 units to lands. The township has been the area. The region is currently CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 pushing for the construction undertaking an environmental phosphorus levels in stormwater historic downtown and have a of a $10-million sanitary sewer assessment to determine a runoff, which feeds the algae look around all through Scugog pumping station, but Heritage future location for the Water found in the lake and deters Township,” she said. “We are a said the price tag and other Street pumping station and recreational uses for tourists Greenbelt community. We’ve regional priorities are holding upgrades that will be needed and residents. got to make the most of what up the process. to accommodate the additional The Lake Scucog we’ve got.” Additionally, Heritage growth. Enhancement Project will Approximately 95 per cent said the town is hampered Scugog Chamber of involve the dredging of of Scugog is Greenbelt land by the absence of whitebelt Commerce executive director approximately 17 acres of the that is protected by provincial lands. These lands typically lie Kenna Kozac told NRU the lake bed, construction of a legislation. This includes 31,420 between the outer edge of the area also suffers from a lack of 245-metre berm to contain hectares of prime agricultural urban settlement area boundary transit connectivity, with one a wetland area and a new land and 23,420 hectares of and the inner boundary regional bus servicing Durham’s pedestrian bridge. designated greenlands. With of the Greenbelt, and offer northern municipalities. “The stormwater will pass only 1,470 hectares of urbanized municipalities some potential “That is our one cog in the through this engineered wetland area, the township struggles to for future expansion. wheel...We are on the echelon and be purified before it goes generate significant investment “In Port Perry, there is no of that soft spot, where we into the lake, thereby cutting opportunities which are needed such thing as a whitebelt. So the have businesses opening but down on future phosphorous to increase its tax base and greenbelt immediately abuts not everyone can afford to live loading and other nutrients move forward with necessary our urban boundary,” he said, here. It’s not as affordable for going into the lake,” said Drew. infrastructure upgrades. adding the township is limited the workforce to be here, so we With tourism a major Development services to intensification and infill need that transit system to work economic driver for Scugog, director Kevin Heritage development. more efficiently if we want that second only to agriculture, said there are 385 hectares of There have been a number workforce here,” she said. Drew told NRU having a employment lands in Scugog, of development applications The draft terms of reference revitalized waterfront will allow of which 20 per cent have been for single-detached dwellings, for the Waterfront Action the township to maximize Plan RFP are expected to be tourism-related revenues that approved at council on April 29. will be generated in part due to the close proximity of the downtown. She also expects Approximately 95 per cent Scugog to capitalize from of Scugog’s land is protected by the Greenbelt Plan and the the Great Blue Heron Casino Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation expansion, which is proposed Plan. Map shows lands in to include a new hotel, live Durham Region governed by these provincial plans. entertainment venue and 20,000 SOURCE: DURHAM REGION square feet of additional space for more slots and table games Map of employment lands on Scugog Island. in Scugog. The lands are generally bounded by Reach “People may stay and Street, Highway 7, Old Simcoe hopefully take advantage of Road and Highway 7A. the great shopping and the SOURCE: NEPTIS FOUNDATION
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Brookfield proposes to develop considered a preliminary considered a finalreport a subdivision with 25 single- report regarding rezoning recommending council adopt detached dwellings. The and plan of subdivision a town-wide zoning by-law DURHAM proposed subdivision includes applications by Tropical amendment to permit and lands for environmental Land Development for regulate cannabis production Approval recommended for protection and reforestation. 0 Mount Pleasant Road. facilities in prestige industrial Newcastle subdivision Tropical proposes an eight-lot and service industrial zones. estate residential subdivision At its April 23 meeting, accessed by a new road and Clarington Planning & serviced by municipal water Development Committee PEEL and private septic systems. considered a finalreport recommending approval of Caledon estate subdivision Approval recommended for zoning by-law amendment proposed Caledon cannabis by-law and draft plan of subdivision applications by Brookfield At its April 23 meeting, At its April 23 meeting, Residential (Ontario) Caledon Planning & Caledon Planning & for 879 Regional Road 17. Development Committee Development Committee
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WATERDOWN VARIANCES FDM originally proposed plantings to provide screening. sought variances to construct SETTLED no parking spaces for the Based on Tchisler’s a 55 m2 addition. The town’s commercial use, which was the uncontroverted evidence, the heritage advisory committee In an April 11 decision, LPAT reason for Basingstoke’s appeal. tribunal allowed the appeal, had recommended refusal of member Paula Boutis allowed an At the outset of the hearing in part, and authorized the the variances, as the addition appeal, in part, by Basingstoke the tribunal was advised that a variances, subject to a condition would disrupt the roofline of Enterprises against the City settlement was reached between requiring construction in the townhouse. However, the of Hamilton committee of the parties on the basis of one substantial accordance with the variances were approved at the adjustment’s approval of a minor parking space being provided updated plans. committee of adjustment. variance application by Farm Del for the commercial use, as well Solicitors involved in this Prior to the hearing a Monte (“FDM”) for 295 Dundas as three for the residential units. decision were Kailey Sutton settlement was reached among Street East. Planner Gerry Tchisler (McMillan) representing Knutson, Longworth and the FDM sought variances to (MHBC) testified in support Basingstoke Enterprises Inc. town. Knutson has agreed to revise develop the vacant property with of the settlement, advising that and Jennifer Meader (Turkstra her plans so that there is no impact a two-storey mixed-use building, the proposed development Mazza) representing Farm Del on the front of the townhouse, with a 219 m2 commercial unit is appropriate for the site, Monte Incorporated. [See LPAT placing the addition at the rear and on the ground floor, and two identified as being within a Case No. PL180695.] requiring any new dormer feature two-bedroom residential units “community node” under the to be lower in height than the above. The variances relate to Urban Hamilton official plan. GEORGETOWN VARIANCES existing heritage building. FDM’s failure to provide front He described the site plan which APPROVED Town planner Tony Boutassis and rear planting strips as places the building at the street testified in support of the required by the zoning by-laws, line along Dundas, identified as a In an April 9 decision, LPAT settlement, stating that the revised side setbacks, insufficient parking “pedestrian predominant street.” member Hugh Wilkins allowed proposal satisfies the fourPlanning supply and deficient driveway Parking will be located in the rear appeals, in part, by Erin Act tests and appropriately and parking stall widths. of the property, with fences and Longworth and the Town of conserves the cultural heritage Halton Hills against the Halton value of the property.
14 Church Street, Hills committee of adjustment’s The tribunal allowed the Halton Hills approval of a minor variance appeals, in part, authorizing
SOURCE: GOOGLE STREETVIEW application by Nicole Knutson the variances subject to several for 14 Church Street. conditions. The property contains a Solicitor Jeffrey Wilker townhouse dwelling, constructed (Thomson Rogers) represented in the 1850s and listed on the the Town of Halton Hills. [See town’s heritage register. Knutson LPAT Case No. PL180800.] PEOPLE
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