Planning eUpdate - May 12, 2022

Volume 22, Issue 6, May 12, 2022

In this issue:

• Public Meetings
• Public Information Centres
• In the News
• Contact Us

At this time, public meetings will continue to take place virtually. Meetings can be viewed using an online device or telephone at www.clarington.net/calendar.

Public meeting regarding Draft Approved Plan of Subdivision and Rezoning Applications to permit 138 residential lots in the Hancock Neighbourhood

File Number: S-C-2018-0003 and ZBA2018-0014

Address: 1828, 1830, 1832, 1834, 1836 Nash Road and 3056, 3090, 3112, 3124, 3136, 3142, 3150, 3158 Hancock Road, Courtice.

Nash Development Limited (Marlin Spring) has revised applications and proposes to amend Zoning By-law 84-63 for a Draft Plan of Subdivision. The proposed Draft Plan of Subdivision would permit 138 residential lots, consisting of 112 single-detached dwellings and 26 semi-detached dwellings, the extension of Tabb Avenue and Broome Avenue, and new north-south and east-west roads.

A public meeting for the applications was held in October 2019.

The applications are deemed complete.

A Staff Report will be available on Clarington’s Planning and Development Committee Meeting Agenda on Friday, May 13, 2022.

Date: Monday, May 16, 2022
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Place: Electronic meeting using an online device or phone.

If you wish to speak at the public meeting, please pre-register, and staff will provide further instructions.

You can pre-register by completing the online form at www.clarington.net/delegations or contact the Clerk’s Division at 905-623-3379 ext. 2109 or clerks@clarington.net by Friday, May 13, 2022, at 3:30 p.m.

If you are unable to participate electronically, please contact the Clerk’s Division, and we will do our best to accommodate you.

For more information on these applications, please contact Brandon Weiler at 905-623-3379 ext. 2424 or bweiler@clarington.net.

Public meeting regarding an application for zoning by-law amendment and site plan approval to allow a special events venue and culinary-related activities as on-farm diversified uses.

File Number: ZBA2022-0005 and SPA2022-0005
Address: 3582 Morgans Road, Clarke

Clark Consulting Services, on behalf of Deborah and Oswin Mathias, has submitted applications for zoning by-law amendment and site plan approval to permit a special events venue and culinary-related activities as on-farm diversified uses. The applications have been deemed complete.

A Staff Report will be available on Clarington’s Planning and Development Committee Meeting Agenda on Friday, May 13, 2022.

Date: Monday, May 16, 2022
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Place: Electronic meeting using an online device or phone.

If you wish to speak at the public meeting, please pre-register, and staff will provide further instructions.

You can pre-register by completing the online form at www.clarington.net/delegations or contact the Clerk’s Division at 905-623-3379 ext. 2109 or clerks@clarington.net by Friday, May 13, 2022, at 3:30 p.m.

If you are unable to participate electronically, please contact the Clerk’s Division, and we will do our best to accommodate you.

For more information on these applications, please contact Toni Rubino at 905-623-3379 ext. 2431 or trubino@clarington.net. 

North Village Secondary Plan – Public Information Centre #3

Join us at Public Information Centre #3 to learn about the proposed locations for shopping, parks, and different forms of housing. Share your feedback on the designs and help shape the future of north Newcastle.

Participants must register in advance for this meeting at www.clarington.net/NorthVillage.

The North Village Secondary Plan will create a neighbourhood in Newcastle with a diverse mix of housing, access to shopping, services, schools, and amenities.

As part of the Secondary Plan, an Environmental Assessment (EA) is being undertaken for new or modified major roads, including a proposed realignment of Regional Road 17 to move the intersection with Concession Road 3 further east and away from Highway 35/115.

For more information, please visit www.clarington.net/NorthVillage or contact Mark Jull or Lisa Backus at 905-623-3379 or NorthVillage@Clarington.net.

Trees for Rural Roads Program wraps up for 2022 with nearly 8,000 trees planted over the decade 

Year 10 of the Trees for Rural Roads Program was wrapped up on Saturday, April 23, 2022, with the annual tree handout event. Thirty-five rural property owners took home 558 native tree saplings for planting along rural roads in Clarington. Since the start of the program in 2012, 7,902 native trees and 60 native shrubs have been distributed.

Clarington’s Trees for Rural Roads Program helps to restore our historical rural roadside tree canopy and the natural beauty of our rural landscapes. The program is an important contributor to replacing century-old trees throughout the Municipality that are dying from old age, exposure to extreme wind and storm events, insects, and disease. The program supports tree canopy restoration and wildlife habitat, climate change mitigation, local history preservation and community engagement.

The Trees for Rural Roads Program is delivered in partnership with the Central Lake Ontario and Ganaraska Region Conservation Authorities, funding partners, and the Public Works and Community Services Departments. For more information, visit www.clarington.net/TreesforRuralRoads or contact Amy Burke in the Planning and Development Services Department at aburke@clarington.net or 905-623-3379 ext. 2423.

Staff Announcements

Carlos Salazar has retired from Planning and Development Services

Carlos Salazar has announced his retirement from Planning and Development Services after more than 17 years of leading major planning projects, steering the Official Plan and working on 12 Secondary Plans. We are pleased to let you know that Carlos is not going far; he has kindly agreed to use his knowledge and considerable expertise to help shape Clarington’s Economic Development portfolio as an Economic Development Officer. Carlos will oversee this new responsibility within the Office of the CAO, guiding our economic development strategy while still supporting some key planning development projects to ensure they come to fruition. We are lucky to have his expertise on staff for a few more years.

Photo above: Carlos Salazar with Community Planning Staff: Lisa Backus, Paul Wirch (now at Pickering), Sarah Parish and Emily Schaefer. Absent: Mark Jull, Amanda Tapp and Julia Pingle.

Welcome Jane (Yue) Wang, Planner 1 in Special Projects

Please join us in welcoming Jane (Yue) Wang to the Special Projects Team in the Planning and Development Services Department. Jane is about to graduate from the University of Waterloo (Co-op program). Jane returned to school to obtain her degree in Planning after working as a Planning Technician for the Township of Georgian Bay and District of Muskoka. In addition to her Canadian schooling and experience, Jane has a master’s degree in Geology and a Bachelor’s Degree in Geography from Universities in Beijing.

Welcome, Jane.

For more information or to provide comments on any Clarington Planning and Development Services project, please contact planning@clarington.net.