2001-060 To Adopt Official Plan Amendment No. 11 to the Township of Oro-Medonte Official Plan
THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF ORO-MEDONTE
BY-LAWNO.2001- 60
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BEING A BY-LAW TO ADOPT OFFICIAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 11 TO THE
TOWNSHIP OF ORO-MEDONTE OFFICIAL PLAN
The Council of the Corporation of the Township ofOro-Medonte, in accordance with the provision
of the Planning Act, hereby enacts as follows:
1. The attached explanatory text which constitutes Amendment No. 11 to the Official Plan of
the Township of Oro-Medonte, is hereby adopted.
2. The Planner is hereby authorized and directed to make application to the COlmty of Simcoe
for approval of Amendment No. 11 to the Official Plan of the Township ofOro-Medonte.
3. This By-law shall come into force and take effect on the day of the final passing thereof.
BY-LAW READ A FIRST AND SECOND TIME, THIS 6th DAY OF JUNE, 2001.
BY-LAW READ A THIRD TIME AND FINALLY PASSED THIS 6th DAY OF JUNE,
2001.
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AMENDMENT NO. 11
TO mE
OFFICIAL PLAN FOR THE TOWNSHIP
OF ORO-MEDONTE
May 31,2001
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PART A - THE PREAMBLE
1.0 Purpose
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The purpose of this Amendment is to amend the land use policies of the Ora
Centrellndustrial Commercial designation by adding a site specific policy to the
text that will have the effect of permitting the severance from the subject property
of a 5.45 ha. (13.4 acres) parcel. The newly created parcel would be combined
with a parcel of approximately .42 ha. (1.0 acre) to be provided by the Township
of Oro-Medonte. The amendment will also permit the establishment of an
institutional church use and overflow parking area for the municipal offices.
2.0 Location
This Amendment pertains to a 10.48 parcel of land described as Part Lot 21,
Concession 7 in the geographic Township of Oro as shown on Schedule 'A'
attached. The subject property legally described as Part of Part 5, Plan 51 R-
15045 is situated south of and abutting Provincial Highway No. 11 on the west
side of the municipal road separating the seventh and eighth concessions of the
former Township of Oro. The portion of the property subject to the severance
application consists of the southerly 5.45 hectares of the above noted property.
The Amendment applies to those lands depicted and shown on Schedule 'A'
attached to this document. These lands ere situated withir. Schedule 'A"! 0' of the,
TvYinship of Gro-:vicdonte Officiai Pian.
3.0 Bas is
3.1 Introduction
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The lands affected by this Amendment are subject to an application for
severance that is not permitted by the policies of the Official Plan. Although the
proposed Institutional church use is included as a permitted use in Section D13.2
of the Official Plan, there is a requirement that before the development of any
permitted use a detailed Secondary Plan for the area be prepared. A Secondary
Plan has been prepared for the Oro Centre area but not approved due to
outstanding issues related to a Highway 11 Corridor Study being undertaken by
the Ministry of Transportation. The establishment of the proposed use will not
affect or impact the resolving of the outstanding transportation issues of the
Secondary Plan. In addition, the contemplated church use will not introduce an
incompatible or inappropriate land use or preclude future development. The
proposal will also conform to both existing and proposed area planning policies.
3.2 PlanninQ Context
The subject site is presently comprised of vacant and idle partially vegetated rural
land. The majority of the 5.87ha (14.5 acres) area affected by the proposed
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church use is non-agricultural land formerly utilized for the purposes of a wayside
borrow pit and have been extensively altered by re-grading and earth moving
activities. The lands to be retained have an environmentally sensitive area and a
vacant commercial building located on them accessed from Highway 11 and the
township road between the seventh and eighth concessions. Lands to the east
and west of the subject site in the vicinity of the lands to be severed are presently
utilized for agricultural field cropping purposes.
The subject site is designated Oro Centre Industrial/Commercial by the Official
Plan for the Township of Oro-Medonte and is ~ituated within the south-west
quadrant of the Oro Centre Secondary Plan Area. The Official Plan identifies the
Oro Centre area as a unique area suitable for the establishment of a mix of land
uses. Ora Centre is recognized as a potential growth area as it is in close
proximity to the Lake Simcoe Regional Airport, possesses major highway
exposure, a highway interchange. and is conveniently situated halfway between
the cities of Barrie and Orillia. The Oro Centre Secondary Plan was undertaken
and completed by the municipality in order to promote the development and
redevelopment of these lands to generate long-:term employment opportunities. It
is intended that the Oro Centre area be the preferred site for the location of a
number of higher order industrial, commercial, and institutional uses and that
these uses ultimately be serviced by a series of small communal water and
sanitary servicing systems.
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The POiJCIe5 01 the Oro Centre Secondary Plan designate the subject site Limited
Service Industrial. The policies of the limited Service Industrial designation
promote land extensive "dry" industrial uses with outdoor storage. It is the policy
of this designation that these areas may not be provided with municipal or
communal water sewage services. In addition to industrial uses, the policies of
this land use designation also permit the establishment of a variety of uses
induding outdoor recreational uses, as well as small-scale commercial and
institutional uses.
3.3 Servicing Context
It is the intent of the Secondary Plan that the majority of the area ultimately be
serviced with communal water and sewage treatment facilities. Policies of the
Secondary Plan recognize however that especially during initial phases of
development smaller stand-alone systems may be appropriate and feasible.
Policies of the Secondary Plan require that in the absence of communal systems
any new use conform to the permitted land uses of the designation, the proposed
servicing system have no adverse impact on the environment, and that future
connections may be made to larger communal area systems. The Plan also
requires that development of new uses in the 'limited Service Industrial"
designation may only generate minimal amounts of effluent and be supported by
a review of servicing strategies and potential impacts. Studi~s supporting the
Official Plan Amendment are appended to this document.
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3.4 Conformity and Details of Proposal
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The Official Plan Amendment allows for the establishment of the Trinity
Community Presbyterian Church on a 5.87 ha. parcel of land situated adjacent to
the municipal offices. The development supports efforts of the Corporation of the
Township of Oro-Medonte to promote Oro Centre as a focus for future industrial,
institutional, and commercial activities. The location of the split level 17 ,443 sq. ft.
church building in the Oro Centre area represents a significant investment of,
approximately $ 1,800,000 and is the first development proposed in the area. The
church facility will provide a community benefit by providing additional overflow
parking spaces to the adjacent municipal offices. It is envisioned and anticipated
that with the associated social functions of the church, the facility will assist with
raising the profile of the Oro Centre area and act as a catalyst for further
development.
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The Amendment complies and supports the policies of the Official Plan in that the
project is environmentally sustainable and complies with the Reasonable Use
policies of the Ministry of Environment relating to effluent concentrations and will
not predude the connection of the facility when communal seiVices become
available in the Secondary Plan Area. It is intended that the church will initially be
serviced by a Class IV sewage treatment system with a raised septic field and a
private well. The leaching bed will be located to the west of the building and will
utilize i~ported media. On-site water quar.tity and quality contro:s will be
impiemented through the provision of a stormwater management facility to be
located at the northeast comer of the site. Drainage will continue to be directed to
the north into the abutting property with the exception that post development
rates will decrease from pre-development conditions. The Planning and Servicing
report also shows that future provision of full municipal servicing systems for the
Oro Centre area will not be negatively affected or prejudiced.
The Simcoe County District Health Unit have indicated that they have no
objection to the Amendment as proposed. The Ministry of Transportation are in
the process of planning the construction 'of a highway interchange to the north of
the sLibject site. According to preliminary designs, the location of the church
building and assoaated infrastructure will not preclude the location of access
ramps from Highway 11 or local service reads.
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PART B - THE AMENDMENT
1.0 Introduction
All of this part of the Amendment entitled Part B - The Amendment, which consists of
'the fonowing text and Schedule "A", constitute Amendment No. ] 1 to the Official Plan
of the Township ofOro-Medonte.
2.0 Details of the Amendment
The Official Plan for the Township of Oro-Medonte is hereby amended as folJows:
1. Schedule A' 0 of the Official Plan is hereby amended by redesignating lands described
as Part of Lot 21, Concession VII, Reference Plan 5IR-30031, Parts I and 2 (fonner
Township ofOro) and identified OJ) Schedule "A" attached hereto and fonning part of
this Amendment from the Oro Centre Industrial/Commercial designation to a site
specific Oro CentTe Industrial/Commercial designation.
2. Section DI3 - Oro Centre Industrial/Commercial, is amended by the addition of the
following new subsection "DI3.4 - Exceptions"
3. Section D13.4 - Exceptions, of the Official Plan is hereby amended by adding a new
subsection DB.4.l as follows:
"Dl3.4 EXCEPTIONS
D 13.4.1
Part of Lot 21, Concession VII, RP 51R-30031, Parts 1 and 2 (Oro)
Notwithstanding the policies of Section D13.3, the creation and development ofa new lot
for the purpose of establishing an institutional church use prior to the adoption and
approval of a Secondary Plan for Oro Centre is pennitted on the lands shown to be
subject to this Section on Schedule AlO to this Plan.'"
3.0 Implementation
The provisions of the Official Plan regarding the implementation of that Plan shall also
apply to this Amendment.
4.0 Interpretation
The interpretatjon of this Official Plan for the Tovvnship ofOro-Medonte, as amended
from time to time, shaH apply to this Amendment.
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