The Council of the…

The Council of the Corporation of the City of Pickering adopted the recommendations of Report PLN 23-19 at tonight's meeting. A copy of the Council resolution will follow. Attached is a copy of the Report.

Subject: Provincial Policy Statement Review, Proposed Policies
Environmental Registry of Ontario Number 019-0279
File: L-1100-052
Recommendation:
1. That Council receive for information and review, a copy of The Regional Municipality of Durham Report #2019-P-42 of the Commissioner of Planning and Economic Development and Chief Administrative Officer, dated October 1, 2019, titled “Provincial Policy Statement Review, Proposed Policies (ERO #019-0279), File: L35-03”, provided as Appendix I to Report PLN 23-19;
2. That Council endorse the following recommendations of The Regional Municipality of Durham Report #2019-P-42 as they apply to the City of Pickering: A) i) through x), xii), xiv), xv) and xvii) through xix);
3. That Council endorse the following staff recommendations as part of Council’s response to the Province’s proposed changes to the Provincial Policy Statement (Environmental Registry of Ontario Number 019-0279):
a. That the term “market-based” be defined.
b. That the proposed changes to the definition of “on-farm diversified uses” which will permit ground-mounted solar facilities in prime agricultural areas and specialty crop areas, be removed.
c. That proposed new Policy 1.6.8.5 be supported as it promotes the co-location of linear infrastructure where appropriate.
d. That the proposed change to Policy 1.6.10.1 be removed to ensure the consideration of the implications associated with development and land use planning on waste generation.
e. That the proposed change to Policy 3.1.3 be supported as it enhances requirements for climate change considerations, as well as recognizes that the impacts of a changing climate are clear and present as opposed to potential.
f. That proposed new Policy 4.7 which promotes fast-tracking priority applications that support housing and job-related growth and development, and the reduction of the time needed to process residential and priority applications to the extent practical, be clarified; and
4. That a copy of Report PLN 23-19 and Council’s resolution on the Report be forwarded to: the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing; the Environmental Registry of Ontario; the Honourable Peter Bethlenfalvy, MPP Pickering – Uxbridge; and the Region of Durham.