REPORT - The Township of Uxbridge

Section 6.10-DP - requires development or site alteration within 120 metres of apermanent or intermittent stream to be integrated with and not constrain ongoing orplanned stewardship or remediation efforts.Sections 6.33-DP and 6.34-DP establish criteria applicable to development or sitealteration in existing settlement areas including increasing and improving fish habitat;including landscaping and habitat restoration; and avoiding, minimizing and/or mitigatingimpacts associated with urban run-off.The proposed development conforms to the policies of the LSPP, provided that the policiesrelating to stormwater management, development adjacent to a permanent stream anddevelopment or site alteration in an existing settlement are addressed at the detailed design stagethrough the approval of the plan of condominium.Region of Durham Official Plan (DROP)The subject lands are located in the Urban Area boundary and designated “Living Area” onSchedule ‘A’ – Map ‘A2’ of DROP. The policies of Section 8 Urban System, and specificallySection 8B, Living Areas are applicable. DROP implements provincial policy and, as such, thepolicies are similar in direction.The relevant policies of the Official Plan are reviewed in Appendix A to this report. Thedevelopment generally conforms to the policies of DROP.Township of Uxbridge Official PlanThe subject lands are located in the Uxbridge Urban Area. Therefore, Section 2 of the OfficialPlan, the Uxbridge Urban Area Secondary Plan, provides the primary relevant policy direction inthe Township Official Plan. The lands which are proposed to be developed are currentlydesignated “Residential Area” on Schedule “A”, Land Use and Transportation Plan, UxbridgeUrban Area. The majority of the remaining lands are located in the valley of the Uxbridge Brookand are designated “Environmental Constraint Area”, with a small portion at the south end ofthe site adjacent to Main Street North designated “Mixed Use Area” and “Forest Area”. The“Environmental Constraint Area” and “Forest Area” designations are also reflected on Schedule“B”, Natural Heritage System Uxbridge Urban Area. Schedule “B” also identifies conceptuallya proposed trail which appears to traverse the site just to the south of Maple Brook Drive out toMain Street North.The relevant policies of the Official Plan are reviewed in Appendix B to this report. Theproposed residential development conforms with the policies of the Township Official Plan, andin particular Section 2 the Uxbridge Urban Area Secondary Plan.Township of Uxbridge Zoning By-lawThe table land portion of the subject lands where the plan of condominium is proposed are zoned“Rural (RU) Zone”. The valleylands are zoned “Environmental Protection (EP) Zone”, while a6