City of Pickering Official Plan- Edition 6

4.19 At level railway crossings with roads in the
urban area, City Council shall, in
co-operation with the appropriate railway and
other relevant agencies,
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(a) monitor the need for additional safety
measures, such as automatic safety gates
or grade separations; and
(b) encourage the installation of appropriate
safety measures in a timely manner as
development occurs.
4.20 City Council shall,
(a) be satisfied that where new municipal
roadways or major reconstruction of
municipal roadways are proposed within
the Oak Ridges Moraine, as shown on
Schedule II, there are no reasonable
alternatives that would not impact the
Moraine and, once satisfied that such
alternatives do not exist, shall ensure that the
road is designed and constructed in such a
manner so as not to adversely affect the
ecological integrity of the natural heritage
features and significant landform features of
the Moraine by demonstrating that:
(i) the area of construction disturbance
will be kept to a minimum;
(iii) right of ways widths will be kept to the
minimum that is consistent with meeting
other objectives such as stormwater
management and with locating as many
transportation, infrastructure, and utility
uses within a single corridor as possible;
(iii) the roadway project will allow for
wildlife movement;
(iv) lighting will be focused downwards and
away from Natural Core Areas; and
(v) the planning design and construction
practices adopted will keep any adverse
effects on the ecological integrity of the
Oak Ridges Moraine to a minimum.
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