City of Pickering Official Plan- Edition 6

SETTLEMENT 9: KINSALE
Description
Settlement Population
Projection*
Kinsale*
1996 Population 85
Projected Growth 40
Percent Increase 47.1
2016 Population 125
(*note: figures do not include possible
increase from hamlet expansion review)
Located on Highway 7 at Sideline 2 (known as Audley Road
south of the highway and Kinsale Road north of the highway)
A tributary of Lynde Creek diagonally bisects the Hamlet
from northwest to southeast; valley is wide and open
northwest of the village, and has been relocated and
channeled through much of the village
Settled originally as a mill town, through the late 1800s it
provided community facilities for the surrounding area
including a school, and a place of worship/community centre
Original development was in a linear arrangement primarily
along Highway 7; during the 1960s, homes were built in a
strip on the east side of Kinsale Road; during the late 1980s
and 1990s, a few new homes were built on the west side of
Kinsale Road
Existing businesses include an automobile dealership and an
antique shop; no community facilities remain
A possible by-pass of Highway 7 south of the Hamlet is
proposed
CITY POLICY
Kinsale Settlement Policies
12.11 City Council shall,
(a) encourage opportunities for enhancing the
historic village of Kinsale through general or
site-specific zoning that allows the introduction
of arts and craft studios, custom workshops and
small-scale commercial enterprises on suitable
sites, providing the historic character of the
village and the interests of neighbouring
residents are respected;
(b) recognize Kinsale as a priority area for rural
growth and development, and to this end, shall
undertake the required hamlet expansion
review in the medium term, and in undertaking
the review, in addition to the requirements of
section 3.19, shall consider any Highway 7
by-pass as the maximum possible southern
limit of the hamlet;
PICKERING OFFICIAL PLAN EDITION 6: Chapter Twelve -- Rural Settlements 248