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A Potential Airport Site, that protects lands north of
Highway 7 between Sideline 22 and Sideline 26, for a
potential regional airport, in the event such a facility
is established by others, in consultation with the City.
2.8 For planning purposes, City Council shall
consider the following areas as Pickering’s
urban system,
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Urban System Areas
(a) lands between Lake Ontario and the
C.P. (Belleville) rail line generally known
as the South Pickering Urban Area;
(b) lands between the C.P. (Belleville) rail line
and Highway 7, east of the West Duffins
Creek, generally known as the Seaton
Urban Study Area; and
(c) lands north of Highway 7 and south of the
Seventh Concession Road, generally
known as the Potential Airport Site.
Neighbourhoods are the backbone of the urban system.
For planning purposes, the South Pickering Urban Area
is divided into 15 urban neighbourhoods (see Map 9:
South Pickering Urban Area Neighbourhoods, at the
end of this Chapter). These neighbourhoods range in
size, shape, and character.
For the Seaton Urban Study Area, urban
neighbourhoods will be identified at a later date,
through a subsequent planning exercise.
2.9 City Council,
(a) recognizes neighbourhoods as the
fundamental building blocks of its urban
system; and
(b) shall endeavour to maintain the different
identities and characters of its
neighbourhoods as they evolve over time.
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Neighbourhoods
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