KING

Planning Department Report P-2016-49
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The Environmental Protection Area designation appiies to the environmentally sensitive areas
on the subject lands, the boundaries of which have been estabiished on site in consultation with
the TRCA and the Ministry of Naturai Resources.
The applicant's draft officiai plan amendment (Appendix 1) proposes the following;
• change the iand use designation from "Environmentai Protection Area", "Estate Residential
3 Area", "Low Density Residentiai 1 Area" to "Environmental Protection Area", "Low Density
Residentiai 1 Area - Policy Section 7.3.3(xx)", and "Medium Density Residentiai Area -
Poiicy Section 7.10.3(xx)";
amend Section 7.3 of the King City Community Plan, being the Land Use Strategy - Low
Density Residentiai 1 Area and Policies, by adding the foliowing site specific poiicy:
"Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 7.3.1 of this Plan and any other provisions of this
Plan to the contrary, the use of the subject lands shall be developed by plan of subdivision
to include 68 residential units comprised of single detached dwellings at a maximum net
density ofapproximately 6 units per hectare (2.3 units per acre). Net density, for the purpose
of this policy, means the area of the subject lands Including only the single detached
dwelling lots and local roads."
Amend Section 7.10 of the King City Community Pian, being the Land Use Strategy -
Medium Density Residentiai Area and Poiicies, by adding the foliowing site specific poiicy:
"Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 7.10.1 of this Plan and any other provisions of
this Plan to the contrary, the use of the subject lands shall be developed by plan of
subdivision and site plan approval to include a maximum of 250 residential units comprised
of apartment and/or townhouse dwellings at a maximum net density of approximately 43
units per hectare (17.7 units per acre). Net density, for the purpose of this policy, means the
area of the subject lands Including only the medium density residential block and local
roads."
to re-designate environmentai protection iands to Low Density and Medium Density
Residentiai by means of a reduction in the environmentai buffer/minimum vegetation
protection zone to 10 metres for the majority of the subject lands, whereas the existing
KCCP poiicies require 30 metres for most environmental features;
The proposed CPA is currently under review by Township Planning staff. As discussed in more
detail below, the proposed CPA and resulting increase in developable area and residential
density will be considered in regard to implications to the overall planned population for King
City and the Township as a whole, and conformity with the Region of York Officiai Pian and
consideration as an element of the Township's on-going overall Officiai Plan review.
7.1.2 Township Official Plan Review
in June, 2014, the Township identified a need to review and update the Township's Officiai Plan
which was approved in 1970, as amended over time. The purpose of the review is to:
• develop a new Officiai Plan that will replace the current parent Official Plan which dates