Speers Road Corridor Study – Proposed Official Plan Amendment Public Information Meetings October 24, 2017
Speers Road Corridor Study Why study the Speers Road Corridor? Livable Oakville Council Subcommittee The town’s approved Official Plan – With direction from the Employment and Commercial Review, Livable Oakville, adopted by Council in the Speers Road Corridor Study got underway. Reports 2009, identifies Speers Road as a provided to the subcommittee outlined staff’s assessment of special policy area which is to be studied the policies, plans, and existing conditions which may impact to confirm long-term land uses and planning for Speers Road. Reports were presented in two opportunities for suitable intensification. phases: 1) preliminary directions, and 2) draft policies. May 2015 2016 Mar. 2017 Sept. 2017 Oct. 2017 Nov. 2017 Early 2018 Livable Employment Speers Road Speers Road Public Launch: Council - Council: Oakville and Corridor Corridor Information Official Statutory Recommendation Plan Commercial Report: Report: Meetings: Plan Public Meeting Review is Preliminary Draft Proposed Review Meeting ongoing Directions Policies OPA We are here Official Plan Review Public Input - Official Plan Amendment Recommendation The town’s five year Official Plan Based on all input to date, town staff Staff anticipate Review, required by the Planning Act , drafted an Official Plan Amendment recommending an was launched at Council. The Speers (OPA) to solicit public input and OPA for Council’s Road Corridor Study was identified and comments . A Statutory Public Meeting at consideration and to be completed in coordination with the Council is scheduled for November 6, adoption. town-wide Employment and Commercial 2017 to hear comments from the public. Review.
Speers Road Corridor – Study Area The study reviewed the lands bound by: North: Railway tracks East: Kerr Street * South: Boundary between the employment area and southerly residential area West: Bronte Creek * STUDY AREA * The east end of study area is located within the Kerr Village Growth Area. The proposed Speers Road Corridor policies do not apply to this area.
Study Inputs – Plans, Policies and Documents • Provincial Policy Statement 2014 • New Provincial Growth Plan Province of • Metrolinx – Bronte GO Station Master Plan • Metrolinx – GO Rail Station Access Plan Ontario • Halton Region Official Plan (and Review) • Transportation Master Plan Region of • Mobility Management Strategy for Halton Halton • Livable Oakville Official Plan • Official Plan Review • Employment & Commercial Review Town of • Urban Structure Review Oakville • Speers Road Environmental Assessment • Transportation Master Plan • Active Transportation Master Plan • Zoning By-law 2014-014 • Economic Development Strategy
Speers Road Corridor – Proposed OPA Basis • Speers Road Corridor Study report findings and policy directions (March 2017 & September 2017); • Input from the Livable Oakville Council Subcommittee; • Ongoing review of emerging and recently approved policies including: Provincial Growth Plan, Urban Structure, Employment & Commercial Review, and transportation related projects; and, • Consultation with town departments, Halton Region, and initial business and property owner meetings.
Speers Road Corridor – Proposed OPA Format • Special Policy Area (Section 26 of Livable Oakville) • Goal, Objectives, Development Concept (three districts), Functional Policies, Land Use Policies, and Implementation Policies Bronte Creek to East of Third Line to Fourth Line – to Fourth Line East of Third Line West of Kerr Street
Speers Road Corridor – Proposed OPA Goal and Objectives Goal The Speers Road Corridor will support the town’s urban structure as an intensification corridor and transit priority corridor which will be a multi modal , transit supportive , employment area where a wide range and mix of business and economic activities can thrive. Objectives a) Recognize the unique context of the Speers Road Corridor employment area as an employment mixed use corridor b) Support the role of Speers Road as an intensification corridor c) Support the role of Speers Road as a regional transit priority corridor
Speers Road Corridor – Proposed OPA Functional Policies Transportation Policies with respect to the evolving transportation requirements for Speers Parking Policies for how parking should be accommodated, including driveways Urban Design Policies for how new development should be designed – compatible and transit-supportive Accommodating Intensification Policies for how we can accommodate additional employment growth
Speers Road Corridor – Proposed OPA Land Use Policies • Expanded use permissions from what is allowed today • “Arterial commercial” (new defined term) uses would be permitted, subject to a maximum size threshold. “Major retail” continues to be prohibited. • Expanding the range of permitted uses within all land use designations found along the corridor including these additional uses : Business Employment Industrial Business Commercial • Indoor sports facilities • Office uses • Light industrial uses • Places of entertainment • Hotels • Arterial commercial uses • Arterial commercial uses • Public halls • Indoor sports facilities • Service commercial uses • Places of entertainment • Places of entertainment • Accessory retail • Major office within 500 metres NOTE: As part of the Employment and Commercial Review, the lands of Bronte GO Station designated “Office Employment” on the south side of Speers Road, between Bronte Road and Fourth Line, are proposed to be • No new outdoor storage redesignated as “Business Employment”. adjacent to residential
Speers Road Corridor – Proposed OPA Implementation Policies • New criteria to evaluate consent applications Phasing and Transition Policies • Allow legal existing uses • Allow reductions to the minimum building height of 2 storeys for certain uses such as warehousing or manufacturing • Allow changes a change in use, additions and expansions of existing buildings which are not subject to the minimum building height • Protection for Bronte Go Station Major Transit Station Area – future study to be undertaken Programs and Initiatives • economic development strategies • Community Improvement Plans for brownfield redevelopment • Updates in consultation with the Halton Region
NOTE: As part of the Employment and Commercial Review, the lands designated “Office Employment” on the south side of Speers Road, between Bronte Road and Fourth Line, are proposed to be redesignated as “Business Employment”.
Next Steps Why study the Speers Road Corridor? Livable Oakville Council Subcommittee The town’s approved Official Plan – With direction from the Employment and Commercial Review, Livable Oakville, adopted by Council in the Speers Road Corridor Study got underway. Reports 2009, identifies Speers Road as a provided to the subcommittee outlined staff’s assessment of special policy area which is to be studied the policies, plans, and existing conditions which may impact to confirm long-term land uses and planning for Speers Road. Reports were presented in two opportunities for suitable intensification. phases: 1) preliminary directions, and 2) draft policies. May 2015 2016 Mar. 2017 Sept. 2017 Oct. 2017 Nov. 2017 Early 2018 Livable Employment Speers Road Speers Road Public Launch: Council - Council: Oakville and Corridor Corridor Information Official Statutory Recommendation Plan Commercial Report: Report: Meetings: Plan Public Meeting Review is Preliminary Draft Proposed Review Meeting ongoing Directions Policies OPA We are here Official Plan Review Public Input - Official Plan Amendment Recommendation The town’s five year Official Plan Based on all input to date, town staff Staff anticipate Review, required by the Planning Act , drafted an Official Plan Amendment recommending an was launched at Council. The Speers (OPA) to solicit public input and OPA for Council’s Road Corridor Study was identified and comments . A Statutory Public Meeting at consideration and to be completed in coordination with the Council is scheduled for November 6, adoption. town-wide Employment and Commercial 2017 to hear comments from the public. Review.
Discussion, Comments & Questions Submit comments to: townclerk@oakville.ca Attend Council: November 6, 2017 at 7 p.m. or watch it online (youtube.com; TownofOakvilleTV) Join our email list: oakville.ca/planoakville Visit oakville.ca: Search “ Speers Road Corridor Study ” for more information Expect a follow-up report in early 2018
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