WELCOME Mayfield West Secondary Plan (Phase 2) Open House #2: June 25, 2009

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1 WELCOME Mayfield West Secondary Plan (Phase 2) Open House #2: June 25, 2009 Please sign in View the display boards Meet with the project team Presentation of the development scenarios at 7pm

2 THE OPPORTUNITY The Town has embarked on the important planning exercise of preparing a secondary plan for 2 (MW2). In planning the second phase of Mayfield West, the Town has an incredible opportunity to develop a made-in-caledon model for sustainable community design, one that makes Caledon, the Greenest Town in Ontario, even greener. 2 is to plan for an additional 13,700 new residents of which 3,900 new residents will be added by 2021 and the remaining 9,800 new residents will be added between 2021 and Council has directed the study team to think broadly and consider the full Mayfield West area in developing the community design for 2, although the 3,900 new residents to be added by 2021 have been allocated to west of Highway 10. THE PROCESS December 2008 Characterization and Background Review Results of Phase 1 Technical Studies presented at Public Open House THE TEAM Jan-May 2009 Guiding Principles Community Design and Sustainability Workshop Council endorses nine guiding principles for MW2 Feb-Sept 2009 Land Use Scenarios Preparation of Land Use Scenarios Council Workshop (May 26, and June 22) Public Open House (June 25) TODAY Sept-Oct 2009 Preferred Land Use Scenario To be presented at a Council Workshop and Public Open House CONTACT Oct April 2010 Community Design and Sustainability Plan To be presented at a Council Workshop and Public Open House April 2010 Official Plan Amendment To be presented at a Council Workshop and Statutory Public Meeting In addition to planning for new residents, the 2 Secondary Plan is to plan for additional employment and commercial lands, totalling approximately 140 hectares, which will support approximately 5,000 new jobs. In planning 2, the intention is to explore: how Mayfield West can take advantage of its remarkable setting, how agriculture can be protected and supported by new development, how investment in new infrastructure can support placemaking, what is the right community form and live/ work/play balance, and what is distinctly Caledon that will form the root of the new community s identity. Urban Strategies Community Design & Sustainability Consultant Philips Engineering Comprehensive Environmental Impact Study and Management Plan ENVision - the hough group and Andre Scheinman Built Heritage Resources & Cultural Heritage Landscapes Assessment Jade Acoustics Environmental Noise & Vibration Impact Assessment Paradigm Transportation Solutions Transportation Impact Study Colville Consulting Agricultural Impact Assessment RJ Burnside & Associates Water and Wastewater Servicing Study W. Scott Morgan & Associates Commercial Needs Assessment For more information, contact: Tim Manley, Project Manager Town of Caledon, Planning & Development Dept Old Church Road, Caledon, ON L7C 1J x4285 tim.manley@caledon.ca Warren Price, Project Manager Urban Strategies x221 wprice@urbanstrategies.com Project webpage: (type Mayfield West Secondary Plan in the Search keyword function) ABOUT THE STUDY 1

3 Phase 1: Existing Conditions, Characterization, Opportunities and Constraints 1. Comprehensive Environmental Impact Study & Management Plan (Part A) 2. Agricultural Impact Assessment 3. Water & Wastewater Servicing Study (Part A) 4. Cultural Heritage Survey 5. Transportation Impact Study (Part A) 6. Noise Impact Assessment (Part A) 7. Commercial Impact Study Phase 2: Selection of Preferred Land Use Scenario and ROPA Application 8. Developing Community Planning & Design Principles 9. Developing & Evaluating Land Use Scenarios (we are at this point in the process) 10. Comprehensive Environmental Impact Study & Management Plan (Part B) 11. Transportation Impact Study (Part B) 12. Water & Wastewater Servicing Study (Part B) 13. Financial Impact Analysis 14. Selection of Preferred Land Use Scenario 15. Regional Official Plan Amendment Application (ROPA) Phase 3: Draft Secondary Plan 16. Comprehensive Environmental Impact Study & Management Plan (Part C) 17. Community Phasing Plan 18. Transportation Management Plan 19. Community Design Plan 20. Master Financial Agreement 21. Draft Secondary Plan Phase 4: Final Recommendations and Official Plan Amendment 22. Finalize Secondary Plan 23. Finalize Implementation Documents 24. Council Consideration of Official Plan Amendment PROJECT WORK PROGRAM

4 MW2 WORK PROGRAM AND SCHEDULE APRIL 2009 (1) MW2 guiding principles Apr-09 May-09 Jun-09 Jul-09 Aug-09 Sep-09 Oct-09 Nov-09 Dec-09 Jan-10 Feb-10 Mar-10 Apr-10 May (i) Report to Council # (2) Developing land use scenarios (i) Consultant team meeting #2 17 (ii) Council Workshop #5 26 (iii) Stakeholders Advisory Group #5 18 (iv) Open House #2 25 (3) Selection of preferred scenario (i) Council Workshop (new) 8 (ii) Open House (new) 24 (iii) Report to Council # (4) Phase 2 technical studies (Part B) (5) ROPA application (i) Report to Council # (6) Comprehensive EIS&MP (Part C) (7) Financial impact study (i) Advertise RFP (ii) Evaluate proposals (iii) Report to Council 13 1 (8) Master Financial Agreement (9) Community Phasing Plan (10) Transportation Management Plan (11) Community Design Plan (1), (2) (i) Council Workshop #6 17 (ii) Stakeholders Advisory Group #6 26 (iii) Council Workshop #7 tbd (iv) Stakeholders Advisory Group #7 tbd (v) Council Workshop #8 tbd (vi) Stakeholders Advisory Group #8 tbd (vii) Open House #3 tbd (viii) Report to Council #7 tbd tbd (12) Local Official Plan Amendment tbd (i) Council Workshop #9 tbd (ii) Stakeholders Advisory Group #9 tbd (iii) Statutory Public Meeting #1 (iv) Report to Council #8 tbd tbd tbd (1) Council Workshop #6 and #7 and Stakeholder Advisory Group #6 and #7 will be working sessions with these groups and will be used to illustrate implementation of the guiding principles. (2) The purpose of Council Workshop #8; Stakeholder Advisory Group #8; and Open House #3 is to present the draft Community Design Plan and also a first draft of the Secondary Plan. WORK PROGRAM SCHEDULE

5 Regional Context Study Area Caledon LEGEND Mayfield West Residential / Mixed-Use Community Employment Lands Agricultural Lands Open Space Network Rail Airport Community Development Plan Study Area Boundary STUDY AREA 2

6 Greenbelt Places Growth to Plan Grow for the GGH PLACES TO GROW In 2006, the Province of Ontario released the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe a framework for managing growth in the Greater Golden Horseshoe. All planning decisions by municipalities must conform to the Growth Plan, including the Mayfield West Secondary Plan. In addition to allocating future residents and jobs to Regions (who then divide the allocation among its municipalities), the Growth Plan envisions how and where new growth should be delivered. For example, the Growth Plan promotes creating complete communities that offer options for living, working, shopping and playing, preserving employment areas for future economic opportunities, as well as supporting the protection and conservation of water, energy, air, cultural heritage, prime agricultural lands and important natural systems. The Growth Plan also sets a minimum density target of 50 new residents and jobs per hectare for a new greenfield development. GREENBELT In 2005, the Province of Ontario adopted the Greenbelt Plan to protect about 1.8 million acres of environmentally sensitive and agricultural land in the Golden Horseshoe from urban development. The Greenbelt includes about 800,000 acres of land already protected by the Niagara Escarpment Plan and the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan. Portions of the Greenbelt are located within the Mayfield West Community Development Plan Study Area. TOWN / PEEL CONFORMITY PROCESS The Region of Peel is currently working to bring its Official Plan policies into conformity with provincial requirements, and in particular, the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe. As a long-term policy framework that guides planning, growth management, environmental management, servicing, and resource management, the Regional Official Plan is an important regional tool for managing how and where the region will grow. Through the conformity process, the Region will allocate projected growth assigned to it by the Growth Plan among its member municipalities. According to the Growth Plan, the Region of Peel is to plan for an additional 610,000 new residents and 290,000 new jobs by 2031 (compared to the region s 2001 population and job numbers). The Regional Official Plan will allocate this growth among its member municipalities, which in addition to Caledon, includes Mississauga and Brampton. The population and job growth assigned to 2 is subject to the final population and job growth allocated to Caledon through the conformity process. Greenbelt HIGHWAY 410 Highway 410 is being extended through Caledon in an east-west alignment from Mayfield Road between Heart Lake Road and Dixie Road to Highway 10 (Hurontario Street), and a full interchange is being constructed at Valleywood Boulevard/Highway 10. Completion of the extension is anticipated in The MW2 Secondary Plan will closely consider the opportunities and impact of the highway within the study area. BACKGROUND CONTEXT 3

7 The 2 Secondary Plan process is to plan for the addition of approximately 13,700 new residents and approximately 5,000 new jobs, as well as for new commercial uses, new community amenities such as schools and parks, and new employment lands. In addition, the Secondary Plan process will consider green linkages that connect existing woodlots and natural areas to the Greenbelt to maintain and enhance the health of the local and regional ecosystem. Current estimates of land needs for MW2 range between 340 and 410 gross hectares. The land budgets, shown below, are a work-in-progress, and will be refined over the course of the planning process. APPROXIMATE LAND BUDGET AND WORKING ASSUMPTIONS Scenarios A&B Residential 2,160 new residents to MW1 = 11,600 new residents to MW2 = 150 ha + Commercial Mixture of Large Format and Street Related Retail = 22 ha + Community Ammenities Schools Parks Tournament Park Recreational Facilities = 31 ha Employment Green Linkages + + = 117 ha = 20 ha = 340 ha (gross) Scenario C Residential = 13,700 new residents to MW2 = 200 ha + Commercial Mixture of Large Format and Street Related Retail = 40 ha + Community Ammenities Schools Parks Tournament Park Recreational Facilities = 31 ha + Employment = 117 ha Green Linkages + = = 20 ha 410 ha (gross) LAND BUDGET 4

8 In January, representatives from the Town of Caledon and the MW2 Stakeholder Advisory Group, including property owners, the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA), Credit Valley Conservation (CVC), the Region of Peel, and the MW2 technical consultants participated in a full-day workshop hosted by the Town and Urban Strategies, the community design & sustainability consultant. The purpose of the workshop was to take a fresh look at the Planning and Design principles used to guide the implementation of the Phase 1 Mayfield West Secondary Plan, and develop refreshed principles for MW2. Participants were encouraged to think outside-the-box, probe existing regulations and standards, propose new methods for resolving community planning issues, and put forward leading edge approaches to community design appropriate to Caledon. The following guiding principles were endorsed by Caledon Council and will be used to guide the preparation of the MW2 Secondary Plan. 1. Achieve net ecological gain, when practical, possible and advisable. 2. Adopt an integrated design process. 3. Foster a local identity rooted in the spirit of the Town of Caledon. 4. Establish the structure for a close knit small town that fosters self sufficiency. 5. Achieve a range and mix of housing 6. Promote walking, cycling and transit opportunities. 7. Maximize conservation and innovation (water, waste, energy). 8. Ensure community connectivity and integration at all scales. 9. Support adaptive change. GUIDING PRINCIPLES 5

9 The creation of a range of places to meet, shop and play is a fundamental part of the design and planning process of a new community. Centres and places are where people come together. They support vitality, provide amenity and help establish the identity of the community. The creation of a range of different kinds of centres will help ensure that there are places for everyone in Mayfield West and that a wide range of activities and amenities can be accommodated. As these places are also where people shop and work, getting their form, size and location right is critical to not only supporting community life, but also to ensuring they reflect a sound economic investment and current development market realities. The Development Scenarios locate a variety of centres and places for consideration. They include the following: Local Neighbourhood Nodes These are retail/commercial and amenity nodes that are closely tied to their surrounding communities. They are small in size and scale, are pedestrian oriented, and are intended to serve a local market. The proposed local neighbourhood nodes in Scenarios A and C are about 8 hectares in size. Commercial Corridors / Main Streets A main street is a linear shopping street where buildings are closely oriented to a pedestrian friendly, well landscaped street. Street and pathway connections, public spaces and buildings are designed to link neighbourhoods and employment areas with the main street. The main street configuration allow corridors to service both local and larger scale markets, attracting and balancing both pedestrian and vehicle movement. In Scenario B, the proposed commercial corridor/main street is about 20 hectares in size. Regional Commercial Centres These are regional shopping destinations. Although these tend to be automobile oriented and isolated from their surrounding communities, new formats of regional commercial centres are emerging that are more pedestrian oriented, contain a broader mix of uses and are better connected to surrounding neighbourhoods. The Centre proposed in Scenario C is about 30 hectares in size. Prestige Office Employment These are office and research parks, which have high employee densities, and typically include a range of office, technology, and advance manufacturing uses in high quality buildings in a well landscaped setting. Warehousing and Logistic Centre Employment These areas contain warehouse, distribution and light manufacturing uses in large scale buildings with lower employee densities. Given the nature of the goods movement operations, high vehicular accessibility and large areas for staging trucking are important site considerations. CREATING CENTRES AND PLACES 7

10 The following are the design and planning objectives that have informed the creation of the Development Scenarios. The design and planning objectives reflect and synthesize findings and recommendations that have emerged from the broad range of technical background studies that were undertaken as part of the 2 Secondary Plan process. Promote a Distinct Edge interface between town and country Aligning the urban edge with natural systems can help minimize negative impacts on the natural environment and reduce the need for the extension of utilities and roadways across valleys and other natural features, which can be expensive. Wherever possible and practical, the Scenarios follow this approach. Enhance the Natural Heritage Network Maintaining a connected network of natural features, including animal, bird and fish habitat, is necessary to protect local wildlife. Maintaining a vibrant natural network also contributes to the quality of life and amenity of residents. Three potential north-south green-links are proposed for consideration in the Scenarios. Logically Extend Transportation and Servicing Infrastructure The movement of vehicles and people, utility locations and development patterns go hand-in-hand. Infrastructure, such as roads and utilities that support these movement and development patterns must be extended in a logical and efficient manner. Two key points of access and the creation of roads to connect Phase 1 and 2 of Mayfield West are explored in the Scenarios. Utilities and other services for Phase 2 will be extended northwards from currently developed areas. Conserve Valuable Agricultural and Cultural- Heritage Assets Agriculture is a key industry within Caledon and the Region. The conservation of the best farm land, and the infrastructure that supports it, also supports the local tax base, provides local jobs, and ensures access to local food. Lands in the western portion of the study area have been identified as the most valuable farm land in the study area. Also, a farm house and its surrounding farm east of Chinguacousy Road have been identified as a cultural heritage landscape, a valuable collection of heritage assets. Connect MW2 to Existing Communities The creation of open space and movement connections to existing places help create complete communities and ensure everyone has access to schools, parks, libraries, fire stations, places of worship and other amenities and services in Mayfield West. The Scenarios each explore ways in which these connections can be made. DESIGN AND NING OBJECTIVES 8

11 The Community Development Scenarios described on the following panels illustrate three refined options for 2 (MW2). Each of these scenarios represents a distinct high-level idea about where new development might go and how it might relate to existing places, the natural heritage system and existing and planned infrastructure. The refined scenarios express a broad range of approaches to creating an expanded Mayfield West community and are intended to provoke discussion and feedback. Although each of these scenarios illustrates a distinct idea, they are not mutually exclusive. The final community plan will likely be a combination of many of the ideas put forward here, and the new ideas we learn from you. The Scenarios use the MW2 Guiding Principles as a departure point and were prepared by Urban Strategies in collaboration with the Town s multidisciplinary consulting team. Scenarios A and B accommodates approximately 11,600 new residents and approximately 5,000 new jobs by 2031 within an expanded urban boundary. Scenario C accommodates growth of approximately 13,700 new residents, all west of Highway 10, and approximately 5,000 new jobs by 2031 within an expanded urban boundary. The refined scenarios continue the discussion initiated at the May 26 Council Workshop, exploring: The location of the urban edge and the interface of development with the surrounding environmental and agricultural lands; The conservation and potential expansion of the natural heritage system with a number of new north-south connections; The relationship of new development to existing infrastructure including the rail line, arterial roads and Highway 410; The creation of nodes or centres from small scale local commercial and amenity hubs to larger regional commercial centres; The protection of agricultural lands and resources of cultural value; Physical connections to 1; and, The structuring and integration of land uses. Scenarios A, B and C illustrate a land budget ranging from approximately 320 to 400 gross hectares, which ensures the scenarios achieve a minimum density target that is not less than 50 residents and jobs combined per hectare. The required land budget and corresponding density will be refined once a preferred land use scenario is identified. A concept underlying Scenarios A and B is that approximately 2,100 new residents will be accommodated within the existing urban boundary of 1. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SCENARIOS 9

12 MW2: Scenario A Villages Nestled Around Mayfield West Phase 1 in an Agricultural Setting This scenario positions new neighbourhoods around Mayfield West Phase 1, while conserving the best agricultural lands in the western portion of the study area for agricultural uses. Each neighbourhood has a mixed-use node at its heart with both commercial and amenity uses. Scenario A is the most integrated with Phase One, and conversely, the most distinct from Brampton. Proposed new development is planned around Mayfield West Phase 1 and Valleywood, and linked together by new east-west and north-south road connections. As development and commercial uses are evenly dispersed, improved access to Highway 410 is not proposed. The Scenario also proposes two north-south green linkages, connecting existing woodlots and natural areas to the Greenbelt to ensure their vitality as natural habitat. The Scenario proposes two new centres of employment. The first, along the Heart Lake Road spine and north of existing designated employment lands. The second, located west of Highway 10 and north of the Etobicoke Creek, ringed on three sides by an exceptional natural setting and with good visibility from Highway 10, is envisioned as a prestige employment centre. A tournament park is located along McLaughlin Road and tucked into the prestige office campus where sound and light can be insulated from residential neighbourhoods. This scenario accommodates approximately 11,600 new residents and approximately 5,000 new jobs by 2031 within an expanded urban boundary. TP LEGEND Existing Land Use Residential / Mixed-Use Community Employment Lands Agricultural Lands Natural Heritage System Environmental Policy Area Wood Lots Brampton Christian School Peel Regional Police Lands Rail Airport Potential Land Use Residential Commercial Community Services Tournament Park Employment Proposed Green Linkages High Quality Farmland Potential Transit Hub Cultural Heritage Landscape Community Development Plan Study Area Boundary SCENARIO A 10

13 MW2: Scenario B New Residential Neighbourhood Built Around a Main Street-type Commercial Corridor and a Substantive New Employment Area This scenario locates a new residential neighbourhood as well as new employment uses, and new commercial uses west of Highway 10/410. A main street-type commercial corridor extending from Highway 10 to McLaughlin Road anchors MW2. Improved east-west connections at the 410/Valleywood interchange are included to ensure sufficient access. The Peel Region Police lands have been reconfigured to accommodate this access. The scenario proposes two green linkages, both west of Highway 10, that connect existing woodlots and natural areas to the Greenbelt, and provide valuable ecological services. New community assets, are proposed along the green linkages, including new park space and schools, as well as a tournament park south of the Brampton Christian School. Significant employment lands are proposed west of and along Highway 10, including both north and south of the Etobicoke Creek, supporting MW2 to develop as a complete mixed-use community. New employment lands are envisioned as prestige employment to attract a higher density and higher quality of jobs appropriate for an integrated community. This scenario accommodates approximately 11,600 new residents and approximately 5,000 new jobs by 2031 within an expanded urban boundary. TP LEGEND Existing Land Use Residential / Mixed-Use Community Employment Lands Agricultural Lands Natural Heritage System Environmental Policy Area Wood Lots Brampton Christian School Peel Regional Police Lands Rail Airport Potential Land Use Residential Commercial Community Services Tournament Park Employment Proposed Green Linkages High Quality Farmland Improved accesss from Hwy 10/410 Interchange Potential Transit Hub Cultural Heritage Landscape Community Development Plan Study Area Boundary SCENARIO B 11

14 MW2: Scenario C Regional Commercial Centre and Local Neighbourhood Centre along McLaughlin Road This scenario is anchored by a regional commercial centre along Highway 10. Improved east-west connections at the 410/Valleywood interchange are required to support the commercial centre, and the Peel Region Police lands have been reconfigured to accommodate this access. This scenario most segregates residential, commercial and employment uses in Mayfield West. West of the regional commercial centre is a residential neighbourhood centred on a mixed residential-commercial neighbourhood node along McLaughlin Road. The full allocation of new residents to 2031 is located in this residential neighbourhood. Embedded within the residential neighbourhood are new community amenities as well as two green linkages that connect existing woodlots to the Greenbelt, and that make important connections to the ecosystems north and south of the study area. The scenario also proposes a new tournament park east of a green linkage, north of the regional commercial centre and south of the Brampton Christian School. New employment lands are located north of the currently designated Phase 1 employment lands, further utilizing the access from Highway 410 and Mayfield Road/Heart Lake Road, which would become the spine around which most of the additional employment lands would be built. This scenario accommodates approximately 13,700 new residents the full allocation of new residents to 2031, as well as approximately 5,000 new jobs by 2031 within an expanded urban boundary. TP LEGEND Existing Land Use Residential / Mixed-Use Community Employment Lands Agricultural Lands Natural Heritage System Environmental Policy Area Wood Lots Brampton Christian School Peel Regional Police Lands Rail Airport Potential Land Use Residential Commercial Community Services Tournament Park Employment Proposed Green Linkages High Quality Farmland Improved accesss from Hwy 10/410 Interchange Potential Transit Hub Cultural Heritage Landscape Community Development Plan Study Area Boundary SCENARIO C 12