Development Services Committee meeting - Dec 7, 2015

On December 7, 2015 the Development Services Committee presented "Declaration of Certain City lands as Potentially Surplus" (available: http://app.oshawa.ca/agendas/development_services/2015/12-07/DS_15_219_Report_2015RealEstateDispositionInventory_FINAL.pdf).

Two properties in this large document are adjacent to the IDOL landfill:

Page 87 description, followed by aerial map on page 88:
Location: 0 Rossland Road East - North side of Rossland Road East (at current easterly terminus), east of Grandview Street North
Legal Description: Plan 40M1588 Pt. Block 113
Property Description: Undeveloped parcel of land (G036)
Size (ha) 0.0502
Characteristics of the Surrounding Area
     To the north: open space
     To the east: vacant land (former IDOL landfill site)
     To the south: Future Rossland Road East, residential
     To the west: commercial plaza
Date of Acquisition and Instrument Number
     July 29, 1987
     Instrument Number: 340142
Reasons for Acquisition: 1990 records indicate that the property was part of a larger General Holding at the time (Number 70)
Special Council Directives: N/A
Official Plan Designation: Open Space and Recreation
Zoning By-law Designation: UR (Urban Reserve)
Current Uses: Unoccupied open space
Additional Comments: This parcel functions as a buffer for the abutting IDOL site
Recommendation: Declare potentially surplus

Page 121 description, followed by aerial map on page 122:
Location: Corbett’s Road
Legal Description: N/A
Property Description: Long vacant parcel containing vegetation
Size (ha) N/A
Characteristics of the Surrounding Area
     To the north: residential, open space
     To the east: Corbett’s Park
     To the south: former IDOL landfill site, townhouses
     To the west: residential
Date of Acquisition and Instrument Number: N/A
Reasons for Acquisition: N/A
Special Council Directives: N/A
Official Plan Designation: Open Space and Recreation
Zoning By-law Designation: OSH (Hazard Lands Open Space)
Current Uses: Vacant open space
Recommendation: Declare potentially surplus

Also at this meeting, the Department recommended the approval of the applications to amend the official plan and zoning at Rossland Road E and Grandview Road N. These applications are to permit a larger restaurant with a maximum gross floor area of 215 square metres (2,314 sq. ft.) and to permit service office uses as additional permitted uses at 701 and 705 Grandview Street North (the full document is available: http://app.oshawa.ca/agendas/development_services/2015/12-07/ds_15_222_report_grandview_final.pdf).

Bidding opportunity for slope stabilization at Oshawa landfill

The Region of Durham has a bidding opportunity open until June 30, 2015 on lands beside the Oshawa landfill at 1640 Ritson Road North. This open landfill is a licensed waste disposal sites for the disposal, recycling, composting, and reuse of residential household waste. Further information on this site and Durham Region's other waste management facilities can be found at: http://www.durham.ca/works.asp?nr=/departments/works/waste/wastedisposalsites.htm

"T-623-2015
Oshawa Landfill Site Slope Stability Program located at 1640 Ritson Road North in Oshawa

The Region of Durham is seeking qualified Contractors to provide slope stabilization within the area of Seep B, adjacent to the Oshawa Landfill Site. The proposed work program is being carried out the improve the slope stability of the lands adjacent to the stream bank. It will involve the diversion of the adjacent stream, to permit a gradual transition from the slope to the stream bank, and re-grading the existing slope.

Construction is expected to begin in August 2015, and should be completed within six (6) weeks."

Further information on the  can be found in the Invitation to Tender posting, https://www.durham.ca/biddingopportunities/SearchReadOnly.aspx or https://www.durham.ca/biddingopportunities/Attachment.aspx?id=47583&doc=Z&docType=pdf.