Report to: Development Services Committee Report
Date:
SUBJECT: 3-Stream Design Requirements For Medium And High Density Residential Development And Redevelopment
PREPARED BY:
Biju
Karumanchery, Manager, Development – East, Ext. 2970
RECOMMENDATION:
THAT the report entitled “3-Stream Design
Requirement For Medium And High Density Residential Development And Re-Development” be received,
AND THAT Council endorse the 3-Stream
design provisions in Attachment ‘A’ and the transition guidelines included in
this report,
AND THAT Staff be authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to this resolution.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
Not applicable
1.
Purpose 2. Background 3. Discussion 4. Financial
5. Others
(Environmental, Accessibility,
Engage 21st, Affected Units) 6.
Attachment(s)
PURPOSE:
To seek endorsement of the recommended 3-Stream waste
separatation design provisions and transition guidelines for
medium and high density residential development and redevelopment.
BACKGROUND:
The main barrier to
increased diversion in this sector is the unlimited, convenient access to waste
disposal that traditional garbage chutes represent and limited access to recycling
in buildings that were not originally designed to support a recycling program.
In 2005, the Town’s high-rise multi-residential diversion rate was 17%. This already compared favorably to the 12-13% diversion rates in most other Canadian cities.
In 2006,
The next step involves providing organics collection to
The first stage is the phased introduction of organics
collection to the 52 buildings
The second stage is to update
OPTIONS/ DISCUSSION:
In June 2007 York Region directed Regional staff to implement a program, in consultation with the Local Municipalities, to provide a 20% to 35% increase in water and sewer allocation for high density residential developments meeting certain eligibility criteria. The established criteria includes, among others, a minimum five storey height requirement and a proposed minimum LEED Silver certification. Once the project is confirmed eligible by satisfying the initial qualifying criteria, the applicant must commit to constructing a development that meets certain ‘Sustainability Objectives’ including the incorporation of a 3-Stream collection system.
In February 2008, Council passed a resolution supporting the above Regional policy in order to maximize the Town’s servicing allocation while promoting energy efficient, LEED certified high density buildings with high waste diversion rates.
Acceptable 3-stream collection systems include the following;
· Single chute systems with tri-sorting equipment and lock-out chute doors
· Dual chute systems with bi-sorting equipment on one chute and lock-out chute doors on the bi-sorted chute
· Triple chute systems
· Recycling rooms with no chutes (for smaller buildings)
New building designs with single chute waste collection systems that require residents to go to centralized refuse storage room to dispose of recyclables and organics is not acceptable.
Transition guidelines
In a
· Applications that are in process, but not yet site plan endorsed should comply, unless compelling reasons or hardship can be demonstrated;
· Applications that are in process that are endorsed, but not yet site plan approved should comply to the extent possible. Compliance will depend on the status of building permit drawings and contractual arrangements with suppliers and tenants/purchasers;
· Applications that have received site plan approval shall proceed as approved unless the applicant is willing to participate in the program;
· All new, incoming applications will comply.
Acceptable 3-stream collection
systems and the above transition guidelines were presented to the industry
through the Developers Round Table meeting held on
FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS AND TEMPLATE: (external link)
Not Applicable
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS:
Implementing measures that ensure
maximum diversion in
ACCESSIBILITY CONSIDERATIONS:
Not applicable.
ENGAGE 21ST CONSIDERATIONS:
Implementing measures that ensure
maximized waste diversion in
BUSINESS UNITS CONSULTED AND AFFECTED:
Development Services participated
in the development of this report.
RECOMMENDED BY:
________________________ ________________________
Claudia
Marsales Valerie
Shuttleworth, M.C.I.P., R.P.P.
Manager,
Waste Management Director
or Planning and Urban Design
________________________ ________________________
Peter Loukes, P.Eng Jim Baird, M.B.A., M.C.I.P.
Commission Lead, Operations Commissioner of Development Services
and Asset Management
ATTACHMENTS:
Attachment ‘A’ – Multi-Residential 3-Stream collection requirements
Q:\Commission Share\Operations
and Asset Management\Reports\2008\Waste\Multi-Res 3Stream requirements.doc
Attachment “A”
Waste Management Site Plan Control
Agreement Conditions for High-Rise Residential Developments
1.
The Owner acknowledges that all waste, recyclable and
organic materials will be collected by the Town.
2. The Owner covenants and agrees to provide 3-Stream
sorting and collection system for organics, recyclable materials and residual
waste as required by the Town.
Acceptable 3-stream collection systems include the following;
· Single chute systems with tri-sorting equipment and lock-out chute doors
· Dual chute systems with bi-sorting equipment on one chute and lock-out chute doors on the bi-sorted chute
· Triple chute systems
· Recycling rooms with no chutes (for smaller buildings)
3. The owner covenants and agrees to design and construct internal material storage room(s) with sufficient space to store source, recyclable materials and residual waste for a minimum of one week.
4. The Town covenants and agrees to provide
assistance to the Owner in determining location and space requirements which
will be in accordance with the Ontario Building Code and the Fire Safety Code
as they pertain to multi-residential refuse collection systems and refuse
storage rooms.
5.
The Owner covenants and agrees to purchase from the
Town one (1) in unit recycling container and one (1) organics kitchen collector
unit per dwelling unit so that each resident may participate in the Town’s 3-Stream
program. Furthermore, the Owner shall
ensure that the in unit recycling containers, kitchen collectors and
educational materials are deposited in each dwelling unit on or before the date
of closing or tenant occupancy.
6. The
Owner agrees to contact the Town at least four weeks prior to unit occupancy to
arrange an appointment time at which the in unit recycling containers, kitchen
collectors, and educational materials are to be collected by the Owner from the
Town at a location determined by the Town.
7. The
Owner agrees to pay to the Town the cost for the in unit recycling containers
and kitchen collectors as outlined in Schedule “D” to this Agreement and to
provide said recycling containers and organics kitchen collectors to the
residents at the same cost as paid to the Town.
8. The
Town covenants and agrees to provide, at no cost to the Owner, all educational
materials necessary to enable the residents to participate in the Town’s waste
diversion program.
9.
The Owner shall:
a.
ensure that there will be absolutely no external
storage of waste, recyclable, or organic materials.
b.
ensure that all waste, recycling and organics
containers are placed out at the time of collection and returned to the refuse
storage room(s) immediately following collection, and that the doors to the
refuse storage room(s) remain closed at all times other than at time of
collection;
c.
be
solely responsible for site maintenance in order to maintain an acceptable
level of appearance with regard to waste management practices;
10. Where
the Owner has retained a management company to carry out the duties outlined in
Section 9 the Owner shall remain responsible for those duties and will monitor
and supervise the management company so as to ensure that all duties are
performed in a timely and proper fashion.