W E L C O M E ! O F F I C I A L P L A N R E V I E W Draft Official Plan OPEN HOUSE PRESENTATION
P R E S E N T A T I O N O U T L I N E 1. What is an Official Plan? 2. Why is an Official Plan Review Needed? 3. Official Plan Review Process 4. Phase 1: Official Plan Amendments 5. Phase 2: Policy Directions Report 6. Phase 3: Draft Official Plan 7. Next Steps 1 Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury Official Plan Review
W H A T I S A N O F F I C I A L P L A N ? • An Official Plan is a policy document adopted by Council under the Planning Act • Statement of the Town’s vision and goals • Provides policy direction to guide growth and development to: • establish how land may be used • protect important natural features and agricultural resources • plan for the provision of parks, community facilities, housing choices, and infrastructure • The Official Plan provides the overarching tools to direct future growth and change within the Town. 2 Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury Official Plan Review
W H Y I S A N O F F I C I A L P L A N R E V I E W N E E D E D ? • The Town’s Official Plan was first approved in January 2002 • Major amendments but no comprehensive review prior to the initiation of this process in 2016 • Since 2002, the Provincial and municipal land use planning framework has changed significantly including: • Two versions of the Provincial Policy Statement (2005 and 2014) • Two versions of the Provincial Growth Plan (2006 and 2017) • A new County of Simcoe Official Plan (2016) • An Official Plan must be consistent with and conform to higher-order policies • Therefore, a municipal review of the Official Plan is required 3 Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury Official Plan Review
P R O C E S S & O P P O R T U N I T I E S T O G E T I N V O L V E D P h a s e D e s c r i p t i o n T i m i n g First Four Issues • Stakeholder Meetings and statutory public open houses and Completed in 1 public meetings March 2017 • Discussion Papers • OPAs adopted and enacted by by-law Policy Directions Report • Prepare first draft of Policy Directions Report Completed in 2 • Visioning Workshop September 2017 • Presentation to Council • Finalize Policy Directions Report Official Plan Policies • First draft and Prepare first draft of the new Official Plan 3 We are here public meeting by Amendment & Consolidation • Spring 2018 Statutory Open House & Public Meeting • Prepare final draft of the new Official Plan 4 Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury Official Plan Review
P H A S E 1 : O F F I C I A L P L A N A M E N D M E N T S During Phase 1 of the Official Plan Review, the Town adopted four Official Plan Amendments (OPAs): OPA No. 24 OPA No. 25 OPA No. 26 OPA No. 27 Growth Downtown Seniors Employment Distribution Revitalization Housing Lands Review 5 Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury Official Plan Review
P H A S E 2 : P O L I C Y D I R E C T I O N S R E P O R T Policy Directions: • Create Healthy and Complete • Conserve and Enhance Natural Communities and Cultural Resources • Promote Economic • Protect Public Health and Development Safety • Develop Resilient, Sustainable • Promote Food Security Infrastructure 6 Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury Official Plan Review
P H A S E 3 : D R A F T O F F I C I A L P L A N Overview • A draft of the Town’s Official Plan has been prepared • Must be consistent with Provincial policy and conform to the Growth Plan and County Official Plan • Structure: • Vision and goals • Town-wide policies • Land Use designations • Secondary Plans • Special Policy Areas • Implementation and Monitoring 7 Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury Official Plan Review
P H A S E 3 : D R A F T O F F I C I A L P L A N PART A: INTRODUCTION AND POLICY CONTEXT • Establishes the vision, goals, and objectives of the Plan: Vision “In Bradford West Gwillimbury, we are building on our tradition of agriculture and history within a growing community that will provide opportunity for all who call it home” Conserve and Develop Create healthy Promote Promote Food enhance natural resilient, and complete economic Security and cultural sustainable communities development resources infrastructure 8 Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury Official Plan Review
P H A S E 3 : D R A F T O F F I C I A L P L A N PART B: TOWN-WIDE POLICIES • General policies of the Official Plan • Support the Town’s growth and development as a healthy, sustainable and complete community • Manages growth, economic development, conservation and environmental protection 9 Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury Official Plan Review
P H A S E 3 : D R A F T O F F I C I A L P L A N PART C: LAND USE DESIGNATIONS • Establishes the land use designations throughout the Town • Establishes permitted uses and built form policies Schedules Schedules Schedule A Schedule C B to B-3 D to D-4 Environmental, Urban Structure and Land Uses and Transportation Aggregate, and Built Boundary Heights Hazards 10 Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury Official Plan Review
P H A S E 3 : D R A F T O F F I C I A L P L A N PART D: SECONDARY PLANS • OPAs for Bond Head and Highway 400 Employment Lands were consolidated into the new Draft OP • Consistent with and conforms to Provincial and County policy and plans • Secondary Plan land-use designations shown on Schedule B-2 and Schedule B-3 11 Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury Official Plan Review
P H A S E 3 : D R A F T O F F I C I A L P L A N PART E: SPECIAL POLICY AREAS • Policies related to a specific area or property in the Town • Eleven special policy areas within Bradford, identified on Schedules B and B-1 12 Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury Official Plan Review
P H A S E 3 : D R A F T O F F I C I A L P L A N PART F: IMPLEMENTATION, INTERPRETATION & MONITORING • Establishes how Official Plan policies will be implemented under the Planning Act • Includes planning administration, land acquisition, and development applications, among others • Requirements to monitor the land use planning and growth management strategy are also established 13 Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury Official Plan Review
T H A N K Y O U F O R P A R T I C I P A T I N G What happens next? • Statutory Public Meeting on April 30th, 2018 at 7:00PM in the BWG Public Library • Presentations to Town Committees • Potential Adoption by Council: May-June 2018 To provide feedback: • Complete a comment sheet and return it in the comment box • Website www.townofbwg.com/planbwg • Twitter @planBWG • Email PlanBWG@townofbwg.com 14 Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury Official Plan Review
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