Dufferin County Official Plan Review

NOTICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION CENTRE

COUNTY OF DUFFERIN OFFICIAL PLAN AMENDMENT

MUNICIPAL COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW

PHASE 2 OFFICIAL PLAN AMENDEMENT – SCHEDULES AND MAPS

AND TRANSPORTATION MASTER PLAN CURRENT CONDITIONS AND FINDINGS

TAKE NOTICE that the County of Dufferin will hold a Public Information Center in person and virtually pursuant to subsection 17(15) and 17(16) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.P.13, as amended, regarding a proposed draft schedules and maps to the County of Dufferin County Official Plan as a result of the County's Municipal Comprehensive Review (MCR) exercise under Section 26 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.P.13, as amended.

Public Information Center (in person)

The PIC is scheduled for Saturday, January 21, 2023 from 12 to 1 pm at 55 Zina Street. Pre-registration is required via email at dmarwaha@dufferincounty.ca no later than January 16, 2023.

Public Information Center (virtual)

The virtual PIC is scheduled for January 21, 2023 from 1:30 to 3 pm and will be held virtually via ZOOM. To participate in the meeting, pre-registration is required via email at dmarwaha@dufferincounty.ca by no later than noon on January 16, 2023.

THE PURPOSE AND EFFECT OF THE OFFICIAL PLAN AMENDMENT

This proposed second phase Official Plan Amendment (OPA) has been prepared in association with the County’s MCR to bring the County Official Plan into conformity with the Provincial Growth Plan, A Place to Grow: Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (Growth Plan) (Office Consolidation 2020), to ensure that it has appropriate regard for matters of Provincial interest, and is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement, 2020.

This proposed OPA represents the second of multiple amendments to the existing County Official Plan that relates to the schedules and maps for the county growth structure, including a settlement area hierarchy, natural heritage, and agricultural areas to reflect the potential growth allocations presented in the Land Needs Assessment (LNA).

The second phase OPA applies to the whole of the County of Dufferin and therefore, a key map is not provided with this Notice.

The purpose of the Public Information Center and public meeting is to present the proposed second phase OPA being put forward for consideration as a result of the County's MCR exercise under Section 26 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.P.13, as amended, and to provide an opportunity for the public to provide input.

If you wish to be notified of the decision of the County of Dufferin on the proposed official plan amendment, you must make a written request to County of Dufferin, 30 Centre Street, Orangeville, ON L9W 2X1 or planner@dufferincounty.ca

If a person or public body would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of the County of Dufferin to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal but the person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the County of Dufferin before the proposed official plan amendment is adopted, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision.

If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the County of Dufferin before the proposed official plan amendment is adopted, the person or public body may not be added as a party to the he

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:

Silva Yousif, Senior Planner, County of Dufferin

syousif@dufferincounty.ca

The County’s Land Needs Analysis will be presented to Dufferin County Council in February 2022 for adoption. The purpose of this study is to conform with the Provincial Growth Plan (2020, consolidated) regarding:

• Population and employment forecasts
• Minimum intensification targets
• Greenfield density targets

In addition to determining the residential and employment lands needs for each local municipality.

More information on the Land Needs Analysis can be found on the right hand side of this page in the document labelled “January 27, 2021 - My Community Plan Update”.

Since late 2019, the County has been working on the Municipal Comprehensive Review – a series of studies aiming to help us plan how we shape the growth of Dufferin County until the year 2051.

The County, in partnership with our Planning Consultants WSP have wrapped up Phase 1 and 2 of this project and will be spending the first half of 2022 working on and completing Phases 3 and 4 of this project (more details can be found in the timeline section on the right hand border of this page).