Draft Official Plans
Both the Town of Collingwood and the Town of Blue Mountains draft Official Plans will go forward to new Councils in 2023 for adoption. Grey County Council adopted OPA # 11 in October.
Update Town of Collingwood New Official Plan
The second draft of the new Official Plan for the Town of Collingwood will go forward to the new Council early in 2023. Staff expect this draft will be scheduled for the statutory public meetings.
Grey County OPA 11
Staff Report for OPA 11 Housekeeping Amendment |
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A staff report on OPA 11 will be presented to the County Committee of the Whole recommending the Committee support the approval of OPA # 11 on September 8, 2022. The staff report along with the Committee agenda for September 8, 2022 meeting can be found at […] |
Town of Blue Mountains draft Official Plan
About the Official Plan Review Project
The Town of The Blue Mountains is updating its Official Plan. When completed, the Official Plan will guide all future land-use decisions in the Town, including residential and commercial development, the type of permitted housing, density and intensification standards, and how agricultural and natural features will be protected.
- A […]
Town of Collingwood Draft Offical Plan
The Town of Collingwood has released the 1st Draft of their Updated Official Plan for public review and comment. Town Staff are seeking direction from Council on July 11th to officially release the Draft and proceed with the public engagement and consultation process.
Timeline:
While the Staff Report does not propose firm dates they indicate the following approximate […]
Ministers Zoning Order; Live Work Learn Play
On March 7, 2022, Live, Work, Learn, and Play Inc and DiPoce Management Ltd provided a deputation to the Collingwood Strategic Initiatives Committee outlining the
proposed vision for the Poplar Regional Health and Wellness Village to be
located at 7120 and 7200 Poplar Side Road in the Town of Collingwood. The Village is
described as a 130-acre innovative […]
Simcoe County Official Plan
The population of Simcoe county is expected to reach 555,000 by 2051. This is 54 % more than the current total of 361,000.
A March 31 report from Hemson Consulting indicated that 63 % of the proposed increase of population in the County will mainly occur in the south. The report also said the County needs […]
Town of Collingwood Interim Control By Law
On February 22 Council deferred Staff Report P2022-05 Proposed Zoning By-law Amendment – Servicing
Capacity Allocation Framework for the Town of Collingwood to their next meeting on February 28, 2022. At that time it is expected that Council will pass an amending zoning by-law (By Law 2022-007) to prohibit the use of land or the erection […]
Timeline Proposed ZBA to implement ICBL; Town of Collingwood
2021
• Public Engagement Sessions were hosted with the
Development Community and General Public on November 23
• Zoom recordings on EngageCollingwood.ca and over 30
written comments received
• Late December – Notice of Public Meeting
2022
• January – Public Meeting at Council
• February – Presentation/Staff Report to Committee for Decision
• Late-February – Council Ratification of Decision
• Late-February – Notice of […]
County of Simcoe Municipal Comprehensive Review
The County of Simcoe is undertaking a Municipal Comprehensive Review (MCR) of their Official
Plan. A Municipal Comprehensive Review is a specific planning process used to bring the
Simcoe County Official Plan (SCOP) into conformity with the Province’s Growth Plan for the
Greater Golden Horseshoe – 2020 Office Consolidation (Growth Plan). The MCR establishes
the overall pattern of development […]