Phase 1: Growth Plan Conformity
– Growth Strategy for 6 urban areas
– Residential & Employment land needs
– Long-term water servicing strategy – extension of water supply from Nanticoke Treatment Plant to Caledonia & Cayuga
Phase 2: General Official Plan Updates
– Natural Heritage System & Hazards Study
– Community Building
– Leisure, Culture & Heritage
– Health & Social Services
Timing:
February 5, 2020 – Public Information Centre #1, Haldimand County Caledonia Centre: Remax Room
November 18, 2020 to December 18, 2020 – Virtual Public Consultation
November 30, 2020 – Virtual Working Session (Phase 1) via Zoom platform focused on:
• Key trends impacting Haldimand County
• Your aspirations for the County
• Two themes: Economy & Growth Management
Facilitated Workshop Recorded Zoom Video
February 9, 2021 – General Amendment to Haldimand County Official Plan for Phase 1 of Update to Council in Committee
Haldimand County held a Statutory Public Meeting on February 9, 2021 pursuant to Section 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, C.P. 13, as amended, and presented a staff report outlining the proposed amendments to the Haldimand County Official Plan, to address growth strategy options and changes to the boundary areas of Caledonia, Hagersville, Jarvis, Townsend and Dunnville (no changes are proposed for Cayuga).
Meeting Documents:
Haldimand County Official Plan Update Phase 1 Report : Growth Strategy
Municipal Comprehensive Review By-law
June 22, 2021 – Updated General Amendment to Haldimand County Official Plan for Phase 1 of Update to Council in Committee.
June 28, 2021 – Council approved By-law No. 1234-HC/21 to further Amend the Haldimand County Official Plan with the implementation of a Growth Strategy.
Meeting Documents:
Revised Growth Management Strategy Report – Official Plan Update Phase 1
Official Plan Amendment By-law with the implementation of a Growth Strategy
Timing:
May 13, 2021 – Public Consultation Workshop (Topic 1 – Natural Heritage & Hazards)
June 23, 2021 – Public Consultation Workshop Phase 2 The focus of this workshop was to address the following topics within Phase 2: Community Building; Leisure, Culture & Heritage; and Health & Social Services. Upon registration, a brief questionnaire was conducted to select the topics that meant the most to the pubic, and helped shape the discussion.
Facilitated Workshop Power Point Presentation
Facilitated Workshop Video Recording
Official Plan Amendment to Council, then to the Province for approval
The Haldimand County Official Plan contains goals, objectives and policies that manage and direct physical change and its effects on the social, economic and natural environment of the County. It guides the installation of public infrastructure and the County’s zoning bylaws that development approvals must conform to.
The Planning Act requires that the County’s Official Plan be brought into conformity with the “A Place to Grow: Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe” plan that was approved by the Province in May, 2019. The deadline for municipalities to update their Official Plans to conform to the new Growth Plan is July 1, 2022.
Get involved & help shape Haldimand’s future!
A number of community engagement activities will take place throughout 2020 in order to understand how you envision the future of Haldimand County and what you think our priorities should be as we manage continuing growth. Watch this page for public meeting announcements & opportunities to provide input.
The Official Plan is a document adopted under the Planning Act that contains goals, objectives and policies to manage and direct physical change, and its effects on the social, economic and natural environments of the municipality. The current Haldimand Official Plan guides and directs the development of land to 2031. The Zoning Bylaw and the installation of major public infrastructure must conform to the policies of the Official Plan.
Why the change?
The Official Plan was approved by County Council in 2006 and by the Province in 2009, and there have been over 50 amendments to the Plan. The Official Plan must conform to the Province’s policy-led planning system, which governs land use planning in Ontario. All decisions relating to land use and the creation of development regulations stem from the provincial and local policy frameworks, updated every 5 years. These include the Planning Act, the Provincial Policy Statement and the various Provincial Plans (e.g. Growth Plan). In recent years, there have been significant changes to Ontario’s planning policies and as such, the Official Plan must be updated so that these changes can be applied in a manner that meets the conditions and context of the County. The updated Plan will guide growth and development over the next 25 years – to 2046.
Key Policies from Provincial Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe Pertinent to Haldimand County
Board 9 – Greater Golden Horseshoe 1 & 2
Key Policies from Provincial Policy Statement Pertinent to Haldimand County
Board 9 – Provincial Policy Statement 1 & 2
Additional Information
Schedule B – Current Land use Plans
Schedule I – Employment Areas
Water Servicing
Population Housing and Employment Forecast Update and Land Needs Assessment (2019 – Superseded)
Haldimand County Revised Growth Analysis to 2051 (September 24, 2020)
Haldimand County Official Plan Update Work Program
Official Plan Update Presentation
Caledonia Growth Strategy Map & statistics
Cayuga Growth Strategy Map & statistics
Dunnville Growth Strategy Map & statistics
Hagersville Growth Strategy Map & statistics
Jarvis Growth Strategy Map & statistics
Townsend Growth Strategy Map & statistics
Official Plan Update – Facilitated Workshop # 1
November 30, 2020
6:00 to 9:00 pm (Virtual Connection from 6:15-6:30 pm)
Virtual Zoon Session
A virtual and interactive meeting is being held as part of the Official Plan Review. The session will be a facilitated workshop focusing on:
If you can’t attend the November 30th session, you can provide your comments via a brief online survey. Your input matters!
For more information on Haldimand County’s Official Plan Update, contact:
