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      The Township of Springwater's Official Plan sets out land use policies for growth and development in the municipality.

      Official Plan Sections

      • Office Consolidation 
      • Section 1 - Introduction
      • Section 2 - Purpose
      • Section 3 - General Development Policies
      • Section 4 - Economic Development Policies
      • Section 5 - Growth Management Policies
      • Section 6 - Housing Policies
      • Section 7 - Community Design Policies
      • Section 8 - Settlement Area Policies
        • Midhurst Secondary Plan and Urban Design Guidelines
      • Section 9 - Residential Policies
      • Section 10 - Adult Lifestyle Policies
      • Section 11 - Commercial Policies
      • Section 12 - Industrial Policies
      • Section 13 - Business Park Policies
      • Section 14 - Institutional Policies
      • Section 15 - Open Space Policies
      • Section 16 - Natural Heritage Policies
      • Section 17 - Agricultural Policies
      • Section 18 - Rural Policies
      • Section 19 - Aggregate Extractive/High Aggregate Potential Policies
      • Section 20 - Waste Disposal Policies
      • Section 21 - Waste Disposal Assessment Area
      • Section 22 - Waste Water Treatment Policies
      • Section 23 - Stormwater Management Policies
      • Section 24 - Special Policy Area Policies
      • Section 25 - Special Use Policies
      • Section 26 - Transportation
      • Section 27 - Heritage Policies
      • Section 28 - Consent Policies
      • Section 29 - Implementation
      • Section 30 - Interpretation

      Official Plan Maps

      • Schedule A-1 - Land Use Plan
      • Schedule A-2 - Land Use Plan
      • Schedule A-3 - Land Use Plan
      • Schedule A-4 - Anten Mills
      • Schedule A-5 - Centre Vespra
      • Schedule A-6 - Elmvale
      • Schedule A-7 - Hillsdale Secondary Plan Area
      • Schedule A-8 - Midhurst Secondary Plan Area
      • Schedule A-9 - Minesing
      • Schedule A-10 - Orr Lake
      • Schedule A-11 - Phelpston
      • Schedule A-12 - Snow Valley
      • Schedule A-12A - Snow Valley Phasing Plan
      • Schedule A-13A - Adult Lifestyle Community Land Use Plan
      • Schedule A-13C - Adult Lifestyle Community Phasing Plan
      • Schedule B - Natural Heritage
      • Schedule C - Transportation

      Official Plan Review (OPR)

      The plan is a “living document” and updates ensure that the plan continues to meet local needs, the County of Simcoe's Official Plan and Ontario's Planning Act.

      The Planning Act requires every municipality to update its Official Plan at least once every five years. The process for our current review includes:

       OPR Process Overview
      • Public visioning workshops in 2016, including a communications strategy
      • Updated discussion paper and growth management strategy in 2018
        • Meetings with staff and stakeholders, including a public open house
      • Background reports to address a wide range of technical issues such as agriculture, transportation, natural heritage and the environment
      • Preparation and adoption of new Official Plan policies, maps and schedules (summer 2019)
      • Open house regarding the Official Plan Review (November 2019) 
      • Public meeting regarding the Official Plan Review (December 2019)
      • Update to Council regarding the Official Plan Review (December 2020) 
        • December 14, 2020 Special Council Meeting Agenda
        • Official Plan update presentation 
      • Stakeholder outreach sessions held to discuss Draft Background Study Reports (February 2021)
      • Final Background Study Reports accepted by Council (September 2021)
        • Population-Related Employment Land Market Study
        • Intensification Strategy 
        • Bayfield Street Corridor Study

      OPR Stakeholder Meeting Presentations - February 23, 2021

      Official Plan Review Stakeholders Meeting held on February 23, 2021 for Ministries & Agencies

       

      Official Plan Review Stakeholders Meeting held on February 23, 2021 for resident stakeholders and members of the public

       Final Background Study Reports (September 2021) 

      On September 1, 2021 Council received and accepted the following Background Study Reports to allow for the preparation of the new Draft Official Plan: 

      • Population-Related Employment Land Market Study
      • Intensification Strategy
      • Bayfield Street Corridor Study

      Draft Official Plan and Land Use Schedules 

      The project team presented the first draft version of the Township's New Official Plan and Land Use Schedules at a Special Council Meeting on September 7, 2022. Below find the draft documents which have been released for review:

      • Draft Springwater Official Plan [for Review]
      • Schedule A1 - Land Use North 
      • Schedule A2 - Land Use Central 
      • Schedule A3 - Land Use South 
      • Schedule A4 - Land Use Anten Mills 
      • Schedule A5 - Community Plan Centre Vespra

      • Schedule A6 - Land Use Elmvale

      • Schedule A7 - Secondary Plan Hillsdale

      • Schedule A8 - Secondary Plan Midhurst

      • Schedule A9 - Land Use Minesing

      • Schedule A10 - Land Use Orr Lake

      • Schedule A11 - Land Use Phelpston

      • Schedule A12 - Land Use Snow Valley

      • Schedule A12A - Phasing Plan Snow Valley

      • Schedule A13 - Land Use Adult Lifestyle Community

      • Schedule B - Natural Heritage

      • Schedule C - Transportation

       A recording of the September 7, 2022 meeting can be viewed on the Township's YouTube page. 

      Next Steps

      The Draft Official Plan and Land Use Schedules have been released for review and comment.  As a next step, the public and interested stakeholders will have the opportunity to provide comments on the draft policies. Comments are requested by Friday, December 23, 2022, to be considered in the final Draft Official Plan to be brought forward to Council for adoption in 2023.

      Comments

      Please submit all comments for the Official Plan Review process to the Planning Department. 

      Submit Comments 

      Applying for an Official Plan Amendment

      If your plans for developing your property aren't consistent with the Official Plan, you will need to apply for an Official Plan Amendment. More information on this process is available through a consultation with planning staff.

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