OPEN HOUSE

CITY OF BRAMPTON

OFFICIAL PLAN REVIEW

May 2013

PURPOSE

To update the Official Plan for the City of

Brampton to guide planning and

development to 2041.

WHAT IS AN OFFICIAL PLAN ?

A document which describes a municipality’s policies on

how land should be used to ensure that future

planning and development meets the needs of the

community.

POLICY FRAMEWORK

The Official Plan is a legal document that derives authority from the Ontario Planning

Act, which outlines the base requirements of an OP Review.

•Ontario Planning Legislation (Planning Act)

•Provincial Policy Statement

•Growth Plan

•Greenbelt Plan

Provincial

•Region of Peel Official Plan Regional

•Brampton Strategic Plan

•City of Brampton Official Plan

•Transportation & Transit Master Plan

•Environmental Master Plan

Municipal

Municipal

Official Plans

flow from

upper tier

government

policy

All municipal

public works

and by-laws

must conform

to the Official

Plan

WHAT IS AN OFFICIAL PLAN ?

An Official Plan deals mainly with issues such as:

• Where new housing, industry, offices and shops will be

located.

• What services like roads, sewers, parks and schools will

be needed and where they will be located.

Describes How & Where We Grow

• Identifies when, and in what order, parts of our

community will grow.

WHAT IS AN OFFICIAL PLAN ?

Implementation

Identifies the methods to achieve the objectives and policies

of the Official Plan (Secondary Plans, Block Plans,

Community Improvement Plans, etc.)

Collaboration

Developed through planning analysis,

research, interdisciplinary collaboration,

and dialogue within the City, with external

stakeholders, and the wider community

BRAMPTON’S STRATEGIC PLAN

• It is the intent of the Official Plan to

advance the objectives of the City’s

Strategic Plan in matters of land-use

planning and policy development.

• A review of the Strategic Plan is

underway.

• The Strategic Plan represents a blueprint of the City’s overall

development and management.

• The Strategic Plan is the foundation for all future City master

plans, including the Official Plan.

ALIGNMENT OF CITY INITIATIVES

Official Plan

Review

Environmental Master Plan

Transportation Master Plan

Development Design

Guidelines

Development Charge By-Law

Review

Growth Management

Central Area Planning

Strategic

Plan

BRAMPTON’S CURRENT OFFICIAL PLAN

• The 2006 Official Plan is based on

a comprehensive review of the

1993 Official Plan, begun in 2002.

• The 2006 Official Plan has been

adopted by Council and was

‘approved in part’ by the Ontario

Municipal Board in 2008.

• Full conformity with the Provincial

Growth Plan and Region of Peel

Official Plan will be achieved with

the final approval of Brampton’s

Growth Plan Conformity

Amendments (OPA 43 & 73).

WHY IS AN OFFICIAL PLAN REVIEW NEEDED ?

Provincial Legislation

• The Planning Act requires that an Official Plan be reviewed at least

every 5 years.

Assess and Track Progress

• The City of Brampton has grown and changed dramatically since the

last Official Plan Review. The Official Plan Review will update policies

to guide land use planning, growth management and development

approval to 2041, within the context of Provincial and Regional

policies and Plans.

BENEFITS OF AN UPDATED OFFICIAL PLAN

• Preparing an updated Plan will provide the opportunity to

address future changes in the physical planning of

Brampton, and how these may be integrated with other

City initiatives for managing sustainable economic,

environmental and social change.

BRAMPTON OFFICIAL PLAN REVIEW

• The five-year review is a major undertaking, the scope of

the review must be carefully defined in order to identify the

resources that will be required to establish a realistic

timeline for completion.

• December 2012 Recommendation Report “Introduction to

the City of Brampton Official Plan Review” recommended

that staff consult on what aspects of the Official Plan need

to be reviewed and report back to Council.

• Report can be found on the project webpage

www.brampton.ca/opreview

DETERMINING SCOPE

The scope of the review will be based on feedback from :

• Public Open houses

• Special Meeting of Council

• Internal City departments

• External agencies (utilities, conservation authority ,

school boards)

• Advisory committees

• Non-Government Organizations

• Region of Peel

OFFICIAL PLAN REVIEW WORKPLAN

Key elements:

• Purpose/background

• Identify resources

• Alignment with other city initiatives

• Timelines

• Issue identification

• Approach

• Public engagement strategy

• Resources

• Deliverables

PROCESS

We Are

Here

NEXT STEPS

• Three Open Houses (May 1st , May 2nd and May 7th)

• Special Meeting of Council

• Additional consultation at key points of the process

• Additional consultation on specific issues

LET’S CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION!

Comment forms can be placed in the drop box today.

If you need more time:

• drop form off: Planning Department, 3rd Floor, City Hall

• fax: 905 874-2099

• Mail form:

Official Plan Review, Planning, Design and Development

Department, City Hall, 2 Wellington Street West, Brampton ON

L6Y 4R2

• Email: opreview@bramption.ca

LET’S CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION!

You may also make verbal or written submission at the Special

Meeting of Council.

Visit the sign-up table to make sure you are on the notification

list to receive updates about future events and City Council

decisions.

Materials presented today can be accessed on the project

website: www.brampton.ca/opreview