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2006/08/23Council Information *for period ended August 23, 2006* *Municipal* 1. Response to NPC re: S.I.P. 2. Brownfield Community Improvement Plan Approval 3. Police at Victoria Ave./Clifton Hill/ Centre Street 4. Renaming of Murray Street from Allendale to Stanley 5. Chippawa B.I.A. 6. Scaffolding on Bridge Street 7. Public Meeting Notice for Sept.11 t" re: 4084 Martin Avenue et al 8. Public Meeting Notice for Sept.1lt" re: 6015 & 6027 Drummond Road 9. INVITE: Walk for ALS on September 30, 2006 10. Thank you letter from Pietrangelo family 11. Children's Safety Village Golf Tournament *Provinciall A.M.O.* 1. A.M.O. Conference Announcements 2. Public Health Capacity review 3. 9-11 Advisory Board 4. Bill 51, Planning Act 5. Bi1143, Clean WaterAct 6. Ontario Rural Plan 7. Rent Increase Guide *Regional* 1. Provincial Offences Act, Shortage of Judicial Resources 2. Council Highlights 3. Police Services Board Report 4. Agricultural, Rural Area and Mineral Resource Policies 5. Places to Grow Growth Plan Corporate Services Department The City of Planning & Development Niagara Falls 4310 Queen Street Canada P•O. Box 1023 Niagara Falls, ON L2E 6X5 web site: www.niagarafalls.ca Tel.: (905) 356-7521 Fax: (905) 356-2354 E-mail: planning@niagarafalls.ca August 21, 2006 Mr. Dave Gillis Manager -Planning & Properties Niagara Parks Commission P.O. Box 15 0 Niagara Falls, ON L2E 6T2 Dear Mr. Gillis: Re: City of Niagara Falls -Strategic Implementation Plan ~~~ Doug Darbyson Director Thank you for your letter dated August 8`h 2006, regarding the Strategic Implementation Plan (SIP} which was adopted by Niagara Falls City Council on May 8, 2006. The City views the Niagara Parks Commission (NPC} as a vital stakeholder in any efforts to revitalize the downtown core and the assistance, input and cooperation of your organization is essential. You raised two maj or concerns as they relate to the SIP and they are the relocation of River Road and the proposed residential tower development along River Road. Regarding any changes to River Road, you suggested that a traffic study and environmental assessment be undertaken. City staff concurs that an environmental assessment is crucial, and statutorily mandated, for any road configuration changes; therefore, we wish to advise you that these studies will begin in the coming weeks and we expect that the NPC staff will play a significant role. Likewise, regarding the proposed residential towers, we would anticipate that the appropriate NPC staff would be members of our Technical Advisory Committee, working with the consultants in preparing the official plan policies and zoning provisions. In addition, I would like to address another point in your letter. You state that neither the Community Improvement Plan (CIP) nor the SIP should be relied on in developing official plan policy or zoning by-laws. These plans, in fact, represent important building blocks to the work currently commissioned. More specifically, the CIP was approved by the Province on March 11, 2005, under the statutory authority of the Planning Act; therefore, the document has si ificant legal status. The SIP, although not a document formally approved under the .Planning Act, was approved by City Council and is intended to provide more details as to the specific changes necessary to implement the CIP. The planning studies and environmental assessments which are now, or will be shortly, underway will specify the details of development. Both the CIP and SIP provide the direction for ongoing planning work. These documents will be relied upon to help finalize the official plan polices and zoning by-law provisions. Working Together to Serve Our Community Clerks Finance Human Resources Information Systems Legal Planning & Development Mr. Dave Gillis - 2 - August 21, 2006 The City considers the Niagara Parks Commission an important stakeholder agency both in past and in ongoing consultations regarding downtown revitalization. In the process of preparing the most recent SIP document our consultants met with NPC staff on two occasions for the purpose of seeking input. Such meetings were not held with any other agency or group. In any event, City staff would be happy to meet with the appropriate NPC staff to go over the SIP in greater detail. It is also my understanding that a meeting is being arranged with the Mayor, the City's C.A.O., the NPC Chair and General Manager in the near future. In summary, we look forward to the Niagara Parks Commission's continued involvement in the planning studies and environmental assessments with the intent of working together for the successful revitalization of downtown and also satisfying the interests of the Commission. Yours truly, Doug Darbyson Director of Planning & Development BB:DI:gd c. John MacDonald S:ICOMMi1NITYlImprovementPlansiDowntownlLeadership Task Force CommitteelNPC response.wpd 08/09/Ofi 0$:12 FAX Nia Par Aa wa+~- of the (iovaa,eeat of 0aario dace t sss Planrr~ing Scanned File: ... , engineering Dave Gilds Phone: 905l356~2241, ext. 260 Fax; 9051356-?2fi2 E-Mail: npceng aLDnlagaraparks.corn August S, 2006 Mr, poug ~arbysan Director of Planning City Half 4310 Queen Street Niagara Falls, QN L2E 6X5 Dear Sir: RE: CITY QF NIAGARA FALLS ~ STRATSGIC IMPL~IN~NTATtUN PLAN While the City of Niagara Falls has yet to officially request comments from The Niagara Parks Commission with respect to the Strategic Implementation Plan a report was brought before the Commission at its monthly meeting April 21 ~~ and we offer the following comments for your information. vVe understand that the Strategic Implementation Plan SIP} is an extension of the earlier 2004 Community Improvement Plan (CIPl. -The Niagara Parks Commission fully supports the City in their attempts to revitalize the downtown core and we can accept that it is a necessary element in Ending financial incentive programs to promote the area. The Commission however has serious concerns when the plans include the relocation of and major changes to the use of River Road, a controlled access roadway which the Commission considers a processional roadway from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario. Stafif did meet with the developers' consultants and City staff an several occasions where support for gatevuays into the downtown core were expressed. Several alternative suggestions for a gateway were provided by ~ammission staff that would not result in divertin tourists directEy into the downtown traffic grid however the consultant did not feel g that these alternatives should be presented to the public. We also suggested that a traffic study and an environmental assessment be added to the study requirements since the proposed changes greatly alter the use and function of River Road and the Niagara River Parkway not only for tourist traffic but NPC People Movers as well. RECEIVED AUG 0 9 2006 ~LANNlN~ ~, D~V~LOPMEN NPC ~ECti sERViCE ~-~-~ CiTY NiAG FALLS ~ ool/ao2 x~E 1'~LA,,G~A-ItA FA~~R~S CGIYIMISSICIN P.O. Box ~ 50, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada L2E 6T2 Web Site: w~w.niagaraparks.com 08/09/06 08:12 FAX NPC TECH SERVICE -~-~-~ CITY NIAG FALLS ~ 002/002 CIT1~ of NIAGARA FALLS ~ STRATEGIC IMPLEI'~ENTAT~oN PLAN ... Z Early in the CIP as well as in #his SIP proposal NPC staff expressed concerns with the "wailed" effect of the tower bases along River Road at the Queen to Bridge Street section. These concerns were also dismissed. As noted in our December fi, 2004 comments with respect to the Community Improvement Plan. The Niagara Parks Commission would like to lae very clear that neither the CIP or the SIP should be relied an in developing official plan policy or zoning by-laws. Given the reports limited scope, The Niagara .Parks Commission is willing to accept them as background documents and we look forward to participating in a more comprehensive and de#ailed planning process for the downtown area. Yours truly, Dave Gillis, MCIP, RPP /cr Manager -Planning & Properties Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing Municipal Services office-Central Ontario 777 Bay Street 2"d Floor Toronto M5G 2E5 Telephone: (416} 585-6226 Telephone Toll Free:1-800-668.0230 Fax Number: (416) 585-6882 August 8, 2006 Mr. Dean lorfida City Clerk City of Niagara Falls City Hall 4310 Queen Street P.O. Box 1023 Niagara Falls, ON L2E 6X5 Dear Mr. lorfida: Q Ontario Re: Expiration of Appeal Period Decision for Brownfield Community Improvement Plan, City of Niagara Falls as adopted by By-law 2006-60 This is to advise that the appeal period set out in the Notice of Decision of July 17, 2006, for the Brownfield Community Improvement Plan, City of Niagara Falls as adopted by By-law 2006-60 concluded on August 5, 2005 and that no appeal was filed with the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing. The decision of July 17, 2006 is therefore final. If you have any questions regarding the above information, please contact the undersigned at (416) 585-7356. Yours truly, r Marco Melia Municipal Advisor cc. Robert Bolibruck, Community Improvement Program, Planning and Development Alex Herlovitch, Deputy Director of Planning and Development Doug Darbyson, Director of Planning and Development Community Services Department Municipal Works The City Of 4310 Queen Street Niagara Falis P.O. Box 1023 Niagara Falls, ON L2E 6X5 Canada web site: www.niagarafalls.ca Tel.: (905) 356-7521 Fax: (905) 356-2354 E-mail: edujlovic@cniagarafalls.ca Chief Southall Niagara Regional Police Service 68 Church Street St. Catharines, Ontario, L2R 3C6 August 9, 2006 Re: Victoria Ave./Clifton HilUCentre St. - NRP Intersection Control Dear Chief Southall: Ed Dujlovic P.Eng Director As you know, City Council endorsed a resolution on June 26, 2006, to have Niagara Regional Police Officers deployed to the intersection of Victoria Ave. and Centre Street/Clifton Hill, on weekends, during the next two months, in order to improve traffic flows. The NRP have been actively been providing Officers, since July 1, 2006. Council approved this initiative (experiment) on the basis of a $12,000.00 upset limit. This upset limit has now been met, therefore, I am advising you that we can no longer provide funding for this proj ect. This experiment has allowed staff and officers to see first hand, what problems are being experienced at the intersection, during peak tourist activity. There have been many good suggestions and ideas on how to improve the situation. These suggestions included many things such as revisiting left turn prohibitions, traffic signal timing improvements, one way streets, etc. This valuable information can be used to assist improving the intersection on an interim basis until it is reconstructed in 2008. However, I'm suggesting that a task force made up of BIA, City Staff and NRP representatives meet in the Fall, to discuss potential intersection improvements until it is reconstructed. This letter will be forwarded to Council, at the August 21, 2006 meeting, for information. In the meantime, you may wish to consider continuing to fund this initiative. Thank you for your assistance throughout the project. cc. Mayor Ted Salci Yours truly Ed Duj lovic, P. Eng. Director of Municipal Works Working Together to Serve Our Community Municipal Works Fire Services Parks, Recreation & Culture Business Development Building & By-Law Services FROM: Alex Herlovitch, Deputy Director of Planning & Development Geoff Holman, Manager ofDevelopment -Municipal Works RE: Renaming of Murray Street from Allendale to Stanley Avenue The draft Historic Drummondville (Main and Ferry) Community Improvement Plan (CIP) has identified an opportunity to create a major gateway into the business district from Stanley Avenue via Murray Street. As a result of that vision, Council directed that staff investigate renaming Murray Street between Stanley Avenue and Allendale Avenue to Main Street. Staff met to review this request. The issues surrounding the suggested name change are complex. The renaming of this section of Murray Street may necessitate name changes to adjoining legs in order to negate any confusion. Also, before any of the street names can be considered, road and intersection improvements should be considered in order to avoid any discontinuous linkages and address other outstanding functional issues. Improvements to street arrangements are not currently scheduled and would only be considered after public input through the CIP process and approval of the Plan. Staff will work through the CIP process and continue to monitor the situation. A further report to Council will be brought forward in the future. AH/GH :tc S:ITRANSPORTSTNAME1MurraytoMainlTSalci-Council.mem.wpd ~ ~a~~~~ "~~~ Working Together to Serve Our Community Clerks Finance Human Resources Information Systems Legal Planning & Development The City of Clerk's Department Nia ara Fall g s Inter-Departmental Memorandum Canada ~~ To: Mayor Ted Salci Date: August 23, 2006 & Members of Council From: Dean Iorfida City Clerk Ext. 4271 Subject: Chippawa B.I.A. At the July 31 St Council meeting, Council passed the following motion under new business: Chippawa BIA ORDERED on the motion of Alderman Morocco, seconded by Alderman loannoni that staffworkwith the Chippawa businesses to try to revive the BIA and possibly extend the boundaries. Carried Unanimously Under s. 204(10) of the Municipal Act, the term of a B.I.A. is as follows: The term of the directors of a board of management is the same as the term of the council that appointed them but continues until their successors are appointed. Staff will work internally over the next few months with an eye toward reviving the B.I.A. in conjunction with the next Council term. It is too late to revive the B.I.A,. for this term as the levy has already been set for business improvement areas and there is only three months left in the term. I would suggest that, initially, it be determined whether there is an interest to revive the B.I.A. amongst Chippawa business and then deal with the issue of boundary expansion. Staff would anticipate a report back in early 2007. Wording Toget,~jer to Serve Our Communitr~ fie Corporat~an of The City of Niagara Falls August $, 2QQb ..:~3't0 Queen Street P~~Bax 102 agars Falls, 4N LSE bK5 ~l~ear The Corporation of The City of Niagara Falls: hereafterreferred to as "your" or "you" In res~ase to the letter sent to me on July 1'~, 204b by your subordinate William Clary. ~~opy enclosed.) I nun filly aware of Sectifm 4.S of the City's Zoning Bylaw No. 74-~041Q entitled "Temporary Uses" I have enclosed a copy of a letter issued to The City of Niagara Falls dated Monday, December I3, 2004 in which it states my intentions tv construct a new redesigned scaffolding, At this time The city of Niagara Falls was also invited to consult with me on this project and.to this date has not accepted the invitation. The failure by your subordinates, to accept the offer to consult with the construction of the scaffold, has resulted in the issuance ofthe aforementioned letter without all the facts. I would like to point out that there have been many opportunities for your subordinates to question me on this matter far I have interacted with them personally on many occasions through out my protect. It appears though, that your subordinates are unwilling or incapable to learn the facts on this matter before they commit to a course of action. I have therefore concluded that in the absence of your subordmate's ability to learn they must be taught, As this course of action directly concerns my activities and being the individual with the most knowledge ott the matter,, I will enlighten you to the situation. As to the construction of the scaffolding, as was mentioned earlier, I decided tQ constxuct a new redesigned scaffolding structure. This is in preparation for an addition to the existing building, which, though its purpose and design has changed over time, your subordinates have been aware of its impending construction. It would appear there is a discontiatiity in the perception of certain individuals concerning the timeline in which this project is to occur. At its current state the scaffolding is uncompleted. This is quite apparent even with a casual drive by of the property that the west side of the scaffolding has hot been built. (I have enclosed a copy of a resent newspaper article, which had informed the rest ofNiagara Falls of such. As no readily available information could be ascertained at the time as t4 the method and time frame for constn~ction of a wooded scaffold I have used existing precedence and common mcdtods of practice. It's construction design was referenced from the Ministry of Labor 'guideline for scaffolding construction and the timeline for such construction from building permits issued from the City of Niagara Falls for construction, I have enclosed a copy of a former permit issued t<i me far a past addition to the existingbuilding.I would like ~ address your attention to the section above the word NQTICE. It is clearly warded that it is common practice tQ suspend conshuctiga for periods of time and also provides guidelines as to a timelme for suspended or discontinued construction. ft is with die information from these sources that I have based the construction of ~ scaffolding. I have not suspended eonstrNetion for any period of more thap one year and furthermore each suspension of construction has been followed by major progress towards completing the pi~ject. I; can understand the perspective of your subordinates as far as their interpretation of the phrase" failure to proceed expeditiously", without all the facts and their naivete in a project such as this, on the surface it could appear that construction has Mopped and drat there is no end purpose. Personal opinions put aside, I have presented precedent and common methods of practice for my actions concerning the construction and timeline completion for the scaffolding portion of my project, your subordinates have not done the same for their actions. To prevent any other misunderstandings, Iagain invite any of your subordinates to consult with me. on an rssues the should hatve,.conce Y ~ Y ruing my addition project. But just incase your subordinates remain unwilling or incapable of accepting such an invitation I will educate them to my current situation. The construction of the west side of the scaffolding will begin. within the one-year suspension period. (A month or two) The necessary documents for a building pennit application will be submitted to your,appropriate subordinates if not during this period of final construction then shortly after but not in any manner as to exempt my.~~ro1ect from the benefits of the Downtown Incentive Programs. Construction of the addition will then proceed according to the guidelines set forth in a building. permit. Then we t~ all lave happily ever after..., Until the future plaaa~ multi-unit conversion of the building...of course...but that is mother story. ~Incercly Ii4r. Joedy Burdett 1a~5. Seriously, should you proceed with charging me with violatingthis by-law be advised that I will represent myself! fde- a not guilty plea, request a lot of tune to prepare, request a pretrial, present even more evidence in my possession and should it go to trial, have subpoenas issued to every person at city hall that I have had any interaction with concercuag this matkex,which would include but not be Iuaited to John Castrilli, Robert Judge, Ken Meth, John Kedzierski, William Clark, Tammy Agnoletto and Louie Baldiaelli. Furthermore should you fail to succeed is this endeavor I will file a small claims action to reimburse my. expenses. It is not my Mention tQ cause stress to your subordinates, I too am also learning, but ff I am forced 6a, I wtll~ d~~ nrysel€and dolr't thi~nl~ for a: instant I rvzll keep this a private matter between you and I. ~4~lthough t find the actions of your subordinates somewhat amusing, it does concern me that they may be treating others .less capable of defending their selves in a similar manner. These people are in positions of a~nsiderable influence over others sad as sorb should possess a very high degree of proficiency in their actions. Perhaps having this incident b~gbt to your attentions may 'suggest a revrev~ of your subardrnate's methods of practice, is needed. It would also be polite if they could at least spell my name properly. T1~anlcs and have a nice day. Corporate Services Department Planning & Development The City 0f 4310 Queen Street Niagara Falls P.o. Box 1023 Canada Niagara Fa{{s, ON L2E 6X5 web site: www.city.niagarafa{{s.on.ca Tel.: Fax: E-mail: (905} 356-7521 (905} 356-2354 planning@city.niagarafal{s.on.ca July 17, 2006 REGISTERED MAIL Mr. Jodi Burdette 4480 Bridge Street Niagara Falls, ON L2R 2E7 Dear Mr. Burdette: Re: Scaffolding, 4480 Bridge Street Doug Darbyson Director It has been brought to my attention that there has been no building permit application submitted and no construction is occurring to substantiate the need for the erection of the existing scaffold around and over your existing building. The scaffolding has been erected for an extended period of time now and is not incidental to any construction work that is in progress on the subject lot. Section 4.5 of the City's Zoning By-law No. 79-200 entitled "Temporary Uses" permits such temporary structures when associated with work in progress. I would continue by stating that "You have failed to proceed expeditiously with any construction work" at the site. Accordingly 1 must advise that the scaffold be dismantled immediatciy a~r~d the dis~7la~~~tlitig tai tike scaffold be initiated no later than July 28, 2006 and that it be completed within 30 days of that date. ~, :.w..M~_ Yours trul ,~,~ ~ ~~ ~, , ~.. William Clark Senior Zoning Administrator Ext. 4233 wC:ko c. John Castrilli Robert Judge Ken Mech John Kedzierski S:ICOMMUNITYIELGINIGLENVIEW14~80 BridgeSt.wpd Working Together to Serve Our Community Clerks Finance Human Resources Information Systems Legal Planning & Development ~b~t,b~ ~~~~~~ Sher ~3, ~~ ~o The its of l~ia~ar~ F~l ~~ response to order to comp~~ (~04-~~~e: The structure referred to ~~ eonstrueted for e ~~;~ses of sc~.ffolding, ~o~r reference "n~ateri~.l te~~ons to an e~stin~ buildin~fif v~, elained ~~ nee huh Louie Edinelli ~~ site, concluded for ~~ reasons ~~~ the structure ~~ not free st~din~~ ~ sul3rted h~ the h~.ild~n end ~~ ~tehed to the huildin~. ~~ their is ~~ perrr~it required for scaffolding, ~~ told to ~ h~~ T~~l ~gnoletto, I X11 be ~ ~ order. ~ X11 dis~na~ntle the strtte. ~ h~~~e ~lre~d~ disantled the font ~~~~~ ~.nd X11 oeeed its. ~~~~o~ ~~ ~ tin~e~~: end safe ~.er. ~ t~u~t ~~ to. the sa~:~~ti~~... o~ the Qrder to~~ ~o.~~ end ~ co~~le~o~ the ~3rder ~i~l he ~res~~i~nded. i finest ~~ ~~~~ ~ -re ~~+~ to ~~~ ~.+~~+~. Fe~odic u.~dates of n~~ progress can he issued ~f desired. l~~ apology for ~~.~ incon~enieneie ~~~ ~.~~ h~~e caused. ~ would like to infarm The ~it3s of~tia~ga. Fads ofn~~ intent ~ constr~.ct a redesigned sca~~`olding eorreetin~ for the a~o~e errors. under se.on ~. ~ of the ~ea~lth. and safe pct I X11 he d±aii~g so under ~~~ own su~er~ision and design. ~ request to consult The ~i~ of Nia~.ara. Fads on its deli so to ~.ddress and eonee~~ the ~`it~ ~~~ ha.~er ~ request to he informed if ~.~~ references of this doeu.ent ~~~ incorrect. . Th~nk'~ou, Joed~r Burdett, 4~~o Badge St. Nia~,~~ra Fars. 4N, l~~E ~R? ~9~5~ X53 ~~~8 (~ .r'd' 1~ ~i~.ing fear this doc~nent is on1}~ a declaratia~n of reGei~t, not a~f acceptance of its intent. Received an ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~2I~3f~~ x:43 ~1Vt THE REVIEW _`.__'.~Y -`~--•----y~`.__ LOCl'~ll FRIDAY, JUNE 9, 2006 - AS Readers wonder about. Bridge. St. scaffolding TONY RICCIU ~~ TO (t s Your Call ~~ . ody Burdett is buildin himself a g castle on Brid a Street. He mi ht g g . ~~ :even call, it Burdett Castle, but ~. t could be sub ect to chan .e if he l .g :comes u with somethin a little g .pore in, restin . g The buildin at X48 . ' g 0 Bodge St., in Niagara Falls, which is the.home of :Nia aza Tintin is a work i g g, n .progress.. It doesn t.loak like a.castle at this stage b~ause the~buildiri is sur- founded b ~ wooden scaffoldin . Y g ''The buildin` had scatiTatdin once g g :before but it was oz~~ `~ eyed taken down by the.d .Now, he has built 'it a ain onl bi er and better. `v,~lVfotorists dri b the buildin ~ Y g :often slow down to take a look and ... . ~'t©~ have even sto ed to take t; PP $~ic~ires. ~. ,. , :Readers of The Review wanted to ~'kriow what is going on there, so we falked~to Burdett about his fans. P ~;: The~30- by 30-foot buildiri used g ~to:~be,a:fud a store. Burdett ur- g p ~:~~ased the roe ; added a 20-foot .... P P ~' ;addition ~and~relocated his business there in 2002. . . ~ About .two ears a o, he deaded it Y g ~wauld~be nice t o add a one-level . apamnent above the existin build- . g. ing. `. :' He built a wooden scaffoldin g, but ~. the buil~~ ' ~ de artme . .. ding p nt at ci hall had an;issue as to how it was bein g constructed . so he . was ordered to take: it. dn~vn. . He o ~~ . be ed that order, but in the Y meantime Burdett decided t o do some research and educate himself on the rules and re lations relatin gu g to wooden scaffolds. He discovered ~ po 1e ar all p p e owed to build their own staff d . of providin g. it meets certain re uirements. He q alsa teamed the maximum het ht g fat a buiidin ~~at his location is 4 g 0. feet: any formal construction that would require a buildin ermit from the gP ci of Nia aza Falls said Castrilli. tY g , Chances are Burdett will likel be ,. y able to build what he wants, rovid- P in he is able to et all the a rov . g g . PP als needeid by goin thro h the lan- g ug P Wing and buildi ermit rocess ~P P , said Castrilli. ~ . The last cones ondence between P the:d acid Burdett was on A ril 10 tY . P . It was a relimin discussion about P azY his laps: P . Castrilli~ toted aut that in order Po to get some approvals, certain rofes- P sionais are re uired to do s dfic q . Pe thin s: g By the wa ,Burdett, 38, is sin a he Y $l , likes to travel and he's loo ' for a princess or queen to ~shaze his castle. What needs fixing in:your Wei hbour~ .g hood? We want to know Phone Ton Y Ricuuto at905-358-5111, ~ext.1132 or e- mail tncuuto@nfreview.com ~ :Armed wi~.thatview information ~ ' ~. ~Burdiett~w . . ent back. to~the drawin . g ~~ all the work, the o ect would Pr ~ . board end-came u %vi ~ , p. th a,.~ew lan :P. -become cost rohibitive... P . . . fo~a~dtlerscaffold~fhat~ .~~.'.` : ~ ~eet~.~il~ oho Castrilli .director of . . J ~ . tY~e r ', uixements: ~. ~ and b law services for~tlie~d of Y ~' . `TIie~n~ew scaffold is about 36 feet ~ `Nia a.Falls said the ve had some ~ r YI .. ;iri~hei"ht:~Buidett~now lan g p s to add . ~ re' di sions.. ' p .l~muiary sous .with Burdett, the floors to his buildin instead g of but so faz there has beeri n f o onnal. the~ori al sire le floor . g~ g ' submission r 1 su ~ ' o an bniitted for P . The . ro'ect is more of a hobb P l y an a roval. ~ ~ .. ~ ~ x ~~ Y PP and some that ' ht a off ~g P Y ~ When the first scaffol ' dm .was ut $ p, whexr he retires. He works on' it . u ~ there was conee p, a m because it . r~hen he has 'the tune usuall on y looked ' . .tike actual construction of a Sunda Ys building..An order was issued, but. Burdett estimates he has s ent P later it was Yescinded. about $5,000 in lumber for the sca - f At this sta Burde ~' ge, tt hasp t done foldin but h ' g, a will be able. to dis- mantle it :once it's .no to er rig required. He said the wood can be reused or re sled. ~' . "When it's done it will be areal class lookin ~~- ' y g buildin , said Bur- g deft, who e . ects to do Xp quite a bit of the work himself. . The io'ect he estimates ` P l ., ,could take two or three ears an y d cost .about $50,000. «Pe. ~ , , ople think I m doin :some- . g .. . . thin strap e ~ but I have the . S g , awes P to build m own castle "said . - Y .Bur deft. If he had ~to pay someone to do ' 1 ~ . ~ Mike DiBatdsta;~The Review od' Burdett the owner o Ni ' 1 y f a ara Tintm at 480. Bnd a St. ~ has irn~ested uite . 9 9 g q . a bit of time and timber erectin ~ this 36-foot hi h wooden scaffoldin . Ci half g 9 9 tY neighbours and even tourists have been watchm his ro ress and wonderm 9 p 9 g what he's doin . g BUILDING PERMIT No. 02 14914 000 00 AD Date of issue: Monday, October 28, 2002 Permission is hereby granted to: (Owner) (Contractor) ` Jody Burdett Jody Burdett 116 Hodgkins AVenue 116 Hodgkins AVenue Thorold, ON Thorold, ON L2V 1M1 L2V 1M1 for: Addition Autol Vehicle Repair Estab at: 4480 Bridge St , Lot No. ,Plan No. , Unit No. Tt~ Ci1y of Niagara Falls Canad~ l~J in accordance with the submitted plans and documents reviewed by the City of Niagara Falls Description: Conditions: No autobody repairs permitted, no outside storage unless within a wooden board- on -board enclosure; rear of building. Estimated Value: $ 25,000 Gross Floor Area: 52.2 sq. m Number of Units: Issued by: , ":.. Tammy Pearce *)' for M. Brown, Chief Building Official This permit is issued on condition that the work proposed and authorized, hereto, shall, in all respects, conform with the plans submitted and reviewed, the provisions of the Building Code Act and the Ontario Building code, as amended, the By-laws of the City of Niagara Falls and any other applicable law. It is the responsibility of the permit holder to ensure that the work authorized. by this permit is carried out in accordance with the requirements set out, hereto. This permit may be revoked if it was issued on the basis of mistaken or false information or in error; or, where, after six months, construction had not seriously commenced; or, where the construction had been substantially suspended or discontinued for a period in excess of one year NOTICE THIS PERMIT SHALL BE POSTED IN A PROMINENT LOCATION ON SITE NOTICE OF Il`; SPE CTION The permit holder, or agent, shall notify the Building Division at }east two working days in advance of the stages of construction set out in Section 2.4.5 of the Onatrio Building Code. RELOCATION OF CITY SERVICES Relocation of City services eg, driveway entrances, poles, hydrants, etc shall be performed only by City forces at the expense of the permit holder/owner. LOT GRADING AND DRAINAGE The lot shall be graded away from the building, and so that surface drainage does not adversely affect adjacent properties. ..Except as otherwise authorized, downspouts shall discharge onto splash pads at least one metre away from the building. PLANS AND DOCUMENTS The plans and documents, on the basis of which this permit was issued, shall be kept on site. CITY PROPERTY If damage to sidewalks, curbs, pavement, utilities etc., adjacent to the site is noted, prior to construction, then the Building Division should be contacted before any work commences. Any debris or mud etc. on the road, caused by the construction, shall be removed immediately. In default, the City will perform the required cleanup at the expense of the permit holder/owner. EXPIRATION This permit .will be deemed to have lapsed, and will be revoked 'if .construction has not .commenced withir~~ six Months of the date issue. The date of revocation may be extended, once only, upon payment ofthe appropriate fee. Building Division -Telephone (905} 356-7521 ext. 4251 Niagara~alls ~,~~,,~, ~.~~ -•, ~~ ~~ ~ ~~~ .~ PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT APPLICATION CITY FILE: AM-2612006 PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE PLANNING ACT You are invited to attend a public meeting where City Council will consider an application to amend Zoning By-Iaw No. 79-200. The meeting will be held on: Monday, September 11, 2006 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers, City Hall, 4310 Queen Street. The amendment is requested fora 744 square metre (8,010 square foot} parcel of land known as 4084 Martin Avenue and a portion of the unopened municipal laneway lying between 4084 Martin Avenue and 4075 and 4087 Broughton Avenue, as shown on Schedule 1. The applicant intends to request the City close, declare surplus and sell this portion of the lane to add it to the project, however, the City has not yet determined it is prepared to do so. The amendment is requested to permit the development of a 4-unit on-street townhouse development as shown on Schedule 2. The subject land is zoned Residential Single Family and Two Family (R2). The zoning of the land is requested to be changed to a site specific Residential Mixed (R3) zone to permit the proposed townhouse development. The meeting is being held to inform you about the application and to provide you with an opportunity to express your views. Your comments may be given verbally or as a written submission. Written comments should be submitted to the Director of Planning and Development, City Hall, 4310 Queen Street, Niagara Falls, Ontario, L2E 6X5 prior to August 29, 2006. Please refer to City File AM-2612006. The comments you provide, as well as the report of City staff, will help Council make a decision on the. application. Council may ask for revisions to the proposal or attach conditions to its decision. If you wish to be notified of the adoption Qf the proposed amendment you must make a written request :. _.... to the Director of Planning & Development. -2 If you disagree with Council's decision on the application, you can appeal it to the Ontario Municipal Board (O.I~I,B.). However, under the terms of Ontario's Planning Act, if you have not expressed your views at the public meeting or sent in your written comments before the proposed zoning by-law is adopted, the O.M.B. may dismiss all or part of your appeal. A copy of the Planning and Development Division's Recommendation Report on the application will be available after 4:00 p.m. on September 5, 2006. Additional information related to the application and the proposed amendments maybe obtained from the Planning and Development Division, second floor, City HaII, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. or by telephoning (905) 356-7521, extension 4232. This notice is dated at Niagara Falls, Ontario this 18th day of August, 2006. ___~. Doug Darbyson Director of Planning & Development AB:ko Attach. S:IZONINGIAMS120061AM-261Notice.wpd SCHEDULE 1 LOCATION MAP Subject Land ~o DER LANE ~ ~' 3 O n D = o c ~ s cn -+ ~~ O ~ Z -~ z z ~ ~' z z < < Z < < 9~ ~~ ~ A ~ rn rn ~ rn rn ~0 rn rn rn Q`~J rn ~~ FERGUS4N ST ~, FERGUSON ST ~~ c w ~F ~ ~ ~ 9~ D A ~ n rn ~ ~ o ~ ELGIN ST ~ z p Z D Z D Z < D rn 4 rn < z rn D BUTTREY ST rn BUTTREY ST AM-26/2006 K:1GIS Itequests120061ScheduleslZoniugAM1AM-26Vocation.map August 2006 .NO 6 J+u JcwcrNSJfefm aw wwNr +rrMO Mutt. CT-.• IO OF IM7N RIW'1 ~ f1Y OfI1NlL ' LIONS (LOP. 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Ol..l (M ~ --- u ~ ASPNAI. I AREA 85.64 .m RIf LEY'b NUMBER OF UNITS FOUR CONDgb •• •-• •-. LgCAl101k SrP.i...lo«...1, i i I J1Ln" ; !' 111` t i 11TLE: ~., ~ ; 1.111.1: ~,'ll: I ' bITF PLAN WUW.NAUTAHOMFDESKsN9.GOM F$66.4'4W310 ~~ : PAVE, G GOPI'RIGHT 4006 N{4iTA HOME PkSIGNB ~' ~+ 1 OF n x d r N PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT APPLICATION CITY FILE: AM-24/2006 PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE PLANNING ACT You are invited to attend a public meeting where City Council will consider an application to amend Zoning By-law No. 79-200. The meeting will be held on: Monday, September 11, 2006 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers, City Hall, 4310 Queen Street. The amendment is requested for three properties as shown on Schedule 1. The properties known as 6015 and 6027 Drummond Road are currently being used as duplex dwellings (two residential units each) while 6005 Drummond Road is currently being used as a single detached dwelling. The applicant proposes to use all five dwelling units on these properties as cottage rental dwellings (rented to tourists for accommodation on a daily or weekly basis). Refer to Schedule 2 for the details of the development. The lands are currently zoned Transition Residential Multiple (TRM). The lands are requested to be rezoned to a site specific Residential Single Family and Two Family (R2) zone to permit the five dwelling units on the lands to be used as cottage rental dwellings. The meeting is being held to inform you about the application and to provide you with an opportunity to express your views. Your comments may be given verbally or as a written submission. Written comments should be submitted to the Director of Planning and Development, City Hall, 4310 Queen Street, Niagara Falls, Ontario, L2E 6X5 prior to August 29, 2006, Please refer to City File AM-24/2006. The comments you provide, as we11 as the report of City staff, will help Council make a decision on the application. Council may ask for revisions to the proposal or attach conditions to its decision. If you wish to be notified of the adoption of the proposed amendment you must make a written request to the Director of Planning & Development. ~~ ~. -2- If you disagree with Council's decision on the application, you can appeal it to the Ontario Municipal Board (O.M.B.}. However, under the terms of Ontario's Planning Act, if you have not expressed your views at the public meeting or sent in your written comments before the proposed zoning by-Iaw is adopted, the O.M.B. may dismiss all or part of your appeal. A copy of the Planning and Development Division's Recommendation Report on the application wi11 be available after 4:00 p.m. on September S, 2006. 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Yy(h4 try ~k?p~: ~~ ~ ='~ '`~) vn"ry4" ^'~~~t F4.i ~ `'•' f ~ ~ , v M14' ~,1 ~I• ~~~ ~{~"' ~l' ~~ T~ ~ i ,~` ~, `~ f a ~ ~ `N' i T tf 4, i ,` ~'2 5 yF ry ~ ~ , ~. M rm ~~ ti ~~ ~ ^ \ i~ • -Q-t ~ • y1/ALI( fpr qLs August 10, 2006 To The Mayor and Council, City of 11 Niagara Falls City Hall P. D. Box 1 D23, 4310 Queen Street Niagara Falls, f3ntario, L2R' 6X5 .invitation to attend the Dpening Ceremony Df the Annual ~Yalk for ALS at Chippawa Lions Park on Saturday September 30, 2006 9:30am. for 1 D:OOam. Start Danny Gentilcore and other persons living with ALS in the Niagara Falls Region would be very grateful, and it would mean a dot to them if you were able to attend the opening ceremony of our Walk for ALS on September 30`h 2006 bringing greetings on behalf of the city of Niagara Falls. ALS stands for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, also known as Lou Gerhig's Disrease. ALS is a neuromuscular disease which attacks the motor neurons in the spinal cord and brain, eventually causing complete paralysis. As of today there is no known cause or cure. Money raised goes to ALS research to find a cure, and to help peopl e l ike Danny l wing with ALS to receive support and assistance. The need for equipment alone is tremendous. Tease let us know if you will be able to attend with an RSVP to ~..... ~__ ate. ~--- Dora Redman Provincial YVaI k Coordiantor 519-668-7257 Ms Anita Pietrangelo 7660 Cameron Court =''~`h Niagara Falls ON L2H 3G9 .~,.., :~~ .:., ..., . ,,,~,f.1 ,:: ,, i , • -. ~ ' Yt ~~°; ~ °~:. ~ ~~ ~:-~ ~~'$ ~ ""~ ~~ ~~ ~^~ ~~:~~ ~~e e ~ t ,:y ~,• ~;• 4"w r~r ~-5 ;:'R ry. ~:..i .~~. ..y ~ ~ ~i •#. ~;y'r'3: ~ 2`~f t. t` ~ '~•; ! l .,:a i 3 ..,.; a i?T,~ „ ,,..•'., ., . s 1 .S ,~ tl';F ti. !i t,' .f 1, 1 J •.. .ni it .•?': r, .~ +S •~'S i1 : S' •'i :1 . L'../t ~v.e s..i },' k,: su.~~ ' L.' • r :.: 7 4r' .. .. -.'f. • ~ M ~ ~ ~ i f~f G~, GC ee~ ~~ u ~~~ ~~ ~ ~L 1~ .~ 5 ~ ~~ ~ ~~ x: ti ,.. ~ ~'~ ~ ~~ ~~ ~L ~..~~~. v A1tr• f" r~~ i l ' .. I~ , SAS ~:~ ~ ,1 "'~~ . ~~~. ~ '~ ,~ ~ ~~ ~~ / 1 ~ ~. i i '~ i ~ • ~~~ e r , ~, I ~I 9 ~ /T V" ~W ~ e~ ~ t s$ 1 ice' ~ ~~ l t ~~ r ~ YOUP 1'h0ugr~~ ~••. appreciated. Thanks so much. Rh~n~on Sofa P~etrangelo `~~ ~ {~ _u+f~~I o1TT -~ w may,;. NIAGARA REGION CHILDREN'S SAFETY VILLAGE ~ "To provide safety education to the children of the Niagara Region" Mayor Ted Salci and Council The City of Niagara Falls, 4310 Queen St., PO Box 1023 Niagara Falls, ON, L2E 6X5 Dear Mayor and Councilors, The Niagara Region Children's Safety Villag€ (NRCSV) is hosting our annual charity Golf Tournament at the Pelham Hills Golf & Country Club on Saturday, August 26th The enclosed brochure will provide you with additional details of the event. This is a fun event. Come out and meet Team Canada Captain Dan Paille of the Buffalo Sabres. This is our major fundraising initiative that provides operating funds for the continuing programs at the NRCSV. Last year we provided safety education to 18,000 school age children from all areas of the Region. Our needs are: Priority 1: Golfers, Golfers, Golfers. Priority 2: Green and Tee sponsorships Priority 3: Prizes. Priority 4: More Golfers, Golfers, Golfers. On behalf of the many volunteers, staff, and the Board of Directors of the NRCSV, we urge you to support this worthwhile cause. For information please contact Bob the NRCSV - 905 714-9333. ~, ~ ; ~~ ~"``~: .~ Th ~` e Golf Tournament Committee Niagara Region Children's Safety Village 300 Woodlawn Rd., Welland, ON L3C 7L3 .,, ~~ f ~~ 1. ~~ ~ ..c~^/ S ry~ j% 300 Woodlawn Road, Welland, ON l3C 713 Office: 905-714-4446 School Bookings 905-714-9333 Sponsor aTee/Green In addition to registering a foursome, organizations may choose to support the Niagara Children's Safety Village by sponsoring a tee or green. • Use the registration form on the reverse side if you are also registering to golf. • Use this form if you are unable to join us for golf, but wish to support us through a sponsorship. Sponsor agreen/tee for $160.00 I would like to donate a prize Please provide your logo &lor print information for the signage. Payment: By cheque, debit card or credit card M,0.Fgd~'~T~. ~ ~ 300m ,~ n roan ~ a ~~ ~ ~ ..; E~ mI ~ t~ ~~ r ~~ ~~ ~-~ ~~ Webber ~d ~~~.~.,,~,~,.~~;,,....,. ~.... ,~,...,...,,......,~..r.;., -w.~...~.af,-~.k.. i ~~ t .. . {~ ~~~~~ .~-~~ ., ~~ ~,~ <:~-~ cr~a -; 3 ~~ „~ ~ ~ ~ ~, A ~ ~ 1 ~ 240'S 6~a Quest,eAm N~c, 9 02009 N~4U Pelham Hills Golf ~ Country Club 196 Webber Road, Welland, ON 905-735-6768 Your support will help to provide safety education to the children of the Niagara Region. PLATINUM SPONSORS The Co-operators 8 Pen Financial Credit Union GOLD SPONSORS Service Master, Cruise Holidays, Weston Bakeries 8~ Welland Lumber Application Sponsored by: ;, BURTNIK PRINTING INC 2^'o ANNUAL NIAGi~RA CHILDREN'S SAFETY VILLAGE GOLF TOURNAMENT At Pelham Hills Golf & Country Club Saturday August 26th, 2006 11:00 Registration Opens 1:00 p.m. Shotgun Start $140.00 for a single golfer/$520.00 for a foursome Includes 19 Holes of Golf, Driving Range, Cart, Lunch & Dinner Scramble Format Closest to Pin -Men's & Ladies Longest Drive -Men's & Ladies Hole-in-One for $10,000 cash prize Hole-in-One for a Car Sabres Hockey Hole Golf Cart Race Hole Draw for a Caribbean Cruise for 2 Gifts for all Golfers Silent & Live Auction Team Canada Captain Dan Paille & Frank Adamson on the Sabres Hockey Hole at the 2005 Tournament S onsorshi Form Golf Re istration~ pd ens at 11:00 am Re~istra POS ~E TEAlvi CAPT AME COMPANY ADD~SS PHONE 2 COMPANY' ADS I PH~N__.E - 3. N COMPANY' AD . PH 4. NAME CO ADS i PHONE _ golfer(s) at ~----- En ~ Fee for _._-_---- Teen and/or Tee Sponsor a ~_-- Din~st tacket(s~ at I would like to d~ ash dona~on I am enclosin ue & Application to: Nl.ail Your CheCl Village Niagara Region Children's Safety 300 Woodlav~m Rd• ~pelland, Ontario. L3C ~L3 CITY ESL CITY ESL cis E~z P~S~=ODE pOST.t~L~ E pOSTAL_, C_ DE CITY EMAIL our re istration ~._ We ~ e_rnail to confirm IN AS AppROPRIATE $ PLEASE FIL~- ~140.00 Single $520.00 Foursome $ $160.00 $ $35.00 $ Call 905 X14-4446 ~ TOTAL $ ..~--- tion to 905 714-1214 OR: Fax YourApplica ___ ____ ____ ____ OR: PaY by CYed~t Card # _ EXpI~,. Month _ _ Year _ Print Cardholder's Name Signature: Association of Municipalities of Ontario MEMBER COMMUNICATION 393 University Ave, Suite 1701 Toronto,, ON M5G 1 E6 Tel.; (416).971-9856 J Fax: (416) 971-6196 E-mail: amo@amo.on.ca AI_~RT N°: 06-045 ~"o the attention of the Olerk and Gounc~! i"aR MoRi INFORMATIt~N caNTACT: Brian Rosborough, Director of Policy ' .(416) 971-9856 ext 318 August 18, 2006 Important Announcements made at 2006 AMO Conference Issue: Two important announcements were made at the 2006 AM0 Conference; a joint Provincial-Municipal Fiscal and Service Delivery Review; and the implementation of PLT reform. Background: Joint Provincial-Municipal Fiscal and Serrrice .Delivery Review In his address to the 2006 AM0 Conference, Premier McGuinty announced that a joint Provincial-Municipal Fiscal and Service Delivery Review will be conducted over the .next 18 months by both orders of government, concluding in the release of a public report in the spring of 2008. The broad-based review wild include the funding and delivery of provincial health and social services programs as well as other important matters. Details of the Premier's announcement inc uding a news re ease and back rounders are linked. Last year AMO launched its $3 Billion gasp campaign and acknowledged that the problem could not be solved over night given the province's fiscal situation, but asked the province to commit to working with AM0 on a plan to .restore municipa fiscal sustainability. The province has now agreed to work with AM0 on that plan. AMO welcomes this opportunity to begin addressing the unsustainable provincial-municipal fiscal imbalance in a principled manner that will identify a new fiscal and service delivery partnership for the 21St Centu . Provincial Land Tax Reform On Behalf of Finance Minister Greg Sorbara, Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister John Gerretsen announced that the government will introduce Provincial Land Tax ~PLT} reform legislation in the Fall. The announcement included a commitment that all additional Provincial Government revenue generated through PLT reform will be reinvested in services in Northern Ontario. Action: For information. This information is available in the Policy Issues section of the AMO website at w~rvw.aJ [ /oY Mntca. Association of 1-1 Municipalities of Ontario ',~ '` ~ ' ~ ~r Alert To the immediate attention of the Clerk and Council . Association of ~'`~~., ~ ~ ~= Municipalities ~~ ~~ . ..w~ - ~ ~ ~~ of Ontario 393 University Avenue, Suite 1701 Toronto, ON M5G 1 E6 Tel: (416) 971-9856 • fax: (416) 971-6191 email: amo@amo.on.ca August 1, 2006 -Alert 061042 AMO Response to The Public Health Capacity Review Committee's (CRC) Final Report Issue: In May 2006, the Public Health Capacity Review Committee (CRC} released its final report Revitalizing Ontario's Public Health Capacity: The Final Report of the Capacity Review Committee. This report contains recommendations on the approach to best restructure the public health system in Ontario. Since its release, the AMO Public Health Task Force has formulated a response to the recommendations in the report. Background: The substance of AMO's response focuses on the recommendations related to governance, funding and amalgamations of public health units. AMO's Res o~nse to the Final Report of the Capacity Review Committee: Revitalizing Ontario's Public Health Capacity can be found at AMO's website at www.amo.on.ca. As the Government is currently receiving submissions in response to the report, it is expected that the Government will respond to the recommendations at alater point in the year. Some highlights of AMO Responses to Recommendations: Governance: • Allow for governance models to exist that are working well; • Where models have been measured and demonstrated to be under-functioning, a remedy must be negotiated; and • Where autonomous boards of health continue to exist, AMO recommends that municipalities be permitted to appoint representatives to local boards of health. Funding: AMO rejects provincial approval of budgets and recommends that local boards of health determine local public health needs, pass budgets to meet them and forward them to the Province for approval. Building Stronger Health Units: If at anytime the Ministry undertakes consideration of Recommendation 29 (amalgamations}, this should only occur in dialogue with municipalities. Any discussion of transition needs to include a review of the case for local integration. AMO strongly believes that the funding of public health is a key component to a successful system and that is why public health should be fully funded by the Province. Action: AMO will be monitoring the Government action on the CRC recommendations and will continue to advocate municipal interests and concerns. This information is available in the Policy Issues section of the AMO website at www.amo.on.ca Formore information, contact: Petra Wolfbeiss, AMO Senior Policy Advisor, at 416-971-9856 extension 329 ~' :. August 1, 2006 AMO Letter supporting the Best Practice ?'eam Project The Association of Municipalities of Ontario, along with the municipal members of waste Diversion Ontario's Municipal Industry Program Committee (MIPC) are enthusiastic about the recently initiated project aimed at finding and implementing best practices for Blue Box programs through out the province. This proj ect is a result of MIPC negotiations that took place in June of this year, where it was decided that more resources are required to obtain the necessa information to achieve best rY practice in Blue Box activities. MIPC agreed to develop a new intensive project that would last six to eight months looking asprogram-specific and province-wide opportunities to move toward best practice performance guidelines for continuous improvement. This project entails seconding a combined team of highly motivated individuals from both the municipal and industry sectors that would aim to achieve objectives set out by MIPC and supported by also retaining a qualified management consulting team. The completion of this proj ect is expected to result in criteria on which practices and performance can be evaluated to define best practices for specific municipalities. This proj ect will also provide recommendations on where E&E Funding should be focused over the next two years in efforts to achieve Best Practice objectives. AMO expects that Steward secondments will match the full-time commitment level of the municipal team members for the entire duration of this project. Those who participate in this proj ect will benefit greatly by gaining a deep understanding of best practices in general along with best practices in recycling/waste diversion specifically. AMO wishes to express its support for this initiative and encourages its members to participate and become engaged in this project, as the results could have significant impacts to municipal wDO Blue Box funding. If you would like more information on how to get involved in this project, or wish to nominate a team member, please contact Andy Campbell at the Region of York at 905-895-1200 ext. 5711 or Geoff Rathbone at the City of Toronto at 905-416-392-4715. Pat Vanini Executive Director Association of Municipalities of Ontario t~r~c~ --~-1 d~is+~; c~arc~ August 1, 2006 T0: ALL MUNICIPAL COUNCILS FROM: 911 ONTARIO ADVISORY BOARD ISSUE: 911 ADVISORY BOARD SEEKS YOUR ASSISTANCE a) What is Needed and Why: The 9110ntario Advisory Board (OAB) is seeking financial assistance from each municipal government in order to continue as the technical and information authority respecting the implementation and operation of 911 Emergency Number systems in Ontario, We are in urgent need of some operational support and therefore this requestforassistance inthe form of a small donation from each municipality. If each of Ontario's 445 municipalities provided $100, this would create, if everyone participated, the funds for the Board to continue its work and represent the interest of municipal governments on 911 issues. Technology advancements and the expansion of the telecommunications market have increased the work of the 911 Advisory Board, It makes submissions on hearings before the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) and deals with implementation issues related to wireless 911 service and Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) 911 service. This work requires funds to support the operations of the Board. There has been no new money recently, yet there is a lot of work to be done that requires expenditures, Activities of the OAB include maintaining and revising 911 userguide, representation at CRTC including reverse emergency notification, developing public awareness and education programs, liaison with the various affectedlinvolved governments and with Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association and present, distribute technical reports I bulletins regarding 911 systems. b) Tell me more about the 911 Ontario Advisory Board and its Activities: • Mission of 9110AB: o Be a source of technological expertise regarding implementation and operation of 911 services oAdvocate to represent Ontario ratepayers at CRTC hearings and provide public education oTo develop operational, training and performance standards for 911 systems o Act as authoritative source of information and expertise regarding 911 systems Accomplishments of 9110AB; Wireless Enhanced 911 Trial -tested technology to trace cellular 911 calls - Assist in the resolution of duplicate addressing due to municipal restructuring - Common addressing and mapping - On-going working relationship with Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Commission Page 1 of 3 - Resolution of landline deregulation, wireless 911 and wireless 911 cost recovery issues - Telecommunication training and materials - Special needs for challenged Ontarians with respect to 911 service - Leadership role in national 911 scene, coordinating with BC, Alta, Man, PQ, and NS. These include regulatory decisions for the various forms of local telephone services - Active participation in CRTC hearings and decisions affecting 911 service including local exchange carriers; centrix resellers; competitive payphone providers; alternate operator services; foreign exchange service; wireless services and local voice over the Internet Providers. ~ - Response to issues raised by municipalities - Monitors Coroner's Inquest recommendations related to 911 service • CRTC formed the Canadian Interconnection Steering Committee (CISC) to provide an industry forum to manage discussions and negotiations impacting 911 delivery. OAB provides leadership role on CISC for 911 needs and expectations of municipalities and emergency services, • The 911OABwas formed in 1995, as watchdog of Bell Canada's performance and product delivery during 911 overhaul inmid-late'90s. But with the changes to the telecommunications industry, the nature of the work and representation and sources of revenue have changed. The 911 Advisory Board is made up of volunteers from anumber ofnon-profit organizations and agencies whose parent organizations allow the volunteers time and cover some expenses. Board members include: o National Emergency Number Association (NENA} o Association of Public Safety Communications Officials (APCO) o Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) o Ontario Association of Fire Chiefs (OAFC} o Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOH) o Be11 Canada oOPP o City of Toronto o Members of various AMO Caucuses o Municipal Affairs and Housing (MMAH} (observer status} oMinistry of natural Resources (MNR}, (observer status) and o Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services (MCSCS} (observer status). c) Why are funds being requested now? The optimal operating budget for the OAB is about $40,000 per year and we do not have those funds. The one-time funding received from the province in 1998 ended and our budget is about depleted. If we are to continue and to undertake the work to make 911 an effective emergency communication system, your help is required, We have never gone to municipal governments for assistance. We are now, Cheques may be sent to Tom Voisey, clothe Peel Regional Police Telecommunications, 7150 Hurontario Street, Brampton, ON L6V 3W6. 1 Reference to the related CRTC decisions is on the last page of this document Page 2 of 3 d) How is 911 operated? Other provinces operate 911 systems themselves. In Ontario, local municipal authorities operate the 911 systems. • 911 systems are provided only within municipalities electing to provide the service (now 90%) with subscriber billing for networkservices and maintenance and direct billing of costs to municipalities forstaf~ng and terminal equipment • 911 systems are designed around central answering point (Primary Public Safety Answering Point (PPSAPs) which have dedicated lines. Incoming calls for 911 are conferenced with associated police, fire for a given municipality and the appropriate ambulance dispatch center. Networks are designed, installed and maintained by Bell Canada. e) A Sample Resolution: Whereas The Ontario 911 Advisory Board was formed at the request of Ontario Municipalities; and Whereas it is now in great need of financial assistance in order to continue to represent our Ratepayers in the face of ever-increasing technological advancement; and Whereas technological advancement and deregulation of the local telephone market makes it necessary to represent municipalities and ratepayers at the Canadian Radio Telecommunication Commission (CRTC) and the CRTC Interconnection Steering Committee (CISC) on a regular basis; Therefore be it resolved that the municipality of contributes $ to the Ontario 9-1-1 Advisory Board in orderto allow itto continue to advance a safe delivery of 9-1-1 system for police, fire and ambulance emergency services in our municipalities and throughout the Province. www.crtc.~c.ca/archive/ENG/Decisions/1997/DT97-8.HTNl - local exchange carriers www.crtc.~c.ca/archive/ENG/Orders/2000/d2000-SOO.htm - centrix resellers www.crtc.gc.ca/ENG/public/2000/8180/Crtc/cptspob.htm - competitive payphone providers www.crtc.gc.ca/archive/englOrdersll999/a99-1155.htm -alternate operator services www.crtc.~c.ca/archive/ENG/Decisions/2001/DT2001-299.htm -foreign exchange service www.crtc.~c.ca/archive/ENG/Decisions/2003/dt2003-53-1.htm -wireless services ~ htt :l/www.ct~tc. c.ca/archive/ENG/Decisionsl2005/dt2005-21.htm - VOIP Page 3 of 3 Association of ~f5~,y ~ 9' Municipalities .~~ ~ ..w~a M ~~y° of Ontarlo Alert To the immediate attention of the Clerk and Council 393 University Avenue, Suite 1701 Toronto, ON M5G 1 E6 Tel: (416) 971-9856 • fax: (416) 971-6191 email: amo@amo.on.ca August 4, 2006 -Alert 061043 AMO's Standing Committee Submission on Bill 51 Issue: AMO made submission to the Standing Committee on General Government yesterday on the proposed Bill 51, Planning and Conservation Land Statute LawAmendmentAct, 2005. Background: The proposed Bill 51 received first reading in December of 2005 and Second Reading on April 26, 2006. It will provide a numberof legislative and regulatory tools not currently available to municipalities including, but not limited to: • Having same limitation on the appeal of employment land boundaries as with urban boundaries • Providing direction to the OMB for recognition and regard to municipal decisions • Improving Community Improvement Plans (CIP) to allow redevelopment in addition to rehabilitation • Enhance the development permit system for those municipalities wishin to use this tool 9 • Expand the options for parkland dedication to encourage sustainable design such as green roofs, porous surfaces, etc. • Providing new authority for architecturallurban design Additionally, the proposed Act provides for Ontario Municipal Board Reform: • Only Official Plans, Zoning By-laws and Subdivisions appealed to the OMB • Providing options for certain matters to be heard by the Local Appeal Body and establishing rules and criteria for those wishing to take advantage of this provision -regulation to spell out pre-conditions to setting up these bodies • Appeals to be affected by the Complete Application, Urban Boundary and Employment Boundary exemptions -limitwhat goes to the Board • Hearings to be scoped -new information cannot be submitted except on leave by the Board • Enhanced Board dismissal provisions and enhanced Mediation, Case Management, Pre- hearing and Timing. At the Committee Hearing yesterday, AMO advised that the proposed changes in Bill 51 will assist in achieving the concepts of redevelopment, infill and intensification in Ontario communities; That AMO is encouraged by the provisions, of the Bill to modify the role and scope of the Ontario Municipal Board and that municipalities are ready to work within this new framework; and, Most importantly, AMO advised the Committee that the most positive and appreciated change is the ability of municipalities to define and require a complete application. The full submission can be viewed at the AMO website. Action: For information. This information is available in the Policy Issues section of the AMO website at www.amo.an.ca Formore information, contact: Milena Avramovic, AMO Senior Policy Advisor, at 416-911-9856 ext. 342. ~r __ `' Association of Municipaiiti+~s of Ontario MEMBER COMMUNICATION ALERT N°: 06-046 To the attention of the Cterk and` Courrcit ~~~ ~~~~ INFt~~N~ATIaN CONTACT: August 21, 2006 Brian Rosborough, Director of Policy (416)971-9856 ext 318 AMO's Submission to Standing Committee on Bill 43 Issue: AMO President Doug Reycraft presented AMA's submission on Bill 43 today to the Standing Committee on Social Policy. AM0 expressed concern about the proposed Clean WaterAct, noting that municipalities ;have not been heard on three issues fundamental to municipal government: municipal role, extensive new liabilities and lack of stable funding. Background: The Government gave first reading to Bill 43, the Clean WaterAct on December 5, 2005. AMO has participated in the government convened Advisory and Implementation Committees, and has responded to the two reports produced by these committees. This legislation responds to recommendations in Part Two of the Walkerton Inquiry Report, which directed that sources of drinking water be protected. The proposed legislation establishes conservation authorities and source water committees to prepare source water plans. Municipalities will be given extensive new responsibilities to implement the plans once approved by the Minister of the Environment. AMO's submission to the Standing Committee focused on the following three areas: Lack of Stable Funding According to the proposed legislation, municipalities will bear the burden of updating and defending Municipal Official Plans, addressing impacts to existing municipal services and programs such as waste treatment plants, and providing for the costs of the permit official and inspectors including all associated responsibilities and liability issues. To date, the Province has not addressed the issue of a funding source for these new responsibilities. II Liability The new role of enforcing provisions of the Source Water Plans carries an inordinate amount of liability. The majority of municipalities do not have the capacity in either expertise or funding to take this role. No municipality should be burdened by the liability. 393 University Ave, Suite 1701 Toronto, ON M5G 1 E6 Tel.: (416) 971-9856 ~ 'Fax: {416) 971-6191 E-mail: amo@amo.on.ca Association of 1-2 Niunieipalities of t~ntario ~_ For your Information. The resentation can be viewed on the AMO website. This information is available in the Policy Issues section of fhe AMO website at ww.~:mo.®rr._~. Association of 2-2 Municipalities of t~ntariv , Ministry of Agriculture, Ministere de PAgriculture, ~ Food and Rural Affairs de ('Alimentation et ~ O nta C I O des Affaires rurales Office of the Deputy Minister 77 Grenville Street, l1t" Floor Toronto, Ontario M5S 1 B3 Tea: (416) 326-3101 Fax: (416) 326-310fi August 4, 2006 City of Niagara Falls PO Box 1023 4310 Queen Street Niagara Falls, Ontario L2E 6X5 Bureau du sous-ministre 77, rue Grenville,ll a etage Toronto (Ontario) M5S 163 Tel.: 416 326-3101 Telec.: 41 fi 326-3106 Dear CAO/Clerk-Treasurer: On behalf of the Honourable Leona Dombrowsky, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, I am pleased to enclose the 2006 edition of Ontario's Rural Plan U date, p Strong .Rural Communities: Working Together for Success ... -and Achieving It. I understand that. some of you deceived this document in your delegate kits at the Rural Ontario Municipal Association conference in February. I am forwardin these additional g copies of the Rural Plan Update for, your use in .advance of the Association of Municipalities of Ontario conference. If you will be attending the conference, I encourage you to visit the Rural Development booth to speak to ministr staff about the Y .Rural Plan and other. rural resources. Ontario's success depends on building strong communities, a strong economy and a healthy environment in rural Ontario. The enclosed update, which details. achievements and initiatives from across government. and the province, demonstrates our ro Tess as pg we boost economic development, address infrastructure needs, improve access to educational opportunities and support healthy rural and northern communities. Additional copies of Ontario' s Rural Flan Update are available online at www.omafra.gov.on.ca. .../2 o Ministry Headquarters: l Stone Road West, Guelph, Ontario N1 G 4Y2 Pick Ontario Freshness °o ~ ¢" Bureau principal du ministere: l Stone Road. West, Guelph (Ontario) N1 G 4Y2 Cuellez la fraicheur de ('Ontario ~~N o'~~ D City of Niagara Falls Page 2 The Ontario government has made along-term commitment to work with rural residents, community groups, businesses.. and municipalities to make tangible improvements in the lives of rural Ontarians. Ontario's municipalities are key partners in this effort and we value your support and participation. I look forward to our continued work together as we make rural Ontario strong, healthy and prosperous. Yours truly, . ~ ~~ B.A. (Bruce) Archibald Deputy Minister ~ _ Enclosure Backgrounder Document d information Ministry of Ministate des Municipal Affairs Affaires municipales and Housing et du Logement August 11, 200b 2007 RENT INCREASE GUIDELINE The 2007 guideline is 2, b per cent, This guideline is in effect from January 1, 2007, to December 31, 2007. Tenant Protection Act, 1997 0n June 17, 2004, the government amended the Tenant Protection Act, 1997 to remove the 2 per cent base from the guideline calculation. As a result, the rent increase guideline reflects only increases in landlords' operating costs. The Residential Tenancies Act, Zoob The Residential Tenancies Act, 200b received Royal Assent on June 22, 200b. The new legislation will give tenants more protection while keeping Ontario's rental housing market strong. Pending proclamation, under the Residential Tenancies Act, 200b, a guideline will be announced in August 2007 to take effect for 2008. For more information on the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006, please visit www.mah.gov.on.ca and click on "Residential Tenancies". The 2007 guideline will not be changed when the Residential Tenancies Act, 200b is proclaimed. Annual Rent Increase Guideline The annual guideline is the maximum amount that mast landlords can increase a tenant's rent without making an application to the Ontario Rental Housing Tribunal. The guideline applies to most private residential rental accommodation covered by the Tenant Protection Act, 1997. The guideline does not apply to residential dwellings first occupied on or after November 1, 1991, nor does it apply to social housing units and nursing homes. .../2 _Z_ In mast cases, the rent for a unit can be increased if at least 1 Z months have passed since a tenant first moved in or since his or her last rent increase. The tenant must be given proper written notice of the rental increase at least 90 days before the rent increase takes effect. The 2007 guideline of 2.6 per cent is based on eight common costs involved in the operation of rental housing such as maintenance, hydro, heating costs and taxes. Each cost category is weighted according to its proportion of the overall costs ofrunning amulti-residential property. The costs in these categories are averaged over athree-year period. Landlords can apply to the Ontario Rental Housing Tribunal for an increase above the guideline if their annual costs for heat, hydro or municipal taxes have increased more than the guideline allowed for, or if they have done major capital work. Contact: Sonya Rolfe Market Housing Branch 416 5~5-798 Dispanible en fran~ais -30- www.mah.gov.on.ca News Release Communique Q Ontario Ministry of Ministers des Municipal Affairs Affaires municipales and Housing et du Logement For Immediate Release August 11, 2006 24U7 RENT INCREASE GUIDELINE RELEASED QUEEN'S PARK -The Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing today released the province's rent increase guideline for 2007. The 2007 guideline will be 2.6 per cent, the third- lowest guideline in the history of rent regulation in Qntario. The annual guideline is the maximum amount that most landlords can increase a tenant's rent without making an application to the Qntario Rental Housing Tribunal. Most tenants in Ontario receive an annual rent increase that is at or below the rent increase guideline. The 2007 guideline is effective from January 1, 2007, to December 31, 2007. The 2007 guideline reflects increases in landlord operating costs. The table showing the individual operating cost increases in the 2007 Rent Increase Guideline will be published in an upcoming edition of the U~tarro Gazette. Contact: Sonya Rolfe Market Housing Branch 41 d 585- 798 Disponible en frany~ais -30- www.mah. ov.on.ca OFFICE OF THE REGIONAL CHAIRMAN PETER PARTINGTON The Regional Municipality of Niagara 2201 St. David's Road, P.O. Box 1042 Thorold, Ontario L2V 4T7 Telephone: 905-685-1571 Fax: 905-685-6243 E-mail: peter.partington@regional.niagara.on.ca August 14, 2006 The Honourable Michael Bryant Ministry of the Attorney General McMurtry-Scott Building 720 Bay Street, 11th Floor Toronto, Ontario MSG 2K1 Re: Provincial Offences Act Administration-Continuing Shortage of Judicial Resources Dear Minister Bryant: Over the past several years the Region of Niagara, along with many other Provincial Offences Court stakeholders across the Province, has raised the issue of the ongoing shortage of judicial resources. My most recent letter of March 8, 2006 noted that in Niagara more than 6,000 matters had been negatively impacted in 2005 and 2006 due to court cancellations resulting from the lack of judicial resources. I noted that Niagara residents were being denied their right to speedy access to judicial officials, timely adjudication of their POA matters and indicated that significant negative economic impacts were resulting. Your May 1, 2006 response mentioned the actions you have taken including the introduction of Bill 14, the Access to Justice Act, 2005 which proposes the authorization of per diem Justices of the Peace and your work on a Justice of the Peace complement model. While your letter indicated that "additional appointments are under consideration" to date no new appointments to Niagara courts have been announced. On May 4, 2006 the Regional Senior Justice of the Peace advised court administrators in the Central West Judicial Region, including Niagara, that judicial resources had not improved and, in fact, continued to shrink. He confirmed that four appointments to the bench in late 2005 only covered four retirements that had been outstanding for almost two years and that the Central West Region was dependant on "volunteer" judicial resources seconded from other judicial districts . ..2 August 9, 2006 Page 2 The Regional Senior advised that the Central West Region required eight new appointments plus four others to accommodate growth in POA matters, for a total of twelve appointments, exclusive of any consideration for imminent future retirements. Given the current shortages, court administrators were advised not to schedule any matters into 2007 until judicial resources could be determined and communicated. Subsequently, on July 5, 2006 the Regional Senior notified court administrators that matters could be scheduled into January 2007 only. Niagara was advised that eleven (11) regularly scheduled court sitting days would be cancelled in the first six months of 2007 due to lack of judicial resources and these closures will negatively impact over 600 matters. In the absence of further, and immediate, judicial appointments and based on our experience from 2005 and 2006, when Niagara courts were closed for fifty-three (53) and eighty-four (84) days respectively, we anticipate the number of court closures in 2007 to increase substantially beyond the numbers quoted by the Regional Senior. Niagara's restricted ability to schedule POA matters in 2007 is a major concern. We have a number of pending Fire Code charges related to marijuana grow ops. These very serious matters are complex in nature and require considerable preparation time and court time to prosecute. Due to the shortage of judicial resources, these "longer trials" may be delayed in proceeding through the judicial system, placing these matters at risk of being dismissed in court due to delay in process. There is the very real risk of a loss of public confidence in the judicial system. Over the past several years Niagara and its twelve municipal partners have witnessed a significant decline in POA fines revenue. The closure of regularly scheduled court dates due to the ongoing shortage of judicial resources has a direct detrimental affect on municipal revenue generated from POA fines. POA fine revenue is utilized to support municipal initiatives that provide a direct benefit to local taxpayers without the need to rely upon the local tax levy. In consideration of the issues noted above, I urge you to make additional Justice of the Peace appointments to Niagara's courts as soon as possible. The citizens of Niagara expect and deserve timely access to judicial officials and timely resolution of their POA matters before the courts . ..3 August 9, 2006 Page 3 I thank you for your prompt attention to this most urgent issue and remain available to discuss this matter further at your convenience. Yours truly, P. ~,~.. Pa.,~.~,~ Peter Partington Regional Chairman c Hon. Jim Bradley, MPP Mr. Kim Craitor, MPP Mr. Tim Hudak, MPP Mr. Peter Kormas, MPP Ms. Jennifer Mossop, MPP Mr. Mike Trojan, Chief Administrative Officer, Niagara Region Mr. John Bergsma, Commissioner of Corporate Services, Niagara Region Mr. Bill Bernard, Manager, Court Services, Niagara Region PPs 136-06 From the August 17, 2006 Meeting of Regional Council Volume 14, Issue 11 For further information contact the Regional Clerk's office at (905) 685-1571 or 1-800-263-7215 www.regional.niagara.on.ca EGIONAL CHAIR'S BURSARIES AWARD E D Ms. Christine Lindsay Kerr, B.Sc. Bachelor of Science Honours Biology}, the 2002 Recipient of the Silver Anniversary Bursary thanked Regional Council for their support during her four years at McMaster University. ROCK UNIVERSITY: Regional Council awarded Kaitlin Marie Bynkowski and Jessica Rose Hore with the Regional Chair's Bursary for Brock University, they will each receive $1,000 each, due to a tie. Regional Council also congratulated Kaitlin Emily Curtiss and Connie Lynne Vviecha, who were finalists. IAGARA COLLEGE: Regional Council awarded Brandon Nathaniel Rijgersberg with the Regional Chair's Bursary for Niagara College, who will receive $1,000. Regional Council also congratulated Salvatore Cianchino and Stephen Matthew Hurley, who were finalists. .ROY ADAMS H U MAN ITARIAN OF THE YEAR AWARD: DOROTHEA HAYSLIP Regional Council awarded the Fourth Annual T. Roy Adams Humanitarian of the Year Award to Dorothea Hayslip, who was nominated for her caring and compassion in service to the residents MOKE-FREE CHAMPIONS AWARDS Regional Council congratulated the following local Smoke-Free Champions who have advocated for smoke-free public places: Tim Comerford; Dr. Stafford Dobbin; Dr. David Eden; Kelly Foster; Dr. Heime Geffen; Brenda Gibson; Charmaine Grace; Gary Hendershot's - Family; Elizabeth Janzen; Sharon Lawler; Dr. Kellie-an Lawrance; Scott MacKenzie; Dr. David .Nicholson; Muriel Pendergast; Bonnie Polych; Mary Ransom: Melodie Shick-Porter and Karen Stearne. ROVINCIAL-MUNICIPAL FISCAL AND SERVICE DELIVERY REVIEW TO BE CONDUCTED The Premier announced that a Provincial-Municipal Fiscal and Service Delivery Review will be conducted by both levels of government over the next year and a half with a report to be released in the spring of 2008. Regional Council has continued to advocate for a review of how the province funds programs it mandates municipalities to provide in the areas of social service, public health, housing and infrastructure funding and this review will be a positive step towards addressing the burden these provincially mandated services place on our local tax bills and will provide us with an opportunity to provide input into potential solutions that will benefit Niagara Region. Niagara Region's willingness to participate in a pilot program utilizing Ontario Municipal Partnership Funds as a means of tax mitigation clearly reaffirms Niagara Region's commitment to be at the table for discussions and actions related to the eighteen month review. 006 AMO CONFERENCE - INSTRUMENTAL FOR NIAGARA REGION This year's AMO conference was instrumental for Niagara Region, as we made significant steps forward with some key Ministers. Niagara Region has definitely advanced on many fronts, with the Niagara-GTA Corridor being cited by several Ministers as a priority on the provincial agenda, recognizing that it is a catalyst for economic growth, not only in Niagara Region, but across the entire province of Ontario. EW WIDENING - CITY OF ST. CATHARI N ES Morrison Hershfield Consulting Engineers and Managers, on behalf of the Ministry of Transportation Ontario, provided a Design Presentation on the QEW Widening from Seventh Street to the Garden City Skyway in the City of St. Catharines. The scope of work will include the widening of the QEW from four to six lanes; widening and rehabilitation of three structures at Third Street, Ontario Street, and Niagara Street; building new structures at Martindale Road, Lake Street, Geneva Street and Welland Avenue; providing a new entrance ramp to the QEW westbound from Dieppe Road; reconfiguring Dieppe Road/ McCalla Drive at Niagara Street and modifications to various service/side roads. The contractor will maintain two lanes in each direction with the exception of some night closures, and when working on bridges they will maintain the same number of lanes throughout the construction. The only exceptions will be for replacing the bridge decks at Ontario Street and Niagara Street where traffic on these bridges will be restricted to one lane in each direction for three to four months. EIL CAMPBELL - A GREAT CANADIAN! Regional Council was apprised of the death of Neil Campbell (September 3, 1930 -August 11, 2006), a great Canadian -honoured by his country and the people he touched with his simple passions. His greatest joys were in the celebration of excellence -something he nourished in all of us, everyday of his life. Neil Campbell made an impression on many and received worldwide respect, a truly outstanding individual that had a positive influence on young people. ORT ERIE CELTIC FESTIVAL 2006 - SEPTEMBER 8-9, 2006 Everyone is invited to visit the Town of Fort Erie, September 8-9, 2006 for the Fort Erie Celtic Festival 2006, for Celtic food, dance, musical entertainment, pipe bands, clan tents and heavy athletic events. www.forteriecelticfestival . com IGGA TOMATAFEST Everyone was invited to enjoy the Bigga Tomatafest, August 20, 2006 at Queenston Heights Park, 6663 Stanley Avenue, Niagara Falls with foods from every territory in Italy. Please come out to cheer on the Councillor Angelone and other participants of the Tomato Stomping event. http:l/www.vacationsmadeeasY coml Nia~garaFallsON/eventCalendarl BiggaTomatafestinNiagaraFallsOn.cfm ARSHVILLE HERITAGE FESTIVAL - SEPTEMBER 2, 3 & 4, 2006 Councillor Harry invited everyone to the Marshville Heritage Festival in the Township of Wainfleet on September 2, 3 and 4, 2006. Visit http;//marshvilleheritage.tripod.comlid9. html BOARD REPORT : ~ ~. __ r . . a _._ •. :.e:. Congratulations are extended to the officers noted below as they proceed in their careers at the rank of Sergeant: • Sergeant Todd ANDERSON • Sergeant Dale BRAUN • Sergeant Shawn BRIGGS • Sergeant Richard FRAYNE • Sergeant Thomas MANNEY • Sergeant Patrick MCCAULEY • Sergeant David MEADS • Sergeant Gordon NASH • Sergeant Budd RUNG • Sergeant Jeffery SKELTON • Sergeant Marjory SMITH Recognition was also given to the family members of each officer for the underlying support shown to the NRPS throughout the years. REPORTS FROM THE CHAIR Chair Larry Iggulden reported on the following topics: NRPS Recruit Swearing-In Ceremony -Chief Southall will be holding aswearing-in ceremony for 23 new NRPS recruits who are presently completing their recruit training at the Ontario Police College. The ceremony will take place on Thursday, August 10th at the Brock Plaza Hotel in Niagara Falls. All Board members are invited and encouraged to attend. Canadian Association of Police Boards tCAPB1 Conference -The Canadian Association of Police Boards (CAPB) will hold its Annual Conference and General Meeting in Edmonton, Alberta, from August 16th-19th, and Members Bentley and Woodhouse along with the Board's Executive Director will be representing the Board at this event. International Association of Transportation Regulators 2006 Conference -The International Association of Transportation Regulators (IATR) will hold its Annual Conference in Seattle, Washington, from September 17tH- 20tH Members of the Board's Licencing Committee are invited to attend. REPORTS FROM THE CHIEF OF POLICE Chief Wendy Southall reported on the following topics: NRPS Recruit Graduation -Ontario Police College On July 27t ,Chief Southall and Deputy Chief Moody participated in the March Past at the Ontario Police College recruit graduation in Aylmer. Niagara honoured 23 NRPS recruits. Federal Bureau of Investigation Director -Chief Southall and Deputy Chiefs Beaulieu and Moody were extremely fortunate to meet recently with FBI Director Robert S. Mueller in Toronto during the FBI National Academy Associates National Training Conference. This was the first FBI conference held outside of the United States. The meeting included representatives from the RCMP, the OPP and the Toronto Police Service. Homicide Statistics - To date the current total remains at four, with previous years' to-date comparison for 2005 at 7, and year-end totals for 2005 at 14, 2004 at 7 and 2003 at 6. Niagara Regional Police Pipes & Drums -The Niagara Regional Police Service Pipes and Drums have recently enjoyed a tremendous level of success over the past month in various pipe band competitions throughout Ontario. The band has placed 1St in 3 consecutive competitions, including the Georgetown Highland Games, the Canadian Championships and the Kincardine Highland Games. The band is a volunteer organization musically directed by Pipe Major David Goodall and Drum Sergeant Grahame Kirkwood. Border Enforcement Heats Up -During the course of a 3-day project from July 7t'- 9t', the NRPS, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and the Provincial Weapons Enforcement Unit (PWEU) undertook the latest in a series of Niagara area international border joint enforcement initiatives. The initiatives involved the examinations of vehicles, vessels and individuals entering Canada at Niagara international bridge crossings, as well as onboard international marine traffic. Special attention was paid to the identification of individuals with a documented history of criminal activity and associations attempting to enter Canada. High-risk travelers were referred to a progressive secondary examination focusing on firearms, offensive weapons and contraband items. The joint project involved 224 vehicular examinations and 25 examinations of vessels. Investigations resulted in 121 individuals being refused entry into Canada based on criminality; 1 arrest for deportation proceedings; 8 Customs Act seizures, e.g. weapons, drugs and contraband liquor; and 5 undeclared weapons. A number of properly declared handguns were also seized and temporarily held by the CBSA pending return to the owners upon departure from Canada. Board Chair Larry A. lggulden, C.A. Board Vice-Chair Doug Martin Board Members Vance Badawey Bob Bentley William Smeaton Larry Tufford Malcolm Woodhouse ~~~ Board Staff Deb Morton Executive Director Sandi Taylor Executive Assistant Dawn Moses Board Clerk ~~~ For further information contact: Regional Municipality of Niagara Police Services Board 68 Church Sfreet Sf. Catharines, Ontario L2R 3C6 Bus: (905) 685-0321 Fax: (905) 688-0036 Email: nrpboard@nrps. com Website: www.nrps. com Prior to the meeting, members of the Board and the Service attended a Sergeant Introduction Ceremony to formally recognize the Service's newly promoted constables effective July 9, 2006. Special Olympians - In 2005, the Special Olympic Niagara Summer Games concluded with a $26,000 surplus, which was presented to the athletes to assist in covering their expenses to the 2006 National competition. Additionally there was $4,000 raised at the Annual Larry Maracle Special Olympic Barbecue held in Welland. Recently, 40 of Niagara's athletes traveled to Brandon, Manitoba to participate in the National Special Olympic Games at a cost of approximately $40,000. The Games resulted with Niagara winning the Gold in Softball and the Silver in Soccer, in addition to several other medals being awarded for various events. Emergency Task Unit -This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Niagara Regional Police Service's Emergency Task Unit (ETU). The current members are tentatively planning an event on September 16t", 2006 for present and past ETU members. More information will be provided as the details progress. Niagara Falls Liquor Estab{ishment Inspections - A weekend long inspection of licenced establishments has wrapped up in Niagara Falls. Representatives from five different agencies, including the NRPS, the Niagara Falls Fire Department, the Alcohol and Gaming Commission and Immigration Enforcement and Customs Intelligence conducted compliance checks at 20 licensed establishments with 80 charges laid (25 charges were Alcohol and Gaming related and 25 charges were laid by the Niagara Falls Fire Department). Crystal Meth Lab Danger - Mr. Woodhouse, PSB Member, commented on the recent events involving an explosion of a home in Peel Region on July 26t", which was caused by the operations of a huge crystal meth lab. Most of these labs are only found following similar accidents, and the increase in robberies can be attributed in large part to the drug problem. He suggested the Service consider offering public rewards to assist in the physical identification of such labs. The public needs to have information on this subject. The educational aspect has to be aggressive, with a further benefit of helping to clean up neighbourhoods. Chief Southall noted that the Ontario Police College has recently built a mock meth lab for training purposes, primarily focusing on the safety of officers. Chief Southall will discuss Mr. Woodhouse's suggestion with Executive Staff. She noted as well, that the Crime Stoppers' process would assist in this endeavour. From a provincial perspective, she advised that both the OACP and the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services have been successful in having the drug Sudafed, a derivative, now available behind the counter and only at the customer's request. A further report to the Board was requested by the Board Chair in order to address these issues and the consideration of the establishment of a reward system. 2006 Traffic Fatalities -The current traffic fatality statistics to date for 2006 stands at 20, compared to 18 for 2005. A traffic initiative focusing in the Niagara-on-the-Lake area is set to be launched August 1St Robbery Statistics -For the period June 29t" to July 27t" there have been 14 robberies, a statistic which is being closely watched, and which mirrors the rising national statistics. Grow Op Statistics - To date the street value of seized marijuana is estimated at $4.5 million. OAPSB -LABOUR RELATIONS SEMINAR PSB Minute #134. -The Ontario Association of Police Services Boards will be holding its annual Labour Relations Seminar on September 21St and 22nd, 2006 in Richmond Hill. The theme of this year's seminar is "Board Governance Training and Facilitating the Board's Role in Labour Relations". The OAPSB seminar is an informative seminar and provides an excellent opportunity for those involved in police governance to share experiences and learn about the issues that affect policing. Delegates from the Board and the Service are encouraged to attend to partake in the seminar's valuable programs. BLUE LIGHT INITIATIVE -POLICE VEHICLE CQNSPICUITY ENHANCEMENT PSB Minute #131. -The Board considered Emil Kolb's, Chair, Regional Municipality of Peel Police Services Board, letter addressed to the Honourable Monte Kwinter, Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services, advising of the Peel Board's request that the Ministry implement the standardized use of blue and red lights on police vehicles. Peel's request for the initiative is being sought in order to enhance officer safety by emphasizing the visibility of cruisers. Studies show that light colour is a powerful factor in visual conspicuity, with red being most effective during daylight and blue at night. However, the Province of Ontario currently restricts the use of blue lights on emergency vehicles using only red and white for police, fire and ambulance. It is the intention of the Peel Board to gain support in its attempt to seek legislation that will regulate the standardized use of red and blue roof-top light bars on all police vehicles in Ontario. Upon consideration of the report, the Board received it as information item noting that Deputy Chief Beaulieu reported that the recently approved replacement light bars for the NRPS patrol vehicles could be changed to reflect a new standardized coloured light scheme with minimal cost. NIAGARA PARKS POLICE - 2006 SECOND QUARTERLY REPORT ON SPECIAL CONSTABLES PSB Minute #123. -The Board considered Service report 89/2006 from Chief of Police Tim Berndt, Niagara Parks Police, providing information pertaining to complaints, use of force, discipline and arrests relating to NPP officers designated as Special Constables for the period April 1St to June 30t", 2006. Quarterly reports are submitted to .the Board as a requirement of a policing agreement between the two organizations. It was reported that throughout the NPP's second quarter of operations there were no complaints of inappropriate conduct or disciplinary matters; one reported incident where a Use of Force option was used by a member when the member used pepper spray and empty hand technique to subdue a male during the course of an arrest, which resulted in the submission of the required paperwork as per the provincial policy; two internal discipline matters were administered, one ,being when a member was assessed four hours after being involved in a single vehicle collision and the other when a seasonal provincial officer was assessed three hours after being involved in anon-reportable single car motor vehicle collision, both officers assumed responsibility for the related collisions; a joint total of nineteen (19) arrests were made under the Criminal Code, the Menfal Health Acf and the Trespass fo Properfy Acf. Volume 5, Issue 7 July 2006 Page #2 2005 ANNUAL REPORT PSB Minute #126. -The Board received Service report 155/2006 providing the 2005 Annual Report for the Niagara Regional Police Service. In order to ensure the quality and confidence of police service delivery throughout Ontario, the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services created the "Adequacy and Effectiveness of Police Services Regulafions"under the Police Services Act. The Regulation effectively introduced over 75 performances standards which police services are mandated to meet. The Provincial Adequacy Standards Regulation require that Police Services prepare an Annual Report that addresses the core business functions of the its respective police service. The report must provide evidence related to: ~ The police service's provision of community-based crime prevention initiatives; ~ Community patrol and criminal investigation services; ~ Community satisfaction with police services; . ~ Emergency calls for service; ~ Violent crime and clearance rates for violent crime; ~ Property crime and clearance rates for property crimes; • Youth crime and clearance rates for youth crime; ~ Police assistance to victims of crime and re- victimization rates; and • Road Safety. Also mandated for inclusion, is an organizational overview, documentation of the administration and disposition of public complaints, the annual cost of policing, and initiatives undertaken with respect to crime analysis and Joint Forces Operations. Upon consideration of the report, the Board received it for information and requested that the 2005 Niagara Regional Police Service's Annual Report be forwarded to Regional Council for information. 2007-2009 BUSINESS PLAN PSB Minute #127. The Board received Service report 152!2006 providing information relative to the formation of the Board's 2007 - 2009 Business Plan. The Service has formed both a steering and working committee to develop a strategic developmental plan. The regulation governing the Business Plan requires the inclusion of quantitative and qualitative performance objectives and indicators relating to information technology, police facilities, resource planning, and also all areas mandated for reporting as outlined in the annual report (bulleted points of above-nofed item). During the preparation phase of the Plan, external forums will be held with schools, school boards, mayors, community policing committees, public organizations, businesses, and members of the public in the Cites of St. Catharines, Niagara Falls and Welland. The forums will be arranged and conducted by the Ontario Editorial Board (OEB), a private research and strategic positions firm hired by the NRPS. Upon consideration of the report, the Board received it for information and the confirmation of committee members as follow: Steering Committee Members Chief Southall, Chair PSB Member Vance Badawey PSB Member Mal Woodhouse PSB Executive Director Deb Morton Deputy Chief Donna Moody Superintendent Damian Parrent Dr. Paul Divers Working Committee Members Inspector Geoff Skaftfeld, Chair Staff Sergeant Scott McLean Sergeant Joe Maggiolo Sergeant Mike McAllister Constable Sal Basilone Mrs. Cathy Berecz Mr. Michael D'Amico Mrs. Anne Legge, Recording and Scheduling Mr. Sam Paterson RIDE GRANT PROGRM PSB Minute #121. -The Board received a letter from Monte Kwinter, Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services, awarding the Niagara Regional Police Service with a cheque in the amount of $20,737.67. Grant funding was provided to 166 municipalities to cover the overtime and/or paid duty costs incurred by local police services for "Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere" programs during the 2005-06 fiscal year. Since 2003, the Ministry has allocated a total of $3.6 million in funding to assist police services in addressing the serious concern associated with drinking and driving. Although the province wide RIDE initiative has proven to be an effective deterrent and an important tool to educate the public about the dangers of drinking and driving, statistic show that it is still the number one cause of criminal death and injury in our society. In his correspondence, the Minister commended the achievements of the NRPS and recognized the validity of their contributions towards combating drinking and driving. He further emphasized the importance that is placed on safe roads and safe communities by the Ministry and identified it as being atop priority for this government. 2007 BUDGET TIMETABLE & PREPARATION APPROACH PSB Minute #130. -The Board received Service report 154/2006 requesting the Board approve the proposed timetable for completion and preparation of the capital and current 2007 budgets. Approval for budget recommendations were developed in accordance to facilitate preparation of the 2007 capital and current budgets in a manner consistent with Regional departments as well as ensure that the Service's budgets are delivered to the Region in accordance with the Council approved timetable. Upon consideration of the Service's requests, the Board approved the following: 1. The proposed timelines for completion and preparation of the capital and current budgets as outlined in this report; and 2. The preparation of current and capital budgets for the Police Service utilizing a process that is parallel but separate from that of Regional Departments. Volume 5, Issue 7 July 2006 Page #3 The report further noted that under the provisions of the Police Services Act, the Board is responsible for reviewing and approving the detailed budgets for Service programs. The Municipal Act requires that the Service request approval by Regional Council of the consolidated budget. Therefore, the Board will provide additional direction to Service staff as necessary and communicate formally to the Region with regard to the schedule of budget deliberation meetings and budget preparation approach for the Police Service. VARIANCE REPORT PSB Minute #129. -The Board received Service report 160!2006 providing a financial overview and forecast for both the Service and the Board to June 30th, 2006. The consolidated variance analysis and forecast for 2006 was based on results of operations for June year-to-date, again resulting in no significant areas of concern being identified at this time. Future impacts on the achievements of the budget will be reflected in upcoming monthly variance reports and reported on in accordance to their developments. KPMG AUDIT REPORT - NRPS SPECIAL FUND PSB Minute #132- The Board considered a letter from KPMG LLP providing confirmation of the completed annual audit of the Board's Special Fund for the year ending December 31St, 2005. The item was received for information. KPMG AUDIT FINANCIAL REPORT -NIAGARA REGIONAL POLICE SERVICEIBOARD PSB Minute #135 -The Board considered Financial Statements of the Niagara Regional Police Service for the year ending December 31St, 2005 prepared by KPMG LLP. Chair Iggulden noted that the completed audit for the year 2005 was considered last month with review of the statements completed in detail. The Service ended 2005 with expenditure savings of $2.9 million due to discretionary spending pulled back in view of overtime costs, and at that time, it was too late to spend discretionary spending late in the year, attributing to savings in all areas. Expected retirements did not occur and thus, no termination payouts were required. The use of benefits was down. The savings were approved to various reserve funds, all allocated to be used in 2006. The Service experienced savings in 2003, 2004 and 2005 -clearly indicative of the successful philosophy of the Board and Service management to spend only when clearly aligned on budget. Chair Iggulden added that the Chief and management staff should be congratulated for their efforts. Further, the Board approved the following: 1. The Financial Statements of the Niagara Regional Police Service for the year ended December 31, 2005 as amended; 2. That the 2005 Final Audit Management Letter - Police Items from KPMG be received; 3. And further, that the information be forwarded to the Region's Audit Committee for its information. IT EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT PSB Minute #128. -The Board received Service report 140!2006 requesting approval to initiate the Service's Equipment Replacement Project. The request was made in accordance to the Service's replacement schedule for computers, printers and servers. The schedule is similar to that followed by the Region of Niagara with an average target cycle of four years for personal computers and servers and five years for printers. Monitors are usually replaced on an as needed basis and many that are currently in use were deployed between 1999 and 2001. It is being requested that all monitors of five years or greater be replaced with 19" flat screens. The Board considered the report and approved the following: 1. The initiation of Project ZP00606, IT Equipment Replacement with a capital expenditure budget of up to $500,000; 2. Financing for the project to consist of Police Capital Levy approval of up to $500,000; 3. A purchase from HP Canada for hardware in the amount of $292,340.50 plus applicable taxes. DONATIONS Second Chance Scholarship Foundation PSB Minute #133. -The Board received a letter from Rick Gosling, President, Second Chance Scholarship Foundation Inc., providing the Board Chair with the opportunity to participate in the charitable institution's annual fundraising event, Dinner with the Judges Gala Dinner, on September 21St 2006. The Second Chance Scholarship Foundation is a charitable organization that provides the means to assist young persons in overcoming the financial barriers to a positive and productive future. Monies raised from the Judges Gala Dinner will enable the awarding of scholarships to youths who have been involved in the criminal justice system and show a desire to change their lifestyle by continue their education at a post secondary institution. The evening brings together judges, crown attorneys, defence counsel, chiefs and members of various police departments, provincial and federal ministers and professionals from associated community organizations. Tickets can be purchased at a cost of $125. Upon consideration of the item, the Board received it far information. ANNUAL REPORTS The Adequacy Standards Regulation requires that police services boards and police services meet minimum standards for what are adequate and effective police services. This provision is a mandated responsibility of police services boards which includes the developing and adopting of approximately 80 performance standards, a vigorous training program, and an ongoing skills development plan. As a minimum, these policies require compliance with both the regulation and guidelines and in addition, provide the Board with reports in order to continually assess compliance. The reporting requirements also assist in future budget processes, business plans, and in assessing the needs of the police service on an ongoing basis. Volume 5, Issue 7 July 2006 Page #4 Annual reports} received this month relate to the following subject matter and were prepared by the noted Service members}: ~ Missing Persons PSB Minute #124. Service Report 15812006 Inspector William Boston, Duty Office POLICE COMMENDATIONS The Board would like to recognize the following members and commend them on receiving a Chief andlor Commander's Commendation for the following related incidents, which displayed exemplary service within the community: Commander's Commendations Personnel Order No. 412/2006 -Constables Brian Essery and Jeff Johnstone for their actions taken on March 5t", 2006 during an incident involving the apprehension of two suspects involved in a break and enter on the previous day. Each is commended on their keen observational skills and their persistence to apprehend the involved suspects. Their attention to detail and the professionalism of their interrogation and communicational skills led to the admission of information that made the arrests of two habitual criminals possible. Personnel Order No. 408/2006 -Constables Michael Rowe and Tammy Hollard for their actions taken on May 14t", 2006 during an incident involving a home invasion that ultimately led to serious injuries being endured by two of the involved victims and three additional parties being placed in a dangerous and frightening situation. Each is commended on their team- working abilities. The combined dedication to their policing duties that was put forth resulted in the successful apprehension and arrests of all four individuals responsible for the physical attack upon two of the victims and the emotional victimization of the three other people involved. Personnel Order No. 417/2006 -Constables Jim Malloy, Dave Bridel, Mike Casella, Mark Diegidio, John Dimartle, Tony Mummery and Todd Waselovich and Detective Constables Steve Magistrate and Joe Rotella for their actions taken on February 4t", 2006 during an incident involving a serious motor vehicle collision in the City of Welland. This incident clearly exemplified the team working practices that exist between the members of the Niagara Regional Police Service. The combined efforts amongst the above-noted officers are a true indication of how this Service works toward the common goal of serving and protecting the residents of Niagara. The concerted effort that was brought to the forefront during this complex incident demonstrates the importance of combining resources for information gathering purposes and it was integral to the successful end result of not only this in- depthincident, but to all police assisted situations. Personnel Order No. 411/2006 -Constables John Vajasic and Chris McLeod for their actions taken on April 4~', 2006 during an incident involving the arrest of a highly dangerous robber. Constables Vajasic and McLeod are commended on and their diligent policing practices. Their combined efforts were essential to the arrest of an extremely dangerous felon and the professionalism of their policing duties prevented the individual from continuing to have another person fall prey his brutal victimizing actions. Personnel Order No. 418/2006 -Detective Constables James St. Pierre and Dan Nadeau and Constable Dean Rudge for their actions taken during the month of October 2005 during a period where the Service received a high volume of complaints involving mischief throughout the City of Port Colborne in relation to punctured vehicle tires. The skillful manner in which the officers performed their investigation enabled them to properly identify and interview two youths who were ultimately charged with multiple related offences under the Young .Offenders Act. They are commended on the competence of their investigation skills and the ability to bring this on-going incident to a close. Volume 5, Issue 7 July 2006 Page #5 Niagara~~`f Region PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT August 22, 2006 File: D.13. RE.am-6-2005 Mr. Dean lorfida Clerk City of Niagara Falls 4310 Queen Street Niagara Falls, Ontario L2E 6X5 Dear Mr. lorfida: Re: Notice of Council Decision Regional Policy Plan Amendment 6-2005 Agricultural and Rural Area and Mineral Resource Policies The Regional Municipality of Niagara 3550 Schmon Parkway, P.O. Box 1042 Thorold, Ontario L2V 4T7 Telephone: 905-984-3630 Fax: 905-641-5208 E-mail: plan@regional.niagara.on.ca On August 17, 2006, Regional Council adopted Regional Policy Plan Amendment 6- 2005 which made a number of changes to the policies in the Agricultural and Rural Areas section of the Regional Policy Plan as well as to the Mineral Resource section in an effort to bring those policies into conformity with the Greenbelt Plan and the Provincial Policy Statement 2005. I have attached a copy of the Notice of Decision, the Amendment document, and staff Report DPD 73-2006. Please note that the last date for filing an objection to this Amendment is September 11, 2006. Yours truly, ~~~~ Drew`Semple, MCIP, RPP Senior Planner c: Pam Gilroy, Regional Clerk ds/Notice of Decision-RPPA 6-2005 Building Community, Building Lives. File No: D.13.Re.am-6-2005 Date of Adoption: Aug 17, 2006 Municipality: Regional Niagara Date of Notice: Aug 22, 2006 Subject Lands: Modifications to Agricultural and Mineral Resource Policies Last Date of Appeal: Sept 11, 2006 NOTICE OF ADOPTION With respect to a Regional Policy Plan Amendment Subsection 17(23? of the Planning Act Regional Council on August 17, 2006 adopted Amendment 6-2005 to the Policy Plan for the Regiona( Municipality of Niagara by By-law 70-2006 Purpose and Effect of the Regional Policy Plan Amendment The purpose of Amendment 6-2005 is to modify the provisions in the Agricultural and Rural Areas Section and the Mineral Resource Section of the Regional Policy Plan to bring those sections into conformity with the Provincial Policy Statement 2005 and the Greenbelt Plan A copy of the Amendment document is attached. When and How to File an Appeal When the Decision is Final Any appeal to the Ontario Municipal Board must be filed The proposed Policy Plan Amendment is exempt with the Clerk of the Regional Municipality of Nia ara no from approval by the Minister of Municipal Affairs later than 20 days from the date of this notice as shown and Housing and the decision of Regional Council is above as the last date of appeal. final if a Notice of Appeal is not received on or before the (ast date of appeal noted above. The appeal should be sent to the attention to the Planner, at the address shown below and it must, Other Related Applications ~ 1) set out the specific part of the proposed official plan Amendments are required to the Town of Grimsby amendment to which the appeal applies, Official Plan and Zoning By-law. Approval of a Pian (2) set out the reasons for the request for the appeal, of Subdivision is also is required. and (3) be accompanied by the fee prescribed under the Ontario Municipal Board Act in the amount of $125.00 payable by certified cheque to the Minister of Finance, Province of Ontario. Who Can File An Appeal Only individuals, corporations or public bodies may appeal the decision to the Ontario Municipal Board. An appeal may not be filed by an unincorporated association or group. However, an appeal may be filed in the name of an individual who is a member of the association or group. Getting Additional Information Additional information about the application is available for public inspection during regular office hours in the Regional Niagara Planning and Development Department offices at 3550 Schmon Parkway, Thorold. Mailing Address for Filing a Notice of Appeal Pam Gilroy Regional Clerk Regional Municipality of Niagara 2201 St. David's Road P.O. Box 1042 Thorold, Ontario Submit notice of appeal to the attention of Drew Semple, Senior Planner. Tel: (905) 984-3630 FAX: (905) 641-5208 Bi11 70 THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF NIAGARA BY-LAW NO. 70-2006 A BY-LAW TO PROVIDE FOR THE ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT 6-2005 TO THE OFFICIAL PLAN FOR THE NIAGARA PLANNING AREA TO PROVIDE FOR REVISED AGRICULTUR,4L AND RURAL AREA AND MINERAL RESOURCE POLICIES UVHEREAS it is deemed expedient fo further amend the Official Plan heretofore ado ted p by Regional Counc~i forthe Niagara Planning Area, THEREFORE the. Council of the Regional Munici ali of Nia ara enacts as follows: p tY g 1. That the text and map attached hereto and so designated are hereby approved as Amendment 6-2005 to the Official Plan forthe Niagara Planning Area. 2. That the Regional Clerk is hereb authorized and directed to ive notice of Counci ' Y g Is adoption in accordance with Section 17(23} of the Plannin Act. g 3. That this ~By-law ~shall~ come info force and take effect on the da u on which if is Yp passed. THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF NIAGARA Peter Partington, Regional C it Pam Gilroy,- Regional Clerk Passed: August 17; 2006 ~- Amendment 6-2005 fo the Regional Niagara Policy Plan for the Niagara Panning Area The Official Plan for the Niagara Planning Area is amended as follows: Part ~ Agricul~ural:~a.nd Base Map "The Agricultural Land Base Map is deleted and replaced by the attached map identified as Schedule A to the Official Plan for the Niagara Planning Area - "The Agricultural Land Base Map" Notes: The changes to the Agricultural land Base Map include the following: ^ The lands designated Good Tender Fruit and Good Grape are deleted and replaced by the boundaries shown as Protected Countryside in Schedule 2 of the Greenbelt Plan ~ 2005..The name of the designation is changed to "Unique Agricultural Areas -Good Tender Fruit and Good Grape Areas"; and ^ two blocks of land designated "Rural Areas" in the Town of Lincoln are changed to "Good General Agricultural Areas." ^ Delete the Hamlet symbol for Rockway ^ Insert additional notes describing the status of the Greenbelt Plan boundary and the relationship between .the Unique Agricultural Areas designation and the Protected Countryside designation in the Greenbelt Plan. Policy 6.A.5 Policy 6.A.5 is deleted .and the. following new Polic~ 6.A.5 is added. Y "The Agricultural Land Base. Map identifies agricultural areas in which the Region. is committed to supporting the farmer and hislher opportunit to farm. These areas should Y have supportive government policies and programs, and, attempt to prevent conflicting public and private. uses which hinder the farmer's ability to farm. Changes to the Good General Agricultural Areas and Rural Areas on the A ricultural~ Land Base Ma will. be . g p made only after consultation with the local municipalities, agricultural representatives and inte~re fed local and Provincial .agencies and ,organizations and will be done throw h a g Regional Policy Plan amendment. Revisions fio the Greenbelt Plan and to the Nia ~ ara . g Escarpment P(an boundaries and the redesignation of "Unique Agricultural Areas is prohibited." - Part 2 Lot Creafi~n Delete Section 6.A.9 and adal: 2 `~6.A:g In the Unique Agricultural Areas, consents to convey may be permitted only in accordance with the following provisions. Within the Niagara Escarpment Plan Area, the policies of the Niagara Escarpment Plan as amended from time to time shall prevail unless the following policies are mare restrictive, then the mare restrictive policies shall prevail. Policies for lot creation in loco( Official Plans can be mare restrictive fihan the following policies and still conform to this Plan. ~a} The consent to convey is for an agricultural use where the severed and retained lots are intended for agricultural uses and provided the minimum lot size is 40-acres X16.2 hectares}. (b} The consent is for a residence surplus to a farming operation as a result of a farm consolidation, which residence was an existing use as of December 16, 2004, provided that a residential dwelling is not permitted in perpetuity on the retained lot of farmland created by this severance. As a condition of severance, the applicant must have the remnant parcel rezoned to preclude its use for residential purposes. ~c} The consent requested is for minor boundary adjustments or easements, complies with other policies in this Plan and does not create a separate (ot for a residential dwelling and there is no increased. fragmentation of a key natural heritage feature or key hydrologic feature." Delete Policy 6.A.9.1 and replace with the following: I~ ~~ a ~~ W~~ e "Policy 6.A.9.1 In Good General Agricultural Areas consents to convey may be permitted only in those circumstances set out in the following provisions. Policies for lot creation in local Official Plans can be mare restrictive and still conform to this Plan. ~a} The consent to convey is required for existing agriculturally related uses subject to Policy 6,A.1 and provided. the parcel size is limited` to the minimum size needed to accommodate the use. (b} The consent to convey is for a farm parcel provided that resulting parcels are both for agricultural use and the size of the resulting parcels is a minimum size of 40 hectares (100 acres}: Smaller lot severances for greenhouses can be permitted subject to the condition that any new dwellings on the property are allowed only after the greenhouse and other farm buildings have been constructed or substantially completed. It is important that small lot severances for greenhouse operations be of a sufficient size so that these uses have ample room for future expansion. ~c} The consent to convey is for a residence surplus to a farming operation as a result of a farm consolidation provided new residential dwellings are prohibited in perpetuity on any vacant remnant parcel of land created by the severance. As a condition of severance the applicant must have the remnant farm parcel rezoned to preclude its use for residential purposes. ~d} The consent is for a lot adjustment for legal or technical reasons such as easements, corrections to deeds, quit claims and minor boundary adjustments which do not result in the creation of a new lot." Policy 6.A.16 is amended by deleting the fallowing from paragraph 2. "other than new retirement lots" and "New farm retirement lots must comply with the distance provisions of the MDS formula." Park 3 Policy 6.A.7 Defe~e the words "Small-scale commercial and industrial uses" and add "Small-scale agriculturally related uses". Park 4 Uses ~n Agricultural Areas Policy 6.A.8 is deleted and replaced with the following: "Policy 6.A.8 Non-agricultural uses should not be located in Agricultural Areas. The introduction of new non-agricultural development of ~ all types into the Agricultural Areas has an adverse. impact on the agricultural and natural resources and shat[ be strictly limited. However, applications for individual non-agricultural uses may be considered. These applications will be reviewed through a Regional Policy Plan Amendment subject to the following conditions: (a} Non-agricultural uses are not permitted in Unique Agricultural Areas -, Good Tender Fruit and Good Grape Areas. fib} Non-farm residential lots and uses are not permitted in Good General Agricultural Areas or in Rural Areas in close proximity to agricultural activity. tc} A demonstrated need for additional land to be designated within the municipality and the desirabilityof the proposed use to the community. ~d} There are no reasonable alternatives in Rural Areas or in Urban Areas. fie} There are no reasonable alternative locations in other Good General Agricultural Areas with lower priority agricultural land. ~f} The degree of conflict with surrounding agricultural uses. Any conflict should be mitigated to the extent feasible. This, would depend on the size and nature of the proposed use, the existing agricultural uses, and .on any buffering factors between them. For example, creeks, roadways and other prominent features would be helpful in defining and screening a non-agricultural use from surrounding farms; 4 (g} Compliance with policies contained in Section l Environmental Policies including the Natural Heritage and Aggregate Resource policies. ~h} Applications must be supported by adequate technical assessment to ensure that private water supply and private sewage services can be provided. (i} Compliance with other policies contained in the Regional Policy Plan. Policy 6.A:12 is amended by deleting the fol[awin hrase from the first sentence. gP "arid for retiring farmers" and by deleting the second sentence. "Nofi~rithstanding the above, within the Niagara Escarpment Plan Area, an additional dwelling shat! not be permitted for a retirin farmer." g Part 5 Policy6.A,~ Uses in Unique Agricultural Areas ~..`. Policy 6.A.6 is modified by the addition of the fo[lowin g "In Unique Agricultural Areas., a[I existing uses lawfully used for such purpose prior to December ~6, 2004, the date the Greenbelt Plan came into effect, are ermined. Also in p Unique: Agricultural Areas single dwellings are permitted on existing lots of .record, provided they were honed for -such as of the December ~ 6, 2004 or where an a lication pp for an amendment to a zoning by-law is required as a condition of a severance granted .prior to December ~ 4, 2003 but which did not proceed." Part 6 ___._ Policies for Villages and Hamlets Add the following text to Policy 6.C.1 "New hamlets or expansions fio existing hamlets should be .identified only at the. time of a comprehensive official plan review and only where it has been demonstrated that: • Sufficient. opportunities for growth are not available through intensification and redevelopment in urban areas, • There are no alternatives that avoid Good General A ricultural Areas, and g There ~ are no reasonable alternatives on lower priority agricultural lands in Good General Agricultural Areas. Notwithstanding the above provisions, no new hamlets or expansions to existing hamlets are permitted in Unique Agricultural Areas." Policy 6.C.2 'rs a~e~efed and replaced by the following: "The boundaries of new and expanded hamlets in Good General Agricultural Areas and in Rural Areas should be located so as to minimize and mitigate to the extent feasible the impacts on nearby agricultural operations." Policy 6.C.8 is modified by the addition of the following text: "the minimum lot size for new lots in Villages and Hamlets should be 1 hectare unless it is determined through a hydrogeological study that a smaller lot size will. adequately accommodate private water and sewage treatment facilities for long term operation." Part 7 Policies far Implementation Section 12 Add the following paragraph to the preamble to Section 12, "lt is intended that this Plan be read in its entirety as existing and proposed land uses may be subject to policies within different sections of the Plan. Where multiple policies apply, these are to be applied in either a cumulative or integrated manner, such that al! of the policies that relate to a matter are addressed, with the more specific or restrictive policy applying where there are conflicts. Policies aye not meant to be read in isolation of the rest of the policies, both general and specific." Policy 12.6 is amended by adding the following to the beginning of the Policy. "1n Unique agricultural Areas expansions to existing buildings and structures, accessory structures and uses, andlor conversions of legally established existing uses which bring the use more into conformity with this Plan, are permitted subject to a demonstration of the following: - • New municipal services are not required-; and • The use does not expand :into key natural heritage features and key hydrological features unless there is no other alternative in which case any expansion- shall be limited in scope and kept within close geographical proximity to the existing sfructure." Policy 12.6 is further modified by deleting the first sentence from Policy 12.6 and adding the following in its place. "other policies affecting lands outside the Unique Agricultural Areas notwithstanding, this plan shall not prohibit the continued operation of legally established residential, industrial, business, agricultural, and institutional facilities." Part 8 Mineral Resource Policies The follo~ring new Policy 1.E.5.1 is added `~PQ[icy 7.E.5.1 Notwithstanding any provisions in the Section 7.E to the contrary: ~a} "No new mineral aggregate operations, wayside pits and quarries or any ancillary or accessory use thereto will be permitted between Lake Ontario and the Niagara Escarpment Plan Area. b} Anew mineral aggregate operation or wayside permit or the expansion to an existing operation may only be considered on primary and secondary selected sand and gravel resources on the Fonthi[! Kame, in the Town of Pelham, as identified by Aggregate Resource [nventory Paper #4 if the applicant demonstrates that: i. ~ubstantia[ly the same Land area will be rehabilitated back to an agricultural condition which allows for the same range and productivity of tender fruit or ra e crops common in the area; and gp ii. The micro climate on which the site and the surrounding area may be de endent for tender fruit and grape crop production will be maintained. p ~c} Anew mineral aggregate operation or the expansion of an existing operation shall only be permitted in Unique Agricultural Areas not identified under clauses ~a}and ~b}above where the applicant demonstrates the following: i. The physical characteristics of the proposed site allow for the rehabilitation of the ro ert back to an a ricultura! condition, which allows far the same p p Y g range and productivity of tender fruit and grape crops common in the area, and allow far the microc[imate on which the site and surrounding area may be de ~ endent for ra a and tender fruit production to be maintained; or p gp ii. !f the h sical characteristics of the proposed site wiii nat allow for. the p Y .:. rehabilitation of the property back to an agricultural cond~t~on, which allows for the same ran e and productivity of tender fruit and grape ,crops . g ~ . ~ ~ ~~ common ~n the area, and will not allow for the micro c[~mate on which the site and the surroundin area ma be de endent. for tender fruit. andlo~r g Y p ra e roduction to be maintained, the applicant shall consider alternative gpp locations; and iii. 1~llhere other alternatives have been considered by the applicant and found unsuitable and in situations where complete agricultural rehabilitation to the same level of tender fruit and grape production is not ossible due to the depth of planned extraction or a substantial aggregate p deposit below the water table warranting extraction, agricultural rehabilitation in the remaining licensed area will be maximized as a first riority to allow production of tenderfruit and grape crops." p Policy 7.E.4 is modif ed by the addition of the fallowing: "Also, in areas adjacent to or in known deposits of mineral aggregate resources, development and activities which would preclude or hinder the establishment of new o erations or the expansion of existing- operations or access to the resources p shall only be permitted if: (a) Resource use would not be feasible; or f (b} The proposed land use or development serves a greater long-term public interest; and (c} Issues of public health, public safety and environmental impact are addressed." l~od~fy Policy 1. E.S. by deleting Subclause (a} "a demonstrated need" and adding the following: "compliance with the provisions of other policies. in this Plan including Policies 1.6.1.31 to 7.,6.1.34 inclusive in Section l of this Plan." Part 9 Policy6,B.5 Sewer and Waterline Extension Policy 6.6.5: is modified by the addition of the following after the first paragraph. "The above policy applies to all lands outside the Urban Areas Boundaries." Policy 6.6.5 Vii) is modified bythe adding the following "6. B.5 (i} Uvithin areas designated Unique Agricultural Areas, waterline extensions may be extended for health reasons and ~ to serve uses existing, as of December 15, 2004 and expansions thereof ad'acent to 1 the urban area. Extensions to serve existing non-farm uses will require an Amendment to this Plan.," Part 10 Introduction to 6.Q Policies far Agriculture _. In paragraph. 2 of the introduction to Section 6A Policies for Agriculture, delete the following sentence: "These areas were originally based on the Lincoln and Welland County Soil Surveys, climatic advantages, and consultation with local a ricultural g areas" and Add the foiiowing: "The boundaries of Unique Agricultural Areas are based on the mapping contained in the Greenbelt Plan 2005. Areas shown as Unique Agricu[tural Areas are intended to reflect the location of the Protected Countryside lands in the Greenbelt Plan.. The Unique Agricultural Areas are extended. aver the Niagara Escarpment Plan Area. The requirements of the Niagara Escar meat p Plan, established under the .Niagara Escarpment Planning and Development Act continue to apply and the Protected Countryside policies in the Greenbelt Plan do not apply with the exception of Section 3,3 in the Greenbelt Pian." Delete "Unique and" from paragraph 4. Part 1~ Rural Residential Development Policy 6.8.9 ~9} is amended by adding the fo[[owin text. g 8 "For multiple lot residential development consisting of three or more lots the minimum lot size will ~ be 1 .hectare unless it is determined throw h a h dro eolo ical stud that g Y g g Y considers .potential cumulative impacts ~ that a smaller size lot will adequate) Y accommodate private water and sewage treatment facilities for long term operation. Applications for multiple lot estate residential development should be accom anied b a p Y drainage plan and should be subject to site plan approval." Add a new Policy 6.8.12 as follows: "Notwithstanding the provisions in Section 6.B no new estate residential subdivisions are permitted within the Rural Areas shown in the Town of Fort Erie." Paid 12 Definitions add the following to the Definitions Section of the Policy Plan "Agricultural-related Uses Means those farm-related commercial and farm=related industrial uses that are small-scale and directly. related to the farm o eration and are re wired in close p q proximity to the farm operation. Mineral- Aggregate operation (a} An operation, other than "wayside pits and quarries", conducted under a~ license or permit under the Aggregate Resources Act or successors thereto;. and (b} Associated accessory facilities used in extraction, transport, beneficiation, processing or recycling of mineral aggregate resources and derived products such as asphalt and concrete, or the production of seconds ry related products." Residence Surplus to a Farm Operation is an existing farm residence that is rendered surplus as a result of farm consolidation the acquisition of additional farm parcels to be operated as one farm operation}. ~! Delete definition "(h}for "Surplus Farm Dwellings" Delete the following sentence from Definition (g}.v "Only one retirement lot shall be permitted in this regard." Park 13 Minor Edi~ing Changes Policy6.A.7 is amended by changing "NEC Plan"to "Niagara Escarpment Plan". Policy 6.A.13 is amended by deleting "asset out in Section lH" in the second ara~ ra h. p g p .Policy 6.B.2 is amended by deleting the fallowing sentence. "within the Niagara Escarpment Plan area the type of develo ment is to conform- to the . .. p various land use po[~c~es contained ~n Section l.H." Policy 6.B.6 is amended by deleting- the following. "within the Niagara Escarpment Plan area the type of development is to conform to the various land use policies contained in Section l.H." Policy 6.6.10 is amended by deleting "asset out in Section 7H". Polity 6.C.9 is amended by deleting the words "in Section 7.H"and addin "in Part 2". g Policies 7. E.2, 7. E.3, 7. E.4, 7. E.5, 7. E.6, 7. E.10, 8. B.6, 8. B.7, 8. 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KNA .li 'I6 • _ _ a i Df D 13-200 July ~ 9,200 f=ile: D.13„RE„am-~-~g~5 . ~~ ~~'~ £~ ~o~ REPORT To; Chair and Members of the Planning and Public works Committee SUBJECT: Final Recommendations Report Changes to the Agricultural, Rural and Mineral Resource Policies Regional Policy Plan Amendment G~2o05 Conformity with the Provincial Policy Statement and the Greenbelt Klan RECOMMENDATIONS That thin Committee recommend to Regional Council: , 1. That Regional Policy Pfan Amendment 6-200a to brie the Re ion's A ricultural, Rural g 0 9 Areas and Mineral Resource Policies into canforrnity with the Provincial Pof icy } Statement and the Greenbelt Plan as set out in Appendix E be approved. 2. That a decis~n on Policy O~,A.9.1 ~b}with respect to faun severances in Good General Agricultural-Areas be "C~eferred" to permit additional consideration b the Agricultural Y Sub-committee and the f=ederations of Agriculture. ~ ~-. . ; 3. That notice of Council's decision be given in .accordance with Pla...- requirements„ PURPOSE { This report provides fins! recommendations regarding changes to the Agricultural, Rural and Mineral Resource Policies in the Regional Policy Pfau in conform' with the rovisions ~Y p contained iii the Provincial Policy Statement 2005 and theGreenbelt Pian., ~ } EXECUTIVE St~MMARY 1 Amendment 6~~005 involves changes to the Region's Agricultural and Runt Areas Policies as weft as portions of the- Mineral Resource policies to bring them into conformity with the Provincial Pof icy Statemen# and the Greenbelt Pfan., The f nvironn~ental Policies (Amendment 187} dealt with conformity of the ~environn~ental policies with the Greenbelt ... b ,r ~~ DPD 7~-2gg~ July 19, 2ao6 Page 2 .. Pfan and the Provincial Policy Statement while urban related policies will be the subject of a separate Amendment.. Draft olicies were re ared and resented to Council in July 2005 in Report DPD p pp p 93-2805. The proposed policies were circulated for comment to alt local municipalities, to the Agricultural Sub Committee, and to the Province. There was a set of three public meetings held in the Tawn of Lincoln, the pity of Niagara Falls and the Township of U~ainfleet in February 2006 Based on comments and public review, a number of changes to the proposed policies are being recommended for approval„ F1NAfV~IAL IMPLICATIQIVS Not applicable„ REPORT L+~ais ative Backaraund to Amendment G-29x5 The Greenbelt Plan was established by Order in Council under the authority of the Greenbelt Act an February 28,2005 and took effect on December 16, 2004, The Provincial Policy Statement 2905 was adopted by Drder in Council under authority of Section ~ of the Plannin Acts ft replaces the former Provincial Policy Statement issued May 22, ~ 996 and amended ~ February 1, ~ 991. The new Provincial Policy Staterr~ent took effect on march 1, 2005„ . ~.. The Provincial Policy Statement in Section 4..5 states that planning authorities shall keep ' 'al li Statement. The Greenbelt Plan their offc~al plans up to date with the Prov~nc~ Po cy . contains more ex licit re uirements re ardin munici al affcial plan conformity„ Section 9 p q g 9 ~ of the Greenbelt Act 2x05 requires municipalities to amend their official plans to conform with the Greenbelt Plana Section a„3 of the Greenbelt Plan provides fQr municipalities to ado t more restrictive re uirements~ vVith the exceptign of the lot creation policies P q however, official plans and zoning bylaws shall not contain provisions that are mare restrictive than the policies in "Agricultural Systems and Non-renewable Resource" sections of the Greenbelt Plan as the a l to a ricultural uses and mineral aggregate Y ppY 9 resources respectively., . S mma„rY o~,~la~or„P~oposed Policy Changes a The following is a summary of the major components of Amendment 6-2905 including modifications made as a result of public and agency comments„ A copy .of the final recommended Amendment document is attached as Appendix l.~ .. r J r+ I i DPD 7~--2006 July 19, 200fi .. Page 3 '! .. The Agricultural Land Base Map is changed to reflect the Greenbelt Plan boundaries and the "Protected ~ Countryside''., The Agricultural Land Base Map uses the term "Unique Agricultural. Areas -Good Tender Fruit and Good Grape Areas". Notes have been added to the map to explain the relationship between the Greenbelt .Plan boundaries and designations and this map, The words "approximate" are removed from the Legend.. The Hamlet of Rockway in the Town of Lincoln is deleted„ Two "Rural Areas" in the Town of Lincoln are changed to "Good General-~ Agricultural Areas~;~ 2.. ~JIlithin "Unique and "Goad General Agricultural Areas" severances for retirement lots and infilling Tots are no Langer permitted, The minimum lot size~for farm severances and remnant lots in "Unique. Agricultural Areas" is established as A~0-acres #o conform to the Greenbelt Plan provisions, A minimum lot size for farm severances in Good General Agricultural Areas is proposed to be 4a hectares and will be considered after discussion with the agricultural community.. 3. Policy 6~,A~,8 has been modified to reflect the conditions for permitting non-agricultural uses in Agricultural Areas., Non-agricultural uses are not permitted in "Unique Agricultural Areas"„ The review criteria are revised to incorporate wording in the Provincial Policy Statement and Greenbelt Plan, 4. Section l.E, Mineral Resources, has been substantially madfied~~ Mineral Aggregate Resources are given special recognition and .protection in the Provincial Policy Statement and in the ~ Greenbelt Plan, Municipalities are not permitted to include r~ore restrictive policies in their Official Plans with respect to mineral aggregate operations.. Some of the major changes to the Regional Plan include: - removal of the requirement that need be demonstrated as a criterion for considering new or expansions to existing pits and quaiTies„ ~ The special requirements in the Niagara Escarpment Plan are recognized! - new aggregate operations are not permitted in the area between the Niagara Escarpment Plan Area and Lake Gntario; -- new and expanded aggregate operations are permitted in other "Unique Agricultural Areas" only if the pit or quarry is rehabilitated to permit the same range and production of specialty crops and to allow for the microclimate for specialty crop production to be maintained; -- within the Ponthill Kame onfy nn w pits require rehabilitation to the same range and production of specialty crops and the maintenance of the microclimate suitable for #ender fruit and grape produdtion~ It is recomrriended that this carne rehabilitation requirements also apply to expansions to existing pits on the ~onthill Kame; and DPD 73-~2~~~ July 19, 2006 Page 4 ~- policies are added to ~ restrict development near existing pit and quarry operations #hat may preclude ar hinder the ability of the operation to con#inue or expand., 5.. l~vi#hin Unique Agricultural Areas, extensions of municipal water services outside Urban Areas ma be pernnit#ed to service uses existing as of December 16, 2004 adjacent to y urban areas Bxtensians to non-agricultural uses still require an Amendment to the Plane 6,~ The policies guiding expansions to hamlets and the establishment of new ones are modified to reflect the pr4visians contained in the Provincial Policy Statement. New and expansions to existing ~ Hamlets are eat permitted in Unique Agricultural Areas. Hamlets elsewhere can only be established or expanded based an a comprehensive review of alternatives and need., 7. The minimum lot„size for development within hamlets and for multiple lot development in Rural. Areas ~ is proposed to be ~ hectare unless a hydrageological study demonstrates that a smaller lot size will adequately accommodate the required private water and sewage treatment facilities. 8.. A number of changes have been made to existing policies to clarify intent. 9a A number of new definitions and changes to existing definitions have been proposed„ S~n~marv of Public ~leefiings Public meetings were held in the Tawn of Lincoln Council Chambers on February 1, 2006 in the Ci of Nia ara Fails Council Chambers an February 8, 2406 and in the Township of tY 9 Wain~eet Counci! Chambers an February 15, 2006.. Representatives at the three ~..~ meetin s from the Planning and Public works Committee included Councillors Bill g Hodgson, Ron leavens, Bill Smeatan, Anne Angelane and Ran Bodner. At the meefi~ng in Lincoln, a number of residents questioned the rationale behind the forge area of "Protected Countryside" in the Greenbelt Pfan. Some people argued that their i lands were unsuitable far tender fruit or grape production and wanted to know how the plan could be changed to provide far urban expansions and the removal of their lands from the Greenbelt., . At the meetin in Nia ara Falls tVVa consultants su ested that Amendment 6-2006 and 9 9 09 Amendment 170 revue fan~vard together.. ,A farmer asked if the revised policies would prevent him from selling vacant farm parcels. He also asked about minimum farm parcel sizes in Goad General Agricultural Areas„ At the meetin in Utrainfleet, there were na questions ar comments from the one member g of the public in attendance, The n~eet'rng was opened and then closed by the Chair.. K aPa 7~~ao~ Duly ~ ~, Baas Page 5 A copy of the public meeting summaries is attached as Appendix IIN Alsoattached is a letter from a farmer requesting that an area south of Regional Road fi3 and the IrVelland River in the City of Thorold be redesignated from "Good General Agricultural .to "Rural"~ ether letters .received from residents and representatives ofproperty owners are attached, A staff response to one property owner's letter is included., Summary of Agency Comments ~. ~. -__ e.. The following agencies were requested to review proposed Amendment a~zoa~ and provide comments„ ^ Ali ~ 2, local municipalities; ^ Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing; . ^ Niagara Escarpment Corr~mission; Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs; ^ ~ Regional Agricultural Sub Committee; ^ Niagara Parks Commission, and Ministry of the EnvironmentM The Town of Fart Erie requested that three additional changes be made to the Policy Plana that multiple lot development in Rural Areas require a drainage plan or site plan approval; ^ that the pvl~cy for multiple lot severances clanfy the number of lots required to be considered multiple lot development and the number include adjacent existing lots; and • that in the Tawn of Fort Erie no estate residential development be permitted in Rural ~-~~ Areas except by Amendment, ~~ Local municipalises through their review and approval of severances can attach conditions of approval including the provision of a drainage plan and a requirement for site plan approvaf~, However, a modification is added indicating that multiple lot residential developr~ent be accompanied by a drainage plan and should be subject to site plan control„ The other recommendations from the Tawn of fort Erie are addressed in the revised ~ policies including a provision to not permit new estate lots in Rural Areas in Fort ~~ r Erie„ The City of Niagara Eal~s asked for guidelines to be developed to identify a "farm operation" under the surplus farm dwelling policy, The City also asked for some explanation regarding the requirement in~ Policy 6„A.,fi~b} to limit non-farm residential lots liin Rural Areas", "inclose proximity to~ agricultural operations The Town of Lincoln asked for a number ai~ modifications., It was requested that the .. severance policies in subsections G„A„9 and ~.,A.,9.1 contain a statement as follows: -.. a =- DPD 13-2ggG Duly ~ g, ~o~~ Page 6 r`UVhere !here is a cor~fllcf betuveen fhe policr'es of fhrs Plan and fhe local C~clal Plan, then fhe mare restrictive ~anl~cies shat! ~revaiL.„ ^ Policy 12„~ tha# sets out criteria for the expansion or change in use of non-farm uses in agricultural areas be changed t~ incor~rate the policies in the Greenbelt Plan; ^ Policies be added far agri-tourism uses; . ^ The Mamlet of Rockway be removed from the Agricultural Land Base Map; and ^ The Town objects to Policy G.,B„5.1 that permits waterline extensions to nan- agricultura( uses.existing as of the effective date of the Greenbelt Plan,. The revised policies include the addition of requested clause in the severance policies, changes to Policy 12„G, and the removal of a hamlet symbol for Rockway.. The development of agri-tourism policies is a more complex request that should be done in cooperation with and with input from the agricultural community, local municipalities, the Province and others A mare thorough review than is afforded by this Amendment is required., Also the objection to the waterline exfiension provision has been addressed by a further modification to address the Greenbelt Plan provisions more completely„ The existing use must be adjacent to the urban area The City of Port Colborne raised a number of concerns with form and content of the Amendment and the overall role of the Region in development review in agricultural areas,. Specifically it was recommended that: the Agricultural Land Base Map be deleted from the Plan; ^ the def nition of Prime Agricultural Land and Prime Agricultural Areas in the Provincial Policy Statement be incorporated into the Regiana(Policy Plan! ^ lands that are not "prime agricultural area, as defned in the Provincial Policy Statement, should not be "Good General Agricultural Areas in the Regional Policy Plan; and ~ . opposition to "Agricultural Task Porce" recommendation tv remove the City of Port Colborne from its primary decision making role with regard to Planning approvals in rural areas Most of the City of Port Colborne's recommended changes appear to be matters that are beyond ~e purpose of this Amendment which is intended primarily'to bring the Region`s Agricultural and Rural Area Policies into conformity with the, Provincial Policy Statement and the Greenbel# Plan„ The City of Thorold had na carnments ar objections. 'q' DP D 73-2g0~ . J u ly ~ 9, 2g~~ Page 7 The Niagara Escarpment Commission was generally satisfied with the Policy Plan changes subject to some wording modifications ar clarifications„ The Carnmission has requested that Policy l„E„~ be changes to replace the phrase beginning "Applications for licenses„ .~ N" be replaced by the following ~ in order #o recognize the ability of the NEP to consider need: ~ ~~ `Applicafions for' licenses to open new pits or quarries and applications to or expansions of existing licensed pits or quarries will be considered subject to the applicable provisions of the Niagara Escarpmenf Planning and Development Act and policies wifbin tl~e Niagara Escarpmenf Plan and fhe following conditions„ " . The Escarpment Commission requested a minor editing change and questions whether Policy ~„B„5~a} for waterline extensions conforms with Section 4„2„25} of the Greenbelt Plan , The Ministry of i~lunicipai Affairs end Housing has ,provided extensive and deviled comments„ These are addressed and responded to in Appendix ! 11. For the The :Town of Grimsby it is acknowledged #hat the Tawn is currently carrying out~a Study to identify boundaries for the Kemp Road Hamlet. The Region and the Province have been involved in the Study. 'Any boundaries ~entified would be assessed against the provisions in the Greenbelt Plan and the PPS„ A copy of all comments received from affected agencies is attached as part of Appendix III , CONCLUSIONS Amendment 6-2QOa represents an important task to bring the Regions! Policy Plan policies for Agriculture, Rural and Mineral Resource Policies into conformity with the Provincial Policy Statement and the Greenbelt Plan. Both policy documents represent significant Provincial Policy initiatives that will change the nature and direction of community planning and development in Niagara., Submitted by: Approved by: `''•.. f Corwin T.. Cambray, MC1P, RPP Mike Trojan . Commissioner of Planning and D opment Chief Administrate fficer This report was prepared by Drew Semple, MCIP, RPP, Senior Planner: ,~ ~~~1~~ ~~,pf~~ a,~~,i~ ~ A~!R andix 11 ~~~ a~d~x tll A~~P ~ ~.~~~5 ~a~~,~an and c~ Y °~ '~ m~ants ~ ~ atiri~ ~~ u~~-~ ~a a~ ~~ ~ c ~~~~ the P~;~Ii ,~~~~ ~r~~ ~Ea~ ~,nd ~e ~a~ ~,ge~- ~~~! ~~a~ a~-ts ~~~a~t~ ~-~ ~°'~~` ~ a~~~~ ~a~~~~~ "" ~~~~~~ V~~ ~~~ u~ ~9, ~ .~ Y e S pang papa 9 ~'a~~ ~~ ~"a~a 7~ 1 `, ., ~. ~~S .. ~~, I,!` ~~. ~, ~~~ , . ., :, } ,, ,, :, :, :, 5 i l 1 i i 1'. 1 { z t i ~.. 1 i n DPD 13-2006 Appendix ! July ~ 9, 20a~ Page 9 Proposed Regiona[ Policy Plan Amendment 6-2005 Part ~ A~ricuitur~~ Land Base flap nwn "The Agricultural ~ Land Base Map is deleted and replaced by the attached map identified as Schedule A #o the Official Plan for the Niagara Planning Area - "The Agricultural Land Base Map" Notes: The changes to the Agricultural land Base Map include the following: ^ Thee lands designated Good Tender Fruit and Gaod gape are deleted and replaced by the boundaries shown as Protected Coun#ryside in Schedule 2 of the Greenbelt Plan 2005, .The name of the designation is changed toUnique Agricultural Areas--Good Tender Fn~it and Good Grape Areas"; and ^ two blocks of land designated uRural Areas in the Town of Lincoln are changed to "Good Genera! Agricultural Areas," Delete the Hamlet symba! for Rockway Insert additional notes describing the status of the Greenbelt Plan boundary and the relationship between the Unique Agricultural Areas designation and the Protected Countryside designation in the Greenbelt Plan Po((cv fi.A.S w,w~ ~M Policy 6~,A..5 is deleted and the following new Policy 6„A.,S is added., "The Agricultural Land Base Map identifies agricultural areas in which the Region is commitfed~ to supporting the farmer and hislher opportunity to farm„ These areas should have supportive government policies and programs, and attempt to prevent conflicting public.. and~~: private uses which hinder the farmer's ability to farm. Changes to the Good General Agricultural Areas and Rural Areas on the Agricultural Land Base Map will be made only after consultation with the local municipalities, agricultural representatives and interested local and Provincial agencies and organizations and will be done through a Regional Policy Plan amendrnent~ Revisions to the Greenbelt Plan and to the Niagara Escarpment Plan boundaries and the redesignation of "Unique Agricultural Areas is prohibited„" DPD ?3-206 Appendix I duly ~ 9, 200 Page 10 Past 2 I_et Cr¢atian Delete Section O.,A.9 and add: "~.A,9 f n the Unique Agricultural Areas., consents to convey may be permitted only in accordance with the fofiowing pravisions„~ within the f~liagara Escarpment Plan Area, the policies of the f~liagara Escarpment Plan as amended from time to time shat! prevail unless the following policies are more restrictive, then the more restrictive policies shalt prevail„ Policies for tot creaf~on in Local Ufficial Plans can be more restrictive than the fofiowing policies and stiff conf~arrn to this Plan„ ~a The consent to convey is far an agricultural .use where the severed and ~ .. retained lots are intended for agricultural uses and provided the mfn~mum lot size is 40-acres ~~ ~„2 hectares}„ fib} The consent is for a residence surplus to a farming operation as a result of a farm consolidation, which residence was an existing use as of December ~ ~, 20x4, provided that a residential dwelling is not permitted in perpetuity an the retained fat of farmland created by this severance.. As a condition of severance, the applicant must have the remnant parcel rezoned to preclude its use for residential purposes.. ~c} The consent requested ~ is for minor boundary adjustments or easements, complies with other policies in this Plan and does not create a separate tot fog a residential dwelling and there is no increased fragmentation of a key natural heritage feature or key hydrologic feature" Delete Policy O,~A.,9„1 and replace with the following: "Policy G.A.9.~ fn Good General Agricultural Areas consents to convey may be permitted ~ only in those circumstances set out in the following provisions. Policies for lot crew#ion in local Gfficial Plans can be more restrictive and stil{conform to this Plan., ~a} The consent to convey is required for existing agriculturally related uses subject to Policy ~,A.,? and provided the parcel size is fin~ited to the minimum size needed to accommodate the use„ fib} The consent to convey is for a farm parcel provided that resulting parcels are both for agricultural use and the size of the resulting parcels ~is a minimum size of 40 hectares ~1 ~0 acres: Smaller tot severances for greenhouses can be permitted subject to the ~~~ condition that any new dwellings on the property are allowed only after the ~1 DPD 73-2oQ6 Appendix I ,duly 19, 2006 Page 1 ~ '~ greenhouse and other farm buildings have been constructed or substantially completed, It is important that small lot severances for greenhouse operations be of a suffcient size so that these uses have ample room for future expansian~~ {c} The consent to convey is far a residence surplus to a farming operation as a result of a farm consolidation provided new residential dwellings are prohibited in perpetuity on any vacant remnant parcel of land created by the severance„ As a condition of severance the applicant must have. the remnant farm parcel rezoned to preclude its use for residential purposes. {d} The consent is for a iat adjustment for legal or technical reasons such as easements, corrections to deeds, quit claims and minor boundary adjustments which do not result in the creation of a new lat.." Policy G,~An ~ ~ is amended by deleting the following from paragraph ~. "other than new retirement lots" and "New farm retirement lots must comply with the distance provisions of the MDS formula,." Part 3 Policy-,fi A.7 Delefe the words "Small-scale commercial and ~industria! uses" and. aid ~"Small-scale agriculturally related uses. . Part 4 Uses In Agricultural Areae Policy fi,.A..$ is deleted and replaced with the following: "Policy ~.A.8Non-agriculture! uses should not be located in Agricultural Areas, The introduction of new non-agr~cul#ural development of all types into the Agricultural Areas has an adverse- impact on the agricultural and natural resources and shall be strictly limited„ However, applications for individual non-agricultural uses may be considered, These appiicat~ans will be reviewed through a Regional Policy Plan Amendment subject to the following conditions; {a~ Non-agricultural uses are not permitted in Unique Agricultural Areas -, Good lender Fruit and~-Good Grape Areas, {b} Nan-farm residential Pots and uses are not permitted in Good General Agricultural Areas or in Rural Areasrn close proximity t~ agricultural activity, DPD 73-~aas Appendix ~ July 19, 2aDfi Page 12 ~ . . {c} ~ A ~ demonstrated need for additional land to be designated within the municipality and the desirabilityof the proposed use tothe communi~., {d} There are no reasonable alternatives in Rural Areas or in Urban Areas,, {e} There are no reasonable alternative locations in other Good Genera! Agricultural Areas with lower priority agricultural land,. {f} The degree of conflict with surrounding agricultural uses„ Any conflict should be mitigated to the extent feasiblen ~ This would depend on the size and nature of the proposed use, the existing agricultural uses, and on any buffering factors between them„ Ear example, creeks, roadways and other prominent features would be helpful in defining and screening anon-agricultural use from surrounding farms; {g} ~ampliance with policies contained in Secfiion ?Environmental Policies including the Natural Heritage and Mineral Resource Palicies,~ {h} Applications must be supported by adequate technical assessment to ensure that private water supply and private sewage services can be provided„ {i} Compliance with other policies contained in the Regional Policy Pfan~, Policy 6„A„~2 is amended by deleting the fallowing phrase from the first sentence. "and for retiring farmers" and by deleting the second sentence„ ~._ "Notwithstanding the above, ~ within the Niagara Escarpment Plan Area, an additiana! dwelling shah not be permitted for a retiring farmer" Part 5 Pol~cy ~.A.fi Uses-~~n „Unigue,,,A~r~cul#ur~al Areas Policy ~rA~~fi is modified by the addition +of the fallowing: "In Unique Agricultural Areas, all existing uses lawfully used for such purpose prior to December ~ ~: 2g0~, the date the Greenbelt Plan carne into effect, are .permitted„ Also, in Unique ~ Agricultural Areas single ~ dwellings ~ are permitted ~ on existing lots of record, provided fhey were zoned for such as of the December 1 ~, 2Q04 or where an application for an amendment to a zoning by-law is required as a condition of a severance granted prior to December ~4, 2g03 but which did not proceed,,,' r DPI 73-2006 Appendix l July 19, 2006 Page 13 Part 6 Policies for~'Villages and hamlets A~a~ the following #ext to Policy 6„C.,1 ``New hamlets or expansions to existing hamlets should be identified only at the time of a comprehensive offcial plan review and only where it has been demonstrated that: . • Sufficient opporkunities for growth are not available through intensification and redevelopment in urban areas, • There are no alternatives that avoid Good General Agricultural Areas, and ~• There are no, reasonable altematives on lower priority agricultural lands in Good General Agricultural Areas. . Notwithstanding the above provisions, no new hamlets or expansions to existing hamle#s are permitted in Unique Agricultural Areas,. ,~ . Policy 6„G.,2 is delefe~ and replaced by the following: "The boundaries of new and expanded hamlets in Good General Agricultural Areas and in Rural Areas should be located so as to minimize and mitigate to the extent feasible the impacts on~ nearby agricultural opera#ians,~n Policy 6,~G.S is modified by the addition of the following text: "the minimum lot size far new lots in Villages and Hamlets should be 1 hectare unless it is determined through a hydrogeological study #ha# a smaller lot size will adequa#eiy accommodate private water and sewage treatment facilities for long term operation." f Part 7 Policies for lm~lementation Section 12 Add the following paragraph to the preamble to Section 12, "lt is intended that this Plan be read in its entirety as existing and proposed land uses may be subject to~ policies within di#ferent sections of the Plan„ Ullhere multi le olicies a 1 , . p p pp Y these are to be applied in either a cumulative or integrated manner, such that all of the policies tha# relate to a matter are addressed, with the more specific or restrictive policy applying where #here are conflicts. Policies are not meant to ~be read ~ in isolation of the res# of the policies, bath general and specific„" Policy~l2,~fi is amended by adding the following to the beginning of the Policy. , "In Unique Agricultural Areas expansions to existing buildings and structures, accessory ~ .. structures and uses, and~or conversions of legally established existing uses which bring , i DPD 73-200 Appendix i July 19, ~OQ6 Page 14 the use mare into conformity with this Plan, are permitted subject to a demonstration of the following: • New municipal services are not required; and • T'he use does not expand into key natural heritage features and key hydrological features unless there is no other alternative in which case any expansion shall be limited in scope and kept within close geographical proximity to the existing structure.." Policy ~2~~6 is furkher modified by deleting the first sentence from Policy X2„6 and adding the following in its place.. ii~ther policies affecting lands outside the Unique Agricultural Areas notwithstanding, this h n rohibit the continued o oration of le ail established residential, industrial., plan s all at p p g Y business, agricultural, and institutional facilities~.N ., Part 8 ____. Mineral Resource Policies The fallowing new Policy 7,~E~,5,~~ is added "Policy 7.E.5.1 Notwithstanding any provisions~in the section ~uE to the contrary: ~a} "Na new mineral aggregate operations, wayside pits and quarries or any ancillary or accessory use thereto will be permitted between Lake Qntaria and the Niagara Escarpment Plan Area.. fib} Anew mineral aggregate operation or wayside permi# or the expansion to an existing operation may only be considered on primary and secondary selected sand and gravel resources on the Fonthll Kame, in the Town of Pelham, as identified by Aggregate Resource Inventory Paper #4 if the applicant demonstrates that: i.. Substantially the same Land area will be rehabilitated back to an agricultural condition which allows far the same range and productivity of tender fruit or grape crops common in the area: and ii.. The rr~icra climate on which the site and the surrounding area may ~ be dependent for tender fruit and grape crop production wilt be maintained~~ ~c} Anew mineral aggregate operation or the expansion of an existing operation sha!! only be permitted in Unique Agricultural Areas not identified under clauses ~a}and ~b}above where the applicant demonstrates the fallowing: i., The physical characteristics of the proposed site allow for the rehabilitation of the property back to an agricultura! condition, which allows for the same range and productivity of tenderfruit and grape crops common in the area, and allow for the microclimate on which the site and surrounding area may be dependentfar grape and tenderfruit production to be maintained; or DPI 73-~oofi Appendix l July 19, 200fi Page 15 ii.. If the physical characteristics of the proposed site wil! not. allow for the rehabilitation of the property back to an agricultural condition, which allows for the sarne~ range and productivity of #ender fruit and grape crops common in the area, and will no# allow for the micro climate ~on which the site and the surrounding area .may be dependent for tender fruit andlor grape production to be r~aintained, the applicant shall consider alternative locations; and iii.. 1llrhere other alternatives have been considered by the applicant and found unsuitable, and in situations where complete agrit~ltural rehabilitation #o the same level of tender fruit and grape production is not j . possible due to the depth of planned extraction or a substantial a re ate g9 g deposit below the water table warranting extraction., agricultural rehabilitation in the remaining licensed area will be maximized as a first f priority to allow production of tender fruit and grape crops„" Policy 7,~E.4 is modified by the addition of the following: "Also, in~ areas adjacent to or in known deposits of mineral a r ate resources 9g ~ development and activities which would preclude or hinder the establishment of new operations or~ the expansion of existing operations or access to the resources shall or~ly~ be permitted if: {a} ~ Resource use would not be feasible; or b The ra ~ ~ ~ ~ } p posed land use or development serves a greater Tong-term public interest; and s t tc} issues of public health, ublic safe ~ and environmental im act are ~ ~~~ P tY p addressed.," t Modify Policy 7,.E,~5,~ b deletin Y g Subclause ~a} "a demonstrated need" and adding the following: compliance with the provisions of other policies in this Plan including Policies 7,.B.9 ~,3~ to 7.~8„ 1,.34 inclusive in section 7 of this Plan.," Part ~ Policy ~.8.~ Sewer.and waterline Extension Policy ~„B.b„ is modified by the addition of the following after the firs# paragraph„ "The above policy applies to all lands outside the urban Areas ~oundaries„~ Policy ~„~„~ ~i} IS modified by the adding the following DPD 7~-200 Appendix July ~ 9? 206 Page ~fi "~. B.5 ~i~ within areas designated Unique Agricultural Areas, waterline extensions may be extended for health reasons and to serve uses existing as of December ~ 6, 2804 and expansions thereof adjacent to the urban area„ Extensions to serve existing non-agricultural uses will require an Amendment to this Plan„" Part 14 1ntr~oduction to fi.A Policies for Agriculture In paragraph 2 of the introduction to Section GA Policies for Agriculture, delete the following sentence: "These areas wereoriginally based on the Lincoln and UIlelland County Soil Surveys, climatic advantages, and consultation with local agricultural areas" and Add the following: "The boundaries of Unique Agricultural Areas are based on the mapping contained in the Greenbelt Plan ~2005~, Areas shown as Unique Agricultural Areas are intended to reflect the Location of the Protected Countryside lands in the Greenbelt Plan„ The Unique Agricultural Areas are extended over the Niagara Escarpment Plan Area„ The requirements of the Niagara .Escarpment Plan, established under the Niaga a ~scarprnent Planning_~nd Development A,~ct continue to apply and the Protected Dountryside policies in the greenbelt Plan do not apply with the exception of Section 3..3 in the Greenbelt Plane Delete "Unique and" from paragraph 4.. Part ~ ~ Rural Residential Development Policy 6.,Bn9 ~9) is amended by adding the following text„ uFor multiple lot residential development consisting of three or more lots the minimum lot size will be ~ hectare unless it is determined through a hydrogeological study that considers potential cumulative impacts that a smaller size lot will adequately accommodate private wa#er and sewage treatment facilities for Fong term operation Applications for~~multiple lot estate residential development should be accompanied by a drainage plan and should be subject to site plan approval„" Add a new Policy 6~8~~ 12 as follows: "Notwithstanding the provisions in Section 6..8 no new non-farm residential lots are permitted within the Rural Areas shown in the Town of Fort Erie.," +~ Part ~ 2 Definitions Add the following to the Definitions Section of the Policy Plan "Agricultural-related Uses I DPD 73-~Q~ Appendix l July ~ ~, ~oofi Page ~ 7 Means those farm-related comrr~ercial and farm-related industrial uses that are small-scale and directly related to the farm operation and are required in claw proximity to the farm operation., ~ . l~liineral Aggregate Operation {a} An operation, other than "wayside pits and quarries", conducted under a license or permi# under the Aggregate Resources Act or successors thereto; and . {b} Associated accessory facilities used in extraction, transport, beneficiation, processing or recycling of mineral aggregate resources and derived products such as asphalt and concrete, or the production of secondary related products.." Residence Surplus. to a Farm ~peratlon is an existing farm residence that is rendered surplus as a result of farm consolidation {the acquisition of.additional farm parcels to be operated as one farm operation), Delete definition "{h}for "Surplus Farm Dwellings" Delete the following sentence from Definition {g}~v "~nfy one retirement lot shall be permitted in this regard." Part ~ 3 Minor Editing Changes _~, ~,_„ Policy 6~„A,7 is amended by changing "NEB Plan" to "Niagara Escarpment Plan",~ Policy ~.,A.13 is amended by deleting "asset out in Section 7l-i" in the second ara ra h„ p g P Policy x,.5,.2 is amended by deleting the following sentence« "1Nithin the Niagara Escarpment Plan area the type of development is #o conform to the various land use policies oontained in Section 7,1~„" Policy 6~~.,6 is amended by deleting the foliawing„ 4 ~V i I~PD T3-~o0~ Appendix July ~ 9, 2~0~ Page ~ 8 "Within the Niagara Escarpmen# Plan area the type of development is to conform #a the various land use policies contained in Section l,H.~" Policy ~~,B„~ 0 is amended by deleting "asset out in sec#ian lH"„ Policy fiu~.,9 is amended by deleting the words "in Section 7.H"and adding "in Part ~"~, Policies 7nE,.2, l~~E„3, 7,.E„4~, lu~da, l..E,~~, 7.,x..10, 8..8,.6, 8.B.,1, 8~~.,1, $„~.,2, 9.,A,.3, 9„A..4, and 9~,A~6 are amended by dale#ing the words "in section 7..H". oPa 73-200 Append ~ x ! I March ~, 2~g~ July t9, 2ovb File: D„13.RE„am 5-2005 Page 2~ Summary of Public 1Uleeting Comments Regional Policy Plan Amendment 6-205 Changes to the Regional Agricultural and Miners[ Resource Policies A Regional public meeting was held ~IVednesday, February ~, 2005 in the Tawn of Lincoln Council Chambers„ The purpose of the meeting was to consider comments from the public regarding a proposal by the Region to modify Agricultural and Rural Areas Policies as welt as Mineral Resource Po(ieEes in the Regional Policy Plan to bring them into conformity with the Greenbelt Plan and the Provincial Policy Statement The Regional Planning and Public V~larks Committee was represented by Councillors Bill Hadgsan and Ron heavens., Councillor Hodgson opened the meeting with introductions of Regional staff and Councillors. The quorum for the meeting was established as 2 gather than 3.~ Drew Semple, Senior Planner, described the nature and purpose of the public ~ meeting and summarized the major provisions contained in the proposed policies.. Copies of Background Report 93-005 was made available to the public. The revised policies and revised Agricultural Land Base Map was reproduced on display panels far public review. . Mr,. Ray Kowalik, City of St. Catharines, referred to the revised Policy S.,A.,S and suggested that the word "shvuld~ be changed ~ to "must" in the phrase "These areas `should' have supportive government policies,,,, . p.. Mr., Robert Cosby, 5969 Concession 7 Road, Smithville, asked if municipal official plans can have more restrictive agricultural policies Drew Semple indicated that municipalities can have more restrictive severance policies than in the Greenbelt Plan,.. The policies in municipal official plans are not mare restrictive,. Bill Hodgson indicated that the Town of Lincoln staff have supported most of the recommended changes since the Town is also required to madifjr its Plan, The l'awn's policies wild not be mare restrictive., Ms.. Liz Kowalik, St~ Catharines, as(~ed if uses established prior to December 15~ would be allowed to continue. Drew Semple indicated that legally established properly zoned uses can continue. Mr., Peter Pucci, 541 Kemp Road, asked how the Province selected the "Greenbelt Ar~eas~ since, in his opinion, much of the land is not suitable for tender fruit or grape production., How can development proceed? Drew Semple responded that the Greenbelt Plan does not provide for new non-farm development in specialty crop areas and no expansion to settlement areas., Councillor Hodgson indicated that na one can tell what scientific basis was used by the Province to determine baundaries~, The goal it seems was to protect a given amount of land. It will be difficult to fundamentally change the Plan., The 10-year review identified in the Plan and legislation is limited in scope., Small towns in the Greenbelt will need same mechanisr~ from the Province to replace Lost assessment and development charges when the remaining urban (ands are developed, DPI 73-z~ab Appendix 1 { Public Meeting Comments ~- RPPA ~-2005 July 19, 2006 gage 21 Pa e2 ,..., - Ms.~ Liz Kowalik noted that the Ci of St.. Catharines is reviewing its Qfticial Plan. The City is tY running out of land including industrial land.. Can the City demonstrate a need. to expand? Bill Hodgson indicated that the municipality is not permitted to expand and that this is the difficulty faced in trying to overcome financial challenges„ Ms. Kawalik indicated that her lands were contaminated with road salt, How can they be considered Greenbelt? The Province is spending 25 million dollars on advertising„ Can the Region take these concerns to the Province and have these mapping errors corrected? Bill Hodgson. indicated that numerous presentations have already been made to the Province„ Drew Sem le indicated that some minor changes to the boundary were made in the final Plan. It is p unlikely that any further changes will be made by the Province Ray Kawalik indicated that salt spray damage is a problem along the length of the QEw., Councillor Ron Leavens indicated that the Minister made it clear that the Greenbelt Plan was a planning exercise and economics would not be addressed, Municipalities must address the issue of economic support through other Ministries, Rab Cosby indicated' that his organization has supported the use of a corn based de-icer on highways-. The Province should provide municipalities with financial assistance to cover the extra costs.. Ms.. Alma Starc,12~1 Third Street, St. Catharines, indicated that she awned about ~g,acres on Third Street, She needs to sell the property to support her retirement. lnflling will create problems if .municipalities are not permitted to expand outwards, Taxes are too high. Young people will leave if theycannotfind works Drew Semple noted-that the Provincial Planning initiatives are an effort to encourage mare efficient and cost-effective forms of development to reduce dependency an the automobile and to reduce sprawl, not just in Niagara but throughout the Province...Municipalities are required to operate within the overall Provincial planning parameters ~ Ran Leavens noted that higher density development need not be unattractive. The challenge will be getting used to these types of development by residents and the developers, Mrs Pucci noted that constraints an growth will lead to low income housing, Bill Hodgson noted that the reverse is true.. Housing prices have increased dramatically since the imposition of the Greenbelt Plan. The meeting was adjourned at about 8:2g p.m~, Drew Semple, MCIP, RPP Senior Planner pPp 73~20c~ . Appendix I ~ March ~, X000 July 1~, 2a~~ File: D„13~~RE,~am fi-2005 Page 22 Summary of Pudic Meeting Commen#s Changes #o Agricultural and Mineral Resource Policies . Regional Policy Plan Amendment 6-ZD45 A public meeting to consider Regional Policy ~ Plan Amendment 5-2085 was held Wednesday, February 8, X005 at 7';00 p~,m~, in the Niagara Falls Council Char~bers., Regional Policy Plan Amendment ~-2005 proposes a number of changes to the Agricultural and Rural Areas Policies and Mineral Resource Policies in the Regional Plan, The changes were initiated by the Region in order to bring the Regional Policy .Plan into conformity with the Provincial Policy Statement and the Greenbelt Plan„ The Regional Planning and Public Works Committee was represented by Councillors Bill Smeaton and Anne Angelone,. Staff present included Drew Semple and Tam UVhitelaw.~ Councillor Angelone chaired the meeting and .began with a statement regarding quorum and a reading of the Planning Act requirements and meeting procedures, Drew Semple briefly summarized the nature and purpose of the Amendment and described the major components in the proposed policy revisions., Comments from the Public Mr'. Rick Brady, ~ Urban and Env'rranmental Management, indicated that he was representing three clients in south Niagara Falls south of the Legends Galf CourseA He painted out that the Region, the City of Niagara Falls and the Parks Commission initiated Willoughby Study in 2001 ~ The original version of Amendmen# 170 proposed permissive consent policies. Amendment ~-2005 much more restrictive. if RPPA 6-2045 is approved, policies will supersede RPPA ~ 70.. He suggested that the two amendments be combined and move forward together., Mr'. Phil fisher, Mitchell Avenue, Niagara Falls had similar interestslconcerns as Nlr,. Brady He asked when the revised Willoughby policies would be brought forward to Council., The Region should Iook at the Agricultural Land Base Map #o reconsider Gaod General Agricultural and Rural Area designations„ Haw will estate residential designations in local pfficial Plan be recognized? . Councillor dill Smeaton reminded Mr.. Fisher that the Pravir~ce appealed Amendment ~ 61 and have objected to Amendment ~ 70„ Drevu Sernp~e commented that he saw Amendments ~6-2005 and Amendment 174 as two distinct amendments„ However, Amendment 17'0 must now be considered against the new PPS , There is no alternative., Region has proposed revisions to Amendment 17'0 to address Provincial concerns„ The Estate Residential designation an lands north of Diller Road are unafife~cted by the PPS as are existing designated "Rural" areas in the Regional Plan,. He indicated that it will mare difficult in future t~o redesigna#e "Good General Agricultural Areas to "Rural" under the new PPS, y ~~a 73~zoo6 Appendix Ii ~ . ~u ~ y 19, 24Q~ Summary of Public Meeting Comments -- RPPA 6-DUOS Page 23 .Changes to Ag~icultursl and Mineral Pesaurce Policies Pa e 2 Ran ~#ee[e, a Port Colborne farmer, asked if he would be able to sell vacant farm parcels and also. asked about minimum farm parcel sizes for farm severances. Drew Semple indicated that RPPA ~-2405 will not change regulatit~ns respecting development on existing to#s.. Assuming compliance with any zoning on the propert}~, the new owner should be able to build on it„ The Regional Policy Plan does not contain a rninirnu~n lvt size-.for agricultural severances in "Good General Agricultural Areas. The mee#ing was adjourned at 7:50 p„m„ Prepared by, Drew Semple, MC1P, RPP Senior Planner DSIRPPAsIPublic Meeting Comments-RPPA 6-2a~5-Feb $ ~00~ QPO 73-2004 Appendix II ~RIF~'~V1rAY FARMS July 19, 200 NE=LMUT AND ENGE R~MpEL ~a~~ ~~ s4X 4, pQt~T ROl3f NSt~N ! ~ ONTARIO L4S ! Kt? -• ... ~~ r ~~~ 1 ~ 1~ r~ c~ ~~ ~ ~ 4t G "7' a s~. ~ ~.. ~ ~~ ~~-~ 1 - ~ l ~ 02~ (,,.. ~_ ~ L ~..~~ ~ p 1~ ~ f W'~ ~ rL, ! ~ ~~ ~ j t~.1.J~ ~.. ! /~ } ~ }~ ~~ j ~ = ~~ X01.. ~- ~~ ~ ~ ~- ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~- ~ ter" t ~' ~ ~~ l~. Cam'" ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~. ~ 1~ ...~---~ r ~ ~~ ~~~.~ c boa ~,~ r' ~- ~ _ ~ ~ ~ ~. ~ ~~ I ~ It C - ~- ~2 ~..+c.. ~ rLj ~ ,,~, /~..~~ ~Z, ~ ~.~ `' ~ ~ I ~J LZ , ~u 13-O~t~20~~ ~~FOZpm From-Broderick ~ Partners ~6~ Otl~t~i~ AVM P~1~1' ~~'Pt~~ 8~~~"l ~~A~ ~A~~~ a~r~~ ~hN/IU~A ~ ~V~ ~1~ FAX{9~~ 3~6~ J.3. BRD~~tICB, 1~,rQq ~1,(~~r ~~f A~ IYNf/11 HpP~+1B sf.A,~ ~1~ ~~ NCI ~M Y ~. ~~e~Q ~ffF, ~~ 1~~~ • ~ October ~ 3 ~ X005 94~ ~~6 S~Qd t-~1~ P ~42~Q4~ ~~-~20~ a~Q ]~-zaa~ Appendix fl ~~ a ~ ~ g, zaa~ Page 2S ~ .. The Regional Municipality of l~liagars~ Planing and Development Department 35 5Q Schmon Parkway, P.O. Box 104 Thorold, pntario ~~ ~~~ 7 Dear f1~r. Sempfe; ~a~. Pro~os~ed Charrge~A„~rfoulxural ~hd Rur~aN Are Poii+cies Please be advised we act es solicitors for Grand Niagara ~.egends Mates Inc.., owner of tiro different parcels of vacant lands located in the Willoughby Area. One parcel is IoGated immediately north of 1Neaver Road and east +~# Willoughby Road and the other parcel is located immediately north of Miller load and irnt~ediatefy east of Sodom Road, in the past fewyears, we have spakcn with C1~r. Afex Herfovitch; frarn the City of ~f legate ~alf~ with respect to our client's lnfientian to ~~ave its lands r+~designated u~stete Residential ", Cur pro~ecx piar~rter, Mr. Rick Brady, has ir~fo~'rned us that The Regivr~al Municipality of NEagara Is ourr'ently proposing changes to its Agricultural land Base ~OP~ 93~~~D5} but has nQt identified any changes in the ar+aa of the ~~0~ N~2~02 fl~nd Use Study in south ~hippa~rap Given that very little activity has occurred with respect to the proposed Regianai Plan Amendment for South Chippewa, we are most concerned with the proposed changes to the Ag~fculturaf land Base outlined in DPD 93-~QDb. ~rOr+r~~~f~f 1 • Y~+w ~' ~pitTi~'itLl~ fIy Tli~ LAW ~h~:tw"~'Y A~ fA ~M~CtAttd~' i~ ~~Yi[I t~lPi~iAxiahu ~ FiUlifi('~' ~H ~a~il ~'C~~l~t~N AHI- ~k~~vei~ ~,~~~;11a(i~~„ BA~t~~~'~s ~ ~~tfit~coR1 1~-pct-2~p~ 42:Q3p~ Frog-Bro~eric~ ~ Partners _~ 9Q6 36F ~9Q~ -x10 A . OO~l4~~ F-2~4 ~Pa 73-2oob Appendix 11 July 1g, 20~b Page 2b q~- 'c Mastin is tv be ~~id in Naver~bar, 2~0~, we kindly ~fir~ sr~ advised that a i'«bl~ 9 ' ' h oa ies of ail repots and m~ter~~is pertaining to the request fihat ycu pror~~de ~s vurt ~ the ' to be discussed at this Public ~e~tln~, and that ycu advise sub~~c~ rr~atter ' artunit ~vhsn fihls Meetlr~~ ~r~il .be held, ~'he wr~teC under~~gned- at your earliest app Y ~ hsl~ of u d i'ke fio attend thls Meeting snd make ~ pres+~ntet~on nn be end IUIr~ Brady ova ~ ~ our clientN . w® thank yoga for your ettentiart hereto. Yours eery truly, l~S i1' AcM Mr, Rick Brady IIJLr, Alex hlerlovitch ~{ ient DPU 73-2a0b Appendix 11 Nia ara~ Re ion ~ ~ PLANNING ANA DE~ELaPMENT 1ebruary ~~; 2oss ' I~ ~le• V n ~ ~ uRii~~an~ V iLo~ Mr~ and Itllrs. R. Kowalik ~~06 Third Street N. S~,~ Catharines, CN L2R 6P9 Dear ltillr,~ and lUlrs„ lCowalik; July 19, 20ob Page Z] The Regional Nfunicipaltty of Niagara 3550 Schrnan Parkway, P.~.. 8ox 142 Thorold, Ontario l.~v 4'x"7 Telephone: 90v=9843530 ~a~: 905-6~ ? -5248 ~-mail: plan a~regional..ni~gara..an..ca l have had an opportunity to review your letter dated January 26~, 2008 and can offer the fallowing commenfis. . I am aware that you ovwin p~aper#jr located on Third Street an tie west side of the City of St.. Catharines and operate agolf practice facility located east of Third Street ar~d west of Richardson's Creek. I am also a~rare of the long history of past problems that you have faced infarming the propertjr as described in your letter. Your letter argues that because of the impact of road salt and the seduced size of your property because of a highway expropriation, your proper~r is not viable for specialty crop production and should be removed from the Greenbelt Plan The Greenbel# Plan was established by (Jcder in Council under the authority of the Greenbelt Act on February 28, 2005„ The policies took effect an December ~ s; 2004, The Greenbelt Act 2005 cantair~s explicit requirements that municipal official plans Including the Regional Policy Plan must be brought into conformity with the Greenbelt Plan., . . The primary purpose of Regional Policy Plan ~Arnendnient 6-2005 is to meet the cgnfomnity requirement set out in the Greenbelt Act. The Regional Municipality of Niagara is undertaking a number of changes to its Agricultural ahd Rural Areas Policies as well as its ~llneral Resciurce Policies One part of Elie Amendment prapos~s the rnodificatia~n to the Region's Agricultural Viand Base Nlap showing your property and much of the land in Grimsby, Lincoln, St.. Cathay#nes, Ni~ga~a-an~the-Lake, Pe(harn and Thorold as l~nique Agricultural Land., The Region can not approve land use policies and designations that conflict with the Greenbelt Plan., You should be aware that the Region and a number of affec#ed local municipalities argued unsuccessfully with the Province as part of the Greenbelt Plan review that the proposed "Protected Countryside"~ boundaries included areas that were not considered to be suitable for growing tender fruit and high quality grapes„ . linden the Greenbelt Act, 2005, any amendments to those areas of the Plan designated as "Protected Countryside" which in Niagara are all identified as specialty croplands can , only be made by the Minister of l`Ilunicipal Affairs and Housing and Cabine# as part of a Building Camm~rni~y. Building L'Yesp s S N DPO~ 7~-2006 A u ~ ~pper~d ~ x ~ ! ~ Juiy ~9, 2Oab Page 28 _ ~ ~ c not have the effect of ~educin the ~a year review and any amendments to the Plan an ~ fetal land area of the Greenbeltu i In canolusion, the Region has no authority to make changes to the Greenbelt Plan ~to remove (ands or redesignate lands such as yours identified as specialty cropland.. l have forwarded our letter and a copy of this response tv Paul Chapman, Director of Y :~ Planning, with the City of atu Catharines for his infor~~nat~on~, Yours truly, ~~ Drew Semple, MClP, RPP Senior Planner c: ~ ~llr,~ Paul Cha man, Directar of Planning: City of St.. Cath`a~in~es p Mr'. Curt Benson, Planner, Regional Planning & ~evelopmerit ds/Kawa(Ik (after ~ . a~~ ~3-200 Append i~c I I July 19, 200b Page 29 Ray & Liz I~owalik 14x6 Third Street, N St.. Catharines, DN L2R6P9 Thursday, January 26, 2oob Mr~,. Drew Semple, N1C1P, RPP . Planning and Development Department Regional lUiunicipality of'Niagara, 1,1,2 ~~ ~ JAS 2 ~ ~~~~ . ~, ~~~f~~t ~~~~a.~~~~~t~ ~ ~~~~~~~~ Dear Sir': s .NIy name is Ray I~owalik and I am v~iting this letter as a concerned landowner within the City of St,~ Catharines „ I currently own a 35..)7' acre pat~cel of land known to the township as Roll Nurnber~ 26 29 Odo 045 o75a(} 0004 ,Con 1 Pt Lot 1 & ~ .. This Ietter~ is to address the proposed arnend~nent ~-2005 To the Regional Niagara Policy Plan specifically concezning: . 1) A revised Agrxculturai Land. base leap that reflects the "Specialty Crop "designation in the Greenbelt Plan., ~} New and expanded hamelets axe not permitted. in " Unique Agricultural "areas and elsewhere are not permitted except through a comprehensive rnu~aucipal review that considers need and alternatives .. The aforementioned property had previously beep part of'the original farm, a parcel of 61..46 acr~esb In 1979 we were exproprated for the 406 Highway overpass leaving us with 21.,4$ acres tableland and 13.,64 acz~es ravine., As it stands 21 acres is greatly under die required 4Q acres constituting a viable faun operation.. P'ebzuary 17,199$ an easement by the iViinister~ of Tra~nspartation on the total 35..17 acres was inacted staating "Salt spray emanating from the highway has tended to migrate onto the lands and this has resulted . in the T~~ansferors being unable to achieve the level of'#tuit production which might have been anticipated but for the salt spray." . This land became less and less viable as farmland as the years has past.. It was in 1999 that we were finally given no choice but to give up fa~nung altogether„ This property was adversely affected and rendered useless as a cash crop recourse due to the use of sodium chloride as a highway de-ic~g agent during winter condifions.. It is considered that this method of'de-icing is currently both necessary and unavoidable, in order to meet the IVIT~G mandate ot'ensuring the safe and efficient apez~ation of't~e provincial highway system., In addition it is found that this method of de-icing is unavoidable as all studies s I ;x i ap~aendix I I . Judy 19, 2006 . Page 30 s conducted to date have determined that other available compounds ar'e either not as effective, or~ are c+~st prohibitive„ ~Vher~eas the increased use of'Highway 40~,especially tzuc~ tr~c, overtime have in my tenure as owner of'the property, increased ~tz.c flow and the necessity for an increased amount of soditun chloride needed as a de-ichag agent to made the r~aads safe in Winter conditions, It has thez~efor~e ultimately been concluded that the increased use of sodium. chloride caused the steady decline of crop harvest, and then the eventual, and inevitable infertility af'this land,enhanced by the prevailing winds carrying the salt spray onto our' pr'aPe~'~ Also a Federal study, August 12,2000 to regulate road salt use, concluded that Road Salt be considered "toxic" under Section 6~ af' Canadian ~nvir~onrnental Protection Act 1999., Due t4 the expr'apriation leaving us with ~ 1 acros tableland- not a viable farm- and the salt spray contarllamating our land, our property can not be considez~ed "Specialty Crap", My concern is that my property is mapped accordingly-not as "Specialtyy Crop'.. Addressing the second issue, my parcel of'land can not be mapped and designated as "Unique Agriculture" far the same reasons stated previouslyH tin Apri12S, 2175 a report ti~on~ the Planning Services Department re-"Municipal Land Needs Assessment.. File Na: 60,.2„2 Vol., ~ clearly Indicates that St, Catharines has a great need for' all types of'~oning„ 1 believe, and have heard many camplaants effecting many different Nfunicipalities, that there are lands in the Greenbelt that should not be included and there are lands not in the greenbelt that should be included. The lands that are ~uestianable shouldn't they be evaluated before a revised A~rxcuitur~al Land Base Map reflecting the "Specialty Cxop" is finalized so that the Neap is truly acctn~ate„ Ihis is my great concern that there are paz~cels of ~ land that are not carr~ectly identified, as ~, nay case r would appreciate it if'you~would please address my concerns before. this amendment 15 ~J]a1171C7 d., X41111 Walt For ,your response,., . Sincer~eiy, ~' 2 DPD 73-200 A~~endix II July 1~, 200 Page 31 ~. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ .rar - .~r.M~ ^~ mere Ships ~lirn~ ?he ~aunt~f n.. , . S 1 I t January 25, 200 Punning and Developrnent ~'he Regional Municipality of Niagara X550 Schmon Parkway, P„t~.~ Box 1042 ~horold, Ontario L2V 4TT Attention: Drew Semple, Senior Planner ~'~"~ ~ s ~ ~ .,rte ~~,~~ LL~~ -~ ~, •~~:~ ~Y~J ,~-~~~ '~ ~V `' "`,~ ~ , ~ { t ~"`~ t ~'.4 JAS ~ ~ ~~~b ~~~ Dear Mr ~ Sernpfe: t 1Y. E • r ~L~~~ y] • .~V Re: Notr+ce of Public Meeting ~+~~~~ Regional Policy Dian Amendment fi-2005 ~ d` •• ~~'` ~ ~ Proposed Changes to Agricultural and Mineral Resource Policies .~~ Conformitywith Greenbelt Plan and Provincial Policy Statement „~,,.. Please be advised that Tharald City Council at its January 24, 200fi meeting received for information your correspondence with respect to the above noted Notice of public Meeting Yours truly, ~....~ ~' ~ ~ '~ .may' M '//„ "\"yy(( (~ Susan M,. Daniels, AMCT Deputy Gity Clerk SMD:hfim arn; M~ Weir, Chief Administrative Offcer J.K. dice, %iiy Clerk A.. Arbour, City Planner ` pity a~ ~orol~ 1~.~, Box 1044, 8 Ca~ieton Street South ~horol~, Il~taria t2V 4AT t ~ - w r ~ r. ~ i v r nl rt. ~ om 'tel: ~16.2~7.8013 - - " , -OP~ 73-2006 Ap pe n d i x I J J u 1 y 19, 2006 Office of the Clerk Page 32 - ; /"<-~.~:'] :1:'~ January 18, 2006 File #110301 / $' ),' '. A'...."-h . . ~ ,..,.. r ";...... ,if J' ''1' "t. J. A. I"'~"-'t ',r .' '\~ '1 i..... /.,... .:at t' .... f \ :/ rrll. t"'~ l__. I co''',,!' ~..;' 'I"T : ".:. .. ~ . l \_'~ Lj JAW 2 4 2006 t:-. I " 1.. Mr.. Drew Sample, Senior Planner \~). !'Ieglo~1 .~unicipality ~ The Regional Municipality of Niagara ;. CH r,,'ogara 3550 Schmon Parlrnra,y, p" 0" Box 1042 1 Pl.ANN1NG ThoI'old, ON L2V 4T7 ~ 'c' Dear Mr" Sample: Re: Regional Policy Amendment 6-2005 - Proposed Changes to Agricultural and Mineral Resoul'ce Policies - Confol'mity with Greenbelt Plan and Provincial PoHcy State~ent YOUI' correspondence regarding the above matter was received b,y the Municipal ~ouncil of the Town of Fort Erie at its meeting of JanuaIY 16, 2006.. Council referred your cOIT'espondence to J<Je Mrozek, Acting Director of Communi~y. & Development Services for attention. Should MI', Mrozek have an,y questions, he will contact you directly, ~trlliY~ . , / /~ {rdao f\ Car'olyn J.. Kett, A..M..C..T., · Town Clerk ckett(iiforterie.on. ca CJK/dlk cc: J Mrozek, Acting Director of Community & Development Services Mailing Address: Ihe Corporation of the I'own of Fort Erie Municipal Centre, 1 Municipal Centre Drive Fort Erie, Ontario. Canada L2A 2S6 Office Hours 8:30 a.m., to 5:00 pm, Phone (905) 87 I - I 600 Fax (905) 871..4022 Web-site: www Jorterie .on .ca DPD 73-2fl06 Town of Fort Erie Appendix II July i9, 20Qb Page 33 Community & Development Services .: Prepared for: Council-in-Committee Report No.: CDS-123-05 A enda Date:. ~3ctober ~, 2005 File No.: 350313 Subject Regional C3fFclal Plan Arn~ndment 6-2005 Proposed Agricultural, Rural, Mineral Resource Extraction Summary of Recommendations: T,. HAT this Report CDS-X23-2Q45 regarding Regional official Plan Amendment 5- 2005 -Proposed Agricultural# Rural, Mineral Resource Extraction be received, and that the report be forwarded to the Region for information purposes; and Tom:. the Region be requested to make the additional policy changes to the Rural Area Policies as recommended in this Report CaS-X23-05; and WHAT Planning staff consider proposed Regional Plan ~ Amendment 6.2005 in the updating of the Town's Draft Official Plan. List of Stakeholders; -The Corporation of the Town of Fort Erie Regional Municipality o~ Niagara Prepared by: Submitted by: Approved by: D. Heywortb, MCIP, R~ I~ostacci, MC1P, RPP H„ Schlange,MBA RPP ~ Director, Community & Development Chief Administrative Senior Polio Planner Services ~~icer DPD ]3-~4U6 Appendix 14 July 19, 2006 Page 3~ Community & Development Services , Report No~, CDS-123-~5 Page2of3 ~~~w we w r~wi ~ Pur ose of Report The purpose of this report is to summarize the intent and scope of Regional Plan Amendment ~-20g5, for Council and to advise of any significant issues with respect to the Townls Gfricial Plan update pragrama Back round Regional Policy Plan Amendment ~ 6-2gOb was circulated to local municipalities far cornment,~ The Amendment proposes a number of changes to the Agricultural, Rural and Mineral Resource Extraction Policies of the Regional Policy Plan to bring it into conformity to the Greenbelt Plan and Provincial Policy Statements„ Policy changes related to the Greenbelt Plan and specialty croplands specifically do not impact Part Erie The ~~key proposed policy changes that affecting Fart Erie will need to be incorporated into the Draft Gfficial Plan are as follows: •- Severances for farm retirement lots and infilling lots are no longer permitted in Goad General Agricultural Areas in order to be consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement; and • The minimum lo# size for multiple lot creation in rural areas is proposed to be 1 hectare unless a hydro geological study demonstrates that a smaller lot size will adequately accommodate the required private water and sewage treatment facilities; and • Several modifications to the Mineral Aggregates Section Qf the Regional Pfau are proposed to reflect the Provincial Policy Statement, which gives specia) recognition and protection to mineral aggregates by; removing the requirement that need be demonstrated as a criteria for considering new or expanded pits and quarries; and protecting mineral aggi"egate operations by only permitting development and activities on lands adjacent to known deposits if resource use would not be feasible the proposed land use or development serves a greater Fong-term public interest, and issues of public health safety and environmental impact are addressed; and • Currently non-farm uses in the agricultural area are only permitted by amendmen# to the Region's Plan and subject to several criteria outlined in Policy 6~,An8u The amendment proposes #o replace the wording of this policy with a similar policy that also requires tha# non-farm residential lots not be located in. close proximity to agricultural activity and only if there are no reasonable alternatives in other Good General agricultural areas with lower priorityagricultural lands, or rural ar urban areas, Planning ~onsiderations,~ The proposed Amendments will bring the Regional Policy Plan into compliance with the ~ Provincial Policy Statements and similar policy changes will need to be made to the DPD 7~-006 Appendix II Juty i9, 2006 Page 35 Community & Development Services Report No„ GDS-123-05 Page3ofi3 Town's Draft 4fticial PlanN Although some policy changes are being proposed for the Region's Rural area, Planning staff.are of the opinion that the following additional policy changes should be made to applyto Port brie: • In addition to a lot size requirement of 1 hectare fior multiple tot development in the Rural area, the policy should also require a master drainage plan or Site Plan Approval. The policy should also clarify the number of lots necessary to be considered multiple lot development and that the number of tots could include adjacent existing lots under 1 hec#are~, • Given the f~rovincial Policy Statemen# further restricts residential development in Rural areas, and the Town's current and proposed draft Dffciaf Plans require an Offic(a! Plan Amendment for estate residential development.. The Region should consider the requirement of a Policy Plan Amendment in Rural areas in order to control the amount and location of such development thereby reducing residential sprawlN Ai#ernatively, the Region Plan Amendment could be amended in order to prohibit estate residential development outrigh#. Policies Affectin Recommendation s The proposed Regions! plan amendment has been reviewed with respect to the Town's land use planning program and Provincial Policy Statements. comments from Rerevant DepartmentslCQmmunity and Car~~or~ate Partners The Region will be conducting public meetings on the proposed amendments to allow various stakeholders the opportunity to provide input., . Alternatives . N1A Conclusions The proposed amendments assist in bringing the Region's Policy Plan into compliance with Provinc(a[ Policy Statements, Simi[ar~ changes will need to be made to the Town's draft Official Plan„ ft is recommended the Region be asked to make the additional policy changes suggested by staff in order to be#ter con#rol residential development in the Rural areas.. Attachments None ,.{ ~~ ~, .....~~.-; ~~~ QPD 7~-2046 .! r ~ Appendix 11~ ~~. July i9, 200 Page 36 CITY ~F PART C~Jl~~t~RNE I~lunicipa~ ~f~ices fib Chario##e Street ~ar# Colborne, On#arlo L3K 3C8 OFFICE 01~' THE ~31RECTCR CAF. Ct~1~I~lUNITY AND CORPORATE SERVICES February ISM, 2~0~., Ms.. Pam Gih~ay, lZ.egianal Clem, ~ ~ Re 'oval Municipality o#'Niagara, ~ ~~ ~2G ~ ~t, David's k~oad, ~ ~ ,~ c~, ~ ~ , Thorold, ~N L2V 4T7 ~ ~~' ~ ~•~3~ ~~" ~~ w~ S -~ ~~ Dear' MS.. Gllr'ay: dt~ a ~~~ ~ ~ iii~~J? -.~ . •r~ ~~~~~~ ~~s ~~i~aa;i, ~.. bt~P1~S-Planning ~ ~}evelopment Ser~ce~ ~Ivislon ~' ~~ ~' ~. l~ir~ector~'s RepQZt No. X006-~7 Proposed Changes to . ~ A.gr~icultur~e and N~n~er~al ~tesour~ces Policies ~ ~ t~-~ ~'r~o osed ate 'onaI Folic Playa Aaaa-end~.e~at 6-ZOOS . Please be advised that the above noted report was presented to Post Colborne City Council on l~ebruary ~3~', 2~fl6, and Council resolved as.~ollows: That DGPDS-,Planning ~ Development Services Division-DirectoY~'s depart #~~a6~-07, Proposed Changes to Agricultural and Mineral Resources Policies, Proposed l~egianal Policy Plan .Amendment ~-2~~5, he approved recomn~.ending: 'That the C+auncil resolve to: . l.~ Advise ~.e legion o#'NiagaTa o#'its concerns with the Pr~opased Changes to AgrYCUltur~al and ~~ineral P.esou~ce Policies, Proposed P.egional Policy Plan Amendment 6-245 as outlined in this Report, . 2.. recommend: l.. The l~iap acco~:panying Proposed Axnend~r~.ent b-~a05 be deleted, and ~, The Regional Policy Ply should be amended to provide a defrnitian o#' Prxm~ Agricultus~al Land and Prune Agricultural Areas consistent with. those in the Provincial Policy Statement ZO~~, 3.. appose the designation land that is not in a "prune agrxcultru~al ar"ea" as defined by the Pravincia# Policy Statement as "Good General .Agricultural Areas" in the Regional Polity Plan, ......2 Telephpne; X905) 83~~2~OQ Emall: dccsC port~ofbor~ne„com Fax: I90~1334-574fi r ~- DPD 7~--~OQb Append r x F ~! July 1~9, 2DQ$ . _Z~ ~ Page ~~~ ~ ~ ~ .. 4.. Continue to C~ppase the x~ecomYnendatian of'the ,Agricultural Task Force to ~~emove the City f~~am~its p~xrnary decision making~role ~~th i~ega~~d to plug ~~ and development appxc~vals in aural areas in the City, and 5.. Direct the Clerk to send a copy of'Planning and Llevelo~ment Services . division ~iz~ecto~~'s Report No.. ~OOb-07 to the Regior~a~ ~unicipa,lity of Niagara Planning and I~evelopnaent ~epa~tment and the Regional Clerk," A copy of'Planning & f~evelopment Services Division-]~~~ectar's Repot #2006-07 is enclosed ~o~~ your information., i "~ ~ i ~~ .. ~' ti ., ~ou~~s very truly ~~. ,Tanet Beckett City Clerk ~TBaw encl.. ~ ~ . cc: Regional Plaa~aing & De~eloprnent Department B.. Sa~~acino, Regionat Councillor .~ . S~ Rive~~s, ~,PDS • ,. e DPD 73-Zao6 append i x I I Ju i y 1 ~, 2I~Oi~ gage 38 DEPART~IENT~ aF oPFRATIDN~L, PLAr~IYG & D.~V~~,tIPNIENi~ SFRvIt~S F~AI~NING ~& DF'VELOPMENT SERVICES DI~SIQN - DIRE~"TUR'S REPORT ~?~, x00~r37 PROPOSED CgA.NG~ES ~'Q AGR~~L'TORAL AND M.IrIEI~A~, SOURCES PQ~CILS . PRUPOSEI~ REGIONAL PQLICY PI~A~T AMENDII+IENT frZ~45 ~ . • I 11 11111-I.r~l~l .~I~~PI I~IIPII~.1 • ~~q~ • ~ . . .. ~~ 1 . A ~s worshs the Ma or & ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 'ebru 1 Z00 Members of Council, ..: . ~ . ~ ~ o~ CentIemen and Mesdames, ~ ~ .. . ~ . ~'o~~NDAT.~~aN:. ~ ., ~ ~ ~ ~~~ ~~4 . T'hnt the Council resolve to -~; ~ ~ " ~ " . • " .: . ' °. ~ ~ ~ ~' .~~~ 1... Advise the Re idn o ~ Nia ~ ura o 'its. coneerns~ with the r ~ ~ t -'~ ~~ . ~' ,~ . ~' . ,j P oposed Changes to ~;~ .. , . Agri~c;ulturar and I~~reral Resource Policies, Pivposed ~Regiortal PoJ~icy Plan .. Amendrnext ~2D05 as~ outlined is this Pepor~, ~ ~ ~ . ~, Peromrnend;~ ~ ~ . ~ . . . ~ 1.... ~~re Map accompanying Proposed Amendment X2005 be deleted, and . ~. The Regional Foticy Plan .should be amended to provide d reef nitior~ of Pr~irne ~igricultural Land and Prime Agriicultural ~4reasl consistent with " those in the Provincial Policy Statement 1nOS, . 13'. :'Oppose the desigrsatiaon land that.is nvtin a "prlrne:agrzcullural area".as defi~ted by rare Provinciat Policy Statement as "Goad General A,~r~icultrtral .Areas" in the Pegioaa! ~'olicyplarr, ~ , " ~ . 4. Corttinr~e~ta Oppose the recornmerrdatiarr of 'the Agr~fctrlturai Task Force to remove the ~Crty from ills primary decislion inakfng role~with regard to planning acrd development approvals in rural areas In the City, and .S. Direct the Clerk to Send a copy ~,f Planning and Development Services Division. Director's Report No.. ~On~-p7 to the ~Re~rorral Municipalityof Niagara Planning andDevelopment Department and tle Regional Clerk 1. BACKGRO ~ ~ . ~,II T he Regions[ Agr~ieUltur~al 'Task F'orcc a~td T he Discussion Papex;.Securing a legacy fort Niagara's Agricultural Lar~d:~ A Yrsoa from Qne Voice T he formation of'the Agricultural ;I ask Force was the result of a parcel. discussion on the cone t eP of an agricultural preserve at the ZAd Annum Smarter Growth Niagara Summit held ist,N'ovember~ 2002,1 The Summit was (allowed by a Smarter Niagara Breakfast Forum ~in ,Talnuary, 2003 at which agricultural issues here discussed by 40 re~resentativeS from the agneultural sector. The F'oruni agreed to ~orrn. the 'ask Force to develop an integrated approach to supporting agriculturel ., ~ . .. • L with respect to lond use planning, The Discussion Papar,Securing a Legacy for l~agara's Agricultural Land ~ ~ Yrsorr from One voice, recommends establishing a comprehensive def i~tion of agriculture for Niagara and protecting die land base., In detail it states: ~.II ,t Establl~h a Comprehensive Def rtiti'orr of '~gr~icluIture far 1~iagarla ~.griculhue ik Niagara is extremely diversell A d~cfinition ofagrriculturc which recognizes and accamrnadates this diversity while protecting the ~senca of'what makes the a~ck~vity. ~agricuitural" will be established , It will be structured to ensure fat it does not preclude an agnculturai activcty ~n the future that is riot anticipated today. The definition will. • allow flexibility in operation but retain the relationship to pricnaryproduction, • cover a range o~'agricultural activities; • be sufficiently open to acconnnadate unanticipated shifts in production or inclusion of cot~odities that are not anticipated today; and • include cvm~li~nentary value added activities that will ba linked to the re$ourcel .. 1 ., DPD 73~200~ ~ Appendix II ~ July 19, Za06 Page 39 . ~ his definition will be included in the Regional Niagara policy plea and will be the basis for .. ~ ~ agricultural policies„ ; . .. 1„I „~ Protect the Viand Base .. ' ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ' .. The Regional Niagara Policy Plan implements a series o#~designatians for: ~ .. '~ ~ ~ ~ ~ : ~'~ Unique agricuitc~ral Ian ~ lands suitable fi}r the~cultivatiQn of tender fruit sad 1!PeSs. ;..... , ~ .-- ...~ Good General Agricult~uai land -~ Class 1, Z areas 64 -- 7U% Class I and 2 acrid the ~~ ~ .. majority of Class 3; and . ~ ~~ Rural -the balance of the rural area. ~ . .' ~ ~ ~ The 1~is~ussion paper states: `~Ihe Prime (Good General Agriccultural}lands represent a critical - ~ . ~ ~ ~, mass of'superior farmland., They are Class 1, 2 and ~ lands; ~~ type of land which occurs on only S°1~o of the Canadian land mass, Protecraan of these Lands is ~itica~ to a~ ongoing ability to . ~ .. ,.generate a local food supply., Their protection also supports protection of the unique ~a~ea since a large successhil agricultural community supports and attracts the services required for operators .- to be efficient and pro~fitab[e. Therefore; an additional level of control will be implemented to protect these two areas.. Strategies such as more stringent land use controls and a bundle of various mechanisms (easem~n#s, land trysts, etc,.} will be used to preserve the area This.will be ~. ; . done in a manner that is seri~itive to tic changing nature of agriculture and the need far formals ,. - to have flexibility so ,operations remain profitable„ Protecting profitability is critical to protecting the land base," ~ ~ t ~ ' , . . With regard to the City's Officiax Plan the:Discussion Paper states: "?he C}l~icial Plans in Niagara will be amended and updated to .recognize the Regional polices for the Unique and Prime agricultural lands as being definitive., A defuutfve~growtl~~managemerit.strategy that supports agriculture and manages growth accordingly must be implemented, Applications on agriculturally d~ignated land should be dealt with at the Regional level," ~ . ~ ~~ 1..2 Proposed Cbaages to Agricultural and. Mineral Resau~rce Polices in Conformity with the Provincial Policy Statement ~ ~ . 'The Provincial Policy Statement 2Q05 was adopted by-Order in Council under the authority of'. , Section 3 of't~e ~'lanrrirtg~4ct„ It replaces the former Provincial Policy 5tatenaent issued May 3Z, . ~ 199d; and amended Pebruazy 1,199„ The nevi+ Provincial Policy Staterirent took elect an .. - . ~ 1Vlai~ch :l, 2005.. Same of the prapQSed major changes to~the Regiopal Policy Plan include: ~ . 1, Changes to the Agricultural Land Base map (none relate directly to Port Colborne}, Z.. Severances for faun retirement lots and infilling fats are no longer pennitt~d, 3 . Changes to the' conditions far permitting non-agricultural uses in "Good General . ~ .Agricultural"areas, 4.. M Mineral Aggregate Resources are given special r'ecognitioii and protection, .. ~ . 5 . ~ THe policies guiding expansions of hamlets and the establishment ~of riew ones are . changed to preclude new andexpanded hamlets without a comprehensive rev~ewof alternatives, .. ~ . . 6,. ~~ ~'he minimum tot size for~hamlets~and multiple let creation. in Rul-al areas xs pmposcd to ~~ - be 1 Hectare (2..5 acres} unless a hydrageological study demanstrates~a smaller let sue will adequately accoadate the required private water and sewage #reatment facilities, . ~ and ~ ~ ~ . ... 7'.. A number of ~defnitions and changes to existing defutitions have been proposed„ .. The proposed changes to the Regional Policy T'lan are intended to bring it into conformity with the Provincial Policy Statement 2005.. The Region states that the intent o~the province.is that O~cia1 Plans will ~be the major mechanism far iinplen~enting the Province's ne~v policies and -~ that it is important tHaf the Regional Policy Ptah and the new Provincial Policies be brought into canfonnity., , ~ . ' ~ i. ~~; I ~. ,~ ~~ " _T~ .. . i 1 I I i { .. ~ i ~.. F i I 2 ''3 o 2» DISCUSSIGN 2..1 De u~tio~ af'A~icultur~l L~-td app 7~W2oa6 Append~X 11 July i.9, 20~b Pale ~~ The Discussion Paper, ~ecur7ng :n ~,~gacy for 1~iagar;a's AgrlcuI~uraZ ,tarrd.; A Yisarl from ~Me Moue; recommended establishing a comprehensive definition ofagrici~ture fot lviagarst to be. included in the Reg~oAal Niagara Policy Plan, The Provincial Policy Statement defines bath Prime 'Agriccultural band and Paine Agricultural Areas f Sec Appendix l}„ :.~ A combination ofthe Region's "CJtuque Agri~uItural Land;'an~~ "~rovd General Agricultural . ~, :. Land" a~pesrs to be less restric~ve than the Provincial Poll Stat~emen~t., while it~is passible far the Region to have a more restrictive definition of Prime Agricultural I:and and P7iine Agricuutural Areas the Proposed Arneidment is silent on thin issue. In particular the definition of Good General Agricultural Land dges~ not~address the issue of f~agi~entatipn ofpar~els and the effect that has on agriculture. ~ ~ ~ "' ~ : ~' At his rime it ~i-vuld be apprapr~iate for. the Region to review its' defibition ~ol' Good Genera! Agricai#ur~al Areas against the definitions in the ~Pz~ovincial Policy Statement X005 aad prepare and circulate a Region of Niaga;~a definition afPr~ime Agrieultur~al Viand and . Prime Agncultur~al ,Areas for review and comment; ~ . Z..2 . Designation a~'Prirne Agriculhual Areas The Discussion Paper also states"The G~ci~l Plans in I•Tiagara will be amended and updated to reco~ruze the Regional polices for the unique and Prime agricultuial lands as being defuiitive. A def nitive growth management stzategy that suppoits agrxcult~re and manages growth accordingly must be implemented, Applications on agriculturally desig~ratcd land ~shautd be dead with at the Regional Level," Proposed Amendment 6.045 amends the Regional Policy Plan's A.gricultutal Land base rnap,~ ~ ~ . As stated in preyiaus~,eports, it is the opinion of'the Planning and Development Services Division almost all of the previous and revised Proposed Regional Policy Plan Amendment . policies either are rr~andatory or' are designed to give the Regioathe decision making roll in matters of local interest., The Planning and Development Services Division is not convinced there is a raced for mandatory or prescriptive policy st2~tcments in the Regional PIan, Firstly, ~~he Planning Act requires local 4~fficial Flans most have regard for and must conform with the policies o#'the Regional Policy Plan. Secondly, the Region ofNiagara is the approving authority for the local official plans and their amendments., Tlie Region can ensure its policies ' are adhered to by the Local municipalities because~theymust conform with the Regional ''and the Region can withhold approval of the loci official plan or' any amendments unfit there is conformity satis#actory to the Region, or modify a~mendtrrents to make them canfonn. Deleting the Agricultural Land Base map would carffiinue ate Region's recent efforts to streamline the approval process, reduce duplication aad enhance local autonomy„ Coed planning practice in Untario requites that local municipalities consider' all of'the issues and areas of concern outlined iii the Region's Proposed Amendment 6-Zt}!}5 when approving devexopnient applications, If'the Region adapts the proposed Amendment both the Region and the local municipalities will be required to review applications against the same criteria -thus a development proposal is reviewed twice against the same criteria., ~. permissive policy iu the Regional Plan enables the Region to rely on the local municipality's review of'a development proposal . the Region ensures all developments in the Region are ~reviawed against a camrrian set ofcriteria through its approval al'the loyal official plans and amendments., Percussive policies in: the Regional Plan would streamline the de~eloprrrent approval process by cnsuri~g.~the detailed review of'proposals takes place at 'the local level. Simae thePlarutingtlct requires din ~ectian X4..1}that "whore ari official plan is in effect no by-Iaw shall be passed ~'or~ any purpose that does not conform therewith", local municipalities cannot adopt Qfgcial Plan Amendm,~it By Iaw or Zar~ing By law A.rtieadments which do not conform with the D~icial . Plan, which roust be approved by the Regian.and which must confarzn tv the Policies ofthe Regional Plan,. . I , 3 ~ .. ,^ ,:. ~, .,. ,. _ DPD ..73-~2~~1~ Appendix I I Juiy 19, 2o0b Page ~1 It is.t#+e-opinion of the PlaAni~ag and Development StrYices ~}ivisian that the vale to the ~~~ Regional Plan should be to provide policy. guidance to the laca~ municipalities io or'der' that tihcir off cial plans and zoning by--laws can ,guide and implement devetopmcat compatible with the Pr~aviacial Poli+ey Statemeu~, Since the Region's policies should be dit~ecting the . Inca! municipalities and tie Region is the approval ~autbarity for the local o#I33ria1 plans and aineadme~#s there is no heed to~ha~re a taap such as #Ile Agrlculhtr~ai Land Base~Map fn the Regi4nal~ Policy Plan that.w~ill b~ dupticated ins the local official plaa~s. It is the Planning and Development ~ervlces Dlvls#o~a's recamtn~nda#iop..tha# Council r~cgaest that the Map . accompanying the revised Proposed A;neadment 6.10~b should be deleted. ~ . . 2.,3~ The Task Force, Rcconur~endation Ihat Applications on Agriculturally Designated land Should be ~ealt~Vttifh at the Regional~Level • h As is the case in aYeas.wherc ~iwo tier government systems. are in place, lower tier {local) QTTiciai Flans are required to co~aform with the nppex~ tier {Reg;onal~ Official Plan. Tn light o#'the. . requirement #'or confornury between local and Regional {official Plans and the fact the City is . currently is the profess of prepariiag its new 0#I•icial Plan, it is imperative that the proposed agricultural resource polices a~3re appropriate for the City and its residents.. ~ , . -The Planning and Development ~crvices Division has coneerins regarding the proposed Regional Agricultural Reso~e Polices particularly with ~egarci to the acc~r-acy ofthe AgricuIfuial Land Base map.. liven the mapping in the Regional Plan is based on as outdated defnldau o#' Prlme~ ~ .. Agricultur~a! Laud and Prime Agricultural Areas and ~e Agricultural Task Force's reeoaimtndation that applicai~ans as agricUltur~apy designated laud should be dealt with at the Regioaat level tie Region should under~~take au analysis of what laud should be . designated Prime Agricultural based au agreed tv de#~uitaons oI'Pr~ime Agriculture Land and Prime Agr~cultur~al Areas consistent with the Provincial Folicy Statement X005. 2.3 uses in Agtxcultwral Areas The Proposed Arnandirier~ requires a Regional Policy Plan Amendment fQr individual non- agricultural uses in Agriculttu~ai Areas.. A Regional Plan policy requiring Iacai Official Plans to require an ~lfl7cial Plan Amendment for individual nonfarm agricul#ural uses in Prime Agricultural Areas would achieve the same result without the additional time and expense of the Regional Policy Flan A.niendnient,. . ,. ~ . It is the opualan of the P!$naiag and ]~evelopmeat Services Division that the role to the RegiaQal Ptah should be to provide policy guidance to the IaeaI .mun;cipalities in order' that their official pIan~.aad zoning by,Iaws can guide and irnpleme~t.development compatible with the Provincial Policy 5tateinent, Since the iteg3on's policies should be directing the local municipalities and the~R~gion is the appr~o~-al authority fo:~ the local official plans and ame~idmen~ there is no need to have a map such as the.Agricultur~al Land Base leap in the Regional Policy Plan,that will be duplic~-ted ~ the local official plans. It is the Planning and Development Services Division's recommendation that Council request tha# the rcgnir~em+ea# far a I~egioaal Polley Plan amendment be deleted ft~om Proposed Policy 6~uA. 2,4 Dnnece~sary Detail in the Regional .Policy Plan while goad planning~practices would result in policy statement such as "the minimum lot size for' new lots ., „ „ should be 1 hectare ,. ,, ;, "being interpreted as "the minimum lot size for new lots .., ., should be more or less l~ hectare ~„ „ .. "such detail is not appropriate or required in a Regional .. Policy Plan policy: It is questionable whether such detail is appropriate in an official plan since lot sic restrictiains are cornrrioaly found in zoning bylaws.. . . ;~ ~; •, a, ~ I i i 4 ___ ` - `~ _ DAD 73~20~Ob Appendix I I Jul y 19, Zgg6 pa,g~ l+2 c1 I# is the opinion a#' the Planning and Development Services, Division that the role tv the . ltegianal Plan sbauld be to pt~oyide policy guidance to tie local municipalities ~ order that their off vial plans and zoning bylaws can guide and impl+etneat development catnpabbie with the~Pr~ovincial Policy Statement, Since the~Re~ion's policies should b'e directing the local municipali#les and the~Regioq is the~approval aut~or~ity ~'ar~ the local official plans and ~~ . ~ ~ ameadrnent's there is no need ~a Have a map suc~~ as the Agreultur~al Land Base M'ap~ in the Regional Poliey~ Plan tha# will b~ duplicated in- the local official plans, It is the Plann~ig ar~d Develapme~t Services I3ivision's r~erommenda#ioa that ~oaacil request that i~eie#~ences to mioitnutn lot size ~e dcleted~~`~~om the Regional Policy Plan and t~eplaced ~it>, mare . approprlat+~ wording such as~,"pr~avided that #he, la#s are of a size appropriate fnr~the ~e , o#.:. use~s~ common zn the ar~ga and ale s~fl~cieutl~y large to maintaim flexibility for~,futur~e changes in t6~e type or siz+~ off.:,~~, ~oper~atioas" ar~ "#~e lot wiU be ~liti~i~ed to ~ miuinium size _ ~ ~~ ~ needed to accommodate~tbe use and .apprvpr~afe sewage and wa~er,ser~ites, eta," ._ . ,~, 3~, SUMMARY The Planning and. Development Services Division. hopes to nicer with the Regional Planning and Dcveloprrtent Department in tha near future to resolve conceins related t+a Regional Policy Plan Amebdinent 6-2005., ~ ... ~ ~ ~ ~ .. . Pzepared by: ~ ~ .. , . ,. Approved by~ . ~~ . '~ateven Rivers, ~CIP, RPP Sal~~IanneIlo, P. Eng: Manager of Planning ~ Director of Operational, Planning and Devel~apment Services ~~ and Development Services Appro by: .r-~,~ ~ . '. ~,~tl,,.,. ~• ~ f, ;~ ~~ Robert Cotterill, P. Eng., ~ . Chief Administrative O.fl"icer 5 aPO~ ~~~-2aa~ Appendix ~I F APPE~tDI~ I Ju 1 y. l 9, Z~O~ .. ~ . ; ~ .. ~z~vincial Policy Staterncnt Excerpts ~ ~. ~ ~ . ~ ,. :23 Agz~culture ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ : , . . 2..3..1 Prime agricultural areas shah be protec#ed for long-term use fvr.agriculture,~ ~ . .~ Frame agr~icultur~a! areas are areaswhere prime agricultural laards~ predominate.. Specialty cr~vp areas shall be given the highest priority for protection, followed by Classes 1,~2 and 3 sails, tlds order ofpriority . ~ . ~~ ~. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ . .~~ . Z.,3~,Z Planing authorities shalt desite specialty crop areas in accor+d~nce with evalua~ian ~. procedures established by tha Province, as amended From time #a#ime„ ~ . ~~~3.3 Permitted 1Jses ~ ., 2,3 ,~ .1 In pr7rne agricultural areas; permitted uses and activities are: dgticultura! u~~es, ~~ecorzdary~uses and agriculture-related uses„ ~ ~ ~ . ~ , ~ ~ . Proposed new secondary uses and agr~ic~rlture-related uses shall be compatible with, and shall ~~ ~ not hinder; surrounding agricultural operations., These uses shall be limited in scale, and criteria ~~ for these uses shall be included in municipal planning documents as recommended by the rovince, oz' based as municipal approaches which achieve the same objective„ ~ . 13.,3..2 In prune agricultural areas; alt types, sizes and uatensities o#'agr7cultur~al uses and normal farm practices shalt be promoted and protected in accordance with pmtitincial standards., 2.3.3,3 Neva land uses, including the ixea#ian of Iota, and new or expan .ding livestock facilities shall comply with the minimum distance separt~tiorr formulae, ~ ~ ' Z.3„4 Lot Creation and Lot Adjustments 2 3.,4..1 l;~at creation in prime agricultural ar~eas~ is discouraged and may only be permitted for. ~~ agricr~ltur~al r~ses~ provided that the lass are of a size appropriate for' the type of agricultural uses) common in the area and are sufficiently large to ~maintairi flexibility far future changes iri the type ar size of agricultural operations; agricultur~e•~related user, provided that any new lot wilt be limited to a minhnurn size needed to accommodate the use and apprapriate.sewage and waterservices; ~~ a resadence surplus to a farming operation as a result of farm consolidation, provided that the plannirg authority ensures that nevv rr~idential dwellings are prohibited on any vacant r~ninant parcel of farmlauci created by the severance., The approach used to ensure that no new resid+'cntial dwellings are perazitted vn the remnant parcel may be recommended by .~ the Province, yr based on municipal approaches which aclfieve the carne objective; and infrastrueture,when the facility ar corridor cannot be accommodated tluough the vse of easements ar rights-afway„ . Z.,3„4.,2 lr~ot adjustments in prime agricultural areas may be permitted for legal ar technical reasons., 2,.34„3 The creation of new residential tots in prime agricultural areas shall not be permitted, except is accordance with policy Z.,3 ~4.,1(c~.. Z~3.5 Removal o#'Land fora Prime Agricultural Areas 2.,3,.5.,1 Planning authorities may only exclude land frara prime agricultural areas fog ~~ expansions of or idcntificativn of'settlemerst areas in accordance with policy 1.,1„3.,9; extraction of'minerals~, petroleum resources and mineral aggregate resources, in . .. 6 Y, C a ` +~ ~~ •~ •? r ~ ---~ ~~; t .a ~~ 7'3-2oa~ - . accordance with paliczes 2..4 and 2.5; and . , ~ ~ . , ~'u 1 y 1.9 , ~ ~ 2 0 QG gage ~~ limited non-resider~tia~ uses, provided that: , . . t the land ~ dohs not comprisa a~specialty crop area; ~ . " ° there is a dein~nstrated need within the punning hari~on provided far in policy 1.,1.2 for additional land to be designated to accommodate tho pmpvsed use; there are no reasonable alternative locations which avoid prime agricultural areas; and ~ ~ ~ ~ . , . there are na ~easoriable alternative 14catians in prime ~agruultura! areas~~with ~ . lower priority agricultural lands., 2,.3,.5..2 Impacts from any new or~ expanding nozt4agricultural uses on surrounding agricultural opera~ons and lands should be mitigated to the extent feasible, ~ ~ ~. 2~-4 iV~iaeraIs and Petroleum ~ ' ,, 2..4..1 Minerals and petroleum resources shall be protected for long term use., ^2.4.,2.Pratection.of'Lang-Ierm Resau~ce Supply ~ . 2..4.,2..11tifinera! mirtirrg oper~atious and pei~~nleum resource oFQratiorzs shall be protected~fi~in deve~lapment and activities that wvuId preclude or hinder their expansion or continued ~~ise or which would be incompatrbte for reasons of public health, public safety ar environmental impac#„ 2,.4.2,2 In areas adjacent to oz' in known miner~a! deposits ar known petroleum resources, and in ,signrftaant areas o~'mineral potential and sign cant areas of petr~oTeum potential, development and activities which would preclude or hindez~ the establishment of new operations ot~ access to the resources shall only be permitted if: . . ~~ resource use would not be feasiblex yr ~~ the proposed land use yr develapn~ent serves a greater lvag.-lean public interest; and ~~ isscles of'public health,~public safety and environmental impact are addressed„ Z.,4.,3 Rehabilitation 2..4.3..1,Reh,abilitation to accommodate subsequent land uses shall be required offer extraction and uthes~ related activities have .eased, Progressive rehabilitation should be undertaken wherever feasible. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ . 2„4„4 Extraction in Prime Agricultural Areas ~ . x..4,4.1 Extraction af'minera~s and petroleum r~sour~e~s is permuted in prime agricultural areas; provided that the site is rehabilitated, 2..5 Mine'r'al Aggregate Resources 2„~.~ Mineral aggregate res~our~ces shall be protected for langtean use.. .. Z.5„2 Protection a f Long•T~erm Resource Supply ~ ~ . 2„5„2,1 As mach of'the mineral aggregate resources as is realistically passible shall be made available as~clase'to markets as possible.. Dernor~sttation of need forminera!aggregate resources, including any type of'supplyldemand Analysis, shall not bo required, notwithstandingthe availability, designation ar licensing for extraction ofnrineral aggregate resvurces~ locally or elsewhere„ ' 2..5,2,.2 Extraction shall be undertaken in a manner which minimizes social and environmental impacts. ~a .. ,.~ .t sf ~, f I~PD ~240~ A end i x ~ i f Ju 1 l 2Q~b Pa e ~ ~ _ ' .. ~~~ 7~ pR ~ 9, ~ ~ 5 ~~ . i 2.5.,2,.3 the conservation o€'mineral aggregate resvurces.~should be promoted by malting . provision fvr the recovery~o~'thesc resources; wherever feasible. . f • j x„5,2.,4 hfinerat ag~egate operations shall be protected from ~develop~rent and activities that s would .preclude or hinder their expansion or continued use br which would be incompatible for - r~casons of public health, public safety~or~'envirannisnfal impact, Existing mineral aggregate ~ ~ i i . operations shall 1?c permitted t4 continue without the need for..o#Ecial plan amendment; rezoning c ~ ~ : J or dcvelaprnent permit under the Planning ~ct~,~ When, a Iicxnse foi ~ractyon or operation ceases [ i to exist, paiicy.2,.5.,2„S.continues to apply, .. ~ . . ~~ ~~ ~ 2 .S,.Z„5 In areas ad~aconi. to or in Known deposits o~'mineral aggrega#e res~vur~c~s; development and activities which, would preclude or hinder the establishment of new operations or access to the resources sb - ' ~ ~ ... . all only be peinritted if: ; . - _ ,. .~ • resource use would not be feasrble, or ~ ~ ~ ;. • - . . . ~~ the proposed land use br developmeritserves agreater leap-term public interest; and ~~ issues of`public health, public safetyand environmental impact arc~addressed, .. 2.5.E Rehabilitation ~ ~ ~~ .. ~~ ~ ~ .~ „ i i ~` , ~ 2.,5..3,.1 Pmgressive and Errol rehabilitation shall be t~equired to accocnmodatc subsequent land uses, to promote land use compatibility, and to recognize the interim relays of extraction., Pihal ~ ~~ rehabilitation shall take surrounding land ~cse and approved Land use designation's izito ~ ~ ~ - considera#~orr~ ~ . , r .. .. .. ;~ ~ .. . .. .. ~~ i 2,.5,.3.,2 ~n par#s o€'the Pzovince not designated under theAggr~egateResources .,4ct, rehabilitation standards thax are compatible with those under the Act should be adapted far e:ctractian• 3 operations on private lands„ . ~ ~ ~' 2.,5.E Extraction in Prime Agricultural Areas ~ ~ ~ i .~ Z,.S.,~,i in prime agr7c~ulrural ar~ear, an prime agricultural land, extraction o#'mineral aggregate r~s~ources is permitted as an interim use provided that rehabilitatiaa of the site will be cazried out f so thatsubstantially the same areas and same,average soil quality for agniautture are restored, ~. On these prime agricultural lands; carrrplete agricultural rehabilitation is not required if: ~~ there is n substantial quantity of mineral aggregate r~esaur~ces below the water table warranting exaction, or the depth ofplanned extraction in a quarrymakes restoration of pre-extraction agricultural capability unfeasible; ~ ~ i ~~ ~ other alternatives have been considered by the applicant and~found unsuitable. ~Ihe ~- consideration ofother alterna~ve's shall include resources in areas of Canada Land i inventory Class 4 to 7 soils, resources on Iands identified as desYgrsated growth areas, and resources on prime agricultural lands when rehabilitation i~ fcasiblc,~ V~herc nu other alternatives are found, prime agriculturallands shall be protected in this order of priority; ,specialty crop areas, Canada Land lnyentary Classes 1, 2 and 3; and . ~ ~~ agricultural rehabilitation in remaining areas is maximized, Z.5,~5 wayside Pits and Quarries, Parta6le Asphalt Plants and portable Concrete Plants 2.5„5,.1 Wayside piss and quarries, portable asphalt plants and portable concrete plants.used on public authority contracts shall be permitted, without the need for an official plan amendment, _ ~ j z rezoning, ar development pernrit under the Planning ~4ct iri~all areas, accept those areas of ~ ' existing development or particular environmental sensitivity which have been determined ~to be incompatible with exts~action and associated activities„ ~~ , . t '~ ~ ~ ~ . .. ., ... . ~ .. 8 T .. • ~ .. '• • alp "' ~ r ~ , "~~ ~ ss~ C ? ~ i ~: ..a DPD 73-2~Ob Appendix II ~ Ju1y l9, 2gDb°~~ Page ~b A-t~eas ~f tniner~al potential: ~ . means areas favourable to the discovery of'mineral deposits,due to geology, the presence of known mineral deposits or rjfi~er technical evidence„ Minerals: ,, means metallic minerals and non-metallic ininei~ils as herein defined, but dve•~ not include mineral.aggre~ate resources or pe~tolt*um reso~es.. ." Metallic minerals means those minerals from whichmetals ~e,g., copper, nickel, gold}are derived., . Nop~inetallic; minerals means those ninerals that are o~'value for intrinsic properties of the minerals thcrosclves and not as a source of metal., They are generally synonymous with industrial nunerals ~e..g.. asbestos, graphite; kyanite,, mica, n~phGline syenits, salt, talc,~and wollastonite~,. ~ ~ ~ . Mineral aggregate operation: means ~. lands under license or permit, other than for wayside pits and gaarries, issuers in accox~ance with the Aggregate Resources Act, or successors thereto; ~~ for lands not designated under the Aggregate Resources~Act, established pits and . +quarries that are not iri can~avention of'znunicipal zoning by-laws and including adjacent land under agreement with or owned by the operator, to permit cont~~~tion of the operatiaa~; and ~ ~ W ~~ associated fa~liries used in extraction, transport, bcnefieiation, processing or recycling of rnineral,aggregat~ resources and derived products such as asphalt and concrete, or the production of secondaryrelated products., Mineral aggregate ~resour~ces: means gravel, sand, clay, earth, shale, stones limestone, dolostane, sandstone, marble, granite, rock or other material piescribed under the Aggregate Resources Act suitable for construction, industrial, manufacturing and maintenance purposes but does not include metallic oxen, asbestos, gnaplnte; kyanite, mica, nepheline syenite, salt, talc, wollastonite, :nine tailings or other materiat prescribed under the Mining Act» Miner~ai deposits: means areas of identif ed mit:erals.that have sufficient quan#ity arzd +quality based o.'n specific geological evidence to waiTakt present or future extraction. Miner~aE mining aper~ation: rtieans mining operations and associated facilities, ar; past producing mines with remaining mineral development potential that have not been permanently rehabilitated to another use.. Prime agr~cultar~l area: ~ . means areas where prune agcxc~liural sands predominate„ This includes; areas vf'pzhue agricultural lands and associated Canada.Land inventory Class 4~7 soils; and additional areas where there is a lo~cai concentra~tian of farms which e:thibit characteristics +of ongoing agrYCUlture„ prune agricultural areas may be identified by the C}ntario Ministry of'Agriculture and load using evaluation procedures established by the Province as amezt,ded from tune to time, ar may also be ~deatified through an alternative agricultural Land evaluation system appnnved by the Province., . Pz~me agr~icoItur~al~ land: means land that includes specialty crap areas and/r~r Canada Land ~nventozy ~lasscs 1, 2, and 3 soils, in this order of'prior~ty for protection, 9 Corporate Services Department oP~ ~~-z~ob s Planning ~ Development Appendix i i the Ci#y of ~ 4310 t~ueen street Ju 1 y ~ 9, 200b P.Q.. Bax 102 Page 47 Niagara Falls ~ Niagara Falls, ol~ ~2~ sx5 Canada web site: uvuvw.cify,niagaratalis..on.,ca Tel,: 4905} X56-7521 Pax: 4905} X56-2354 ~-mail: planning a~city~niagarafalis..on„ca Navember~ 8, 205 drew Semple, iVi.~„I.,P.., R.P.P.. Ser~ioz~ Planner Regional Niagara Planning & laevelopment .3550 Schn~on Parl~way, P,~., Box 1042 Thorold, ON L2V 4~'7 Dear MY~.. Sernple: Re • Doug Darbysan Director ~ °~~ ~ ~ ~_ ~~ `~ ~ ~:~ ~ '°~.:'~ 4.,r ~ • .,,'' '. ~ ' ~''> ,- r Q T. 1. ?A •~vi ~~ ,,~ R~~ ~ # ~s~ • ~ 1Ft~~W~ Regional Policy Plan Amendment ~~OaS Conformity with the Gr~eQnbelt Plan and Provincial Policy Statement Request fo~~ Comments Niagara Falls Planning sluff' has reviewed ,your proposed policies under Amendment b-2x05 and offer the fallowing comments: Uses Policy ~..A„6~b} does not pern1it non-farm r~esidentral lots in Good General Agzicultur Areas or in Rural Areas in close proximity to agrYCUltural activity.. Further explanation of'this policy is needed to dune `close pr~oximit~' and which type of a~r7cultural activity fall types, livestock only, active and abandoned, hobby farm, etc.,} is applicable.. For example, how would this policy affect existing estate residential lots in Rural Areas that aye near hay fields? Definitions fn the new definition for `Residence Surplus to a Farm t}pexatfon' a faun consolidation is defined as the `acquisition of additional farm parcels to be operated as one faun opezatian'., It would be helpful in implementing this policy to pz~ovide guidelines to be used in identifying a `farm apexation' ~e .g.. single ownership, registered farm, etc.,} . f hope that these comments maybe af' assistance and thank you for the opportunity to review Amendment b-2005„ If you have any questions regarding aux~ cona~ments please contact Francesca Berardi at extension 4238.. Xouxs truly, FB:gd S:1REG PPtAMENI~12~U516-20~S1Semple l~r.wpd 'r, '4, 1 i ' T?oug Dar~byson Dir~ectar~ of Planning & development ~xt , 4230 Working Together to Serve Our Community Clerks • Frrtance Human Resources • Inforrrrafron Sysfems Legal planning & ~evelopmenf y ~~~~nt'~fiAn~f. ~PQ 7~"Z~Q6 C~T'Y ~~ wELi.A~~ appendix ~ t ofrice of the City Clerk ~ ~~ ~ Y ~ g, ~04~ - ~4~East Main Street Page 48 o. llveiiand, ~~ L,3E~ 3X4 ~~"~ A~~'~F Phone: ~~~-X35-~'~04 lwa~: 94~W7'3~-~ ~~ 9 A .'~~t~~~ E-mail: cr~aig.,stirtzinger~a welland.~ca 7w5,1 ' lo~ernber ~~, ~~VS ' ~ t {d ! ~ . ~ n ~1.~ ~~~ MrR Cor~vin T.. Carnbray ~' ~ ~~°~ ; ~~~ t -~" Commissioner of Planning & aevelapn~ent .~ ~ '~ Regional Mun~c~pal~ty of l~l~agara ~ , ~_. ~2g~ ~t~, David's Road, P.~O„ Boy ~ X42 '~~, ~~~_~~~~ ~~:$s~%„~ ~''°' ~~?~ t Thorald, Cntar~a L,~2V 4T? ~~~, ~=~'•.s+~~,rt ti, ./ y+ ~,,. .,~. dear Mr. Carnbray: ~ ~' ' ` ~ ,, At its meeting of l~lo~rember 8, 2Dg5, U~leliand City Council passed the following resol~taan: `~~ „ T'I~IAT Council receive Report P~S~2~05-84 with respect to the Greenbelt Plan Update and the Provincial Policy Statement 2gg5; and, 2.. THAT the City Clerk be directed to send a copy of Report PAS-2go5,..84 to the Planning and development Depa~ment, Regional Municipality of Niagara for inforr~ation purposes," Enclosed please find~a copy of Report PpS-~~~5-84.. ~ C_ CAS:mS ~n~l„ ~ c ~ Mr' D. Thorpe, General Manager, Planning ~& De~relopment 5erv~ces ~., ., .,: ...~ r..A~'.~ ~ ~ V ~"~~ `` " y~ `~ e rI ..+ s J~M~~~; 1~ r~ b •• A I~ ~EN~~A~ CO~I~IlTT~~ DPD 1-2006 Appendix it Judy ~9, Zo06 Page ~9 p~AN~~„~V~ AN DEV„~C~~~~NT' S~RVIC~S ~LANN~~iG DIVISION S~J~~'C. ~~Q~~~T FOR ~O~IM~NTS . R~G~ONAL ~OL.~CY PlAN A11~ENDM~N~' ~~~04~ ~~N~+o~~~~r wrr~ ~~~~N~~~T PLAN ANr~ REPORT PDS-2005-8~{ fi~OVEMBFR .,,,.,, PR~SENTETy T~ CnXJ1~CI~ NOV 0 8 20~ PR0I~INC~At~ PODGY STATE~I~NT ~,,A, STIRTZII~~~R, pity ~~srlE CITY ~~ ~t~~.LA~iD an n~~ S.u.~.PL ~tJ~ll~UN~i`Y P~.ANN~R Donald B. Thorpe, ~~N~RA~. MANA~~R P#~Al~N~NG ~4~D D~~f~~OP~N~' ~~R1~1CES R~CQI~M~NDA~`iC~N: That Council receive Repar# PDS-2Qg5-84 ~rlth respect `to the Creenbe~f Alan Update and the Provinoial Palley Statement 2gg5; and, ~,~ That the City Clerk he directod to send a copy of Report PDS-205-84 tQ the Planning and Development Department, Pegianal Municipality of Niagara for 'rnformatian purposes. GfN A~Di~~R~3tiN . The purpose of this report Es to provide Council witf~ ii~forrnation with regard to the Region of Niagara Report DPD 9~-~~~. ~epa~ DPD g~-~Qg~t~~.:t~ines proposed changes to the Regiar~al Policy Plan related to Agricultural and Nlin~ral Resources Policies intended to bring these sections of the Palicy Plan into conformity with the Prai~rncial Policy Statement ~~5 and the greenbelt Pian~. This is further to Council Rapart PDS ~gt~5-~~ Dated April 5, 245„ The. Provincial Government's ~reenbe~~ Plan was established by order' In Council under the authority of the Greenbelt Acct an f:ebruary ~~, 20g5.The Pr~vtnctal Pa~~cy ~afemenf ~~p~ was adopted by Order `rn Council under the authority of Sebtio~t r 3 of The ~P1~ ng.. Act; !t replaces the former Provincial Policy Statement issued May 22, ~ 99g and amended February 1, ~ 9~~7„ The New Provincial Parity .Statement toflk effect on March i, X405. This report is intended to provide Council with informatlor~ and Staffs camrnen#s with regard to the proposed changes to the Regional Policy Plan. ~~-57 DPI 73-2006 ~~~u~st FQr ~UI'nnientS ~ Appendix I I ~~ l~/na~ PVI~V Plan ~Arriendnlent ~~ JU 1 y ~ ~ f f.~V~ ~ y ~ D~5 Pege 50 C~nfor~m~y with Creenbe~t Plan And Report P~S~~405-8~ Provincial Policy ~#aternent ~ Page ~ ~iY1~i~~~i~7: The ~Regian at Niagara is proposing amendrner'ats to tl~e Regit~nal Policy. Plan to bring it into confarmtty of the new Greenbelt Dian and Provincial Policy ~taternent ~Og~. Below are t(~e proposed major changes to the Regional Policy Plan.. . ~ . 'T'he Agricultural Land Base map is changed tc~ reflect b+~undaries for "Specialty Crop des~gnat~on ~n the Greenbelt Plan. The land Base Map wflf use the term Unique Agr~cuiturai Areas -- Gaol lender Prul# ancf Goad Grape Areas, What designation extends through the Niagara Escarpment Plan area,, lrt addition, ivvv Rural Area designations in the Fawn of t,incoln are changed to Good General Agricultural Area to ensure consistency with Town of Lincoln t~fficial Plan, to reflect the quality Qf agricultural land and the extent of existing farming activity in th+e areas, ~~, within "t,lnique~ and "Good General Agricultural Areas'}, severan+~es for retirement lots and infilling lots are .no longer permitted. Also, the minimum lot sloe for agricultural severances and remnant lots in uUngque" agricultural areas is established as 4Q-acres to car~farm to the Greenbelt Plan provisions. . 3, Policy G.A,B has been modified to reflect the conditions for permitting non-agricultural uses in "Unique and pGood General. ~gricultural~ areasN ~ . 4.. Section ?.S, Mineral Resourcesi has been substantially rnc~dified to reflect the Pravincia[ Policy S#atement and Greenbelt provisions, Mineral Aggregate Resources are given speccal recognition, and pro#ec~an in the Provincial Policy Statement and in the Greenbel#~ Plan. Municipalities are not permitted to incline mare res#ric#i~re policies in them UffieEal Plans ,with respect #a miners! aggregate operations. Some of the. major changes to the Regional Plan include; . • rernovai of the requirement that need ~e demonstrated as a criteria far cansit~ering r~ew or expanded pits and quarries; ~~ new aggregate operations are not permitted in twee area between the Niagara Sscarpmen# Plan Area and Lake Ontario; and ~ . new and expanded aggregate . operations are permitted in otherUnique" agricultural areas only if the pit or quarry rehabilitation is carried out to permit the same range and production a# specialty craps and to allow for the micraclimate for specialty Drop production is maintained„ • within the l=anthill i4arne only now pits and quarries require rehabilitation to the same range and production of specialty craps and maintenance of the microclimate suitable far Lander frui#, and grape produc#ian. it is proposed that this rehabilitation requirement also apply to expansions to e~istir~g pits as wall as new pits on the PQnthiil Karns., ~ „ within tie Good Tender bruit and Good Grape Areas, municipal water services outside Urban Areas are, permitted to service non-agricultural uses existing as of Ma~~ch ~, ~p0~ by amendment to the Plan., Request ~'or C~mr~ents ~~, Regiana! Pralicy Plan Amend~ent ~-2~Qa Coni~ormity with Greenbelt Plan And Provlnoial Poiicy Staf~.ment~.,r__...~_..~. ~~~,.~ . DPD 7~~200b ~~ A enriix 1I AP 2 0~ July ~9, 0 Page 51 i~epert PDS-~2~~5M~~ Page 3 ~~ The policies guiding expansions to villages and hamlets and the establlshrnent cif new ones are changed to ~~eflect the provisions of the Provincial .Policy Statement that preclude new and expanded herniate in Unique Agricultural Areas and else~uhere in the Agricultural Area to require a comprehensive review of alter~na#ives t~ the expansion or~ a new hamlet. ~~ . 'The minimum [at size for to#s in harnldts and multiple lot creation in Rural areas !s proposed to be t hectare unless a hydrogealogical study dernonstr~ates that a smaller tat size w[il adequately accammoda#e the required private water and sewage treatment facilities ~ . 4. A nurriber of new definifians and changes to existing definitions have been prapased. 'The Region of Niagara has requested that the Dity Qf wetland pro~de feedback with respect to the pr~aposed changes of the Regional Policy Plan as: it relates to our policies and programs. City {~ wetland Planning end Development Services Staff' has reviewed the proposed amendments and offers the fallowing comments. ~ . Several of ~e amendments tha# era proposed relate to the Greenbelt Plan and areas designated `Good Tender Fruit'' and "Goad Grape Areas, The ~~ty of wetland does net have ar~y [ands which fat[ within these des[gnatiarts and thus is not aff~~ted ~y the proposed changes to the Regional Policy Plan with regards to these Issues. Tha proposed amendments reg~rdirrg conditions fog perming non-agrjcultural uses in `Unique" and "Goad General Agrieuitural~ areas reflect Draft policies set out by the City of welland,~ l-fvwever, tha draft policies regarding the remQVal of car~sants for retirement lots and !nl~i![ within The City of 1111elland do net comply with the pra~osed amendments at the Regional Poiicy Plan. The City of WeNand recognizes this and acknowledges that our draft policies concerning this matter will lave to be reviewed and amended such that they carnply with the new Provincia! Legisiaflan and the l~egiana( Policy Plan amsndrnor~~. The proposed amendments additionally speak to the issue of i-larnlets and Vll[agesp The prapased amendments to the Regi~ar~al ~Pai~y Plan require rninlt~utn lot sEZe for lots in 1-larr~iets and Rural areas tp be 1.Q hectare. Draft policies of The City of V~e[iand requ[re minlrnum lot sizes liar hlarnlets to be o.8 hectar+~s, t~urther to this, the City of ~Uitelland draft policies would permit consents in rural areas subject to various conditions. This i~ =in contravention to the new Provincial legislation and the Regional Policy Plan, City Staff ;acknowledge this Provincial directive atzd Draft policies will be reviewed and amended to ensi~r~ compliance with the naw Provincial iwegislation and Regiana[ Policy Plan amendments. 5U1~111~~1~ Tha City is satisfied with the proposed amendments in the ~Reglar~ai Policy Plan asset out in Report DPD 93~2aa5. City Staff acknowledge the inconsistency bet~reen coca[ draft polices and the new policies recognized in the Regional Poiicy t Plan amendments and w[ll review such policies and make approprigte changes to ensure c4mpilance with new legislation, y i RP~D 73-2~DOb • Appendix it ~ • Ju Iy 1 g, 2~0~ ~~wN ~F ~~~~~~~! '. ~a ge ~ ~2 480Q South Service Road • ~ Beamsviile, UN ~.OR 1 B~ • TEL (9057 663.820a ~~?~ FAQ t905~ 56~-8586 November 8, 2005 -~. . "~ ~y~ ,~ CN, 3-5-Q2~12 ~ ~.~~~ • Mr.. Conn Cambray ~' 1p.~• (fir,. { S ~1. } Commissioner of Planning and Development ~ ~/' , Region of Niagara ~ ~-- ~OV ~ ~ ~~0~ ; 355a Schmon Parl~ray ~~} +~,,~ ~ ~~~) f PO Box ~ 042 ~~ r ~,:~ ~.+~.~ Thorold CAN L2~/ 4T? ,.~ ~ ~ ~.. .,~~ ~~ ~+~ Dear Mr,. Cambray. ~ ~ ..-~' ~ ~ • r R~: Regional Policy Plan Amendment ~-2a05 -Proposed Changes to the Agricultural mineral Resource Policies At a meeting of the Town's Planning and Develo meet Commi#tee held on Tuesda October p y~ ~ 8, 2oa5, the following recommendation was adopted: "THAT, for the reasons outlined in P~. 45-~ 59, it is hereby recommended: 1.. Tha# a copy of this report be forwarded to the Regional Planning and Development Department„ 2. That the Regional Planning and Development Department be advised that the Town supports the rna~ority of the proposed changes outlined in Amendment 5-2~a5. ~. • That p~~opased Policies fi.A.~ and S,~A.g„~ be arn~nded by adding the following ~ . ~. paragraph tea each subsection: "Ulrhere there is a conflict between the policies of Chia Plan and a local Official Plan then the morn restrictive policies shall prevail„" • 4.. That the Region add wording to the Agricultural policies to clearly indicate that (ands currently coned Agricultural Purposes Oniy ~~APO~ cannot be rezoned to permit residential use, • 5.. That the Region amend Policy ~ 2„~, which sets out criteria for the expansion or the change in use of non-farrrt uses in the agri+~ultural area, to incorporate the policies in the ~r~eenbelt Plann 5„ That the Region amend its Agricultural pcliciea to establish policies far agri-tourism uses„ 4 ~. ,~ • ~ wed Site; www,lincaln.ca - ~~-Mail: generalinquiries~i(ncoln,~ca a.~ ' ~ f}PD 73=~2~ob Appendix fl November 8, 2005 J u 1 y 1 q, z00b ~ . Letter to Mr.. Co~rir~ Cambray Page 5~ CN: 3-5-02-12 Commissioner of Planning and Development Page 2l2 .~ ., . ?. That the Hamlet of Rackway be rer~oved from the Regional Agriculture! Land Base Map so that its designation is consistent with the Town's Ufficiai Plan, 8.. That the Town objects to proposed Policy ~„Bu5„~ which would permit .waterline extensions to serve non-agriculture! uses existing as a# March 1, 2U~5 by an amendment to the Regional Policy Plan® At a meeting of Town Council held on Mondays November 7, 2005 .the above .noted recommendation was approved.. A copy of Staff Report PL 05-~ 89 is attached far you information. Should you require further information please do not hesitate to contact the undersigned, Yours sincerely, c~.~- . Kathleen Dale, MC~IP, RPP Director of Planning and Development KQ:co Attach.. Web site: www. i~coln.ca ~L-Mail: e~eraii~ ui~+esr~iincvln,.ca ~ ~ 1970 REPORT T0: THE CORPORATION pF T f+r~~~1• ~ ~~ ~ ~~~ ~ ~~' ~~, ~O~ ~ ~ ~~0~ ~F tai ~°s'i2~~?'~ H r~~F L i ~~ I DPI 73..~OO~ Appendix II July 19, 2~Qb Page 5~ part # P~. a5-1s9 CN~ 1.2-03-02 f "~' ' Chairman and Members of the tanning and Development Committee LATE ~F MEETING: October ~ 8, 2005 SI~BJECT; Regional Policy Plan Amendment 5-2Q05 ~- Proposed New Agr~icult~rai and Mineral Resource Policies CN; 3-5-Q2-~ 2 I~ECC~MMENDATIt~NS THAT, for the reasons outlined in PI~ 05~~~ 89,~ it is hereby recommended: ~ . ~ That a copy of this report be forwarded to the Regional Planning and Development Department., • 2.. That the Regional Planning and Development Department be advised that the Town supports the majority of the proposed changes outlined in Amendment G~2oo5n 3.. That proposed Policies 6.A.9 and Q„A.9~~1 be amended by adding the following paragraph to each subsection: "where there is a conflict between the policies of this Plan and a local Official Plan, then the more restrictive policies shall prevail„" . ~. That the ~ Region add wording to the Agricultural policies to clearly indicate that lands currently • zoned Agricultural Purposes Only tAl'C~}• cannot be rezoned to permit residential use„ 5.. That the Region amend Policy 12~,Q, which sets out criteria for the expansion or the change in use of non-farm uses in the agricultural area, to incorporate the policies in the ~r®enbelt Plan, 6.. That the Region amend its Agricultural policies to establish policies for agr~i-tourism uses. 7.. That the Hamlet of Rockway be removed from the Regional Agricultural Land Base Map so that its designation is consistent with the Town's Official Plan. 8. That the Town objects to proposed Policy S.,B.S„1 which would permit waterline extensions to serve non-agricultural uses existing as of March ~, 2oQ~ by an . amendment to the Rea~ional Policy Plan., T I DPI 73-2~Qb appendix ~~ ~ July 1y, 2~0~ Page 55 f ~G~C1 ~ ~ ~~ Y~~~ Mss Page ?14- PURPtJSE The purpose of this report is to provide information to Committee and Council regarding Regional Po{icy Plan Amendment ~-2005~~ Amendment fi-2005 proposes changes to the Agricultural Policies and the Mineral Resource policies in the Regional Policy Plan, BACKGROUND The purpose of the proposed changes to the Agricultural Policies and the Mineral Aggregate Policies are to bring those sections of the Regional Policy Plan into conformity with the Provincial Po!rcy Statement and the Greenbelt Plan.. A copy of Regional Report DPD 93-2005 is included as A#fiachrnent No,1,~ CORPORATE Pl.~N fn January 2D~4, Council adopted a Corporate Pian, which sets out its priorities for this term of Councii.~ The proposed changes contained in Amendment 6-2005 are consistent with Strategic Direction 5, which encourages environmentally responsible growth.. STAFl= CONlI~ENTS The Amendment proposes to revise the Agricultural Land Base map to reflect the boundaries of the Specialty Crop designation in the Greenbelt Pian, The lands 'identified as Specialty , ~ ~ 3 Crop in the Greenbelt Plan will be shown as Unique Agricultural Good Tender Fruit and '. Goad Grape Area}, The existing Agricultural Land Base map currentl desi ~ Hates these Y 0 lands in the Town as unique Agricultural; however, the boundary of the Unique Agricultural area in the Town is being moved southerly to follow the boundary of the Specialty Crap designation in the. Greenbelt Plan, The Town wi{! be required to adjust the boundary of the Unique Agricultural designation to bring it into conformity with the Greenbelt Pian at the time of the next municipal review of the Official Plan„ .~ .. • 3 The Amendmentproposes to change two areas, which are designated Rural on the Region's Agricultural: Land Base map, to Good General Agricultural to reflect the designation contained in the Town's Official Plan, This area contains a high concentration of intensive agricultural s operations and therefore a Rural designation is not appropriate far these areas„ 4 Policy 5.A,5 is to be amended to state that changes to the Greenbelt boundary can only be made by the Minister of Municipal Affairs. The consent policies are to be amended to eliminate retirement lot and infilling consents, } which is no longer, permitted by the Greenbelt Plan and the Provincial Policy Ste#ement„ The minimum lot size for agriculture( consents in the Unique Agricultural Area is being revised t~o reflect the provisions in the Greenbelt Pian, The policies for surplus farm dwelling consents are to be amended to require that lands be rezoned to preclude resider>tiai use in perpetuity. An amendment to the Town's consent policies has been recommended for approval by the t Planning and Development Committee and will be considered by Town Council on October 17, 2x05. Policy ~,A,9 currently states that in the l~liagara Escarpment Area, the policies of the Niagara Escarpment Plan would prevail unless the policies of the Regional Policy Plan .... 4. ~~ DPU 73-~zQ06 ~ppend.i x I I : July ~ 9, zoa~ ~~~~ 5~ Report # PL 05-~89 Pa a 314 are mare restrict'rveu Staff recommends that this provision also apply to Iocal municipalities if the local municipality has mare restrictive consent policies„ Por example, in order to be eligible for the severance of a surplus farm dwelling in the Town, the farms that have been amalgamated must be located in the 'own of Lincoln, Currently there are several parcels of land in the Town that are zoned to preclude residential use Agricultural Purposes Only-APO} as of the result of the severance of a surplus farm dwellings The previous policies permitted an applican# to apply to remove the APC~ zoning after a minimum of ten years., Section 4..5 of the Greenbelt Plan states that single dwellings are permitted an existing fats of record provided they were zoned far such as of the date of the Greenbelt Plan~~ Both the Greenbelt Plan and the Provincial Policy Statement require lands to be rezoned to preclude ~ residential use in perpetuity ~AP~ zoning}~U Staff have received several inquiries about the passibility of removing the APO zonin and have advised 9 potential applicants that based an the policies of the Greenbelt Plan and the Provincial Policy Statement that the APU zoning cannot be removedu Staff i~ecamrnends that the Region amend the Agricultural policies to clearly indicate that lands currently zoned APO, cannot be rezoned to permit residentia! use Policy ~aA~~8 outlines conditions to consider non-agricultural uses in the Unique and Good General Agricultural Areas, Policy 5„A~,B is to be amended to clearly indicate that non- agricultural uses are not .permitted in the Unique Agricultural Areas. This change reflects the policies of the Greenbelt Plan, which do not permit non-agricultural uses in the Specialty Crop Area of the Greenbelt Plan, Section 4..5 of the Greenbelt Plan sets out policies relating to existing uses.. Although Policy ~ 2..~ of the Regional Policy Plan sets out criteria for the expansion or the change in use of non-farm uses in the agricultural area, the Region should consider updating this Policy to incorporate the policies in the Greenbelt PianTM In X090, the Town's Official Plan. was amended to establish policies for faun and estate wineries„ The Town has received applications to amend the zoning ar received inquires, to establish agri-tourism related uses such as a cooking school accessory to a farm, a catering use, the conversion of an existing .building to permit awinery on anon-farm parcel of land, a brew your own wine outlet an a farm, etc. Further direction is required in the Regional Polic y Plan as to whether or not those uses require an amendment to the Regional Policy Plan, The Region should therefore consider amending its Agricuitur~al policies to establish policies for agri-tourism uses The establishment of new villages and hamlets and the .expansion thereof will only be permitted at the time of a comprehensive official plan review.. The. Agriculture! land Bash Map shows two hamlets in the Town„ Those hamlets include Tintern and Rockway„ Only ~ r Tintern is identified as a hamlet in the T'own's Official Plan because Rackway is located in the Niagara Escarpment Area.. when the Town prepared its Official Plan in 199x, Rockway was not included as a hamlet because it is located in the l~liagara Escarpment Area.. ~Rockway is not identified as 'a hamlet in the Niagara Escarpment Plan„ Therefore Rackway should be removed from the Regional Agricultural Land Base Map so that its designation is consistent with the Town's Official Plan .~ Changes are proposed to the Mineral Resource policies to reflect the policies of the Greenbelt Plan and the Provincial Policy Statement„ New aggregate aperatior~s, wa side its . . Y p ~~'D 73-2~Q~ Append i x I~ I ~u 1 y 3 9, ~~Ob Page 51 Report ~ PL ~5~189 Page 414 and quarries or any accessory uses will no !anger be permitted in Unique Agricultural Areas between the Niagara Escarpment Area and Fake Ontario,, In Unique Agricultural Areas, which are outside of the area between the Niagara Escarpment.Area and Lake ~n#ar~o, lands are to be rehabilitated to the same range and productivity of specialty crops and the micraclimate for specialty crop production is to be maintainedp The Mineral Resource policies are to be amended so that it is no longer necessary to prove demonstrated need for the resource„ Policy 6.,8,5 currently does not permit developmen# ,outside of urban boundaries to be serviced municipal water and sanitary ~sewer~s~ Policy 6„B.Sw~ is to be added to permit waterline extensions to serve non-agricultural uses existing as of March 1, 265 by an amendment to the Regional Policy Plane The extension of waterlines outside of the Town's urban boundaries is problematic for the Town. Once a waterline is extended, the Torn becomes responsible for the long-term maintenance of the waterline, It is not cost effective far the Town to maintain watermains, which have very few users. In most cases, it is not possible to loop these Waterman extensions. Dead end watermai~ns create operation problems far the Town because it is difficult to maintain proper chlorine levels in these types of watermains., Therefore the Town does not support proposed Policy 6„B~,.S„1„ . The amendment proposes a minimum lot size of i hectare for lots in hamlets and multiple lot creation in Rural .areas unless a hydrogeological study indicates that smaller lots sizes will adequately accommodate private services.. The Town's Zoning By-law requires a minimum Iot size ~f 0.~6 hectares in the Mamlet~ Residential Zone~~ Several definitions are to be added to the Regional Policy Pian, which are included in the Provincial Policy Statement„ Those. definitions include Agricultural Related Uses, Mineral Aggregate Operation and Residency Surplus to a Farm operation„ FINANCIAL CaNS~DERATIONS Propas~d Policy fi,~B.a,1, which. would agricultural, uses by an Amendment to future casts to the municipality to permit waterline extensions to serve nan- the Regional Policy Plan may result in additional ATTACHMENT ~ ~, DPD ~~-~oo~ Report Prepared On October 1?, 2ao5 Respectfully submitted by, Kathleen Daie, MCP, RPP Director of Planning and Development Reviewed by, Bruce Peever, MA, MBA Chief Administrative officer a * .. r ~ BPD 7'~~20Qb Appendix ~ I i Ju 1 y 19, ZoOb Pa e 5$ .~ ~ .. ~ ~ Repot # PL 05M189 . _.... Pa~~ 414 .,....~ ~~ .. and quarries or eny accessory uses will no longer be permitted in Unique Agricultural Areas . ~ between the Niagara Escarpment Area and Lake ~ntaria. In Unique Agricultural Areas, which are outside of the area between the Niagara Escarpment Area and Lake Ontario, lands are to be rehabilitated to the same range and productivity of specialty crops and the microciimate for specialty crap production is to be maintained., The Mineral Resource policies are to be amended so that it is no longer necessary to prove demonstrated need far the resource, Policy ~.B,,5 currently does not permit development outside of urban boundaries to be serviced municipal water end sanitary sewers.. Policy S~~B.S.~ is to be added to permit waterline extensions to serve nonagricultural uses existing as of March 9, 2005 by an amendment to the Regional Policy Plan„ The extension of .waterlines outside of the Town's urban boundaries is .problematic for the Town. t~nce a waterline is extended, the Town becomes responsible for the long-term maintenance of the waterline It is not cost effective for the Town ~ to maintain watermains, which have very few users.. in most cases, it is not passible to loop these watermain extensions. Dead ~ end watermains create operation problems for the Town because it is difficult to maintain proper chlorine :levels in these types of wate~mains.~ Therefore the Tawn does not support proposed Policy ~.,B.S~,~ ~, The ~a~mendr~,ent proposes a minimum ~lat sire of ~ hectare for fats in Hamlets and multiple lot creation in Rural areas unless a hydrogeological study indica#es that smaller lots sizes will adequately accommodate private services„ The Town's Zoning ~By-law requires a minimum lot size ~of o,~5 hectares in the Hai~iet Residential Zone„ Several definitions are to be added to the Regional Policy Plan, .which are included in the Provincial Palicy~ Statement.. Those ,definitions include Agricultural Related Uses, Mineral Aggregate operation and Residence Surplus to a Farm t~peration., FINANCIAL CONSID~RATI4NS Proposed Policy 6aB.5„ ~ , which would to permit waterline extensions to serve non- agricultural, uses by an Amendment to the Regional Policy Plan may result its additional future costs to the municipality~~ A~I"ACHIVIENT n DPD V~~irY~Y/ Report Prepared ~n October ~ 7, ~oUS Respectfully submitted by, ~ ~ ~~~ athl~en Dale, MCI P, RPP Director of Planning and Development Reviewed; Bruce Pe er, MA, MBA Chief Administrative Ufficer DPD 73-~00~ Appendix II ,duly i9, 2Da6 , Page 59 ~ OI1~dt'I~ October 31, ZUgS Drew Semple, MCIP, RPP, Senior Planner Regional Municipality of Niagara Planning & Development Department 350 Schmon Parkway, P,.O, Box 104 Thorold, ON I.2V 4T7 Dear Sir: Niagara escarpment Commission 232 Guelph Stre Georgetown ON L7G 4B1 Tel. Na. 4805) 877-5191-Fax No (905) 873-7452 Commission de i'escarpement du Niagara 2321 the Guelph `"~ M~1 Georgetown CN L7G 4B1 '~~ ~ ~° ~ to ( 877-5191- Telco ieut• 9~5 873-7452 ~~ ~ ~,~ ~~ www.escarpment,org ~~~ .~. N ~~ ! ~a~5 ~ . .~ ~a ~egirrr.~ai ir~~ s~^=:~a3ity ~'~ ~f iE~r~C~~r~ ~~ ~ ~~ ~1, RE: Regional Policy Plan Amendment 6-~9~5 Conformity with Greenbelt Plan and Provincial Policy Statement n ^~~~on•mr ~ w~rui~~ 1 ~i r cairn i i i i~+w~ Staff has reviewed the proposed Amendment to ensure that the Policy Plan continues to be in conformity with the Niagara Escarpment Plan NEP}., Firstly, we have Hated that all agricultural lands within the NEP area are now #o be unifarrr~ly designated "Unique Agricultural Area", based on the Greenbelt Plan's designation criteria. Currently, some of those iands are designated "Goad General Agricultural Area"., Reference ~o the NEP and the prevalence of mare restrictive policies between the NEP and the Regional Policy Plan is appropriately retained in the revision toPolicy, 6 A.9 . All references to retiring farmers a~ndlar farm retirement lots are appropriately deleted for conformity with the Provincial Policy Statement APPS}., The revised Policy 6•A..B expressly prohibi#snon-agricultural uses in Unique Agricultural Areas„ This ensures no conflicts with permitted uses in the NEP.r The same holds true far mod'rfcations~ to Policy fi .~ , ~ since new hamlets ar expansions to existing hamlets cannot occur into Unique Agricultural Areas, For changes to Mineral Resource Policies, the proposed change to remove the requirement of udemonstrated need" causes us a minor concern, given that NEP Amendments can require a proponent or the Ministry of Natural Resources on behalf of the proponent, for a,mineral resource development proposal, to address need ~ The Policy strll references the NEP, but.the wording of the reference is not as clear as it should be to ensure that no conflict exists between the two Plans. We, therefore, suggest a further madificatiop to ?..E..5 from "A plicatians for licenses to open new pits or quarries and applications for p changes to or expansions of existing licensed pits or quarries wrll be cans~dered in relationship to the NEP policies within the NEP and the following conditions .,.,,,' to "Applications far licenses to open new pits or quarries and applications for changes to or expansions of existing licensed pits orquarries will be considered NIAGARA ~SCARPM~NT The Niagara Escarpment Plan • 20th Anniversary reserve de (a ~ios~here de biQSp)tere reserve ~ ~ $ 5 , 2 0 a 5 I.'~S~ARP~ME>~IT DU NlAGA1~A Plan d'am~nagement de 1`escarpement dv Niagara - 2D` anniversaire ~~ _ DPD 73-240'6 ' Appendix 11 4 ~ July 19, 2006 Page 60 su, bject to the a licabie provisions of the Nia ara Escar menu ~Eanrtrn and DeVeln mere Act NEPUA and oiicies within the NEP and the following conditions , ,. ," Regarding the minor editing changes, we note that most ofthe editing referring to the NEP is either correcting an error or deleting reference to Section '~H, the text of the 1985 NEP that is being eliminated as part of Regional Policy Plan 4 Amendment 18? ~ There are twa other changes involving the elimina#ion of all reference to the NEP, those being in Policies 68.2 and 6..B,,6,. These policies ~. affect lands in the Regional Poiicy~Plan designated "Rural",~ It is our understanding that the two references are being eliminated because the Rural designation does not include any lands within the NEP area and, therefore, reference to the NEP is not necessary used on this understanding, we have no objections to these minor editing changes., Under Part 5, Mineral Resources Policies clause 4a}the reference should read "the Niagara Escarpment Plan Area" not "the Niagara Escarpment Area.." i Under Part 6, Policy 6 B .5 4a} Sewer and vl~aterline Extension policies, we ~ believe that the rovision conflicts with the Greenbelt Plan unless it is tailored to p t i be consistent with Part 4..2..2, clause ~ of the Greenbelt Plan„ This section revents the extension of services except in a health emergency or within a P service area boundary as defined under an environmental assessment., The requirement only for a Regional Plan Amendment is insufficient. I in summary, staff is generally satisfied with the Policy Plan changes 4except where noted above} proposed by this Amendment, subject to the additional wordin modifications or clarifications we have suggested., i Please advise us if our recommendation is not to be accepted so that the r Niagara Escarpment Corrimission may consider appealing~the Region's decision ~ :~ i i al Board,. In the case of the infrastructure policies, ~we ~ 1 to the Gntar~o Mun c p suggest that the Minist~ y of I~v~unicipal Affairs ~~MMA~I} be consulted , v`~!e also request a copy of the revised and final approved Amendment„ If you have any uestions lease contact the undersigned at 4905}87?-402 ar Martin Kilian, q ~p Planner at X905}87?-4026. Your tr,~ ,.~..:~~°~. _ f("'iitbread Manager c: Daryl Lyans (MMAH) KW;mk;G;lDacumcntslDPAlNiagaral0ctaber 3l, 2045 letter to Drew Semple Region of'Niagara regarding Regiflnal Policy Plan A~mendmert G-2045 Conformity with Grreenbelt Pian and PPS (~N 0b 1~1N 2 j DPD 73-2aQb ~ APPendi~ ~I s ~~iy 1q, 20~~ Page b1 Ministry of Munioipai Affairs and Housing ~+funici~al Services Cfifice Central Ontario 777 Bay street, 2'~ Flaar Toronfo CN M5G 2E5 Phone: 416-585-6226 Fax: 416-585-6882 Toll-Free: 1.800.668-0230 Ministers des Affaires municipales st du f.ogement Bureau des Services aux municipalit~s Centre de I*Ontario 777, rue Bay, 2"~ stage 'i'c~rontp ON NISG 2E5 Telephone: 416.585.6228 Telecopieur: 416-585-6882 Sans frais: 1-$00-fi68-4230 April 28, 200G Mr~. Drew Semple, MCIP, RPP Senior Planner Regional Municipality of Niagara 3550 Schman Parkway, P..O. Box ~ 042 Thorold, ~n#ario L2V 4T7 Dear Mrti Semple: Q Ontario. Re: Revisions to Regional Policy Amendment 6-2~g5 -- Updating Agricultural, Rural, and Mineral Resource Policies Attached please find the Ministry's "one-window" comments on the Region of Niagara's Regional Policy Amendment 52005 {R~PA}. This R~PA updates agricultural, rural, and mineral resource policies in the Regional Niagara Policy Plan {RNPP: tiNhile supportive of the overall approach, there a number of technical matters warranting review in order to ensure conformity with the Greenbelt Plan and to be consistent with the Provincial Policy 5taternent {PPSy. These are set out in the attached staff report.. In addition, given that the Region of Niagara is undertaking the Greenbelt conformity exercise on a phased basis, I wanted to confirm our understanding that further amendments to the RNPP will occur in the future to bring the RNPP in#o full conformity with the Greenbelt Plan and consistency with the PPSa lrt closing, we have found that it is beneficial to be informed of responses to the Ministry's proposed and suggested revisions prior to consideration by Planning ~omrnittee. This allows for a mutual understanding of any remaining outstanding issues and any further fine tunrng,~ p A ~~~~~ ~~ ~p ~9 ~ ~p~6 ~~~y ~~-~~ ~z ~ ~ if ou .~ .~85-~-149 Y f~, ~~~~~ ~ar ~~~~~r ~~~ ~~~.7~~4 pelf dtire~ ~ ~ u~$t4~n~~ ~~v~ ~nY ~ ~ir~~tQr _ ~~ntra~ tvices ~~~~~ ~e ~an~ ~ ~~~ ~rbar~'~~`~r' ~f~J~ ~~n I~~t ~p~A nn~ ~ctnn~e~3 Suzy Y '~, .,', :F ~. ,~~ .t 2 of~ ~ DPD 73-zoo6 Appendix ll ~u~y 19, 2oob Page b3 MINISTRY PRECONSULTATION STAFF REPORT Planning System: Prcvincial Policy Sts#ement, 2QD5 APPS} and Greenbelt Plan File Numbers}: 2G DP-4g34-0018 Upper Tier: Region of Niagara Municipality: Affec#s ail area municipalities within Region of l~iagara Applicant: Region of Niagara . Related Files: 2G DP-0434-04007 . PPS and Greenbelt Plan Issues: Agriculture and Mineral Resources P ~~ P~SAL: The Region of Niagara Region} is proposing Regional Policy Plan Amendment ~-2005 ~R4PA} to the Regions! Niagara Policy Plan RNPP}, relating to updating Agricultural, Rural, and Mineral Resource policies.. It is intended to bring these sections of the RNPP into conformity with the Greenbelt Plan and to be consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement 2~5 APPS}. ~ACKGR~UND: The Region is in the process of updating its RNPP an a phased basis, bringing various sections of the RNPP into conformity to the Greenbelt Plan and to be consistent with the PPS„ This Rt~PA farms one part of the Greenbelt conformity exercise Previously, on December 15, 2005., the Regional Council approved R~JPA 187 relating to Environmental policies in the RNPP„ CANE-wINDC~W REVIEw~CONSULTATION: This Ministry circulated the proposed ROPA and received comments from the Ministry of. Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (gMAFRA}, Ministry of the Environment ~MOE}, and the Ministry of Natural Resources ~MNR}N These comments have been integrated into this "one,window" report. MINi~TRY ASSESSMENT: Provincial one-window comments are organized in sequence according to the various sections of the RaPA, and are based on a review of the amendment in relation to the PPS, Greenbelt Plan, and RNPP, together with comments from the above noted partner MiniStrieS 1t is Hated that certain lands in the Region are subject to the Niagara Escarpment Plan (NEP},which is administered by the Niagara Escarpment Commission NEC}M The NEC will provide comments as it applies to the NEP~ Therefore, MMAH has not included comments in this report pertaining to the NEP~, aPO 13-2oob Appendix ff ,duly lq, ~O~b Page b~+ wilding on the phased RNPP update, same policy topics were partly addressed in RC}PA 187 Environmental policies] and are partly addressed in this amendment, such as Mineral Aggregates. Also, some sections of the Greenbelt Plan are not applicable to the RNPP, such as policies for Rural Areas given all the non~~urban Greenbelt lands in the Region are Specialty Crap Areas}.~ Comments in this report are based on the understanding that a future amendment for any outstanding matters will occur over time to bring the RNPP into full conformity with the Greenbelt Plan and to be consistent with the PPS.. The Greenbelt Plan is structured sa that the "Protected Countryside" is the base Payer; upon which Agricultural System including specialty crop, prime agricultural, and Tura areas are r`dentified in municipal official plans. The Greenbelt Plan sets out permitted uses and policies far these areas. Lands identified as Protected Countryside in the Region are Specialty Crop Areas Tender Fruit and Grape Lands}, which are designs#ed as "Unique Agricultural Areas" in the proposed R~PA. The Greenbelt Plants I~atura( Heritage System and environmental feature policies are an overlay an tap of the Agricultural System pol~c~es. General As conformity with the Greenbelt Plan is being phased, a statement is. needed in the RNPP indicating tha# until the RNPP is brought into full conformity, both provincial documents ~Greenbe(t Plan and Provincial poiicy Stat~mentj should be referred to in order to determine the applicable policy framework. Subsequent to full conformity, provincial documents would be referred to an an as~~needed-basis., It should also be noted in the RNPP that policies of the Greenbelt Plan apply to the Protected Countryside and only Section 3..3 of the Greenbelt Plan applies to the NEP The identification of the Protected Countryside and NEP should be done through mapping ~n a schedule. ParE~ 1 Agricultural Land Base Map In the legend of the Agricultural Land Base Map, the ward "approximate" should be deleted for both the Greenbelt Plan and NEP area, similar to the wording adopted in RC3PA t 87, as these plans have fixed and specific legal boundaries„ Also, the green line identifying the NEP is not visibCe when the boundary is shared with the red line identifying the Greenbelt,Plan. P+alicy G.A.S The boundary of the Greenbelt Area was established under Gntaria Regulation 59Ipa, and the Greenbelt Pian does not authorize a municipality to revise the boundary. Also, under S+~ction 3.~„~ ~2) and ~3} of the Greenbelt Plan, specialty crap areas shall not be redesignated in municipal official plans. Therefore, a sentence should be added to Hate "Revisions to the Greenbelt and NEP boundary, and the redesignatian of lJnique Agricultural Areas is prohibitedN" after the wards `~hraugh a Regional Policy Pian amendment"„ l=urther, the last sentence pertaining to changes to the Greenbelt Pian boundary by the Minister should be deleted, as this suggests that application can be made to da this. The Greenbelt Act, 20n5 does Hat provide for such an application . process and only Cabinet can amend the Greenbelt Areap 2 BPD ~3-2006 Appendix II ,duly 19, 206 Page b~ Also, the last paragraph in the introduction to "SA Ralicies for Agricultu~e~ na#es "the Region vigil[ review and revise the Agricultural Land Base flap". As noted above, text should be added to note this does not apply to Unique Agricultural Areas (Specialty Crap Areas}~ Part 2 Lot Creation Palioy s,A.9 Section 3..2..4 (1 } of the Greenbelt Plan does not permit development or site alteration in key natural heritage features (KNHF}, key hydrologic features (KHF}, and associated vegetated protection zones (VPZ}, except for specified uses„ "Development" is defined in the Greenbelt Pfan to generally include lot creation„ Recognizing that RQPA 187 does address this and define development" in Policy 7wB~,1,10-11 under the Environmental Section, Policy GuA,~9 should reference Policy 7,~B.1~~1Q-11 as.this policy addresses lot creation under the Agricultural Section. fn regards to environmental features and lot creation, 'as noted in our comments an December 15: 205 far I~OPA 187, Policy 7..6.. i .10-11 should be clarified #o state "within Environmental Protection Areas in the Region and Greenbelt NHS, Fish .Habitat in the Greenbelt NHS, KHFs .in the Protec#ed Countryside, and any associated vegetation protection zones", as per Section 3.2.4 (2} and (3} of the Greenbelt Plan„ Section 4..6 of the Greenbelt Plan sets out fo# creation policies. ft is noted that this RGPA does not address Sub-Sections 4„~ (2a}, (2b} and (3b} of the Greenbelt Plane if the f~egion intends to permit such 'fat creations, then these Greenbelt policies should also be included in this proposed RGPA ar a future amendment, Policy 6.AN9 should include a reference to the requirement to comply with, the minimum distance separation formulae as per Section 3„1.2 (4} of the Greenbelt Plan and Section 2„3,.3~~,3 of the PPS. This would also apply to Pglic'ies S,Aufi-7, fipA.16, and 6„A~ 18. Po1iGy 6.A.9 fib} As no#ed earlier, the policies of the Greenbelt Plan are retroactive to December 16, 20x4, Therefore., the proposed consent policy for a surplus residence within the Pro#~cted Countryside of the Greenbelt Pian (Unique Agricultura! Areas} should require the residence be an existing use as of December 1 ~, 2404, and not fUlarch 1, 2Q45, Pt~lioy 8.A.9 ~~} As R~JPA 187 defined KNHFs and KHFs, the following words should be deleted "as defined in the Greenbelt Plan 2405". PQiicy G.A.9.i As Goad General Agricultural Areas are outside the Greenbelt Area, Section 2.,1 "Natural Heritage" in the PPS sets out policies on development, lot creation, and the protection of natural heritage features. Similar to our comments for Policy 6.A~~9, this policy should reference Policy 7~~B„1„10.11 as it addresses lot creation in environmental features. DPO 73-200 Appendix ll July 19, 2046 Page 6~ i , . Poii+cy 6.A.9.14b} This policy far faun consents within the "Good General Agricultural Areas", which are outside of the Greenbelt Area, does not contain sufficient information andlor cri#eria as to how the Region wr'll be able to evaluate and determine what farm parse! size is appropriate for the farmJng activities proposed, In southern Ontario, 4o hectares has been the general standard for non-specialty crop farms soils since official plans were first established., Farmed areas far cash crops and livestock have increased significantly above this threshold. Therefore, ~o hectares should be the policy threshold unless clearly within organic soils, tender fruit and gape lands, or for greenhouses. with respect to greenhouses, these uses should be directed to existing smaller parcelsM Also: a policy should be added to offer maximum protection to the remaining 30-q,~ hectare parcelsu Part 3 .~.~.. Uses ir~~~Agriculturai Area Policy s.A.7 The existing Policy 6~,AN7 sets out policies and describes small-scale commercial and industrial uses that are permitted in agricultural areas. This conforms to and meets the definition of agricultural-related uses in the Greenbelt Pian. However, consistency in terminology and conformity to the definition should be applied throughout the RNPP, particularly as~ various policies of Greenbelt Plan that are incorporated into the RNPP, such as through BUPA 187, use the terminoiogyagricultural-related uses. This proposed RGPA also includes a defini#ion for agricultural-related uses„ It is recor~mended that the term agricultural related-uses be substituted in place of small- scalecommercial and industrial uses throughout the RNPP, or noted in the definition section that small-scale commercial and industrial uses rr~ust be farm-related, small scale and directly related to the farm Operation, and are required in close proximity to the farm operation. Paficy fi.A.B . ~ . This policy outlines the requirements that wilt Dave to be met to consider amendments that would permit non-agricultural uses within Agricultural areas. However, a specific policy is not included for the need to ensure that the site is suitable for the required servicing for the proposed use. This policy should include a provision that will require all amendments far non-agricultural uses to be supported by adequate technical assessment to ensure that a water supply andlor method of sewage disposal can be provided in keeping with the appropriate legislative requirements„ Policy ~.A.8 tb} The words "and uses" should be inserted after the word "lots", to be consistent with the Intent of the PPSu , Pa cy ~,A,8 ~c~ This policy refers to the fact that applications for non-agriculture! uses will be reviewed subject to "a demonstrated need far and desirability of the proposed use to the comr~unitY"„ However, Section ~„~.~~,1 c) 2 of the PPS states that there should be a demonstrated need within the planning horizon of the Regional municipality for additional land #o be designated to accommodate the proposed use,. As such, the phrase 4 DPI ~,~~~o~~ Appendix II July 19, 200 Page ~7 "additional land to be designated within the municipality" be inserted between the words "for" and "and"„ Policy 6.A.8 ~#} In accordance with Section 2,3,5.2 of the PPS, the words "should be mitigated to the extent possible" should be added after the words "conflict with surrounding agricultural uses"„ Policy B.A,~3 . For the existing Policy ~~,A. ~ 3 regarding infrastructure in ag ricultural areas, a new sub= paragraph for the Protected Countryside of the Greenbelt Area should be added similar to the sub-paragraph on the NBP, This sub-paragraph should reference the policies in the RNPP that wilt address Section 4..2 infrastructure of the Greenbelt Plan. Policy 7.B.1.27 Further to uses in agricultural areas, as Hated in our Decerber 15, 2Q05 comments on ROPA 187, Section 3.2„4 does not permit .new farm buildings in KNHFs of the Natural 'w Heritage System, KHFs in the Protected Countryside, nor associated VPZs~, Policy 7„8.1.23 does address this Greenbelt requirement, but further clarification should be ' i added to Policy 7.B.1.27 as a related policy. The words "and key hydrologic features and associated WPZs in the Protected Countryside of the Greenbelt," should be added after the words "Greenbelt Natural Heritage System". Policy ?,8,~~,28 Policy 7.8,1.21 and l.S.,1.28 address the expansion of existing farm buildings. As no#ed in our December 15, 2005 comments on RC~PA 187, the word "existing should be added before the wardsfarm buildings"M This is in accordance to Section 3.2„4 ~~} of the Greenbelt Plan, and matches the same terminology used in Policy 7.8.1..27, to preclude the establishment of new farm buildings in environmental features. P$rt a Policies of Villages and Hamlets For the introduction paragraph on fiC Policies for Villages and Hamlets, this paragraph should note tha# Villages and Hamlets play a lesser role in accommodating urban development and are not locations to direct urban growth, in accordance with Section . 3.4 of the Greenbelt Plan. Also, in accordance with Section 3.,4x3 ~1 } of the Greenbelt Plan, policies far Villages and Hamlets should Hate that development and site alteration within a Hamlet in the Protected Countryside of the Greenbelt is subject to the External Connections policies of Section 3..2.5 of the Greenbelt Plan. The External Connections policies a# the Greenbelt Plan should be included in this RGPA or a future amendments Policy 6.C.~ This policy should address al! the provisions set out in Section 1.1.3..9 of the PPS, such as Section ~ r1„3.9 a}, with respect to specific criteria that a planning authority must address in 'identifying new .hamlets or expansions to existing hamlets,. 5 1 ! ~ pPp 73~24a6 Appendix i~ July i9, ~04~ Page ~8 N Also, Policy ~.,~„ t allows for the consideration of a new or expanded Hamlet if various criteria can be demonstrated, such as "The (ands do not comprise Unique Agricultural Areas". This criteria regarding Unique Agricultural Areas should be deleted as Section 3n1„2 ~~} of the Greenbelt Plan prohibits new and expanded hamlets in Specialty Crop Areas. Policy 8.C.2 Existing Policy B,~C,.2 sets out considerations for Hamlet boundaries in agricultural areas. This policy should be revised to note that Hamlets are not permitted to expand in Unique Agricultural Areas (Specialty Crop Areas}, in accordance with Section 3.1..2 and 3„43 of the Greenbelt Pfan„ Part ~ Mineral Resource Policies Need to-clarify whetherthe proposed policies under Policy 7..E„~ and 7.E.4~~1 are to be added to or replace the existing policies. Par instance, existing Policy l.,E„5 appears to apply within the NEP, and the proposed Policy 7,E.5 includes Mineral Aggregate policies of the~Greenbelt Plan which apply north of the NEP to Lake Gntario,~ A separate policy may be needed. 'Some Mineral Aggregate policies were included in Section l.B of RQPA 187, such as Policies l„8.,1~31 to 7,.8~,1,~34. The Region should consider referencing these policies in Section 7:E.. Aiso, as Hated in our commen#s on December 15, 208 for RGPA 18?, Policy 7.8.1 ~,34 uses the term `key natural heritage feature', as Weil as other sections of RCPA 187, and this term is not defined and is referred to differently in BUPA 18?, such as Environmental Protection Area. This should be clarified ar defined through this ROPA„ Further, a policy should be added at the end of Policy 7,~8,~1 y33 or in this R~1PA to reflect Section 4.3„2~5e} of the Greenbelt Plan.. In addition, we note that the Region captains reserves of natural gas, as well as many active and abandoned wells. The presence of natural gas reserves is acknowledged in the introduction to Section 1E Mineral Resources and a map of resource areas has been pravided~~ hlowever, this section does not include policies to address petroleum resourcesH Additional policies should be included to address protecting petroleum resources for long-term use, as outlined in Section 2.4„2 of the PPS.. Aiso, references to the Pits and Quarries Control Act ~1g71~ should be replaced with the Aggregate Resources Act as the applicable legislation, and the reference to the number of active pits and quarries in the introduction to Section 7E should be updated, Policy 7.E.5 ~ta~ Should add the word Plan" after the words "Niagara Escarpment", in accordance with Section 4„3x2 ~8a} of the Greenbelt Plan„ y :.,. b ' T 5 aPD ~~-,LV VM Appendix ~I July 19, 206 Pale Gg Policy 7.E.8 fib} This policy addresses Section 4.3„2„8 b} of the Greenbelt Plan, but has been broadened to~also include expansions to existing aggregate operations. With respect to mineral aggregate resources, the Greenbelt ~Pfan prohibits municipal official plans from being more restrictive than the Greenbelt Plan asset out in Section 5..3. As such, the phrase, "or the expansion to an existing Operation" after the word "permit' shaufd be deleted. Policy 7.E.5 ~c} ~ . Consistent warding should be used for the varying terms Unique Agricultural Areas, Tender Fruit and Grape CropslArea, and Specialty Crops„ Policy 7.E.4.1 This policy shaufd be augmented by the addition of a policy to address mineral resource extraction in prime agricultural areas, as per PPS policy 2..5..4. Policy 7.E.5 This policy references Policies 7..B.. ~ ..25 to 7.. B.1 ~,28 in RGPA 187 for mineral aggregates. As ROPA 187 was revised, the references in this policy should be updated to the note the correct policy numbers which appear to be Policy 7„8.1..31 to 7.B.1:34„ Mote: Policies 7.B.1.25 to 7.8.1,28 This RGPA Hates Policies 7~,B„1„25 to 7.Bn1.,28 from R(JPA 187. As RC}PA 187 was revised and adopted, the note in this policy should be revised to reflect the correct policy numbers and text as per the adapted RGPA 1 H7. Part 8 Sewer and Waterline Extension Policy fi.B.~ (i} Section S„B applies to Rural Areas and Section 6..A applies to.Agricultural Areas„ Clarification is needed as to whether Policy fi,~B.,5 applies dust to Rural Areas or to all areas outside urban boundaries Further, proposed Policy 6.B.~ ~i} is for Unique Agricultural Areas, which shaufd be located in Section 8.A or referenced in Section 6..A. The appropriate policies for Sewage and water Infrastructure in Section 4..2,.2 of the Greenbelt Plan should be incarpora#ed unto this Rt~PA for Unique Agriculturaf Areas., such as Section 4.2.2 ~1 }, ~5} and {Q}. For instance, Section 4.2.2 (l~} only permits the extension of municipal sewer and water services outside of settlement areas for health issues, servicing existing uses adjacent to the settlement, or connecting existing uses to water services within the service area boundary as .identified in an environmental assessment„ Further, existing uses that are referred to in Section 4..2..2 of the Greenbelt Plan apply to non-agricultural uses, as well as agriculture and agricultural-related uses„ Also, for the proposed Policy 8.B.5 (i}; the date March 1, 2005 should be replaced wi#h December, l6, 2044, the retroactive date of the Greenbelt Flan. As noted in our earlier.comments,.Section 4,2..of the Greenbelt Plan will need to be incorporated into the RNPP. The Region will need to clarify if this will be addressed in this ROPA ar a future amendment„ r._ 7 T f iIl ~ ~3rLVAJ~ Appendix 11 July 1q, 2~~6 Pale 7Q Rol~cy 7'.81.24 aid 7.8.x.25 The Ministry Hates that Section 4.,2 {2..d}, {2,~e}, and {3} of the Greenbelt Plan has been included through RCPA 187 as Policy 7.,BN1.24 and.7.BM1.25. Ae noted in our December 15, 2045 comments on RCPA ~ 87, clarification that these policies apply in KNHFs throughout the Protected Countryside is needed, This is in regards to subjecting environmental criteria to new yr expanded infrastructure and permitting infrastructure serving agriculture, such as irrigation systems, in these environmental features It is recommended that Environmental Conservation Areas be added to these policies„ P Deflnltians As noted previously in our comments, all applicable #erms in this pro used RCPA that p are also referenced in the PPS and the Greenbelt Plan, should be included in a Definitions sections Further to the definitions included in RCPA 187, some additional definitions include secondary uses, wayside pits and quarries, connectivity, and total developable area. Also, as per our comments on Mineral Resource policies, a definition of KNHFs may also~be needed„ . ~?~? In additip-n to some earlier comments regarding RQPA 187, the Ministry recor~mends that Borne other outstanding matters identified in our comments on December 15, 2005 for RCPA ~ 8?should be addressed through this proposed RtJPAn Rulicy 7.A.4.1 , Policy 7,~A.4.1 and 7.A„4„2, as set out in ROPA 187, consider development in Earth Science ANSIs. The words ", and there wit! be no negative impacts in accordance to provincial standards~,~ should be added at the end of the sentence in Policy 7.A.4~,1, . similar to our December 15, 2Q05 comments on Policy 74A.4~,2N This would be consistent with Section 2.1..4 of the PPS, Rol~cy 7.8.1.22 Policy 7N8.,1.22 requires a minimum 30 metre VPZ far specified environmental features. As noted in our December 15, 2405 comments, #his applies to key hydrologic features {KHF} throughout the Protected Countryside of the Greenbelt. Policy 7.S„ 1,21 Hates KHFs throughout the Protected Countryside, therefore the words "and Protected Cauntryside~ should be added after the words "Greenbelt Natural Heritage Syster~". ~xisting Uses one of the outstanding Sections of the Greenbelt Plan that could be addressed through this proposed R~JPA is Section 4.,5 Existing Uses. In accordance with Section 4,541 }, a pal~c~ should note fn Urnque Agricultural Areas PPooeected Countryside of the Greenbelt}, existing uses lawfully used for such purpose an December 16, 2004 are permitted. The remaining subsections of Section 4.5 could also be noted in the RNPP's Agricultural Section, or as noted below in the Environmental Section of RCPA ~ 87~~ .Section.4..5{2}..could be addressed by amending Policy 7.,8..1~,~0 of RCPA 187 regarding single dwellings A sentence could be added at the end to Hate that in Unique Agricultural Areas, single dwellings on existing lots of record are those zoned for such as of .December 16, 2444, Policies in Section 4..5{4} for residential dwellings and accessory .uses would also be included„ I E s f ~ ,. f j 1 DPD 73-204b t . ~ Appendix I! July ~9, 200b Wage 7~ . .. Section Tn~{3~ could be addressed by amending Policy 7.,81 N28 of R~PA 187 regarding expansions to existing uses„ Policies in Sec#ion 4~,5~3~ would be added a# the end of this policy for Unique Agricultural Areas.. E Section 4w5~4~ ~ is generally addressed in Policy 7..6,1..27 and 7..8.. ~ p28 of RC~PA 187 regarding expansions to existing agricultural buildings and accessory uses,. Similar to the words included in Policy 7,.6„1.28, the wards "the .expansion has been direr#ed away from the feature as much as possibie~ should be added to Policy 7..6..1..27 to be in conformi#y with Sec#ian 4x54}M . i Prepare by: ~ ~ Recom nded by: ~l .~ ,/~ ~ ~ r . r Kenyeres J e ~ F edrickson fanner enior P!a er --Greenbelt Date: ~ ~ ~ Date: .,:., a~~ la Appr~ ~ by; J j ~~ r f ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ V~c `or i/~yl~' l~ll y~ln •~ , In IPM Manager, Communi#y Planning and Development , Date: ~ ~ Z~ ~- t F i E t j I ©PD 732046 July 19, 2006 Appendix lil Page 7~ RESPONSE T~ Ct~MMENTS FRAM THE MINlSTRYOF MUNICIPAI~AFFAIR~•& Ht~USING Comment GENERAL ~ , The Province suggests that because the Region is phasing its Greenbelt conformity 'exercise, a statement be, added to the Policy Plan that until full conformity is achieved the Greenbelt Plan and the Provincial Policy Statement be referenced as the applicable policy 2.. The Pravince~ requests that the Policy Plan note that the Greenbelt Play's policies apply to the Protected Countryside and only Section ~3.3 ofi the Greenbelt Plan applies to the Niagara Escarpment Plan. Also the Protected Countryside and N~EP should be mapped an a schedule, response ~„ It would be usefu! to include, perhaps within the Introduction Section ar in the History of the Plan section, a description ofi the nature and effect ofi the Greenbelt Plan and the Provincial Policy Statement and to describe the status of the major amendments intended to achieve conformity {namely Amendment 181, Amendment 6-20g~) and any other subsequent amendment . This should be done as part of the next Office Cansalidatian.~ It is~important that the public understand the status of the confarm~ty exercise.; The wording suggested in the Ministry's comments implies that the status of the revised policies in proposed Amendment ~-2a0~ would have a reduced or na s#atus until the entire Policy Pfan was brought into canfarmifiy~~ This is not a desirable situation. Uvhen and if Amendment 6-z00~ is finally approved, it should be clear that our revised Agricultural and Rural policies are in conformity with both Provincial documents. ~IIT~P 2. This is a useful suggestion„ it is sugges#ed that the preamble to the Agriculture and Rural Area Policies be revised to explain the relationship of the Greenbelt Plan and its "Protected Countryside" designation to bath the Niagara Escarpment Plan and the Unique Agricultural Areas" designation on the Agricultural Land Sase Map., Also, the ~Agricultural~ Land Sase Map should contain a separate note explaining that the "Unique Agricultural Areas" +designation corresponds to the uProtected Countryside" designation in the Greenbelt Plan. y...., ~...~.. , DPD 73R2aos ~u~y ~ g, Zoos Appendix 111 . Page 73 Dotnmenf AGRICULTURAL LAND BASB MAP 3, Delete the word "approximate" from description of Greenbelt Plan Boundary and ~IEP boundary, Alsa, make shared I~EP and Greenbelt boundaries more visible, PtJLICY ~nA~~ 4.. Add a sentence to note that "Rev(sions to the Greenbelt Plan and NAP boundary are not permitted". The last sentence can therefore be deleted„ LC~T GREATI4N 5. It is requested that the lot creation provisions in Section s..A.9 reference the adopted but not yet approved Policy 7„8„1..10-~1 in Amendment X87 and further suggests Policy 7„8,1..10-~ ~ in Amendment 187 be reworded to reflect Section 3.2„4~2~ and ~3} of the Greenbelt Plan„ Response ., - 3,. Removing the term "approximate would add, to the clarity of the map, However, notes at the bottom of the rnap make it clear that this map is not a "legal"'map and may contain errors and omissions,. Readers are referred to the I~BP for the latest maps and interpretation of boundaries. A similar clause should be added regarding the Greenbelt Plan boundaries.. 4,. This change will make a distinction between changes to the Kunique agricultural a~ea~ designation and other agricultural designations clarify the important policy differences far the public This policy distinction should be set out in introductory comments in Section sA.. ., b. i# has always been understood that all policies in the Regional Policy Plan should be considered in their entirety and specifically that ~developmenttt would comply with a(I environmental and other policies in addition to the Agricultural Policies unless specifically exempted. A specific provision could be added to the Plan perhaps (n the lrrtplementation Section stating that assumption. The references to changes to Amendment 187 are beyond the scope of Amendment s-045 but can be considered in a separate staff recommendations report and, if necessary; made part of any changes to Amendment 187 by the Ontario M~anicipa( Board where they are currently under appeal. DPD 73-200 July 1 ~, 20Q6 Appendix ICI . Page l4 - Commend ~.~T GREATfGN 6. It is noted that Amendment G»2405 does not address Subsections 4.6{2a~, 2{b}and 3{6}„ The lot creation policies should address IV1DS formula see Pal(cy fi .A..1 Q and 6..A..17 in the Regional Policy Plan}asset out in the Provincia# Policy Statement Section 2~~3~.3,.3., Policy $.A.9{b}, The policies in the Greenbelt Plan are retroactive to December 10, 2004 Policy 6.A.9~c} Delete "as defined in the Greenbelt Plan„ Policy B.A.g,~~ The Policy should~reference Policy 7~.5,.~ .1 Q-11 ~, Policy 6.A.9.1 fib} It is suggested that farm severances be restricted to lots of at least 40 hectares X100 acres} and the remaining 4Q hectare parcel protected , Also, greenhouses should be directed to small Tots ~ . Response ~~ The Regional Policy flan only permits linear infirastructure within Agricultural Areas and therefore cannot provide lot creation provisions for these uses,. The term infrastructure in the Greenbelt Plan includes facilities and linear structures including public and private structures.. Also, the Regional Plan permits agriculture-related uses in tender fruit and grape areas but assumes they will be directed toward existing lots.. In this regard, the lot creation policies in the Regions( Plan are somewhat more ~ . restrictive in specialty crap areas than the Greenbelt Plan's provisionsn . The Plan already does provide fior the MDS provisions.. Change the .requirement that surplus dwelling must have been m existence as of December 15, 2004, not [March 1, 2QO~„ Delete phase since it is defined in Amendment 187, See comments under "5"above, The use of a minimum farm split size of 40 hectares ~1 Q0 acres} for severances in Goad General Agricultural Areas will be raised with our Federations of Agriculture and Agricultural Sub Committee, The - -~greenhouse~(ndustry is important in Niagara and our existing approach of permitting a smaller farr~ split provided the greenhouse is built first has worked . reasonably well, has not been abused and DPD 73-~o0fi July ~9, 2DQ~ Appendix ltl Page 75 +Comment Res onse -~ in any event is not often usedM Ul~e would like to retain that qualified exception llS~S liV AGRICULTURAL AREAS 7.. Policy 6.,A„l describes small-scale ~ ~la Policy 6„A„7' can he modified by deleting commercial and industrial uses related to the term "small scale commercial and agriculture, The term "agriculturally related industrial uses and addingSmall-scale uses" is more in keeping with the agricultural related uses"N Provincial Policy Statement definition. Policy fi.A.8 8.. Add a clause requiring that applications for 8.. A review of non-farm uses outside of the amendments to permit non farm uses in urban area is required to demonstrate #o agricultural areas include being supported the satisfaction of our Public Health by- an adequate technical assessment ~to Department that private services can be ensure water supply andlor the method of provided in an acceptable manner., The sewage disposal can be provided., addition of a clause would clarify that . requirement.. Policy 6.A.8~b~ add "and uses" after lots„ This would be consistent with the Provincia! Policy Statement and is a small but important clarif cation of the policy. Policy 6.A.8~c} -The existing review criteria The add'rfion of the clause would reflect requires amendment applications to both the Provincial Policy Statement demonstrate "need for and .desirability" of the provision and the manner in which the proposed use to the community. It is policy is presently implemented.. suggested that the addition of the phrase additional land to be designated within the municipalityM would more clearly reflect the wording in:Section 2.3.,5„~(c} of the Provincial Policy Statement„ Policy ~,A.S.~f~. Section 2,3„5,,2 of the Add "should be mitigated to the extent Provin~al .Policy Statement requires #hat the "possible" after the words "conflict with impact of non-farm uses and agricultural surrounding agricultural uses"„ This is a activities should- be mitigated normal part of any review and the additional clause would make that requirement explicit, 9. Policy fipA.'i3 9.. Many of the provisions in Section 4..2 are !t is re nested that a new ara ra h be added reasonable. However, the definition of DPD ~3-2006 July ~ ~, 2006 Appendix 111 Page 7fi Comment . reflecting the "infrastructure" provisions in Section 4..2 in the Greenbelt Planp P~LI~~ES FAR VILLAGES A(~a HAMI~ET~ ~ 0, The Greenbelt Plan notes that villages and hamlets should play a lesser role in accommodating urban development,. Section 3~,4.3(I} of the Greenbelt Plan states that development in hamlets is subject to the "external connections policies» in Section 3.,2„5„ Policy 6:~.~ ~ . This policy should address all the provisions set out in Section ~ ., ~ ..3.g of the Provincial Policy Statement particularly Section 1 ~,1.3„9(a}~. The Province also requests the deletion Qf "The lands da not comprise Unique Agricultural Areas„" Policy G,~.2 The Policy references the establishment of . ,~~ ~e5~}4RSG "infrastructure" lathe Provincial Policy Statement and the Greenbelt Plan is different than #hat set out in Policy 6..A„~3 and would permit uses such as radii towers, communication towers and public and private waste management facilities including landfills and composting facilities in the Unique Agricultural lands without the need for a Regional Policy Plan Amendment, It is therefore recommended that Policy 6,~A.13 not be modified to incarpo~ate the infrastructure provisions of the Greenbelt Plan into the Regional Policy Plana ~a., Villages and hamlets in the~Regional Policy Plan are intended to depend on private water and sewage treatment services and by definition are not areas far directing urban development„ . Amendment ~ 87 explicitly provides for the need for development to recognize natural heritage systems, linkages and corridors and a fur#her reference is considered unnecessary.. Add the following tc~ Policy 6.C,~1; "sufficient opportunities for growth are not available through intensification, and redevelopment in urban areas,. 'The intent of the Greenbelt Plan can ~be clarified by deleting the clause and adding a sentence to tl~e end making i# clear that new hamlets and expansions to existing hamlets are. na# permitted in Unique Agricultural Areas, Suggest that Policy 6.C,2 be deleted and DPD 73-2~~G July 19, 2086 Appendix i1! Page 77 Commend boundaries both new and expanded for hamlets in Unique Agricultural AreasH This is not permitted in both the Provincial Policy Statement and in the Greenbelt PCan.~ C~INERAI. RESOURCE PaLlCiES 11.~ iVeed to clarify whether proposed Policy 7,E„5 and 7~.E,.4p1 are added to or replace the existing policies.. It is noted that petroleum resources should be recognized and protected in accordance with Section 2,.42 in the Provincial Policy Statement. All references to the Pits and C~uarr~es Control Act~1 g71 should. be changed and be replaced with Aggregate Resaurces,~ Policy7.~.5~a~ Add "Plan" after "Niagara Escarpment Policy 7~:E~~S(b~ The Province has noted that the proposed policy for the expansions to pits and guar--ties on the Fanthill Kama requires rehabilitation to tender fruit and grape production and the micro climate on the site and: surrounding area maintained. This considered to be more restrictive than the Greenbelt Plan and therefore not permitted„ Response ~.~. replaced with the following: "The boundaries of new and expanded hamlets in Good General Agricultural Areas should be located so as to minimize and mitigate to the extent feasible the impacts on nearby agricultural operations," 11. The proposed policies l„E,~5 and 7pE.4,.1 are in addition to the existing policies. The existing policy 7~,E„5 applies in the NEP area and elsewhere in the Region. Anew separate policy is not needed but may help avoid confusion., ~ Therefore the new policies should be a new policy 7„E„5.1 and 7.,E.,4,.1 could made part of an expanded 7p~11411 There may be merit in incorporating a new policy to recognize and protect any existing . operation and resource area. vl~e would prefer to consider policies through separate amendments later„ Change all references to Aggregate Resources Act" as part of next office Gonsalidation,~ Minor editing change„ The Greenbelt Plan applies these rehabilitation conditions on new pits and quarries on ~ the Kame and to new and expanded pits and quarries in Unique Agricultural Land elsewhere„ The Greenbelt Plan has omitted to provide any provision far agricultural rehabilitation requirements on expansions to existing pits on the Kama., The effect of this omission is to permit the one existing active operation to expand to the east and south on the ~onthill .Kama removing the ., ~f I DPD 73.200fi July 19, 2006 Appendix lli Page ~8 Comment . Policy 7.E.54c} Use consistent wording far the terms "Unique Agricultural Areas", "Tender Fruit and Grape Areas" and "Specialty Crops".~ Policy 7.E.4.1 Augment~revised Policy 7,.E~,4.~ by referencing Section 2.5.,24 Policy 7.E.~ Policies~7..Bu1.,25 to l.,B~~~.,28 are referenced but have since been renumbered to Policy l,~ B. ~ N~ 1 to 7., 8.1,4„ ~2. SEVIIER ANQ WATERLINE PCL1ClES Policy 6.8.5~i} It is Hated the Policy 5,8„5 is in the Rural Areas Section of the Plan but applies to all lands outside urban areas including l~nique Agricultural Lands and The Ministry asks that Policy S,B.,5 reflect Sections 4~,2.2~1}, ~5} and (5}for Unique Agricultural Areas,. . Response potential to grow tender fruit and grape crops over much vfthe remaining portions of the Kame and bear no responsibility for restoring the unique micro climate or soil capability vn any portion of that area.. Surely, the Province would not knowingly exempt this one business from the provisions of the Greenbelt Plan that apply to all other similar businesses vn Unique Agricultural Lands., Use the terms "Unique Agricultural Areas or "Goad Tenderf=ruit" and "Good Grape Areas as referenced an the revised Agricultural Land Base Map, See new policy 7.. E..4.. Change the Policy reference number to reflect the change. . The decision to insert sewer and water extension policies within the Agricultural and Rural Areas Section rather than in Section 8, the Public Utilities Section, was intentional. Flowever, perhaps the possibility of confusion can be addressed by adding the following to the first paragraph, "Policy 5 ~8,~5 applies tv all lands located outside of urban areas boundaries ~" Anew Section fi.,B,S ~i~ is added to reflect the provisions in Section 4,~Z.~„ 1(5}and (5} DPI r~~2oo6 J my ~ 9, 2006 Appendix 111 Page 79 Gamment Reference to March 1, 2005 in Policy S.,B,~S,~i} should be changed to December 16, 2404, the effective date of the Greenbelt Plan. 13. ~EXISTIItI~ USES Section 4.5 should be referenced in the Agricultural Policies dslRESPONSE TO CaMMENTS FROM MMAH Res anse Change March 1, 20x5 to December 16, 2004,, Add the following to Policy 5„A,~6; "ln Unique Agricultural Areas all existing uses lawfully used far such purpose prior to December 1 ~, 2004, the date the greenbelt Plan came into force, are permitted., Also., in Unique Agricultural areas single dwellings are permitted on existing fats of record, provided they were zoned for such as of December 16, 2004 ar where an application far an amendment to a zoning byelaw is required as a condition of a severance granted prior to December 14, 2003 but which did not praceed.~ . Section 4..5 ~3} #hat refers to expansions to existing uses in Unique Agricultural Areas is addressed through changes to Policy 12N6 Niagara'~~`f Region PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT August 14, 2006 Mr. Dean lorfida Clerk City of Niagara Falls 4310 Queen Street Niagara Falls, Ontario L2E 6X5 Dear Mr. lorfida: The Regional Municipality of Niagara 3550 Schmon Parkway, P.O. Box 1042 Thorold, Ontario L2V 4T7 Telephone: 905-984-3630 Fax: 905-641-5208 E-mail: plan@regional.niagara.on.ca File: D.16.UR.re D.12.PR Re: Places to Grow Growth Plan forthe Greater Golden Horseshoe Highlights and Effects Please find enclosed Regional Niagara's comments on the final Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe that was released under the Places fo Grow Act (DPD 72-2006}, Overall, the Growth Plan is a good news item for Niagara. For example, there is recognition of Niagara's intention to go south, the important connection with the border, the Welland Canal and port, the Niagara-GTA Transportation Corridor, and the need for transit. While many of the details of these initiatives need to be fully analyzed and finalized, this will mean a significant amount of change will be necessary in the coming months and years. For example, in accordance with the Places fo Grow Acf, 2005 all municipal official plans will be required to conform to the Growth Plan within three years of the date of release of the Growth Plan. Niagara's Growth Management Strategy is well timed to coincide with this further analysis and change. Intended to look at a broad range of issues involving where and how we grow until 2031, the Growth Management Strategy process is an ideal process that can involve the Province, the Region and local municipalities working together to plan our common future. Please call me if you have any questions. Yours truly, C~ Corwin T. Cambray, MCIP RPP Commissioner of Planning evelopment Cc: Mr. Doug Darbyson, MCIP, RPP, Director of Planning, City of Niagara Falls Building Community. Building Lives. DPD 72-2006 J u ly ~ 9, 2006 ~~. File; D. ~ 6. U R. re ~~~ D.~2.PR Nis ara'~~`f Re ion g g REPORT TO: Chair and Members of the Planning and Public Works Committee SUBJECT: Paces to Grow Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe Highlights and Effects RECOMMENDATION That this Committee recommend to Regional Council: - ----- 1. That this re ort be received, and circulated to the local municipalities for information. p PURPOSE This ~re ort hi hlights the importance of Niagara within the recently released Places to p g Grow Growth Plan, and suggests. future steps to fully benefit from this direction. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Places to Grow Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe was released ~ on June 16 2006. The final Plan recognizes many of the requests that Niagara put forward on the drafts. For example, .there is recognition of Niagara's intention to go south, the i ortant connection with the border, the Welland Cana! and port, the Niagara-GTA mp Transportation Corridor, and the need for transit. This is ood news for Niagara. While many of the details of these initiatives need to be g • full anal zed and finalized, this will mean a significant amount of change wrll be Y Y necessa in the coming months and years.. For example, in accordance with the Paces ry ~. to Grow Acf, 2005 all municipal official plans will be required to conform to the Growth Plan within three years of the date of release of the Growth Plan. Nia ara's Growth Management Strategy is well timed to coincide with this further analysis g and chap e. Intended to .look at a broad range of issues involving where and how we g row until 2031, the Growth Management Strategy process is an ideal process that can ,_ ~ 9 .. .. involve the Province, the Region and local municipalities working together to plan our h i DPQ 72-2006 July 19, 2006 , ,~ Page 2 ~~, common future. This process will also provide guidance in updating official plans, practices and procedures. FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS This report does not include financial implications. Implementation of the Growth Plan will undoubtedly have many financial implications; both from a cost and revenue perspective. REPORT The Recognition of Niagara in the Growth Plan Prepared under the Places to Grow Acl, 2005 the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe was released on June 16, 2006. The Growth Plan works to strategically guide growth that is expected by 2031. In many forums, Niagara had asked for certain things to be represented in the final draft of the Plan. Many of these requests were founded on the Regional Strategy for Development and Conservation that is located in the Regional Policy Plan. The Province ---~- heard and delivered on .man of these requests. For example, on the Concept Map there - ,~ Y is recog n ition of: o the importance of Niagara to the social, economic, and cultural importance of the Greater Golden Horseshoe through the placement of an UrbanGrowth Centre in downtown St. Catharines and recognition of the Welland Canal and the Major Port in Port Colborne; o the Niagara-GTA Transportation Corridor through a dotted line for a Future Transportation Corridor; o multiple urban centres and the Go South Strategy through the appearance of the Gateway Economic Zone and Gateway Economic Centre shown on Weiland; o the need for transit connections to the rest of the Greater Golden .Horseshoe through a dotted line for Improved Inter-Regional Transit to 2031; and o the opportunities and challenges that border crossings with the United States mean to Niagara and the Greater Golden Horseshoe with the four border crossings being identified and the recognition of settlement areas close to the boundary with the Gateway Economic Zone and Gateway Economic Centre. Many of the features listed above will require further study before they are implemented. All of these issues are to be analyzed on a comprehensive basis, either for the Greater Golden Horseshoe or at anupper-tier level. What this means for Niagara This is truly a good news item for Niagara. The directions discussed in the Growth Plan complement our work on such projects as Smarter Niagara, Smart Growth Incentives ~ ~ DPD 72-2006 July 19, 2006 Page 3 ~, .... -~ r Program; Agricultural Task Force, Environmental Conservation, Water Quality Protection Strategy, Uvaste Planning and the Transportation Strategy. The Growth, Plan manages growth through a focus on complete communities. These complete communities have: o a healthy mix of housing and jobs, o higher densities than in the past particularly in Urban Growth Centres, or Intensification Corridors; o defined employment areas to ensure our long-term prosperity is not hampered; o limitations on settlement area boundary expansions; and o supportive infrastructure including water and wastewater systems, transportation to move goods and people, and community infrastructure this includes affordable housing}. By effectively limiting the spread of growth, the Growth Plan also works to protect what is valuable, such as our natural system, prime agricultural areas, and mineral aggregate resources. Another important component is what is termed as `a Culture of Conservation' with municipalities being required to develop and implement official plan policies that support water and energy conservation, air quality ~ .protection, . integrated ~ waste management, and cultural heritage conservation. -~, These are all ro'ects that the Re ion and local munici alities have been workin on often p ! g p g jointly, to ensure a better future for all Niagara residents. There is, however, some significant work ahead in order to fully reap the intended benefits. Implementing the Growth Plan The Places to Grow Act, 2005 indicates that all decisions made under the Planning Acf or Condominium Acf,1998 by municipal councils, conservation authorities, the Province and. the OMB shall conform with the Growth Plan (S.14.1, Places fo Grow Act, 2005}. On a longer-term basis, the Act requires that all municipal plans be amended to conform with the Growth Plan within three .years of the Growth Plan being released {S.12, Places to Grow Acf, 2005. This means that the Regional Policy Plan and local Offcial Plans will need to be amended to ensure conformity. In the shorter-term, transition regulations were filed with the release of the Growth Plan on June 16t". Depending on the type, timing and in some cases size of an application such as an off cia! plan or a request for an amendment, the policies of the Growth Plan apply. The Growth Plan also indicates that all relevant policies of the Plan apply and where further information needs to be gathe-red, the policies should be implemented to the fullest extent possible ~S.5.4.1.9}. Each application will require assessment in relation to the regulations. In order to address the longer-term, initial work on designing the framework fior a Growth ~~~ Management Strateg for Niagara is currently underway. Intended as a project that will Y take eighteen months, and with a key product of official plan policies, Niagara's Growth DPD 12-2006 July 19, 2006 Page 4 Management Strategy acts as an ideal and timely way to plan for the future and comply with the timeline to amend official plans, Some of the yet unanswered questions that the Province intends to comprehensively study at the upper-tier level may be wrapped up into Niagara's Growth Management Strategy. This would allow for the Province, the Region and the local municipalities to answer some of these questions and provide direction together. Submitted by: Approved. by: Corwin T. Cambra , IP, RPP Mike Trojan Commissioner of Planning and De pment Chief Administr '~ officer This reporfi was prepared by Terri Donia, MCIP RPP, Planner. APPENDIX Appendix I - Places to Grow Concept Map ~ Page 5 Ju~~ 1 ~, 2Q0~ F~age 5 $~ ,~ H Pla~~s to Grow Conceptu~! Map legend ,~ t/rban Grv+~rih c~ires `~ -- Im~c1 Ni~tt~ der Transit ~ur~re Traa~patatic~ Proposa~f Higher t3rGer ~.a..mrm 4:s ,:,;, ~rrldors ° Transit to 2i~31 .--~~~ ~xisttng f~lapr High~r~ays x ... impro~~ Int~t~Reg~ai Transat to 203.1 n. Hrgh~aY ~JCi~'n5lOr~s • __... 4Velldn~ C,ar-al ;,~~' P+.a Potts ~h) Internat~ona! Alr~rts Gat~,v;~~ EC~IC 2ar!e '..~ t'rc~.~d Airptxt ~. ~atesvay Ec+x~orrs~ Centre .~ 1~ ~ar~er ~r~ts~r~s ~., ~llt•Up f1tE3 cont?Dtual ~ ..__...,,....GrecnbC~t Area' M Desrgr~te~ Greer~f~e~ Area Greater Golci~ Horr.oe Grcm~1 Con~tiptual P4an Area" 1 ;,;~vn are coreeptual any not to scale. Tt~y are not aligr~d w~ infrastructure ~ municipal bour~~anes. ~5aurees; f~4inlstry of Public lnfrastr;~cture Re~-e~al, Min~strY ~ Transp~t.~t~n, Mirtt5t~ of Natural Runes ar?d Minis'~ry of Strlg. RECIpa! Affairs at~C H Ql1 M U ~.~.,.a..-.~.,..._. CC E { n „ ,~Orrtarx~ Regulatxm J71~J '~(MtBr~o Regu#atian 41;05 20 i~ 0 ~' afl Km ~` ,. ~,_~..~,.,~.,,. ~. ~~„~.~...~,~,.~...~,,......_,.~..,.~.~.....u.._..~N.,w._,~.e~,~u.,......._....,.n.._.T.. ~_ ..~~~ titre: f~~~~ r~«~i~r~ftd~4~.~r~ ~i~;E~''4`?~ ~,~ tr'+i~ r~~a~ t5 rout t~ sca:'e. does r3t~t ac~;ura!e1y refE~tt appr~ve~f iar~d-use and ~lannin~ boundaries, and may ~~ gut of date. , i~ ^'r t fi1~'~ tit • ,W '~ R ~>~r F.i;~re {r~f~.~a, ~.~„ ~ ~e``!se un~ar-es, tht. a~~r~~r,~ty rn~anic~~ailty shc~t~ld f~ consulted. Fir mare infOrr~~~ti0n on Greenbelf Area t~undaries, tie e'Mr,R~ ~'€~ a~ ~'::~~~ ~`~~~!~ ~e cen~ulted. ~~t~e Pr~v~nce }~f ~ntaric assumes n~ res~srfsibillty or iiat;~llty for any c~ns~~ue-~ce~ of any usQ rs~ade Gf this mad, ~, , r.. ,;s;~` ,~ CITY OF ST. CATHARINES CITY HALL 50 CHURCH STREET P.O. BOX 3012 ST. CATHARINES, ONTARIO L2R 7C2 August 9, 2006 Mr. Dean Iorf~da, Clerk City of Niagara Falls Bax 1023, 4310 Queen Street Niagara Falls, Ontario, L2E 6X5 Re: Interim Report and Recommendations Concerning the Review of the Planning Function in Niagara (IRRCRPFN} File: 35.23.44 CORPORATE SUPPORT SERVICES DEPARTMENT TEL. (905) 688-5601 FAX (905) 682-3631 Please be advised that City Council at its regular meeting held on July 31, 2006, received a report from the Planning Services Department respecting the above referenced matter and directed that you be advised that: the City of St. Catharines supports recommendations 1, 2, Sb preliminary meetings}, and b - 9 as outlined in this report; the matter of a local appeal body Recommendation 5a be discussed further with stakeholders prior to any request to the Province far amendments of the Planning Act; Recommendation 3 only be considered aver Recommendation 2 is implemented; For your complete information in this regard, I am attaching an excerpt from the Oenerai Committee Minutes of July 31, 2006, which contains a copy of the said report and the fu11 text of the resolution enacted by Council. Further information may be obtained by contacting the Planning Services Depa~~tment directly at (905} 688-5601, Extension 171 ~. Yo s truly Kenneth R. Todd Director of Corporate Support Services cc Planning Services s :~ ST,CAT~t~R,I~~S . . t y EXCERPT OF TEE MINUTES OF THE :. ,General , t , ~ ~ ~ „ ~ , CUI~MITTE~ DATE July, 31/06 STEM NO 346, , . . R~TZF~ED $~t cv~t~c~, July 3r1o6 ,~ . 1 I'1'EM No. 34b ~ . Report from the Plaann~ing Setvi~ces Department ~ . Tlated July I8, 2006 Re: Interim Report and ReCOmm-endatzons . Conte .ruing the Review of the Planning Function Yn Nmg~ ~CRp~} ~ . . File: 35.23.44 ~ . On June 22, 2006 the Region released a r ~• ~ . ~ the R,evi ~ ~°~ ~ ~~ Rsp°rt and Recam~cuendations ~ ew ofthe Planping Function m NC~agara, (~~, ~ . • the complete report}. This ~ report is the r ~ • . ~. ~ ~FP `~" for earlier this year to review es~t of a process mid by Regional Coin the delivery of p1a;~ services in the Region. The first ~ ' . report is to present First Phase recd purpose of tins . . m~tendations flowing from the Review of the P ' Function m rTragara; Tie Review itself is predicated on co ' , ~ delivery to the comity and on p '0~ ma-pravement m sernce ~~~.r to a~~utnng ptunal mteY'-~,tpal/urterage~Y relationship net plannuig for Nom,, Secondly, this report provides ~ 'dance phase of plan~g system ~~ ~~. N~gara» ~ for the 'The process to date has bad the opportunity for ublic ' • planners at the Regional and local levels of ov p ~~ technical input from professional . political g ~ and from a revi ~~ . r ~ cw co epresentativesfroroRegional Council and local muAi ' ' 'es. Counall r . on that cow, Staffhad provided Council with b ound • . ° Gerva>s sits May 1S, 2006. The on has ro ' rrrfonma~on on the process tug ~ ~ p. '~ the opportunity for comments from lot ' • • . other interestefl parties by July 17, 2046. This will allow ~ muni~a~~ matter ax a Committee of the whole ~~o Council to consider this, . . schedule. Given the deadline proposed for July 2?'~`. This is an aggres~ve ~ . and the schedule of Council ' been forwarded to the Region with a ~~~~ .m~~ a coPY of report bas until July 31'~ and a co of Council will not be considering.the report r ort has also ~ ~' a Council resolution will be forwarded at that time. A co of ~. ~P been provided to all of the City's representatives on Re ' FY tlns gronal Council. The IltRCRPFI~ ackoowl es both the . . success of the current p stem and s T axe clearly a ruunber of areas where the ~' ~ is problems. there are~also problems should art system works well and is indeed Ieadi,cig edge but . d can be addressed to improve the syste1, The recaammendations~have been developed through a systematic co molders inctuding~ Local political and technical nsultation with a variety of 1el?~~entat2ve comma representatives, Regional political and teCh,m~~ The s: ~~' ~'°Ups, end owaers and developers; and members f . ~rt outlines a total of nine mcommendations. For o the public. the recom~ieIICon ~ provided and then C' purposes of commen~,g on the report, included at the end of the r ~Y staff comments follow. A staff recom~n-end~on is eport. ~COn~av~Nn~~zoN oNE ~~dorse the four priority Db ectives J and related action items lard out by the Technical Review ?'ecnrr in,rts Strategic Plao~ringRe rt c relacted timelines as ~ i ~'° ' ~ 20Q6), subject to speci~rc actions and ~ n tlus report and the b,~iarCe o f its recd specific Db, je~ives to be endorsed cue: ~ ~ m~~'O~ .~ • To identify respective roles and reduce lrcatlon wi • 3'o develo ective e ~ th regard to plang functions; p elf , ,,~cie~t collaborative processes or ' deve~ review f poky development and ~'o develop a communication protocol for Re 'oral . m°re e.~e~'-'elY u~' a cientl • an ~ °~pe~' ~ work together . ,~ y, a, " ~ ST GA7'H.4RIi~i£S • c ' ~ EXC OF THE M~T,NUTES pF ~ • ~~p~x~~...,......., COMMITTEE • DATE ~~~.y, ~1~06. ITEM N0. , 346. RATTFI~D BY CQT,~~~Jul~~ 31/Ob ~. 2 ~© . u''~arid what the community waa~s. To ensure that are cons'zdered and cornmur~icc?' in the p,~ roc ~~' ~~rations ~-~i'stood' process of cor~murri en gp ~o develop a try ~~, . tY ga$~nent . P~ staffco~u' with these four objectives. In . . be the need for a commitment of stafffro order to implement t~iese changes there mill m oth .. . . cause some short term disruption in rio ' ' ~ `°~` and focal mumc~pes. ~ This may outweigh the short term dislo p ryes but the long term b~;nef~s ©ft~is approach far of means incl ~ won' The ~ t~ ol~ec~ves can be addressed l~emorat~dum of t~,nders outlined ' ~ a ~~ last objec~,Ve ~ a broader o 'ecbve w ' ~ m ~~mendatton ~©. The . ~ h~ch will requuare input from a vati of inclu~ng community groups, Iaaad ovsinerS.and '~ stakeholders . intpnove tl~e co developers and local and regional couna~lors to '~`~' gement pxocess. ~M~NDATION TWO ,. ~ . AreaPlu~ers to develo aMerno o, f recaonune~rr~ions here' r~~ ~~'~~ ~a~for role c ~ ~1~pUto y in light . . °~ aP~'~ under Sections 5 IS ~~ ~1 e~ t° `~~ ~ . f ,17 of the Plarr~ng~ct: a• ~Re~~ort eat all site sperm . ~~ies .f~ ~~Ciral PIa~Am-axbnents w the ur . . ~g~al ~ order to n- the • ~ ~nar load' Q~iaal plan Amer~a~-Yer~ tcnze frame for ~~ o f b. ' • • . . ~esnotbere ' . Consent Ito crr srte-sperm ~~'$~w . n ~ '~I nor Yari~e w~ t~ urb~r . ~'~ ess the local mania, d ~~n ~a ~i the .: fromRegiorral it ~~A'orrsw~Id,~ ' c•• ap~i~snotber ~~ro~al ur~'ess the ey~eaf to ~"~` re~~ for eacte~ons a ~, . local ' • deter~nmes that s~th '~'` • b~~e~tfromR~g ~~e~onrey~y d..FmPhasiss for a regzrmal ~ . . p~~n wtll be onPo~y c~.velo • gN.rag~a'smur~i • ~ur1d` .. yes' ~~is g-re and ~ . ' °r awayfrornpla~ririg and ov~ers~' The . ant ofth~s reconnne~~;~ supported and ism . . Tl~ majorimpact ofthe pro red ~ ~onm~ ~~ sham b~'~'issueswhicb. ~c~geswdt allowR'e~°Aalp~g s~fl'to ~ nee~v ~~ ~onand local, • • ~ ~CU,s on ~'~ azure that Provinaal pall ~ local ~~Ues. a~ld ~' all aPpons. The second,m~ter c.Y cc~n' and broader env~r'on~ ~. ~~l .~~. must be ac~ln~sed, ~~ates to.fhe ~ . plants, ~~ge #reatnient plants and tag roads c~pac~y could still live ~ ~ these ' A spe~ic MOU moat on matters that ~ .. , . address these two questions ~cnth ~ R~ ~ncerns. The . ~e RegYOn must be c~rrrau apPons. ~'~i~NDATION T. Allla~rdusereedw~er fuonstolVP . . bj~aw to ' ' , ~4, u~cig~~;~' . ~S'~ion o,~~icers; , ~ • ~fa~cea~rentof~~,-tree ~ ~ to be the service de • ~•~~ to der into an c~,~e,~,rer~ fig, . ~''~'aS~tfor theRegiori's tree p . . SP"am The mte~rt oftlns . . onto Sew ~ c°nS°hdate'en, noattexs with thelV~A • ' . . ~ are cancernswhh g up a an the stop approval ~. Bath re .~ P~~ planawg system moving ~y . ~ d~ymust caa ~ . ~~'l~asmust be coin ~ ~ ' ~~nety of ~ and weigh thean ~ ~ . lu~ve. . mungto anal .. rn. ~. ~~ ' ST ~A'Y'H.aCltii~lES • EXCERPT OF THE MrNUTHS OF THE . „Generale . ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ C~1~'PTEE DATE Ju1ey e3I/06 IT 346 ' EM N0... ,•. . . RAxI•FI~ 8X COtT~•CIi,,~u1y~ .~1/,a6 7. . 3 addition, the de~e to progress towards integrated sustainab' ' ~• . app~'oacs. The ' n of the ~Y p$ may suggest other separatio environmental compor-ent of the ..on m~a~ing to a specaal p~pose body, such as thei~PCA, may not be the best way of ~ There should be additional consul~on between the ~~~ aP~. R,~on, NPCA and Iocal minic~alities before this 'on is i~~plemented,~ The develoi of the MOU in Recomn~ndat~ion T~vo c~xnpleted per. ~ a • •~ should be beang made on this ~t~dation, R~4MIVI~NDATiON F't)UR ~ ~ ~ .. ~ ~. T7~at the •Region enter into air eeri~et~t w' , , the r ' • ~'~ ~ ~ one of the local' mu~~+~alt~es to deli~r . ~~g Land Damon Committee oversight that tyre C~1p ~; ate reass~ resource m accordance withh one or more of the followin ~ _ g ~~ °f .. g p-7or~i rn!o~ ~P~uppeal hady Se~"e~ j,~ ~~~ity engagement and/ coo g . ~, ~' n~na~ion of plug . , The City has no objeaion tQ this proposal ifthere is a ' ' munici . g on the ' ' for this ~ p~3'• The City ~s not iu~ m function. RECUMIVIENDAITONFNE Pursue rayons with.Pro~~ince apilot for the crew o . k~~eepnsg'w~i ty~ rao~del ascribed in f ~ ~ b0i~'forNurgaru u~t ~ ~ F1' , . dill sl -appeal ,body to be appointed by.y~egional Co , . ors of local m~ucipahtices has a c~aeck and b~,~Ce' ~ r . auers~ight} - ac~sv be im p'0 ' ~ . S~ p~ the Bill sl ~ . . g escn~bed H ouse e o yic as. .Bill SI f~ Pte` rmd . practrce m 1V'urgara~c-r~he_~ke (a~ , per} T~'e are two components to this recammendatian;the ~ ~ . in'oP~d appeal body and opea hrnuse The idea ofthe appeal, body in Bill S1 ~s to consider appe~s of Co . C0's ~. 'v~auiances at the local m~uni ' ieve~. ~ of Ad,~nt ' ' ns on miandatory. The local The proposal ~s optional rather than api~ lsody would replace the Ontario h!fu~ $~, £or those . . aPpl~vns. Thie PnOPo~ appeal body in this recommendation . could poteni~ally,~eplace ~ O~ • . Bard on all plaumin8 app • 'ors There is aurentiy no i fba~new ~~' ~ lcveb ~ ork for such a body at the amended to ' Act and ma3-be the Ontario Mumc~pal Board Act would need to be ~t tins recommencla~on, Taus would not likely be a ~ . . ~. There would need to be snore disa~sion with st;~keholders ' ~ , groups bef~e such a recd end owners and cxutu~~ty mtnendatlon could be made to the Province. Among the . would need to ~ act are: How would the sy-stean be funded? ~~ and for how long`l Is • ' 'on final? • who would appoint its macs How would the would be the quahficatron to srt on the appal apps body relate to Regional Couneill? Could the bcul~? Howwould this hod m~~ers ofReg~onal Councd s~ on . y relate to the OMB? Staffin its report onBdl S1 ~ that it would not be , appeal for desirable for dZe City to establish. sash an b0~' Gp °f appl~cat~ons. These ~ appeal body as wen. ~~ would also apply to a broader, . ., ~~ ~. ~~ 1 S'~'. ~A~`1*iA~I~ZNES I a ... • .~ . EXCERPT OF' T~iE ~$• OF TEE General ...............~.... CC1~[TTEE • DATE July 31/06 YTE~t NO 34b • ....•,. RA~'IFIED BY COU~I~C~I,,~;ti~ ,,~Lj.46 ' . ~ 4 ~. T~ ~da~an ident ~ ~ . mvni , , , one of the Holes ofthe appeal bpdy ~ ",.,to ov~see • • p f GPs . • . ". w~h the devdopment~ of the MQU as outlin~ . • should b~ no need fnr oversight. There are . ~'m` R'~ T~ of ~ •o Y Peal proveions far the Region to ~ ~ that am not a~nsu by a lpcal , , m mun~pality.. .. ~ not a lotion that staffcan suppprt at this ' . before acdpn is taken on. hem. tub. There ~ a for u~ di!sc[on . Sb} Qp~HouseR~quirs The s~iul part ofthis Tecammendation ~ . '~" ~ in B~1 SI. to moceased Public consuon by hxvir~ open house o~caal plan ~ ' ~ ' d~3'' ~ these infc~nnatipn meejy' non ~, ZOn3D~ by~w • , , by sta~On Su~.,h ' .. V and• Plans of s~~on and • • moe~ngs not held on ' .. , sah~v~on ems, a •• " e a~hre~ ofthe infor~a~tion ~ ~ ~ ~ ~'~ ~ nee . IfB~151 ~, law, these prp w~he uP~d necer~y tp.,,e beger notice. ~wark wdl. Staffw~I ,'~andat°ry. For sanal~r she specific app' • 'c~,~, t}~e However, for contro • contuu~ to re;vu~ the 1» and upgrade the system ~ ~ ~~,~ ~ Process does not work as well • • ~~' ~~courage the three way {pubhc~ a~phc ~ .. as rt ~s harder to mifurmd and assists in r+esal m~} ~e ofinfnrmahon in amanner that is alter ~ P ~• Th~ce ~ a need for ' 'oral work Recd of both receavuig input ~p~.g Muni ~'s'taff'to look at ~cin.5 b is support, c~~on~s on such apphca. ~C`~1~4'V~IVIIATI4N SIX . . Area p1~~ ~ a ~ .P ~~'~d ~~ ~~'pubkc ac~+emerst srrrnca~ions ~ p, the Regu~ 14 ,~~ ~by, Tba, ~S a desirable ~~mnendatian to ~ . . make the p • w ~ • . .. sS more ~ as mnGh as ~ ~ t0' po le ~s also desirable. REAM + NDATI(~N SEVEN Move mm ~ . ~ a~ ate t~place alll~d~..~~~~n ~a . web-~aseQi GIS~a~ioa ale This ~ . ~~~ion is suppo~, ~ ~ ~ . • . repo • ~ also asset both the ~ ns ui the short ~, his be a spedai •~ pubhc and investors cleahng with the p . P~ that would be inr~ m 2007 P 8 ~. Tins rec°mm'~ paps. Tt would be~so 8 Serv~ceS br~dget iftl~ . Phased ova two years if ~ ~Y should.do in any c~se,a,~ can be p merry The of the material ~ ~ per. ~Y otherpiaan ~ ~ fan, sec~u~y . ~ sp'~afic h~x~ge and ~vuonm~ai • on, ~~m~~raN E~G~r In the r~ar.~lt~ia ~ . o~~x of ~ g~ "' ~' +~~i~arrzed h1' ~' have ~' e1~~r,~ed by the Area plates ~ ~ the fon~ard to ~ ~ Per ~y reCOmme~~ ~ . fir, in order to resp<urd to a clear d~- a~ . ~ • ~r~gPrs' (~,d'to act the ?' ., fir public Jew) ~Y ~ ec~mcal ~ Team s r~'lated ' g technology, as an integral pad o f~,S . . ~ ~~ ti:. ~~ . . ST CA'Y'~it~RIi~TES ' ~ ~ EXCERPT OF T1~ ~ . NUTES pF THE • ~ DATE. ~u~.Y. 3~.~Q6 ITEM N0, 346. RATIFIED SY COU~CII,~uly- 3106 ~~ ~ ~ S ~~nendation' ~s consistent w~ R~ecom~on Y ~ ~ ~ p°hcY fonru~la~n The use ofv~siomng technology should be determined, as the J Process. used in the most emotive manner, pr°)ect ~° ~ ensure that is it is E~~ATYQN NINE' ~ . slnrc~iie that was put in .1ar,~e to ~ ~ ~~ ~ oversee the r~''vjew o the pads of which inc~'ude tyre Reyietir, C ~ f Plar~ung~~ the work~ngas the 1ec~'~view ?ecru remaarj~~~~~ ~ ~~' a~red~la . . intact to ada~•ess the text Steps' item ~.. . It ~ nnporta~ that ~ broad, based, involveanent ~ ~ f ~ . 1ecomunenda~on cow ~ to thee. • 1 o~nulat<on of the ~P BOA . o~ ~~ . ~ . The rnne re . ~~datlons outlin . ~~vices within the Region. ~ ev~o are d~~s~ed to've the delivery of • on to the challenges of this un ~ elaaall ~d to p1~~n, there are broade~• applications and p~' public engages in both sitce s . Policy developn the cation of a more p P~ make it easier for ales ~; to do b un~forrn ~ ~p~;g approvals to ln'~~esses. Tl~ rs also ~ ~ ~~n~ss m Niagara, to have similar and sim~ the stgff resources and tools ~ ~ P~ seavices at levels that rovide . .there ~~~ to mgt the ~'es of p to ' P them w~h ~' may be cetlain ~ thax co ~ '~Y and m the f~ure. In this . uld be ~~ailable ~ ~ v~auld prevent duplication of staffreso ri an a co ' P fnr • • • • urces ~ reduce the need for ~ ~ . . ~Y., smaller es. Ttvs a of • ~ . ~' ' pig ob' 'ons. ~ p se~v~e could assist all mura ' • •~ ~ NEXT STEp!S ~ - . The following are matters ~ wire reca and bra • won m the fug to.work towwards operaati . . acidressmg ' issues: m the . m~ re~llocat<on ofpllam~mg resources within the Ronal Plannngg and Developnnent .. tb~ broader Iaolicy ~ ofin~~; .. ~ , man ~ ~°~ ~ but also between ~,~~ (~s apZ~ • . The area plla to work thro . ~ °A and local mun~apalities) . approval ~ C0 ~~ ~ aPPli+cat~ons can be the ~ . • ~ dE~ga~ to the stafflevel, ~ subJect of ~ pbm .. 'on agreement ro ~, bas already done ,this in teans~ of ~ Pi's ,~ ~~ ,~P vals • ~ oP Key perforniance Indicators (gpls~ for • ~. eSfi~te l~~ l~~ru'~ups with ~ Pig' aPPhcat<on procg support the system of corm 1?0 ~~ ~nst~ mN~gara, for how the. ~ , . ~Y Pig. Y REC01~~V[F~ATION: ~ . That the report from the P ~ • Servi rt ~ c~ Delk~neut dated J lg ~ . ~° and 'ons Co ~ ~ , ~ concernu~ng the Inteai~ . reeved; 'ate Resew of the planning Func~ion in N" ~ . tea, and that the Clerk of the Regional Mwua pahty ofN~gara, be ~ that: . ~. i` ~ ~F~ It • ~.. ~. ~~ 1 • t. E~CF~RpT 0~'~ TDE MINAS QF '~E . . ,, 5T. CAT~I~4R~i~laS . . ~g~~z~l~. , .... ~ .... CflMN~t'PT~E . ~ DATE.~IY~~•X.~I~Qb ITEM Np 346 ....~.. RATT~FTED 8~ Cdt~Tp~,Jul~.31 J06 . .. ~; . 6 ~ ~ ~. the Cry of St Ca ~ ~ ~ . • ~ thar~nes supports recpm~ons 1 2 6 - 9 as outhned in this report; ~ ' ' ~ ~e~ ~~ and , the matter of a local ~~peal body ~, elders pnorto ~'~rnencdatian Sa be discussed ~., ~Y request tQ the Prpvioce for o f~ . ~ ~ - RecomA~ ~ ~ 'on 3 onlybe considered afl~rRec ~ ~ . ~~ 2 • • ~; ~~ ~ ', that copies of this ~ , ., C~ R ~ ~ fare #o the Clerks of all local muni ,. . ors and to the N p ~ St. . , . Caron Authority. F4RT.C~VP1~ . MOVED BY CO[~rC~pR K T~u• ~ . TS ~.,,L . Thatthe recao+ _ 'oo 346 of the C~eC~ wed m the reportfiuunthc Pla~g Services . . CQ~ ~ July 31, 2046, be o B~ N . appr ved. . . ~ CAIItRIED pOR~'U . . ,~ 1~i r •! 0 -20~ ...:., l ~~O' ~`~N~. Dom' ~*~ Ri~rn ~#~D~T ~`~: ~C#~air and Members of Re i g onal Council S~~ECT. ~nterlm 'Report and R®co~n menda~ons Conce~ing ~e ~ewew of ~e Plannl~ng Function {n Niagara - A Celeh ~ . Successes at~d refining Changes tarAss ration of past urrng ~utt~re Success RECOMMENDATIONS That t~s Cotnmif~ee recommends to R Tonal ~ Council ~e following; ~ ~ Endorse the four priority Objectives and . ~'echnical Review Team in its S rotated action items Laid out by the trateglc Planning Report (March, 2006}, sub'ect ~ speecc anions and tale#ed #imelines .as defined in 1 of ~ ro~mmendations. The specific pb' this report and the balance ' To identrfy respective ro/e~s 1e~ves to be endorsed are; and reduce duplication w~fh regard #o plannin fiunctions; g ~ ~l~o develop effective, efficient collaborative rv and development review; p cesses for policy development ~'o develop a communic~fion protocol for R ' #o9'ether more effec#ively and ef~cien ~'~onal and Local planners to work ~'o Bear and under ~y- and, stand what the community wants. ~o ensure fhat aspirab"ons are considered and communicated • ~mmunifjr develop a ~ansparent, easily undersfood in the plannrng process. ~'o ~• Anea planners #o develop MpU for process of community engagement fierein. The MOU to add role clarity In light of recomm~da5ons Tess, at a rnlrumum and subjeG# to securing a ro riat Ministerial approval under Secfiions 5,15 17 of pp p e Region exempt all sites c~c the Planning Act; .urban area bound ~ local Official Plan Amendments within the apes from Regional Approval in order to reduce the ' frame for approval of local Official Plan Amend fi~me ^ Local municipalities no# be re uirod to ments Am~drnent, Consent and ~ q circulate si#e-specific Zoning By-law ~ ~ ~~, Minor Vanance applications within the urban ~~ to the Region unless the local municipali date area ' would benef~k from Re Tonal ' ~ rm~nes that .such applications ~ g input . 1 *;. ~~ FAQ -~0~6 ,046 ~~1~4L flR~Af ~' focal rnunir~alities ~nt~t ire required to circa{ate requests for extensions ~of . draft approval unless ~e focal municipality determines that such extension requests would benefrt from Regional input ~^ emphasis fora regional planning fun~ion wi11 be on policy development and represen~ng 'Niagara's mu~icipa{hies' {ntere~ts in planr~r~g-related discussions with senior .government and away from planning administration and oversight: 3. All land use re{eted water fiunc~ons to NPCA, in~uding wet{at~ds; enforcement of ltegiona! tree bar-law to existing conservation o~cers; and, Region and NPCA to enter into an agreement for the NPCA to ~be the service delivery agent for the Region's tree planting program 4. enter into a partnership agreement with one of the local municipal'r~es to deliver the remaining i.DC oversight that the CAC investigate reassignment of that resource in accordance with one or more of the following priorities -monitoring compliancelappeal body secretary, community engagement andlor ooorzdination of planning funcbonal~y 5. Pursue negotiations with Province a pilot for the creation of an a eat bod for Niagara in keeping with the model prescribed in Bill 51 - a pp y appointed by Regional Council to oversee ~ ppeal body to be decisions of local municipalities (as a `check & balance' to relinquishing policing oversight) - also, 'b in implementing the 'Bill 51 prescr{bed `open House' sta a of ublic co ~ as per Bill 51 and practice ~in Nia ara-on-the- ~ g p nsuitatron, g Lake (among other places) 6. Area planners develop a standardized `plain language' public adver~sement format, aided ~by communications resource persons from the Region, NPCA and area municipalities 7• ~ dove immediate{y to place all land use-based infor~ma~ion into web-based GIS function available to ail 8. In the• upcoming Growth Mana eme~nt Stud that has ' Council, have the outcomes o ~ y been ao by f that Study endorsed by the Area Planners prior to any recommendations coming forward to Regional Council. Further, in orcler to respond to a clear demand for greater public engagement In the piannin process (and to address the Technical ~ Review Team's related ob' g employ visioning technology as an inte rat art • , ~e~ive}, Mara ement Stud g p of Council s approved Growth g y 9. That the structure that was put in place to oversee the review of the tannin function, the component parts of whic~t include the Revi p g stakeholder engagement, area tanners ew Committee, p working as the Technical Re~riew Team, remain in tact to address the `Next Steps' items. PURPOSE The•first purpose of this report is present First Phase recommendations flowin from Review of the Planning Function in Nia ara, ~ ~ 9 ~e 1' improvement in servi g The Review itself is predicated on continuous, ~ ce delivery to the community and on assuring optimal inter- muniapa~nter-agency relationship management related to planning for Nia ara. g . ~; `CA4 -006 ,coos • f~NA~. ~~' e~ncJl~, this ~epo~ ~prov~des guidance l'or the ~iext ha ~iaga~, ~ p se of planning system d~anges for ~A~~KGtRO~N~ Where #~as been a oflnsiderabie amount of effo whereby the background information ca rt expended in terms of this ~Wrocess, ~Viagar~ is best expressed in the f nceming the Review of the Planning f unction ~ in this report °~ of a Chronology. This is provided on A ndix 1 PPe to Where is no question that there have been ma made in Niagara's planning aeons. The nY g0°d and even great accomplishments se include (but are not limited to): ^ defining urban boundaries well ahead of most of ^ protec~ng agricultural and environme ~e rest of North America wa#ershed-based and water . nei resourc$s implementin smart , quality prfltectivn 9 growth rn the area of i3rownfields and downtown r ' ~ ~ • c~mmuniiy engagement and planning at the nei hb e~talization ~n-centred governance applicatoons - 9 ourhood.level trails development to environmental ro ~venng everything from br-cycling and to agricui#ure P tec~ion and management to smart rowth g eadY yews programming Complacency with a hea!#hy list of ast acco good system of governance condu P mplishments can be problematic, since an to make sure that past and cts assessments of ~e curren# ways of doin bus Y will assure future Present assurrrptions acid related adminostrativ g cress success. 'Therefore, the direction of. Re ionai Co a mechanisms resew of the function of planning in Nia ara h ~ g until, to conduct a use adminisfiration work flow. g as not been restricted to a review of land ~E~'ORT Pretext This review process has realty been about re community planning in Niagara, while at cognizing end celebrating past successes in the system to assure that futu ~e same time [oolong to make improvements firm the re succes;,eS are responsive to future challen ~ Abstract se~ion of the Doscussion ~Pa err gam' Qu°~ng responsibility for planning for the future whe P p e~par~ed in respect of this resew, `the rs a pnmary function of a ove • Cher ~'s in public, pnvate or volunteer sego governance itSel f g ming body, acting as it does for and with its con ' rs, must be kept current for meetin stlfiuenfis. As cloentslconstituen#s/customers for Coda and g the ~ needs of improve, the same is true of ~ Y tomornow, and therefore must confiinual municipalities in ~e instruments employed by ovemin ~ !Y future Niagara, operafiing as they are in a two tie g g bodies. For direc~iion (i.e. plannin r system, the act of setting times, It is also g }can be and has been a source of ovema an area where there have been great succes 9 nce f rubon at done -regionally, lor~ally, at the nei hbourh Ses and leading edge work g cod level, within watersheds, on fruit lands ~, ~: ~A~ -~oas ,~aos ~~, flR" elong tie Niagara ~scarpmer~t, and there are even stlrrin s suoc~e~es ere no guarantee of future ~ 9 of cross-border work. past underscores the impor#ance, and the coin successes; however." 'his commentary Alex context, of this review, ~~'#~e assumptions about .appropriafie worlF p~rooesses to ' ' processes fat assist In common' =wide administerAland >,ise, versus those this review. Sjm .l ~ problam solving, are f~erng challenged throu #~ p Y p~, while ail land .use administt~tion is plannin ,not all I g land use administration. ~upled with a markedl cha g panning is past decade {i.~. targely due to local serv' Y aged municipal landscape,over the ices realignment, a.k.a. downloading') the range of coremu~~y-wide ~rablerns to be solved has fincre heal#fi issues, air quail ,overall ased signii~can#ly -whether it's social air nmen ~ comrrrunity sustainability or bi-nations ' • g t, as examples, This means that previous assum i planning limited planning resources must be tested and ptions about how best to apply revised where appropriate. building on the Purpose sec~on of this re observations about the system of lan ~ p°~ rt is important #o make a few key public policy and implementatio p ring in Niagara. Planning fun~ionality, like man n fields, has delineating features -one form ~of distin Y between the transactional aspects of plannin a ~ coon is types of .planning function, the mos g nd the strategic aspects, In the former s t common farm is applications processin e.. s' pectic amendments for official plans and zonin ~ g t 9 rte consents, etc.) whereas for the latter, this is m g' .minor variances, site plan control, setting long terra policy direc~on. A furthe , . ost commonly experienced in terms of u~an area wide, watershed-bas r disfiinc~on rs based on scale -neighbourhood ed, or on a broader `regional' basis. ' This funr~ionality is guided by a legislative cons P anni q . ~~ - in Ontario, largely in the form of the ,yet other legislation acrd policy drrecfives from Senior ov the planning system. 'i'bis includes the unici ai 9 eminent factor into ~'he GCeenhe~, the 1Vi~ ara Escar me '~ r the Conservation Auk orities Act ~oUc~r Statement, the Federal;P nt rlanninp and Davelopment Act, the Provincial legislative and olio . y rovincial-Municipal Gas Tax Agreement, and more. p y guides, white providing clear parameters for the ~~ cannot be c~aracteriZed as fully prescriptive - the I isl planning function, varia~ons in how the plannin s stem ~ ~~ a~0n does allow for more localized g Y func~ons. This Review, to this stage and into th understanding how the current d ~ next phases), has largely been focused on scale-based distinctions elrneatrons between transactional and stmt is . that .are in practice, may or may not be servin the ~ ~ and the best planning system for Niagara. The ~ 9 communit~r as , duplication in both the transac~on Review has found that there is some al and policy (or strategic) functions, while at the films, resources are applied much more heavil i same the demand far roglon-wide rob , Y n favour of local transa~ional issues while increasing, and reso p lem solving and related soluiton plannin con ' urces to serve this function are not o timized g times integration and sustainability are concerns p (aspecially where Generally speaking, the transactional nature of munrapal~1eS, while regional la land use administration is best left to ~Iocal p nning resources should be directed to policy, and community-wide problem solving across a ,range of disci ' planes and service mandates. . ~,. CAO -00`6 ,006 . ~N~IL ~R~4f~' fanningrelated expense, such as cornm~n" .. hyd~l®9Y aril geotechnical sn i ~ ~ fac~tatron, tandsca~~® architecture, g peering, while important supports from time #o time especially to the transactional aspects of land u ~ . warren#ed as stiff res®urces for an one l se .adm~~s~"ation}, are generally not of a shared service re ~ Y ocal ~rnunicipaiity -however, if provided as source pool available from the 1~egion and/or the. part case maybe, to its ~rnber municipalities as ~aeeded from ~ I~PCA, as the such talent is warranted (according to repeated feed me to #rme, then investment in back during the review). ~,. And, recalling that this review is c©ncennin ~ o Regional Council's ongoing attenfion to ~~ g ne system of service delivery as part o f resou~s are allocated such that the ° ~ service delivery,' it is critical ~ consider if municipal planning system is core business of each mayor .player in ~Nia era's maxrm~ng vane of resources in its res ec~iv 9 busrness, such that the system is ma~cirnizin ~ .. p e cone ~ .w,. ail levels -neighbourhood, local mun' • g ~s u~~ for the most effective func~onin at ~crpal, watershed, andregion-wide. g ~'o understand better the remainder of this re and for the future are summarized in~ the p°~~ the core business allocations for now following. Regional Planning; • focus on Niagara-wide problems ' development), and tra ~ olvrng and related solutions (i.e. oli nsfer appropriate implementa#ion res res' .. P . ~ transaCfionai applications at local munici al I ~ po ibilrty to ~• responsibility for providin P evel municipalities - erne g guidance on matters of mutual interest i • Ott growth, community {mprovement plannin u n all act as the province s principal agent for variv ~ g, riaandesign, etc. to alignments adentrfied in this review e. , us ~provrncial policy oversight, subject • oversee all polic .la ~ ~ g water based issues and expertise y P nnrng that is non site-specific in urba } for delineation of urban area boundaries an n areas and responsible boundaries) strategic and transa ~ ~ d oversee all rural (i.e. outside of urban + guiding infrastructu ~ional planning a~v~y re planning to support land use and corn directions munifiyplanning advocate far Niagara's municipal inters sts in planning-related discussions wi#h (primarily) senior government, and with va ' ~ ~ the recenfiy joined PLUS Network,l=CM a n0us municipal networks (such as AMC, • ~pnovide ~ tc.) . 1 pooled expense in a shared service a roe ~p annrng-related services - commun' facili • PP ~ to local municipaliteS for examples ~Y tatron and landscape architecture as Local municipalities: • ail site-specific transactional land use admi ' ~ • includes previously delegated copse nrsfi'ation within urban boundaries -this • develo in nt and subdivision approvals. tan P g' delegated provincial oversight help at p policies to guide oraderty development th 9 the Regional level, official 9ro~h, protections and enhancement of at respects local preferences for includes neighbourhood ands cultural and natural heritage amenifies - • pro~ding in ut and econdary planning P support to region-wide initiatives, as a ro Pp prate 5 ` ~ ~ ~ CA4 -006 ,006 ~~fi~L ~RA~i" ~• adherence to legislative framework and Provincial Policy direc#ions - in wottcin within these ~rarnes, provide guidance and .advlr~; to .Re ion to advocate ~ g soluti©rts when these may be In potential conflict 9 for local with Provincial dtrec~or~s coning, properly standards and other~by-saw enforc$ment responsit~ilifiies IVPCA: • all water-related planning guidance and administration, cdvettn prat . shorelines and wetlands, including hydrology and geotechnical as g erways, • ~;onservation landsmanagement includi p of same ~ng ownership of regio~afly-significant conservations lands • land stewardship guidance • enforcement of various Provincial and Federal regulations, as well as m ' ' enforcement as appropriate (e.g. tree by-law) untctpal `f'la~ni~g' as a Public E~pendifure iri Niagara It is important to give some context for those activities that we curre service measurement systems (like Provincials - resc ' ~ ntiy capture, through ~F1Rs) and #ie Ontario Munici al Be y p abed Financial Information Returns resource a enditure. p . nchmarking In(tiative (OMBI)), the relative degree of xp . , In consulting the most current OM61 figures for Niagara, ` tannin ' is a $2.34 M~Iton annual expenditure -compared to other OM~I p g ~munlapalities, a relative bargain. However, OM81 fi ures onl participating members -large municipal entities in Ontario bot g ~ y capture the ac~(vities of its municl lines - ~ h single tier municipalities and regional pa the system does not capture the level of expenditure or other se ' related measures, for that matter) of any given re Tonal ~ rvtce- local municipalities, g municipality's collective of member What said, it is understood that Durham Region, as an e planning activities for some of its member local xampie, cages out certain municipalities -this is not so unusual. Prior to amalgamation, the Region of Hamilton-wentworth's Plannin duty as ~ the Planning Department for the Ci g pepartment doubl~l understanding other in uts into the tY of Hamilton. Therefore, without ~ P , planntng system, such as the collective expenditures for ail municipal entities within a planning jurisdiction, coin arison ' p s are dtfficulti As an added challenge to drawing comparisons, the manner in w ' ` . . are defined and then measured for ubiic accoun htch planntng resources Niagara, it is the bud et allocati . tabtl~r purposes varies considerably. In the finanaal re ~ g ons for the varoous planning departments that constitute potting measure. In other places, like Ottawa, Hamilton and Londo single tier muntcipaltttes}, the a~ivities that make u `tannin ' n (all and can ~ include - p p gam much more inclusive development engineering, corridors management, economi development, recreation planntng, landscape architecture and c ,~~' housing is within the Planning De artment. ' more. In Waterloo, social ~~ p iVuances between which functions are ~ organized to define 'planning' ~ are, the norm - consistenc is difl~icult Niagara, tree bylaw enforcement (at the re~ Tonal lave y to detect. Even to places, g 1} is a nuance compared to other 6 . ~, C~a -2006 ,006 . ~R~4~' ~tiil, ~~ the lr~pet~s, ~be#~ind senior government ~ . ~ . Tax revenues being demonstration direc~tttons like the qualification for Gas of `integrated' community sustainabili~ plannin these financial comparators provide the current ieture - t ' p hat may, however got be 0 the most t'espot~sive and effe~ive alignment of res ~ reflective of and 'challenges, ouroes to meet these future demands Ttte current bottot~ line then, for .expenditures o at-e appro~cimately $6.9 ~llt~llian r a n, p~anntng' in 1\liagara excluding NPCA s~milarl o ~ nnum. 'his is more in line with } Y p puiated municipal areas, and yet, does not ca tuts expender to system functions, including engineering disci line-rei p a wide range of planning mandates and more. when looked at p ,aced planning activifiies, public health- rnunicipa! planning s stem In ~ entirety, the public expenditures on the Y are significant maximizing the value far expen iture is an appropdat.e focus for review. This sh that overall mean an exercise in reducing expenditure, In , cold not be construed, however, to ~mmun~jr planning functions that woo deed' this review has identified many currant resources. Id benefit grey from a reallocation of exisstin g Chat~g~e Dine~io~ _ immediate Term This report proposes a number of action rationale ~erefore. It is Important to s ~ ~e f °~ of recommendations, and the n7ade are really a fiat base note that, to this point, the recommendations be' funcfion In Nla ara c p of changes to be Implemented in relation to tng 9 hanges thafi can be pursued in the immedla ~ the planning frame. There is discussion contained in this r to ~r.e. 0 - 6 month} lime to addkional effiorts that are required be epos' in the Next Steps sec#ion, fifiat speaks fie, Yond six months - In fibs next municipal council The four main themes for improvement as April 2006, are as follows: Role ~ ' , recalled froth the Discussion Paper released in f ~egrated Common' Sus ~ .. Clanty~ Tirneltness; Communi#y En a em ~Y tarnabrlrfiy Planning - fif~ese #hemes I g g ant; and, discussion on Counal s stated objectives for ~ n tom evolved thrpugh the review - Address real or perceived duplication ' Research and review approaches in other " Jc~r~sdretions iden~fY opportuni~'es for `one stop sho ~n ' insure co-ordination of effort pp ~ ' Combine land use andinfras;~ructure lan ' A `developer-~iendly' system p n~ng 8~0~s The recommendafions contained in this r recommendationsrespond to'more ep°d respond to these themes. Also, some of the following summarizes fib than one theme and/or review obje~ive, To e themes, and how certain assist, the `'~ shortcomings. The more expansive ex Ian ' s°lutrons will address current !~ Paper that was prepared as art o p atron of the themes is found in the Discussion ~ p f this process, and will not be repeated he - ro what is ,. CAO -006 ,006 provided is a 'brief summary of proposed aeons and hoer ~ese will a ~bje~ives of the review process, ddress agreed ups ~o~e ~1'ar~~y Actions that r~es~pond to this #heme, as found in a song way ~ addr~essir~ the art ' ~e recommendations in this report, will go 9 g~nal project objectives. Theme i~ evidence of duplication in plannin f~unctionali - ~ ' against achieving ®ther objectiWes that g . ~ , ~~s has the effect of working sho in ~ have guided this review .process, namely `one sto . pp g, ensuring coordination of efl'ort,~ and a `~devel©per friendl, s s p this iat#er objective, for the purposes of this review ~ Y tem. In terms of this report, the objective is ~unde and the recommendationscontained in developers and c ~ rstood as having a system that is easily understood b it~ens mike, ~vne where answers are provided in a time I and co ~ fashion, where communication tools are in lain Ian u y nsistent on technical jargon) and where informafl p ~ gage (as opposed to heavily reliant on technology ~s employed in a robust manner in planning processes (including community enga ement a early inquiries, g rid for independent .research and The singularly most effec#ive means of addressin ro ' of a current Memorandum ~of Understa g le clarity concerns is tie development riding (MQU) among Regional and area munici l #~anning func~ons. This is a tool that has been recd Committee, and is mmended by the Technical Re ~ seen ~s an appropriate mechanism to address role cla ' u knew Such a tool !s used with great success in the Halton ~Y q estrous. report Identify some specific actions to ~ Region. The recommendaflons in this removing duplication s ~ included in an MOU, actions that will result in shoppin 'and ,. peeding up applications processing, addressin `o g respecting the delinea#ion between matters of local intere g ne stop regiorrwide planning interest. ~ tom those of To assist further, the recommendations contem lot Municipal Affairs for the exemption of certain p e securing approval from the Minister of Ministerial approval has been granted in matters requiring Regional approval -this of land use administration #o other Regions in Ontario, The offset to devolution the local municipal level is the recommendation th see Niagara act as a pilot for the appeal mechanism ' ~ ~ at would ant~c~pated in 61151. Another role clarity c~oncem centres around w Waterways and shoreline issues ater resource-based land use issues, go to the NPCA, wetlands to the Region. This is confusing, sometimes requires a proponent of develo different Environmental Im act Stat pment to prepare and submit two functions that the NPCA i p ements, and is othen~uise unnecessary. Two othe . s well posr4oned to carry out are the enforcement of the r Tree By-law, and be the deliverer of the R ~ io ' ~ Region's enforcement, there are duly ualified co eg n s fee plantrng program, In terms of .law could be added to q nservation of~1Cers in place, meaning the tree b - `~~ their enforcement mandate following a ro riate ' ' ~ y ~~ operative aspects of the by-law. There is a current MOU pp p training in the ~ this would fiequine .updating to reflect that ~ between the Region and NPCA - ~'.~. NPCA. ~ certam other functions would be assigned to the . ~, Coo -z~s ,~~OO6 ~~i11A~,,, ~3R~' end at the current time, there is cne piece ~f `#~ouseke ~ ' devolution of consent authority from the f©rmer Ong dated to the previous local Committees of Ad us~ent ~~e9ional) t.~and Division Committee to dad been j it concerns tie finalization of consent a ~ licatron approved ~d©r to the devolution, ~e~ v~ere the act of sati ~ ~ ~p s that such approvals fs sti11 flu#standing. Now that all to ~ ~ s~ng,e C°~it~ons of estabNshed as consent authorities ' cal ~mmrtfees of ~d~ustr~ent one we11 responsibility from ~ ~ ; it would be a~pr~oprta#e to relieve this transactional e~~onal ~lann~ng and secure an agreement with orYe of the tnunicipalifies to have their Secretary-Treasurer car out local on behalf of the Region. In this wa the ry the consent finalization function anticipated refocused riorities Y' resource can be assigned in accordance with the p at the regronal bevel. Timeliness $y securing Ministerial approval to exam t ce ' amendments from Regional approval site-s p ~ ~a~n IOCa! municipal o~~a{ plan essence, by removing a non-value add i pe~fic applications wild ~be sped up _ in ed approval step, Technology can also assist in addressin uestio related information readily available in G q ns of timeliness, By having a!I land use self-directed investi ation oft ~ 1S based web applications, people can conduct so. Peo le and ~ g heir land use ques~ons -the technolog is avail P rrns investigating land use-related questions sho Y able to do number of offices for initial inquiries -while face-to- , ~, ufd not have to attend a stage ~Inc~uding for verification of f a~ inqu~eS maybe needed at some investigaation}, initial invest ~ conclusions that they may have drawn from initial reality, it can also h gations using technology is not only res onsive alp speed up processing ~y allowing self service p to toda~s at the earliest stages. It is suggested that the Technical Review have adopt$d, Should define Team.,. in addressing the objectives that the commitment to Key Performance indicators (KPls). I~PI's a Y the public regarding the time they can ex re a ~Rn of processed. The difficulty wrth attempting to~ a ~ I .Kpi ~ pact their application t4 be ~entY' being attended to via an MOU has to pp Y sin the immediate terra is that role in place, it would be imprudent to deve proceed ~~t' Until the new role definitions are Next Phase. lop ~'Is -therefore, this acfion is identtfed ' ~n the ~Iso, while not a spec'rFic recommendation he 'Review Team a, re, it would be helpful for the Technical ( k.a area planners) to consider and su could be delegated to the staff level. The o ~ ggeSt more minor apprrovals that delegation was deemed appro riate to ptrmal approach would be, where such munia aI _ p ~ have it applied consistently in each and eve p Ity however, that is for further discussion to .. rY local the Provincial level. tally and potential negot~atron with Community Engagement ~~ Communica~on with and engagement o ~ engagement among the various f ~ public, as well as communication and planning agencies and stakeholders, was ide ' ntrfied 9 ~, 0 -006 ,~OO6 ~. ~'~' ea~e~dly as a~n area for im rov ;confiexts, from focal . p ement. And this covered a wide range of planrHn site specific zoning changes to communi wide yisio • 9 strstainability. ~ tY Wing for one of the mos# often rued concerns by members of 'fie Sargon tha# r~haracfiertzes much {though nofi ail ado • • public Is with the cr~rptic, legal and public aspects of ~aese ~ ~ ) ertrsing r8lated to planning applications call for `plain tan ua ~ ~ processes (e.g, public meetings under the pia ni q A g ge .advertising is both reasonable and ne ~ nature, is a public process -when the tan u e or f ~~ry• planning, by its into the process confuses or othe ~ g ~ om~at being used to invite the public revise falls to inform #hat audience, the pros is unwittingly ill serv~i. This is not to suggest that current m Ong -rather, this issue is one of effect of odes of informing are technically the advertising/infomling method itself. Another practice that can be implemented to im rove arse planning context is one alr~ead in 1a p community engagement in the land contemplated in 8~l 5~ - usin the p ~ fn some communities and is othenMSe a 9 preliminary Public Qpen House approach on all pplications that currently require a public mee~n un • better form of educating ~peo le on . ro ~ • g der the Planning Act, Not only is it a friendly adjustments to p p posals, it helps proponents of development to mak their proposals prior to finalizing the pro oral they e time in a ~ y ' • • • ppeals and in (unintended} adversarial tends • p • eb minrm~rng applicafi~ons processing, noes in land use planning Application of information technology is another m ~ • in community planning matters and for and enlis • sans of assisting in. educating the public of virtual reality t®ehnolo ffng public input into the process. 'The use modelin lure gy (such as is available via Niagara College assists 9 development. Another technolo a .) , , , greasy w~h can aid considerably in seittng irate rate gY pplication, being visioning softwwam, scenarios, the costs ~of each g d plans, since this tool shows various rowth • ~ the trade-offs that get made, and more - such t g • being applied to great success and acclaim visio i echnologY is n rag for growth management The Region has recently approved a Comrnu ~' • addresses various levels of en a nity Relations Framework, This #mmework enlis#ing community members g gement, from simple information out right throe ~ h to to make recommendations to decision-mal~ers - th g good past and present examples of efforts at eve le ere are good community engagement processes at . ry vet. There is also ample evidence of for neighbourfioods and v ri the local municipal level - in terms of plannin a ous `strategic planning' committees that have ~ g estab~shed. been That there is an increasing demand for robust where Niagara is challenged is in res ect community engagement is not in dispute - efforts. Evidence of this is foun ~ P of resource support being dedicated to such broad public en a din the inventory of a wide range of processes • • 9 gement =important policy and program areas like calling for . smart growth summits and tours (but not restricted to); ~~~, • cultcrre (as the `catch-all far a broader fie '' • social plannin - ca i Id of arts/culture/hedtage) ~ 9 p talize on work Irk®that of the `Niagara Communi Planning Project (with its focus on social tan ~ Integrated p Wing and social health) ~o . ~; ~CAO -2~6 ,2006 .• ~a~eleSSneSS . • b%national matters ~f cvnce~n an ~, . ;.+A, . d interest - ~assurl~g there is resource su ~ntinue suppor~ng these initiatives Intl ~ PPo~ to 2412 and follow-up eCfions flo . ' udmg planning for celebrating 1812 - Caprtal wing m Summa 46: Creating the Cross Border ' auAPorting .a diverse range of citizen-centred regional Ctaair's Agrir~iltural Task I=or advrsary ~m-~ittees {e.g. the neighbourhood and se ~)' ~l-cycling Committee, etc.) condary planraing visioning exercises, and mo re, :However, the constant chalien a is uncoordinated. The interes ' g fat resource allocation is quite scat#e tang thing about this observation is that red and coordinated and focused on c~mmuni en a , rf resources are i~egrafion along these see ~ g Bement, there is a greater ca . a . mingly disparate yet ir~b;icateiy connected ` p ~ t0 effect topics. lVo one agency has that ~a aci communrtY;piannin ' Regional level, can c-eate the ..p tY, Yet ~a realignment of resources, articu~ g cr~t~cal mass of resources that can be ~ lady at the meaningful ways. coordinated in more As is presented in the next section, there are some clear overlaps between the commur~i ®ngagement aspects of the community `plannin ' s ~comm~unity sustainabil' lanrnn _ g Ystem and the concept of integrated connect the two, ~ p ~ g there is also a srgn~icant °pportun~#Y to actively Ir~fegrated Cornmwr~lty Susfalr~ablli ~- #Y lanning The term `integrate' is used a lot these means "to combine or form days jn public management Sargon, g membership of a ~ . ~a~ part or parts) into a whole; to bdn Y definition, it mmunrty. That definlt~on, by its nature de or Come Into equal organizational action and response. Usin the , ~ scribes a conscious in an integrated fashion, are not the sa g terra `1ntegrated and organizing and actin v ffen - me thing. In Niagara, the word integrated a g yet there are organrzatronai shortcornln ppears manner. This review has fla ed gs rn rela#i°n to acting in an integrated reCOmmenda~ons fo the next gg thls challenge, but has left the ' planning realm, and n phase. It is compf eX, extends well be n4bon of eeds to be subJected to a larger public dis yond the land use course. As discussed under the subheadin `R Duplication of limited resourc g' °le Cla~nfiy,' duplication in plannin reso community riorl~ies ~ es also takes resources awa from g urce exrs#s. p like integrated community sustainabili Y other (non-dupllcat~l) actions stemming from the revie ,tY planning. In this firs# dupGca~on - once ~ w, the r~mmendations are aim phase of mpfete, the refocusinglreprYOriti~n of e ~ ed at eliminating of other commun~Y planning imperatives g xistrng res°urCeS in su o however, being realigned in su can take place. The work isn't Bola aw pp • ~ for future ~mmun' sustai . , pp°d of the reaikies of community planning ay - it is, ~Y nabilrty. g or today and 1 Oho-- r~-MA °~nt Dict'ona Oxford U niversity Press,1991, p. 421 11 . ~, C~0 -2406 . ,006 ~~NAL DR,~' ~~n Qxce~ien# Qpportunity is presenting ~se~ tO en .tee que~ions of community sustalnabii age the c~m~unity on #~roader, lord reoenfily approved growth ity. as part °f a robust •engagement exercise. 'fie Management Stud, coming as ~ has on the bee ~~reer~bel# i'ian and the more recent Places to Grow 1s of tt~e ~iaga~a'S opportun~y to develo !ts viers ~ 'Plan, is very #imely andrepresents 'of growth mana ement io© ~ ion ~of what long term sustainabiliffy din the context g ~ ks like and what the public priorities are to acc~o ' tnpitsh ft. integrated commur~~y sustainabilifiy piannin is not ~. wodc that was done under the t~leiboume g anew concept in Niagara -indeed, the 'w'all and where #here are . ~ a Principles was an examination of what is oin g ps. items from the list of Good Things Ha enin ' ' 8 g import have been discussed earlier in this report. The ide pp gin that to peninsula~~ride transit tas social infrastru need gaps included cx~mrnitrnent growth and for addressin a'r cture, a tool for more orderly and cost effective direct collaboration g ~ quality}, systemafiic corn~munity engagement, havin wrth the education and health sectors, and a mecha ' ~ ~ , g more planning on a range of commu~nrfy sustarnabili iss rnsmfor bi-national something that has been develo tY ues. UVhat would be a new advance is governance system ~e pad and is being implemented in another two tier Greater Vancouver Reg~onai pistrict _ theirs ' Sustainable Region Initiative {see Ap endix 2 # is called the robust community en . a amen • p °r related ar~cles). This was developed via has `buy-in' from g g ~ using vanous media for connecting with the ' the 27 member municipalities. In essence public, and Management plan can readily serve as lVia a ~ ~ the approy~ growth g ra s Susta~nabil~ty Plan process. Finally, this exercise has also provided an o and more speC1~cally the .post second pportunity to see how the education Sector, in the community planning rocess. ary sector' can have a more active :role as partners may present an o ortun A iViagara Colleg®has i#s virtual reality technvlo some rater #ti pp i#y for more formal partnerin - gY that gh proi<le design exercises rota g ifi has certainly worked Weil in some metropolitan areas, Buffalo bIY the Peace Bridge adjudication. Further and Vancxuver among them, gave research can ' the local university, research aimed at novidi tees a# infonnafion that aids considerabl i p ng their respe~ive communities with current currently being investi ~ a Y n planning community priories, This latter con ' g tad further by the i3irector . of Commun' lnte ~ cept ~s possible developments can be reported in the next ~ gmtr°n ~ any phase. NEXT S1~~PS ~ There are a. series of actions that will be re u' ~Jnless determined otherwise, the e q gyred internal to the Regional Muniapality. ~esponsibtl~ty of the CAO su xpeckatlon is that these aeons will be primaril the pported by internal and external resources as a Y There is a recommendation that, in order to maintain continui in ppropnate. structure that has been in place to this oint i. ~ ~ the proms, ~® engagement supported by the Tech ' p ~ e' Review Committee and stakeholder include: ~ nicai Revicew Team) remain intact. Next ste actions p ~, • determining along with the Commissioner resources, in sup ort of via ' the optimal reallocation of plannin ~ p sous Council determined community plannin rio ~~ ' g examples include smart growth and communi ~ 8 p ~eS ty improvement, community 12 ~~ ICAO -2006 ,2406 . ~ ~~N,AL Dom' ~r~gagement, ,planning in a bi-national region; ~cul#urai l' resource support to area municipalities = s ecial' po rcy planning, specialized related expertise in ~e1ds ,such A zed support may rnvotve planning. engineering, cflmmun~ en a as landscape ar'chifiecture, geotechnicaf add ~ ~ g gemen# and facilitation ressing the broader imperafi~ve of idtegmted communi ~y assessing the alignment (and rela#ed o . a ~ #Y sustainability planning, functions .across ;several disci lines - l ~ n~afi10nal design needs} of `planning' p and use, transportation including transit , waste ~anagernent, development engineerin e } -~~ infrastructure, etc. g, conomrc development, social next step lt~em for the area .planners #o applications can be the sub' c work through concerns which land use level. Other uns ' ~ ~ t °f apprOVal auttror~ty being delegated to the } d~cfi~ons have done this -~ the lVra ara E has been exempting certain minor ~develo ~ m g scarprnent ComrrNSSion over two decades p ents from ~ Commission approval for Area planners to develop Key Perfoi~a application processing ~e Indicators (KPis) for planning Investigate potential partnerships with ost flow they can support the system of cop secondary institutions in 1Viagara for mmunity planning. St~MM~Y The review of the planning function llas ~~ phase fiecommendations andnext remained on~its timetable, and this report details system is complex, with man phase areas for solution. The communi la man levels o ` Y stakeholders, ~rriad legislative dire ~ tY p nnrng Y f ~munrty - ne1ghbourhood, local munici cons, and operates on senior g~emreental frameworks. paf, region-wide, watershed, and The planning system in Niagara is ti accomplishments -and this is gh~y recognized as fiaving some leadin that leading ed a so cause for celebration and acknowied amen g edge g ~ me change in the system is nec~ss g t• To stay on recommended as a result of an inclusive process of ' ~ 'changes that are being interested persons and agencies. Submitted by: Mike Trojan Chief Administrative Of~Cer This report was p~pared by Pafrick Dobson, Director Community Integration. ~` Attachment ~~, 13 ~ ~ ~ ~ . ~, CA© -2006 ,2006 ~~~~ ~~~ ,~ . , penc~ix ~ ~ev~ew ~~ tae ~~~r~n~~ng ~'unc~~on ~~ ~V~a . ~a~ra - ~- C~ironal©g~- The following represents a oraronologicai account flf the the ~iannrng Function rn Niagara, pr°Cess fi° date in the review of dune 23, 2005 -Council Business Planning Session session, Council chose fours ecific se ' - held at welland,Cit~r 1-lali .- at this p rvrce areas for fihe next phase of its process of core service review, ©ne of those service areas was Plannin i ` restate that the review 'itself was not restricted g n Niagara, It is important to Department. to the a~ivities of the Region's Planning The stated objectives of the review, as determined b are as follows, Y Regional Council on June 23, 20Q5, A. ddress real or perceived :duplication ^ research and review approaches in ofher 'urrsdictian Identyf`fy vpport~rn~ies for `one sto shv • 1 ~ s ^ Ensure co-ordina~'on of effort p pping Combine land use and infrastructure plannin .efforts ~4 `develvper~f~et~dly'system g September 'I, 2005 - presentation of re ort C review process and initial work an. F p A017 - 2005. This report out~n~d the p1 ollowing Council endorsement of CAO 17-2Q05 newly created posifiion of Direc#or, Community. Irate ~ yeti ~ leading the review, g on, was assigned responsibil' ~ fo rtY r following the initial adoption of the work Ian involved inser~ng an issues ldentii~ication p ' .a slight adjustment was made. This November 2405 -January, 2006. This eXemrSe -which was carded out between Committee on November 24 20 . adjustment was endorsed by the Review ser~on of stakehvl 05. Simply stated, interviews were conducted with dens, ~n order to get a sense of what ~ le fel a cross- where improvemen#s could be considered, and wh ~ pe0p t was working well, The stakehoidera interviewed include at possible improvement options exist. d development industry representatives coca planning o~igais, Regional Niagara's De ailment I teams, senior s#afl' persons from Nia a p al Commissioners and their respective Regional Dousing and the g ra ~con0mic Development Corporation, Nia ara Niagara Peninsula Conservation Aufhori ,This g for stakeholder focus sessions conducted in late ~ Set ~e stage January, 2006. January 24 (p0~ ~ofbome} and Janua 25 to gauge responses to identifi ~ , (Grimsby} - Sfiakeholder sessions conducted ,~ was ~~ed ed planning issues, Sessions were facilitated and ~ all input 74 ~,~,. ~~~ r~a~ ~.1~ ,006 7 ^~~ ~~ r~l '~3 ~- Review ~mt~itfiee endorses the ~'elease of #i~e Cls ' ~nvita~on that staff and elected re res~en#atives ~ cussron gaper, with the meetfing to discuss the roce ~ aye available to attend any local Council p ss. ~a~ ~ -Public Open 1~ouse on the Planning Review - Grimsb y Town Hall ~aY ~ - ~leetrng with atizen's grow , `Frida l~ ~ ~ .. Country Club p Y vming Perkins at St. Ca~ar~nes Golf ~ ~aY ~5 - ~$ -- l~nvestigation and learnin tri greater Vancouver ~ iona! 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