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Seguin Official Plan 5 Year Review November 18, 2013 Public Meeting Proposed Changes. Seguin Official Plan 5 Year Review. Section 26 of Planning Act: mandatory OP review every 5 years Seguin OP in effect April 2007. OP review began July 2011
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Seguin Official Plan5 Year ReviewNovember 18, 2013 Public MeetingProposed Changes
Seguin Official Plan 5 Year Review • Section 26 of Planning Act: mandatory OP review every 5 years • Seguin OP in effect April 2007. OP review began July 2011 • July 2011 ~ November 2012: public review and consultation • November 3, 2012: statutory Public Meeting on OP revisions
Seguin Official Plan 5 Year Review • December 2012: OP revisions presented to MMAH • May 2013: MMAH provide OP revision comments • Summer 2013: Additional consultations with provincial ministries • November 18, 2013 – 2nd statutory Public Meeting on OP revisions
Seguin Official Plan 5 Year Review Summary of Official Plan Review updates • Continue to recognize Shoreline, Settlement, and Rural Areas • “Natural Heritage System Approach” • Recreational Carrying Capacity – use as “guideline” on small lakes (B.3.3) • Development policies on high-sensitivity/over-threshold lakes (B.3.1.1.1 and B.3.2.1)
Seguin Official Plan 5 Year Review Summary of Official Plan Review updates • “Cultural Heritage” terminology based on comments from Ministry of Culture (B.11) • Mainland access policies for water-access lots (B.12.2) • Criteria for creating waterfront landings (B.12.2.8) • Increased protection of threatened and endangered species habitat (D.4.6)
Seguin Official Plan 5 Year Review Summary of Official Plan Review updates • Shoreline character protection policies (C.3.1.3.12) • Addition of 3 Provincially-Significant Wetlands (D.4.3) • Narrow waterbody policies (D.8) • Green Energy Act policies (E.8.3)
Seguin Official Plan 5 Year Review Summary of Official Plan Review updates • Development standards for points & peninsulas (C.3.1.3.1 g) • Dark Sky Lighting policies (F.1.5) • Pre-consultation & Complete Applications (F.7, F.8) • Resort Commercial policies (C.3.1.3.7)
Seguin Official Plan 5 Year Review Summary of Official Plan Review updates • Removal of “Georgian Green” policies • Updates and corrections to OP mapping: Schedule A – Land Use Schedule B – Transportation Schedule C – Overlay Designations