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Statutory Public Meeting

(Official Plan Review, Phase 1)

7 p.m., October 4, 2016

Zima Room

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Agenda

• What is an Official Plan?

• Where are we on the Draft Official Plan Amendment?

– Seniors Housing

– Employment Lands

– Downtown Revitalization

– Lands Needs Analysis

• Public Representations to Council

Quick housekeeping

• OP = Official Plan

• BWG = Bradford West Gwillimbury

• PPS = Provincial Policy Statement

• Feedback = Information that we have received from the Town of BWG

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What is an Official Plan (OP)

Municipality's Official Statement Describing goals, objectives and policies for future growth and development

An OP has authority on;

– Location of new residential, commercial & retail

– Location of soft & hard infrastructure

– Community improvement initiatives

Series of Stakeholder Meetings, as part of the Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury's Official Plan Review was held in Bradford, Ont. on Tuesday August 16 and 18, 2016 respectively. Source: Miriam King/Bradford Times/Postmedia Network

Why this Project

BWG is part of the County of Simcoe • This means that our OP must align with the

County of Simcoe Official Plan.

• Our OP details the vision for the Town

BWG adopted its first post-amalgamation Official Plan in 2002• The Town has been working on a

comprehensive update since 2014 and are now moving forward

Phase 1: Targeted Adoption of four OPAs in November 2016

Phase 2: Policy Directions Report 2017

Phase 3: Presentation of a new Official Plan in fall 2017

Various photos Source: Miriam King/Bradford Times/Postmedia Network

What shapes an OP

• Provincial Policy Statement (PPS) (2014) and Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (2006) require municipalities to plan for growth– Math based on supply and

demand

– Population and employment targets are spelled out in the Growth Plan and County of Simcoe Official Plan

What is the OP process?

cCouncil Initiates the Project

Draft OPAs are prepared

Council Approval

Prepare Updated Drafts

OPA in effect

Other Agencies to be consulted

Notices and Info provided to the public

Public Meeting is held

Council gives notice of adoption

Appeal to OMB

We are here

Adoption by Council

Please keep in mind

• The reports and Official Plan Amendments are all Drafts

• All content is subject to change based on your feedback received

• Today, we want to hear your feedback/questions/comments

Seniors Housing Needs Assessment

– Creating a policy environment amenable to developing age-friendly housing in all forms and tenures

Seniors Housing

• 2013 Seniors Housing Study identified a need and demand for seniors housing in all forms

• 1/3 of BWG Seniors indicated they would move in next 5 years

• Some evidence that persons are leaving BWG around age 65

• New supply oriented to young families

Seniors Housing

What is in the Draft Official Plan Amendment?

• Encourage “aging in place”

• Require building a broader base of housing

• Complete an “Age-friendly Community Plan”

Feedback Received Thus Far…

• There are deficiencies in the housing stock and supply estimates for those over the age of 55.

• Specifically BWG has an inadequate supply of condominium apartment units to satisfy demand

• This suggests policies calling for a range of housing choices geared toward ‘aging-in-place’

Employment Lands

-Developing a long-term vision for existing and future employment lands within the Town.

Employment Lands

• Town has about 890 hectares (2,200 acres) of designated employment lands

• 719 hectares (1,775 acres) are vacant

• Large supply of lands are well positioned to attract employment uses

400-404 Link

Employment Lands

• Forecasted demand for 51 hectares (125 acres) between 2016 and 2031– There may be significant latent demand not yet

realized due to Highway 400 Lands coming online

• Municipality has the ability to plan for lands beyond 2031/2041 horizons– Current recommendation is to do just that…

– …except for strategic conversions related to Downtown Bradford

Employment Lands


• New use permissions

• Complete application requirements for Highway 400 Employment Lands

• Updated goals, objectives


…

Downtown Revitalization

• Town has completed two major projects on downtown revitalization– Downtown Bradford Revitalization Strategy, 2011

– Downtown Bradford Community Improvement Plan, updated 2016

• Both studies provide a vision for Downtown Bradford

• Items from each should be incorporated into Official Plan

Downtown Revitalization


• Clarify permitted uses

– “Mixed use”, commercial at grade and residential or office above

• Introduce new form-based criteria into the Plan

– Minimum 2 storeys, maximum 4-8 (depending on location)

– Consider minimum parking reductions, increasing Town supply

– Require “complete streets” design principles for road projects

• New boundary for Commercial Core/Downtown Bradford

– Shrunk to recognize existing stable neighbourhoods in west

– Expanded to recognize transit node in east


30m R.O.W.

% max

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Example of Angular Plan ROW Source: Kendra FitzRandolph wsp/mmm Group

There is an opportunity to consider angular plane regulations more detail may be necessary to legitimize development

of such regulations.

• Reconsider boundary of designation, consider expansion west

Provincial Planning Framework

Relevant Planning Framework Documents

Lands Needs Analysis

• Required to plan for population of 50,500 in 2031

• Required to plan for 18,000 jobs in 2031

• There is enough land already designated for growth in Town to accommodate these targets to 2031

– No need for employment lands conversion (a strategic conversion of lands next to the GO Station recommended)

– No need for a settlement area expansion into agricultural land


• Next steps for growth management:– Monitor and update within five years

– Consider designating future development blocks for townhouse and apartment dwellings

– Consider institutional or utility needs

– Remove residential, health permissions from employment lands

– Employment lands conversion in Downtown Bradford

– Harmonize policies for accessory dwellings (second suites) with current zoning



• Insert supply/demand assumptions and recommendations into the Official Plan– Identifying “settlement areas”

– Including population targets, intensification targets, housing mix

– Including employment conversion criteria for next review

• Add design policies to guide where intensification borders existing neighbourhoods

• Delete permissions for new estate residential subdivisions

• Prohibit development within 400-404 Link


• Consider conversions of employment lands near the 400 and 404 series highway links

• That there may be a slight imbalance in the supply of high density units in the greenfield areas.

• Tell us what you think!Write us: Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury c/o Municipal Clerk 100 Dissette St., P.O. Box 100 Bradford, ON L3Z 2A7

Or email us: [email protected]

Make sure to provide your complete name and contact information and don’t forget to write Attention: ”Mayor and Council of the Town of BWG” at the header or in the subject box.

• Final draft to the Committee of the Whole

– Tuesday, November 1

• Phase 2 Policy Direction Report ramps up early in 2017

Next Steps

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Statutory Public Meeting

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