BWG Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury official plan review June 3, - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Statutory Open House OFFICIAL PLAN REVIEW PHASE 1 S TA F F P R E S E N TAT I O N BWG Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury official plan review June 3, 2014 BWG official plan review Overview previous OP review initiatives direction from
S TA F F P R E S E N TAT I O N
Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury June 3, 2014
previous OP review initiatives direction from council – March 4, 2014 scope of OP review – Phase 1 next steps public comments
STATUTORY PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE – JUNE 3, 2014
official plan reviews must occur every five years previous BWG review commenced in 2005 completed transportation update and solidified
employment land supply
suspended due to IGAP and County GMR Simcoe County’s new OP adopted in November 2008;
appealed to OMB
BWG review re-launched in 2010; suspended due to
uncertainties around SCOP
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council considered staff report on March 4, 2014 report acknowledged that a full BWG official plan review
should await the approval of the SCOP (mid 2015?)
also acknowledged that key updates to the town’s plan can’t
wait that long:
council directed staff to proceed with phase 1 of OP review
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OPA 15 approved in August 2009 CPR completed in 2010 – recommends
restrictions on total and individual floor areas as well as date of operation
Growth Plan Amendment #1 – 2012 sets out policies for “BWG Strategic
Settlement Employment Area”, including uses, floor areas, minimum parcel sizes, and boundaries
staff will also prepare zoning by-law
amendments
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“Downtown Bradford
Revitalization Strategy” adopted in 2012
community’s vision for the future
contemplates concentration of growth at east and west nodes
select OP and zoning changes
required for land uses, density,
provisions
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current OP features population target of
47,800 by Y2026
Growth Plan target for BWG is 50,500
people and 18,000 jobs by Y2031
+2,700 people to be distributed among the
five new neighbourhoods in Bradford and within “built boundary”
+9,000 jobs distributed to Hwy 400
employment lands and Bradford commercial/employment lands
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greenfield density min of 39 residents and
jobs per hectare – examine “future development blocks”
32% of growth within built boundary –
examine downtown Bradford and other intensification opportunities
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staff will hold informal consultations over the
summer and draft amendments
statutory public meetings scheduled for early
September
present recommended OPAs to council by
year’s end (possibly prior to election)
remaining components of OP review
tentatively scheduled for mid-2015
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OP Review information will be available on town’s website: www.townofbwg.com To receive notice of future meetings and initiatives regarding the official plan review, please send an email to: planninginfo@townofbwg.com
STATUTORY PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE – JUNE 3, 2014