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Downtown Oakville Growth Area Review Draft Policy Changes Public Information Session March 6, 2017

Outline 1. Introduction 2. Other Downtown Projects 3. What is an Official Plan? 4. Why Review the Official Plan? 5. Downtown Oakville Growth Area Review 6. Analysis of Draft Policy Directions 7. Policy Directions and Draft Policy Changes 8. Next Steps 9. Questions

Other Downtown Projects Downtown Plan • Downtown Cultural Hub Study (ongoing) • Downtown Transportation and Streetscape Study (2015) Harbours Master Plan (ongoing) Downtown Oakville Retail Action Plan (2015) Downtown Oakville Economic Study (2014) Downtown Oakville Heritage Conservation District Plan and Guidelines (2013) Commercial District Parking Study (2013) Downtown Oakville Strategic Action Plan (2010)

Town of Milton What is an Official Plan? North Oakville Secondary Plan Area Town of Oakville Livable Oakville Plan Area

Why Review the Official Plan? • Planning Act • Provincial Policy Statement Province of • Growth Plan & Greenbelt Plan, etc. Ontario • Halton Region Official Plan Region of Halton • Town of Oakville Official Plan - Town of Livable Oakville Oakville

OFFICIAL PLAN Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 REVIEW WORK PLAN Regional Official Region of Halton Official Plan Review Plan Adoption Population & Housing Numbers Urban Structure Review Employment & Commercial Review Growth Area Reviews Kerr Village stage 1 Bronte Village Downtown Oakville Palermo Village Uptown Core Stable Residential Review Speers Road Corridor Study Bronte GO – Major Transit Station Area North Oakville Review Discussion Papers Cultural Heritage, Urban Design, Community & Institutional Uses, Transportation (complete streets), Physical Services & Utilities, Sustainability (urban forest & tree canopy, climate change, brownfields, stormwater management), Residential, Mixed Use, Natural Area & Open Space (parkland needs), Parkway Belt West, Implementation & Monitoring, Housekeeping stage 2 Corridor Studies (based on USR) Parkway Belt West Plan Local Official Provincial & Regional Conformity Review Plan Adoption Municipal Elections 2019 2020 We Are Here 2017 2018 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Directions Report Statutory Public Meeting Active Project / Feed into Conformity Review Public Consultation &/or Draft OPA Decision Meeting

Downtown Oakville Growth Area Review Consultation: Study Commencement Draft Directions Consultation: Draft Directions STAGE 1 (2015 – 2017) Draft Policies we are here Consultation: Draft Policies Q1 2017 Proposed Policies OPA - Public Meeting Statutory Planning Act Process: Official Plan Amendment (OPA) at Recommended Planning & Development Council Policies OPA STAGE 2 Town Wide Conformity Review & (2019 – 2020) Official Plan Amendment

Advancing Draft Policy Directions to Draft Policy Changes Draft Policy Directions Public, Staff, Emerging Redevelopment & Subcommittee Directions, Master Viability Report Comments Plans, & Policies Category Description Carry Forward Direction should be implemented. Modify Policy Direction Direction should be modified and implemented. Do Not Carry Forward A new approach should be considered. Future Conformity Further conformity considerations required.

Analysis of Draft Policy Directions Do Not Carry Modify Future Carry Direction Forward Direction Conformity Forward  Maintain the existing growth area boundary 1  Maintain the existing land use permissions 2 Explore (identify) opportunities for increased  3 building heights  Explore (identify) opportunities for bonusing 4  Strengthen existing urban design policies 5 Additional directions: Implement the Council-endorsed vision and  objectives for the Downtown Plan (i.e., DTS 6 and DCH studies)   Revise approach to growth target 7

Maintain the existing growth area boundary 1 Evaluation: Modify Direction --- Existing Boundary 11

1 Modify the growth area boundary --- Draft Boundary Change --- Existing Boundary 12

Maintain the existing land use permissions 2 Evaluation: Carry Forward 13

Maintain the existing land use permissions 2 What is different?  Most of the land use designations would change from Central Business District to the Mixed Use designations, which have very similar land use permissions.  ‘Hotel’ would be added as a use that may be permitted in the Main Street 1 and Main Street 2 designations.  New policies would be added to maintain certain land use permissions. What does it mean?  The Central Business District designation, which originated in the 1984 official plan and has largely been replaced by the Mixed Use designations, would be phased out.  Mixed use buildings would be required along Lakeshore Road East (e.g., with retail uses on the ground floor).  Single-use buildings would be permitted on For more details, please refer to the complete document: lots that do not abut Lakeshore Road East. Draft Policy Changes for Downtown Oakville (March 6, 2017) 14

Explore opportunities for increased building heights 3/4 Explore opportunities for bonusing Evaluation: Carry Forward 15

3/4 Identify opportunities for increased building heights Identify opportunities for bonusing 16

Strengthen existing urban design policies 5 Evaluation: Modify Existing Policy: Urban Design All development within Downtown Oakville shall be of a high quality design that considers the integration of new and existing buildings, as well as building façade treatment. 17

Strengthen urban design policies & 5 add an urban design schedule 18

Incorporate Vision & Objectives from 6 Downtown Plan (DCH & DTS) Goal Downtown Oakville will Goal be an attractive, active, Downtown Oakville will be an attractive, active, animated and vibrant downtown where people animated and vibrant downtown where people come together to live, come together to live, meet, work, say, interact meet, work, say, interact and engage. It will be the and engage. It will be the cultural, social and cultural, social and economic heart of our community where citizens economic heart of our community where citizens and visitors can celebrate and experience the and visitors can celebrate natural setting, heritage, culture and the arts. and experience the natural setting, heritage, culture and the arts. 19

7 Revise Approach to Growth Target • Draft approach considers a “minimum planned density ” of people and jobs per hectare • No number provided at this point. To be confirmed once: • Public input received on draft policies • An approach for expressing growth and density numbers is more firmly established for the OP as a whole • Baseline data confirmed through census • Allocation requirements from Halton Region more clearly understood • Future conformity amendments necessary 20

Study Process: Next Steps Consultation: Study Commencement Draft Directions Consultation: Draft Directions STAGE 1 (2015 – 2017) Draft Policies we are here Consultation: Draft Policies Q1 2017 Proposed Policies OPA - Public Meeting Statutory Planning Act Process: Official Plan Amendment (OPA) at Recommended Planning & Development Council Policies OPA STAGE 2 Town Wide Conformity Review & (2019 – 2020) Official Plan Amendment 21

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