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LEAR CONTIGUOUS AREAS ANALYSIS (CAA) MAPPING REFINEMENT

LEAR Open House Presentation April 2015

BACKGROUND

• “LEAR Recommended Prime Agriculture Area”

(PAA) identified through study completed by MHBC

• Comments from Public Open House and PAAWG

to undertake further work to refine the LEAR Recommended PAA

• Recommended size threshold for PAA

designations is ≥250 hectares (617 acres)

• Refinement to PAA requires consideration of

natural heritage and prior site specific approvals

PURPOSE OF MAPPING REFINEMENT

• Complete a contiguous areas analysis of the

“LEAR Recommended Prime Agricultural Area”, as identified in the Region of Peel and Town of Caledon LEAR study

• Identify refinement to boundaries of “LEAR

Recommended Prime Agricultural Area” based

• n analysis

• Identify lands with LEAR scores above

recommended threshold for Prime Agricultural Area (score ≥535)

• Apply overlay of natural heritage constraints
• Apply overlay of site specific prior approvals

that removed lands to a non-farm designation

• Group adjacent or abutting lands having

contiguous areas ≥250 hectares

METHODOLOGY (CONT)

• Part A – natural heritage constraints tested in two

ways

– overlay Official Plan natural heritage designations – overlay woodlands and wetlands

• Part B – overlay of prior approved sites by Town
• f Caledon to non-farm land uses
• Part C – Combine Part A and Part B, identify,

assess and refine the size of the recommended boundaries of the LEAR prime agriculture area

CONTIGUOUS AREAS ANALYSIS (PART C)

• Overlay of Part A and B onto the LEAR

Recommended Prime Agricultural lands (i.e., lands meeting the LEAR threshold of 535) to identify contiguous areas of approximately ≥250 ha

• A 250 ha threshold is selected in accordance

with the LEAR technical guidelines

REFINEMENT OF THE LEAR RECOMMENDED PRIME AGRICULTURE AREA

• Compared the CAA boundary to the current

Region Prime Agriculture Area (Official Plan Schedule B) to understand the number of parcels and acreage which have the potential to:

– Remain in the Prime Agriculture Area – Be added to the Prime Agriculture Area – Be removed from the Prime Agriculture Area

NEXT STEPS

• Receive comments/questions today on LEAR

study, methodology and draft mapping

• Post draft study report to Region of Peel

website for 30 day comment period

• Reporting to Region of Peel and Town of

Caledon Councils

Potential Land Use Designation Changes as a Result of LEAR and CAA Review

Permitted Uses in Caledon Official Plan Prime Agricultural, General Agriculture, and Rural Designations

Prime Agricultural Areas

(OP Section 5.1.1.4)

General Agriculture

(OP Section 5.1.2.3)

Rural

(OP Section 5.2.4)  Agricultural uses  High impact agricultural uses.  Secondary uses,  Agri-tourism Uses,  a single-detached dwelling on an existing lot of record  Agriculture-related Commercial Uses  Agriculture-related Industrial Uses  A second dwelling for farm help (accessory to farm operation)  A second dwellings for heritage preservation (accessory to farm

• peration)

 Home occupations (both accessory to a farm operation or accessory to a non-agricultural single-detached dwelling)  Non-intensive recreation,  Stewardship and environmental protection activities  All uses permitted in Prime Agricultural Areas  Rural economic development uses  All uses permitted in Prime Agricultural Areas  All uses permitted in General Agricultural Areas  Limited Institutional uses  Intensive recreation  Animal kennels

QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION

STAFF CONTACTS:

Region of Peel Brooke Marshall, Principal Planner Region of Peel Integrated Planning Division 10 Peel Centre Drive, Suite A, 6th Floor Brampton, ON, L6T 4B9 Tel: 905-791-7800 ext. 4749

• Brooke. Marshall@peelregion.ca

Town of Caledon Ohi Izirien, Senior Policy Planner DAPP Department 6311 Old Church Road Caledon, ONL7C 1J6 Tel: 905-584-2272 ext. 4271 Ohi.lzirein@caledon.ca

WEBSITE:

http://www.peelreqion.ca/planninq/paawq/lear-mds.htm