LEAR C ONTIGUOUS A REAS A NALYSIS (CAA) M APPING R EFINEMENT LEAR Open House Presentation April 2015
B ACKGROUND • “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
P URPOSE OF M APPING R EFINEMENT • 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 on 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
M ETHODOLOGY (C ONT ) • 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 of 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
C ONTIGUOUS A REAS A NALYSIS (P ART 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
R EFINEMENT OF THE LEAR R ECOMMENDED P RIME A GRICULTURE A REA • 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
N EXT S TEPS • 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 General Agriculture Rural (OP Section 5.1.1.4) (OP Section 5.1.2.3) (OP Section 5.2.4) Agricultural uses All uses permitted in Prime All uses permitted in Prime High impact agricultural uses. Agricultural Areas Agricultural Areas Secondary uses, Agri-tourism Uses, a single-detached dwelling on an Rural economic development uses All uses permitted in General existing lot of record Agricultural Areas Agriculture-related Commercial Uses Agriculture-related Industrial Uses Limited Institutional uses A second dwelling for farm help Intensive recreation (accessory to farm operation) Animal kennels A second dwellings for heritage preservation (accessory to farm operation) 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
Q UESTION AND A NSWER S ESSION
S TAFF C ONTACTS : Region of Peel Town of Caledon Brooke Marshall, Principal Planner Ohi Izirien, Senior Policy Planner Region of Peel DAPP Department Integrated Planning Division 6311 Old Church Road 10 Peel Centre Drive, Suite A, 6th Floor Caledon, ONL7C 1J6 Brampton, ON, L6T 4B9 Tel: 905-584-2272 ext. 4271 Tel: 905-791-7800 ext. 4749 Ohi.lzirein@caledon.ca Brooke. Marshall@peelregion.ca W EBSITE : http://www.peelreqion.ca/planninq/paawq/lear-mds.htm
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