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Transforming Aldershot

Official Plan Review

Meeting Agenda

7:00 – 7:05 Welcome and introductions 7:05 – 7:20 City staff planning overview 7:20 – 8:00 Brook McIlroy presentation on urban corridor transformations 8:00 – 8:30 Workshop 8:30 – 8:50 Group Discussion 8:50 – 9:00 Wrap up and next steps

Meeting Purpose

Opportunity to: – Reflect on what has happened in Aldershot since last Official Plan Review; – Hear from urban design experts about how urban corridors transform; how they contribute to placemaking, and how it can be managed; and, – Check in with the community on opportunities and challenges in Ward 1 as part of the current Official Plan Review.

What is an Official Plan (OP)?

• A policy document that sets out the City’s

land use objectives and directions for growth and development for the next 20 years.

• Identifies land uses, the location where the

various uses are permitted, densities, and urban design and built form considerations

• Includes policy directions related to various

aspects of the city: transportation, infrastructure, natural environment, heritage, parks, downtown, social, economic and environmental sustainability.

• Identifies programs that Council uses to

implement the plan (e.g. heritage, housing)

What is an Official Plan (OP)?

• All municipal public works and

by-laws must conform to the OP

• Has legal status and derives authority

from the Ontario Planning Act, which

• utlines the base requirements of an

OP review process

• Developed through planning

analysis, research, interdisciplinary collaboration, and dialogue within the City, with external stakeholders, and the wider community

Existing OP – 8 Guiding Principles

• Create an attractive, livable, community with a wide range of housing,

employment, transportation, and leisure opportunities

Attractive & Livable Attractive & Livable

• Support a healthy, clean, & sustainable community
• Implement sustainable development principles

Sustainable Community Sustainable Community

• Maintain and expand City infrastructure in a fair, realistic and affordable

way

City infrastructure City infrastructure

• Foster a unique, vibrant, strong community identity

Community Identity Community Identity

• Create a pattern that supports the existing business community and new
• pportunities

Community Development Pattern Community Development Pattern

• Support a vigorous local economy

Local Economy Local Economy

• Promote safety and health
• Fair access to housing, municipal services, community and education

facilities, and economic opportunities

Safety & Health, Fair Access Safety & Health, Fair Access

• Achieve through intensification within appropriate areas of the City

Efficient use of land Efficient use of land

Policy Framework

Planning Act & Other Provincial legislation Provincial Policy Statement (PPS) Places to Grow Growth Plan Halton Regional Official Plan City of Burlington Official Plan

PROVINCIAL REGIONAL MUNICIPAL

What is the Official Plan Review Process?

Council Council Council Internal and External Scans Determine Scope Engagement Strategy Develop Work Plan Prepare Directions Reports Prepare Official Plan Amendment Statutory Consultation Statutory Consultation Adoption

Official Plan Review 2012 Work Plans

Mobility Hubs Opportunity and Constraints Study

• Identify and address opportunities and constraints related to Burlington’s mobility

hubs and major transit station areas

Commercial Strategy Study

• Review the adequacy of commercial space within the City and how it integrates with

neighbourhood and community facilities/infrastructure

Employment Lands Study

• Updating the city’s inventory of employment lands; reviewing the existing vacant

employment land inventory; and recommending policy directions for employment lands

Character Area Study for Roseland and Indian Point Ward & Technical Issues

• The Urban Growth Centre and

Urban Growth Corridors will accommodate 33% of Burlington’s future population growth to 2031

Intensification Strategy

• The Plains Rd Corridor comprises the

western portion of the Urban Growth Corridor that runs east-west across the City

Plains Rd Corridor

Official Plan Policies Zoning By-law Regulations Urban Design Guidelines Public Sector Investment

Managing Growth

Plains Road Corridor Urban Design Guidelines

Design Study was prepared in 2006 related to the previous OPR Purpose of the Guidelines are to assist the City to direct future redevelopment

• f the roadway and adjacent lands

As a result of the Study:

– New policy was added to the OP – Zoning regulations were amended (e.g. Setbacks, height and parking) – Guidelines were endorsed by Council and used in the preparation and evaluation

• f development proposals

– Initiated the Functional Design Study to guide public sector investment

Urban Growth Corridor: Plains Road

From vehicle-oriented . . .

And low intensity . . .

To a range of higher density built form. . .

. . . more urban forms of commercial that respond to the street . . . and incremental beautification and improvements to the public realm

. . . more urban forms of commercial and residential . . . and incremental beautification and improvements to the public realm

Transforming Aldershot| Exploring the

Evolution of Plains Road

Anne McIlroy, Matt Reid Brook McIlroy October 10th, 2013

Workshop Discussion

Table Discussion

• Select someone to record the table’s comments and report back for group

discussion. 8:00 – 8:15 What have been the challenges related to the transformations that you’ve seen in Aldershot to date? 8:15 – 8:30 Describe aspects of the transformation (e.g. more pedestrian connections; more street activity; building designs, etc) that have gone well. Describe aspects of the transformation that you think could improve.

Workshop Discussion

8:00 – 8:15

What have been the challenges related to the transformations that you’ve seen in Aldershot to date?

8:15 – 8:30 Describe aspects of the transformation (e.g. more

pedestrian connections; more street activity; building designs, etc) that have gone well. Describe aspects of the transformation that you think could improve.

Wrap up and next steps

• Thank you! You’ve helped us with Phase 2 of the Official Plan
• Feedback from meeting will be summarized and posted on web
• Comments are considered as part of the Official Plan Review