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PAC - ORIENTATION
JANUARY 19, 2015
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LAND USE PLANNING
• Concerns just about all facets of life.
• Decides where homes, commercial
development and places of employment should
be built, for example.
• Where schools and parks will be, and other
services such as roads, water/sewers and other
such utilities.
• Provides for walkways and sidewalks helping to
promote physical connectivity.
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BACKGOUND ON LAND USE
PLANNING
Brief review of the following:
▫ Planning Act RSO
▫ Provincial Policy Statement (PPS)
▫ City of Cornwall’s Official Plan – available on line
▫ Zoning By-law 751, 1969, as amended – available
on line
▫ Waterfront Plan
▫ Data Book
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PLANNING ACT
 The Planning Act Requires a Municipality to pass
an Official Plan.
 Provides for the Authority and structure of
Municipalities to be involved in or pass Zoning ByLaws.
 Section 2 and 3.1 of the Planning Act for PPS.
 Section 8 of the Act provides for the establishment
of the Planning Advisory and Hearing Committee
(PAC).
 Section 45 and 53 outline the role of the
Committee of Adjustment, Section 51 provides for
Subdivisions, etc.
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PLANNING ACT (cont’d)
• Section 34 of the Act concerns the ability for
Council to pass Zoning By-laws and
Amendments to such.
• Bill 51 came into effect in 2007 and changed
some of the procedures and powers related to
the Planning Act.
▫ Example:
Land use planning process
Notice time line extension
Letters of complete application
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ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS OF
THE PLANNING ACT
The Planning Act also asks that Council of
Municipalities and others, be concerned about other
key areas and to carry out its responsibilities under
the Act…
Some examples are:
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The protection of ecological systems, including
natural areas, features and functions (i.e. river
courses).
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The protection of the agricultural resources of the
Province.
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ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS OF
THE PLANNING ACT (cont’d)
• The supply, efficient use and conservation of
energy and water.
• The adequate provision and efficient use of
communication, transportation, sewage, water
services, and waste management systems.
• The orderly development of safe and healthy
Communities.
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PROVINCIAL POLICY STATEMENT
(PPS)
Introduced in the mid 1990’s and became the
Province’s “Official Plan” for Municipal Official
Plans. Newest PPS 2014 recently revised.
▫ Municipalities must be consistent with these policies.
▫ Tries to ensure consistency across the Province in
how provincial interests are handled by local
governments.
▫ Examples of these are: Building Strong
Communities by maintaining the well-being of
downtowns and mainstreets.
▫ Ensure urban services are in place for urban
development.
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3 KEY ELEMENTS OF THE PPS
1. Manage and direct land uses to achieve efficient
development and land use patterns.
2. Wise use and management of resources.
3. Protect public health and safety.
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OFFICIAL PLAN
• What is an official plan?
• An Official Plan describes Council's policies on
how land in a community should be used.
• It is prepared with input from you and others in a
community, and helps to ensure that future
planning and development will meet the specific
needs of the community.
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OFFICIAL PLAN
The Cornwall Official Plan (2002-2004), as
adopted by City Council, is the City’s
comprehensive policy document that outlines key
directions and emphasis mainly on community
planning and development issues:
• Basis of the plan outlines Planning assumptions,
Principles, and major goals.
• Mandatory for all municipalities to have one.
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OFFICIAL PLAN
• 5-year reviews – ongoing for us.
• Is a public document and serves as notice to the
public on future development. Comprehensive in
scope – 20-25 years.
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OFFICIAL PLAN Cont’d
• May be used as a basis for establishing the use
of discretionary powers given to municipalities in
the Planning Act.
• All development matters must be consistent with
it and, in turn the O.P must be consistent and
promote the interest of the PPS.
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OFFICIAL PLAN (cont’d)
It provides strategic direction and a policy
framework for Council, Administration, developers
and citizens on:
• Future long-term direction and form of the City’s
growth
• Land use policies i.e. Residential, Commercial
Employment Lands , Rural Area, Institutional,
Open Space, etc
• Community redevelopment
• Transportation planning
• Sewer and water
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OFFICIAL PLAN (cont’d)
• Housing
• Parks and recreation
• Waterfront/Tourism planning
• Heritage conservation
• Brownfield's redevelopment
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ZONING BY-LAW
• Purpose of Zoning is to provide for current and
future land uses in a Regulatory document.
• Protect areas from incompatible development.
• Implement the Official Plan.
• In layman’s terms, the Planning Act, under
Section 34 provides for municipalities to create
zones which govern the land uses and/or
buildings which may be located in the City.
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ZONING BY-LAW(cont’d)
In order to create consistency and compatibility of
abutting land uses, the Zoning By-law regulates
elements such as:
• Range of permitted uses
• Setbacks for structures
• Height of buildings
• How much parking is required
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ZONING BY-LAW(cont’d)
• Lot sizes
• Minimum and Maximum densities
• These are more recently being referred to
as “ Performance Measures” – formerly
Zoning standards.
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ZONING BY-LAW, (cont’d)
The City is divided into areas (zones) such as:
• Residential – RES 10, 15, 20, 30 and 40
• Institutional – INS 10, and 20
• Industrial – MFR 10, 20 and 30
• Commercial – COM 11, 12, 51, 70 and CBD,
CH, CC
• Open Space – OPS 10, OPS Commercial
• Rural Area and Prime Agricultural
• Environmental Constraint (F - Floodplain) and
(WP – Wetland Protection)
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ZONING BY-LAW
 Principal regulatory tool of land use control that a
Municipality has to implement O.P. policies.
 One of the principal activities of the PAC Committee is to
review applications for amendments to the Zoning Bylaw and to make recommendations to Council, while
facilitating and taking into account any Public process
input.
 Basically, there are two types of Zoning Amendments:
a) Amendment to the text, adding a Zoning district, a new
definition or regulation.
b) Rezone or change the Zoning Map or special area.
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ZONING BY-LAW, (cont’d)
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ZONING PROCESS
Ideally, all new development and/or redevelopment
must comply with the Zoning By-law.
Should this not be possible, then an application for
a Zoning By-law amendment may be made.
Such an application is circulated to all affected
property owners within a 400 foot radius.
As well, the application is circulated to all listed
agencies.
If the zoning change is minor, it can be reviewed by
the Committee of Adjustment.
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ZONING BY-LAW, (cont’d)
• Parts of the Zoning By-law date back to 1969,
but many sections have been revised over the
years.
• Need to continuously update and revise the
Zoning By-law to be in conformity with the
Official Plan, and be reflective of contemporary
development trends.
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ZONING BY-LAW, (cont’d)
• This was stressed even more under the new Bill
51 Regulations which called for all zoning
documents to be in conformity with the Official
Plan and, subsequently, for all Official Plans to
be reviewed.
• Important: Once the Official Plan Review is
completed, resulting in an amended Plan, it is
Mandatory (Under the Planning Act – Section 26
(9)) to conduct a Comprehensive Review of the
Zoning to bring it into full conformity with the new
Official Plan.
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ZONING BY-LAW (cont’d)
Legal Non-conforming – Under Section 34 (9)
• Those land uses established prior to the 1969
By-law or any amendment on an area, may
be allowed to remain.
• Such a use may be enlarged and expanded
through a Minor Variance application.
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ZONING BY-LAW, (cont’d)
ZONING TRENDS – RESIDENTIAL
• Trends to semi detached and some small lot
singles continues to be strong.
• Infilling lots are being absorbed into residential
development and densification becoming more
accepted as a development option. (JC Godard
projects, Pelda Cotton Mills).
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ZONING BY-LAW, (cont’d)
ZONING TRENDS - COMMERCIAL
• Multi-use/tenant and multi-pad development is
now predominant – Harden Group, Villarboit
• Renewal of Downtown/LeVillage commercial
buildings through HOTC CIP Programs.
• Introduction of new Community Commercial –
Shopping Centre (CC-SC) zone on over 30
Community properties a few years ago has
helped to facilitate a number of redevelopment
efforts. Greater flexibility in use mix and
performance measures (zoning standard).
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SUBDIVISON CONDOMINUM
• Ongoing subdivision activity:
• Charles Clément – McConnell Avenue
• J.F. Markell – Subdivision North Pitt and
Cornwall Centre
• Doug Campbell – Camitzy Mackenzie north
Pitt
• Cartwave Realty Ltd. – North Riverdale
Parkwood Estates
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SUBDIVISON CONDOMINUM Cont’d
• Cartwave - St. Michel / Lourdes
• J.F. Markell - Condos along Water Street
• JC Godard - Kings Landing
• CH Clément - Third and York, First and Pitt as
well as Fourth
• Robert Pelda – Cotton Mills North and South of
Race Street
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COMMITTEE OF ADJUSTMENT
• The Committee of Adjustment (COA) is a sister
Committee to Planning Advisory Committee
(PAC) and addresses delegated responsibilities
on behalf of Council.
• It is responsible for Minor Variance Applications
(Section 45 of the Planning Act).
• As well as Consents, Right of Ways, Long Term
Leases, Easements (Section 53).
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OTHER FUNCTIONS OF THE
PLANNING DIVISION
 Subdivision/Condominium approval
 Site Plan approval
 Community Improvement Plans (CIP) Dana McLean to present more details under a
separate power point)
 Secondary Plans (i.e. Waterfront Plan)
 Committee of Adjustment (variances and land
division)
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PLANNING DOCUMENTS
• Official Plan - available on line
• Comprehensive Zoning By law - available on
line
• Data Book
• Waterfront Plan
• Dillon's Official Plan Background Report Aug ‘14
• Watson’s Comprehensive Review ( MCR) dated
May 12, 2014
• 2 CIP’s HOTC/Brownfields
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Knox City Centre In Progress
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