Report Recommendation(s)
That Joint Planning and Housing Committee and Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee, recommend Council:
- Direct staff to draft amendments relating to the planning matters described in this report and begin the consultation process;
- Receive this report on the revisions to the Official Plan that may be required and consider written and oral submissions and discussions of the public, as per Section 26 (3) and (5) of the Planning Act;
- Delegate, to a joint meeting of Planning and Housing Committee and Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee, the authority for the following items, to be held in succession at a meeting preferably in June 2025:
- The public meeting under Section 17 of the Planning Act for the purposes of considering the Official Plan amendments required to be consistent with the Provincial Planning Statement 2024; and
- The special meeting required under Section 26 of the Planning Act for the purposes of discussing the revisions to the Official Plan that may be required as part of the growth projections update, which is separate from the contents of this report and is a separate amendment process.