By Pepper Parr
September 17th, 2020
BURLINGTON, ON
It was to be the last of the meetings where the public could learn more about the Scoped Review of the Revisions to the approved but not yet adopted Official Plan.
This is the plan that was voted on during the closing days of the 2014 – 18 city council that was then turned back by the Region where it has to be approved.
When the document was returned to the city the new council had an opportunity to make additional changes that were more in line with the new agenda.
The document that was being prepared now has 21 appendices, the latest of which was released shortly before the meeting.
The document will go to a meeting of Council where it will be heavily debated. That meeting is on September 30th.
On the 6th of October it goes to city council again and will be voted upon.
This is a map of the Growth Framework with the Neighbourhood centres shown.
This is the map with the Urban Growth Centre boundaries in place and each of the precincts colour coded. This map has gone through numerous revisions. .
The public was introduced to where the neighbourhood centres are to be located. There are eight of them.
It will be passed at city council. Ward 5 Councillor Paul Sharman might vote against it.
It then goes to the Region where it has to be approved.
Then back to Burlington city council where any last minute touch ups get done – it then becomes the law of the land.
Unless of course it is appealed to the Local Planning Act Tribunal.
Last night the public got to see some new maps.
