How many reports does it take to do a Scoped Re-examination of the Adopted Official Plan ? Lots!

News 100 redBy Pepper Parr

August 19th, 2020

BURLINGTON, ON

Most of the reports listed below can be reached by clicking on the link.

The “Taking a Closer Look at the Downtown” (Scoped Re-examination of the Adopted Official Plan) is a document-heavy process.

To get a sense as to just how document-heavy it has been – and it isn’t over yet – gaze at the documents listed below.

New OP graphic

That Closer Look amounts to a big pile of paper

The project team has released recommended modifications to the downtown policies in the Adopted Official Plan. These policies will guide development in downtown Burlington to the year 2031. The recommended modifications and associated reports are linked below.

The meat of it all is in the first document – not actually in the document itself – it’s in one of the Appendices.

The recommended modifications are discussed in staff report PL-16-20 and in Appendix 1 of PL-16-20, SGL Planning & Design Final Report.

The Official Plan recommended modifications themselves are contained in Appendices 2, 3, and 4 of report PL-16-20.

Appendices 5-14 of report PL-16-20 contain technical studies that have been completed in support of the Re-examination of the Adopted Official Plan.

Appendix 15 of report PL-16-20 contains draft Downtown Burlington Placemaking and Urban Design Guidelines, to be prepared by SGL Planning & Design and released in July 2020.

Appendices 16-19 contain information about public engagement that informed the recommended modifications to the adopted Official Plan. This includes responses to feedback received.

Appendix 20 contains updates on other City projects, as of May 2020. This appendix may be further updated in September 2020.

Appendix 21 of report PL-16-20 will contain a project update that will be prepared and released in September 2020, in advance of the public meeting. This appendix will address all feedback received up until August 28, 2020.

Next Steps

The City will share two more documents – expected sometime in September:

  • Financial Impact Analysis concerning the recommended policy modifications, and
  • Draft Downtown Burlington Placemaking and Urban Design Guidelines for public review.

Aug. 28, 2020: Deadline to submit comments on the recommended modifications to the adopted Official Plan so the project team has time to consider the feedback in advance of the Sept. 30 Committee meeting.

Sept. 2020: The project team will release an additional appendix to the staff report PL-16-20 that was published in June. This appendix will provide project updates and a response to all feedback that was received prior to Aug. 28.

Sept. 30, 2020: City Council will consider all reports at a public meeting of the Community Planning, Regulation, and Mobility Committee on Sept. 30. This meeting will include a presentation from City staff and the project consultants. The public will have a chance to delegate.

Oct. 7, 2020: Council will consider the Sept. 30 recommendations at a Special Council meeting on Oct. 7. Council will decide whether to endorse the recommended policy modifications and submit them to Halton Region for inclusion in the Region’s approval of the new Official Plan that Council adopted in Apr. 2018.

The Gazette will now dive into the pile of documents and report on what it all means.

Stand By and Stay Tuned..

 

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2 comments to How many reports does it take to do a Scoped Re-examination of the Adopted Official Plan ? Lots!

  • Well thanks to a short conversation with Alison Enns on Monday followed up by her today with an e-mail we have the answers we have been looking for and the documentation to support the answer. The current city OP included 1425 and 1415 Ghent and the Long Term Care Centre next door in the UGC which was quite concerning. The good news is the Region Official Plan excludes these three properties in the UGC and the City’s OP has to comply with the Region. Have no qualms about the Molinaro project next door on Brant and Ghent but could just envisage 1425 and 1415 Ghent being the peanut butter in a texas toast cut sandwich. We think this will be the first time you have ever heard us say yeah for the Region! .

  • Good luck! We have been trying since before the LPAT appeals deadlinbe to get an answer to a question related to the city official ;plan UGC at Ghent Ave versus the Region Official Plan no-one (including Planning Deopartment) has been able to answer the question\provide the documentation from City and Region that will support their answer.