Official Plan Review

After a year and a half of meticulous planning, engagement and consultations with the public Central Elgin Council approved the Official Plan By-law (2732).

The Official Plan now goes to Elgin County for review and approval. Council and staff would like to thank public stakeholders for all their input in achieving this finalized plan.

To view the Official Plan that was approved by Council, please view the Documents section of this project page.

The Public Meeting as per subsection 17(15)d of the Planning Act was held on July 20, 2022 to afford any person an opportunity to be heard respecting the Municipality of Central Elgin Official Plan Update. The effect of the Official Plan Update is to ensure that the land use planning policies are current, reflect updated provincial policy and legislation and reflect the changing community needs for the next 25 years. The update applies to all lands within the Municipality.

The Municipality of Central Elgin will accept additional comments until July 27, 2022 at 4PM

To view the Presentation navigate to the Documents section of this project page

To view the YouTube recording of the Public Meeting please visit: https://youtu.be/_wmYvP_s-XI

We will be hosting a Public Meeting at 6pm via Zoom on Wednesday, July 20, 2022

This is a final Public Meeting to consider the proposed Official Plan amendment to the Municipality of Central Elgin Official Plan. The purpose of this meeting is to afford any person that attends, an opportunity to make representation with respect to the Official Plan proposal.

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MUNICIPALITY OF CENTRAL ELGIN

NOTICE OF AN APPLICATION AND PUBLIC MEETING

CONCERNING PROPOSED OFFICIAL PLAN AMENDMENT

Municipality of Central Elgin 5-Year Official Plan Update

TAKE NOTICE that:

a) pursuant to Sections 17 and 26 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, as amended, the Corporation of the Municipality of Central Elgin has initiated an update to its Official Plan. Access to the information and material provided under subsections 17(19.1) in support of the application is available for public access, and

b) a Public Meeting, pursuant to Subsection 17(15)(d) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, as amended, will be held by the Council of the Municipality of Central Elgin on the 20^th day of July, 2022 at 6:00 P.M. to consider the proposed Official Plan amendment to the Municipality of Central Elgin Official Plan. The purpose of the Public Meeting is to afford any person that attends, an opportunity to make representation with respect to the Official Plan proposal. The meeting will be conducted virtually by Zoom Webinar (detailed information for this meeting can be found at https://www.letstalkcentralelgin.ca/official-plan-review).

The Municipality of Central Elgin is reviewing its Official Plan to ensure that the land use planning policies are current, reflect updated Provincial policy and legislation, and reflect changing community needs for the next 25-years. The update applies to all lands within the municipality.

The Official Plan is a land use planning document that includes a vision, goals, and land use policy directions for the Municipality. It provides a policy framework for topics such as resource and growth management, the provision of community and physical services, protection of the environment and human health and safety, economic development and asset management. The Official Plan recognizes the matters of local land use planning interest while also ensuring that the policies are consistent with the 2020 Provincial Policy Statement and conform to the County of Elgin Official Plan.

Detailed information about the Official Plan update can be found at the Let’s Talk Central Elgin web site (https://www.letstalkcentralelgin.ca/official-plan-review).

ANY PERSON OR PUBLIC BODY may attend the Public Meeting and/or make written or verbal representation either in support of, or in opposition to the proposed Official Plan Amendment.

If a person or public body would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of the Council of the Municipality of Central Elgin to the Ontario Land Tribunal but the person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the Municipality of Central Elgin before the by-law is passed, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision.

If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting, or make written submissions to the Municipality of Central Elgin before the by-law is passed, the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Ontario Land Tribunal unless, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to do so.

If you wish to be notified of the decision of the Council of the Municipality of Central Elgin on the proposed zoning by-law amendment, you must make a written request to the undersigned.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION relating to the proposed Official Plan update is available for inspection daily, Monday to Friday, 9:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. at the Municipal Offices and at the Central Elgin Planning Office, 9 Mondamin Street, St. Thomas.

DATED at the Municipality of Central Elgin, this 28^th day of June, 2022.

Dianne Wilson, Deputy Clerk

Municipality of Central Elgin

450 Sunset Drive, 1st Floor

St. Thomas, Ontario

N5R 5V1

(519) 631-4860, Ext. 286

Council acknowledged the Central Elgin Planning reports on the Draft OP Policy Update and the Residential Land Supply Report pertaining to the OP during the June 27, 2022 Council meeting. These reports are available in the Documents section of this project page.

The second Open House for the Official Plan Update was held on April 13th, 2022 as a virtual event hosted on Zoom from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. A total of 27 people attended the meeting. The purpose of the Open House was to provide an overview of the draft OP policies, receive feedback and input, and outline the next steps and other opportunities to engage. The comments received will assist the project team in finalizing the OP to present to Council.

The event included a presentation delivered by the consulting team, Dillon Consulting Limited. This was followed by the question-and-answer session with municipal staff.

The following project team members were in attendance:

• Municipality of Central Elgin
  • Lloyd Perrin, Director of Asset Management/Development Services
  • Kevin McClure, Planner
  • Jim McCoomb, Manager of Planning Services
• Dillon Consulting Limited (consultant)
  • Ron Shishido, Planner, Dillon Consulting Limited
  • Zahra Jaffer, Planner, Dillon Consulting Limited
  • Nicole Beuglet, Planner, Dillon Consulting Limited

To view the full summary of this event, please select the document from the Documents section of this project page.

Share your thoughts!

We have developed a set of draft policies to update our Official Plan. We need your input to ensure the draft policies and goals reflect the vision and priorities of our community. We've created a survey so you can share your thoughts on the six (6) key policy areas/themes of the Official Plan.

If you want more information on the draft policies, please review the Official Plan Report update in the Documents section of this page and complete the Survey to let us know your thoughts!

We thank everyone who participated in the April 13, 2022 Virtual Public Open House - Growing Together!

This was our second open house regarding the Official Plan update for our Municipality. For those who were unable to attend we have added it to the documentation section of this project page ( https://www.letstalkcentralelgin.ca/21255/widgets/85403/documents/79415) .

Please remember that tonight at 6:30pm - 8:30pm we will be conducting our virtual Open House regarding the development of a new Central Elgin Official Plan.

To join this meeting please visit the link below:

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We're excited to announce that we will be conducting another virtual Public Open House regarding the development of a new Central Elgin Official Plan.

To join our next virtual open house called "Growing Together Central Elgin - Directions Forward" on April 13, 2022 at 6:30pm please register in the link below:

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