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Official Plan Review

The Town of The Blue Mountains would like to advise residents that the Recommendation Papers for Phase 2 of the Official Plan Review have been posted. In addition, the Statutory Public Meeting and Statutory Open House have been scheduled for this Fall to provide public engagement and comment opportunities.

Statutory Open House & Public Meeting
The Statutory Public Open House is scheduled for Monday, September 23, 2024 from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m., with the Statutory Public Meeting scheduled for Tuesday, October 1, 2024 at 9:30 a.m. For more information, please review the Notice of Open House & Public Meeting

Official Plan Revision Documents

The updated Official Plan document with tracked changes is now available for public review. All updates completed in Phase 1 are shown in red underline and red strikethrough. All updates completed in Phase 2 are shown in blue underline and blue strikethrough. A clean version (without tracked changes) is also linked below. 

Updated Official Plan Document

Updated Official Plan Document - Clean Version

Official Plan Mapping

Recommendation Papers

The Recommendation Papers summarize the proposed changes to the Official Plan by theme. Town Staff and the project consultants determined each recommendation after considering comments received through the public engagement process.

There are seven Recommendation Papers:

 

On this page: 
1. Background Information
2. Phase 1 Information
3. Phase 2 Information

Phase 2 of the Official Plan Review project is now underway. Phase 1, completed in 2022, considered high-level action items, including the vision, guiding principles, goals and objectives. Phase 2 allows a closer look at critical topics that emerged through this process to develop policies to guide future land-use decisions in the Town.

Comments and feedback throughout the project can be shared directly with the Official Plan project staff at any time through the contact form below.

Submit a Comment


Background Information

In 2022, the Town of The Blue Mountains began the process of updating its Official Plan. When complete, the Official Plan will guide all future land-use decisions in the Town, including residential, commercial, and other forms of development. Policies are being developed to consider how to manage growth, housing, density and intensification standards, protection of the environment, how agricultural and natural features will be protected and more. As required by the Planning Act, the Official Plan must be reviewed and updated every five years.

What is an Official Plan?

Watch our short explainer video to learn how the Official Plan impacts you and your neighbourhood! 


Phase 1

Phase 1 of the Official Plan Update was completed in 2022, which included high-level action items, including the Official Plan vision, guiding principles, goals and objectives. Growth management and changes to housing, density, height, and character, were also developed.


Phase 2 

Phase 2 of the Official Plan Review takes a closer look at topics related to the natural environment, climate change, source water protection, rural/agricultural lands, parks, and open space, servicing, commercial/employment lands, transit and transportation, and downtown area building heights.