The Town of The Blue Mountains would like to advise residents that the final draft of the Official Plan has been posted.
Staff Report PDS.24.141 and the Official Plan draft were presented at the Committee of the Whole meeting on December 10, 2024. Following thorough discussion, the Committee voted to receive the report but did not proceed to adopt the final Offical Plan draft at this time. Instead, the Committee directed Town staff to include the Master Drainage Plan within the Official Plan Amendment and to prepare a further staff report for Council consideration that will include:
- Options for building heights and densities
- Parkland dedication
- Time and budget investments to date
- Linkages to the 2023 Housing Needs Assessment
- Wording changes with regard to access points in residential developments with specific reference to the Georgian Trail
Discussion of this report begins at the 1:48:00 mark of the meeting recording. These recommendations were approved by Council on December 16, 2024. The subsequent staff report is expected to be presented in the new year and will be made available once released in an agenda package.
Official Plan Revision Documents
The updated Official Plan document with tracked changes, is available for public review. All updates completed in Phase 1 are shown in red underline and red strikethrough. All updates completed in Phase 2, including the most recent updates completed as of November 27, 2024, 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
Public Comment Matrix
The Comment Matrix document summarizes public comments received up to November 26, 2024, which Staff have reviewed and responded to.
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.
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 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.