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Open House

Regional Official Plan

Amendment (ROPA)

Application

February 18, 2016

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B R BRES Overview

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The principle of adding 10,348 people

and 2,635 jobs on 190 hectares of

land was established by the Province

through the Growth Plan and then

implemented by ROPA 24 and then

OPA 226

Caledon’s process to accommodate

the allocated population commenced

in 2012 with a study to expand the

current Bolton settlement area

boundary.

Study area boundary:

North:- Castlederg Sideroad

South:- Mayfield Rd.

East:- Caledon King Townline

West:- The Gore Road

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Site Selection Process

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1. Determined expansion area

boundary

2. Determine potential settlement

residential expansion areas:

• Option 1: North Hill West

• Option 2: North Hill East

• Option 3: GO Station Focus

• Option 4: King St. West

• Option 5: Healy Road North

• Option 6: Humber Station Rd.

• 3 Rounding-Out Areas

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3. Evaluation of potential settlement

expansion area was informed by a

number of technical studies e.g. 1. Servicing and Infrastructure

2. Agriculture

3. Environment/Natural Heritage

4. Transportation

4. Determined criteria to evaluate

potential settlement expansion area

5. Reviewed evaluation criteria with

council, the public, stakeholders &

agencies

6. Refined evaluation criteria &

recommend potential expansion area

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The Criteria:

1. The expansion area is a logical extension to the current

built-up area and will be well integrated into the fabric of

the existing developed area.

2. The expansion area will provide for the completion of a

component of the existing urban area and will not

prejudice the preparation of larger-scale comprehensive

planning studies in the future.

3. Proposed development will have minimal impacts on the

function of existing and planned employment lands.

4. Impact of development in the expansion area on the

function of the adjacent prime agricultural area.

5. There are no sensitive or significant features within the

expansion area that have a moderate to high impact on

the development potential of the lands and/or on the

design and layout of the new residential area.

Basis of Evaluation Criteria

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The Criteria

6. There is capacity in the existing and already planned

major road system to accommodate development in the

expansion area without having a significant impact on the

level of service.

7. Development in the expansion area will support the

establishment of GO Rail services in Bolton.

8. Development in the expansion area will not result in the

need for complex and expensive servicing infrastructure

upgrades that may have an impact on the availability of

the lands for development by 2031.

9. New development in the expansion area will optimize the

use of existing and already planned community

infrastructure.

10 The location of the expansion area will support the

planned function of existing and already planned

commercial areas in Bolton.

Basis of Evaluation Criteria

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B R Consultation

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Public & stakeholders’ consultation was an integral part of the

BRES process

Meetings with council, stakeholders, agencies and the public to

provide input during the following sessions:

o Nov 27, 2012- First Open House

o Feb 5, 2013 - First Council Workshop

o Feb 28, 2013 - Second Open House

o May 14, 2013 - Presentation to Council

o Jun 11, 2013 - Second Council Workshop

o Jun 12, 2013 - Third Open House

o Jul 9, 2013 - Presentation to Council

o Feb 11, 2014 - Third Council Workshop

o Mar 4, 2014 - Fourth Open House

o Jun 24, 2014 – Council Decision on Expansion Area

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Town Council approved the proposed

BRES Expansion Area on June 24, 2014

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Locations

North of King Street, West of the

Canadian Pacific (CP) Rail and

East of The Gore Road

3 Rounding-out areas carved out

by the Greenbelt on:

the west side of Duffy’s Lane just

north of King Street,

an area west of Regional Road 50

at Columbia Way,

and the area along Chickadee

Lane

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B R ROPA Application

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Regional Official Plan Amendment

application was submitted by the

Town on October 14 2014

Regional Official Plan Amendment

application was deemed Complete

on October 21, 2014

Region of Peel commenced review

of application by circulating to

agencies for comments

Review process by the Region of

Peel is ongoing