The City of Greater Sudbury Official Plan
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THE CITY OF GREATER SUDBURY OFFICIAL PLAN People Engaged • Places Defined • Progress Driven DRAFT PHASE 1 AMENDMENT February, 2016 Prepared by: Planning Services Division Growth and Development Department City of Greater Sudbury Notice to Readers of this Plan This copy of the City of Greater Sudbury Official Plan is a consolidation of the Official Plan as: • adopted by City Council on June 14, 2006; • approved by the OMB on December 17, 2007, January 22, 2008, April 10, 2008 and August 20, 2010; and, • amended by By-laws 2008-20P (OPA 1), 2008-164 (OPA 2), 2008-179 (OPA 3), 2008-273 (OPA 9), 2008-278P (OPA 13), 2009-157P (OPA 15), 2010-174P (OPA19), 2010-286P (OPA 20), 2010-282P (OPA 21), 2011-117P (OPA 22), 2011-189P (OPA 24), 2011-164P (OPA 25), 2011-190P (OPA 26); 2011-226P (OPA27), 2011-283P (OPA28), 2011-236P (OPA29), 2011-267P (OPA30), 2012-102P (OPA31), 2012-89P (OPA32), 2013-3P (OPA33), 2013-55P (OPA 37), 2013-67P (OPA 38), 2013-169P (OPA 41), 2013-276P (OPA 42), 2013-255P (OPA 43); • OMB Case No. PL100008, Decision Dated April 8, 2011(OPA17), OMB Order No. 2829(OPA266), OMB Case No. PL070279, Decision Dated June 23, 2009(OPA 276). This consolidation also contains all policies that remain under appeal at the Ontario Municipal Board, for which a Decision has not yet been made. For accurate reference, please consult the official versions of the above-referenced documents, which are available from the City of Greater Sudbury Planning Services Division. Includes all amendments in effect up to December 2013 – To be updated Table of Contents PART I: BASIS OF THE OFFICIAL PLAN 1 1.0 INTRODUCTION 3 1.1 Context 3 1.2 Purpose 6 1.3 Underlying Principles 6 1.4 Vision 10 1.5 Structure 13 PART II: MANAGING GROWTH AND CHANGE 26 2.0 URBAN STRUCTURE 28 2.1 Pattern of Development 30 2.2 Defining the Urban Structure 30 2.3 Reinforcing The Urban Structure 33 3.0 LIVING AREAS 41 3.1 Objectives 41 3.2 Living Area Designations 42 4.0 EMPLOYMENT AREAS 52 4.1 Objectives 53 4.2 Centres 54 4.3 Mixed Use Commercial 67 4.4 Institutional Areas 69 4.5 Industrial Area Designations 74 4.6 Mineral and Aggregate Extraction Designations 76 5.0 RURAL AREAS 81 5.1 Objectives 81 5.2 Rural Area Designation 82 6.0 LOCAL FOOD SYSTEMS 93 6.1 Objectives 95 6.2 Local Food Production (Growing It) 97 7.0 PARKS AND OPEN SPACE 104 7.1 Objectives 104 7.2 Parks and open space classification and Provision Targets 106 7.3 Parks and Open Space Designation 108 PART III: PROTECTING THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT 118 8.0 WATER RESOURCES 119 8.1 General Protection of Water Resources 119 8.2 Watershed Approach – the Link Between Land and Water 120 8.3 Greater Sudbury Drinking Water Source Protection Plan and Ground Water Features 122 8.4 Surface Water Resources – Lakes And Rivers 130 8.5 Stormwater 143 9.0 NATURAL ENVIRONMENT 149 9.1 Objectives 149 9.2 Significant Natural Features AND AREAS 150 9.3 Forest resources 158 9.4 Ecosystem Recovery: Land Reclamation and the Urban Tree Canopy 159 9.5 Environmental Impact STUDY 161 10.0 PROTECTING PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY 163 10.1 Objectives 164 10.2 Flooding and erosion Hazards 164 10.3 Unstable Soils 168 10.4 Mine Hazards and Abandoned Pits and Quarries 169 10.5 Contaminated Lands 172 10.6 Waste Disposal Assessment Areas 174 10.7 Noise, Vibration and Odours 175 10.8 Wildland Fire 176 PART IV: INVESTING IN INFRASTRUCTURE 177 11.0 TRANSPORTATION 178 11.1 Objectives 178 11.2 Roads 179 11.3 Public Transportation 186 11.4 Parking 188 11.5 Greater Sudbury Airport and Airfields 190 11.6 Rail 191 11.7 Active Transportation: Pedestrian and Bicycle Network 194 11.8 Accessibility 196 11.9 Programs: Environmental Improvements to Transportation 197 12.0 UTILITIES 199 12.1 Objectives 199 12.2 Sewer and Water 200 12.3 Solid Waste Management 205 12.4 Utilities and Communications 206 12.5 Energy Efficiency Programs 208 PART V: DEVELOPING QUALITY OF PLACE 212 13.0 HERITAGE RESOURCES 213 13.1 Objectives 213 13.2 Heritage Structures, Districts and Cultural Landscapes 214 13.3 Archaeological resources 219 14.0 URBAN DESIGN 221 14.1 Objectives 222 14.2 General 223 14.3 Community And Neighbourhood Design 225 14.4 Site And Building Design 228 14.5. Safety and Accesibility 230 14.6 Built Heritage and Natural Environment Feature Integration 231 14.7 Design Features, Views and Corridors 232 14.8 Winter Livability 233 14.9 Energy Efficiency And Climate Change Resiliency 234 14.10 Programs 235 15.0 COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT 237 15.1 Objectives 237 15.2 Identification 238 15.3 Issues to Address in CIPs 241 15.4 Implementation 244 PART VI: AGING AND HOUSING 246 16.0 PLANNING FOR AN AGING POPULATION 248 16.1 Objectives 249 16.2 Planning for an Aging Population 250 17.0 HOUSING 268 17.1 Objectives 268 17.2 Policies 269 17.3 Housing Requirements 275 17.4 Programs 275 PART VII: DEVELOPMENT REVIEW AND IMPLEMENTATION 279 19.0 FINANCE 279 19.1 Objective 279 19.2 Policies 280 19.3 PROGRAMS 283 20.0 IMPLEMENTATION 284 20.1 Objectives 284 20.2 General Policies 285 20.3 Detailed Development Plans 286 20.4 Subdivision of Land 286 20.5 Zoning 288 20.6 Site Plan Control Areas 295 20.7 Comprehensive Planned Unit Developments 296 20.8 Maintenance of Property 299 20.9 Interpretation 300 20.10 Monitoring and Review 301 20.11 Citizen Participation and Public Meetings 303 PART VIII: SITE AND AREA SPECIFIC POLICIES AND SCHEDULES 307 21.0 AREA SPECIFIC POLICIES 308 21.1 Whitewater Lake Policy Area 308 21.2 Lake Wanapitei Policy Area 313 21.3 Valley East Policy Area 316 21.4 South End of the Community of Sudbury 319 21.5 South Peninsula of the Ramsey Lake Policy Area 325 21.6 Fairbank Lake Policy Area 327 21.7 Additional Hazard Land Policies 333 21.8 Minnow Lake Policy Area 343 21.9 Ramsey Lake Unserviced Residential 344 21.10 Wanup Policy Area 345 21.11 Long Lake Area Waterbodies 346 22.0 SITE SPECIFIC POLICIES 346 Part I: Basis of the Official Plan 1 1.0 Introduction 3 1.1 Purpose of the Official Plan ................................................................................................................. 3 1.2 Vision ............................................................................................................................................. 1.3 Principles of the Plan .......................................................................................................................... 1.4 Context ........................................................................................................................................... 1.5 Plan Structure ................................................................................................................................... Part II: Managing Growth and Change 2.0 Urban Structure 2.1 Pattern of Development ....................................................................................................................... 2.2 Defining the Urban Structure ................................................................................................................. 3.0 Living Areas 3.1 Objectives ....................................................................................................................................... 3.2 Living Area Designations ...................................................................................................................... 3.3 Intensification ................................................................................................................................... 4.0 Employment Areas 4.1 Objectives ....................................................................................................................................... 4.2 Centres ........................................................................................................................................... 4.3 Mixed Use Commercial ........................................................................................................................ 4.4 Institutional Areas .............................................................................................................................. 4.5 Industrial Area Designations .................................................................................................................. 4.6 Mineral and Aggregate Extraction Designations ........................................................................................... 5.0 Rural Areas 5.1 Objectives ....................................................................................................................................... 5.2 Rural Area Designation ........................................................................................................................ 6.0 Agriculture 6.1 Agricultural Objectives ........................................................................................................................ 6.2 Agricultural Reserve Designation ............................................................................................................ 7.0 Parks and Open Space 7.1 Objectives ....................................................................................................................................... 7.2 Parks and Open Space Designation .......................................................................................................... Part III: Protecting the Natural Environment 8.0 Water Resources 8.1 General Protection of Water Resources .................................................................................................... 8.2 Watershed Approach – the Link Between Land and