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Town of Bishop's Falls Municipal Plan 2015-2025 TOWN OF BISHOP’S FALLS MUNICIPAL PLAN 2015-2025 | MARCH, 2016 | CONTACT INFORMATION: 100 LEMARCHANT ROAD | ST. JOHN’S, NL | A1C 2H2 | CANADA P. (709) 738-2500 | F. (709) 738-2499 www.tractconsulting.com URBAN AND RURAL PLANNING ACT (2000) RESOLUTION TO ADOPT Town of Bishop’s Falls Municipal Plan (2015-2025) Under the authority of Section 16 of the Urban and Rural Planning Act, 2000, the Town Council of Bishop’s Falls adopts the Town of Bishop’s Falls Municipal Plan, (2015-2025). Adopted by Town Council of Bishop’s Falls on the ____ day of ___________________, 2016. Signed and sealed this ____ day of ___________________, 2016. Mayor: ____________________________ Robert Hobbs Clerk: _____________________________ Dan Oldford (Council Seal) CANADIAN INSTITUTE OF PLANNERS CERTIFICATION I certify that the attached Town of Bishop’s Falls Municipal Plan 2015-2025 has been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Urban and Rural Planning Act, 2000. MCIP: _______________________________ Member of Institute of Planners (MCIP) Robert Ross, MCIP URBAN AND RURAL PLANNING ACT (2000) RESOLUTION TO APPROVE Town of Bishop’s Falls Municipal Plan (2015-2025) Under the authority of section 16, section 17 and section 18 of the Urban and Rural Planning Act 2000, the Town Council of Bishop’s Falls: a) adopted the Bishop’s Falls Municipal Plan on the ___ day of _____________, 2016. b) gave notice of the adoption of the Bishop’s Falls Municipal Plan by advertisement inserted on the ____ day and the ____ day of _______________, 2016 in the _____________________________ newspaper[s]. c) set the ___ day of _______________, at ______a.m./ p.m. at the Town Hall, 2016, for the holding of a public hearing to consider objections and submissions. Now under the authority of Section 23 of the Urban and Rural Planning Act 2000, the Town Council of Bishop’s Falls approves the Bishop’s Falls Municipal Plan as adopted. SIGNED AND SEALED this ___ day of __________________, 2016. Mayor: ________________________________________ Robert Hobbs (Council Seal) Clerk: ________________________________________ Dan Oldford TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........................................................................................................................................... 1 1.0 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................... 2 1.1 Land Use Planning within the Town of Bishop’s Falls ................................................................ 2 1.2 Role and Purpose of Municipal Plan .......................................................................................... 3 1.3 Municipal Town Boundary and Planning Area........................................................................... 4 1.4 Plan Content .............................................................................................................................. 5 1.5 Consultation and Comments ..................................................................................................... 6 1.6 Process for Adoption, Approval and Registration of the Plan ................................................... 6 1.7 Administration, Legal Effect and Authority of Municipal Plan .................................................. 7 1.8 Relationship to Other Plans and Legislation .............................................................................. 7 1.9 Plan Organization ....................................................................................................................... 9 2.0 UNDERSTANDING THE COMMUNITY ......................................................................................................... 10 2.1 Location.................................................................................................................................... 10 2.2 Local History ............................................................................................................................. 11 2.3 Recent Population Trends ........................................................................................................ 12 2.4 Natural Population ................................................................................................................... 13 2.5 Age Distribution of Local Residents ......................................................................................... 13 2.6 Local Children and Young Adults ............................................................................................. 15 2.7 Family and Household Characteristics ..................................................................................... 16 2.8 Dwelling Unit Types ................................................................................................................. 17 2.9 Income Levels .......................................................................................................................... 18 2.10 Education and Employment ..................................................................................................... 19 2.11 Social Planning Issues .............................................................................................................. 20 2.12 Understanding the Land Base ................................................................................................. 22 3.0 SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND REPORT ...................................................................................................... 26 3.1 Overview .................................................................................................................................. 26 3.2 Findings of Background Report ................................................................................................ 26 3.3 Public Consultation Input Received ......................................................................................... 27 3.4 Engineering and Infrastructure ................................................................................................ 28 3.5 Flood Plain, Environmental and visual Management .............................................................. 29 3.6 Proposed Planning Direction ................................................................................................... 29 4.0 LAND USE PLANNING DEFINITIONS ............................................................................................................ 30 5.0 COMMUNITY VISION STATEMENT AND PLANNING OBJECTIVES ................................................................ 44 5.1 Community Vision Statement .................................................................................................. 44 5.2 Land Use Planning Objectives .................................................................................................. 44 5.3 Other Land Use Planning Influences ........................................................................................ 45 6.0 GENERAL POLICIES ..................................................................................................................................... 47 6.1 General Application ................................................................................................................. 47 6.2 Growth Management .............................................................................................................. 50 6.3 Development Application Review ............................................................................................ 51 6.4 Land Use Planning and Neighbourhood Character .................................................................. 52 6.5 Infill Residential Development ................................................................................................. 53 6.6 Sense of Place .......................................................................................................................... 54 6.7 Subdivision ............................................................................................................................... 55 6.8 Subdivision Development Agreements and Guarantees ......................................................... 56 6.9 Provision of Parkland and Open Space .................................................................................... 57 6.10 Protection of Wetlands and Bodies of Water .......................................................................... 58 6.11 Soils and Drainage .................................................................................................................... 59 6.12 Gravel Material Extraction and Removal ................................................................................ 59 6.13 Development Adjacent to Highways ...................................................................................... 60 6.14 Municipal Services and Public Utilities .................................................................................... 62 6.15 Water and Sewer Services ....................................................................................................... 62 6.16 Telecommunications, Solar and Wind Power .......................................................................... 63 6.17 Development Standards, Services and Building Codes .......................................................... 63 6.18 Access to a Public Street ......................................................................................................... 64 6.19 Parking, Loading and
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