COUNTY OF BRUCE OFFICIAL PLAN Adopted By County Council May 20, 1997 Approved by Minister of Municipal Affairs September 15, 1998 Approved by the Ontario Municipal Board November 16, 1999 Five Year Review Approved by MMAH June 21, 2010 (Office Consolidation – Jan. 2006) (Update – May, 2008) (Consolidation - including OPA 99 – Feb. 2009) (Consolidation - including Adopted OPA #116 – April, 2009) (Consolidation - including MMAH Decision – August, 2010) (Consolidated Copy – September 23, 2010) (OMB Decision [PL091020] – June 30, 2011) (Update – August 2011) (OMB Oral Decision [PL091020] - January 18, 2012) (Consolidation including OMB Decision of Mar 1, 2012 [PL091020] – March 22, 2012) (Consolidation – June 2012) (Consolidation – January 2013) (Office Consolidation – April 2013) (Consolidation – June 2013), (Consolidation – October 2013) (December 2013), (April 2014), (Nov. 2014) (February, 2015) (July 2015) (Sept 2015) (June 2016) (Nov. 2016) (Mar 2017) (July 2017) (Aug. 2017) (September 2017) TABLE OF CONTENTS PART A PLAN FRAMEWORK ....................................................................................................... 1 1.0 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................... 1 1.1 PURPOSE ......................................................................................................... 1 1.2 CONTEXT.......................................................................................................... 1 1.3 HOW TO USE THE PLAN ................................................................................. 2 2.0 STRUCTURE OF THE PLAN ........................................................................................... 4 2.1 PLAN COMPONENTS ....................................................................................... 4 2.2 FUNCTION ........................................................................................................ 4 PART B - THE PLAN .................................................................................................................................. 5 3.0 VISION, GOALS AND OBJECTIVES ................................................................. 5 3.1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................... 5 3.2 VISION .............................................................................................................. 5 3.3 PRINCIPLE OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ............................................. 5 3.4 COUNTY GOALS & OBJECTIVES .................................................................... 5 3.4.1 County Goals ....................................................................................................... 5 4.0 GENERAL POLICIES ....................................................................................................... 7 4.1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................... 7 4.2 GENERAL OBJECTIVES ................................................................................... 7 4.3 THE ENVIRONMENT ........................................................................................ 7 4.3.1 Objectives ............................................................................................................ 7 4.3.2 General Policies ................................................................................................... 8 4.3.2.1 Cold and Warm Water Streams ........................................................... 8 4.3.2.2 Drinking Water Source Protection ........................................................ 8 4.3.2.3 Areas of Natural or Scientific Interest (ANSI) ....................................... 9 4.3.2.4 Locally Significant Wetlands .............................................................. 10 4.3.2.5 Provincially Significant Wetlands ....................................................... 10 4.3.2.6 Significant Woodlands ........................................................................ 11 4.3.2.7 Threatened and Endangered Species ............................................... 11 4.3.2.8 Significant Valleylands ....................................................................... 12 4.3.2.9 Deer Wintering Areas ......................................................................... 12 4.3.2.10 Significant Wildlife Habitat ................................................................... 13 4.3.2.11 Karst .................................................................................................... 13 4.3.2.12 Headwater/Recharge Areas ................................................................ 13 4.3.3 Requirements for Environmental Impact Studies .............................................. 13 4.3.4 Conservation Authority Regulations................................................................... 14 4.4 POPULATION AND HOUSING ........................................................................ 15 4.4.1 Population and Housing Objectives ................................................................... 15 4.4.2 Population Projections ....................................................................................... 15 4.4.3 Settlement Patterns ........................................................................................... 16 4.4.4 Housing Projections / Number of Residential Units Required ........................... 16 4.4.4.1 General Housing Policies ................................................................... 17 4.4.4.2 Affordable Housing Policies ............................................................... 20 4.5 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ......................................................................... 22 4.5.1 Objectives .......................................................................................................... 22 4.5.2 General Policies ................................................................................................. 22 4.6 TRANSPORTATION ........................................................................................ 23 4.6.1 Objectives .......................................................................................................... 23 4.6.2 General Policies ................................................................................................. 23 4.6.3 Roads ................................................................................................................. 24 4.6.3.1 Arterial Roads ..................................................................................... 24 4.6.3.2 Collector Roads .................................................................................. 24 .4.6.3.3 Local Roads ....................................................................................... 24 4.6.3.4 Provincial Highways ........................................................................... 24 4.6.3.5 County Roads ..................................................................................... 25 4.6.3.6 Scenic Roads ..................................................................................... 25 4.6.4 Railway ............................................................................................................... 25 Printed on: September 12, 2017 - i - 4.6.5 Recreational Trails ............................................................................................. 26 4.6.6 Airports ............................................................................................................... 26 4.6.7 Harbours ............................................................................................................ 26 4.7 SERVICES AND UTILITIES ............................................................................. 27 4.7.1 Objectives .......................................................................................................... 27 4.7.2 General Policies ................................................................................................. 27 4.7.3 Waste Management ........................................................................................... 27 4.7.4 Major Utilities ...................................................................................................... 28 4.7.5 Water and Sewer Services ................................................................................ 29 4.7.5.1 Infrastructure ...................................................................................... 29 4.7.5.2 Multi Year Sewage and Water Servicing Plan – Local Official Plans 29 4.7.5.3 Water & Sewer Servicing Study – Planning Applications .................. 29 4.7.5.4 Interim Servicing – Primary Urban Communities ............................... 30 4.7.5.5 Servicing – Secondary Urban Communities, Hamlet, Rural Recreational, Inland Lake and other Identified Designations.............. 31 4.7.5.5.1 Secondary Urban Communities Designation ..................................................... 31 4.7.5.5.2 Rural Recreational Area Designation ................................................................ 32 4.7.5.5.3 Inland Lake Designation AND Hamlet Designation ........................................... 32 4.7.5.5.4 Estate Designation ............................................................................................. 33 4.7.5.6 Communal Policies ............................................................................. 33 4.7.5.7 Municipal Water and Sewer Services - New or Expansion ...............