COUNTY OF PETERBOROUGH OFFICIAL PLAN 1994 with amendments consolidated to March 2020 Original OP Approved by MMAH – November 1994 CONSOLIDATION INCLUDES: OPA #1 ......... (Oak Ridges Moraine – Approved October 2004) OPA #2 ......... (Official Plan Update – Approved March 2006 – Effective 03-28-2006) OPA #3 ......... (Local Component – Approved October 2008) OPA #4 ......... (Local - Fitzgerald Fuels– Approved August 2009) OPA #5 ......... (Local – Steranko – Approved March 2011) OPA #6 ......... (Local – Peterborough Housing – Approved December 2009) OPA #7 ......... (Growth Plan Conformity – Approved January 2010) OPA #8 ......... (Local – Shrama Pit – Approved March 2010) OPA #9 ......... (Local – Pirie – Approved September 2010) OPA #10 ....... (Local – Ennismore Homestead Theatre – Approved July 2011) OPA #11 ....... (Local –Meharg – Approved May 2011) OPA #12 ....... (Local – Community Improvement Policies – Approved January 2012) OPA #13 ....... (Local –Welch – Approved June 2012) OPA #14 ....... (Local - Preston – Approved November 2012) OPA #15 ....... (Local –Vissers – Approved November 2012) OPA #16 ....... (Local – Haastown – September 2016) OPA #17 ....... (Local – Stewart – Approved December 2012) OPA #18 ....... (Local – Sharp – Approved February 2013) OPA #19 ....... (Local – Selwyn Public Works Yard – Approved September 2013) OPA #20 ....... (Local – Ventresca – In Process) OPA #21 ....... (Local – Durham Building Corp. – Approved June 2016) OPA #22 ....... (Local – Addition of Douro-Dummer – Approved April 2014) OPA #23 ....... (Local – Cadorin – Approved April 2014) OPA #24 ....... (Local – Jenden-Selway – Approved May 2014) OPA #25 ....... (Local – Douro-Dummer Rural Consent – Approved September 2014) OPA #26 ....... (Local – Triple T Lakefield – Approved November 2015) OPA #27 ....... (Local – Havas – Appealed to OMB) OPA #28 ....... (Local – Eastern Star Temple – Approved February 2015) OPA #29 ....... (Local – Kingdon Lumber – Approved January 2017) OPA #30 ....... (Local – Young – Approved January 2016) OPA #31 ....... (Brookfield) OPA #32 ....... (Source Water Protection – Approved June 2016) OPA #33…… (Local – Wood – Approved July 2016) OPA #34…… (Local – Irwin – Approved August 2016) OPA #35…… OPA #36…… (Local – Archer – Approved October 2016) OPA #37…… OPA #38…… (Local – Lovesick Lake Park – In Process) OPA #39…… (Local – Norwood Park – In Process) OPA #40…… (Local – Payne – Approved December 2016) OPA #41…… (Local – Primrose Lane – Approved January 2017) OPA #42…… (Local – Moher – Approved August 2017) OPA #43…… (Local – Doyle – Approved May 2017) OPA #44…… (Local – St. Jean/Raymond – Approved August 2017) OPA #45…… (Local – Sullivan – Approved August 2017) OPA #46…… (Local – Irwin Inn Resort – Approved October 2017) OPA #47…… (Local – Edward St. – Approved April 2019) OPA #48…… (Local – Second Units – Approved April 2019) OPA #49…… (Local – Burleigh Falls Marina – In Process) OPA #50…… (Local – Rosemere Manor – Approved November 2019) OPA #51….. (Local – A Rustic Event Barn – Approved June 2019) OPA #52….. (Local – Chemong Home Hardware – Approved January 2020) OPA #53….. (Local – Norwood Park Phase 3 – Approved September 2019) OPA #54….. (Local – Bell-Plouffe – Approved November 2019) OPA #55….. (Local – Hubble – In Process) OPA #56….. (Local – NDMP Floodplain Mapping for DD, NK SEL – Approved February 2020) OPA #57….. (Local – Taylor Garage NK – In Process) OPA #58….. (Local – Cannabis Cultivation & Processing in SEL – Approved March 2020) OPA #59….. (Local – Iron Woods Drive DD – In Process) COUNTY OFFICIAL PLAN – TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................... 1-1 1.1 Purpose and Structure of the Official Plan ............................................................. 1-1 1.2 County Strategy ...................................................................................................... 1-3 1.2.1 - Implications of the County Vision .............................................................. 1-4 1.2.2 - Components of the Strategy ........................................................................ 1-4 1.2.3 - Future Growth ............................................................................................. 1-4 2.0 IMPLEMENTATION ................................................................................................... 2-1 2.1 General .................................................................................................................... 2-1 2.2 Amendments to the Plan ......................................................................................... 2-1 2.3 Local Official Plans ................................................................................................ 2-2 2.4 Local Zoning By-Laws ........................................................................................... 2-2 2.5 Development Charges ............................................................................................. 2-3 2.6 Development Applications ..................................................................................... 2-4 2.6.1 - Subdivision Approvals and Agreements ..................................................... 2-5 2.6.2 - Site Plan Control ......................................................................................... 2-6 2.6.3 - Division of Land .......................................................................................... 2-6 2.6.3.1 - General Policies .............................................................................. 2-6 2.6.3.2 - Settlement Areas ........................................................................... 2-10 2.6.3.3 - Shoreland Areas ............................................................................ 2-11 2.6.3.4 - Agricultural Areas ......................................................................... 2-13 2.6.3.5 - Rural Areas ................................................................................... 2-15 2.7 Public Participation ............................................................................................... 2-17 3.0 WATERSHED STRATEGIC APPROACH ............................................................... 3-1 3.1 Rationale for Approach .......................................................................................... 3-1 3.1.1 - Water Management Issues/Concerns .......................................................... 3-1 3.1.2 - Land Use Planning and Water Management Linkages ............................... 3-2 3.1.3 - Reasoning for Watershed Boundaries ......................................................... 3-2 3.2 Description of Watershed Areas ............................................................................. 3-3 Official Plan County of Peterborough TABLE OF CONTENTS (Continued) 3.3 Implementation of Approach .................................................................................. 3-3 3.3.1 - Watershed Management Plan ...................................................................... 3-3 3.3.2 - Subwatershed Management Plan ................................................................ 3-4 3.4 Coordination of Approach ...................................................................................... 3-4 4.0 WATERSHED STRATEGIC COMPONENTS ........................................................... 4-1 4.1 Natural Environment ............................................................................................... 4-1 4.1.1 - Goal .............................................................................................................. 4-2 4.1.2 - Objectives ..................................................................................................... 4-2 4.1.3 - Policies ......................................................................................................... 4-2 4.1.3.1 - General ............................................................................................. 4-2 4.1.3.2 - Flood Plains ..................................................................................... 4-5 4.1.3.3 - Mineral Aggregate and Non-Aggregate Mineral Resources .............. 4-8 4.1.3.4 - Natural Heritage Features ............................................................... 4-11 4.1.3.5 - Water Resources............................................................................. 4-12 4.1.3.6 - Oak Ridges Moraine ....................................................................... 4-14 4.2 Settlement Areas .................................................................................................... 4-17 4.2.1 - Goal ............................................................................................................ 4-17 4.2.2 - Objectives ................................................................................................... 4-18 4.2.3 - Policies ....................................................................................................... 4-18 4.3 Rural and Cultural Landscape ................................................................................ 4-23 4.3.1 - Goal ............................................................................................................ 4-23 4.3.2 - Objectives ................................................................................................... 4-23 4.3.3 - Policies ......................................................................................................