OFFICIAL PLAN for the Sudbury East Planning Area Approved September 28, 2010 D14-08021 OFFICIAL PLAN FOR THE SUDBURY EAST PLANNING AREA TABLE OF CONTENTS PART I 1.0 THE SUDBURY EAST PLANNING AREA........................................ 1-1 1.1 PURPOSE OF THE OFFICIAL PLAN..............................................................1-2 1.2 BASIS FOR THE OFFICIAL PLAN .................................................................1-2 1.2.1 Population...........................................................................................1-3 1.2.2 Housing...............................................................................................1-3 1.2.3 Employment........................................................................................1-4 1.2.4 Settlement Pattern..............................................................................1-4 1.3 HOW TO USE THE OFFICIAL PLAN..............................................................1-5 1.4 ORGANIZATION OF THE OFFICIAL PLAN......................................................1-6 PART II 2.0 SETTLEMENT STRUCTURE............................................................ 2-1 2.1 SETTLEMENT HIERARCHY .........................................................................2-1 2.1.1 Goal ....................................................................................................2-1 2.1.2 General Policies..................................................................................2-1 2.1.3 Community Policy Area Policies.........................................................2-4 2.1.4 Village Policy Area Policies ................................................................2-6 2.1.5 Waterfront Policy Area Policies ..........................................................2-8 2.1.6 Rural Policy Area Policies.................................................................2-12 2.2 LAND USE ..............................................................................................2-13 2.2.1 Goal ..................................................................................................2-13 2.2.2 General Policies................................................................................2-13 2.2.3 Community and Village Residential..................................................2-13 2.2.3.1 Permitted Uses......................................................................2-14 2.2.3.2 Land Use Policies .................................................................2-19 2.2.4 Commercial.......................................................................................2-19 2.2.4.1 Permitted Uses......................................................................2-19 2.2.4.2 Land Use Policies .................................................................2-19 2.2.5 Mixed-Use.........................................................................................2-20 2.2.5.1 Permitted Uses......................................................................2-21 2.2.5.2 Land Use Policies .................................................................2-26 2.2.6 Employment......................................................................................2-26 2.2.6.1 Permitted Uses......................................................................2-26 Approved September 28, 2010 i 2.2.6.2 Land Use Policies................................................................. 2-27 2.2.7 Institutional........................................................................................2-30 2.2.7.1 Permitted Uses..................................................................... 2-30 2.2.7.2 Land Use Policies................................................................. 2-31 2.2.8 Open Space......................................................................................2-32 2.2.8.1 Policies ................................................................................. 2-32 2.2.9 Waterfront .........................................................................................2-33 2.2.9.1 Policies ................................................................................. 2-33 2.2.10 Crown Land ......................................................................................2-40 2.2.10.1 Policies................................................................................. 2-40 2.2.11 Rural .................................................................................................2-41 2.2.11.1 Policies ................................................................................. 2-41 PART III 3.0 GENERAL POLICIES........................................................................ 3-1 3.1 HOUSING ................................................................................................. 3-1 3.1.1 Goal ....................................................................................................3-1 3.1.2 Policies................................................................................................3-1 3.2 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ....................................................................... 3-3 3.2.1 Goal ....................................................................................................3-3 3.2.2 Policies................................................................................................3-3 3.3 TRANSPORTATION .................................................................................... 3-5 3.3.1 Goal ....................................................................................................3-5 3.3.2 Road Policies......................................................................................3-5 3.3.3 Rail Policies ......................................................................................3-11 3.3.4 Recreational Trail Policies ................................................................3-12 3.3.5 Air Transportation Policies................................................................3-12 3.4 PHYSICAL SERVICES .............................................................................. 3-13 3.4.1 Goal ..................................................................................................3-13 3.4.2 Policies..............................................................................................3-13 3.5 NATURAL HERITAGE ............................................................................... 3-17 3.5.1 Goal ..................................................................................................3-17 3.5.2 Policies..............................................................................................3-17 3.6 NATURAL HAZARDS ................................................................................ 3-30 3.6.1 Goal ..................................................................................................3-30 3.6.2 Flood Plain Policies ..........................................................................3-30 ii Approved September 28, 2010 OFFICIAL PLAN FOR THE SUDBURY EAST PLANNING AREA 3.6.3 Unstable Slopes................................................................................3-33 3.7 HUMAN-MADE HAZARDS .........................................................................3-34 3.7.1 Goal ..................................................................................................3-34 3.7.2 Potentially Contaminated Sites.........................................................3-34 3.7.3 Waste Disposal Sites........................................................................3-37 3.7.4 Noise and Vibration ..........................................................................3-39 ONTENTS 3.7.5 Mine Hazards....................................................................................3-41 C 3.8 MINERAL RESOURCES ............................................................................3-42 3.8.1 Goal ..................................................................................................3-42 3.8.2 Aggregate Resource Sites................................................................3-42 3.8.3 Mineral Mining Sites Policies............................................................3-43 ABLE OF 3.8.4 Wayside Pits and Quarries and Portable Asphalt Plants Policies....3-44 T 3.9 CULTURAL AND HERITAGE RESOURCES ..................................................3-45 3.9.1 Goal ..................................................................................................3-45 3.9.2 Policies..............................................................................................3-45 3.10 ENERGY CONSERVATION & GENERATION ................................................3-48 3.10.1 Renewable Energy Systems ............................................................3-49 PART IV 4.0 IMPLEMENTATION........................................................................... 4-1 4.1 GENERAL .................................................................................................4-1 4.2 ZONING....................................................................................................4-2 4.2.1 Goal ....................................................................................................4-2 4.2.2 Zoning By-law Policies........................................................................4-2 4.2.3 Holding Zone Policies.........................................................................4-3 4.2.4 Bonusing Provision Policies ...............................................................4-4