COCHRANE AND SUBURBAN PLANNING AREA MINISTERIAL APPROVAL April 30th, 2014 CONSOLIDATION December 10th, 2018 CONSOLIDATION PREPARED BY: WSP 2611 Queensview Drive Suite 300 Ottawa, Ontario K2B 8K2 Canada Tel: 613.829.2800 Fax: 613.829.8299 Official Plan for the Town of Cochrane and Suburban Planning Area Ministerial Approval April 30, 2014 (Consolidation December 10, 2018) CONTENTS 1 Background to the Official Plan ................................................................... 1 1.1 The Cochrane & Suburban Planning Area .................................................................................. 1 1.2 Rationale for the Official Plan Update ........................................................................................ 1 2 Introduction to the Plan ............................................................................... 2 2.1 Title of the Plan ............................................................................................................................ 2 2.2 Application .................................................................................................................................... 2 2.3 Purpose of the Official Plan ......................................................................................................... 2 2.4 Contents of Plan ........................................................................................................................... 2 2.5 Planning Period ............................................................................................................................ 2 2.6 Basis and Explanation of the Official Plan.................................................................................. 2 2.7 Objectives of the Plan .................................................................................................................. 5 3 Land Use Policies......................................................................................... 7 3.1 General Land Use Policies ........................................................................................................... 7 3.2 Land for Development ................................................................................................................. 7 3.3 Municipal Role in Land Development ......................................................................................... 7 3.4 Affordable Housing....................................................................................................................... 8 3.5 Secondary Dwelling Units ............................................................................................................ 8 3.6 Garden Suites ............................................................................................................................... 9 3.7 Home Occupations and Home Industries ................................................................................... 9 3.8 Bed and Breakfast Establishments ......................................................................................... 11 3.9 Electric Power Facilities ............................................................................................................ 11 3.10 Natural Gas Pipeline ................................................................................................................. 11 3.11 Noise Attenuation ..................................................................................................................... 12 3.12 Crown Land ................................................................................................................................ 12 3.13 Forestry ...................................................................................................................................... 13 3.14 Wayside Pits & Quarries and Portable Asphalt & Concrete Plants ........................................ 13 3.15 Temporary Construction Uses .................................................................................................. 13 3.16 Group Homes ............................................................................................................................ 13 3.17 Energy Conservation, Water Conservation and Air Quality ..................................................... 14 3.18 Special Policy for Recreational and Seasonal Dwellings ........................................................ 14 3.19 Livestock Facilities and Manure Storages ............................................................................... 15 FOTENN Consultants Inc. (Consolidation: WSP) Page i Official Plan for the Town of Cochrane and Suburban Planning Area Ministerial Approval April 30, 2014 (Consolidation December 10, 2018) 4 Urban Land Use Policies ............................................................................ 16 4.1 Cochrane Settlement Area ....................................................................................................... 16 4.1.1 Land Use Designations ..................................................................................................... 16 4.2 Residential Neighbourhood Area ............................................................................................. 16 4.3 Central Business Area .............................................................................................................. 17 4.4 Central Transition Area ............................................................................................................. 18 4.5 Linear Mixed Use Commercial Area ......................................................................................... 18 4.5.1 Linear Mixed Use Commercial Area - Special .................................................................. 19 4.6 Industrial Area ........................................................................................................................... 20 4.7 Parks and Open Space ............................................................................................................. 22 4.8 Mobile Home Park..................................................................................................................... 23 5 Rural Area Land Use Policies .................................................................... 24 5.1 Land Use Designations ............................................................................................................. 24 5.2 Rural Area .................................................................................................................................. 24 5.3 Agricultural Area ........................................................................................................................ 26 5.4 Hamlet Area ............................................................................................................................... 27 5.5 Shoreline Development Area .................................................................................................... 27 5.6 Aggregate Extraction Area ........................................................................................................ 28 5.7 Airport Area ................................................................................................................................ 29 6 Natural and Cultural Heritage Features & Development Constraints ...... 31 6.1 Natural Heritage ........................................................................................................................ 31 6.1.1 Endangered and Threatened Species ............................................................................. 32 6.1.2 Fish Spawning Area ........................................................................................................... 32 6.1.3 Nesting Site ....................................................................................................................... 33 6.1.4 Provincially Significant Wetland ....................................................................................... 34 6.1.5 Conservation Reserve ....................................................................................................... 35 6.1.6 Watercourses .................................................................................................................... 35 6.1.7 Natural Hazard Lands ....................................................................................................... 35 6.2 Cultural Heritage Resources .................................................................................................... 36 6.2.1 Cultural Heritage Policies ................................................................................................. 37 6.2.2 Archaeological Resources ................................................................................................ 38 6.3 Human-Influenced Hazards ...................................................................................................... 39 6.3.1 Contaminated Sites / Brownfields ................................................................................... 39 FOTENN Consultants Inc. (Consolidation: WSP) Page ii Official Plan for the Town of Cochrane and Suburban Planning Area Ministerial Approval April 30, 2014 (Consolidation December 10, 2018) 6.3.2 Mine Hazards .................................................................................................................... 40 7 Land Division Policies ................................................................................ 41 7.1 Plans of Subdivision