THE HASTINGS COUNTY OFFICIAL PLAN Prepared by: COUNTY OF HASTINGS PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT Adopted by Hastings County Council December 19, 2017 Approved and modified by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs August 3, 2018 TABLE OF CONTENTS THE HASTINGS COUNTY OFFICIAL PLAN PART A – GENERAL OFFICIAL PLAN POLICIES 1.0 SECTION 1 – INTRODUCTION .......................................................................... 1 1.1 Purposes of the Official Plan ............................................................................. 1 1.2 Member Municipalities Within Regional Market Areas ................................ 2 1.3 Existing Demographics, Economic, and Socio-Economic Conditions ........... 3 1.4 Forecast Residential and Non-Residential Trends .......................................... 5 1.5 Forecast Employment Growth Trends ............................................................. 6 1.6 Economic Prosperity – Quality of Life ............................................................. 7 1.7 Planning Principles of the Official Plan............................................................ 8 1.8 Interpretation .................................................................................................... 10 2.0 SECTION II - COMMUNITIES WITH OPPORTUNITIES ........................... 13 2.1 Goals and Objectives ........................................................................................ 13 2.2 Forecast Urban Land Demand ........................................................................ 14 2.3 Future Amendments for New or Expanded Settlement Areas ..................... 14 2.4 URBAN LAND USE DESIGNATION............................................................ 16 2.5 HAMLET LAND USE DESIGNATION ........................................................ 17 2.5.1 Rationale/Strategy for Development ..................................................................... 17 2.5.2 Permitted Uses ....................................................................................................... 17 2.5.3 Pattern of Development ......................................................................................... 18 2.5.4 Planning Policies ................................................................................................... 19 2.5.5 Special Provisions ................................................................................................. 20 2.5.5.1 Hamlet of Deloro and Deloro Mine Site – Special Provision Area ....................... 20 2.5.5.2 Hamlet of Birds Creek ........................................................................................... 25 2.6 Community Improvement Areas & Plans ...................................................... 25 2.7 Employment Land Areas ................................................................................. 29 2.8 Housing ............................................................................................................. 29 2.8.1 General Policies ..................................................................................................... 29 2.8.2 Housing for Older Adults ...................................................................................... 30 2.8.3 Affordable Housing ............................................................................................... 31 3.0 SECTION III – INFRASTRUCTURE & PUBLIC SERVICE FACILITIES . 32 3.1 Goals and Objectives ....................................................................................... 32 3.2 Municipal Sewer and Water Services ............................................................. 35 Hastings County Official Plan – December 2017 i Prepared by the Hastings County Planning Department 3.3 Communal Sewage and Water Services ......................................................... 36 3.4 Private Sewer and Water Servicing ................................................................ 36 3.5 WASTE MANAGEMENT LAND USE DESIGNATION ............................ 38 3.5.1 Rationale/Strategy for Development ..................................................................... 38 3.5.2 Permitted Uses ....................................................................................................... 38 3.5.3 Waste Management Assessment Area ................................................................... 40 3.5.4 Planning Policies and Amendments to the Waste Management Designation ....... 42 3.6 Transportation Network .................................................................................. 43 3.6.1 General Policies ..................................................................................................... 43 3.6.2 Public Road Network ............................................................................................ 43 3.6.3 Railways ................................................................................................................ 51 3.6.4 Airports .................................................................................................................. 51 3.6.5 Active Transportation ............................................................................................ 52 3.7 Utilities and Pipelines ...................................................................................... 52 3.8 Broadband and Telecommunication Services ................................................ 53 3.9 Public Uses, Public Service Facilities and Community Facilities ................. 54 3.9.1 General Policies ..................................................................................................... 54 3.9.2 Health Care Facilities & Services .......................................................................... 56 3.9.3 County Long-Term Care, Social and Emergency Services ................................... 57 3.9.4 Educational Facilities & Services .......................................................................... 59 3.9.5 Planning For Accessibility .................................................................................... 59 4.0 SECTION IV – SUSTAINABLE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT & RESOURCES ......................................................................................................... 60 4.1 Goals and Objectives ........................................................................................ 60 4.2 Water ................................................................................................................. 63 4.2.1 Watershed and Source Protection Planning ........................................................... 63 4.2.2 Stormwater Management ....................................................................................... 72 4.2.3 Groundwater .......................................................................................................... 74 4.2.4 Fish Habitat ........................................................................................................... 80 4.2.5 Lakes Managed for Lake Trout ............................................................................. 80 4.2.6 Aquatic Species at Risk ......................................................................................... 84 4.3 Natural Heritage Features and Areas ............................................................. 85 4.3.1 Natural Heritage System ........................................................................................ 85 4.3.2 Habitat of Endangered and Threatened Species .................................................... 86 4.3.3 Significant Wildlife Habitat................................................................................... 87 4.3.4 Significant Areas of Natural and Scientific Interest (ANSIs) ............................... 89 Hastings County Official Plan – December 2017 ii Prepared by the Hastings County Planning Department 4.3.5 Significant Woodlands and Valleylands ................................................................ 90 4.4 Natural Hazards ................................................................................................ 92 4.4.1 General Policies ..................................................................................................... 92 4.4.2 Erosion Hazards ..................................................................................................... 93 4.4.3 Hazardous Sites ..................................................................................................... 94 4.5 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION LAND USE DESIGNATION ......... 97 4.5.1 Rationale/Strategy for Development ..................................................................... 97 4.5.2 Permitted Uses ....................................................................................................... 98 4.5.3 Flooding Hazards ................................................................................................... 99 4.5.4 Locally and Provincially Significant Wetlands ‘EP-W’ ...................................... 103 4.5.5 Special Provisions ............................................................................................... 105 4.5.5.1 Part of Lots 11, 12 & 13, Concession 5, Geographic Township of Marmora ..... 105 4.6 EXTRACTIVE LAND USE DESIGNATION ............................................. 107 4.6.1 Rationale/Strategy for Development ................................................................... 107 4.6.2 Permitted Uses ..................................................................................................... 108 4.6.3 Pattern