70 PINE STREET, BRACEBRIDGE, ONTARIO P1L 1N3 Telephone (705) 645-2231 / Fax (705) 645-5319 / 1-800-461-4210 (705 area code) www.muskoka.on.ca To: Chair and Members Community and Planning Services Committee From: Summer Valentine Director of Planning Date: September 19, 2019 Subject: Approval of the Adopted Town of Huntsville Official Plan Report: CPS-17-2019-3 ________________________________________________________________________________ Recommendation THAT a by-law be prepared to modify and approve the modified Town of Huntsville Official Plan adopted by Town By-law 2019-23, in accordance with Schedule “A” to Report CPS-17-2019-3. Origin The Town of Huntsville Council adopted a new Official Plan on March 19, 2019 and submitted the record on March 21, 2019 for approval by Muskoka District Council. Analysis Background and Purpose In 2015, the Town of Huntsville initiated an official plan review process as required periodically by the Planning Act to ensure land use planning policies are updated to be consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement (PPS) and to conform to the Muskoka Official Plan (MOP). In February of 2016, the vision, goals and objectives formulated through the review process were endorsed by Town Council as a basis for the review. In 2017, Council delegated authority to the Development Services Committee to oversee a public engagement process and the preparation of Policy Background Papers and a preliminary Policy Directions Report, ultimately leading to the drafting of official plan policies. Between 2018 and 2019, three drafts of the Official Plan were released to the public for review and comment. District staff participated on the Town’s Official Plan Review Advisory Committee and provided technical guidance and advice on the preparation of policies that conformed to the existing MOP as well as the adopted Muskoka Official Plan Amendment 47 (i.e. the new MOP), and were consistent with the PPS. The adoption of the Town of Huntsville Official Plan (HOP) by Town By-law 2019-23 is the result of the comprehensive review process and is comprised of updated official plan policies, along with a series of schedules and appendices, collectively intended to replace the previous version of the Page 1 Town of Huntsville’s Official Plan once approved by the District. The purpose of the revised HOP is to provide a comprehensive framework to manage growth and physical change throughout the Town over the next twenty years. The HOP sets out updated goals, objectives and policies which will guide decision making affecting land use planning within the Town. Circulation and Public Meetings Through the official plan review, the Town undertook an extensive public consultation process which exceeded the minimum requirements of the Planning Act and associated regulations. This consultation process included six open houses, two public meetings, numerous working group meetings as well as meetings with community stakeholders. Notices of the open houses and public meetings were circulated to the required agencies and the public pursuant to the Planning Act. Copies of open house and public meeting notices, drafts of the HOP, background documents, and summaries of the public comments were also posted on the Town’s website. The Town received feedback from a variety of individuals and organizations both verbally at meetings and through written submissions. Throughout the process, District staff provided written comments on the various drafts of the HOP, which addressed consistency with the PPS and conformity to the MOP. Town and District staff met on several occasions to discuss these comments and resolve outstanding issues. This has resulted in minimal modifications being proposed to the adopted HOP. Since receipt of the record by the District, correspondence has been received from the Ministry of Transportation (MTO) (attached as Appendix “I”). The comments relate to the depiction of Provincial Highways on the HOP schedules and appendices, the location of future intersections and collector roads associated with Highways 11 and 60, and concern that lands north of Highway 60 within the Town of Huntsville Urban Centre previously designated as “Future Urban” were re- designated primarily as “Business Employment”. District staff reviewed the schedules and appendices and are satisfied that the requested changes from the MTO have been incorporated in the adopted HOP. With respect to the re-designation of the “Future Urban” area, the MTO is primarily concerned that a secondary planning exercise would no longer be required prior to development. However, the adopted HOP policies expand the ability of the Town to initiate a secondary plan for any area within the Urban Centre, where such a plan would be necessary to provide more detailed planning objectives and policies to guide development. Town staff are aware of the MTO position and will take this into account when determining secondary planning requirements for any future development proposed in the affected area. Muskoka Official Plan Amendment (OPA) 48 As noted in Report CPS-17-2019-2 an amendment to the MOP was recommended to facilitate consideration of the approval of the adopted HOP in accordance with the Planning Act. Minor conformity issues relating to settlement area boundaries and designations between the MOP and HOP are addressed through proposed Muskoka OPA 48. Proposed Modifications A limited number of technical and other minor modifications to the adopted HOP are recommended to ensure that policies which address Provincial and District interests are clearly articulated. In addition to these matters, Town of Huntsville staff also requested seven technical revisions to the adopted document. The Town’s Development Services Committee has endorsed the proposed modifications as outlined in the resolution and staff report attached as Appendix “II”. Page 2 Summary The PPS and the Muskoka Official Plan were considered in the review of the adopted HOP. Subject to the recommended modifications and the adoption of Muskoka OPA 48, the document is consistent with the PPS and conforms to the MOP. Financial Considerations No impact on the 2019 Tax Supported Operating and Capital Budget and Forecast is anticipated as a result of this report. Communications The notice of decision will be circulated in accordance with the Planning Act and to the courtesy notice email list for this project. Strategic Priorities Click on icons below to view strategies under each priority area: s. 4.1, 4.2, s. 5.1, 5.2, s. 1.1, 1.2, s. 2.3, 2.5, s. 3.1, 3.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 1.3, 1.5, 1.6 2.6 3.3, 3.4, 3.5 4.7 5.7, 5.9 Respectfully submitted, Original signed by Original signed by Summer Valentine Samantha Hastings Director of Planning Commissioner of Community and Planning Services Page 3 Schedule "A" PROPOSED MODIFICATIONS ADOPTED TOWN OF HUNTSVILLE OFFICIAL PLAN A. TECHNICAL MODIFICATIONS 1. Modify Section B3.1.2 by: a. renumbering and re-ordering it as Section B3.1.4; b. deleting all references to “on an existing lot”; c. inserting “B3.1.2 and B3.1.3” immediately following “, B3.1.1”; and d. inserting the phrase “provided on-site phosphorus management and impact mitigation measures are implemented, and” immediately following the phrase “a lesser setback may be considered in the following situations”. 2. Modify Section B3.1.3 by replacing the phrase “any warm water stream” with the phrase “all other streams”. 3. Modify Section B3.1.4 by renumbering and re-ordering it as Section B3.1.2. 4. Modify Section B3.1.5 by: a. replacing the first occurrence of the word “may” with the word “will”; b. inserting the word “where” immediately before the phrase “upgrading and installation”; c. replacing word “tertiary” with the word “new”; and d. inserting the phrase “is required, it shall be a” and deleting the word “or” immediately before the phrase “system with soils”. 5. Modify the Background Statement of Section C5 by: a. replacing the word “east” with the word “west”; and b. replacing the word “west” with the word “east”. 6. Modify Section C by replacing Sections C5.3.3 and C7.4.7 with the following” “5.3.3 (7.4.7) Resort commercial uses will operate under a central management for profit, be available to the travelling public, and provide ongoing services, amenities and recreational facilities that are normally provided in a resort commercial setting.” 7. Modify Section C6.2.2 by inserting the words “of a rural or waterfront nature” immediately following the words “open space uses”. 8. Modify Section C7.1.1 by: a. deleting the phrase “year round and”; b. inserting the phrase “, and limited year-round residential dwellings” immediately following the phrase “and open space uses”; and c. replacing the “and” before “open space uses” with a comma. 9. Modify Section C7.4.6 by: Page 4 a. Inserting an “(s)” on the terminus of the second occurrence of the word “amendment”; and b. inserting the phrase “and water quality” immediately following the word “shorelines”. 10. Modify Section C8.4.2 by: a. replacing the first occurrence of the word “are” with the word “as”; and b. replacing the phrase “on Appendix 6” with the phrase “in the Muskoka Official Plan”. 11. Modify Section C8.4.3 by: a. deleting the phrase “the Town is satisfied that”; b. inserting the word “or” at the terminus of Subsection a); c. inserting the phrase “(e.g. incompatible, long-term uses have previously been established); and” at the terminus of Subsection b); and d. deleting Subsection c) and re-lettering the subsections accordingly. 12. Modify Section C8.4.4 by inserting the sentence “Licensed pits and quarries are shown on Appendix 6.” immediately following the existing sentence. 13. Modify Subsection C8.8.2 by; a.