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Sustainable and Managed Growth

Strategic Priority: Sustainable and Managed Growth

Goal: Grow in a responsible manner that protects and enhances the attributes that are unique to each individual community.

The County of Brant is identified as an urban growth centre under the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe. The province has identified the County as a place for residential and non-residential growth to occur in accordance with provincial policies. The Town of Paris has seen significant growth in designated greenfield lands, which has unsettled existing residents who fear the small town nature of the community will be lost as this growth occurs. The Village of St. George is also poised to see significant growth once infrastructure is in place for municipal services. Municipal infrastructure, especially transportation infrastructure, is perceived to not be keeping pace with growth. Growth has bolstered the County's resources and has fueled job creation, economic growth, and cultural diversity. Strategic Plan Priority for Sustainable and Managed Growth, with a goal of growing responsibly in a manner that protects and enhances the attributes of each community.

Objective: Develop a robust policy framework that manages growth responsibly, sustainably, and in a manner that protects and enhances the unique attributes of each community and the natural environment.

Objective: Actions

Action

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Action 1

Develop a new County of Brant Official Plan by the end of 2021.

  • Provide a Terms of Reference and Project Plan to Council by the September, 2019
  • Launch public engagement for the Official Plan process by 2020
  1. Present a first draft of the official plan to Council by October of 2020
  2. Present a second draft of the official plan to Council by July of 2021
  3. Submit the final draft of the official plan to the Province by January of 2022

Task Completed

Council considered the substantially completed version of the new Official Plan at meetings on December 2, and 9, 2021, and a final draft is expected to be approved by Council in early in 2022 prior to submission to the Province.

Action 2

Complete a Growth Management Strategy, which will become part of the official plan.

  1. Present a report to Council outlining the Terms of Reference for the Growth Management Strategy, by October 2019
  2. Present the Growth Management Strategy to Council by June of 2020

Task Completed

Completed as a component of the new Official Plan

Action 3

Complete Community Secondary Plans for Burford, Mount Pleasant, Paris, and St. George, to become part of the Official Plan, which Community Secondary Plans will define matters including design guidelines, protection of community heritage, natural spaces, and other urban design elements.

  1. Present, as part of the Terms of Reference and Project plan for the Official Plan, a project plan for completion of the Community Secondary Plans for Burford, Mount Pleasant, Paris, and St. George.
  2. Present the Community Secondary Plans for Burford, Mount Pleasant, Paris, and St. George by the end of 2020.

Deferred by COVID-19

Due to the extensive public engagement required including in-person public meetings, this matter has been deferred.

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