MUNICIPAL
COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW
Part of the City of Brampton’s
Review of the 2006 Official Plan
OPEN HOUSE
April 24, 2014
WHAT IS AN OFFICIAL PLAN (OP)?
 A legal document legislated by the
Ontario Planning Act
 Describes a municipality’s policies on
how land should be used to ensure that
future planning and development meet
the needs of the community
 Deals mainly with issues such as:
o Location of new housing, industry,
offices and shops.
o Location of and types of services that
are needed, such as roads, sewers,
parks and schools.
 Official Plan = How & Where we grow
ALIGNMENT OF CITY
INITIATIVES
Environmental
Master Plan
Central Area
Planning
Transportation
Master Plan
Official
Plan
Review
Strategic
Plan
Development
Design
Guidelines
Growth
Management
Development
Charge By-Law
Review
BRAMPTON OFFICIAL PLAN REVIEW
 The Ontario Planning Act requires that an Official Plan be
reviewed at least every 5 years.
 Brampton’s review of its current 2006 Official Plan (approved in
2008) will update policies to guide land use planning, growth
management and development approval to 2041, within the
context of Provincial and Regional policies and Plans.
 Updating the Official Plan provides an opportunity to address
future changes in the physical planning of Brampton, and how
these may be integrated with other City initiatives for managing
sustainable economic, environmental and social change.
 The Official Plan Review includes a comprehensive assessment of
the City’s policies and designations for employment areas.
EMPLOYMENT AREAS IN BRAMPTON
 Brampton’s OP defines Employment Areas as:
“lands that are designated in Secondary Plans for clusters of
business and economic activities including, but not limited to,
manufacturing, warehousing, offices and associated retail and
ancillary uses.”
 Employment lands are required to ensure long-term economic
viability at the local and regional levels.
 Municipalities are required to conform to provincial policies to
promote economic development and competitiveness by:
o Providing for an appropriate mix of employment uses
o Planning, protecting and preserving employment lands for current
and future uses
MUNICIPAL COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW (MCR)
 Employment land conversion refers to the re-designation
of current employment lands for non- employment uses.
 The provincial Growth Plan requires that proposals to
convert lands in designated employment areas to nonemployment uses must undergo a Municipal
Comprehensive Review initiated by the municipality.
 Brampton has received a number of proposals for
employment land conversions and is undertaking a
Municipal Comprehensive Review to assess these
proposals as part of the current Official Plan Review.
MUNICIPAL COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW (MCR)
 An employment land conversion may be approved
where it has been demonstrated that:
o There is a need for the conversion
o The municipality will meet its allocated employment
forecasts
o The conversion will not adversely affect the overall
viability of the employment area
o There is existing or planned infrastructure to
accommodate the proposed use
o The lands are not required over the long term for
employment purposes
o Cross-jurisdictional issues have been considered
OFFICIAL PLAN REVIEW PROCESS/MCR
CURRENT CONVERSION REQUESTS
1. PETRELLI/IANNACE
Location:
NE corner of CNR & McLaughlin Rd
Site Area:
4.3 ha
Official Plan Designation:
Industrial, Open Space
Secondary Plan Designation:
Industrial
Zoning:
Industrial 1 (M1), Open Space
2. NEVETS-AIRPORT RD. HOLDINGS
Location:
SE corner of Nevets Rd. & Airport Rd.
Site Area:
0.80 ha
Official Plan Designation:
Industrial
Secondary Plan Designation:
Industrial
Zoning:
Industrial 4 – Section 1569
(M4-1569)
3. CASTLEMORE COUNTRY PROPERTIES LTD.
Location:
NE corner of Castlemore Rd & Fines Av
Site Area:
3.3 ha
Official Plan Designation:
Business Corridor
Secondary Plan Designation:
Mixed Commercial/Industrial,
Collector Road
Zoning:
Agricultural (A)
4. OURAY DEV. INC.
Location:
E of Nexus Av between Ebenezer Rd
and Fogal Rd
Site Area:
3.0 ha
Official Plan Designation:
Business Corridor, SPA 13
Secondary Plan Designation:
Mixed Commercial/Industrial,
Valleyland, Collector Road
Zoning:
Industrial 4 – Section 1766
(M4-1766)
5. TACC HOLBORN
Location:
E of The Gore Rd between Fogal Rd
and Queen St E
Site Area:
17.6 ha
Official Plan Designation:
Business Corridor, Office
Secondary Plan Designation:
Neighbourhood Retail, Mixed Comm/
Industrial, Valleyland, SPA 8
Zoning:
Industrial 4 – Sections 1995, 1914,
1915 (M4-1995, 1914, 1915), Service
Commercial – Section 1916 (SC-1916),
Floodplain (F)
6. 2205086 ONTARIO INC.
Location:
8386/8412 Highway 50
Site Area:
9.4 ha
Official Plan Designation:
Business Corridor, Parkway Belt West
Secondary Plan Designation:
Mixed Commercial/Industrial
Zoning:
Commercial Agricultural (CA)
7. 802156 ONT. LTD. & 2244686 ONT. LTD.
Location:
SW corner of Queen St E and Hwy 50
Site Area:
16.2 ha
Official Plan Designation:
Business Corridor, Office, Open Space
Secondary Plan Designation:
Valleyland, Office Node,
Mixed Commercial/Industrial, SPA 12
Zoning:
Floodplain (F), Service Commercial –
Section 2094 (SC-2094)
8. ROYAL PINE & OTHERS
Location:
W of The Gore Rd, N of Queen St E
Site Area:
9.8 ha
Official Plan Designation:
Business Corridor, Office, Residential
Secondary Plan Designation:
Mixed Commercial/Industrial, Office
Node, Med. Density Residential,
Cluster High Density Residential
Zoning:
Industrial 4 – Sections 1800, 1751,
1752 (M4-1800, 1751, 1752),
Agriculture (A), Residential Rural
Estate 2 (RE2)
9. ALPA STONE INC.
Location:
N of Queen St E, East of Humberwest
Pkwy
Site Area:
1.98 ha
Official Plan Designation:
Business Corridor
Secondary Plan Designation:
Intermediate Office
Zoning:
Residential Rural Estate Holding (REH)
NEXT STEPS
 Receive feedback and confirm additional conversion requests
 MCR submitted with recommendations (Summer 2014)
 Report to Council on new findings/direction
to begin Planning Act process (Sep 2014)
 Statutory public meeting to present draft OPA based
on MCR findings (Late 2014/Early 2015)
 Council adoption of OPA (Spring 2015)
WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS?
Comment forms can be placed in the drop box today.
If you need more time:
• drop form off: Planning Department, 3rd Floor, City Hall
• fax: 905 874-2099
• Mail form:
Municipal Comprehensive Review, Planning, Design and
Development Department, 3rd Floor, City Hall, 2 Wellington
Street West, Brampton ON L6Y 4R2
• Email: claudia.larota@brampton.ca
Please submit your comments by May 16, 2014