NOTICE OF TOWN OF WHITCHURCH-STOUFFVILLE PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE AND SPECIAL MEETING OF COUNCIL - OFFICIAL PLAN REVIEW

You are invited to attend a Public Open House to discuss possible revisions to the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville's Official Plan as required by Section 26 of The Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, as amended.

Public Open House

Date:               Monday, October 17, 2011 3:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Location:        Town Municipal Offices - 111 Sandiford Drive (Council Chambers)

The Public Open House will be held, before the Special Council Meeting.  Staff will be available to answer questions on the Official Plan.  The Public Open House is an information session only and does not constitute part of the statutory Special Meeting of Council on October 18, 2011.

Special Council Meeting

Date:               Tuesday, October 18, 2011 7:00 p.m.
Location:        Town Municipal Offices - 111 Sandiford Drive (Council Chambers)

Background

The Town's Official Plan provides policies to guide growth management, land use planning, and development approvals implementing the requirements of Provincial and Regional policies and Plans. The last major update to the Town's Official Plan received final approval in 2004. Since 2004, the Town Official Plan has been amended twenty-one times.  These amendments include those to facilitate site specific developments and those introducing a wide variety of policy initiatives such as:

Oak Ridges Moraine Conformity Exercise
Vandorf – Preston Lake Secondary Plan
Implementation of Bill 51
Community Improvement Area – Downtown Stouffville
Growth Plan Implementation - Intensification – Stouffville
Stouffville Secondary Plan Update - Phase 2 Lands and Sustainable Development

Purpose of the Special Meeting of Council

The purpose of the October 18, 2011 Special Meeting of Council is to provide an opportunity for public comment on revisions that may be required to the current Official Plan. A discussion paper has been prepared to provide background and to identify issues related to revisions of the Official Plan. This discussion paper is available here or through the Department of Building & Planning Services on September 13, 2011.

The Town Official Plan is available on-line at http://www.townofws.com/official_plan.asp.

Additional Information, Questions and Comments

Additional information on the Official Plan is available from the Town's website or by contacting Alan Drozd, MCIP, RPP, Manager, Planning Services at 905-640-1910 ext. 2320 or alan.drozd@townofws.ca.
The Official Plan policies apply to the entire Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville and, therefore, a key map is not provided with this notice.

Personal Information Collection Notice

Personal information is collected under the authority of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, as amended. The names of persons providing submissions, and all submissions may become part of a public record, and may be used by the Town for future notification as part of the Official Plan Review process.  If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the FOI Co-ordinator at 905-640-1910 ext.2222.
If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville before the proposed Official Plan is adopted, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision of Council to the Ontario Municipal Board.
If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville before the proposed Official Plan is adopted, the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Ontario Municipal Board unless, the opinion of the Board, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party.

Andrew McNeely, MCIP, RPP
Director of Planning & Building Services
905-640-1910, ext. 2270
andrew.mcneely@townofws.ca