Open House and Public Meeting to learn about Amendment No. 5

PURPOSE AND EFFECT OF THE PROPOSED OFFICIAL PLAN AMENDMENT:

The Amendment affects lands identified in the City of Brantford Official Plan as part of the Natural Heritage System for the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (Growth Plan NHS) and which have been removed from the Growth Plan NHS by the Province of Ontario. The Amendment changes the Growth Plan Natural Heritage System and corresponding Core Natural Areas Designation and Adjacent Lands Overlay on Schedule 6 of the City of Brantford Official Plan to align with the revised Growth Plan NHS. The Amendment also changes the affected Core Natural Areas to other land uses on Schedules 1, 2, 3 and 4 of the City of Brantford Official Plan as originally proposed in the Council-adopted Official Plan (March 26, 2021) prior to the new Official Plan’s approval as modified by the Province (August 4, 2021).

LOCATION OF LANDS AFFECTED:

The lands are located within the municipal boundary adjustment lands that were transferred to the City of Brantford from the County of Brant on January 1, 2017, generally to the east of Park Road in the north and in the Tutela Heights rural area in the south.

VIRTUAL PARTICIPATION OPTION (for those not attending in person at City Hall):

• If you would like to participate in the May 1 Open House virtually via Zoom, please register by 4:30 pm on Friday, April 28, 2023 by emailing cobplanning@brantford.ca  You can watch the Open House live on YouTube by visiting http://Brantford.ca/neighbourhoodplanningmeetings
• If you would like to participate in the May 9 Public Meeting virtually via Zoom, please visit http://calendar.brantford.ca/meetings/ and click the May 9, 2023 Committee of the Whole – Planning and Administration to access the unique registration link for virtual participation. You can also watch the Public Meeting live on YouTube by visiting http://Brantford.ca/virtualcouncil

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

A copy of the proposed Official Plan Amendment is posted on the City website at www.brantford.ca/officialplan

A hard copy is also available for public viewing between 8:30 am and 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday, at the Customer Service Counter, 1^st Floor, City Hall, 58 Dalhousie Street, Brantford, ON N3T 2J2.

For more information about this matter, including information about appeal rights, contact Alan Waterfield, Manager of Long Range Planning, at 519-759-4150, ext. 5163 or by email to awaterfield@brantford.ca  

Written comments can be submitted by emailing clerks@brantford.ca any time prior to the Public Meeting or by mail to the City Clerk, City of Brantford, City Hall, 58 Dalhousie Street, P.O. Box 818, Brantford, ON N3T 5R7.

If you wish to be notified of the decision of the City of Brantford on the proposed Official Plan Amendment, you must make a written request to the City Clerk at clerks@brantford.ca or by mail to the City Clerk, City of Brantford, City Hall, 58 Dalhousie Street, P.O. Box 818, Brantford, ON N3T 5R7. If Council adopts the Official Plan Amendment, it will be sent to the Province of Ontario for approval in accordance with Section 26 of the Planning Act. The Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing is the approval authority. Pursuant to subsections 17(36.5) and 21(3) of the Planning Act, the Minister’s decision is final as there is no appeal in respect of a decision of the approval authority if the approval authority is the Minister.

Personal information collected and recorded at the Open House and Public Meeting or through written submissions on this subject is collected under the authority of the Municipal Act, 2001, as amended, and the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.P.13 and will be used by Members of Council or Committee and City of Brantford staff in their consideration of this matter. The written submissions, including names and contact information arising from the public participation process, will be made available to the public. Video recordings of the Open House and Public Meeting may also be posted to the City of Brantford website. Questions about this collection should be referred to the City Clerk, City of Brantford, City Hall, 58 Dalhousie Street, P.O. Box 818, Brantford, ON N3T 5R7, or to 519-759-4150 ext. 5713.

Review the Schedule B Maps.