Council adopts Official Plan

On November 29, 2021, City Council adopted the new Official Plan through By-law Number 21-105. The Official Plan was submitted to the Province for final approval and a Notice of Adoption was issued on December 9, 2021.

Supporting information and copies of the written submissions received regarding the new Official Plan will also be sent to the Ministry for review. The Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing is the final approval authority for a new Official Plan. The Minister may decide to approve, modify and approve as modified, or refuse to approve all or parts of the adopted Official Plan. The new Official Plan or parts of the Official Plan will not come into effect until the Minister has approved, or approved as modified, all or parts of the Official Plan. The Minister’s decision will be final and not subject to appeal.

Purpose and Effect of the Official Plan

The City of Peterborough Official Plan will guide how and where the City of Peterborough grows to the year 2051. It will replace the City’s current Official Plan as well as two former township Official Plans that have remained in effect in areas annexed between 1998 and 2013. The new Official Plan will apply to the entire City of Peterborough with new land use policy and schedules (maps). The Plan identifies where various land uses can be located, such as residential, commercial, institutional, employment and open space, plans for the city’s infrastructure needs, identifies and protects the City’s natural heritage system and water resources, and establishes a vision and policies for growing as a complete, vibrant, sustainable, resilient and equitable city. The new Official Plan will also provide a framework for future zoning by-law regulations.

To view the Council-adopted Official Plan, please visit www.peterborough.ca/planit.

The City would like to thank again the many people who have offered their time and feedback to the development of the new Official Plan.