Thank you for the…

Thank you for the opportunity to provide feedback on ERO posting No. 019-6822.

Niagara Region supports the Province’s commitment on improving the efficiency of the land-use planning system. Regional staff will be taking a report to Planning and Economic Committee on June 7, 2023 and Regional Council on June 15, 2023 outlining our submission. On behalf of Niagara Region, staff submit the following comments:

Staff are supportive of new regulation-making authority to prescribe specific circumstances where site plan control would be used for residential developments of 10 units or less.

RECOMMENDATIONS
• The proposed regulation should define “shoreline” and “railway line” to clarify how the exemption would be applied.
• Staff also recommend the inclusion of other circumstances where additional development considerations are required, such as in proximity to airports, the MTO 400-series highways, hydro corridors and pipeline infrastructure.

These recommendations align with those submitted in response to ERO 019-6821. We thank you again for the opportunity to provide comments and look forward to continuing to work with the Province on improving the efficiency of the land-use planning system and achieving the goal of providing 1.5 million new residential units by 2031.