Comment
I do not support the changes, namely as relates to the following:
a. Growth targets are far less stringent - they need to become more stringent.
b. It will become easier for municipalities to expand their settlement areas/urban boundaries - this should not happen.
c. Lessened emphasis on avoiding settlement area expansion into prime agricultural areas - we need to keep prime agricultural areas close to urban areas.
d. Conversion of employment land will become easier - again, we need to keep employment land areas close to urban areas.
e. Agricultural lot severances will become easier - same concern as above, we need to keep prime agricultural areas close to urban areas .
f. Protection of agricultural areas is lessened, and information related to agriculture is decentralized from the province to municipalities - we need to keep prime agricultural areas close to urban areas.
g. Removes the definition of ‘affordable housing’ - we need to keep this definition to protect vulnerable parts of our population
Submitted August 3, 2023 12:48 PM
Comment on
Review of proposed policies adapted from A Place to Grow and Provincial Policy Statement to form a new provincial planning policy instrument.
ERO number
019-6813
Comment ID
92363
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