Retain the following…

Please retain the following language from Provincial Policy Statement 2020 Policy 1.1.1:
“healthy, liveable and safe communities are sustained by”
b) “avoiding development and land use patterns which may cause environmental or public health and safety concerns”
and
h) “promoting development patterns that conserve biodiversity”.

Please retain Policies 1.1.3.8 and 1.3.2.4 from Provincial Policy Statement 2020 limiting identification or expansion of a settlement area and the conversion of employment lands to non-employment uses to a comprehensive review.

Please set the minimum density targets for designated growth areas at 65 residents and job per hectare, to be closer to meeting the minimum density requirements in support of public transit, as opposed to the encouraged target of 50 proposed in Policy 2.3.1.5.

Please allow conservation authorities to provide expert consulting services to municipalities and upper tier governments.