On behalf of Council of the…

On behalf of Council of the Township of North Frontenac, I would like to submit the following comments:

The Township of North Frontenac is characterized by a landscape of many lakes and rivers that form the backbone of the Township’s economy, identity, and culture. It is the intent of Township’s Official Plan to ensure conservation, protection and enhancement of these important water resources. The Township of North Frontenac is in support of reinstating site plan control provisions to waterfront areas.

While the Township of North Frontenac supports the ability to utilize additional residential units to support additional housing, the inclusion of such units in the rural area, particularly on waterfront properties, needs to ensure appropriate on-site servicing for private water and sewage services. Increased density on waterfront properties has the potential to negatively impact the quality of waterbodies and therefore needs to be carefully monitored and managed.

The Township of North Frontenac is characterized by a landscape of many lakes and rivers that form the backbone of the Township’s economy, identity and culture. It is the intent of Township’s Official Plan to ensure conservation, protection and enhancement of these important water resources.

The Township’s Official Plan generally defines Waterfront Areas as all lands extending inland 150 metres (500 feet) from the ordinary high-water mark of any lake, river, or waterway. This is a general boundary intended to recognize that development within this area may have an impact on lake quality and those impacts may need to be considered for any development within the boundary.

The purpose of these provisions is to ensure that the quality of waterbodies and character of the waterfront is protected for the long term. County and Township staff have worked with Ministry of Environment staff over the years to develop policies in local Official Plans that prioritize water quality protection and lake health as the overarching priority for all of the lakes in the region. The Township continues to support policies that will ensure that waterfront lots have an appropriate density and that there is not a cumulative increase in density over the long term.