City of London - Approval to amend a municipality’s official plan

Instrument type: Approval to amend a municipality’s official plan

ERO number
019-9195
Ministry reference number
39-OP-241996
Notice type
Instrument
Act
Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990
Posted by
Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing
Notice stage
Proposal
Proposal posted
Comment period
November 6, 2024 - December 6, 2024 (30 days) Open
Last updated

This consultation closes at 11:59 p.m. on:
December 6, 2024

Proposal summary

The Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing has received Official Plan Amendment 116 (OPA 116) from the City of London for a decision. OPA 116 proposes to redesignate select underutilized and vacant industrial lands to non-industrial designations to further facilitate housing development to meet the city's housing needs.

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300 Dufferin Street
London, ON
N6B 1Z2
Canada

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Proponent(s)

City of London
300 Dufferin Avenue
London, ON
N6B 1Z2
Canada

Proposal details

Official Plan Amendment 116 was adopted by the City of London on June 25, 2024, by By-law No. C.P.-1512(dm)-166. The submission was received on August 13, 2024, and deemed complete on September 3, 2024. The Official Plan Amendment is now before the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing for a decision in accordance with sections 17 and 26 of the of the Planning Act. The City of London is undertaking a phased approach to updating its Official Plan. Official Plan Amendment 116 represents phase 1A of the City’s official plan review process.

Official Plan Amendment 116 include mapping and site-specific policy changes to the City of London Official Plan.. Official Plan Amendment 116 proposes to:

1. Add additional sites, along with policies, to the site-specific policy areas within the City of London as outlined on Map 7 of the London Official Plan.

2. Remove sites that are no longer subject to site-specific policies from the site-specific policy areas as outlined on Map 7 of the London Official Plan.

3. Redesignate select parcels of underutilized, and vacant industrial lands to non-industrial designations to further facilitate housing and mixed-use development to help meet the city's anticipated housing needs. 

The land use conversions and site-specific policy changes proposed in OPA 116 are informed by the City of London Community Growth, and Industrial Employment Areas Land Needs Assessment reports. The proposed conversions are based on evaluation criteria that includes, but is not limited to, compatibility of proposed land use, economic development initiatives and strategic locations, feasibility of municipal servicing, adequate parcel size, market demand from the industrial sector, environmental and other constraints.

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Municipal Services Office - Western Ontario
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659 Exeter Road
Floor 2
London, ON
N6E 1L3
Canada

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