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Shaping Guelph: Official Plan Review

Official Plan Review

The City is working to review and update its Official Plan to conform to changes to Provincial legislation and policies by July 1, 2022.

Guelph’s Official Plan (OP) is a legal planning document that establishes a vision for the future of the municipality and provides policy direction to manage future land use patterns and growth. An OP covers:

  • How land can be used, whether it should be used for houses, industry, offices, commercial, parks, natural areas or a mix of uses;
  • What services, like roads, sewers, parks and schools are needed; and,
  • When, and in what order, parts of the municipality will grow.

Revisions to the Official Plan will ensure Guelph conforms and is consistent with:

  • Recent amendments to the Planning Act,
  • Recent amendments to the Clean Water Act,
  • The Provincial Policy Statement (2020), and
  • A Place to Grow: Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (2019).

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Who's Listening

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Jason Downham, Planner

Plan2051@guelph.ca

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Melissa Aldunate, Manager, Policy Planning and Urban Design

Plan2051@guelph.ca

Phases

Phases overview
Special Council Meeting to Initiate the Official Plan Review
Conversations about proposed Official Plan policy directions
Conversations about proposed changes to the Official Plan
Final decision on changes to the Official Plan

Conversations about proposed changes to the Official Plan

October 18, 2021 - December 10, 2021

Why we’re updating Guelph’s Official Plan

Guelph’s Official Plan is a legal planning document that establishes a vision for the future of the municipality and provides policy direction to manage future land use patterns and growth. The plan covers:

  • How land can be used, whether it should be used for houses, industry, offices, commercial, parks, natural areas or a mix of uses;
  • What services, like roads, sewers, parks and schools, are needed; and,
  • When, and in what order, parts of the municipality will grow.

Revisions to the Official Plan will ensure Guelph conforms and is consistent with:

An update to the Official Plan is needed now to address these legislative and policy changes.

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