Town of Richmond Hill Draft New Official Plan - Chapter 4

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LAND USE POLICIES 1 2 6. The limits of Natural Linkage areas are based on the information available at the time of the adoption of this Plan. The outer boundaries of these areas may be refined as a result of a Natural Heritage Evaluation completed in accordance with Section 5.24 this Plan. 7. An amendment to this Plan shall not be required where the limits of a Natural Linkage area, as shown on Schedule A2 (Land Use), have been refined as determined through a Natural Heritage Evaluation completed in accordance with Section 5.24 of this Plan to the satisfaction of the Town and the Conservation Authority. 4.10.6.2 DESIGN 3 It is the policy of Council that: Building a Strong, Vibrant Identity and Character 1. Where a Natural Linkage area functions as a visual gateway to a Natural Core area, the Town will encourage development to incorporate landscape designs that highlight, enhance, and frame views to the Natural Core area. 4 5 6 7 2. The Town shall encourage the linkage of a trail system within the Greenway System provided that the ecological and hydrological functions of the Greenway System are maintained or, where possible, enhanced. 4.10.7 COUNTRYSIDE Countryside areas are rural areas between the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan (ORMCP) area and the portion of the settlement area located south of the ORM. The Countryside is envisioned as an extension of the ORM Countryside and as a rural area of the Greenway System. 4.10.7.1 LAND USE It is the policy of Council that: 1. The following uses shall be permitted in the Countryside designation shown on Schedule A2 (Land Use) of this Plan: a. Fish, wildlife and forest management; b. Conservation projects and flood and erosion control projects; c. Agricultural uses; d. Transportation, infrastructure, and utilities; e. Single detached dwellings; f. Home businesses; RICHMOND HILL OFFICIAL PLAN 4-51 DRAFT MAY 6, 2010
LAND USE POLICIES g. Home industries; h. Bed and breakfast establishments; i. Farm vacation homes; j. Low-intensity recreational uses; k. Unserviced parks; l. Agriculture-related uses; and m. Uses accessory to the uses set out in policy 4.10.7.1.1 (a) through (l) of this Plan. 1 2 4.10.8 PARKWAY BELT WEST The Parkway Belt West designation includes lands within Richmond Hill that are subject to and governed by the Provincial Parkway Belt West Plan, July 1978, as amended. It is the policy of Council that: 1. The permitted uses within the Parkway Belt West designation shown on Schedule A2 (Land Use) of this Plan shall be governed by the Parkway Belt West Plan, as amended from time to time. 2. Where lands are removed by the Province from the Parkway Belt West Plan, it is the intent of this Plan that such lands which contain key natural heritage features or key hydrological features and their functions or that provide connections between or within the Town’s Greenway System and the Regional Greenlands System shall remain within the Greenway System in either a Natural Core or Natural Linkage designation. 3. Where lands are removed by the Province from the Parkway Belt West Plan, proponents of development shall be required to submit an Official Plan Amendment which demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Town that: a. Adequate demand and need exists for the proposed land uses in relation to the land use permissions outlined in this Plan; b. The proposed development is compatible with the surrounding area; c. Key natural heritage features or key hydrological features and their functions have been protected and enhanced; and d. The proposed development enhances the ecological integrity of the Regional Greenlands System and the Town’s Greenway System. 4.10.9 MAJOR URBAN OPEN SPACE The urban open space system includes a network of parks, stormwater management ponds, cemeteries and urban linkages such as walkways, trails, utility corridors and boulevards. The Major Urban Open Space designation 3 4 5 6 7 DRAFT MAY 6, 2010 4-52 RICHMOND HILL OFFICIAL PLAN
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