OPA 226 - Town of Caledon

Section 3 of the Greenbelt Act took effect on December 16
2004
The Greenbelt Plan identifies where urbanization should not
occur in order to provide permanent protection to the
agricultural land base and the ecological features and functions
occurring on this landscape The Greenbelt Plan includes
lands within and builds upon the ecological protections
provided by the Niagara Escarpment Plan
Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan ORMCP
NEP and the Oak
The Protected Countryside lands identified in the Greenbelt
Plan are intended to enhance the spatial extent of agriculturally
and environmentally protected lands currently covered by the
NEP and the ORMCP while at the same time improving
linkages between these areas and the surrounding major lake
systems and watersheds Collectively the lands in these three
plans form the Greenbelt The Protected Countryside
as
shown on Schedule S of this Plan is made up of an
Agricultural System and a Natural System together with a
series of settlement areas as derived from municipal official
plans
Detailed policies pertaining to the Greenbelt Plan can be found
in Section 7 13 and other relevant sections of this Plan
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The Places to Grow Act 2005 provides for the establishment
of growth plans for specific geographic
areas within the
Province of Ontario The Growth Plan for the Greater Golden
Horseshoe hereinafter referred to as the Growth Plan was
established under the Places to Grow Act 2005 and came into
effect on June 16 2006
The Growth Plan establishes a framework for implementing the
Government of Ontario s vision for building stronger
prosperous communities by better managing growth in this
region to 2031 This is a plan that is intended to provide
leadership for improving the ways in which our cities suburbs
towns and villages will grow overthe long term
The Growth Plan guides decisions on transportation
infrastructure planning land use
planning urban form housing
natural heritage and resource protection in the interest of
promoting economic prosperity and in doing so aimsto
revitalize downtowns to become vibrant and convenient
centres
create complete communities that offer more options for
living working learning shopping and playing
provide housing options to meet the needs of people at
any age
curb sprawl and protect farmland and green spaces
and
reduce traffic gridlock by improving access to a greater
range of transportation options
Detailed policies derived from the Growth Plan can be found in
Chapter 4 Section 5 5 and other relevant sections of this Plan
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