Alton Village Study Draft Phase 1 Background ... - Town of Caledon

For lands falling within the Rural Area of the Protected Countryside they permit: “a range of
recreational, tourism, institutional and resource-based commercial/industrial uses..”
Settlement area expansions are permitted into rural areas subject to policies of the Greenbelt
Plan. Other uses subject to the Plan may also be permitted including those related to
renewable and non-renewable resources.
“New multiple units or multiple lots for residential dwellings (e.g. estate residential
subdivisions and adult lifestyle or retirement communities), whether by plan of
subdivision, condominium or severance, shall not be permitted in rural areas.”
Municipal Official Plans, however, may be more restrictive with respect to residential
severances and shall provide guidance for the creation of lots in the rural area. New lots shall
not be created if it would extend or promote strip development.
Existing, expanded and new infrastructure is permitted in the Protected Countryside subject
to conditions set out in Section 4.2 Infrastructure including the following:
“4.2.2.2 Where settlements do not currently have Great Lake or Lake Simcoe based
water and sewage services, extensions to or expansions of existing Great Lake or
Lake Simcoe based services to such settlements is not permitted, unless such servicing
is required to address failed individual on-site sewage or water services or to ensure
the protection of public health where is has been determined by a medical officer of
health (or other health authority) that there is a public health concern associated
with existing services within the settlement. The capacity of the services provided in
these circumstances will be restricted to that required to service the affected existing
settlement plus the capacity for potential development within the settlement boundary
as it existed on the date this Plan came into effect.”
“4.4.4 Where settlement area expansions are contemplated by a municipality, the
environmental assessment in support of expanded sewage and water services must be
completed or approved prior to amending the boundaries of the settlement within the
municipal official plan. The expansion must not extend into the Natural Heritage
System or the specialty crop area.”
“4.2.2.6 New or expanded partial servicing, where site conditions are suitable for the
long-term provision of such services, is only permitted in the following
circumstances:
a) Where such servicing is necessary to address failed individual on-site sewage or
water services serving existing development; or
b) To allow for infilling and intensification within settlement areas served by partial
services as of the date this Plan came into effect.”
Section 4.3 outlines policies related to Natural Resources. Activities related to the use of
renewable resources are permitted in the Protected Countryside:
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