Pickering
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ickeringisslatedforsignificanteconomicandresidential The Planning Process growth. Planning in Ontario is governed by the provincial Planning Act, Some of the transformational projects currently shaping Pickering which is the Act that gives authority to Municipal Councils to are City-initiated, and others are proposed by developers. deal with Planning matters.
Did you know, that as a municipality, we are mandated to receive and process every application that comes through our doors?
The Planning Act also requires each regional and local area municipalitytohaveanOcialPlantoguidebothlanduse growthinthelocalmunicipalities.ThisOcialPlanprovi alanddevelopmentvisionfortheCityandidentifieshow vision can be achieved.
The mandated planning process allows the City to consult with impacted agencies, engage with the public, and review every development application thoroughly. At the end of the process, stamakeaprofessionalrecommendationtoCouncilbase data, analysis, evaluation of key criteria, input from the public and implementation of policy.
Guiding Growth This should not be confused with endorsement. We rely on ourprofessionalsta,andtherigorousplanningprocess The Province sets out how and where growth in the Greater they oversee, to guide the decisions made on each and every Golden Horseshoe is to occur through the Growth Plan (A development application submitted. We also rely on you, Place to Grow). Durham Region has been allocated certain the public, to provide input and comments. The more you growth targets that are then further distributed to the lower-tier participate in this process, the more we are able to build a city municipalities in Durham, based on a detailed growth study and thatreflectsourcollectivevision.Anditisthroughthisprocess in accordance with the guiding policy framework of the Growth of collaboration and consultation that we will build a city that Plan. The most growth is directed to existing established areas, in works for all. Aerial view of Pickering’s waterfront
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