GRAND NIAGARA SECONDARY PLAN

PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE #3

January 17, 20174:30 pm to 6:30 pm (presentation at 5:00pm)Grand Niagara Golf Club Clubhouse8547 Grassy Brook Road

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SITE CONTEXTRegional Municipality of Niagara Niagara Falls

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Existing Grand Niagara Golf Course with Resort Residential Land Use PermissionsFuture Regional Hospital Site

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Secondary Plan Area Context

Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe.

timeline

secondary plan process

SCOPE OF STUDY

WE ARE HERE

Region of Niagara Official Plan

PLANNING CONTEXT

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Niagara Region Official Plan, Schedule ARegional Structure

Schedule A-2Urban Structure Plan

Schedule ALand Use Plan

Niagara Region Official Plan, Schedule CCore Natural Heritage

Niagara Region Official Plan, Schedule G1Niagara Economic Gateway

Niagara Region Official Plan, Schedule G2Niagara Gateway Economic Employment Lands

Provincial PolicyGrowth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe, 2013•

• mixed-use, transit supportive and pedestrian friendly environments.

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Delineated Built-up Areas

Greenbelt Area

City of Niagara Falls Official Plan

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and storage uses.

employment opportunities.

secondary plan vision

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Protect and restore natural heritage features.

Promote the responsible use of resources.

Promote Place-making.

Create a diverse community.

Promote active transportation.

Create a connected and integrated open space and trail system.

Create employment opportunities.

Manage growth.

Promote green infrastructure and building.

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secondary plan principles

VISION

PROPOSED SERVICING AND SWM APPROACH

Proposed Sanitary Sewer Layout

Proposed Watermain Layout

Storm Drainage and Stormwater Management

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FORCEMAIN OUTLETS TO GRAVITYSEWER AT BROWN ROAD AND

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NOISE AND TRAFFIC STUDIES

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Figure 10 Preliminary Natural Heritage Map

Grand Niagara

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Aerial image: MNRF Orthophoto and Google Earth.

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Privileged & Confidential

Grand Niagara Holdings

Non-participating land

120m adjacent lands

Ecological Land Classification

Critical Fish Habitat Type 1

Provincially Significant Wetland

Significant woodlands

Significant valleyland

Significant wildlife habitat

Created Anthropogenic features where significant wildlife habitat is present; feature can be removed provided no negative impact can be demonstrated (Niagara Regional Policy Plan, 2015; PPS, 2014)

Preliminary 15m buffer applied to Critical Fish Habitat Type 1

Preliminary 30m buffer applied to PSW

Preliminary 10m buffer applied to Significant Woodlands

ELC Legend FOREST FOD Deciduous Forest FOD2-4 Dry-Fresh Oak-Hardwood

Deciduous Forest FOD6-5 Fresh-Moist Sugar Maple-

Hardwood Deciduous Forest FOD7-2 Fresh-Moist Ash Lowland

Deciduous Forest FOD7-6* Fresh-Moist Red Maple

Lowland Deciduous Forest FOD7-7* Fresh-Moist Ash-Elm Lowland

Deciduous Forest FOD7-8* Fresh-Moist Walnut-Ash-

Willow Lowland Deciduous Forest

FOD7-9* Fresh-Moist Pin Oak-Green Ash Lowland Deciduous Forest

FOD9 Fresh-Moist Oak-Maple-Hickory Deciduous Forest

SWAMP SWD1-3 Pin Oak Mineral Deciduous

Swamp SWD1-5* Green Ash-Pin Oak Mineral

Deciduous Swamp SWD1-6* Pin Oak-Ash-Maple Mineral

Deciduous Swamp SWD2-2 Green Ash Mineral Deciduous

Swamp SWD3 Maple Mineral Deciduous

Swamp SWD3-5* Maple Mineral Deciduous

Swamp SWT Thicket Swamp SWT2-2 Willow Mineral Thicket Swamp SWT2-4 Buttonbush Mineral Thicket

Swamp SWT2-9 Grey Dogwood Mineral Thicket

Swamp

MARSH MAM Meadow Marsh MAM2 Mineral Meadow Marsh MAM2-2 Reed-canary Grass Mineral

Meadow Marsh MAM2-10 Forb Mineral Meadow Marsh MAM2-11* Mixed Mineral Meadow Marsh MAS Shallow Marsh MAS2-1 Cattail Mineral Shallow Marsh MAS2-10* Common Reed Mineral Shallow

Marsh OPEN WATER OAO Open Aquatic SHALLOW WATER SAS1-1 Pondweed Submerged Shallow

Aquatic SAF1-3 Duckweed Floating-leaved

Shallow Aquatic CULTURAL CUW Cultural Woodland CUS1-4* White Pine Cultural Savanna CUT Cultural Thicket CUT1-4 Grey Dogwood Cultural Thicket CUM1-1 Fresh-Moist Old Field Meadow *not listed in Southern Ontario ELC Guide RES Residence H Hedgerow

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open space / parkland

tourist commercial

hospital employment campus

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proposed multi-use trail

proposed trail network

proposed cycling network

Provincial highway

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Schedule Bto the Official Plan

Active Transportation

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1.0 THE BASIS OF THE SECONDARY PLAN 1.1 Purpose 1.2 Location1.3 Interpretation1.4 Vision 1.5 Principles and Objectives1.6 Community Structure1.7 Growth Management 1.7.1 Population and Employment Growth

2.0 BUILDING A HEALTHY, VIBRANT, AND SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY

2.1 Sustainable Design2.2 Urban Design Guidelines 2.3 Public Parks and Open Space 2.3.1 General Policies2.4 Institutional 2.4.1 Schools 2.4.2 Places of Worship2.5 General Policies for Specific Uses 2.5.1 Day Care Centres 2.5.2 Automobile Service Station

3.0 LAND USE POLICIES 3.1 General Land Use Policies

4.0 PROVIDING A RANGE AND MIX OF HOUSING 4.1 General Policies 4.2 Affordable Housing 4.3 Residential Low / Medium Density Designation

5.0 PROMOTING EMPLOYMENT AND MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT

5.1 Employment Designation5.2 Hospital Employment Campus Designation5.3 Tourist Commercial Designation 5.4 Mixed Use Designation

6.0 PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT6.1 The Natural Heritage System Approach6.2 Natural Heritage System Designation6.3 Environmental Impact Study Policies

7.0 PROVIDING SUSTAINABLE SERVICES AND INFRASTRUCTURE

7.1 General Mobility Policies 7.1.1 Arterial Roads 7.1.2 Collector Roads 7.1.3 Local Roads 7.1.4 Public Transit 7.1.5 Transit Supportive Development 7.1.6 Pedestrian and Bicycle Path System 7.2 Sanitary Sewage and Water Supply Services 7.2.1 Sewage and Water Allocation7.3 Stormwater Management 7.3.1 General Policies for Stormwater Management Facilities7.4 Alternative/Renewable Energy Policies7.5 Utilities

8.0 IMPLEMENTATION

SCHEDULES ‘A’ - Land Use ‘B’ - Active Transportation

APPENDIX A URBAN DESIGN GUIDELINESAPPENDIX B POPULATION AND JOBS ESTIMATE APPENDIX C NATURAL HERITAGE SYSTEM

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DRAFT SECONDARY PLAN

f approximately and to provide approximately 3,800 jobs.

Three residential of approximately 1,120 to 1,390 unit• • •

Employment

Hospital Employment Campus

This designation is intended to provide for the proposed hospital

Mixed Use

Natural Heritage SystemThe Natural Heritage System is in

land use designations

Permitted within the

Permitted within the

Permitted within the

DRAFT SECONDARY PLAN

Permitted within the

Permitted within the

Permitted within the

Existing lawful uses.

NEXT STEPS

THANK YOU

FOR ATTENDING TODAY’S

John Barnsley MSc., MCIP, RPP

Manager of Policy PlanningCity of Niagara Falls4310 Queen StreetNiagara Falls, ON, L2E 6X5barnsley@niagarafalls.ca

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