Kingston - New Official Plan Background and Links

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City of Kingston

Working Towards An Updated Official Plan

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OFFICIAL PLAN HOME (http://www.cityofkingston.ca/business/development/officialplan/index.asp)
An introduction to the Official Plan.

PLAN AMENDMENTS (http://www.cityofkingston.ca/business/development/officialplan/amended.asp)
How an Official Plan is amended.

RELATED LINK
ZONING BY-LAWS (http://www.cityofkingston.ca/business/development/zoning/index.asp)
The City of Kingston's Zoning By-Laws.

OFF-SITE LINKS
CITIZENS' GUIDE SERIES (http://www.cityofkingston.ca/redirect/redirect.asp?url=http://www.mah.gov.on.ca/userfiles/HTML/nts_1_3119_1.html)
The Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing Web offers a citizens' guide to land-use planning.

THE PLANNING ACT (http://www.cityofkingston.ca/redirect/redirect.asp?url=http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/DBLaws/Statutes/English/90p13_e.htm)
The Planning Act is Provincial legislation that sets out the ground rules for planning in Ontario and recognizes the role of municipalities in regulating land uses and development.

PROVINCIAL POLICY (http://www.cityofkingston.ca/redirect/redirect.asp?url=http://www.mah.gov.on.ca/userfiles/page_attachments/Library/1/789108_ppsenglish.pdf)
The 2005 Provincial Policy Statement is a companion policy document to The Planning Act. It provides direction to municipalities on matters of Provincial interest related to land use planning and development.
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City of Kingston Contacts:

For more information on the Official Plan and Zoning By-Law update, contact:

Wes Paetkau
Senior Policy Planner
City of Kingston Planning & Development Department
Mailing Address:
216 Ontario St., K7L 2Z3
Office Location:
1425 Midland Avenue
Tel: 613-546-4291, ext. 3232
Or send an E-mail (opzb_update@cityofkingston.ca)

Laurie Miller
Municipal Planner
Provincial Ministry of Municipal Affairs & Housing
Tel: 1-800-267-9438
Or send an E-mail (laurie.miller@mah.gov.on.ca)

Sue Cumming
Public Consultation Facilitator
Principal, Cumming + Company
Address:
201 Riverdale Avenue
Toronto, ON M4K 1C4
Tel: 416-406-6607
Fax: 416-406-6141
Or send an E-mail (opzb_update@cityofkingston.ca)

City of Kingston Official Plan Reference (http://www.cityofkingston.ca/business/development/officialplan/working.asp)

PDF HELP

ADOBE READER (http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html)
The freely available Adobe Reader software can be used to view the PDF documents on the City of Kingston Web site.

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The Ontario Planning Act requires that municipalities in Ontario prepare and follow an Official Plan. The Planning Act also sets out the Plan contents and the requirements of the process leading to Plan approval by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (MMAH).