The Town of The Blue Mountains has announced that a final draft of the Official Plan is now available for the public to view.
The final draft can be found on the project webpage here.
The final draft incorporates changes from Phase 1 (shown in red) and Phase 2, including the most recent updates completed as of Nov. 27, 2024 (shown in blue). In addition, an updated Comment Matrix summarizing all public comments received up to November 26, 2024, with staff responses has been posted.
- Updated Official Plan document - tracked changes
- Updated Official Plan document - clean version
- Updated public comment matrix
Town staff will present the final Official Plan draft and a recommendation report to council at the committee of the whole meeting on Dec. 10, 2024. The recommendation report will be included with the meeting agenda when released and will be available on the project webpage.
Following the recommendations from the committee of the whole on Dec. 10, council may look to adopt the official plan draft at the council meeting on Dec. 16, 2024. If adopted, town staff will forward the Official Plan to Grey County for review and final approval.
The Official Plan review started in 2021 and has been a collaborative process with town staff and project consultants working closely with the community in workshops, drop-in sessions, and open houses to shape policies that address key topics such as managing growth, housing, density and intensification, environmental protection, and preservation of agricultural and natural features. Once approved by the county, the Official Plan will serve as a critical document to guide all future land-use decisions in the Town, including residential, commercial, and other forms of development.
Anybody interested in more information or to subscribe for project updates please visit the project webpage here or contact: Shawn Postma, manager of community planning, at (519) 599-3131 ext. 248.
