City of Peterborough Draft Official Plan

THE OFFICIAL PLAN
OF THE
CITY OF PETERBOROUGH
Disclaimer
This document comprises an Office Consolidation as amended up to and including March 31, 2019. This edition
is prepared for purposes of convenience only, and for accurate reference recourse should be had to the official
volumes. Since this Official Plan has not been certified, the City does not warrant the accuracy of the information
in it, nor does it warrant that the same accurately depicts the text of the amendment. Users should not rely on the
information enclosed herein to their detriment. Certified copies of the appropriate amendment should be obtained
from the City Clerk's Office.
THE OFFICIAL PLAN
OF THE
CITY OF PETERBOROUGH
The Official Plan comprises the following text and the Schedules
"A", “A-1”, "B", B(a)", "C", "C(b)", "D", "E", "F", "G", "H", "I", "J", "K", "L", "M", “N”,"O",”P”,”Q”,”R”
and Figure 1, Tables 1 and 2 thereto.
City of Peterborough Official Plan Consolidated March 31, 2019

TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION SUBJECT
1 CONTENT AND SCOPE

1.1 DEFINITIONS AND JURISDICTION
1.2 THE OFFICIAL PLAN
1.3 REVIEW OF THE OFFICIAL PLAN
2 BASIS OF THE PLAN

2.1 GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
2.2 THE REGIONAL SETTING
2.3 COMMERCIAL STRUCTURE
2.3.1 Role and Components
2.3.2 Commercial Structure Goals and Objectives
2.3.3 Central Area
2.3.4 Shopping Nodes
2.3.4.2 Portage Node
2.3.4.3 Lansdowne/Parkway Node
2.3.4.4 Summit Node
2.3.4.5 Willowcreek Node
2.3.5 Special Policy Area
2.3.6 Strategic Policies for the Re Use of Major Sites
2.3.7 Official Plan Amendments
2.3.8 Implementation
2.4 GROWTH MANAGEMENT STRATEGY
2.4.1 Growth Management Goal
2.4.2 Growth Management Objectives
2.4.3 General
2.4.4 Built Boundary
2.4.5 Urban Growth Centre
2.4.6 Employment Area
2.4.7 Designated Greenfield Area
2.4.8 Transportation
2.4.9 Cultural Heritage
2.4.10 Natural Heritage
2.4.11 Infrastructure and Public Service Facilities
2.4.12 Sewage and Water
2.4.13 Water
FIGURE 1 PETERBOROUGH’S COMMERCIAL STRUCTURE
3 GENERAL LAND USE PROVISIONS: ALL AREAS

3.1 PERMITTED USES: ALL AREAS
3.2 NON-CONFORMING USES
3.3 NATURAL AREAS

SECTION SUBJECT
3.3.2 Purpose
3.3.3 Objectives
3.3.4 Natural Areas and Land Use
3.3.5 Methods of Protection
3.3.6 Development Applications
3.3.7 Environmental Study
3.4 FLOOD PLAIN
3.4.5 Jackson Creek Flood Plan (Downtown) Special Policy Area
3.4.5.1 Definitions
3.4.5.2 Defined Area
3.4.5.3 General Policies
3.4.5.4 Commercial and Non-Residential Uses
3.4.5.5 Residential Uses Within Commercial Structures
3.4.5.6 Residential Uses
3.4.5.7 Implementation
3.5 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
3.5.2.1 Raw Water Quality
3.6 PITS AND QUARRIES
3.7 ENERGY
3.8 SITE PLAN CONTROL POLICIES
3.9 ADULT ENTERTAINMENT PARLOURS
3.10 ALTERATION OF GRADES
4 LAND USE POLICIES

4.1 LAND USE PLAN
4.2 RESIDENTIAL
4.2.1 General
4.2.1.1 Purpose
4.2.1.2 Objectives
4.2.1.3 Permitted Uses
4.2.2 Residential Designations
4.2.2.1 Low Density Residential
4.2.2.1.1 Permitted Uses
4.2.2.1.2 Development Applications
4.2.2.1.3 Infill Housing
4.2.2.2 Medium Density Residential
4.2.2.2.2 Scale of Development
4.2.2.3 High Density Residential
4.2.3 Housing Production
4.2.4 Policies for Specific Residential Properties

SECTION SUBJECT
4.2.5 General Policies for All Residential Designations

4.2.5.1 Commercial Uses Within Residential Areas
4.2.5.2 Group Homes
4.2.5.3 New Condominium Construction
4.2.5.4 Conversion of Housing from Rental to Condominium
4.2.5.5 Mobile and Modular Homes
4.2.5.6 Submission Requirements
4.2.5.7 Evaluation Criteria
4.2.6 Local Commercial
4.2.6.1 Purpose
4.2.6.2 Objective
4.2.6.4 Form of Development
4.2.6.5 Scale of Development
4.2.6.6 Location of Development
4.3 COMMERCIAL AREA
4.3.1 General
4.3.1.1 Purpose
4.3.1.2 Designations
4.3.2 Central Area
4.3.2.2 Central Area Sub Areas
4.3.2.2.2 Sub Area 1: Commercial Core Area
4.3.2.2.3 Sub Area 2: Waterfront Commercial Area
4.3.2.2.4 Sub Area 3: Business Districts
4.3.2.2.5 Sub Area 4: Industrial Conversion Area
4.3.2.2.6 Sub Area 5: Transitional Uses Area
4.3.2.2.7 Sub Area 6: Industrial Area
4.3.2.2.8 Sub Area 7: Open Space Area
4.3.2.2.9 Special Policy Area
4.3.2.3 Bonusing
4.3.2.4 Parking
4.3.2.5 Design Guidelines
4.3.2.6 Development Applications
4.3.3 Major Shopping Centre
4.3.3.1 Purpose
4.3.3.2 Objective
4.3.4 Special Purpose Retail
4.3.4.1 Purpose
4.3.4.2 Objectives

SECTION SUBJECT

4.3.4.7 Special Provisions
4.3.5 Neighbourhood Centres
4.3.5.1 Purpose
4.3.5.2 Objective
4.3.6 Service Commercial Area
4.3.6.1 Purpose
4.3.6.2 Objectives
4.3.6.7 Service Commercial Area Enhancement
4.3.7 Planning Impact Analysis – Commercial Uses
4.4 INDUSTRIAL
4.4.1 Purpose
4.4.2 Objective
4.4.3 General Policies
4.4.4 General Locational Criteria
4.4.5 Permitted Uses
4.4.5.1 General Industrial
4.4.5.2 Prestige Industrial
4.4.5.3 Service Industrial
4.4.6 Site Design
4.4.7 Existing Industrial Areas
4.4.9 Conversion of Industrial Uses
4.5 MAJOR OPEN SPACE
4.5.1 Open Space System
4.5.1.1 Recreation/Tourism
4.5.1.2 Sense of Community
4.5.1.3 Preservation/Conservation
4.5.1.4 Urban Form
4.5.2 Major Open Space Land Use
4.5.2.2 Primary Objective
4.5.2.3 General Objectives
4.5.2.4 Ownership

SECTION SUBJECT
4.5.2.5 Land Use

4.5.2.6 Development of Open Space
4.5.2.7 Trent-Severn Waterway and Otonabee River
4.6 AGRICULTURE
4.7 MAJOR INSTITUTIONS
4.8 SPECIAL POLICY AREAS
4.8.A Special Policy Area 1: Mixed Use Development:
Hunter Street East and Armour Road
4.8.1 Mixed use Development – Hunter Street East and Armour Road
4.8.B Special Policy Area 2: Regional Centre/CBD Area - DELETED
4.9 PROTECTED NATURAL AREAS
4.9.1 Purpose
4.9.2 Land Use
4.9.3 Ownership
5 TRANSPORTATION
5.1 TRANSPORTATION GOALS
5.2 TRANSPORTATION OBJECTIVES
5.3 GENERAL POLICIES
5.4 ROADWAY NETWORK POLICIES
5.5 PUBLIC TRANSIT POLICIES
5.6 BIKEWAY NETWORK POLICIES
5.7 PEDESTRIAN NETWORK POLICIES
5.8 RAILWAYS
5.9 AIR TRANSPORTATION
5.10 NAVIGABLE WATERWAYS
5.11 PARKING
5.12 TRANSPORTATION PLAN
6 PARKLAND POLICIES
6.1 GENERAL GOALS
6.2 PARKS AND THE OPEN SPACE SYSTEM
6.3 PROVISION OF PARKLAND
6.4 CITY PARKLAND
6.4.1 Regional Parks
6.4.2 Community Parks
6.4.3 Neighbourhood Parks
6.5 PARKLAND ACQUISITION
6.5.2 Parkland Dedication
6.5.3 Acceptable Parkland
6.5.4 Cash in Lieu
6.5.5 Parkland & Stormwater Management
6.6 PUBLIC OPEN SPACE AND EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES
6.7 PRIVATE OUTDOOR SPACE AND RECREATION AMENITIES
6.8 PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN

SECTION SUBJECT
7 SEQUENCE OF DEVELOPMENT AND SERVICING POLICY

7.1 GENERAL
7.2 SEQUENCE OF DEVELOPMENT
7.2.1 Development Area 1
7.3 EXTENSION OF SERVICES OUTSIDE CITY OF PETERBOROUGH
7.4 UTILITIES
7.5 STORM DRAINAGE
7.6 SEWAGE AND WATER TREATMENT FACILITIES
7.7 SERVICING STANDARDS
7.8 FINANCING CAPITAL PROJECTS
8 NEIGHBOURHOOD IMPROVEMENT AND SOCIAL PLANNING

8.1 OBJECTIVES
8.2 HOUSING PRODUCTION
8.3 COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT
8.4 MAINTENANCE AND OCCUPANCY STANDARDS
8.5 HISTORIC PROPERTIES AND AREAS
8.6 SOCIAL PLANNING
9 IMPLEMENTATION
9.1 GENERAL
9.2 ZONING BY-LAWS
9.2.5 Holding By-laws
9.2.6 Holding Zone - Commercial Areas
9.2.7 Bonusing
9.3 COMMITTEE OF ADJUSTMENT
9.4 LAND ACQUISITION
9.4A METHOD OF IMPLEMENTING COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT
9.4A.8.1 Parks and Recreational; Educational and Community Facilities
9.4A.8.2 Water
9.4A.8.3 Sanitary Sewers
9.4A.8.4 Street Lighting
9.4A.8.5 Sidewalks
9.4A.8.6 Asphalt Pavement with Curb & Gutter
9.4A.8.7 Boulevard Reconstruction
9.4A.8.8 Pavement Resurfacing
9.4A.8.9 Electrical Service
9.5 SECONDARY PLANS
9.6 PUBLIC NOTICE
9.7 APPENDICES
9.8 INTERPRETATION OF THE OFFICIAL PLAN

SECTION SUBJECT
10 SECONDARY PLANS
10.1 GENERAL
10.2 LANSDOWNE WEST SECONDARY PLAN
10.2.2 Objectives of the Plan
10.2.3 Development Policies
10.3 DOWNEY WEST SECONDARY PLAN
10.4 AUBURN NORTH SECONDARY PLAN
10.5 JACKSON CREEK SECONDARY PLAN
10.6 CENTRAL AREA MASTER PLAN
10.6.1 General
10.6.2 Purpose
10.6.3 Objectives of the Master Plan
10.6.4 Program of Central Area Enhancements
10.6.4.1 Strategies to Confirm the Priority Functions of the Central Area
and Strengthen the Retail Function
10.6.4.2 Strategies to Promote the Quality of Life in Central Area
Neighbourhoods
10.6.4.3 Strategies to Encourage New Residential Development
10.6.4.4 Strategies to Foster Pedestrian Connectivity
10.6.4.5 Strategies to Improve Municipal Infrastructure
10.6.4.6 Strategies to Promote Economic Development
10.6.4.7 Strategies to Promote Sound Planning and Quality Development
10.7 COLDSPRINGS SECONDARY PLAN
10.8 CHEMONG SECONDARY PLAN
10.9 LILY LAKE SECONDARY PLAN

December 31, 2014
INDEX OF OFFICIAL PLAN TABLES AND SCHEDULES
TABLES
1. RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT BY SECONDARY LAND USE PLAN AREAS
2. ROAD ALLOWANCE WIDTHS
SCHEDULES
"A" LAND USE
“A-1” CITY STRUCTURE
"B" ROADWAY NETWORK
"B(a) BIKEWAY NETWORK
"C" NATURAL AREAS & FLOOD PLAIN
"C(b)" JACKSON CREEK FLOOD PLAIN (DOWNTOWN) SPECIAL POLICY AREA
"D" DEVELOPMENT AREAS
"E" RESIDENTIAL DENSITY
"F" KEY MAP TO SECONDARY LAND USE PLANS
"G" JACKSON CREEK SECONDARY PLAN
"H" COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT AREAS
"I" COMMERCIAL AREA LAND USE PLAN
"J" CENTRAL AREA LAND USE PLAN
"K" AREAS DESIGNATED FOR ADULT ENTERTAINMENT PARLOURS
"L" DOWNEY WEST SECONDARY PLAN LAND USE MAP
"M" LANSDOWNE WEST SECONDARY PLAN: HARPER

PARK/PETERBOROUGH BUSINESS PARK
“N” AUBURN NORTH SECONDARY PLAN
"O" INDUSTRIAL LAND USE
City of Peterborough Official Plan Consolidated December 1, 2018

“P” COLDSPRINGS SECONDARY LAND USE PLAN
“Q” CHEMONG SECONDARY LAND USE PLAN
“R” LILY LAKE SECONDARY PLAN

APPENDIX 1
This document is the Office Consolidation of the Official Plan of the City of Peterborough.
It includes amendments approved by the Minister (or the Ontario Municipal Board). The
columns found below are a list of the Official Plan Amendments.
ADOPTED BY COUNCIL APPROVED BY THE APPROVED BY THE OMB

MINISTER
Official Plan December 7, 1981 Partial approvals: (Bowes and Cocks referral –
May 27, 1982 see Amendment #6)
Sept.1, 1982 OMB Decision Dec. 17, 1984
Sept. 6, 1984 No order.
Cabinet Order Mar. 2, 1986
Decision & Order Feb. 23,
1987 - Approved
AMENDMENT
1 March 15, 1982 June 3, 1982
2 May 3, 1982 June 2, 1983 (Modified)
3 July 19, 1982 March 21, 1983

(Modified)
4 October 18, 1982 December 6, 1982

(Modified)
5 December 20, 1982 June 2, 1983
6 February 23, 1987 May 26, 1987
7 April 5, 1982 June 15, 1983
8 December 3, 1984 August 19, 1986 & July 10, 1989

February 23, 1987 Partial approval.
9 February 7, 1983 May 3, 1983
10 May 2, 1983 June 16, 1983
11 June 6, 1983 October 12, 1983
12 September 6, 1983 September 12, 1984

(Denied)
January 28, 1985
(Approved as per OMB
Order)

AMENDMENT ADOPTED BY COUNCIL APPROVED BY THE APPROVED BY THE OMB
MINISTER
13 August 15, 1983 December 2, 1983
14 August 4, 1987 May 16, 1988
15 June 18, 1984 August 27, 1984
16 June 18, 1984 July 17, 1984
17 July 3, 1984 December 3, 1984
18 November 5, 1984 June 10, 1985 (Partial

Approval) December
12, 1985 (Partial
Approval) March 28,
2003 (Partial Approval)
19 February 11, 1985 March 28, 2003 August 7, 1985

Final Approval MMAH
March 28, 2003
20 May 21, 1985 July 2, 1985
21 September 21, 1987 January 5, 1988
22 June 17, 1985 July 15, 1985
23 August 6, 1985 September 24, 1985
24 November 4, 1985 December 30, 1985
25 February 3, 1986 April 15, 1986
26 November 18, 1985 April 4, 1986
27 November 18, 1985 January 11, 1988

(Denied)
May 2, 1988 (Approved
as per OMB Order)
28 December 16, 1985 January 7, 1986

MINISTER
30 June 16, 1986 April 9, 1987
31 June 16, 1986 October 22, 1986
32 October 5, 1987 November 25, 1987
33 January 4, 1988 February 24, 1988
34 February 15, 1988 May 10, 1988
35 March 2, 1987 August 11, 1987
36 September 24, 1986 & July 15, 1987

October 6, 1986
38 December 15, 1986 March 16, 1987
41 May 2, 1988 June 27, 1988
42 February 16, 1987 April 9, 1987
43 May 2, 1988 June 27, 1988
44 February 16, 1987 December 21, 1987
45 July 4, 1988 October 7, 1988
46 July 18, 1988 July 18, 1989
47 August 15, 1988 January 19, 1989
48 September 6, 1988 September 10, 1990
49 October 3, 1988 August 2, 1990 DENIED by

Order of the O.M.B.

MINISTER
51 November 21, 1988 September 19, 1989
52 November 21, 1988 September 13, 1989
53 January 16, 1989 April 17, 1989
54 February 6, 1989 March 27, 1990
55 February 20, 1989 November 29, 1989
56 March 6, 1989 April 14, 1989
57 December 18, 1989 January 5, 1993 May 21, 1993

January 15, 1990 September 7, 1993
March 11, 1991 September 29, 1993
April 2, 1991
April 22, 1991
March 30, 1992
58 November 6, 1989 December 21, 1989
59 December 18, 1989 February 25, 1992
60 December 18, 1989 April 17, 1990
61 March 19, 1990 May 22, 1990
62 May 22, 1990 October 1, 1991
63 June 4, 1990 July 12, 1991
64 June 18, 1990 April 8, 1992
65 August 7, 1990 July 31, 1991
66 August 7, 1990 December 11, 1990
68 October 15, 1990 May 21, 1992

MINISTER
69 October 15, 1990 April 10, 1992
70 December 17, 1990 July 17, 1992
71 April 2, 1991 January 4, 1993
72 April 22, 1991 September 21, 1992
73 May 13, 1991 December 5, 1991
74 October 7, 1991 April 14, 1992
75 April 13, 1992 September 29, 1993
76 June 24, 1991 December 20, 1991
77 July 15, 1991 September 22, 1993*

Appealed
78 August 6, 1991 April 8, 1992
79 October 7, 1991
80 October 28, 1991 December 20, 1991
81 February 10, 1992 July 17, 1992
82 March 2, 1992 June 18, 1992
83 March 2, 1992 February 26, 1993
84 March 23, 1992 June 18, 1992
85 August 10, 1992 September 21, 1992
86 December 7, 1992 January 28, 1993
87 January 11, 1993 April 8, 1993
88 August 16, 1993 October 7, 1993
89 July 10, 1995 November 10, 1995
90 August 14, 1995 June 28, 1996

MINISTER
91 December 11, 1995 July 11, 1996
92 March 25, 1996 August 1, 1996
93 April 15, 1996 August 1, 1996
94 April 15, 1996 August 1, 1996
95 May 6, 1996 September 14, 1996
96 November 21, 1996 November 3, 1997
97 Oct. 7, 1996 Sept. 3, 1997 (OMB File No. 0970084)

Minutes of Settlement Oct. 5,
1999 and Nov. 3, 1997
98 Nov. 18, 1996 Mar. 9, 1997
99 Dec. 9, 1996 Mar.11, 1997
100 Mar. 24, 1997 Aug. 25, 1997
101 May 26, 1997 Sept. 17, 1997
102 Oct. 27, 1997 N/A
103 Mar. 30, 1999 N/A
104 June 22, 1998 (OMB Order No. 1558) Aug.

20, 1999
105 July 12, 1999 N/A
106 July 12, 1999 (OMB Order No. 0224) Feb.

17, 2000
107 Mar. 6, 2000 N/A
108 Apr. 17, 2000 N/A
109 Apr. 17, 2000 N/A
111 Oct. 2, 2000 N/A (OMB Order No. 0693) May 3,

2001

MINISTER
112 Oct. 22, 2000 N/A (OMB Order No. 1980) Dec.
3, 2001
113 Feb. 12, 2001 N/A
114 Aug. 13, 2001 N/A N/A
115 Aug. 13, 2001 N/A N/A
116 Aug. 13, 2001 N/A N/A
117 Oct. 9, 2001 N/A N/A
118 Jan. 27, 2002(Original N/A N/A

approval Jan.21/02 By-
law 02-016)
119 May 6, 2002 N/A N/A
120 Dec. 9, 2002 N/A N/A
*(Partial Approval with Modifications)
AMENDMENT ADOPTED BY COUNCIL APPROVED BY THE LANDS AFFECTED

OMB
121 June 23, 2003 N/A 131 Langton St. (Fairhaven)
122 Aug. 11, 2003 Jan. 18, 2005 (Minutes Erskine Ave.
of Settlement)
123 Oct. 27, 2003 High St. extension
124 Oct. 27, 2003 N/A 892, 898 & 908 Clonsilla Ave.
125 Oct. 27, 2003 Oct. 15, 2004 (Appeals 630 Cumberland Ave.
withdrawn)
126 Mar. 8, 2004 Aug. 26, 2004 (Order 1002 Chemong Rd.
1381)

AMENDMENT ADOPTED BY APPROVED BY THE LANDS AFFECTED
COUNCIL OMB
127 Mar. 29, 2004 N/A 2235 Keene Rd.
128 Apr. 26, 2004 Aug. 27, 2004 Jackson Creek Secondary
Plan
129 May 10, 2004 N/A 49 and 61 Argyle St.
130 July 12, 2004 N/A 878 Armour Rd.
131 Oct. 3, 2005 N/A PRHC (Medical Clinics)
132 Mar. 20, 2006 N/A 2350 Woodglade Blvd.
133 Apr. 10, 2007 Oct. 24, 2007 (Appeals 1371 Hilliard St. & 1224
withdrawn) Chemong Rd.
134 Oct. 1, 2007 N/A 413 Carnegie Ave.
135 Feb. 11, 2008 N/A 413 Carnegie Ave.
136 Apr. 14, 2008 N/A 965-981 Chemong Rd.
137 April 14, 2008 N/A 2420 and 2510 Bensfort Rd.
138 April 14, 2008 N/A 746 Jane St.
139 Sept. 15, 2008 N/A 2300 Marsdale Dr. & 2150
Television Rd.
140 May 25, 2009 N/A Central Area Master Plan
141 July 6, 2009 Nov. 20, 2009 (Appeal 1875 Lansdowne St. W.
Withdrawn)
142 Aug. 10, 2009 N/A Growth Plan Compliance
143 Oct. 5, 2009 N/A 1545 Monaghan Road
144 December 14, 2009 N/A 300 Milroy Drive
145 April 12, 2010 Feb 1, 2011 (motion to Donwood Settlement Area
dismiss)
146 August 9, 2010 N/A 723, 733, 741 George St. N.
147 August 9, 2010 March 2, 2011 (Appeal 4571 Guthrie Drive and 2011
Withdrawn) McNamara Rd.
148 September 13, 2010 Feb 10, 2011 (Appeal 1800 Television Road and
Withdrawn) 450, 490, 520 Laurie Avenue
149 September 13, 2010 N/A 1232 Parkhill Road West
AMENDMENT ADOPTED BY APPROVED BY THE LANDS AFFECTED
COUNCIL OMB
150 N/A March 24 2011 (appeal Part of 1875 Lansdowne St.
allowed) W and 1913 Lansdowne St.
W.
151 March 14, 2011 N/A 420 Simons Ave
152 March 14, 2011 N/A Lands within the Chemong
Planning Area
153 June 25, 2012 N/A 882 Whitfield Drive
154 June 25, 2012 N/A Affordable Housing CIP Cash
in Lieu of Parking
155 August 27, 2012 N/A 995 Crawford Drive
156 September 10, 2012 N/A Portion of the property at 0
Chemong Road
157 April 29, 2013 N/A Schedule J of the Official Plan
158 September 9, 2013 N/A Lansdowne West Secondary
Plan
159 September 30, 2013 N/A 105 Park Street South
160 February 3, 2014 N/A Portion of lands within the
Lansdowne West Secondary
Plan
161 April 7, 2014 N/A 21-33 Leahy’s Lane
162 April 28, 2014 N/A 1545 Monaghan Rd
163 April 28, 2014 December 12 2014 Lily Lake Secondary Plan
(settlement reached)
164 June 9, 2014 N/A 1999 Technology Drive
165 February 27, 2015 N/A 2350 Woodglade Blvd
166 March 20, 2015 N/A 1840-1866 Lansdowne St W
167 July 24, 2015 N/A 1637 Hetherington Drive
168 August 31, 2015 N/A 188 and 198 Edinburgh St
170 October 9, 2015 N/A Part of 1600 Sherbrooke St
171 October 20, 2015 January 21, 2016 Lansdowne Street West
Neighbourhood Centre
172 February 22, 2016 N/A Major Institutions designation
173 May 16, 2016 February 23, 2017 Commercial Structure
(appeals withdrawn)
174 August 2, 2016 N/A Heritage Conservation
Districts
175 December 11, 2017 N/A 461 Patterson St
176 February 20, 2018 N/A 959 Chemong Rd
177 May 22, 2018 N/A Secondary Suites
178 September 10, 2018 Lands within the Lift Lock
(Under Appeal) Planning Area
179 N/A February 25, 2019 1225, 1261 and 1289 Parkhill
Road West

SECTION 1
CONTENT AND SCOPE

December, 2009
1.1 DEFINITIONS AND JURSIDICTION
The following definitions shall apply wherever referred to in the

Official Plan text except where otherwise stipulated.
1.1.1 “Council” shall refer to the Council of the Corporation of the City of
Peterborough.
1.1.2 “Planning Committee” shall refer to the Planning Committee of the OPA#66
Council of the City of Peterborough. COU –
90/08/07
MMA –
90/12/11
1.2 THE OFFICIAL PLAN OPA#18

COU
84/11/05
The Official Plan of the City comprises this text being Sections 1 to MMA
10 inclusive And Schedule “A” – Land Use Plan; Schedule A-1 – City 85/06/10
Structure; Schedule “B” – Major Transportation Plan; Schedule “C” – (MMA#21)
Flood Plain; Schedule “D” – Development Areas; Schedule “E” – OPA#8
Residential Density Plan; Schedule “F” – Secondary Land Use Plan (Sch. G)
Reference Map; Schedule “G” – Part of Jackson Creek Secondary COU
Plan; Schedule “H” – Community Improvement Areas; Schedule “I” – 84/12/03
Commercial Area; Schedule “J” – Central Area; Schedule “K” – Areas MMA Rfd. To
OMB
Designated For Adult Entertainment Parlours; Schedule “L” – Downie 84/12/17
West Secondary Plan Land Use Plan; Schedule “M(a)” – Lansdowne 86/11/24
West Secondary Plan: Harper Park/Peterborough Business Park; 87/02/23
Schedule ‘N’ – Auburn North Secondary Plan; Schedule ‘O’ –
Industrial Land Use and Table 1 – Residential Development by OPA#57
COU –
Secondary Land Use Plan Areas. 89/12/18
OMB –
93/01/05
OPA#111
OMB
ORDER
#0693
01/05/03
OPA#115
01/08/13
OPA#142
09/08/10

1.3 REVIEW OF THE OFFICIAL PLAN
1.3.1 It is the policy of this Official Plan that a general review of this Official OPA#142
Plan shall be done at intervals of not longer than five years, to be 09/08/10
coordinated with revisions to the Provincial Growth Plan for the
Greater Golden Horseshoe.

SECTION 2
BASIS OF THE PLAN

July, 2003
2.1 GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
Council adopts the following goals and objectives for the Corporation
of the City of Peterborough:
2.1.1 The City shall be for ALL the PEOPLE. Maximum effort shall be made
to ensure that equal attention is given to the SOCIAL development of
the community as well as to the creation of the PHYSICAL structure of
the community. Provisions shall be made to ensure ACCESSIBILITY
to the facilities of the city by all age groups, by handicapped persons
and by other socially and economically disadvantaged.
2.1.2 ADEQUATE areas of land use or LAND DEVELOPMENT

OPPORTUNITY shall be made available throughout the city to provide
for the needs of all citizens of the City of Peterborough. The
distribution of land use development shall provide an EQUITABLE
ALLOCATION of employment opportunity, recreational opportunity and
retail and service opportunity within close proximity to residential
areas.
2.1.3 The DEVELOPMENT of vacant land in the City of Peterborough shall

be in an ORDERLY AND SEQUENTIAL MANNER to provide for the
most economic and efficient development and programming of private
and public services.
2.1.4 Maximum effort should be made to preserve, protect and enhance both
the natural and the urbanized landscape by providing careful attention OPA #112
COU –
to the integration of development with natural features in the urban 00/10/2
environment. Such measures may include preservation and protection
of historical properties, regulation of building construction, access to
properties, regulation of signs, consideration of natural areas and
environmentally sensitive lands. An assessment shall be made of the
visual impact of each proposed development in relation to existing
structures, land uses, street scape, natural areas and features.
2.1.5 Energy conservation shall be considered in the siting, layout, and OPA #112
construction of buildings and in the design, landscaping and COU –
00/10/2
designation of land use within subdivisions neighbourhoods and
communities.

2.1.6 The Land Use Plan and Transportation System shall be developed OPA #112
as complementary parts of the Official Plan to ensure efficient and COU – 00/10/2
practical accessibility throughout the City of Peterborough. The
Transportation System shall be comprised of an internal network of OPA #120
streets, transit routes, bicycle routes and pedestrian corridors. COU –
Medium and High Capacity Arterial Streets of the internal system 02/9/12
shall be logically linked to a Provincial and County external roadway
system. Bicycle routes within the City shall be appropriately
connected to the Trans Canada Trail and other trails developed to
the City limits.”
2.1.7 RESIDENTIAL development shall endeavour to make ADEQUATE OPA#18

ACCOMMODATION available to all socio-economic groups at an COU –
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affordable price and to integrate a variety of forms and costs of MMA –
housing. The location of housing shall be co-ordinated with 85/06/10
community facilities such as transportation routes, parks and open (MMA#3)
space, retail shopping areas, recreation facilities, schools and other
private and public facilities.
2.1.8 Growth of the City’s commercial economy shall be planned and

promoted so as to maintain and strengthen Peterborough’s role as OPA #111
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a regional service centre. Growth shall be based on the needs of #0093
the City’s residents, businesses and institutions and those of the MAY 3, 2001
surrounding regional area for which Peterborough provides
specialized facilities and activities not available locally, and
accommodated in accordance with the Commercial Structure
policies of Section 2.3 and other provisions of this Plan.
2.1.9 The INDUSTRIAL areas shall provide an adequate supply of land

and a suitable inter-mixture or separation of development for indust-
rial manufacturing and employment opportunities as well as indust-
rial service, contracting and transportation facilities to support the
functioning of the City of Peterborough.
2.1.10 The shoreline of the Otonabee River and Trent Severn Waterway,
supplemented by other key regional and community park areas,
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shall be set aside as the City’s Major Open Space Areas. A COU – 00/10/2
complementary programme to provide active and passive open
space and recreation facilities shall be developed to prevent any
deficiency in park area and to provide adequate recreation
opportunities for the citizens of the City of Peterborough and for
visitors to the City. Special emphasis shall be placed on ensuring
the continuity and accessibility of a connected system of parkland
throughout the City of Peterborough.

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community standards and aspirations.
2.2 THE REGIONAL SETTING

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2.2.1 In 2001, the City of Peterborough had a population of approximately 09/08/10
74,000 persons and employment of approximately 37,000. The City
of Peterborough is a regional centre for residential development,
commercial and industrial activity, health care, post-secondary
education and recreation and entertainment activities. The Trent
Severn Waterway, which continues to have a major impact on the
economic development of Central Ontario flows through the heart of
the City. The City is within the “outer ring” of municipalities that
make up the “Greater Golden Horseshoe”.
2.2.2 The City of Peterborough is the hub of a region; manufacturing,

commerce, service, transportation, land use, recreation, social,
health services, educational and other activities in the City are part
of a larger network comprising the surrounding territory. In
recognition of this relationship, the Corporation shall endeavour to
liaise with adjoining municipalities in order to devise effective land
use and development patterns.
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Provincial Government and the Federal Government and their (MMA# 2 & 3)
respective agencies to support a satisfactory living environment
beyond the City and to ensure that the actions of other government
bodies and agencies do not detract from the quality of life.

2.3 COMMERCIAL STRUCTURE
2.3.1 ROLE AND COMPONENTS

The urban structure of Peterborough and its image and identity as a
community are profoundly influenced by the locational pattern of
commercial functions carried on in the City.
The essence of Peterborough’s commercial structure is illustrated by

Figure 1. This commercial structure includes, on a base illustrating
the major transportation network serving the City and the schematic
distribution of commercial land uses, the following major structural
elements:
 Central Area
 Shopping Nodes
 Special Policy Area
These are not necessarily areas exclusively devoted to commercial

use.
The Central Area, is the Historic heart of the community and has the
broadest range of commercial activity within the City. It is the prime
focus of office, cultural and entertainment uses as well as a diverse
range of retail facilities including specialty stores, regional uses and
services, in addition to stores and services which support its resident
population. It is also much more than a commercial area and
provides the focus for government activities, community and
recreational uses, higher density and specialized forms of housing,
heritage sites and buildings, tourist facilities, as well as the site of
several key industries. Differing land use designations (identified by
Section 4.3.2 and Schedule J of the Plan) reflect this diversity.
The Shopping Nodes are located at strategic locations on the major

transportation network in the northwest, southwest and southeast
portions of the City. These nodes are primarily retail nodes which
have developed historically with a shopping centre generally
anchored by a department store. These centres, together with
related commercial sites form Shopping Nodes which are intended to
continue their function as the principle centres of non-downtown retail
and service activity catering to the City and surrounding region.
Differing land use designations (identified by Section 4.3 and
Schedule 1 of this Plan) are employed within the Shopping Nodes to
differentiate the specifics as to range, size and types of use intended
for each location.

The Special Policy Area anticipates the arrival, to the Peterborough
trade area within this planning horizon, of a unique region-serving
retail use that is not presently represented in the region, such as a
membership warehouse club. The Special Policy Area is a strategic
planning measure to maintain and strengthen Peterborough’s role as
a regional service centre. It is intended that the Special Policy Area
not duplicate the planned function of a Shopping Node and therefore a
department store or similar mass general merchandiser, a retail or
wholesale outlet mall, or a retail power centre are not permitted uses.
This commercial structure provides a strong and flexible foundation for

the ongoing growth and evolution of Peterborough’s commercial
economy in response to the needs of its residents, businesses and
institutions and those of the surrounding regional area for which
Peterborough provides specialized facilities and activities not available
locally. The Central Area together with the Shopping Nodes and
Special Policy Area as identified by this Plan are intended to
collectively meet these needs, in a manner which provides healthy
interaction and balance within the City for the convenience of
residents of the City and region, while maintaining the centrality and
unique importance of the Central Area. The Commercial designations
of this plan are intended to provide a sufficient land base to
accommodate the retail needs of the city, until 2011.
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2.3.2 COMMERCIAL STRUCTURE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
It is the intention of this Plan that the actions of the City, in carrying out
its responsibilities with respect to the planning of commercial land uses
and the development approval process for commercial developments,
shall be guided by the following goals and objectives:
a) To provide for a broad range of commercial activities and

services to meet the diverse needs of Peterborough's residents,
businesses and institutions, as well as those from the
surrounding areas, and to generate employment, investment and
municipal revenues.

b) To promote Peterborough's function as a regional service centre
providing the broadest range of activities, goods and services to
meet the diverse needs of its own resident population, work
force, business and institutional sectors and visitors, as well as
those in a widespread regional area who look to Peterborough
for a range and depth of facilities and functions not locally
available, within a strong commercial structure focussed on the
Central Area and other appropriately located major commercial
facilities and areas. Special measures to attract a unique region-
serving retail facility will be considered.
c) To support the further strengthening of Peterborough's

commercial structure, by providing new retail opportunities in
locations which support the planned commercial structure and
which also provide convenience to residents, visitors,
businesses and institutions.
d) To maintain healthy interaction and balance within the

commercial structure by providing a range of locations for new
and expanded retail facilities:
i) within the Central Area wherever possible and

practical,
ii) at other suitable locations within Shopping Nodes in

order to accommodate justified retail facilities,
recognizing that the Central Area may not be a viable
location in terms of available land or building areas,
or other locational attributes, and
iii) for a unique region-serving retail use, other than a

department store or similar mass general
merchandiser, a retail or wholesale outlet mall, or a
retail power centre at a location with particular
prominence on the provincial highway network
serving the region, preferably in the vicinity of the
Highway 7 By-Pass and Lansdowne Street East,
subject to re-zoning.
e) To ensure that prospective retail businesses have available

a reasonable supply of land at these intended locations,
including vacant sites, under-utilized sites and sites for
which redevelopment or intensification is appropriate, and
that the zoned capacity of such sites, taken collectively, is at
all times sufficient to match the anticipated market demands
for new or expanded retail facilities in a timely manner which
retains the intended structural balance.

f) To require that proposals for major new or expanded retail
developments outside the Central Area which are beyond
those anticipated by this Plan are subject to studies of
market justification and impact assessment which show, to
Council's satisfaction, that the type and size of proposed
facilities are warranted, that the planned function of Central
Area will not be prejudiced, and that there will not be a loss
of healthy interaction and balance within Peterborough's
commercial structure.
g) To maintain the economic vitality, historic and community

value of the Central Area, by encouraging the development,
redevelopment and rehabilitation of the area for a diverse
range of uses, including retailing of all types, office uses,
entertainment, cultural and recreation facilities, tourism and
hospitality facilities, other types of service commercial uses
and businesses, as well as governmental, institutional,
residential and community uses. It is the intent of this Plan
that, in most instances, Central Area lands will be prezoned
to permit the full range and density of uses contemplated for
various areas subject to site plan approval and other
implementation processes.
h) To increase the amount and intensity of residential uses in

and around the Central Area by supporting appropriate
multi-unit residential or mixed-use development and
redevelopment.
i) To undertake, by both direct municipal action and the

encouragement of action by other parties, a programme of
on-going improvements in the Central Area to enhance the
efficiency, convenience, safety and appearance of the area
and the activities it accommodates, including streetscape
improvements, waterfront and riverside enhancement,
infrastructure upgrading, facilities for off-street and on-street
parking, improved vehicular connections and circulation
patterns, and facilities for those not travelling by private
automobile, including improvements for pedestrians, the
elderly and physically-challenged, and those using transit
services, taxis, and transportation for the disabled.
j) To provide a wide range of service and facilities which meet

the needs of visitors and tourists to Peterborough.

k) To become pro-actively involved in the acquisition,
assembly, servicing and zoning of lands for the
accommodation of a unique region-serving retail use at the
preferred location in the vicinity of the Highway 7 By-Pass
and Lansdowne Street East.
l) To foster the re-use of out-moded sites and buildings which

are in the Central Area or have significance to the
commercial structure and economic well being of the City.
2.3.3 CENTRAL AREA
a) The planned function of the Central Area is to be a multi-

faceted activity centre for the City and surrounding region,
incorporating retailing of all types, business and
professional offices, entertainment, cultural and recreation
facilities, tourism and hospitality facilities, other types of
service commercial uses and businesses, a number of
important industries as well as governmental, institutional,
residential and community uses.
b) In order to maintain and enhance the breadth, depth and

continued viability of the Central Area’s functions, it is
intended that the land use policies for those portions of the
Central Area most suited for commercial uses be permitted
the broadest practical range of retail and other commercial
uses. At the same time, however, the following are
regarded as the particular priority functions for the Central
Area:
i) those types of small scale higher-order retail

facilities such as specialty shopping and
comparison shopping which attract and serve
residents from throughout the City and surrounding
region, business and professional offices, service
commercial uses, entertainment facilities including
cinemas and theatres, and hospitality and tourist
facilities, governmental and community facilities,
and

ii) the food, drug and convenience shopping functions,
personal services and other facilities which are of
particular significance in reinforcing the
attractiveness of the Central Area and nearby areas
of Peterborough for residential purposes and in
maintaining convenience and service for the
population residing in those areas.
c) As office development is important to the planned function

of the Central Area, new offices in Shopping nodes shall
only be small scale and limited to the Shopping Centre
Designation. Notwithstanding the office development
opportunity prescribed in Section 4.2.6 and 4.3, zoning
applications for new office permissions in commercial
designations outside of the Central Area, with the
exception of major sites referenced in Section 2.3.6 will be
deferred until a new Downtown Master Plan has been
approved by Council as an amendment to this Plan. The
new Master Plan will include an assessment of the office
inventory, office vacancies and the impact of vacancies on
the planned function of the Central Area. The Master Plan
will also provide policies to promote a healthy office sector
in the Central Area.
2.3.4 SHOPPING NODES
2.3.4.1 a) Four Shopping Nodes are conceptually identified by Figure 1.

These locations have developed and evolved in recent decades in
response to planning policies established by the City, as well as
demographic and market forces, business decisions and
consumer support. These Shopping Nodes comprise
Peterborough’s principal concentrations of non-downtown
commercial activity, and are the appropriate locations to
accommodate ongoing expansion of such commercial activity in
accordance with the policies of this Plan. In addition to the more
specific directions for individual Shopping Nodes as set out in
Sections 2.3.4.2 through 2.3.4.5, the following provisions shall
apply.
b) In general, the planned function of a Shopping Node is primarily

to provide a range of retail facilities for residents of the City and
surrounding region.

c) As cinema and theatre facilities are important to the planned
function of the Central Area and are identified as particular priority
functions, new uses are not to be permitted in Shopping Nodes
nor in the component land use designations.
d) Within Shopping Nodes, the lands intended for existing and future
commercial use are identified on Schedule ‘I’, each subject to the
land use policies for that designation as established in Section 4.3
of this Plan. However, among the Shopping Nodes there are
significant differences in uses and forms of development as
presently existing and as intended for the future. Accordingly, the
particular intent of this Plan may vary significantly when
addressing different Nodes or different locations within a
particular Node.
e) In determining the appropriate extent of commercial land use

designations in Shopping Nodes from time to time, and in
considering zoning by-law amendment to implement such
designations, it shall be the City’s intent
that prospective retail businesses seeking to establish or expand
in Peterborough will have access to a reasonable supply of
suitable land at intended locations, in a timely manner which also
retains the intended structural balance, commensurate with
anticipated market demands for new or expanded retail facilities.
2.3.4.2 Portage Node
As illustrated by Figure 1, the Portage Node encompasses the

Portage Place enclosed shopping mall as well as nearby lands related
to the major road frontage on Chemong Road and/or to the existing
shopping centre itself. The land use designations (identified by
Section 4.3 and Schedule ‘I’ of this Plan) reflect the following strategic
planning intent:
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shopping centre. An alternative utilization of the department store
08/04 potential in Portage Place for other forms of retail development to
enhance the comprehensiveness and suitability of the retail mix
under the Major Shopping Centre designation is also recognized.

b) The limited expansion potential of the existing Portage Place
shopping centre is recognized, and has previously been
approved, with the particular interest being to accommodate
expansion of the department store and supermarket anchors. The
comprehensive nature of the retail mix provided by the shopping
centre, including both large anchor stores and smaller mall
tenancies, is to be reflected in its designation as Major Shopping
Centre, and in policies which encourage and permit this broad
range and mix of uses.
c) Further commercial development in the Portage Node will be

accommodated by the off-site lands in the vicinity designated as
Special Purpose Retail and Service Commercial. The policies for
these lands are to effectively differentiate the type and size of
permitted uses from those of the Major Shopping Centre.
d) Smaller retail uses similar to those located in a Major Shopping

Centre or the Central Area are not intended for the Special
Purpose Retail designation and policies for that designation will
restrict retail uses to those meeting or exceeding a specified size.
e) Policies for the Service Commercial designation will focus those

lands on automotive and hospitality uses, other services,
recreational and institutional uses, and a restricted range of retail
uses not suited to other commercial designations.
2.3.4.3 Lansdowne/Parkway Node
As illustrated by Figure 1 the Lansdowne/Parkway Node encompasses

two existing shopping centres – the Lansdowne Place enclosed
shopping mall and the Zellers Plaza as well as nearby lands related to
the major road frontage on Lansdowne Street West, The Parkway and
other major streets and/or to the existing shopping centres. The land use
designations (identified by Section 4.3 and Schedule ‘I’ of this Plan)
reflect the following strategic planning intent:
a) The Lansdowne/Parkway Node is the planned location for only two

department stores and two major food stores, one of each located
within each of Lansdowne Place and Zellers Plaza.
b) The expansion potentials of both existing shopping centres are

recognized and further elaborated by this Plan. In each case, the
policies providing for such expansion are intended to accommodate
and encourage the upgrading of retail facilities and other uses and
elements, and enhancement of the retail mix of both large and small
stores suitable to the comprehensive nature of the designation as
Major Shopping Centre.

c) In addition to shopping centre expansion, additional commercial
development in the Lansdowne/Parkway Node will be
accommodated elsewhere within the Shopping Node on lands
designated as Special Purpose Retail or Service Commercial. The
policies for these lands are to effectively differentiate the type and
size of permitted uses from those of the Major Shopping Centre.
d) Smaller retail uses similar to those located in a Major Shopping

Centre or the Central Area are not intended for the Special Purpose
Retail designation and policies for that designation will restrict retail
uses to those meeting or exceeding a specified size. It is recognized
that in the Lansdowne/Parkway Node, some smaller uses and
building configurations exist at the time of adoption of the Special
Purpose Retail designation and policy. It is generally intended that
such smaller uses and building configuration be recognized and
given reasonable flexibility for ongoing use.
e) Policies for the Service Commercial designation will focus those

lands on automotive and hospitality uses, other services,
recreational and institutional uses, and a restricted range of retail
uses which are not suited to other commercial designations.
2.3.4.4 Summit Node
As illustrated by Figure 1, the Summit Node encompasses an existing shopping

centre - the Summit Plaza - as well as nearby lands related to the major road
frontage on Lansdowne Street West and Clonsilla Avenue. The land use
designations identified by Section 4.3 and Schedule ‘I’ of this Plan reflect the
following strategic planning intent:
a) The Summit Node is the planned location of a Shopping Node without a

department store, the former K-Mart store having been converted into a
Canadian Tire outlet. Accordingly, no land is designated or intended for
designation as a Major Shopping Centre in this Node.
b) Any additional commercial development in the Summit Node will occur on

lands designated as Special Purpose Retail or Service Commercial. The
policies for these lands are to effectively differentiate the type and size of
permitted uses from those applicable to the Major Shopping Centre
designations in other Shopping Nodes.
c) Smaller retail uses similar to those located in a Major Shopping Centre or

the Central Area are not intended for the Special Purpose Retail
designation and policies for that designation will restrict retail uses to
those meeting or exceeding a specified size. It is recognized that in the
Summit Node, some smaller uses and building configurations exist at the

time of adoption of the Special Purpose Retail designation and policy. It is
generally intended that such smaller uses and building configurations be
recognized and given reasonable flexibility for ongoing use.
d) Policies for the Service Commercial designation will focus those lands on
automotive and hospitality uses, other services, recreational and
institutional uses, and a restricted range of retail uses not suited to other
commercial designations.
2.3.4.5 Willowcreek Node
As illustrated by Figure 1, the Willowcreek Node encompasses an existing

shopping centre the Willowcreek Centre as well as nearby lands related to the
major road frontage on Lansdowne Street East . The land use designations
(identified by Section 4.3 and Schedule ‘I’ of this Plan reflect the following
strategic planning intent:
a) The Willowcreek Node is recognized as a Shopping Node with a partially

developed shopping centre with sufficient additional development capacity
approved to accommodate only one department store, located within the
Willowcreek Centre. The alternative utilization of this expansion potential
for other forms of retail development to enhance the comprehensiveness
and suitability of the retail mix under the Major Shopping Centre
designation is also recognized.
b) Additional commercial development in the Willowcreek Node will occur on

lands designated as Special Purpose Retail or Service Commercial. The
policies for these lands are to effectively differentiate the type and size of
permitted uses from those applicable to the Major Shopping Centre
designations.
c) Smaller retail uses similar to those located in a Major Shopping Centre or

the Central Area are not intended for the Special Purpose Retail
designation and policies for that designation will restrict retail uses to
those meeting or exceeding a specified size, where smaller uses and
building configurations exist at the time of adoption of the Special
Purpose Retail designation and policy, it is generally intended that such
smaller uses and building configurations be recognized and given
reasonable flexibility for ongoing use.
d) Policies for the Service Commercial designation will focus those lands on
automotive and hospitality uses, other services, recreational and
institutional uses, and a restricted range of retail uses not suited to other
commercial designations.

2.3.5 SPECIAL POLICY AREA
Lands in the vicinity of the Highway 7 By-Pass and Lansdowne Street East are
recognized as an appropriate and desirable location for a unique region-
serving retail use as described in Section 2.3.1, such as warehouse
membership club outlet. The locational characteristics of these lands combine
the qualities of particular regional accessibility and prominence on the
provincial highway network serving both the City and region, and the structural
advantages of location which builds onto an existing and partially-established
Shopping Node. It is intended that the City consider, investigate and pro-
actively pursue the acquisition, assembly, servicing and zoning of these lands
in order to promote the attraction and accommodation of such a unique region-
serving retail facility at this preferred location. However, this policy does not
preclude the selection of an alternative site which satisfies objective 2.3.2 d)
iii).
2.3.6 STRATEGIC POLICIES FOR THE REUSE OF MAJOR SITES
The plan recognizes that many major public institutions will undergo a phase
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of considerable change during this planning horizon including the rebuilding of
1980 aging infrastructure. The City will encourage appropriate adaptive re-use
Dec.3/01 proposals for buildings and structures rendered obsolete for their original
purpose, including residential, residential care, public service and assembly
uses.
These major sites also require a special policy approach in order to recognize
an appropriate range and scale of commercial opportunity for each site. An
Official Plan Amendment will not be required to permit the commercial
opportunities outlined as follows:
a) Peterborough Regional Health Centre

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The Plan anticipates that the rebuilding of the Regional Health Centre on by
Hospital Drive will prompt a demand for additional clinic and laboratory space OPA 131
in close proximity to the Hospital. The demand for new medical space will be Oct.3,
permitted to be satisfied through the re-use of the existing Hospital building(s) 2005
and in new medical facilities in freestanding buildings on the Hospital campus
or adjacent properties. The St. Joseph’s Hospital site at Hunter Street and
Rogers Street and the adjacent Marycrest Home for the Aged have been
included in the Hunter Street East Business District and land use is directed
by the Business District policies of the Central Area.
b) Fairhaven Home
The plan anticipates the rebuilding of Fairhaven Home and the reuse of a
maximum gross floor area of 2,000 square metres of the existing long-term
care facility for medical clinic uses and a maximum gross floor area of 1,000

square metres of the existing facility for local commercial uses supportive of
a residential setting, and a range of public services uses.
c) Trent University
The plan anticipates the consolidation of mid-town academic space at the

main university campus during this planning horizon. Accommodation uses
such as bed and breakfast establishments and inns, places of assembly and
public service uses as well as a maximum gross floor area of 2,000 square
metres for general office uses, excluding clinic uses, will be permitted in the
existing buildings on the Peter Robinson College properties west of George
Street and north of the student townhouse residences.
d) Fleming College - McDonnel Street
The plan anticipates the reuse of the existing “Daniel” building as a

mixed use development which may include a communications and
broadcasting establishment or call centre as well as public service
uses.
e) Education Centre - 150 O’Carroll Avenue
The plan anticipates that the existing building may be utilized for public services
uses and a maximum gross leaseable area of 2,000 square metres for office
and clinic uses. If the clinic uses exceed 1,000 square meters of gross floor
area, the Planning Analysis set out in Section 4.3.7 shall be required.
New commercial uses will be permitted by way of a zoning by-law amendment.

Where a zoning by-law amendment is required, the submission of a planning
analysis in accordance with Section 4.3.7 may be required, in whole or in part.
2.3.7 OFFICIAL PLAN AMENDMENTS
a) It is not anticipated that a new Shopping Node will be required within the
lifetime of this Plan. If an application is made to add a new node or if the
effect of an application, in the opinion of the city, would be to create a new
Shopping Node a review of the Commercial Structure will be required to
be undertaken.
b) If an application is made to amend this Plan to alter or enlarge the

designations or policies applicable to the Shopping Nodes or to their
component commercial land use designations, a Planning Impact Analysis
in accordance with Section 4.3.7 shall be submitted with the application.
c) In addition to the requirements which are indicated by Section 4.3.7, and

without detracting from the generality of those requirements, under the
following or comparable circumstances the requirements of subsection (d)
also apply.
i) an application to permit a department store, or similar mass general

merchandiser, beyond those recognized by these policies for
Shopping Nodes and their component commercial land use
designations; or
ii) an application to substantially enlarge or add a Shopping Node, or

a Major Shopping Centre or Special Purpose land use designation,
and/or to amend the applicable land use policies to similar effect; or
iii) an application to permit any major retail facility or facilities not in

accordance with the designations and policies of this Plan;
d) Where an application is subject to the provisions of this sub-section, the

following requirements shall apply:
i) The proponent shall be required to submit a detailed market study

of the proposal, including empirical research demonstrating the
justification and support for the proposal and assessing the
anticipated impacts (including directional impacts) which would
result from approval of the proposal, and the provision of
information enabling consideration of compliance with Sections
2.3.1 and 2.3.4.1. The study will also include reference to available
City data and information on the retail sector of the economy, its
performance in meeting the needs of the City and region, and
general measures of needs for retail growth, and shall update and
augment such data and information with additional research as
appropriate. The costs of such market study and other required
supporting documentation shall be borne by the proponent.
ii) The City may require that such market study, and other studies
required of the proponent, be peer reviewed by the City consultants
in the relevant fields. The City’s costs in obtaining such peer
reviews shall be reimbursed by the proponent.
iii) At the discretion of Council, the preceding study requirements may

be varied where Council is satisfied that sufficient information is
already available to permit the above-noted requirements to be
considered, or where a change in the content of required studies is
deemed appropriate by Council in order to generate information
relevant to the intended implementation of the policies of the Plan
described in 2.3.2d.

e) Where a detailed Market Study is required pursuant to 2.3.7 (d), the
results of the market study and peer review shall be employed to assist in
identifying and weighing the benefits and dis-benefits of the application
including:
i) whether and to what degree the proposal would benefit consumers

in the City and region by adding a facility or type of business not
now available, by expanding the range of choice or improving
service levels, by enhancing the distribution of facilities for the
convenient access of the consumers in certain areas, or other
benefits.
ii) whether and to what degree there would be prejudice to the

planned function and particular priority functions of the Central Area
and, in particular, the Commercial Core Area.
iii) whether and to what degree there would be a loss of the intended
healthy interaction and balance within Peterborough's commercial
structure.
2.3.8 IMPLEMENTATION
a) It is the intent of this Plan that the City carry out the ongoing and periodic
work necessary to maintain an up-to-date data base of information on the
retail sector of the economy, its performance in meeting the needs of the
City and region, and general measures of the need for retail growth of
various types from time to time.
The City will monitor on a yearly basis:
i) the inventory of vacant land, either designated or zoned for differing

commercial purposes within the City, including under-utilized sites
and sites for which redevelopment or intensification is appropriate;
ii) comparative inventory of occupied space within each Shopping

Node and within the Central Area;
iii) the amount and type of vacant commercial space for various
purposes within the Central Area;
The results of this monitoring program, together with the policies of this Plan, will
assist the he City in considering applications for amendment to this Plan or
revisions to the policies of the Plan which are desirable in order to fulfill its
intent.

b) In order to encourage development of the Commercial Structure intended
by this Plan, the City will ensure that there is a sufficient supply of land for
various uses which is zoned to permit such use. In order to achieve the
balance desired by this Plan:
i) the amount or type of zoned land to accommodate additional

growth in a given location may be constrained from time to time
until it is demonstrated that a better balance throughout the City
has been achieved.
ii) initiatives to proactively pre-zone land will be undertaken by the city

and proponent applications will be encouraged which promote
balance.
c) It is the City’s intent to review zoning categories in order to:
i) reduce the number of site specific categories and
ii) create simplified and more uniform commercial zoning categories

and standards which implemented the intent of this Plan.
2.4 GROWTH MANAGEMENT STRATEGY

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2.4.1 GROWTH MANAGEMENT GOAL
Provide for the efficient use of urban land resources through the planning
of appropriate greenfield development, intensification and redevelopment
opportunities and provision of adequate densities and mix of land uses
that promote a compact urban form.

2.4.2 GROWTH MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES
a) Plan to achieve a minimum density of 50 persons and jobs per

hectare for Designated Greenfield Areas and 150 persons and jobs
per hectare for the Urban Growth Centre.
b) Encourage intensification of people and jobs in the Urban Growth

Centre, within intensification areas, and along intensification
corridors.
c) Encourage new development in existing built up areas to have a

compact form, and an appropriate mix of uses and densities that
allow for the efficient use of land, infrastructures and public service
facilities.
d) Provide sufficient land to accommodate and appropriate range and

mix of employment opportunities, housing and other land uses to
meet projected needs for the Official Plan timeframe.
e) Encourage the remediation and redevelopment of brownfield sites to

uses that revitalize neighbourhoods.
f) Encourage the reuse and/or conversion of greyfields and

underutilized sites.

2.4.3 GENERAL
2.4.3.1 Peterborough’s location, at the eastern edge of the Greater Toronto Area,
is subject to comparatively less growth pressure than municipalities in
more proximate locations to Toronto, and is forecast to have lower rates
of growth. In accordance with the Provincial Growth Plan for the Greater
Golden Horseshoe, the City of Peterborough is forecast to reach a
population of 88,000 by 2031 with employment of 42,000, as agreed with
the County of Peterborough. This is a projected 20% growth in population
and 13.5% increase in employment from 2001. These forecasts will be
used as the basis for planned growth within the City and will be reviewed
and revised on a five-year basis in accordance with local and Provincial
requirements without an amendment to this Plan.
2.4.3.2 Based on prevailing demographic trends, the City’s growth will be

generally driven by immigration, specifically the migration of rural
residents to urban centres including the City, the migration of new
citizens between regions and provinces, and the migration of new
Canadians from traditional urban destinations.
2.4.3.3 In accordance with the goals and objectives of Sections 2.4.1 and
2.4.2, the City will continue to develop as a complete community and
will place increasing reliance on intensification to optimize the use
of land and infrastructure while providing an inclusive range of
housing, employment, and transportation alternatives that will
enable residents to enjoy accessible opportunities to work, shop, or
enjoy leisure activities and open space amenities that are close to
home.
2.4.3.4 The City will strive to provide a minimum of 10 percent of new

housing as affordable housing units to accommodate both family
and non-family housing suitable to a full range of age groups, within
all areas of the City.
2.4.4 BUILT BOUNDARY
2.4.4.1 A significant portion of future growth will be directed to areas within

the Built Boundary of the City, through infill or appropriate
intensification, in locations where infrastructure capacity exists or
can be readily improved, and where additional development can be
compatibly integrated with existing built form, land use patterns,
natural heritage features and natural hazards. Higher levels of
intensification will be directed to Intensification Corridors and Major
Transit Station Areas, as illustrated on Schedule A-1.

2.4.4.2 Each year, between 2015 and 2031, a minimum of 40 per cent of
housing units approved in Peterborough will be targeted for sites within
the Built Boundary shown on Schedule A-1. Intensification will be
particularly encouraged to locate within the portion of the City’s Central
Area defined as the Urban Growth Centre, along identified Intensification
Corridors and Major Transit Station Areas as illustrated on Schedule A-1,
and in planned Intensification Areas determined by the City and
identified on Schedule A-1 by amendment to this Plan.
2.4.4.3 For Intensification Corridors and Intensification Areas, illustrated on

Schedule A-1, Secondary plans will be developed that will address:
a) an appropriate range and mixture of land uses;
b) achievement of transit supportive densities;
c) accessible and affordable housing and mixed-use developments;
d) social and municipal infrastructure, and treatment of public lands;
e) land use transition and urban design policies to protect the

stability or amenity of neighbouring areas of lower residential
density;
f) land use and urban design policy to protect employment areas

from land use conflict and adverse effects from encroachment by
sensitive uses;
g) land use policies to protect areas of cultural heritage or areas of

natural heritage sensitivity;
h) land use policies that direct development away from areas of

natural or human-made hazards where there is an unacceptable
risk to public health or safety or of property damage.
2.4.4.4 Annual reports of residential development will be used to monitor and

enforce the minimum intensification targets.

2.4.5 URBAN GROWTH CENTRE
2.4.5.1 The Urban Growth Centre, which comprises a significant portion of the
Central Area of Peterborough, will be planned to achieve a density of 150
residents and jobs per hectare combined by 2031, through increasing
intensification of under-developed parcels of land and redevelopment,
which will be consistent with Section 3.4 - Floodplain of this Plan and the
Provincial Policy Statement.
2.4.5.2 The Urban Growth Centre will be planned:
a) as a focal area for investment in institutional and region-wide public

services, as well as commercial, recreational, cultural and
entertainment uses;
b) to accommodate and support major transit infrastructure;
c) to serve as high density major employment centres that will attract

provincially, nationally or internationally significant employment
uses; and
d) to accommodate a significant share of population and employment

growth.
2.4.6 EMPLOYMENT AREA
2.4.6.1 The City will promote economic development and competitiveness by:
a) providing for an appropriate mix of employment uses including

industrial, commercial and institutional uses to meet long-term
needs;
b) providing opportunities for a diversified economic base, including

maintaining a range and choice of suitable sites for employment
uses which support a wide range of economic activities and
ancillary uses, and take into account the needs of existing and
future businesses
c) planning for, protecting and preserving employment areas for

current and future uses; and
d) ensuring the necessary infrastructure is provided to support current

and forecasted employment needs.

2.4.6.2 Employment Areas on Schedule A-1 are intended to provide sites for a
range of employment activities to accommodate the City’s projections for
employment. Proposed conversion to any other land use, including major
retail, will be strongly discouraged and permitted only through a municipal
comprehensive review that concludes to the City’s satisfaction that:
a) there is a need for the conversion;
b) the lands are not needed to meet the City’s employment forecasts
over the long term;
c) any proposed conversion will not affect the viability of the broader
Employment area or of any density or intensification targets of this
Plan;
d) that sufficient infrastructure is currently available or has been planned

to accommodate the proposal; and
e) that potential cross-jurisdictional issues with the County of

Peterborough created by the proposed conversion have been
considered.
2.4.6.3 Major retail development is not planned for lands designated for
Employment on Schedule A-1. Major retail development within
Peterborough is planned in a commercial structure that includes the
Central Area and shopping nodes, as outlined in Section 2.3 of this Plan.
Only business-related retail and service uses are planned as a component
of Employment areas
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2.4.6.4 Employment Areas will be planned in locations served by transit and,
wherever feasible, will be encouraged to develop in a compact built form
that minimizes surface parking.
2.4.7 DESIGNATED GREENFIELD AREA
2.4.7.1 As illustrated on Schedule A-1, the City has a significant inventory of land
within Greenfield Areas to accommodate a portion of future residential and
employment opportunities. It is not anticipated that all of these lands will be
developed during the term of this Plan and no municipal boundary
expansion is anticipated within the timeframe of this Plan.
2.4.7.2 Development of Greenfield Areas will be planned as compact, transit-

supportive areas through Secondary Plans that will provide:
a) complete communities that include convenient access to jobs, local

services, community infrastructure (including schools, parks and
healthcare), and a range of housing, including affordable housing,

that will be suitable for a broad range of age groups;
b) urban form and densities that support and encourage the use of
transit and safe means of walking and cycling;
c) a diverse mixture of land uses, including residential, institutional and

local employment uses;
d) high quality urban design of streetscapes and public open spaces

that provide convenient linkages and foster the use of transit, walking
and cycling as alternatives to the private automobile; and
e) appropriate phasing of development.
2.4.7.3 In accordance with the Provincial Growth Plan for the Greater Golden
Horseshoe, Designated Greenfield Areas will be planned to achieve a
minimum density target that is not less than 50 residents and jobs per
hectare as measured over the entire Designated Greenfield Area,
excluding the following features where the features are both identified in
any applicable official plan or provincial plan and where the applicable
provincial plan or policy statement prohibits development in the features:
wetlands, woodlands, valley lands, areas of natural and scientific interest,
habitat of endangered species and threatened species, wildlife habitat, and
fish habitat. The area of the features will be defined in accordance with the
applicable provincial plan or policy statement that prohibits development in
the features.
Given the City’s lower than average household size, its older age profile,
and its distance from the GTA, as well as its topographical limitations, the
City intends to review the appropriateness of this overall minimum
Greenfield target with the Province.
2.4.7.4 To implement this Plan, land use planning will be coordinated with the
planning of transit, infrastructure including, municipal water and
wastewater systems, solid waste management, utilities and community
infrastructure that includes education, recreation and healthcare facilities.
2.4.7.5 Areas will be phased, as Secondary Plans and servicing studies for the
Designated Greenfield Areas are approved, and in accordance with
Section 7.1.4.

2.4.8 TRANSPORTATION
2.4.8.1 The City will develop a Transportation Demand Management Strategy

that will be designed to reduce the number of automobile trips and
increase the modal splits to other forms of transportation, including
transit. Based on the results of this Study, policy revisions may be made
to the Official Plan.
2.4.8.2 In consultation with the County of Peterborough and applicable

Townships, the City will plan for land uses near the airport and major
intersections with Highway 7 that will not impede the movement of traffic
or the transport of goods.
2.4.8.3 The City will establish priority routes for the movement of goods into and
out of the City.
2.4.8.4 Transportation Corridors identified on Schedule A-1 include any or all of

the following: major roads, arterial roads, highways, rail lines/railway and
transit right of way for moving goods and people and will be protected to
meet current and projected needs for various travel modes.
2.4.9 CULTURAL HERITAGE
2.4.9.1 Development and site alteration shall only be permitted on lands

containing archaeological resources or areas of archaeological potential
if the significant archaeological resources have been conserved by
removal and documentation, or by preservation on site. Where
significant archaeological resources must be preserved on site, only
development and site alteration which maintain the heritage integrity of
the site may be permitted.
2.4.9.2 Development and site alteration may be permitted on adjacent lands to

protected heritage property where the proposed development and site
alteration has been evaluated and it has been demonstrated that the
heritage attributes of the protected heritage property will be conserved.
Mitigated measures and/or alternative development approaches may be

required in order to conserve the heritage attributes of the protected
heritage property affected by the adjacent development or site alteration.
2.4.9.3.1 Designation of Heritage Conservation Districts
A heritage conservation district is the most common type of cultural

heritage landscape. Designation under Part V of the Ontario Heritage
Act enables the protection of a heritage district while at the same time
allowing for compatible new development.

In consultation with the Municipal Heritage Committee, Council may, by
by-law, designate any area within the municipality, as a heritage
conservation district.
Properties designated under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act may be

included as part of the heritage conservation district to ensure integrity of
the district. Additionally, properties located within a heritage conservation
district may also be designated under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage
Act.
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V of the Ontario Heritage Act, the City must undertake a heritage 2
conservation district study to determine the physical extent and 2016
appropriateness of the proposed district. The study process will include
consultation with the public and the Municipal Heritage Committee.
The Study may also recommend other development control measures

and incentives that will conserve the heritage character of the area.
Under the Ontario Heritage Act, Council may set limitations on the
alteration, erection, demolition or removal of buildings in the study area.
2.4.9.3.3 Heritage Conservation District Plan
Pursuant to the Ontario Heritage Act, the City will adopt a heritage
conservation district plan for each district that it designates. Such district
plans are to be updated from time to time.
2.4.9.3.4 Proposed Development
Impacts of site alterations, developments, municipal improvements,

and/or public works within or adjacent to Heritage Conservation Districts
will be assessed to ensure that the integrity of the districts’ heritage
values, attributes, and character are conserved. This assessment will be
achieved through a Heritage Impact Assessment.
Heritage Conservation Districts shall be managed and conserved through

alterations, additions, new development, demolitions, removals
completed in accordance with respective Heritage Conservation District
plans.
The maintenance, servicing, upgrading, re-construction and installation of

public works relating to the transportation network and appurtenances,
provisions of services and flood control projects shall meet current design

standards as deemed applicable by the Director of the City of
Peterborough Utility Services Department.
2.4.10 NATURAL HERITAGE
2.4.10.1 Significant Natural features and areas shall be protected for the long term.
Development and site alteration shall not be permitted in:
a) significant habitat of endangered species and threatened species;
b) significant wetlands.
Development and site alteration shall not be permitted in:
a) significant woodlands
b) significant valley lands
c) significant wildlife habitat; and
d) significant areas of natural and scientific interest unless it has been

demonstrated that there will be no negative impacts on the natural
features or their ecological functions.
2.4.10.2 Development and site alteration shall not be permitted in fish habitat
except in accordance with provincial and federal requirements.
2.4.10.3 Development and site alteration shall not be permitted on adjacent lands
to the natural heritage features and areas identified in policies 2.4.10.1
unless the ecological function of the adjacent lands has been evaluated
and it has been demonstrated that there will be no negative impacts on
the natural features or their ecological functions.
2.4.11 INFRASTRUCTURE AND PUBLIC SERVICE FACILITIES
2.4.11.1 Infrastructure and public service facilities shall be provided in a

coordinated, efficient and cost-effective manner to accommodate projected
needs.
2.4.11.2 The use of existing infrastructure and public service facilities should be
optimized, wherever feasible, before consideration is given to developing
new infrastructure and public service facilities.
2.4.11.3 Infrastructure and public service facilities should be strategically located to

support the effective and efficient delivery of emergency management
services.

Where feasible, public service facilities should be co-located to promote
cost-effectiveness and facilitate service integration.
2.4.12 SEWAGE AND WATER
2.4.12.1 Planning for sewage and water services shall:

a) direct and accommodate expected growth in a manner that promotes
the efficient use of existing municipal sewage services and municipal
water services; and
b) ensure that these systems are provided in a manner that:
i. can be sustained by the water resources upon which such

services rely;
ii. is financially viable and complies with all regulatory

requirements; and
iii. protects human health and the natural environment;
iv. promotes water conservation and water uses efficiency;
v. integrate servicing and lands use considerations at all stages

of the planning process; and
vi. allow lot creation only if there is confirmation of sufficient

reserve sewage system capacity and reserve water system
capacity within municipal sewage services and municipal water
services.
2.4.13 WATER
2.4.13.1 The City shall protect, improve or restore the quality and quantity of water
by:
a) using the watershed as the ecologically meaningful scale for planning;
b) minimizing potential negative impacts, including cross-jurisdictional

and cross-watershed impacts;
c) identifying surface water features, ground water features, hydrologic

functions and natural heritage features and areas which are
necessary for the ecological and hydrological integrity of the
watershed;

d) implementing necessary restrictions on development and site
alteration to:
i. protect all municipal drinking water supplies and designated

vulnerable areas; and
ii. protect, improve or restore vulnerable surface and ground

water, sensitive surface water features and sensitive ground
water features, and their hydrologic functions;
e) maintaining linkages and related functions among surface water

features, ground water features, hydrologic functions and natural
heritage features and areas;
f) promoting efficient and sustainable use of water resources, including

practices for water conservation and sustaining water quality; and
g) ensuring stormwater management practices minimize stormwater

volumes and contaminant loads, and maintain or increase the extent
of vegetative and pervious surfaces.
2.4.13.2 Development and site alteration shall be restricted in or near sensitive

surface water features and sensitive ground water features such that these
features and their related hydrologic functions will be protected, improved
or restored.
Mitigative measures and/or alternative development approaches may be

required in order to protect, improve or restore sensitive surface water
features, sensitive ground water features, and their hydrologic functions.

SECTION 3
GENERAL LAND USE PROVISIONS:
ALL AREAS

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such as sub-stations, switching terminals etcetera and other public,
institutional and quasi-institutional uses which provide services
directly to all properties in the City or to the immediate neighbourhood
shall be permitted, provided:
a) that such use is necessary or essential; and,
b) that installations are or can be made compatible with adjacent

properties and the neighbourhood.
3.1.2 Limited infilling and utilization of existing lots in areas lacking one or
more municipal services may be permitted provided:
a) the general intent and purpose of the Official Plan is maintained;
b) the impact is fully considered with respect to present and future

development; and,
c) the proposed development is in general conformity with the

existing adjacent uses or is a use of very limited nature so as not
to prejudice future development.
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These uses would normally be expected to change to uses in
accordance with the provisions of the Official Plan. However, to avoid
undue hardship for the owner of the property the non-conforming use
may be recognized and/or permitted to extend or to enlarge provided
it does not adversely affect the residents and other properties of the
area.

3.3 NATURAL AREAS
3.3.1 Natural Areas are lands within which the natural ecological process is
generally allowed to dominate over other types of land use. Natural Areas
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The benefits of a connected network of Natural Areas are realized in the

form of three components:
1) Natural Core Areas; described as areas with a natural or ecological

function.
2) Natural Corridors; described as areas that provide natural ecological

connections between Natural Core Areas within the urban landscape.
3) Connecting Links; described as natural or man made connections

which occur or can be established between Natural Core Areas or as
extensions to Natural Corridors that provide logical links across the
network.
The purpose of connecting links may be to accommodate surface water

drainage, landscaped open space strips, access or recreational trail
connections or preserve treed fence lines where possible. Connecting
Links are shown on Schedule C as broken lines.
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Connecting Links are all shown on Schedule C. The Peterborough Natural
Areas Strategy 1996 may be referred to for a description of the natural
features found within an identified Natural Area. Natural Areas of Provincial
Significance are specifically identified on Schedule C. The dashed line
beyond their limits, illustrate “Adjacent lands” described under policy 3.3.6.
3.3.2 PURPOSE
Natural Areas contain ecological features worth preserving as a part of a

system of open space within the urban environment. Such areas may also
include lands which buffer or physically link the Natural Areas as a part of a
system of open space in order to:
1) support and protect the ecological functions of a natural area from the
impact of development;

2) provide access to natural areas;
3) promote and integrate nature based recreation opportunities within

parks and along walking trails and bicycle routes;
4) extend the connection between Natural Areas and the established trail
system including the Rotary Greenway Trail, Jackson Park Trail and
the Trans-Canada Trail System.
5) identify areas which may pose adverse conditions or physical

constraints for development.
6) promote diversity in the approach to urban development by appropriate

integration of natural areas to improve the quality of the urban
environment.
3.3.3 OBJECTIVES
1) Provide opportunities for the protection of natural areas, which in the

view of Council, have local or regional significance or value in
complementing the urban environment.
2) Provide opportunities for the use of natural areas for the purposes of
environmental education and nature based recreation.
3) Provide a linear system of green space linking natural core areas to

support ecological functions and facilitate self powered forms of
transportation.
4) To reduce the risk of damage to property due to flooding or unstable

soils by permitting only appropriate expectations for development and
use of environmentally sensitive lands and flood plains.
3.3.4 NATURAL AREAS AND LAND USE
The use of land including Natural Areas is described by the land use
designation. Where Natural Areas are designated as Open Space, the
following uses would be implemented through zoning, considering the
information provided by an Environmental Study: Parks and nature based
recreation activities, horticultural, conservation, forestry and wildlife
management practices. Natural Areas could also include storm water
management features and trails for non-motorized forms of transportation.
Dedicated public roadways and public utilities are discouraged from locating
within Natural Areas but may occur subject to policy 3.3.7. Roadways are
discouraged from locating within Natural Corridors except along The
Parkway route shown on Schedule B. Notwithstanding the designation,

Council shall not support the expansion of an existing land use within
identified natural areas that does not conform to its zoning.
3.3.5 METHODS OF PROTECTION
Development and site alteration is not permitted within provincially significant

wetlands and significant portions of the habitat of endangered and
threatened species as per the Provincial Policy Statement 1997 as may be
amended from time to time.
The City of Peterborough may assist in the protection of identified Natural

Areas through the following actions:
1) designating and zoning lands to permit land use that would be

compatible with natural areas;
2) entering into agreements with land owners as a condition of

development approvals involving rezoning, subdivision, variances or
site plan approval. Such agreements may require the placement of
siltation barriers, and fencing around the drip line of treed areas or
other natural features during construction, and specific planting required
to buffer or enhance natural features within a development plan.
Adequate performance security to guarantee compliance with
measures specified in the agreement will be required.
3) working in co-operation with the Conservation Authority or interested

parties in entering into agreements involving the voluntary stewardship
of natural areas or conservation easements;
4) retaining or acquiring ownership or partial rights to preserve and

rehabilitate all or strategically significant portions of identified areas;
and,
5) regulating the destruction or removal of trees from properties through

the requirement of a permit.
6) permitting the alteration of sites and grades on the basis of approved

plans for development or explicit permission.
Where development or redevelopment is proposed on lands that abut

Natural Areas, the lands identified as natural areas may not necessarily be
accepted as a part of the dedication for parkland or required under the
Planning Act. The identification of Natural Areas under private ownership
shall not imply that such areas are accessible to the public or that they will
be purchased by the municipality or other public agency.
No adjustment of boundaries or removal of the identification of Natural Areas

will be considered by Council if the environmental features on the property
identified in the Natural Areas Strategy are willfully altered, damaged or
destroyed as determined by Council. Where such acts occur, Council may
require the replacement or rehabilitation of such features as part of the
approval for development involving the property.
3.3.6 DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS
The purpose of identifying Natural Areas is to avoid incompatible

development in areas subject to physical or environmental constraints or that
would interfere with the primary purpose or function of the natural area such
as erosion control, a recharge area for ground water, or fish and wildlife
habitat. The boundaries of the Natural Areas shown on Schedule C are
general therefore revisions can be made as more detailed information is
provided through an Environmental Study described under policy 3.3.7.
In the case of Provincially Significant Natural Areas, the boundaries include
adjacent lands* set out as follows:
 120 metres from Provincially significant wetlands;

 50 metres from Provincially significant woodlands and valleylands,
Areas of Scientific Interest, Wildlife habitat and the habitat of
endangered or threatened species.
 30 metres from the high water mark in the case of fish habitat*.
Development and site alteration may be permitted within the “adjacent lands”
and in fish habitat, provincially significant woodlands, valleylands, wildlife
habitat and areas of natural and scientific interest if it can be demonstrated
that there will be no negative impacts on the natural feature or the ecological
functions for which the area is identified. Development including plans for
the alteration of grades and storm water management affecting natural areas
will be designed in accordance to the principles listed under policy 6.5.5.
* As defined in the Natural Heritage Reference Manual for Policy 2.3

of the Provincial Policy Statement Ontario M.N.R March 1999.
Where a Natural Area has been the subject of an Environmental Study, an

Official Plan Amendment is not required to recognize refinements to the
limits of Natural Areas depicted on Schedule C. To ensure that Natural
Areas are appropriately identified in the areas of the city annexed after
December31, 1997, development plans involving annexed lands will not be
approved until an Environmental Study, comprehensive Secondary Plan or
Watershed Plan has been undertaken.

3.3.7 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY
Council will require the submission of an Environmental Study to accompany

an application proposing new development or site alteration that would include
lands identified as Provincially Significant Natural Areas, adjacent lands,
described under policy 3.3.6, Natural Core Areas or Natural Corridors shown
on Schedule C. In addition, Council may require a study where new
development is proposed within 10 metres of such lands. Council will require
an Environmental Study where new development is proposed within 30 metres
of fish habitat as shown on Schedule C.
Environmental Studies are required where roadways are proposed to cross

water courses. A Class Environmental Assessment Study or a detailed,
comprehensive secondary land use plan of the subject area may satisfy the
requirements for an Environmental Study.
Best efforts will be made to integrate connecting links within a proposed plan
for development in order to enhance the quality of the development and to
preserve the existence and purpose of the Connecting Link described under
policy 3.3.1. An Environmental Study is not required for areas shown on
Schedule C as Connecting Links except where development may involve any
disturbance of the existing natural conditions, including vegetation and grades
within 10 metres of the top of bank of a water course that may exist within the
link.
Where an Environmental Study is required or a Secondary Land Use Plan is

provided, that portion of the report dealing with Natural Areas shall be
completed by a qualified professional whose primary expertise is in
environmental evaluation.
In cases where a development proposal is of small scale and the impact on the
natural feature of local or regional interest is minor and can be mitigated,
Council may choose to reduce the required content of a study to a degree
recommended by staff in consultation with the Conservation Authority. Any
recommendations provided by the Conservation Authority through the
consultation will be implemented as conditions for Council approval of the
proposed development.
An Environmental Study is not required for emergency or maintenance work

involving utilities and municipal infrastructure.

Contents:
The purpose of the Environmental Study would be to determine potential

impacts of the development on the Natural Area, propose means of mitigating
the impact, and determine whether development should be permitted at all.
The Study will define the boundaries of the natural area and include an
inventory and evaluation of natural features that exist in the study area. The
Environmental Study will be required to include a statement on the impact of
development on the following:
 topography, soils, drainage, slope stability, erosion susceptibility,

vegetation including woodlots, hedgerows and other features as deemed
to be appropriate by the City of Peterborough;
 the quality or significance of the natural feature;
 the nature of the proposed development and alternatives that might be

considered and the expected impacts of the development alternatives on
the existing environment or ecological systems;
 particular measures which would be undertaken to mitigate potential

impacts of the development; and,
 whether development of the property should be permitted to take place at

all.
Where it is determined by the study that certain trees may have to be removed,
plans for their replacement shall include the provision of natural groupings of
indigenous species to enhance existing natural areas in the vicinity. Measures
recommended by the Environmental Study are to be implemented through
their inclusion within development agreements as described under policy
3.3.5.2.
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Authority.

3.4.3 Flood plains are regarded as hazardous lands. Development and site
alteration may be permitted in hazardous lands and sites provided that it is
demonstrated that development can be carried out to the satisfaction of the
Conservation Authority and the development would not include schools,
essential emergency services or uses that would involve storage or handling of
hazardous substances.
3.4.4 Development and site alteration will not be permitted within a floodway
excepting the Special Policy Area described under policy 3.4.5.
3.4.5 JACKSON CREEK FLOOD PLAIN (DOWNTOWN)

SPECIAL POLICY AREA
3.4.5.1 Definitions
The following definitions are for the interpretation of Section 3.4.5:
Regulatory Flood means the flood resulting from the Timmins Storm centred
event, or the 1:100 Year Flood, whichever is greater, as determined by the
Conservation Authority.
100 Year Flood means the flood based upon analysis of precipitation, snow
melt or a combination thereof, which has a return period of 100 years on
average or which has a 1% chance of occurring or being exceeded in any
given year, as determined by the Conservation Authority.
Regional Storm is a Timmins Storm design event.
Floodproofing means a combination of structural changes and/or adjustments

incorporated into the basic design and/or construction or alteration of individual
buildings, structures or properties subject to flooding so as to reduce or
eliminate flood damages.
Safe access means pedestrian and vehicular access/evacuation routes direct

or elevated, for residential purposes, not flooded to a depth greater than 0.3
metres.
Safe parking means that parking facilities shall be designed to the satisfaction June
of the City and the Conservation Authority so as to minimize flood damages 2001
and not interfere with flood flows. Parking facilities for residential purposes
shall be considered safe where flood depths do not exceed 0.3 metres.

Development means the construction, erection or placing of new buildings or
structures, including additions, on land and includes such site related activities
as grading and placing of fill and includes a minor addition or renovation.
Redevelopment means the removal of buildings or structures from land and

the development of new buildings or structures on the same site and includes
a minor addition or renovation.
Minor addition or renovation means the alteration of existing building or

structure that increases the size of a building by less than 50% of the existing
ground floor area and which does not substantially increase the value of the
building.
Conservation Authority means the Otonabee Region Conservation Authority

or its successor.
3.4.5.2 Defined Area

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are certain lands along the Jackson Creek which are susceptible to flooding OMB
under a Regulatory Flood. The amendment designates these lands as the Order
Jackson Creek Flood Plain (Downtown) Special Policy Area which is shown on No.
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These lands are part of the historic centre of the city of Peterborough and
special policies will promote the continued economic and social viability of the
area.
The permitted land uses within the Jackson Creek Flood Plain (Downtown)
Special Policy Area will be in accordance with the policies of the Official Plan
regarding those land use designations shown on Schedule “J”-Regional
Central Area.
3.4.5.3 General Policies
3.4.5.3.1 All buildings will be flood proofed to the Regulatory Flood level where
practical. Where it is not technically or economically feasible or practical to
flood proof to the Regulatory Flood level, the minimum flood proofing level
will be the average of the 100 Year Flood level and the Regulatory Flood
level.
3.4.5.3.2 Any building or structure shall be designed such that its structural integrity
is maintained during a Regional Storm.

3.4.5.3.3 Flood storage loss compensation for all development/redevelopment within
the Special Policy Area will not be required, however, new
development/redevelopment must not adversely impact existing properties
upstream or downstream as a result of increasing flood levels and/or
velocities.
3.4.5.3.4 Land uses associated with substances of a chemical, hazardous or toxic

nature which may pose an unacceptable threat to public safety if damaged
as a result of flooding or failure of flood proofing measures, shall not be
permitted below the Regulatory Flood level.
3.4.5.3.5 Nursing homes, hospitals, homes for the aged, senior citizen apartments,
group homes for the physically or mentally challenged, day care centres, or
other similar uses for which flooding could pose a significant danger to the
inhabitants shall not be permitted below the Regulatory Flood level.
3.4.5.3.6 Land uses associated with services such as those provided by fire, police
and ambulance stations and electrical substations which would be impaired
during a flood emergency as a result of flooding, or failure of flood proofing
measures, shall not be permitted below the Regulatory Flood level.
3.4.5.3.7 Building services such as electrical and heating systems shall be located
above the Regulatory Flood elevation, but where this is not possible,
building services shall be flood proofed to the Regulatory Flood level.
3.4.5.3.8 Basements or expansions to basements will not be permitted unless the

basement is flood proofed and designed to withstand hydrostatic pressures,
to the satisfaction of a Professional Engineer.
3.4.5.4 Commercial and Non-Residential Uses
3.4.5.4.1 Development and redevelopment of commercial and non-residential

structures shall be permitted provided:
a) the minimum lowest opening elevation shall be the Regulatory Flood

elevation;
b) where (a) is not feasible because of technical or legal reasons or

would cause major disruption in the streetscape, flood proofed doors or
shields or other solutions acceptable to the City of Peterborough and
the Conservation Authority may be utilized;
c) new mechanical, electrical, heating and air conditioning equipment will

be located above the Regulatory Flood level or flood proofed to the
Regulatory Flood level.

3.4.5.4.2 Notwithstanding Section 3.4.5.4.1, a development which is a minor
addition/renovation to existing commercial and non-residential structures
shall be permitted provided the proposed floor level is not lower than the
existing ground floor level and flood proofing measures are acceptable to
the Conservation Authority and the City of Peterborough.
3.4.5.5 Residential Uses Within Commercial Structures
3.4.5.5.1 Development which creates residential units shall be permitted subject to

the policies of Section 3.4.5.4 and shall also include the provision of safe
access and safe parking.
3.4.5.6 Residential Uses
3.4.5.6.1 Residential development and redevelopment will be permitted provided the

structure is flood proofed to the Regulatory Flood level and;
a) the habitable floor space elevation of any residential dwelling unit is

located above the Regulatory Flood level;
b) safe access and safe parking can be achieved;
c) mechanical, electrical, heating and air conditioning equipment are

located above the Regulatory Flood level.
3.4.5.6.2 Renovations to increase the number of new residential units will only be
permitted where the above noted policies can be achieved.
3.4.5.6.3 Notwithstanding Section 3.4.5.6.1, a development which is a minor

addition/ renovation to buildings used solely for residential purposes shall
be permitted provided floodproofing to the satisfaction of the City in
consultation with the Conservation Authority is provided and the proposed
floor level is not lower than the existing ground floor level.
3.4.5.7 Implementation
3.4.5.7.1 The City will amend the Zoning By-law to identify those lands within the
Jackson Creek Special Policy Area which are subject to the Special Policy
Area policies and the Conservation Authority Regulations for Fill,
Construction and Alteration to Waterways under the Conservation
Authorities Act, as amended.
3.4.5.7.2 The Conservation Authority will amend its Section 28 regulation

implementation policies to be consistent with the policies of the Special
Policy Area.

3.4.5.7.3 Applications for planning approvals within the Jackson Creek Flood Plain
(Downtown) Special Policy Area shall not be approved until the City of
Peterborough has been notified by the Conservation Authority that the
future development arising from the application can be approved under the
Fill, Construction and Alteration to Waterways Regulation, Section 28 of the
Conservation Authorities Act, as amended.
3.4.5.7.4 Applications for site plans within the Jackson Creek Flood Plain
(Downtown) Special Policy Area shall conform to the Conservation
Authority permit with respect to matters under Section 41 of the Planning
Act, as amended, such as lot grading and drainage.
3.4.5.7.5 Upon completion of the foundation of the building or structure the

Conservation Authority and the City may require a letter from an Ontario
Land Surveyor or Professional Engineer verifying that the floor is at the
required level.
3.4.5.7.6 Upon completion of the building or structure, the Conservation Authority

and the City may require a letter of compliance by a Professional Engineer
verifying that the floodproofing measures have been implemented as
required and are in conformity with the policies of this plan.
3.4.5.7.7 Building Permits will not be issued until such time as the City of
Peterborough has been notified of the approval of the Conservation
Authority, as per Section 6.1(a) of the Building Code Act, as amended.
3.5 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT OPA #18

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3.5.1 Environmental quality refers to the properties and characteristics of the MMA
environment, either generalized or local as they affect humans and other 85/06/10
organisms. Environmental quality can generally refer to various (MMA#4)
characteristics such as air and water purity or level of pollution, level of
noise, access to open space, the visual effects of buildings and the
potential effects which such factors may have on the physical and mental
health of individuals. The visual environment will be protected by the
regulation of signs and landscaping and by comprehensive site and area
planning.
3.5.2 Council shall undertake measures to improve the quality of the

environment and to consider quality of the environment in the review of
any proposed development.

3.5.2.1 Raw Water Quality OPA #62
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Urbanization of the City in the catchment areas which drain into the MMA
Otonabee River upstream from the Peterborough Water Treatment Plant 01/10/01
may result in a deterioration of raw water quality at the intake of the Water
Treatment Plant. Council will, therefore, give first priority to the protection
and improvement of water quality prior to granting approval to Plans of
Subdivision, Official Plan Amendments, Zoning By-law Amendments and
Site Plans affecting lands in the catchment areas that discharge into the
Otonabee River upstream of the Water Treatment Plant.
3.5.2.1.1 In order to protect the raw water quality at the intake of the Water
Treatment Plant, Council will:
a) prepare an overall Storm Water Management Plan, in consultation

with the Peterborough Utilities Commission, the Conservation
Authority and other interested agencies, amended from time to time
for the upstream catchment area.
b) require the submission and approval of a raw water quality impact

analysis, prepared by a qualified person, with any Plan of
Subdivision, Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment
and Site Plan affecting lands within the upstream catchment area,
detailing the potential impact of the development on water quality
and any remedial measures proposed to be undertaken in
conjunction with the proposed development.
c) circulate the raw water quality impact analysis to the Peterborough

Utilities Commission and other interested agencies for their
comments before the approving of any such development
application.
d) consider the appropriateness of approving the development with or

without modifications and with or without conditions.
3.5.2.1.2 For development proposals which are deemed by Council and

Peterborough Utilities Commission to have no significant effect on the raw
water quality, Council may exempt the development from the requirement
to prepare a water quality impact analysis.

3.6 PITS AND QUARRIES OPA #18
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3.1.6 The establishment of a new pit or quarry is prohibited. Existing pits will MMA
be subject to limits on future expansion based on the size and location of 85/06/10
the operation and the future development of the area. It will be an
objective of this plan that an existing site will be rehabilitated in
accordance with policies adopted by Council to ensure the ultimate
development of the site and area.
3.7 ENERGY
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efficiency of access along streets and connecting links that could include 00/10/2
bicycle routes and pedestrian walkways. Principles of energy
conservation must also be considered in the design and siting of buildings
and structures.
3.7.2 The City shall support energy efficiency and improved air quality through
land use and development patterns which:
a) promote compact form and a structure of nodes and corridors that

will provide greater support for transit and pedestrian activity and
minimize consumption of land;
b) promote the use of public transit and other alternative

transportation modes in and between residential, employment
(including commercial, industrial and institutional uses) and other
areas where transit or alternative modes of travel exist or are to be
developed;
c) focus major employment, commercial, high density residential, and

other travel-intensive land use on sites, which are well served by
public transit in areas where public transit is planned in the future;
d) improve the mix of employment and housing uses to encourage
pedestrian activity, shorten commute journeys and decrease
transportation congestion; and
e) promote design and orientation which maximize the use of

alternative or renewable energy, such as solar and wind energy,
and the mitigating effects of vegetation.

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3.7.3 Increased energy supply should be promoted by providing opportunities
for energy generation facilities to accommodate current and projected
needs, and the use of renewable energy systems and alternative energy
systems, where feasible.
3.8 SITE PLAN CONTROL POLICIES
3.8.1 It is the intent of this Plan to designate the whole of the City of
Peterborough as a site plan control area.
3.8.2 Agricultural operations are exempt from site plan control.
3.8.3 It is the intent of this Plan to designate the City of Peterborough as an

area wherein Council may require submission of drawings mentioned in
paragraph 2 of Subsection 40(4) of the Planning Act, 1983 for a building
to be used for residential purposes containing less than twenty-five
dwelling units.
3.9 ADULT ENTERTAINMENT PARLOURS OPA #56

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3.9.1 Adult Entertainment parlours shall be permitted only in the areas OMB
designated on Schedule "K" to this Plan provided that within the 89/04/14
designated areas such uses shall be located on a collector or arterial
road and shall not be permitted:
a) on any property which fronts on The Parkway, Lansdowne

Street, or Chemong Road;
b) on any property within 305 meters of any other property on which

an adult entertainment parlour is located;
c) on any property within 120 meters of any property located in a

residential zone or designated for residential uses in the Official
Plan or any site utilized or zoned for a public or private school, any
park or recreational facility; and
d) on any lands that abut directly on to Erskine Avenue.

3.9.2 Adult Entertainment uses shall only be permitted in the designated area
subject to an amendment to the zoning by-law and such an amending
by-law shall:
a) establish standards to ensure that the site has adequate parking for
the proposed use;
b) ensure that impacts on adjacent uses are mitigated through the

provision of adequate setbacks and landscaping;
c) establish standards after consulting with the Police Department

which will ensure that the site is easily policed; and,
d) require that such a use is located in a freestanding single occupant

building.
3.9.3 In addition to the zoning regulations, and in accordance with the

provisions of Section 3.8 of this Plan, properties utilized for Adult
Entertainment Parlours shall be subject to Site Plan Control in
accordance with Section 40 of the Planning Act. The objective of the
utilization of the Site Plan Control process will be to ensure that the use is
designated in accordance with the Zoning By-law and in a manner which
reduces impacts on neighbouring properties and uses and which is easily
policed. In particular, applications for Site Plan development shall
preclude any structure within 15 meters of a railway right-of-way and the
said Site Plan shall take into account any existing drainage pattern
affecting railway lands if abutting the subject site, including surface run-off
from the site and appropriate buffering from the said railway lands by the
utilization of a chain link fence of a minimum 1.82 metres in height along
the mutual property line with a railway right-of-way, if the same is
applicable to the development.
3.9.4 Adult Entertainment Parlours will also be subject to sign control either
under the provision of the Planning Act or the Municipal Act.

3.9.5 Applications for the location of new adult entertainment parlour uses
outside the area designated on Schedule "K" must be located in an area
designated "Industrial" on Schedule "A" and will require an Official Plan
amendment. Such an application will be evaluated on the basis of the
policies in Section 3.9.1 and the submission of a detailed planning
analysis which will:
a) outline the proposal and provide a concept plan for the development
which addresses issues such a parking, ease of policing, safety,
setbacks, access, lighting, fencing and landscaping;
b) identify potential negative impacts of the proposal and outline

measures planned by the applicant to mitigate any impacts on
surrounding land uses and streets; and,
c) document why it is not possible to locate in the designated area.
3.10 ALTERATION OF GRADES OPA

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prevent the premature alteration of the natural state of land including
storm water drainage prior to an approved plan for development.

SECTION 4
LAND USE POLICIES
SCHEDULE "A"

June, 2001
4.1 LAND USE PLAN
4.1.1 It is the policy of Council that land shall be developed in accordance OPA#18
with the land use pattern shown on the Land Use Plan - Schedule "A", COU 84/11/05
MMA86/06/10
the Commercial Area - Schedule "I" and the Central Area Land Use (MMA#182/05/27)
Plan - Schedule "J". Reference shall also be made to Schedules "B" OPA#57
to "J" inclusive, Table 1 and other policies of this plan in addition to COU - 89/12/18
those policies contained within Section 4. OMB - 93/01/05
4.1.2 The Land Use Plan - Schedule "A", establishes the pattern of land use OPA #111
in very general terms for the following major land use categories: OMB Order
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Residential, Major Institutions, Industrial, Major Open Space and May 3, 2001
Agriculture and Special Policy Areas. OPA#39
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The Commercial Area Plan, Schedule "I" establishes the land use MMA -87/01/22
designations for commercial development in the City, while the OPA#57
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Central Area Land Use Plan, Schedule "J" identifies sub areas within OMB -93/01/05
the Central Area to which special policies apply.
4.1.3 The provisions governing the use of the lands within the major OPA#57
categories as shown on Schedule "A", the designations on Schedule COU - 89/12/18
OMB - 93/01/05
"I" and the areas on Schedule "J" are described in subsequent
subsections. The examples of permitted uses are very general and
indicate the relative range of land use activities.
4.1.4 Specific permitted uses shall only be defined for an area or for a
specific property at such time as the implementing restricted area
(zoning) by-laws are applied.

4.2 RESIDENTIAL
4.2.1 GENERAL
4.2.1.1 Purpose OPA #83

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The Residential designations provide areas for housing and other land MMA -
uses that are integral to, and supportive of a residential environment. 93/02/26
Housing may take many forms ranging in density and scale from single
detached homes to high-rise apartment buildings, and therefore, three
residential designations - Low Density Residential, Medium Density
Residential, and High Density Residential - are provided.
4.2.1.2 Objectives
i) Provide for a supply of residential land that is sufficient to

accommodate the anticipated demand for a range of housing
types.
ii) Support the provision of a choice of housing types according to

location, size, cost, tenure, design, and accessibility so that a
broad range of housing requirements are satisfied.
iii) Direct the expansion of residential development into appropriate

areas according to availability of municipal services, soil conditions,
topographic features, and environmental constraints; and in a form
which can be integrated with established land use patterns.
iv) Encourage infill residential development in residential areas where

the impacts of development on existing uses can be minimized and
where development can efficiently utilize existing municipal
services and facilities.
v) Encourage residential intensification to increase the supply of

housing through better use of existing resources, buildings and
under-utilized sites.

vi) Support the provision of services and amenities that enhance the
quality of the residential environment.
vii) Support the development, at appropriate locations, of residential

facilities that meet the housing needs of persons requiring
specialized care.
viii) Support the endeavours of non-profit groups to develop non-

profit and co-operative housing projects.
4.2.1.3.1 The residential classification of land means that the predominant use
of the land areas so designated shall be for low, medium and high
density residential accommodation. Such uses as are
complementary to, or serve, the basic residential uses shall be
permitted including local commercial uses, home occupation uses,
public and institutional uses, parks and recreation areas, churches
and special care facilities.
4.2.1.3.2 Residential development shall be in accordance with the designations

for medium density and high density residential as shown on
Schedule "E" - Residential Density Plan and for low density
residential as determined from Schedule "A" - Land Use Plan.
4.2.2 RESIDENTIAL DESIGNATIONS
4.2.2.1 Low Density Residential
The uses shall primarily consist of single detached, semi-detached

and duplex dwellings. Multiple unit buildings of a height similar to
other low density uses may also be permitted in appropriate locations
provided the maximum density is less than of 25 units per hectare.
Where an application for Official Plan Amendment and/or Zoning By-

law Amendment is made for low density residential development,
Council may request for professional studies to be conducted by
development proponents to address any or all of the matters of
Section 4.2.5.7.

4.2.2.1.3 Infill Housing
Infill housing is housing which is developed on vacant land in an

existing residential area which makes use of existing infrastructure
and has a form and scale compatible with the surrounding area. Infill
housing may be permitted in the Low Density Residential designation
through an amendment to the Zoning By-law and subject to the
following provisions:
i) infill housing may be in the form of single detached, semi-

detached, attached dwellings and low-rise apartments. While infill
housing may be allowed up to a maximum scale permitted under
the Medium Density Residential designation, lower height and
density guidelines will normally be prescribed in the Zoning By-
law to ensure that infill housing projects are sensitive to the scale
and physical characteristics of development in the surrounding
neighbourhood.
ii) infill housing should be sensitive to the continuity of the existing

residential streetscape.
iii) adequate off-street parking and landscaped open space will be

provided as part of an infill housing development. The parking
area will be suitably buffered so as not to visually intrude on
adjacent residential properties.
iv) where an application for Zoning By-law Amendment is made

pursuant to Section 4.2.2.1.3, the provision of Sections 4.2.5.6
and 4.2.5.7 shall apply.

4.2.2.2 Medium Density Residential
The uses shall primarily consist of low density residential uses and
medium density residential uses such as tri-plexes, quadruplexes,
row dwellings, walk-up apartments, and cluster housing
developments.
Medium density residential shall generally mean buildings with a

maximum height of five storeys above grade and shall have a
density range of 25 to less than 75 dwelling units per hectare. In
the central area of the City, within the area bounded by Park Street,
Parkhill Road West, Otonabee River and Lansdowne Street West,
the density range shall be 25 to less than 100 dwelling units per
hectare.
Where an application for Official Plan Amendment and/or Zoning

By-law Amendment is made for medium density residential
development, the provisions of Sections 4.2.5.6 and 4.2.5.7 shall
apply.
4.2.2.3 High Density Residential
The uses shall primarily consist of apartment buildings or medium

density residential uses listed in Section 4.2.2.2.1 which exceed the
density range as set out in Section 4.2.2.2.2
4.2.2.3.2.1 High density residential development shall mean a density in

suburban locations of 75 to 110 dwelling units per hectare. In the
central area of the city, within the area bounded by Park Street,
Parkhill Road West, Otonabee River, and Lansdowne Street West,
the density range shall be 100 to 250 dwelling units per hectare.
4.2.2.3.2.2 Direct access should be provided to collector or arterial streets.

Direct access to local streets may be provided if traffic is directed to a
collector or arterial street to minimize movement into lower density
residential areas.

4.2.2.3.2.3 High density developments shall be sited so as to minimize their
effect on neighbouring lower density residential land uses particularly
with regard to traffic generation, reduction of sunlight and the views
presently enjoyed by neighbouring residents. The visual impact of
each project will be carefully considered.
Where an application for Official Plan Amendment and/or Zoning By-

law Amendment is made for high density residential development,
the provisions of Sections 4.2.5.6 and 4.2.5.7 shall apply.

4.2.3 HOUSING PRODUCTION
4.2.3.1 Table 1 - Residential Development By Secondary Land Use Plan

Areas indicates a maximum number of dwelling units based on low
density, medium density and high density residential development for
each Secondary Land Use Planning Area. The calculations are
sensitive to existing development, the present housing policy and
anticipate various forms and rates of intensification throughout the
municipality. The calculation of the maximum number of dwelling
units for each Secondary Land Use Planning Area does not include
those lands designated "Agriculture" by this Official Plan, and any
residential development permitted on these lands will require an
amendment to Table 1. The Existing and Approved number of units
shall be updated regularly without amendment to the Official Plan,
however, the Maximum Dwelling Unit targets shall generally not be
exceeded without amendment to the Official Plan.
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projected number of units in Secondary Plans warrants amendment to
accommodate further intensification in accordance with the Growth
Plan.
4.2.3.2 The City shall provide for an appropriate range of housing types and OPA 142
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densities to meet projected requirements of current and future residents 09/08/10
by:
a) establishing and implementing minimum targets for the provision

of housing which is affordable;
b) permitting and facilitating all forms of housing, including

supportive housing, required to meet the social, health and well-
being requirements of current and future residents, including
special needs requirements;
c) directing the development of new housing towards locations

where appropriate levels of infrastructure and public service
facilities are or will be available to support current and projected
needs;

d) promoting densities for new housing which efficiently use land,
resources, infrastructure and public service facilities, and support
the use of alternative transportation modes and public transit in
areas where it exists or is to be developed; and
e) establishing development standards for residential intensification,

redevelopment and new residential development which minimize
the cost of housing and facilitate compact form, while maintaining
appropriate levels of public health and safety.
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and redevelopment lands for projected demographic and housing 09/08/10
market requirements the City will endeavour to:
a) Maintain at all times at least a ten year supply of lands that can
accommodate residential needs through intensification,
redevelopment and lands which are designated for residential
development.
b) Maintain at all times at least a three year supply of residential

units available through lands suitably zoned to facilitate
residential intensification and redevelopment, and land in draft
approved and registered plans.
4.2.3.4 The City recognizes the definition of “affordable” as stated in the OPA 142
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Provincial Policy Statement (2005). Notwithstanding the Provincial 09/08/10
definition of affordable, the City will establish, as a priority, greater
levels of affordability for various affordable housing programs and local
housing production targets. The City will annually establish local
affordable housing targets in accordance with this definition.
4.2.3.5 The City will strive to ensure that at least 10% of new residential units OPA 142
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resulting from new residential development and residential 09/08/10
intensification through conversion of non-residential structures, infill
and redevelopment, to be affordable housing.
4.2.3.6 The affordable housing component will be thoroughly reviewed in any

new development where 25 or more single and/or semi-detached
dwelling units or 50 or more multi-family dwelling units are proposed.
The City will also utilize secondary land use plans to assist in
identifying potential affordable housing sites.
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variety of housing types and densities to support the City Housing 09/08/10
targets as outlined in the Housing Strategy as updated from time to
time.

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identify the remaining total development potential by secondary land 09/08/10
use planning area and the targets for affordable housing pursuant to
Section 4.2.3.5 and the City’s Housing Strategy. The review of
individual applications for new residential development will consider
the impact of the development on the affordable housing targets.
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detached, or row/townhouse dwelling unit will be permitted; 18/05/22
b) A secondary suite may be contained within a primary residential

dwelling or in a building accessory thereto, but not in both;
c) Severances to subdivide a secondary suite from its primary

residential dwelling will not be permitted;
d) A secondary suite shall generally be directed to areas outside of

hazardous lands which are impacted by flooding hazards and/or
erosion hazards and shall not be permitted within a floodway;
and,
e) Secondary suites shall be developed with municipal water and

wastewater services unless permission is granted otherwise in
the Zoning By-law.
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housing in a variety of designated locations and a variety of dwelling 09/08/10
types.
4.2.3.11 The City will develop a Housing Strategy, in consultation with the OPA 142
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County and Townships that will include a strategy for affordable 09/08/10
housing, which will be updated from time to time, to establish a plan to
meet the current and future housing needs of all residents. Efforts will
be made to achieve the targets for the provision of affordable housing
identified in the Housing Strategy, in particular, types of housing that
are necessary to meet the City and County’s needs for affordable
housing for low and moderate income households, seniors, families
and singles, and those requiring support services.

June, 2001
4.2.4 POLICIES FOR SPECIFIC RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES
4.2.4.1 The property known municipally as 565 Water Street North, being an
existing brick dwelling, may be used for the offices of the Peterborough
Branch of the Canadian Red Cross Society and for uses usual to a Red
Cross Branch, excluding a Blood Donor Clinic, provided the use is
confined to the existing building, that the existing building and
appropriate parts are designated under the Ontario Heritage Act, and
that improvements to the property including building and grounds are
maintained so as to preserve the present residential character of the
building and grounds.
4.2.4.2 The property presently known municipally as 593-595 Arndon Avenue

and 600 Monaghan Road being an existing brick dwelling and church,
may be used for a funeral parlour and a dwelling unit.
4.2.4.3 Only the rear 51.8 metres of property described as part of lots 25 and
26 Registered Plan 6G, 45 Leahy's Lane shall be designated medium
density residential.
4.2.4.4 The property known municipally as 570 Water Street North being the
existing office building of the Kawartha-Haliburton Children's Aid
Society, may be used as an office building and that improvements to the
property including building and grounds are maintained so as to
preserve the present residential character of the building and grounds.
4.2.4.5 The property known municipally as 555 George Street North being an
existing vacant food store may be used as office building, financial
institution and/or clinic being an appropriate use of the site in proximity
to the Central Business District.
4.2.4.6 The medium density residential development of Schedule "G" shall

comprise a maximum of 8 hectares at a maximum density of 50 dwelling
units per hectare and that any such building shall have a maximum
height of four (4) storeys above grade.
4.2.4.7 The high density residential development of Schedule "G" shall

comprise a maximum of 7.2 hectares at a maximum density of 75
dwelling units per hectare and that any such building shall have a
maximum height of ten (10) storeys above grade.
4.2.4.8 The medium density residential development for the property east of
George Street South, between Ware Street and C.N. Railway shall be at
a maximum density of 110 dwelling units per hectare and that any such
building shall have a maximum height of three (3) storeys above grade.

4.2.4.9 The high density residential development for the property north of
Ware Street, west of Lock Street and South of C.N. Railway shall
be at a maximum density of 110 dwelling units per hectare and that
any such building shall have a maximum height of three (3) storeys
above grade.
4.2.4.10 The property known municipally as 475 Parkhill Road West shall
be used for the sole purpose as a condominium pursuant to the
Condominium Act or successor legislation.
4.2.4.11 The high density residential area on the west side of Park Street
South and north of Braidwood Avenue on Schedule "E" may
comprise a maximum of 52 dwelling units.
4.2.4.13 Deleted
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and west of the Trent Canal shall be at a maximum density of 128 COU -93/01/11
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4.2.4.15 The property known municipally as 88 Lansdowne Street West OPA#95
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4.2.4.17 The density of the property known as 723, 733, 741 George Street OPA No. 146
North shall be limited to a maximum density of 94 dwelling units COU Aug 9/10
per hectare.
4.2.4.18 The property known as 1545 Monaghan Road may also be used OPA #162
for a small-scale office; a small scale clinic; a place of assembly; a April 28/14
day nursery; a school; and an adult training centre in addition to
the residential uses permitted. The non-residential uses are to be
contained within the existing buildings

4.2.5 GENERAL POLICIES FOR ALL RESIDENTIAL DESIGNATIONS OPA#57
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4.2.5.2.1 A Group Home is a single housekeeping unit in a residential dwelling in 86/10/06
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persons exclusive of supervisory staff and receiving family in any 89/01/19
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any residential area of the City of any location where institutions are MMA -
permitted. An application for rezoning will be required for the 93/02/26
consideration of a home with 7 to 10 occupants.
4.2.5.2.4 To avoid concentration of group homes and to encourage an equitable

distribution within the City such homes should be separated from each
other and other residential care facilities except hospitals, nursing
homes and homes for the aged by a distance of 300 metres measured
from property line to property line. Any proposed group home that
would not comply with the distance criteria shall only be permitted by a
site specific zoning.
4.2.5.2.5 Council shall require the registration of group homes as permitted by

the Municipal Act.
4.2.5.2.6 Not more than two persons convicted under the Young Offenders Act
will be accepted as residents of any group home.
4.2.5.2.7 With regard to group homes that locate pursuant to "as-of-right"

provisions of this by-law, persons who have been referred from
correctional or detention facilities shall not be accepted. This shall not
limit the allowance of young offenders under Section 4.2.5.2.6.

4.2.5.3 New Condominium Construction
4.2.5.3.1 Condominium ownership will add to the variety of housing types and
tenure. Council shall only consider application for condominium appro-
val if accompanied by an application for site plan agreement.
4.2.5.3.2 The City recognizes that new condominium development provides an

alternative type of housing that may be particularly attractive to seniors
and small households and will look favourably at condominium
applications where servicing is available.
4.2.5.3.3 The City will closely monitor all condominium applications and
developments to ensure that the land supply potentially available for
medium and high density rental housing is not significantly diminished
and that the vacancy rate of the city is not adversely affected.
4.2.5.4 Conversion of Housing from Rental to Condominium
4.2.5.4.1 Conversion of an existing rental housing project to condominium

ownership shall be permitted conditional upon:
i) Council approval under the Rental Housing Protection Act;
ii) Approval of condominium plan under the Planning Act and

Condominium Act;
iii) Satisfactory incentives being provided to established tenants to

allow them to purchase or remain in the unit after the conversion to
condominium.
4.2.5.4.2 Under the Rental Housing Protection Act, the conversion of rental
property to condominiums will be subject to the following conditions:
i) the completion of an independent engineering study, funded by the

developer, to determine:
a) the structural integrity of the building;
b) any Building Code and maintenance deficiencies;
c) an appropriate replacement reserve, pursuant to the
Condominium Act; and
d) the need for landscaping and site servicing improvements.
ii) an agreement with the City by the developer to:

a) undertake all remedial work identified in the engineering
study prior to registration;
b) create and fund a replacement reserve in accordance with
the engineering study;

c) enter into a new site plan agreement to upgrade all site
improvements to current design standards.
iii) the completion of any conditions of approval under the Rental

Housing Protection Act.
4.2.5.5 Mobile and Modular Homes
Mobile homes and modular homes will be permitted to locate within the
residential areas of Schedule “A” provided that they are developed as a
co-ordinated park or subdivision development. Any mobile home park
shall be located so as to have ready access to a collector street.
Buffering and landscaping shall be provided to ensure the compatibility
of such a park. The development of any park will be contingent upon
the passage of an appropriate restricted area (zoning) by-law and
associated development regulations.
4.2.5.6 Submission Requirements
A proposal for an amendment to the Zoning By-law to permit residential

development shall be accompanied by the submission of a concept site
plan and building perspective or building elevation which shall display
the massing and conceptual design of the building, the relationship of
the proposed building to adjacent buildings and street as well as
driveways and off-street vehicular loading and parking facilities (either
covered or uncovered). Council may also request for professional
studies to be conducted by development proponents to address any or
all of the matters of Section 4.2.5.7.
4.2.5.7 Evaluation Criteria
City Council shall consider the following factors when reviewing an

application for residential development and developers shall provide
appropriate information with regard to:
i) The type of housing form proposed for a site;
ii) The nature and extent of existing land uses within an area or in
proximity to a site to be developed;
iii) The adequacy of municipal services available to an area or to the

site;

iv) The implications of traffic generation and proposed measures to
lessen the impact on the surrounding environment.
v) The provision of amenities to serve the residents of a development

and the adequacy of amenities in the area to serve the residents;
vi) The proximity of the site to municipal park and recreation areas and
school sites in order to serve the residents of the development;
vii) Adequate standards for parking, buffering, and landscaping in the

zoning by-law; and
viii) The proximity of the site to, or presence of significant

natural/environmental features and how the development is
sensitive to these features.
4.2.6 LOCAL COMMERCIAL OPANo.

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4.2.6.1 Purpose
Local Commercial facilities provide a range of convenience goods and

services, generally required on a daily basis, to the adjacent residential
areas.
4.2.6.2 Objective
To provide, in easily accessible locations for all residential areas, a

range of convenience commercial uses in a manner compatible with
adjacent residential areas.
Existing and approved freestanding stores or commercial buildings,

shopping plazas and business districts which are consistent with the
policies of this section will be recognized in the Zoning By-law. New
local commercial uses or major expansions of existing facilities would
require an amendment to the zoning by-law.
Permitted local commercial uses include:

a) convenience retail stores, personal services, small scale
restaurants, small scale food stores, and small scale service
commercial uses such as video rental and gasoline sales outlets
b) small scale office, studio and clinic uses
c) residential uses as a secondary use in a local commercial

development.
Additional small-scale retail uses may be permitted in larger local

commercial facilities where the facility is established to support planned
residential development.
The form of development for any local commercial facility, in developing

areas, will generally be a freestanding building or a small scale
shopping plaza utilizing integrated access and parking between
individual uses. The form of development for a local commercial facility
in established areas will also include a business district comprised of a
cluster of commercial establishments with diverse ownership.
Any site utilized for a local commercial use will be of a sufficient size to
provide adequate buffering for any adjacent non-commercial use, as
well as adequate parking facilities. Such buffering will generally be
achieved through building setbacks, landscaped open space and
physical barriers.
The height and design of any local commercial use will be in keeping
with the character of the adjacent residential area..
Where a local commercial facility incorporates the sale of gasoline or a

high traffic generator, special regulations will be established in the
Zoning By-law to ensure all uses of the site function in a safe and
compatible manner and that the site will function adequately in terms of
traffic movement on and off the property.

Local commercial uses shall be developed at a scale which is

compatible with adjacent residential land uses and at a scale which is
adequate to satisfy the need for commercial services in the planning
district. The Zoning By-law will establish appropriate standards to
ensure compatibility of scale.
Where the policies of this section permit “small scale” uses, such
individual uses shall generally have a gross floor area of less than 300
square metres.
Local Commercial facilities, whether shopping plazas or business

districts, shall generally not comprise more than 2000 square metres of
gross leaseable area.
Local commercial facilities will be located on a collector or arterial

street, generally at an intersection or integrated with medium or high
density residential developments. However, where such facilities
include the sale of gasoline, they will generally be located on an arterial
street at an intersection with another arterial or collector street.
Local commercial facilities in developing areas will generally be located

through a secondary land use planning process. Local commercial
facilities in established urban areas tend to locate on smaller sites in
scattered locations, however, proposals to cluster local commercial
uses to provide for a more comprehensive offering of services will be
encouraged. It is expected that additional local commercial facilities will
be required in planning districts which have higher residential densities
or major institutional uses, or which are not well served by other
commercial facilities or where major roads interrupt the convenient
access to services by local residents.
Applications for new local commercial development or redevelopment in

the Residential designation will be based on the policies outlined in this
section and where a Zoning By-law Amendment is required, the
submission of planning analysis in accordance with Section 4.3.7 may
be required, in whole or in part.

June, 2001
4.3 COMMERCIAL AREA
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4.3.1.1 Purpose
The commercial areas of this Plan, as illustrated generically on

Schedule “A” and by designation on Schedule “I”, recognize existing
commercial areas and provide opportunities for additional
development and redevelopment. It is intended that these
designations identify the lands which accommodate most of the
commercial activities of Peterborough and provide the City and
surrounding regional area with the broadest range of commercial
activities, goods and services to meet the diverse needs of residents,
businesses and institutions of the City and region. Many of the
designations also accommodate other important governmental,
business, community and residential uses.
Growth and change in major commercial uses and functions shall be

accommodated in accordance with the Commercial Structure policies
of Section 2.3 of this Plan, as well as the land use policies of the
applicable designation.
4.3.1.2 Designations
To recognize the varied nature of existing commercial areas in

Peterborough and provide for the appropriate and orderly
development of additional commercial uses in accordance with the
Commercial Structure policies of Section 2.3 of this Plan and good
planning practice, the following commercial and mixed-use land use
designations are established on Schedule “I”:
 Central Area
 Major Shopping Centres
 Special Purpose Retail
 Neighbourhood Centre
 Service Commercial
Policies are provided in Sections 4.3.2, 4.3.3, 4.3.4, 4.3.5 and 4.3.6
for each of these designations.
In addition, Local Commercial Uses are permitted in the Residential

designation in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.2.6 of the
Plan.

4.3.2 CENTRAL AREA
4.3.2.1 The Central Area is Peterborough's traditional centre, consisting of

the downtown core and other central lands. This area accommodates
the largest and most diverse concentration of central place functions
in the City, including retail, office, service, entertainment and other
commercial uses, as well as governmental, institutional, residential
and community activities. Retail uses are a significant component of
this mix of activities, and includes a broad range of comparison
shopping, specialty outlets and more localized facilities related to the
needs of nearby residents and the downtown working population. The
form of development in the Central Area is more intensively urban
than any of the City's other commercial areas.
The retail and service activities and other facilities in the Central Area
are collectively the most significant location for the provision of
specialized and higher-order functions serving the diverse needs of
residents, businesses and institutions of Peterborough and of the
surrounding regional area which looks to Peterborough for those
functions not available locally.
Permitted uses, which may vary from sub-area to sub-area within the
Central Area, encompass the full range of commercial activities,
including all forms of retail and service commercial facilities,
business and professional offices, hotels, restaurants, private clubs,
places of recreation and entertainment, personal and business
services, governmental facilities, outlets for wholesale, retail or mixed
retail-wholesale trade, cultural facilities, parks, community facilities,
public and private institutions, tourist related use, and many industrial
operations.
Residential uses of varying forms and densities, as well as supporting

uses and facilities, are permitted in most sub-area of the Central
Area.
Throughout the Central Area are many Industrial operations currently

existing on smaller isolated sites. While not specifically designated,
with the exception of Quaker Oats, this does not diminish the
desirability and contribution that such industrial uses make to the
vitality of the Central Area. The City will continue to work with all
industrial uses in the Central Area to encourage their ongoing
viability.
In addition to the goals and objectives of Section 2.3.2 for the Central
Area in particular, Council will expand and update the Regional

Centre/CBD Area Master Plan of Section 4.8.2 as an amendment to
the Official Plan to include all of the Central Area and this will be a
priority activity of the City.
4.3.2.2 Central Area Sub-Areas
4.3.2.2.1 The Central Area is composed of a number of different sub-areas

each of which require a special policy approach. The sub-areas are
outlined on Schedule “J” and the policies for each sub-area are found
in Sections 4.3.2.2.2 to 4.3.2.2.9 inclusive.
These policies provide general direction regarding development in the

sub-areas. However, provided development conforms to the general
policies of the Central Area it may be permitted without an Official
Plan Amendment.
4.3.2.2.2 Sub-Area 1: Commercial Core Area
The focus of the Commercial Core Area is the major concentration of

retail, office, entertainment and service commercial uses along the
major streets in the area. New development and redevelopment
should reinforce the character of the Commercial Core as a
pedestrian shopping area in a “main street” setting and should
generally be based on conformity with the following criteria:
Uses, particularly retail commercial uses, which generate pedestrian

traffic, should be located at grade level, with any office and residential
uses in upper storeys in order to maintain the continuous shopping
function.
Existing buildings and/or facades should be preserved, whenever

practical.
New buildings, particularly those on “main streets” should be

designed to ensure the continuity of the existing facades and building
heights in the immediate vicinity.
Pedestrian linkages throughout the core, particularly to parking areas

and open space areas should be improved; and,
The design of sites which abut Jackson Creek should recognize and
enhance the relationship of the site to the creek.
The City will continue to work with the Business Improvement Area
and individual landowners to encourage the maintenance and

improvement of existing buildings and facilities in the Commercial
Core utilizing programs such as a Community Improvement Plan
under the Planning Act.
The City will ensure that adequate financial resources are available to
maintain and improve existing public facilities in the Core Area and
Waterfront Commercial Area, including programs to ensure that these
areas maintain a public image of quality and cleanliness and foster
civic pride.
4.3.2.2.3 Sub-Area 2: Waterfront Commercial Area
The Waterfront Commercial Area forms an extension of the

Commercial Core Area and supports the same land uses as found in
the Core. However, because the Waterfront Commercial Area signals
the arrival to the downtown from the south and due to its direct
relationship with the Otonabee River and Little Lake, it has its own
unique potential and tourist related activities. All development,
whether existing or new should reinforce the gateway profile and
relationship to the waterfront by:
 adhering to high standards of urban design including building

design which maintains the openness of the area and views to
the water;
 providing enhanced landscaping, particularly in areas adjacent to

public open space.
 providing strong pedestrian linkages with the waterfront
The City will consider opportunities to encourage the redevelopment

of Waterfront Commercial properties in accordance with the policy
objectives of this section including programs such as a Community
Improvement Plan under the Planning Act.
4.3.2.2.4 Sub-Area 3: Business Districts
A Business District is defined as a cluster of commercial

establishments with diverse ownerships and tenants along a major
street. A Business District is distinguished from the Commercial Core
and Waterfront Commercial Areas by the built form rather that the
land uses. Business districts are generally small scale commercial
activities operating from less intensively developed sites.
The Hunter Street East Business District connects the Central Area to
the Liftlock Area and the Trent Severn Waterway. The Hunter Street

East Area will be encouraged to develop a commercial base that
supports the area’s tourism potential as well as the resident
population base in Ashburnham. All new uses will be carefully
designed to ensure they are compatible with existing development in
the area. Development which maintains the same setback and
storefront orientation of the existing uses will be encouraged.
The Hunter Street East Business District also includes the mixed use
Time Square development and the campus of the former St. Joseph’s
Hospital. These two sites have unique land use potential within the
Business District. Permitted uses for these sites may include
residential , office, institutional, cultural and/or recreational uses, as
well as retail and service commercial uses. The predominant uses
shall be residential and offices. Development within both sites shall
be designed in a manner which will be compatible with the uses in the
Liftlock area to the east.
The Charlotte Street West Business District forms an extension of the

Commercial Core Area, but, it also has its own unique character.
New development or redevelopment should reinforce the character of
Charlotte Street as a separate pedestrian, small scale business
district and should generally be based on conformity with the following
criteria:
 uses, particularly retail commercial uses, which generate

pedestrian traffic, should be located at grade level.
 buildings should be designed to ensure continuity of facades and

heights of buildings in the immediate vicinity.
 development which is located on the side streets within the

Business District should be compatible with adjacent residential
uses, and the retention of existing residential buildings through
conversion to other uses will be encouraged.
 the City will include the Charlotte Street West Business District in
the Streetscape/sidewalk program to reinforce the area’s
relationship to the Commercial Core and its gateway profile.
The Park Street Business District recognizes an established cluster of

retail and service uses and a limited infilling opportunity. It is intended
that recognition as a Business District will encourage investment in
existing commercial properties to improve building conditions and site
treatments.
The George Street South Business District recognizes an established

cluster of retail, office and personal service uses connecting the
Central Area to Lansdowne Street. The Business District designation
also anticipates the redevelopment of a limited number of residential
properties along George Street in order to establish a quality
commercial corridor denoting its gateway profile for the downtown.
Development and redevelopment within the Business District should
be compatible with adjacent residential uses and the zoning by-law
will establish a range of commercial uses that minimize land uses
conflicts and promote sound urban design. While the retention of
existing buildings will be encouraged, the assembly and
redevelopment of properties will be permitted to promote
comprehensively planned development and high urban design
standards befitting of the Business District’s gateway profile.
4.3.2.2.5 Sub-Area 4: Industrial Conversion Area
The Industrial Conversion Area is situated in the south-west portion of

the Central Area and recognizes a node of old, predominately single-
storey industrial buildings. The focus of the Industrial Conversion
Area is to provide policy flexibility allowing industrial buildings and
sites to be utilized for a wide variety of alternative uses including retail
commercial uses, office and studio uses, institutional and recreational
uses, service commercial and service industrial activities. An
objective of this designation is to also provide locations for larger floor
plate retail uses that may have practical difficulties finding a “main
street” presence in the commercial core yet desire a central area
presence.
4.3.2.2.6 Sub-Area 5: Transitional Uses Area
The Transition Uses Areas are located on the edge of the Commercial
Core Area and Waterfront Commercial Area and provide a transition
between these areas and the residential areas outside the Central
Area. The designation recognizes that Transitional Areas already
exhibit a diversity of land uses co-existing and compatible with low
density residential uses. The diverse uses include such uses as
special care homes, medium and high density residential uses,
institutional uses, small scale office uses, convenience retail and
service commercial uses.
The designation recognizes that additional development and

redevelopment will occur however the majority of new uses will be
high and medium density residential development, small scale office
and studio uses, and home based business activity operating under
relaxed zoning regulations. Transitional Areas at the edge of the
Commercial Core and Waterfront Commercial Areas will be permitted

the greatest use flexibility including small scale specialty retail and
hospitality uses such as small scale restaurants and inns.
New development and redevelopment should reinforce these

objectives with comprehensive proposals which:
 minimize the impact on adjacent low density residential areas

through the provision of adequate parking and adequate buffering,
particularly landscaping and setbacks;
 provide pedestrian linkages with adjacent Business Districts,

Commercial Core or Waterfront Commercial Areas wherever
practical;
 ensure that new buildings are designed in a manner compatible

with the existing buildings;
 place developments which generate a significant amount of traffic

on arterial or collector streets.
 recognize the natural amenities of the site, particularly sites which

abut Jackson Creek and respect the Creek as a public amenity
and pedestrian corridor.
Prior to the zoning of sites for non-residential development Council

may require the approval of an urban design study to ensure
consistency in development standards on a block basis or larger
rather that individual sites.
4.3.2.2.7 Sub-Area 6: Industrial Area
The Industrial Area recognizes the existing Quaker Oats plant. This is
a major, successful industrial use with significant prospects for
additional investment and growth. Its location, being buffered from
the balance of the Central Area by topography, is such that the use
can, and should be, maintained and expanded without any conflict
with the Central Area.

4.3.2.2.8 Sub-Area 7: Open Space Area
The Open Space Area recognizes the existing and potential open
space areas along the Otonabee River and Jackson Creek and the
major public parks in the Central Area. The availability of these areas
is a major asset for the Central Area, and they should be maintained,
enhanced and expanded wherever possible.
In particular, the City has made and will continue to make

improvements to the Open Space Areas along the Central Area’s
Waterfront through the Otonabee River Trail project.
The designation recognizes that the Open Space lands within the
Central Area support a very diverse range of public recreation,
leisure, cultural and entertainment activities in addition to supporting
tourism and will continue to be developed to support such uses.
4.3.2.2.9 Special Policy Area
Schedule “J” identifies a Special Policy Area on the south shoreline of

Little Lake between George Street and Little Lake Cemetery. The
Special Policy Area recognizes the potential of properties within the
area to support a growing tourism industry through the establishment
of bed and breakfast/inn accommodation, cafes/tea rooms, and
boutique retail establishments. However, prior to the passage of any
zoning by-laws to implement this policy potential the City will
undertake a detailed planning analysis, adopted by Council,
addressing the following matters:
• the need for such uses and the corresponding short term to long
term geographical limits of the opportunity.
• the requisite urban design standards to ensure development and

redevelopment exhibits high aesthetic qualities, is sensitive to
abutting uses and reinforces the tourism potential of the area.
• the public infrastructure improvements that are necessary to

support the commercialization of the Special Policy Area, including
the extension of the Otonabee River Trail, lighting and off street
parking opportunities.

4.3.2.3 Bonusing
The Zoning By-law will establish height and density units for the
Central Area. However, in accordance with the provisions of Section
37 of the Planning Act, the Zoning By-law may include provisions
permitting an increase in the height and density limits for any
development in the Central Area to a specified limit.
Such bonus provisions may be utilized only where the result will be
the provision of a distinct public amenity or benefit in conjunction with
the proposed development, without any negative impacts on the
Central Area or the City as a whole. Proposals where bonus
provisions could be utilized include, but are not limited to
developments which:
a) are designed to permit the preservation of existing buildings, or

the facade of a building of historic or architectural significance;
b) include improvements to the shoreline area of the Otonabee

River, Little Lake or Jackson Creek and/or provide linkages
between the shoreline and the C.B.D.;
c) incorporate a major regional facility;
d) provide underground parking;
e) promote housing intensification or provide affordable housing;
f) provide on-site public open space and/or recreation facilities
As a condition of the application of the bonus zoning, the owner of the

subject lands shall be required to enter into an agreement with the
City, to be registered against the title of the land. The agreement will
deal with the matters to be provided, the timing of their provision and
the height and/or density bonus to be given.
4.3.2.4 Parking
In accordance with the provisions of Section 39 of the Planning Act,

the City may enter into an agreement with the owner or occupant of a
building within the Central Area to exempt the owner and/or occupant
from some or all of the parking requirements of the Zoning By-law.
Such an agreement will provide for cash payments in lieu of the
provision of parking.

4.3.2.5 Design Guidelines
The City will encourage a high standard of design in the Central Area
and will continue to rely on the Site and Building Design Guidelines as
a basis for the evaluation of Site Plan applications.
Applications for new development and redevelopment in the Central

Area will be evaluated based on the policies of Section 4.3.2 and
particularly the policies for each sub-area of the Central Area as
outlined in Section 4.3.2.2. In addition, where an application for an
Official Plan or Zoning By-law amendment is made, the submission of
a planning analysis in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.3.7
will be required.
4.3.3 MAJOR SHOPPING CENTRE
4.3.3.1 Purpose
The Major Shopping Centre designation on Schedule “I” provides for

major retail developments in an enclosed or unenclosed shopping
centre form. The general range and mix of uses is intended to provide
a variety of regular and specialty goods and services in both large and
small premises.
The facilities accommodated in Major Shopping Centres complement

those of the Central Area in meeting the diverse needs of residents,
businesses and institutions of Peterborough and of the surrounding
regional area which looks to Peterborough for those functions not
available locally.
4.3.3.2 Objectives
To provide for the existing shopping centres and provide for their
expansion in accordance with the Commercial Structure policies of
Section 2.3 of this Plan.
To provide the major conventional shopping centre component of a

Shopping Node, including a range and mix of uses large and small.
To thereby strengthen the commercial economy of Peterborough, and

maintain healthy interaction and balance within the Commercial
Structure in relation to the Central Area and other Shopping Nodes.

Permitted uses of the Major Shopping Centre designation on

Schedule “I” are less diverse than the Central Area and are primarily
of a retail nature, including:
a) a supermarket
b) a department store
c) other retail stores, including drug store, specialty food stores,
variety and convenience stores, hardware stores , stores selling,
household supplies and furnishings, apparel, crafts and gifts,
electronics, photography and leisure-time merchandise, and the
like
d) personal service shops
e) eating establishments
f) gas bars
g) commercial recreation and assembly uses
h) financial services
i) small-scale office and studio uses
j) clinic uses
k) public and community facilities.
As cinema and theatre facilities are important to the planned function

of the Central Area and are identified as particular priority functions,
new cinema and theatre uses are not permitted in Major Shopping
Centres.
Enclosed and unenclosed shopping centre forms of development are

recognized in the Major Shopping Centre designation.
Comprehensively co-ordinated provisions for vehicular access, site

circulation and parking are required.
Pedestrian sidewalks or walkways shall link the major retail

components of the development, and shall also be extended so as to
provide for walk-in movements from nearby transit stops and public
sidewalks.
Free-standing buildings not fully integrated with the pedestrian

provisions for retail components are permitted for an eating
establishment, gas bar, commercial recreation or assembly use, or
financial service. Such buildings shall, if occupied by an eating
establishment, commercial recreation or assembly use, or financial
service, have pedestrian linkage with nearby transit stops and public

sidewalks.
Landscaping is required adjacent to abutting streets except where

crossed by access points, and adjacent to existing or planned
residential uses.
The location and design of loading docks, garbage storage and

service areas shall be oriented away from, and separated from
abutting streets and existing or planned residential areas by setbacks,
screening, landscaping or other buffering measure.
Shopping Centres in the Major Shopping Centre Area designation

shall be developed at a scale which is in accordance with market
demand and which does not result in impacts prejudicial to the
downtown and its priority functions, or alter the healthy interaction and
balance of commercial opportunity throughout the City.
square metres.
Major Shopping Centre development is required to be located within a

Shopping Node identified on Figure 1 of this Plan. Such development
shall have access from at least one arterial street, and preferably two
arterials streets or an arterial and a collector street.
Applications for new development and redevelopment in the Major

Shopping Centre Area designation shall be evaluated based on the
policies of Section 2.3 and 4.3.3. In addition, when an application for
an Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law amendment is made,
submission of a planning analysis in accordance with the provisions of
Section 4.3.7 will be required. As a condition of the approval of
applications to expand Major Shopping Centres, the City will ensure
that provisions have been made for necessary municipal infrastructure
improvements, such as roadway alignments and widening and
intersection upgrading.

4.3.4 SPECIAL PURPOSE RETAIL
4.3.4.1 Purpose
The Special Purpose Retail designation on Schedule “I” provides for

the development of large retail uses, preferably in a form of
development where access, general building configuration and other
matters are co-ordinated with those of adjacent properties.
In general, smaller retail uses or premises of the types typical of the

Central Area and Major Shopping Centres are not permitted, except
where in existence at the time of designation in the Special Purpose
Retail category.
The large facilities accommodated in Special Purpose Retail areas

complement those of the Central Area and Major Shopping Centres in
meeting the diverse needs of residents, businesses and institutions of
Peterborough and of the surrounding regional area which looks to
Peterborough for those functions not available locally.
4.3.4.2 Objectives
To provide for the accommodation of large format retail outlets and

other facilities in accordance with the Commercial Structure policies of
Section 2.3 of this Plan.
To augment the conventional anchor and smaller retail facilities

provided by the Major Shopping Centre component of a Shopping
Node, by providing proximate locations for larger format stores.
To thereby strengthen the commercial economy of Peterborough, and

maintain healthy interaction and balance within the Commercial
Structure in relation to the Central Area and other Shopping Nodes.
Permitted uses of the Special Purpose Retail designation on Schedule

“I” are strictly limited in range, including only:
a) large retail stores, generally having a gross floor area of not less
than 750 square metres, not including a supermarket, a
department store or similar mass general merchandiser
b) personal service shops
c) eating establishments
d) gas bar and automotive sales and service uses

e) commercial recreation and assembly uses
f) financial services
g) public and community facilities.
Notwithstanding the above, where at the time of its designation as

Special Purpose Retail, a lot contains a building configured for smaller
uses or a building or unit occupied by a retail store of less than 750
square metres, such building or unit may continue to be occupied by
any retail use or other use permitted in this designation. In addition,
where at the time of its designation as Special Purpose Retail a lot
contains a supermarket, an office or clinic, such uses may be
recognized as a permitted use in the Zoning By-law.
As cinema and theatre facilities are important to the planned function

of the Central Area and are identified as particular priority functions,
these uses are not permitted in Special Purpose Retail designations.
Special Purpose Retail development may occur in the form of

individual buildings or multiple occupancy buildings, provided that all
new retail units comply with the minimum size requirements.
Where more than one use is developed on a property, the

development shall provide comprehensively co-ordinated vehicular
access, site circulation and parking. Co-ordination of such matters
with adjacent properties is also encouraged and, where practicable,
may be imposed as a condition of development.
Landscaping is required adjacent to abutting streets except where

crossed by access points, and adjacent to existing or planned
residential uses.
The location and design of loading docks, garbage storage and

service areas shall be oriented away from, and separated from
abutting streets and existing or planned residential areas by setbacks,
screening, landscaping or other buffering measure.
Special Purpose Retail development is required to be located within a

Shopping Node identified on Figure 1 of this Plan. Such development
shall have access from an arterial street or a collector street.

Applications for a new development and redevelopment in the Special

Purpose Retail designation shall be evaluated based on the policies of
Section 2.3 and 4.3.4. In addition, when an application for an Official
Plan and Zoning By-Law Amendment is made, submission of a
planning analysis in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.3.7
will be required. Through the review of development applications in
the Special Purpose Retail designation the City will encourage a high
standard of urban design and will ensure that provisions have been
made for necessary municipal infrastructure improvements, such as
roadway alignments and widening and intersection upgrading.
4.3.4.7 Special Provisions OPA #144

Council
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 4.3.4 of this Plan, the Dec.14,
property municipally known as 300 Milroy Drive, designated ‘Special 2009
Purpose Retail’ may also be used for a supermarket.
4.3.5 NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRES
4.3.5.1 Purpose
Neighbourhood Centre designation on Schedule “I” recognizes nodes of

neighbourhood serving commercial activity. The designation includes
shopping plazas and commercial districts which provide a range of goods
and services to a trade area comprised of several planning district within
the City.
The designation recognizes existing and approved centres and a new

centre in the vicinity of Trent University. The location of the new Centre
on Water Street is conceptual and may be relocated without amendment
to this plan if the intent of the designation is met to the satisfaction of the
City. Additional centres are anticipated in developing areas, however, the
location and need for such centres will be established through
comprehensive secondary plans adopted as amendments to the Official
Plan.
4.3.5.2 Objective
To provide for an appropriate range and supply of commercial goods and

services to serve a number of planning districts in a manner compatible
with adjacent uses.

The Neighbourhood Centre designation on Schedule “I” means that the

predominant use of land shall be for a node of commercial
establishments often clustered in or around one or more shopping
plazas. Permitted uses shall include:
a) Retail and Service Commercial Uses such as small scale retail

stores, personal service uses, and restaurants
b) Larger scale neighbourhood serving retail uses such as food
stores, drug stores and hardware stores
c) Clinic uses.
d) Small scale office and studio uses.
e) Institutional and cultural uses.
f) Medium density residential uses subject to the applicable policies of
Section 4.2.2.
As cinema and theatre facilities are important to the planned function of

the Central Area and are identified as particular priority functions, these
uses are not permitted in Neighbourhood Centres.
In developing areas of the City the focus of development in a

Neighbourhood Centre shall generally be a grouping of retail and service
commercial units typically located on one site with combined access and
parking facilities.
In established areas of the City the focus of development is a node of

commercial establishments generally found in one or more shopping
plazas together with free standing uses on individual sites clustered
along a major street.
Neighbourhood Centres shall be developed in a manner which is

compatible with adjacent land uses, and the Zoning By-law will establish
appropriate standards to ensure compatibility of scale.
square metres.
Neighbourhood Centres, when complete shall generally range in size

from 2000 square metres GLA to 8000 square metres GLA. No food

store in the Neighbourhood Centre designation shall exceed 3000
square metres in size unless supported by a market impact study
completed by a qualified market consultant.
Neighbourhood Centres shall be located on a collector or arterial street,

usually at an intersection.
Generally, one Neighbourhood Centre will be sufficient to serve several

planning districts. New Neighbourhood Centres shall not be located in
close proximity to a Shopping Node designated on Schedule “A”.
Applications for development within existing and planned Neighbourhood

Centres shall be evaluated based on the provisions of Section 4.3.7.
Applications for new Neighbourhood Centres requiring an Official Plan

Amendment shall be based on the policies outlined in Section 4.3.5 and
prior to the adoption of zoning by-laws, the submission of a detailed
planning analysis in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.3.7 shall
be required. Where a new Neighbourhood Centre is proposed as a
result of a comprehensive secondary land use plan, a market impact
analysis may be required to substantiate the need for additional retail
floor space. Where the scale of a new Neighbourhood Centre requiring
an Official Plan Amendment is similar to an application described in
Section 2.3.7, the requirements of that section will apply.
4.3.5.8 Special Provisions Neighbourhood Centre Amended

OPA 166
The lands designated Neighbourhood Centre at the west end of Feb.23/15
Lansdowne Street West, west of Brealey Drive are permitted to have a OPA 171
large scale discount variety store with up to 950m2 of floor area and are Jan 21/16
permitted to have a larger scale general merchandise store with up to
2350m2 of floor area.
4.3.5.9 Deleted
OPA 165
Feb2/2015
4.3.5.10 Nothwithstanding the provisions of Section 4.3.5.5 of this Plan, the lands Amended
designated Neighbourhood Centre on the north and south sides of OPA No.
Lansdowne Street West, west of Brealey Drive are permitted to have a 150
total Gross Leasable Area of up to 17,557 square metres and limited to OMBD
one food store that is larger than 330m2. PL100787
Mar 24/11
4.3.6 SERVICE COMMERCIAL AREA

4.3.6.1 Purpose
The Service Commercial Area designation on Schedule “I” provides for a

broad range of commercial services, commercial recreational and
institutional uses and a restricted range of retail commercial uses, which
are not appropriate in the other commercial designations or have
particular site, access or storage/display requirements. Such uses may
be placed in free standing facilities or small scale commercial centres.
The designation recognizes existing Service Commercial Areas and

provides new locations for service commercial growth. Council will
continue to encourage new development through infilling and the
redevelopment of existing sites.
4.3.6.2 Objectives
To provide locations for service-oriented commercial activities,

particularly hospitality and automotive services, personal services and
retail commercial activities requiring large sites to accommodate
extensive open or enclosed display or storage areas.
To promote a high level of urban design through requirements for

improved landscaping, and the integration of development with common
access and parking and other features.
The Service Commercial designation on Schedule “I” means that the

predominant use of land shall be for the following types of commercial
activity:
a) automotive - oriented commercial uses and uses which cater to the

travelling public;
b) hotels, motels, eating establishments and other hospitality and

tourist services.
c) Commercial recreation and assembly uses
d) Retail Commercial uses requiring large sites to accommodate

extensive open or enclosed display or storage areas such as
furniture and appliance sales facilities, horticultural centres, home
improvement and building supply outlets, and vehicle, farm supply
and large equipment sales facilities, flea markets and auction halls

e) Personal and Financial Services
f) light industrial uses with accessory retail and service functions
g) small scale office and studio uses and clinic uses adjacent to
Shopping Nodes, Neighbourhood Centres and as a transitional use
adjacent to residential areas.
h) Institutional and special purpose residential/residential care uses.
As cinema and theatre facilities are important to the planned function of

the Central Area and are identified as particular priority functions, these
uses are not permitted in Service Commercial designations.
Service Commercial Areas will generally take the form of low density
corridors of commercial development on either side of an arterial road.
Such areas will be of a suitable depth, size and accessibility to
accommodate the permitted uses, as well as the required landscaping,
parking and buffering.
Uses may consist of freestanding facilities or small scale commercial

centres. However, for all new development and redevelopment, the
integration of parking and access points with abutting uses and the
provision of adequate landscaping will be actively encouraged by the
City and may be imposed as a condition of development.
Where Service Commercial Areas are located adjacent to existing or

planned residential areas, restrictions on garbage storage, outdoor
storage and requirements for substantial setbacks, lighting, landscaping,
screening and other measures may be required through the zoning by-
law, and implemented through Site Plan agreement.
Development in the Service Commercial Area designation will be

compatible in scale with any adjacent uses, particularly residential uses.
square metres.
Service Commercial Areas will be located along arterial roads,

particularly in locations that can utilize intersections or controlled access
points for traffic movement efficiency and safety.
4.3.6.7 Service Commercial Area Enhancement
The City will encourage a high standard of urban design in all Service
Commercial Areas. The City will develop design guidelines to assist land
owners in preparing development plans, and to be used as a basis for
the evaluation of site plan applications.
Applications for new development and redevelopment in the Service

Commercial Area and application for an Official Plan or Zoning By-law
Amendment will be evaluated based on the policies of Section 4.3.6, and
where appropriate, the submission of a detailed planning analysis in
accordance with the provisions of Section 4.3.7 will be required. Retail
uses which are more appropriately located in the Special Purpose Retail
designation shall not be permitted within the Service Commercial
designation.
4.3.7 Planning Impact Analysis - Commercial Uses
Where the submission of a planning impact analysis is required, such an

analysis shall be used by the City as a basis for evaluating the
appropriateness of the proposed land use change. Such an analysis will:
a) outline the proposal and provide a concept plan for the development
which addresses issues such as the proposed uses, the height,
location and spacing of the buildings, the intensity of the proposed
use, traffic access, lighting, disposal of garbage and parking;
b) address measures planned by the applicant to mitigate any adverse

impacts on surrounding land uses and streets; and,
c) include special studies such as market and traffic studies which

may be required to substantiate information about the site, its
surroundings and the proposed development.
The analysis contained within a staff report prepared by the City during
the review of an application may, at the discretion of the council, satisfy
the intent of this section.

4.4 INDUSTRIAL
4.4.1 PURPOSE OPA#97

COU -
96/10/07
The industrial designation on Schedule “A” recognizes areas with MMA&H -
significant existing industrial development, and the potential for new
industrial uses, including uses that would be supportive of, or
complementary to the industrial community.
4.4.2 OBJECTIVE
To strengthen the city’s existing industrial base and increase the

community’s ability to accommodate and foster industrial uses by:
a) responding to the changing nature of modern industry by permitting

components of traditional industrial operations to become
established independently to serve the industrial community and
clients beyond;
b) allowing flexibility in the mix of permitted activities on industrial

properties in response to market and economic changes;
c) providing more flexibility in the range of acceptable industrial uses

within older industrial areas in transition, particularly with the
introduction of Service Industrial uses;
d) discouraging encroachment of non-industrial or auxiliary activities

into designated and viable industrial areas which may undermine
the stability of such areas by affecting land values, or by the
imposition of physical and operational restrictions on industrial uses
and development; and,
e) ensuring an adequate supply of industrial land is designated to

maintain a reasonable vacancy rate with the ability to accommodate
industrial growth and relocation of industrial firms to the city.
4.4.3 GENERAL POLICIES
The City shall encourage development of a number of different types of

industrial areas to:
i) ensure the availability of a variety of sites throughout the city for the
location of new industry;
i) optimize the efficient use of infrastructure; and,

ii) improve the functional relationship and compatibility between
industrial establishments and other adjacent uses.
4.4.4 GENERAL LOCATIONAL CRITERIA
4.4.4.1 Industrial land use shall be located in accordance with Schedule “A”.
The City, upon considering the establishment of new industrial uses in
existing industrial areas and extension of industrial areas, shall
encourage such uses in locations which:
i) take advantage of existing and proposed transportation facilities

including public transit;
ii) can be provided with sewer, water and other municipal services;
and,
iii) can be appropriately separated and buffered from residential

development in accordance with guidelines established by the
Ministry of the Environment and Energy.
4.4.5 PERMITTED USES
The industrial designation of land means that the predominant use of

land shall be for industrial purposes. Industrial uses shall be permitted
as described under three industrial categories of industrially
designated lands and located in accordance with Schedule “O” of the
Official Plan.
These categories are: General Industrial, Prestige Industrial and

Service Industrial.
4.4.5.1 General Industrial
The General Industrial designation shall recognize a range of light

industrial, assembly manufacturing and processing activities, including
but not limited to, processing and assembly establishments,
warehousing, wholesale establishments, transportation terminals,
rental and repair establishments, research and development
laboratories, studios, printing and publishing establishments,
communication and broadcasting facilities, building products
establishments and contractors establishments.
a) On lands designated General Industrial, known as 995 Crawford OPA No.

Drive, a retail establishment for the sale and services of motor 155
vehicles is permitted. Aug 27/12

4.4.5.2 Prestige Industrial
The Prestige Industrial designation shall recognize a range of uses

including contained assembly, manufacturing and processing uses,
warehousing, research and development laboratories, engineering
and technical services, communication and broadcasting facilities and
industrial offices. Zoning regulations applied to Prestige Industrial
lands will reflect a high standard of site design and development.
Deleted OPA
158
Sept 9/13
June, 2001
4.4.5.3 Service Industrial
The Service Industrial designation shall recognize a range of light and

general industrial uses including a broad range of business service
uses which primarily support industrial activity. In addition, the service
industrial designation may recognize a range of complementary uses
such as child day care facilities, commercial recreation facilities, public
service uses and places of assembly. Such complementary uses
would be permitted in highly visible locations along arterial streets with
good accessibility.
Within the Service Industrial designated lands, there are specific areas
with unique attributes which merit the allocation of additional use
opportunities not normally recognized under an industrial designation:
a) Service nodes, which would permit uses such as restaurants

and financial institutions in addition to those uses permitted OPA #111
OMB Order
under the Service Industrial designation, are located at: 0693
May 3, 2001
i) the east side of The Queensway between Erskine Avenue
and Queensway Court;
ii) the northwest corner of Park Street South and Lansdowne

Street West.
iii) north west of The Parkway and Crawford Drive intersection, OPA #158
to serve a future inter-city transportation facility and adjacent Sept 9/13
industrial uses. A regional scale office facility is also a
permitted use for this service commercial node

b) In addition to Service Industrial uses, general office uses are
permitted within industrial buildings that have been historically
used for office space purposes and are located within the
Service Industrial area shown as “SI Area 1" on Schedule “O”.
c) Residential use may be permitted by way of an application for

site specific rezoning of industrially designated property between
Monaghan Road and High Street north of Frank Street, being
the area shown as “SI Area 2" on Schedule “O”. OPA #108
COU -
d) An office supply store is permitted at the north-west corner of 99/07/12
Park Street and Lansdowne Street West, and at the south-east OMB
PL9909301
corner of Rye Street and Lansdowne Street West. 00/07/02
e) In addition to Service Industrial uses, a limited range of Service OPA # 158

Commercial uses shall be permitted on lands within the area Sept 9/13
shown as “SI Area 3” on Schedule “O” to provide locations for
automotive oriented commercial uses and uses which cater to
the traveling public.
f) A furniture store is permitted at the property known municipally OPA# 159

as 105 Park Street South. Sept 30/13

4.4.6 SITE DESIGN
a) The City shall endeavour to create functionally efficient and
physically attractive industrial areas, without imposing site
design standards which are financially onerous, or which may
result in physical and operational restrictions. The City shall
seek to ensure that industrial areas which are visible from
provincial highways and arterial roads are developed as well-
landscaped sites having their operations enclosed within
buildings. This will apply particularly to properties designated as
Prestige Industrial and Service Industrial. Outside storage of
materials will be permitted on such properties, provided that it is
appropriately located or screened from view along highways and
arterial streets.
b) In reviewing developments applications, the City shall have

regard for:
i) the appearance of frontages, in terms of building design

and materials, landscaping, signs and accessory
structures;
ii) access location and design, parking area screening, and

the layout of loading and truck manoeuvring areas;
iii) the location and screening of any permitted open storage

areas;
OPA 97
iv) the exposure of the industrial development and activity to OMB File
0970089
more sensitive abutting land uses: (PL968590)
99/10/05
v) effective integration of any accessory uses, particularly
accessory retail components; and,
vi) design which removes environmental support for crime.
c) In the general industrial designation on the west side of

Ashburnham Drive, south of Neal Drive, the Municipal Recycling
and Household Hazardous Waste Deport will be permitted
outside storage of materials, provided that it is appropriately
located or screened from view along Ashburnham Drive.
4.4.7 EXISTING INDUSTRIAL AREAS
a) The City shall work with industries in existing industrial areas,

particularly those in, or adjacent to the Regional Centre/C.B.D.

Area as designated on Schedule “I” to the Official Plan, to
reduce any physical and operational restrictions, and to create a
stable environment to sustain and encourage investment in the
area. Measures which the City may consider in this regard may
include:
i) establishment of site specific zoning regulations for such

sites to recognize specific circumstances; or,
ii) modification or variances to by-law regulations.
b) Site specific consideration may be given to requests for relief

from parking and loading requirements of the Zoning By-law in
cases where:
i) the upgrading or expansion of a long established use or re-

use of an industrial property would otherwise be
discouraged;
ii) there would be adverse impact on the continued viability of

an industrial operation; and,
iii) the application is supported by a report from a qualified

traffic engineer.
c) The City will work with any industry to reduce concerns with its
operations, particularly where changes are being proposed
which may be addressed as amendments to the existing site
plan.
a) Applications for new development, redevelopment or extensions

of existing uses in the industrial designation, shall be evaluated
based on the policies of Section 4.4. In addition, when an
application for an Official Plan and or Zoning By-law amendment
is made, submission of a detailed planning analysis shall be
required, although the requirements may be reduced, depending
on the nature and scale of the application. Such an analysis
may be used by the City as a basis for evaluating the
appropriateness of the proposed land use change, and shall
include all of the following:
i) an outline of the proposal and a concept plan for the

development which addresses issues such as the
proposed use, the height, location, and spacing of the
buildings, intensity of the proposed use, stormwater
management, traffic access, lighting, disposal of garbage
and parking;
ii) measures planned by the applicant to mitigate any adverse

impacts on surrounding land uses and streets; and,
iii) special studies such as a remedial action plan prepared in

accordance with the Ministry of the Environment and
Energy’s Guideline for Use at Contaminated Sites in
Ontario, 1996, or other such guidelines as may be in effect,
which may be required to substantiate information about
the site, its surroundings and the proposed development.
b) Where a development involves the decommissioning of a

potentially contaminated site, the City shall also require a letter
from a qualified, scientific or engineering consultant verifying
compliance with existing federal and provincial environmental
standards with respect to any remedial measures undertaken as
a condition of development approval.

4.4.9 CONVERSION OF INDUSTRIAL USES OPA #111
OMB Order 693
May 3, 2001
4.4.9.1 Applications for an Official Plan and Zoning By-law amendment to
convert lands occupied by existing industrial buildings and/or uses to
an alternate use, shall be evaluated based on conformity with the
following criteria:
a) The City is satisfied that it is not feasible to continue to utilize the

existing buildings for an industrial use because of factors such
as design and/or deterioration of the buildings, or to demolish
the buildings and replace them with a new industrial building(s);
b) The proposed new use is compatible with surrounding uses,

particularly residential, in terms of form and scale, or is deemed
to be more compatible than the existing industrial use;
c) The proposal will not have any significant impact with regard to
traffic;
d) Where the proposal is for commercial development on

Lansdowne Street West, the City is satisfied after an
examination of the structure of the existing commercial area,
including the amount of land zoned commercial, that there is a
need for additional commercial development which is currently
under-represented in the market.
4.4.9.2 To evaluate the conformity of an application with the criteria in Section

4.4.9.1, submission of the following information and studies will be
required, although the requirements may be reduced depending on
the nature and scale of the application. The studies will be carried out
by qualified consultants with the costs of the studies being paid by the
applicant. The City may also carry out their own studies to assist in
the evaluation of a particular application or applications. Such studies
or information shall include:
a) A detailed development plan including information on building

size and location, parking, access, topography, and buffering;
b) An assessment of environmental considerations resulting from

the industrial use of the site and the measures required to deal
with them including:

i) documentation of past and present uses of the site and
surrounding land uses, including information on the types
of contaminants which may have been used on the site and
their possible location; and,
ii) a report consisting of a professional analysis of soils,

ground and surface water where required.
c) An assessment of the existing buildings demonstrating that they

are not feasible for an alternative industrial use;
d) A traffic study evaluating the proposed access and parking, as

well as the impact on the surrounding street pattern and
required improvements, if any; and,
e) Where the proposal contains a commercial component, a

market impact study which shall include a consumer survey and
trade area analysis that provides data and projections on both
the primary and secondary trade areas, and which shall include,
but not be limited to, population and demographics, income
levels, D.S.T.M. and F.S.T.M. sales and gross leasable areas.

4.5 MAJOR OPEN SPACE
4.5.1 OPEN SPACE SYSTEM
The Open Space System is comprised of the lands designated as

Major Open Space shown on Schedule A, as well as the Natural
Areas shown on Schedule C. The two schedules are to be considered
together as the framework upon which the provision of a linked system
of open space and public parkland throughout the city is to be based.
The Open Space System may also include smaller parks and school
yards that are not shown on Schedule A or C but constitute part of a
linked system. The general goals of the Open Space System area as
follows:
4.5.1.1 Recreation/Tourism
To identify and provide an adequate and accessible land base

designed to accommodate active and passive outdoor recreation
activities, facilities and experiences for residents of the City and
visitors from beyond the City. This would also include a land base to
extend and connect the existing Rotary Greenway Trail, other new
trails within the City, and the Trans-Canada Trail System through the
City.
4.5.1.2 Sense of Community
To contribute to the beauty of the urban setting by providing parkland

and preserving treed areas in high profile locations in order to maintain
the natural image of Peterborough as a “city in the country”.
To foster a sense of community pride and identity by providing quality

open space and parkland as venues for hosting organized sports and
cultural events.
To provide user friendly access and integration of the parks and

natural areas in the community by means of a linked network of trails.

4.5.1.3 Preservation/Conservation
To maintain and improve a healthy natural environment within an

urban setting by protecting and preserving those features considered
to be a part of the natural heritage of the community.
To reduce the risk of loss of life or damage to property by restricting

development of lands or areas sensitive to development or that may
be hazardous to development.
4.5.1.4 Urban Form
To promote desirable urban form, structure and order by the practical

integration of open space and parkland with other land uses.
4.5.2 MAJOR OPEN SPACE LAND USE
4.5.2.1 Land is designated Major Open Space, for the purpose of identifying
areas of Major Open Space land use that may form a part of the
framework for the provision of public parkland. Major Open Space
may include, parks, recreation facilities, golf courses, cemeteries,
flood plains and natural areas on public and private land that are
recognized by Council as being of city wide or regional significance.
4.5.2.2 Primary Objective
A connected system of open space is the primary goal of lands

designated as Major Open Space. Major Open Space is shown on
Land Use Schedule ‘A’ to the Official Plan and would include the
Otonabee River, Trent Severn Waterway, Jackson Creek and Whitlaw
Creek. For Mapping purposes, the Otonabee River and Trent Severn
Waterway Jackson Creek and Whitlaw Creek are illustrated on
Schedule ‘A’ as hydrography. Those areas of the Open Space System
which are located within the flood plain or that are separately
recognized as Natural Areas are shown on Schedule ‘C’ to the Official
Plan. It is the intention of the Official Plan to preserve areas
designated as Major Open Space and identified as Natural Areas,
from incompatible development and where feasible, integrate such
areas within the City’s network of parks and open space as stated
under Policy 6.2.1.

4.5.2.3 General Objectives
Council may designate lands as Major Open Space or seek to acquire

lands with the Major Open Space designation to fulfill the following
objectives:
1) to establish a physically linked network of open space within the

urban environment;
2) to maintain the integrity of the natural environment along the

Otonabee River, Trent Canal and their tributaries as the
backbone of a linked, network of open space within the
community;
3) to complement development of the urban environment with

publicly accessible open space, natural areas and parkland for
passive and active recreation activities;
4) to protect natural areas that contribute to the quality of life in an

urban environment and foster an attractive image of the city for
tourism and economic development purposes;
4.5.2.4 Ownership
The designation of privately owned lands as Major Open Space does

not necessarily imply that such lands are accessible to the public or
that they will be purchased by the municipality or a public agency.
Where the Major Open Space designation is applied to recognize a

new, public park or facilities on private land, which is subject to a lease
or similar agreement with the City regarding its use, the designation of
such land shall revert to its former designation upon termination of the
lease without need for an amendment to the Official Plan.
Legal non-conforming uses may continue and no policy within this

plan shall imply any restriction on the sale of such property.
4.5.2.5 Land Use
Use of lands designated Major Open Space areas shall be limited to

parks, recreational or similar uses, horticultural, conservation, forestry
and wildlife management practices, as well as commercial uses
including cemeteries, golf courses and campgrounds which are
complementary to the open space system and compatible with the
development of adjacent land. Commercial development such as

marinas, motels, hotels restaurants and small scale retail uses may be
permitted on the Otonabee River or Trent Waterway system only
within the Central Business District or as an integral part of planned
park development on Little Lake or the Liftlock area. An Official Plan
amendment is not required to recognize existing uses established
within lands designated as Major Open Space or to expand an existing
non-conforming use or establishment provided that it can be
demonstrated that the expansion will not compromise the objectives
stated under policies 3.3.3, 4.5.2.2 and 4.5.2.3.
4.5.2.6 Development of Open Space
If a proposal is made to amend the Open Space Designation applied

to private land, Council shall consider the following:
1. the purpose of its designation as Open Space;
2. the adequacy of public open space in the vicinity and city wide;
3. the strategic significance of the property or part of the property

in contributing to a linked system of parkland;
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5. the need to protect the property or parts of the property
containing natural features of unique significance;
6. the feasibility of acquiring all or parts of the property.
If a proposed amendment would result in development that would

have a significant negative impact on an existing natural feature,
natural function or landforms or disrupt the continuity of the linked
open space system, the amendment would not be supported.
4.5.2.7 Severn Waterway and Otonabee River
Council recognizes the significance of the Trent Severn Waterway and

the Otonabee River within the city. Maximum effort will be made to
recognize the unique potential of this system and to maintain its
environmental integrity as a part of an open space system in the City
which also serves the region and beyond. Without precluding other
areas throughout the system that may be recognized by further study,
the following areas are specifically noted:

a) The Peterborough marina, the Del Crary Park area and the
Downtown Waterfront as a focus for tourism and tourist oriented
commercial development;
b) The Peterborough Hydraulic Lift Locks as an area of historical

significance with tourism potential; and,
c) Natural Areas adjacent to and including the Trent Severn

Waterway and Otonabee River and Little Lake.
Maximum effort will be made to acquire natural physical areas such as

the shorelines of the Otonabee River, Trent Severn Waterway,
Jackson Creek (outside of the Regional Centre/C.B.D), Little Lake and
environs as well as other areas having features of natural significance
as may be determined by an Environmental Study.
4.5.2.8 Where other types of recreation land and facilities such as schools,
conservation areas, private/commercial recreation properties,
provincial and federal recreation/open space holdings, churches and
municipal buildings are located in conjunction with public open space
or parkland, such land may be shown as a part of the area designated
as Major Open Space. The City will work co-operatively with owners
of such property to encourage its development and maintenance so as
to complement the character of adjacent public open space or
parkland.
4.5.2.9 Special Provisions Added by

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Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 4.5.2.5, the properties April 14,
municipally known as 2420 and 2510 Bensfort Road, which are 2008
designated ‘Major Open Space’ may also be used for a funeral home
and/or place of assembly.
4.6 AGRICULTURE
4.6.1 The Agriculture designation means that the use of this land shall be
primarily for agriculture, major open space or related operations. The
uses existing at the time of implementation of this plan shall generally
be continued. The separation of parcels of land will be discouraged.

4.7 MAJOR INSTITUTIONS Amended
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The Major Institution designation recognizes the importance of February 22,
regional health and academic services to the local economy and to the 2016
needs of residents of the city and the surrounding region.
4.7.1 The Major Institutions designation on Schedule "A" means that the
predominant use of the land is for the development of Trent University,
Fleming College, and Peterborough Regional Health Centre. This
does not preclude the establishment of new major institutions or
separate colleges and facilities.
4.7.2 The Major Institutions designation covering Trent University and

Fleming college recognizes that the predominant use of land is post-
secondary educational institutions including academic and
administrative facilities. The lands may also be used for the following
uses:
a) Residential uses, where they are intended to provide

accommodation for persons associated with academic and
research uses; and,
b) Cultural and Recreational uses that support the Major

Institutions as well as the general public;
c) Research and development facilities, such as the proposed

Trent Research and Innovation Park;
d) Manufacturing and employment uses that are related to a

research and development facility or are compatible with the
intent of this designation.
4.7.3 Complimentary uses, such as convenience retail, small scale office,

service commercial, financial and personal service uses may also be
permitted provided those uses primarily serve the needs of those
persons associated with the Major Institution.

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4.8.1 Mixed Use Development-Hunter Street East And Armour Road
The lands designated "SPECIAL POLICY AREA 1" on Schedule "A"

at 211 Hunter Street East, on the southeast corner of Armour Road
and Hunter Street shall be used for a mixed use development.
Permitted uses may include residential, office, institutional and/or
recreational uses, as well as ancillary commercial uses. The
predominant uses shall be residential and offices.
Such development shall take place in conformity with detailed

regulations for this site established in the Zoning By-law and a site
plan approved in conformity with Section 40 of the Planning Act,
1983. The development of the site shall:
4.8.1.1 be designed in a manner which will be compatible with and will

enhance the general area, particularly the uses in the Liftlock area to
the east and the major institutional uses to the north and west, as
well as the commercial and industrial development to the south;
4.8.1.2 be primarily located in the buildings existing on the site. Additions to

the existing buildings which are compatible in design and height, as
well as accessory buildings which meet the same criteria, may be
permitted;
4.8.1.3 be designed in a manner which ensures that the permitted uses in

the development are compatible with each other;
4.8.1.4 the maximum gross building floor area shall not exceed 60% of the
area of the lot. "Building Floor Area" means the total of the
horizontal areas of all storeys in a building as calculated by using the
exterior dimensions of the building;
4.8.1.5 in terms of its residential component, incorporate primarily high

density residential uses, including such uses as a nursing home, a
home for the aged, a residential hotel, senior citizen apartments,
apartments and other similar uses. The density of residential
development shall comprise a maximum of 50 dwelling units per
hectare (20 dwelling units per acre) shall apply to this development;

4.8.1.6 in terms of its office component, incorporate general and
professional offices, including such uses as medical offices and
clinics, medical related facilities such as physiotherapy uses and
limited to a maximum of 50% of gross building floor area;
4.8.1.7 in terms of the institutional facilities, incorporate uses which are

compatible with the existing public facilities in the area, including
such uses as art galleries, schools, day nurseries;
4.8.1.8 in terms of its recreational component, incorporate facilities which

serve the other uses in the development or the municipality,
including such uses as a health club or craft workshop;
4.8.1.9 in terms of its ancillary commercial component, incorporate facilities

which are primarily designed to serve the needs of the other uses in
the development or which reflect the location adjacent to the Liftlock
including such uses as a barber shop, restaurant, gift shop or
pharmacy and limited to a maximum of 10% of the gross building
floor area;
4.8.1.10 the conversion of the existing building shall be phased or carried out
in a way that maintains the building and site in a manner compatible
with existing uses in the vicinity;
4.8.1.11 the significant features or components of the existing building and

facade as may be recommended by PACAC and approved by City
Council should be preserved in converting the project. The main
four storey building fronting on Hunter Street shall not be
demolished; and
4.8.1.12 a maximum of 25% of the gross building floor area will continue to be
used by the existing industry or other high technology or compatible
service uses. Any such uses must be compatible with other uses in
the building and land uses in the vicinity of the site. Approval under
Site Plan Control shall be required for any change of use or
occupancy.
4.8.B SPECIAL POLICY AREA 2: REGIONAL CENTRE/C.B.D. AREA – Deleted by

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4.9 PROTECTED NATURAL AREAS
4.9.1 PURPOSE OPA #112

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The Protected Natural Area designation is applied to areas of land to 00/10/2
ensure the protection and preservation of natural features and the
ecological function of specific natural areas within the urban
environment. The Protected Natural Areas designation will be applied
to significant portions of habitat of endangered and threatened
species, provincially significant wetlands and Natural Areas of local
significance as deemed by Council. The Protected Natural Areas
designation may be applied to fish habitat, significant woodlands,
valleylands, wildlife habitat and areas of natural and scientific interest
to protect such natural features from the negative impacts of
development and site alteration on the features or the ecological
function for which the area was identified.
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The use of lands designated Protected Natural Areas on Schedule “A”, 00/10/2
shall be limited to nature based recreation, outdoor education and
non-destructive research, horticulture, conservation, forestry, wildlife
management, natural storm water management and trails for non-
motorized forms of transportation.
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The designation of privately owned lands as Protected Natural Area 00/10/2
does not necessarily imply that such lands are accessible to the public
or that they will be purchased by the municipality or a public agency.
Legal non-conforming uses may continue and no policy within this
plan shall imply any restriction on the sale of such property.

SECTION 5
TRANSPORTATION

5.1 TRANSPORTATION GOALS
5.1.1 It is the Goal of Council to:
i) encourage the use and development of all modes of transportation,

considering such factors as land use, economics, growth and urban
form, economic development, affordability and energy conservation
to provide access to services and facilities within the City;
ii) ensure that private and public transportation systems for all travel
modes including parking will be provided, operated and managed in
a complementary and supportive manner; and
iii) implement a Transportation System that includes the management

of transportation demand within the City, through the application of
appropriate, selective Transportation Demand Management (TDM)
measures in order to affect how, when and by what mode travel is
conducted within the City.
5.2 TRANSPORTATION OBJECTIVES
5.2.1 The development of the City’s Transportation System shall be directed

towards the following objectives:
i) Consider short-term operations, together with action required to

meet the long term need to move people and goods safely and
efficiently within the City.
ii) Plan for a more balanced Transportation System to accommodate

increased use of public transit, cycling and pedestrian facilities;
iii) Have regard for the overall Quality-of-Life of all City residents in the
provision of transportation services and facilities.
iv) Provide a transportation system with appropriate connections

between City, regional and provincial transportation systems.
5.3 GENERAL POLICIES

5.3.1 The Transportation System is comprised of arterial streets, collector
streets bicycle routes and public transit. The planned location of arterial
streets, collector streets and bicycle routes are shown on Schedules B and
B(a). The locations of facilities and intersections illustrated on Schedule B
and B(a) are approximate and as areas are developed, it may be
necessary to alter their alignment or location. Such alterations shall not
require an amendment to this plan provided that:
i) the roadway classification is not altered;
ii) the alteration is recommended as a result of a Secondary Land Use

planning process, the approval of a draft plan of subdivision, or a
Class Environmental Assessment process; and
iii) the adjacent land use designations are not affected in any significant
way as determined by Council.
The Roadway Network does not attempt to delineate future roadways

within future secondary land use planning areas at the outer edge of the
City. These Planning Areas will be the subject of detailed secondary
plans, adopted as Official Plan amendments and Schedule B will be
revised accordingly.
5.3.2 The primary function of public streets shall be for the movement of people
and goods. The maintenance of an adequate width of right-of-way to
accommodate all planned modes of transportation for a public street shall
also consider the placement of utility and communication services in both
aboveground and underground locations, as well as the placement of
appropriate landscape/streetscape features, traffic management devices
and informative signage.
5.3.3 Transportation infrastructure shall be designed and located to maximize

safety and energy efficiency, and to minimize the impact on Natural Areas
identified on Schedule C.
5.3.4 Full coordination shall be maintained with the Ministry of Transportation,

the County, the railway companies, inter-city bus companies and other
authorities, in order to provide a regional transportation system, adequate
external roadway capacity, suitable access to and from the City, and to
preserve and enhance the urban environment and functioning of the City.

5.3.5 In connection with any development of lands, the Transportation System
shall provide collector and arterial streets to minimize impact on adjacent
local streets and conflicts with other users, to control traffic flow with
required traffic operations and management features, and to allow
connections to the remainder of the major transportation system. The
need for and description of these transportation impact, control and
connection features shall be determined in Traffic Impact Studies prepared
at the request of, and to the satisfaction of the City.
5.4 ROADWAY NETWORK POLICIES
5.4.1 The roadway network within Peterborough is illustrated on Schedule B and

shall be classified as follows:
a) Freeway - to serve the free flow of large volumes of inter-urban,

intra-urban and regional traffic through the City at high speeds and
to interconnect with controlled access to the arterial street network.
The ultimate development of a freeway can be expected to provide
access only by separated grade crossings and will be constructed as
a multi-lane divided highway.
b) High Capacity Arterial – to serve intra-municipal and inter-regional

traffic between major land use areas at medium speeds through the
City, with controlled access primarily from arterial and collector
streets except where existing land use development makes this
impractical. The High Capacity Arterial can be expected to
accommodate up to 800 vehicles per hour per lane with a potential
cross-section of up to 6 travel lanes plus turning lanes and
separated bikeways within a 30 to 36 m right-of-way. Land uses
immediately adjacent to High Capacity Arterial roads will be
predominantly non-residential.
c) Medium Capacity Arterial – to serve intra-municipal and inter-

regional traffic between major land use areas at medium speeds
through the City, with controlled access primarily from collector
streets except where existing land use development makes this
impractical. Medium Capacity Arterials can be expected to
cross-section of up to 4 travel lanes plus turning lanes and on-street
bike lanes in a 26 to 30 m right-of-way. Typically mixed land use
would be located along Medium Capacity Arterials.
d) Low Capacity Arterial – to serve intra-municipal and inter-regional

traffic at medium speeds through the City, with controlled access
except where existing land use development makes this impractical.
Low Capacity Arterials can be expected to accommodate up to 600
vehicles per hour per lane with a potential cross-section of up to 4

travel lanes plus turning lanes, in a 26 to 30 m right-of-way. Low
Capacity Arterials may accommodate some on-street parking and or
on-street bike lanes along routes with some residential land use.
e) High Capacity Collector –to serve intra-municipal traffic for medium

distances between arterials and local streets, with access to
adjacent property. High Capacity Collectors can be expected to
cross-section of up to 4 travel lanes in a 23 to 26 m right of way.
Adjacent land use may be low to medium density residential. Private
Driveways and on-street parking and bikeways may be expected
along such streets.
f) Low Capacity Collector – to serve intra-neighborhood traffic for

short distances between arterial and local streets, with access to
adjacent properties. Low Capacity Collectors can be expected to
accommodate a capacity of up to 400 vehicles per hour per lane with
a potential cross-section of up to 2 travel lanes in a 20 to 23 m right-
of-way. Low Capacity Collectors pass through primarily low-density
residential areas with fronting properties, driveways, on-street
parking and possible on-street bikeways.
g) Local Streets – to serve traffic from abutting properties to collector

streets within a right-of-way of 18.5 to 20 m. On-street parking may
be expected and through traffic is usually discouraged. On-street
bikeways maybe established to ensure a continuous, logical link in
the network.
The preceding roadway classifications describe maximum roadway

capacities and base widths for the road right-of-way that may be expected.
Table 2 provides a more specific description of the width of right-of-ways
required by the City to implement the Transportation Plan. Proposed
development adjacent to all roadways will be subject to the policies of
Section 5.4.
5.4.2 Where a property is the subject of an application for planning approval,

including site plan approval, and abuts a road right-of- way that does not
meet the expected width as described in policy5.4.1, it is intended as a
condition of approval that the developer provide sufficient land, at no cost
to the City to meet the width prescribed by Table 2.

5.4.3 Land for road widenings shall generally be taken equally from both sides
of the road right-of-way unless topographic features or other unique
conditions necessitate taking a larger widening or total widening on one
side of an existing right-of-way. Additional land for widening roads to
improve sight lines at intersections and provide grade separations may
also be required. Generally the length of each side of the sight triangle
abutting the road shall be 10 metres.
5.4.4 Where the approval is for a development that results in increased

vehicular traffic which cannot be effectively or safely accommodated within
the expected right-of-way, Council may require additional lands along the
entire road frontage to provide for potential turning lanes and public transit,
bicycle and pedestrian facilities.
5.4.5 For newly created arterial streets, direct access will normally be prohibited
by the establishment of one foot reserves or designations by by-law as
controlled access streets.
5.4.6 New direct access to arterial streets in developing areas will not be
created for new residential development. Existing private access
associated with redevelopment will be further regulated or eliminated
where possible and a one-foot reserve may be taken to restrict access to
the arterial street.
5.4.7 For arterial streets in established urbanized areas, development and

redevelopment will consider the appropriateness of revising access to
other streets, satisfactory spacing and design of access locations, and
possible needs for widening as described under policy 5.3.2. New
development or redevelopment that would require backing a motor vehicle
onto High or Medium Capacity Arterial Streets will not be permitted.
5.4.8 The City’s Transportation Plan indicates the need to protect long-term
future roadway corridors in proximity to the City’s boundaries to meet
future needs for city’s transportation and coordinated regional connectivity
associated with growth beyond the population horizon of the Plan. The
general location of Long Term Corridor Protection Areas is identified in
the Plan as opportunities for maximum, long-term route planning. Final
alignments will be determined on the basis of corridor protection studies
and Class Environmental Assessments.
5.4.9 To ensure that the City and area’s long term transportation needs can be
met, the City will cooperate with the County to protect these corridors
through negotiation in the review of area plans, plans of subdivision and
Official Plan and/or Zoning Bylaw amendments. Where the ultimate
alignment and right-of-way of a long-term corridor has been determined,
the required road allowance will be reserved either as part of, or

independent from such planning approvals. Where such allowances have
not been determined, proposals to develop land where an allowance may
be required will be subject to a corridor study to determine which portion of
the subject land should be reserved for the future road allowance.
5.4.10 Lands reserved for these long term roadway corridors, as identified in the
Transportation Plan, may be protected by whatever means are available to
the City and/or County by statute, as appropriate under the circumstances.
5.4.11 Proponents of development may be required to complete a Traffic Impact

Study to support the feasibility of a proposal, and identify traffic
management measures in accordance with established City procedures.
5.4.12 Traffic management strategies and techniques shall be considered where

they would provide for the safe and efficient use of existing transportation
facilities and minimize the potential impacts of non-local traffic movements
on low density residential neighbourhoods. Such measures may include
the diversion of non-local traffic to peripheral arterials, use of traffic
calming deflections, control of on-street parking and inclusion of cycling
and walking facilities within the road right-of-way.
5.4.13 The City will designate and manage truck routes to provide for safe and
efficient truck movement through and within the City, considering access
to industrial and commercial locations. This same approach to truck route
management will be used by the City to discourage truck traffic on local
and low capacity collector streets in predominantly residential areas.
5.5 PUBLIC TRANSIT POLICIES
5.5.1 The City shall continue to operate and improve a public transit system to
provide adequate and equitable transportation to all residents, in direct
response to the public’s need for and use of the public transit system.
Public transit is intended to provide an alternative to private automobile
use in the City, and thereby relieve or delay some of the need for roadway
system improvement and off-street parking demands.
5.5.2 The City will follow performance guidelines for scheduled fixed route and
Dial-A-Bus transit service to provide access to these services within a
maximum 500 metres walking distance over 95% of the City’s developed
urban area.
5.5.3 Council, through Peterborough Transit, will re-consider the continuation of

any schedule fixed route service on any transit route proven to continually
provide for less than 10 trips per revenue hour.

5.5.4 The City will require that development proposals be designed to facilitate
for easy access to public transit by:
a) ensuring that all new development forms and street patterns support
the use of transit in accordance with established transit and
transportation planning principles;
b) requiring that collector and arterial street patterns support the

extension of transit routes in areas of new development;
c) requiring that sidewalks and other pedestrian facilities connect major

traffic generators to public transit;
d) ensuring that the design and maintenance of transit facilities take

user comfort and safety into consideration;
e) ensuring the appropriate design of streets to accommodate public

transit use.
5.5.5 The City will work in association with local school boards to minimize any
duplication of service between the boards and Peterborough Transit, and
to determine where greater overall efficiencies can be achieved through
coordination of services.
5.5.6 The City will continue to upgrade regular transit service to full accessibility,
and maintain a parallel, specialized service for those persons unable to
utilize the regular service.
5.6 BIKEWAY NETWORK POLICIES
5.6.1 The Bikeway Network illustrated on Schedule B(a) is comprised of a

network of on and off-road routes for cycling and other forms of non-
motorized vehicular movement that shall be provided as part of or
separate from the streets to minimize conflict with motorized vehicles and
pedestrians.

5.6.2 Council shall continue to provide for the development of Bikeways by:
a) implementing Schedule B (a) Bikeway Network as per the

recommendations of the Transportation Plan (Table 4.2);
b) ensuring that all new development proposals and infrastructure

works provide bikeways and support facilities, in accordance with
Schedule B(a) and the Transportation Plan;
c) maintaining the surface condition, including repair and clearing,

markings and signage of on and off-road bikeways;
d) ensuring that bikeway design and implementation is coordinated with

pedestrian routes and open space systems as well as access to
public transit;
e) preparing and implementing a cycling master plan associated with

Schedule B(a).
5.6.3 Proposed development or improvement to transportation facilities along

routes designated as Bikeways on Schedule B(a) shall incorporate
appropriate design measures to improve conditions for accommodating
non motorized forms of travel. Specifics of such designs will be required
to be included as part of Class Environmental Assessments, site plans or
development agreements involving properties along such routes.
5.6.4 Wherever possible, bicycle and pedestrian networks will be separated

from each other, physically and/or through use of surface markings and
signage, to avoid potential conflicts.
5.6.5 Council shall provide bicycle parking facilities at all municipally owned and
operated facilities to promote the use of bicycles as an alternative to motor
vehicles. Site Plan approval will require consideration of bicycle parking
facilities for all new development.
5.7 PEDESTRIAN NETWORK POLICIES
5.7.1 A network of trails and sidewalks for pedestrians shall be provided as part
of or separate from the streets to minimize conflict with motorized or non-
motorized vehicles.

5.7.2 Sidewalks shall be required in all new residential subdivisions as follows:
a) on both sides of Arterial and Collector streets;
b) on both sides of all Local streets, including cul-de-sacs with 30 or

more residential units, and any cul-de-sac having a through
pedestrian connection.
Where Council determines that physical or practical circumstances would

prohibit or not warrant a sidewalk connection, such facilities may not be
required to be constructed.
5.7.3 Off-road pedestrian trails will be constructed to link major open space
areas and may be extended through them to improve public accessibility
and mobility in areas of new development.
5.7.4 The requirements of pedestrians with special needs shall be incorporated

into the design or re-design of all sidewalks and considered in the design
of off-road trails in the City, including geometric standards, placement of
furniture and landscaping, use of curb cuts and ramps, drainage and route
signage.
5.8 RAILWAYS
5.8.1 Council shall encourage and support measures that will enhance the level
of passenger rail service available to City residents, including commuter
rail service.
5.8.2 Council shall monitor and cooperate with railway companies to identify
portions of railway lands that may be practical opportunities for
transportation facilities. Council shall be open to considering
opportunities to share such lands and should such land become surplus
to the railway company needs, consider the acquisition of such lines or
lands for the City’s possible use for transportation, utility, environmental,
recreational or cultural purposes.
5.9 AIR TRANSPORTATION
5.9.1 Air Transportation for the City and for the region is focused at
Peterborough Municipal Airport which is outside the City. The airport will
be developed to serve the City and the regional area. Regulations will be
developed in cooperation with adjacent municipalities to ensure that
expansion of the airport is not unduly restricted, while minimizing the
impact of the airport on adjacent land use development.

5.9.2 The City and County will ensure that streets and roads provide required
groundside access to and from the Airport, and links where appropriate to
other area transportation services.
5.10 NAVIGABLE WATERWAYS
5.10.1 The navigable waterway comprises the Trent Canal and navigable
portions of the Otonabee River. Maximum effort shall be made to
minimize interruptions to other modes of traffic by traffic on the navigable
waterway.
5.10.2 The City will work with the Trent-Severn Waterway in planning for the
development of recreational trails along portions of the Canal System’s
shorelands as shown on Schedule B(a).
5.11 PARKING
5.11.1 Adequate and accessible off-street parking and loading areas shall be
provided for all permitted uses.
5.11.2 Council may enter into and undertake a system of off-street parking in
defined parts of the City to facilitate the provision of adequate off-street
parking with attendant deficits in operations assessed against the
benefiting areas.
5.11.3 Parking on public streets may be permitted as regulated by Council. In

some locations, Council may decide to restrict or remove parking on
sections of public streets or to facilitate the intention of policies under
sections 5.4 and 5.6.
5.11.4 Exemptions may be granted from all or part of the off-street parking
required by a proposed development in the Central Area of the City in
exchange for the payment of cash-in-lieu of parking.
5.11.5 Exemptions may be granted from all or part of the off-street parking Added
required by a proposed Affordable Housing Project approved under the by OPA
Affordable Housing Community Improvement Plan and located within the 154
Community Improvement Area, delineated on Schedule ‘H’ – Community Jun
Improvement of this plan, in exchange for the payment of cash-in-lieu of 25/12
parking
5.12 TRANSPORTATION PLAN
5.12.1 Level-Of-Service “D” will be used as the maximum PM Peak Hour Level-
Of-Service in planning Arterial and Collector streets in the City.

5.12.2 The City will conduct a periodic review of its Transportation Plan, no more
than every five years, to assess the need for plan amendment.

SECTION 6
PARKLAND POLICIES

January, 2001
6.1 GENERAL GOALS
The provision of public parkland as a component of the Open Space OPA #

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6.2 PARKS AND THE OPEN SPACE SYSTEM
6.2.1 The Major Open Space designation includes Community Parks and OPA #
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policies of Section 6.4. Neighbourhood Parks are not usually designated 00/10/2
as Major Open Space unless they form part of a larger land area of open
space.
6.3 PROVISION OF PARKLAND
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open space and recreational areas should supplement the system to pro-
vide an optimum combined area of 14 hectares per 1,000 population.
6.3.2 Maximum effort will be made to consolidate parkland and to provide a

continuous linked system of open space using linear parks to connect
larger blocks of parkland. Council will promote where ever practical,
opportunities to link parks and open space by development of pedestrian
pathways, sidewalks and bicycle routes shown on Schedules B(a) and C.
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Parks, Community Parks, and Neighbourhood Parks.
6.4.1 REGIONAL PARKS
Regional Parks are intended to be provided and developed in accordance

with the following:
6.4.1.1 Purpose:
1) to provide a land base that could accommodate a range of

opportunities that would appeal to people of all ages, providing for the
passive and active leisure needs and interests of Peterborough
residents and visitors to the City.

2) to assist in projecting and enhancing the natural image of
Peterborough as a "city in the country".
3) to protect natural and historic features that would be sensitive to

development
4) to cumulatively provide opportunities and facilities for accommodating

larger public gatherings or events, primarily in an outdoor setting.
5) to assist in creating an integrated urban form by linking natural

features with compatible land uses and separating conflicting ones.
6) to create a linked system of parkland to accommodate corridors for

pedestrian walkways and bicycle routes as a part of the City’s
transportation system.
7) to restrict development from occurring in areas that would be

hazardous and instead, encourage setting aside such areas as
amenity space or for passive recreation.
6.4.1.2 Size:
Regional Parks can vary widely in size and configuration depending on the
purpose or focus of the park.
6.4.1.3 Accessibility:
Regional Parks should be accessible by public transit and automobile.

Directional signage should be provided on arterial streets pointing out
appropriate access to such parks throughout the City. Secondary access is
to be provided to such parks where possible, along linked public lands by
means of bicycle routes and pedestrian walkways.
6.4.1.4 Design:
New Regional Parks will be designed with 25 % of the perimeter exposed

to arterial or collector streets. Variations will only be considered on the
basis of the specific role or focus of the park identified by the Board of
Parks and Recreation Management Committee or Master Plan. Special
focus parks should be appropriately designed to ensure that activities in
certain parts of a park do not detract from the focus of the park. In such
instances where parks may include river banks, wetlands or significant
woodlands, the design for development of such parks should be respectful
of and sensitive to natural features which may make up the focus of the
park.

6.4.1.5 Activities:
Regional Parks can be established for multi-purpose use or for a

specialized focus. While some such parks may be designed as venues for
public gatherings, other multi-purpose parks may offer a wide range of
leisure or recreational opportunities such as picnicking, hiking, bicycling,
swimming, boating, winter sports, organized athletic activities, nature
observation and interpretation as well as small areas for children to play, if
appropriate. Development of such parks for the purpose of
accommodating public gatherings shall include permanent public
washroom facilities as well as off street parking opportunities.
6.4.1.6 Natural Areas:
Regional Parks or portions of such parks which are designated as

Protected Natural Areas are subject to the policies under section 4.9.
Portions of a park that are identified as Natural Areas, on Schedule C, are
subject to the policies of Section 3.3.
6.4.2 COMMUNITY PARKS
Community Parks are intended to be provided and developed in

accordance with the following:
6.4.2.1 Purpose:
Community Parks are designed primarily for youths and adults to

accommodate opportunities for both organized and non-organized sports
activities. Accommodation of large scale landscape features to enhance
urban aesthetics in high profile locations may be a secondary purpose of
community parkland.
6.4.2.2 Size:
Community Parks are typically 3 to 6 hectares, ideally of sufficient size to

accommodate at least one“ full (adult) scale” sports field.
Community parks should be centrally located within a service radius of 2

km and access by public transit, automobile and bicycle should be
facilitated. New Community Parks will be designed with 25 % of the
perimeter exposed to public streets, preferably arterial or collector streets.
Variations will only be considered on the basis of the specific role or focus
of the park identified by the Parks and Recreation Committee or Master
Plan. Such parks wherever possible are to be associated with

schoolyards, churches, college or university campuses to efficiently
provide accessible facilities for both indoor and outdoor recreation
opportunities at one location. Opportunities for off street parking shall be
provided for developed parks either on site or in conjunction with adjacent
lands.
6.4.2.4 Activities:
Community parks and playing fields should accommodate a variety of

outdoor activities that may include soccer, softball, baseball, skating or
tennis.
6.4.3 NEIGHBOURHOOD PARKS
6.4.3.1 Purpose:
Neighbourhood parks are developed to provide opportunities for

unstructured leisure activities to local residents, contribute to the aesthetics
of neighbourhoods and the connectivity of parkland and open space.
6.4.3.2 Size:
Neighbourhood parks are typically 1 to 3 hectares. Parks less than 1

hectare may be established or retained only where:
1) the property may potentially form a part of a linear link,
2) the property could be merged with adjacent school yard facilities or;
3) no alternative public open space opportunities exist within a service
radius of 0.6 km.
6.4.3.3 Smaller isolated parks that are determined by Parks and Recreation
Management Committee or Council not to be effectively serving the
community will be disposed of over time and the proceeds will be used for
the acquisition of parkland elsewhere.
Neighbourhood Parks should be centrally located within a walking

distance, of approximately 0.6 km of the majority of neighbourhood
residents. It is preferred that new Neighbourhood Parks be highly visible
with 25 % of the perimeter exposed to public roadways. Variations will only
be considered on the basis of the specific role or focus of the park
identified by the Parks and Recreation Committee or Master Plan.
Wherever possible, it is preferred that Neighbourhood Parks be developed
in conjunction with school sites and accessible by sidewalks or walkways.
Off street parking is not required to be provided.

6.4.3.5 Activities:
Neighbourhood parks and playgrounds should be of sufficient size to

accommodate facilities such as an outdoor basketball court, a soccer field,
a softball diamond for children or other informal activities including winter
activities.
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6.5.1 Parkland may be acquired by any of the following means:
a) dedication through development or redevelopment;
b) lease;
c) shared use agreement;
d) property exchange;
e) property donation;
f) purchase.
6.5.2 PARKLAND DEDICATION
Council shall require the dedication of land for park purposes according to
the amounts set by the prevailing legislation where land is subdivided,
developed or redeveloped. For residential development, Council will
require that lands be conveyed to the City for park purposes in an amount
up to the greater of one hectare for each 300 dwelling units or the amount
set by the prevailing legislation.
6.5.3 ACCEPTABLE PARKLAND
As a priority, lands to be accepted by the City as Community and

Neighbourhood parkland will be “prime parkland”. Prime Parkland is
described as generally level, well drained lands considered suitable for
accommodating development of playgrounds, active sports fields or
recreation facilities. Woodlands may be accepted in addition to lands
provided for active recreation purposes and incorporated into public
parkland for passive recreational use and conservation purposes.
Parkland required to be dedicated under the Planning Act, will not include
lands containing unstable slopes, saturated or organic soils, wetlands or
lands designated by Schedule C as flood plain. Parkland will be required
to be conveyed to the City as a condition of development at a time to be
specified in an agreement with the City. Parkland provided as a part of a
subdivision will be accepted only when minimum site standards and
preparation has been completed in accordance with the specifications
outlined in the development agreement with the City.

6.5.4 CASH IN LIEU
Cash-in-lieu of parkland dedication will be accepted only when adequate

parkland is provided in the vicinity of the development or when only
unacceptable land is available, associated with the proposed development
as may be determined by the Parks and Recreation Committee and
Council. Where cash in lieu is determined to be the appropriate option,
the cash-in-lieu will be used to purchase lands which are identified by the
Official Plan as Open Space or Natural Areas, that may form part of or a
logical link of the Open Space System or to ensure that a minimum
standard of parkland is provided in accordance with policies 6.3.1, 6.3.2
and 6.4.3.4.
6.5.5 PARKLAND & STORMWATER MANAGEMENT
In cases where parks or portions of parkland include or be designed to

include stormwater management features, such features would be subject
to approval of the City and the Conservation Authority. In instances where
substantial changes to grades are necessary as a part of a storm water
management feature, or the presence of water precludes the use of
portion of the land for parkland purposes, the stormwater management
feature shall not be accepted as a part of the parkland dedication.
The following principles shall be adhered to in the design of stormwater

plans involving Open Space, Parkland and Natural Areas designated or
identified by the Official Plan.
1.) Stormwater will be considered a resource rather than a waste product

of development;
2) Stormwater facilities will be designed to maintain or improve the

ecological integrity of the environment;
3) Where open watercourses exist, or are used for storm water

management purposes, they are to be retained where ever feasible in
their uncovered, unchannelized, natural state in order to maintain the
natural integrity of the watercourse;
4) Artificial stormwater facilities will be designed, wherever possible, to

provide community amenities or contribute as functional, natural
habitat. Shore land immediately adjacent to watercourses shall be
planted to establish riparian buffers for the protection of water quality
and improvement of aquatic habitat. Where possible, such facilities
will be designed with naturalized edges to a standard that would not
require fencing from the standpoint of public safety.

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6.6.1 The provision of public open space within the City will include those lands 00/10/2
associated with schools and institutions where access can be facilitated
by joint use agreements.
6.6.2 The here the land base for school sites is provided on the basis of 5.5
hectares/ 1000 students for elementary schools and 8 hectares /1000 for
high schools, the City shall endeavour to provide public land in conjunction
with school yards. The purpose of the additional land will be to create
larger areas of publicly accessible land where the opportunity exists, and
to facilitate public access by linking open spaces with corridors for
pedestrian and bicycle routes. Where feasible, Council shall enter into
joint use agreements involving lands or sports and recreation facilities,
auditoriums, libraries or other facilities to ensure that they are available to
effectively serve the community.
6.6.3 Council shall coordinate planning initiatives and work with school boards in
locating satisfactory sites for schools based on population projections and
the standards of policy 6.6.2. A required school site shall be shown on
plans of subdivision and shall be located and designed so as to provide
maximum accessibility to the population it intends to serve.
6.6.4 Where playground facilities are provided on parkland in conjunction with

school properties, the provision of such facilities shall be justified by the
Parks and Recreation Master Plan and addressed in joint use agreements
with the school authority.
6.6.5 The City will seek to manage municipally owned land in an

environmentally conscientious manner. This would include management
practices such as the reservation of natural buffer strips in relation to water
courses and the limitation of pesticides, herbicides and road salt being
applied on lands adjacent to natural areas, watercourses and fish habitat.
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6.7 PRIVATE OUTDOOR SPACE AND RECREATION AMENITIES
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ensure a satisfactory living environment.
The City will seek to establish and maintain natural buffer strips on plans
involving development adjacent to natural areas, watercourses and fish
habitat.

6.8 PARKS AND RECREATION MASTER PLAN OPA #112
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Development of parks and recreation facilities will be described through
the preparation of a Parks & Recreation Master Plan or equivalent
planning document. The document will describe design standards for
facilities and will rationalize the development of City parkland and
provision of recreation facilities based on, but not limited to, the following
considerations:
1. demographic trends
2. population accessibility
3. nature of urban development in the area
4. opportunities for parkland acquisition
5. public input regarding demands
6. minimum standards for providing parkland
7. alternative opportunities, and
8. complimentary facilities in the vicinity
9. the ecological integrity of natural areas features and functions
The Parks & Recreation Master Plan shall be reviewed from time to time to
ensure its currency with respect to changing trends, inventory changes,
budget realities and new development in and around the City.

SECTION 7
SEQUENCE OF DEVELOPMENT
AND
SERVICING POLICY

7.1 GENERAL
7.1.1 Future urbanization will be accompanied by the provision or extension of

municipal services required to meet recognized standards of urban
development or redevelopment. The rate of development, especially
residential development, will be related to the systematic extension or
expansion of the services and to the ability of the City to meet the attendant
costs without undue financial strain. The various public and private
authorities involved will attempt to make full use of existing facilities and to
programme extensions in the most economic manner.
7.1.2 If it is deemed that lands suitable for and considered to be required for
development in accordance with the Official Plan are being withheld from
immediate development, the extension of services through or beyond such
lands to other lands for development may be permitted. The extension of
services to other lands and the by-passing of intervening lands shall only
be considered if such lands are satisfactory for development in other
planning respects.
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population growth and projections and the anticipated land consumption for
different types of land development.
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City to undertake a comprehensive planning review for these areas before
granting planning approvals to allow development. Development
opportunities in these areas will generally be established through
Secondary Plans and Policies. These Secondary Plans will be utilized to
permit development in these areas, but will not imply a pre-commitment by
the City to provide municipal services. Official Plan Policies, Conditions of
Draft Plan of Subdivision Approval and “H” - Holding Provisions will be
applied to planning applications to allow consideration of proposals without
committing municipal services. Official Plan, Draft Plan of Subdivision and
Zoning approvals granted to development applications within these areas
will not be considered in the calculation of the City’s uncommitted reserve
capacity until Final Approval for plans of subdivision are granted, and “H”-
Holding Provisions are removed.

7.2 SEQUENCE OF DEVELOPMENT
7.2.1 DEVELOPMENT AREA 1 indicates that most servicing is available

throughout this area or that services can be fairly readily provided to each
site within the area. Potential for development or redevelopment exists
within the area.
7.2.2 DEVELOPMENT AREA 2 indicates that servicing has generally progressed

to the limits of these areas. Development and servicing will proceed as a
systematic extension into these areas without amendment to this plan.
7.2.3 DEVELOPMENT AREA 3 indicates an area that will remain primarily in its
existing use, agriculture or major open space. Municipal services, in some
parts, are not readily available to the areas.
7.2.4 The lands designated Development Areas 1 and 2 will generate a OPA #18
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services or facilities will be pro-rated to the stage of completion of any (MMA #6
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7.3 EXTENSION OF SERVICES OUTSIDE THE CITY OF PETERBOROUGH
7.3.1 Municipal utility services, sanitary sewer and water supply, shall not be
extended beyond the City.
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1990, with respect to a boundary adjustment for the City.
7.3.3 Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 7.3.1, municipal water and OPA#14
sanitary sewer services may be extended beyond the City to the Woodland 5
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Acres Settlement Area (Township of Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield) not to PL10052
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7.3.4 Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 7.3.2, municipal water and OPA#14
sanitary sewer services may be extended beyond the City to the Donwood 5
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Settlement Area (Township of Otonabee-South Monaghan) not to exceed a PL10052
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7.4 UTILITIES
7.4.1 Subdivision, development or redevelopment of land shall be provided with a

municipal water supply, sanitary sewer and a storm water disposal system.
Full municipal services are not required in connection with agriculture and
most major open space developments and accessory or service uses to
agriculture and major open space.
7.4.2 Utilization of existing lots or limited infilling in areas lacking one or more
municipal services may be permitted, provided the general intent and
purpose of the Official Plan is maintained. The impact of this exemption
must be fully considered with respect to present and future development.
7.4.3 Utilities will be extended when it can be determined that the lands will be
adequately served by existing trunk services. The development of lands
will normally be approved and permitted in stages of orderly progression
depending on the provision of utilities and other municipal services from the
termination of existing services. The extension of services to by-pass
intervening lands will only be considered by careful review with each utility
affected in connection with land use planning.
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7.4.5 Utilities, whether public or private, will be consulted and will be part of a co-
ordinating committee of utilities to assure the most economic provision of
utilities and services and to minimize the disruption to the activities of the
City.
7.5 STORM DRAINAGE
7.5.1 Storm drainage systems will be provided as a part of all new subdivision
developments and any necessary improvements will be made to existing
storm water drainage systems.
7.5.2 Each development or redevelopment will be reviewed to assess the ability

of the site or area to retain storm water or to retard the rate of storm water
discharge.

7.6 SEWAGE AND WATER TREATMENT FACILITIES
7.6.1 The capacity of the sewage treatment plant and water treatment plant will
be expanded as required to accommodate the population and development
projected in the Official Plan.
7.7 SERVICING STANDARDS
7.7.1 Servicing standards for utilities shall be determined in relationship to the

various types of land use development and street systems. Variance to or
reduction in servicing standards shall be considered upon the presentation
of detailed information on building location, lot layout and utility locations.
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be financed by general tax revenues and available grants, or subsidies.
The Municipality also has the authority under applicable statutes to finance
capital projects through a system of local improvement charges, and from
reserves and special purpose reserve funds.
The municipality may impose a development charge with respect to new

growth through development and redevelopment of land, to finance the net
capital costs of satisfying the service demands and burdens resulting from
new growth.
Debentures may be issued to finance capital projects, with debt servicing

requirements provided by way of general tax revenues, local improvement
charges, reserve funds or development charges.

SECTION 8
NEIGHBOURHOOD IMPROVEMENT
AND
SOCIAL PLANNING

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8.1.1 Council shall encourage a balanced programme of residential renewal to 3
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8.1.3 Council shall allocate monies in the municipal budget for public services
such as parks, community centres, recreational facilities, sidewalks,
sewers and street pavement in areas where it can be determined that the
lack or inadequacy of such services is a factor in the deterioration of
residential properties.
8.1.4 An educational and public relations programme shall be undertaken to

apprise all residents of the need to maintain their property and of the
various federal, provincial and other government programmes available to
assist in residential construction or maintenance of property.
8.2 HOUSING PRODUCTION
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8.2.2 Residential development should include a range of zoning which would
accommodate a range of types, sizes and tenure of housing so that a
variety of socio-economic groups can be accommodated.

8.3 COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT
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It is the intent of Council, through community improvement, to promote and 09/08/10
maintain a high quality living and working environment throughout the City.
Community Improvement will be accomplished through:
a) the upgrading and ongoing maintenance of communities or areas

characterized by obsolete buildings, and/or conflicting land uses
and/or inadequate physical infrastructure and community services
and,
b) the establishment of policies and programs to address identified

economic, land development and housing supply issues or needs
throughout the Urban Area.
8.3.1 Community Improvement will be carried out through the designation, by OPA 142
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Council, of Community Improvement Project Areas and through the 09/08/10
preparation and implementation of Community Improvement Plans
pursuant to the Planning Act.
Schedule “H” illustrates two areas of the community within which

Community Improvement Project Areas may be selected.
Community Improvement Programs will be generally divided into two

areas – programs designed to stimulate affordable housing projects and
other rental housing initiatives in the Community Improvement Area as
shown on Schedule ”H” of the Official Plan, and, programs and other
future initiatives such as façade improvement programs, building
rehabilitations, signage improvement programs, heritage preservation
programs and redevelopment projects which will be applied to the Central
Area Target Area.

8.3.2 Within a designated Community Improvement Area, Council may provide OPA 142
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programs or incentives to facilitate the development or redevelopment of the 09/08/10
area. These programs may take the form of loans, grants, reduced
development charges or tax relief, as may be permitted from time to time by
Provincial Statute and approved by Council.
8.3.3 When designating Community Improvement Project Areas, one or more of OPA 142
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the following characteristics may be present: 09/08/10
a) building stock or property in need of rehabilitation;
b) building and structures of heritage or architectural significance;
c) encroachment of incompatible land uses or activities;
d) deteriorated or insufficient physical infrastructure such as, but not

limited to, sanitary and storm sewers and water mains, public transit,
roads/streets, curbs, sidewalks, street lighting and utilities;
e) deteriorated or insufficient community services such as, but not limited

to public indoor/outdoor recreational facilities, public open space and
public social facilities;
f) inadequate mix of housing types;
g) known or perceived environmental contamination;
h) deterioration or insufficient parking facilities;
i) poor overall visual amenity of the area, including, but not limited to
streetscapes and urban design;
j) existing Business Improvement Areas or potential for inclusion in a
Business Improvement Area designation;
k) inappropriate road access and traffic circulation;
l) shortage of land to accommodate building expansion and/or parking

and loading facilities;
m) other barriers to the improvement or redevelopment of under utilized

land or buildings; and,
n) any other environmental or community economic development

reasons for designation.

8.3.4 Community Improvement Plans will provide direction on one or more of the OPA 142
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a) allocation of public funds such as grants, loans or other financial

instruments for the physical rehabilitation, redevelopment or
improvement of land and buildings;
b) municipal acquisition of land or buildings and subsequent clearance,

rehabilitation, redevelopment or resale of these properties or other
preparation of land or buildings for community improvement;
c) encouragement of infill and rehabilitation where feasible;
d) promotion of historic preservation through the appropriate local,

Provincial and Federal legislation;
e) promotion of the viability of Commercial areas through the

establishment and support of Business Improvement Areas; and,
f) other municipal actions, programs or investments for the purpose of

strengthening and enhancing neighbourhood stability, stimulating
production of a variety of housing types, facilitating local economic
growth, improving social or environmental conditions, or promoting
cultural development.
8.3.5 In the preparation of a Community Improvement Plan and any subsequent OPA 142
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amendments, Council will solicit the input of public bodies and agencies, 09/08/10
affected residents, property owners, and other interested parties in
keeping with the policies for notification and public participation of this
Plan.
8.3.6 Council will determine the priorities and sequences in which designated OPA 142
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Community Improvement Project Areas will have individual Community 09/08/1
Improvement Plans prepared.
8.3.7 Council will be satisfied that community improvements shall be within the OPA 142
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financial capability of the City. 09/08/1
8.3.8 All developments participating in programs and initiatives contained within OPA 142
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Community Improvement Plans shall conform with the policies contained 09/08/
in this Plan and shall comply with all municipal codes and regulations of
the City.
8.3.9 Each Community Improvement Plan will endeavour to co-ordinate OPA 142
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individual initiatives to improve properties with municipal actions to 09/08/
upgrade physical infrastructure and community services and promote new
types of housing.

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legislation setting forth minimum standards for maintenance and MMA-
occupancy of all buildings and dwellings and open space areas within the 85/06/10
City.
8.4.2 Council shall appoint a property standards committee and property

standards officers to ensure the carrying out of any maintenance and
occupancy standards by-law.
8.4.3 A minimum standards by-law will have regard for any or all of the following
matters or related items and set appropriate standards or conditions:
8.4.3.1 the physical conditions of yards and passageways including the

accumulation of debris and rubbish, and discarded motor vehicles and
trailers;
8.4.3.2 the adequacy of sanitation including drainage, waste disposal and

garbage;
8.4.3.3 the physical condition of accessory buildings; and,
8.4.3.4 the physical conditions of buildings or dwellings with particular regard to

the following:
(a) insects and vermin;
(b) structural standards and appearance;
(c) tightness against wind, water and weather;
(d) adequate heat, light and ventilation;
(e) condition of stairs;
(f) condition of interior walls, ceilings and floors;
(g) satisfactory plumbing facilities including washroom and toilet
facilities;
(h) condition of chimneys and external appurtenances;
(i) general cleanliness;
(j) adequacy of noise abatement and privacy;
(k) adequacy of electrical service;
(1) adequacy of food preparation and kitchen facilities;
(m) adequacy of access and egress;
(n) standards of living areas, room sizes and occupancy;
(o) adequacy of fire protection, safety and warning devices; and,
(p) adequacy of thermal insulation, storm windows and storm doors.

8.5 HISTORIC PROPERTIES AND AREAS
8.5.1 Preservation and protection of historical properties and areas is a

programme of Council to ensure a sense of continuity and preservation of
the character and atmosphere of the urban environment. Council may
designate properties or buildings as being of architectural and historic
importance.
8.5.2 Conservation keeps intact those aspects of the urban environment which
are of permanent value to the community. Conservation should be a tool
for retaining historical resources and using them to enrich the areas in
which they exist by keeping intact some of the visual landmarks of the
past.
8.6 SOCIAL PLANNING
8.6.1 Social Planning refers to the process whereby the physical and
psychological well-being of individuals in a community is valued as a goal
for the community.
8.6.2 Planning in general should be a conscious effort to provide the kind of

environment in which the needs of individuals and special groups are
identified and acted upon. These needs should be related to safety,
shelter, personal development, adequate standards of living, accessibility
to social services and health.
8.6.3 Social planning must assess not only the effect of changing conditions on
the social fabric but also evaluate the financial and structural impacts of
social change. Social planning should be concerned with the rational
achievement of social objectives in a community and recognize that there
is a strong relationship between social structure and the economic and
physical environment.
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SECTION 9
IMPLEMENTATION

9.1 GENERAL
9.1.1 The Official Plan shall be implemented by means of the powers conferred
upon the Council and its Boards, Committees and other local government
agencies by The Planning Act, The Municipal Act and such other statutes,
enabling legislation and programmes as may be applicable.
9.1.2 City Council shall undertake the implementation of the Official Plan in OPA#18
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9.1.3 In addition to the prescribed information required to be submitted under OPA 142
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law Amendment, Draft Plan of Subdivision Approval and Consent, the City
may also require the submission of additional information and material to
assist in the review of an application before the application is deemed
complete. This additional information may include:
a) Servicing plans, site grading and landscaping plans;
b) Environmental Assessments and Studies;
c) Floodplain and Erosion Hazard Studies;
d) Stormwater Management Studies;
e) Traffic Impact Studies;
f) Water Quality Impact Analysis for proposal in certain locations; and
g) Noise Assessments and Feasibility Studies.
Proponents are required to pre-consult with the City in order to identify

which information /studies will be required prior to submitting planning
applications.
9.2 ZONING BY-LAWS
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proposals contained within the Official Plan. The by-laws will establish MMA-
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and use of buildings and structures.
9.2.2 It is not intended that all the areas of land use designated on Schedule "A"
will be zoned for such uses immediately by the implementing restricted
area (zoning) by-law. To implement the phasing programme of the Official
Plan, undeveloped areas may be zoned for the existing use or an
appropriate interim use until Council is satisfied that the development of
those areas will be in conformity with the Official Plan and will not be
detrimental to the development of the City. Developed areas may be
zoned for the existing use or an interim use until Council is satisfied that
the development of the areas will be in accordance with the Official Plan.
9.2.3 In addition to the use of restricted area (zoning) by-laws, Council may
utilize the provisions of the Planning Act to designate the whole or any part
of the City as a site plan control area.
9.2.4 If five years after a restricted area (zoning) by-law has been approved, no OPA#18
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9.2.5 HOLDING BY-LAWS
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a) To control the sequence of development or redevelopment;

b) Where municipal water, sewer or other services are not immediately
available;
c) To ensure the implementation of special design considerations for OPA #111
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d) To ensure that specific environmental concerns have been
addressed prior to development;

e) To encourage the assembly of land parcels for more
comprehensively planned development; and,
f) For additional control in "Commercial Areas" in accordance with any
other policies which may be approved from time to time.
9.2.5.2 Holding provisions may be applied where there is a need for additional
conditions that cannot be applied through Site Plan or Subdivision
Agreements. Holding provisions will not be applied when, in the opinion of
Council, a development is premature.
9.2.5.3 Where the development of land is limited by a lack of municipal services,

holding provisions will generally be applied when the extension of the
service is a planned capital project of the City or Public Utilities
Commission.
9.2.5.4 The zoning by-law will be amended to remove the holding symbol when
Council is satisfied that the specific conditions or requirements as set out
in the by-law have been met. Such conditions may include the satisfying
of certain financial and servicing requirements of the City and the signing
of Site Plan or Subdivision Agreements.
9.2.5.5 The use of land, building or structures that are permitted until the holding
symbol is removed, will generally be limited to existing uses provided that
they are compatible with the ultimate use of the land. Additional permitted
interim uses will be specified in the zoning by-law.
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holding zone pursuant to the provisions of Section 35 of the Planning Act, 91/03/11
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zone would be utilized where it is necessary to prevent development until:
a) issues concerning the provision of municipal services have been

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d) an initial phase or phases of the development have been completed;
and/or,
e) conditions established in special studies carried out in the Transition

Area can be achieved.
9.2.6.2 Removal of the holding ("H") symbol with respect to the provisions of
Section 9.2.6.1 a) may occur when adequate municipal services, as
determined by the City, are available or will be made available to the site.
Section 9.2.6.1 b) may occur when the required road and access
improvements have been or will be undertaken to the satisfaction of the
City;
Section 9.2.6.1 c) may occur when the City is satisfied through the
provision of a market impact study that there is adequate market to
support the proposed development; and,
Section 9.2.6.1 d) may occur when an initial phase or phases have been
completed and the City is satisfied of their viability and the
appropriateness of allowing the development of the subject phase.
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9.2.7 BONUSING
9.2.7.1 In accordance with Section 36 of the Planning Act, Council may authorize, OPA#74
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9.2.7.2 Height and Density bonusing will only be considered by council where
there is a clear and definable benefit to the general public or where an
enhancement of the design or amenities of a development is warranted.
In addition, the height and density bonuses applied to a development will:
a) maintain compliance with the other policies of this plan;
b) maintain compatibility of scale between the development and
adjacent land uses;
c) be measurable, and not discretionary, in return for specific facilities,
services and matters.
d) to the greatest extent possible, be consistent in their application
throughout the municipality;
e) be reasonable, in terms of their cost/benefit implication for the City
and the developer;
f) adhere to the capacity limitations of municipal services.
9.2.7.3 Council will consider the bonusing provisions of the Planning Act under
the following circumstances and any other circumstance which supports
the policies of this plan:
a) innovative and environmentally sensitive development which
incorporates principles of sustainable development.
b) provision of on-site recreational and social amenities such as day-
care facilities, leisure facilities and additional open space.
c) provision of superior urban design features including but not limited
to enhanced landscaping standards, improvements to public open
spaces, provision of underground parking.
d) preservation of structures identified as architecturally or historically
significant by the City.
e) provision of special needs and/or affordable housing.
f) residential intensification within the Central Area.

9.2.7.4 As a condition to the application of bonus zoning, the owner of the subject OPA #111
land will be required to enter into an agreement with the City, to be OMB Order
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registered against the title to the land. The agreement will identify the May 3,
facilities, services, or matters that are to be provided, the timing of their 2001
provision, and the corresponding bonus to be given.
9.2.7.5 In addition to the policies of Section 9.2.7, Section 4.3.2.6 outlines

bonusing policies applicable to the Central Area.
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9.3.2 The Committee of Adjustment is an administrative agency which may
authorize minor variance from the provision of any restricted area (zoning)
by-law which in the Committee's opinion is desirable for the appropriate
development or use of the land, building or structure, provided that in the
opinion of the Committee the general intent and purpose of the restricted
area (zoning) by-law and of the Official Plan are maintained.
9.3.3 The Committee may also grant the extension, enlargement or change of
use of a non-conforming use as provided by the Planning Act provided the
general intent and purpose of the Official Plan is maintained.
9.3.4 The Committee may give a consent provided that the Committee is
satisfied that a plan of subdivision is not required for the proper and
orderly development of the municipality. The Committee shall be guided
by the policies set out in this Plan as well as other relevant policies on land
development approved by Council.

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9.4 LAND ACQUISITION
9.4.1 Council may acquire and hold land within the municipality for the
purpose of developing any feature of the Official Plan, and such land
may be sold, leased or otherwise disposed of when no longer required.
9.4A METHOD OF IMPLEMENTING COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENTS
9.4A.l Council may avail itself of the implementation powers contained in the
Planning Act, specifically, to designate overall areas as "Community
Improvement Project Areas" to acquire, hold, clear or dispose of land, to
construct, repaint, rehabilitate or improve buildings within a "Community
Improvement Project Area".
9.4A.2 Council may avail itself of the implementation powers contained in The
Municipal Act.
9.4A.3 Rehabilitation and redevelopment may be affected using funds available

through municipally initiated programs.
9.4A.4 Council may utilize programmes for municipal services and housing
available from federal and provincial government and will encourage
them to provide programmes to meet local needs.
9.4A.5 Council may support heritage conservation programmes and will des-
ignate properties and districts to encourage funding programmes.
9.4A.6 Council will enforce the Minimum Maintenance and Occupancy By-law.
9.4A.7 Council will enforce the Building and Fire Codes.
9.4A.8 Services and standards for infrastructure will be improved based on most
urgent need and when municipal funds become available.

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accordance with Section 6, "Parkland Policies".
9.4A.8.2 Water
Adequate standards of supply of water may be provided to all

neighbourhoods for potable water and firefighting. A programme to
upgrade older water supply lines, valves and hydrants may be im-
plemented.
9.4A.8.3 Sanitary Sewers
Sanitary Sewers and connections may be improved and extended as

required such as:
a) to repair and reconstruct sanitary sewer connections; and,
b) to extend sanitary sewers to built-up residential areas.
9.4A.8.4 Street Lighting
The streetlighting system may be improved:
a) to improve lighting of the travelled portion of the street thereby

improving the safety and security of pedestrians and visibility for
motorists; and,
b) to improve aesthetics and the energy efficiency of the system.
9.4A.8.5 Sidewalks
a) May be provided on both sides of arterial and collector streets where

pedestrian traffic warrants it.
b) Existing sidewalks may be reconstructed where they are sufficiently

deteriorated.
c) Where there is extraordinary pedestrian traffic (i.e. school route)

sidewalks may be constructed on a local street.
9.4A.8.6 Asphalt Pavement With Curb & Gutter (and Storm Sewers if
necessary)
a) Provide storm sewers where none exist.
b) Provide asphalt pavement with curb and gutter where none exists.

9.4A.8.7 Boulevard Reconstruction
Boulevard reconstruction and/or repair may be initiated by the City to

maintain the Boulevards in a condition compatible with the
neighbourhood.
9.4A.8.8 Pavement Resurfacing
a) Pavement may be resurfaced as required.
9.4A.8.9 Electrical Service
Electric service shall be upgraded to provide reliable service.
9.4A.9
9.4A.9.1 Council may undertake programmes to address land use conflicts or

incompatible uses such as:
a) encourage relocation of incompatible land uses that detract from

residential areas and encourage redevelopment of the site;
b) provide or require physical and aesthetic improvements to street

allowances or edges of the property;
c) purchase property and redevelop; and,
d) work with the railway companies to improve the aesthetics of railway

lines, of intersections with roads and bridges.
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b) programmes to rehabilitate lanes and provide improved access to

rear yards where problems justify this.

9.5 SECONDARY PLANS
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and/or plans which they feel have not been adequately detailed in this
plan or are at variance with this plan.
9.5.2 Secondary Plans will further detail, among other things, servicing
requirements, open space and parkland requirements and calculations,
street layout, transit and road policy, location and density of housing,
details on the type and location of institutional uses, location and type of
commercial uses and/or industrial uses.
9.5.3 Secondary Plans shall be prepared in accordance with the following

guidelines:
a) Council shall adopt a Secondary Plan as an amendment to this Plan,

and, as such, will follow the procedures necessary for approval of
amendments.
b) An adopted Secondary Plan shall be implemented by, where

appropriate, zoning by-laws, development and site plans, subdivision
plans and agreements, land acquisition, or other means as required.
c) Until such time as a Secondary Plan is prepared for those areas

deemed necessary, Council may permit limited development or
redevelopment only if it is in conformity with general Official Plan
policies.

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amendment. A record shall be kept of the meeting at which the 85/06/10
amendment was considered and a copy of the record shall be forwarded
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amendments to the Official Plan shall comprise the following: MMA
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9.7 APPENDICES
9.7.1 Supplementary data in support of the preparation of the Official Plan or

policy and special study documents with respect to implementation of the
Official Plan are included in the appendices.
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9.8 INTERPRETATION OF THE OFFICIAL PLAN
9.8.1 It is intended that land use areas and low density residential areas (MMA#9
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Official Plan may be originated during the course of review or the
preparation of Secondary Plans, Secondary Land Use Plans, plans of
subdivision, plans of redevelopment, during review of details of passage
of implementing restricted area zoning by-laws or during the process of
land purchases.
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approximate. Amendments to the Official Plan will not be required in
order to make minor adjustments to the approximate land use
boundaries and to the location of streets provided that the general intent
and purpose of the Official Plan is maintained. Local streets will be
finally determined at the time of plan of subdivision, rezoning, site plan
control and the preparation of the final engineering reports to determine
the precise location of all local streets shown on Schedule "G".
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9.8.8 In interpreting and applying the provisions of the Official Plan, the
following definitions will apply:
The City or Council means the Council of the Corporation of the City of
Peterborough.
Planning District means any one of the areas as depicted by name as a

Secondary Land Use Plan area on Schedule "F".
Planning Area means the entire municipality.
Building Floor Area has the same meaning as that in the Zoning
By-law.
Gross Leasable Floor Area has the same meaning as that in the
Zoning By-law.
Major Shopping Centre means a grouping of retail and service

commercial units generally located on one site with combined access
and parking facilities.
The predominant use shall be retail commercial within one building unit,
however free standing structures may also be developed in conjunction
with the centre, provided they are compatible with the design and
accessibility of the centre itself.
Freestanding Store or Building means a structure located on the same

site as a shopping centre which does not form part of the shopping
centre and which is usually exclusively devoted to one permitted use.
Secondary Residential Use means a residential use which is not

related to the main commercial use of a building and which is usually
located above such a commercial use.
Flea Market has the same meaning as that in the Zoning By-law.
Department Store has the same meaning as that in the Zoning By-law.
Food Store has the same meaning as that in the Zoning By-law.
Shopping Plaza means a small group of commercial uses with the same OPA 111
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Affordable
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a) In the case of ownership, housing, the least expensive of:
i. housing for which the purchase price results in annual

accommodation costs which do not exceed 30 per cent of
gross annul household income for low and moderate
income households; or
ii. housing for which the purchase price is at least 10 per cent
below the average purchase price of a resale unit in the
regional market area;
b) in the case of rental housing, the least expensive of:
i. a unit for which the rent does not exceed 30 per cent of
gross annual household income for low and moderate
income households; or

ii. a unit for which the rent is at or below the average market
rent of a unit in the regional market area.
For the purpose of this definition:
Low and moderate income household means, in the case of ownership

housing, households with incomes in the lowest 60 per cent of the
income distribution for the regional market area; or in the case of rental
housing, households with incomes in the lowest 60 per cent of the OPA 142
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Brownfield Sites
Undeveloped or previously developed properties that may be

contaminated. They are usually, but not exclusively, former industrial or
commercial properties that may be underutilized, derelict or vacant.
(Provincial Policy Statement, 2005).
Built Boundary
The limits of the developed urban area as defined by the Minister of

Energy and Infrastructure in accordance with Policy 2.2.3.5 of the
Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe.
Community Infrastructure
Community infrastructure refers to lands, buildings, and structures that

support the quality of life for people and communities by providing public
services for health, education, recreation, socio-cultural activities,
securities and safety, and affordable housing.
Compact Urban Form
A land-use pattern that encourages efficient use of land, walkable

neighbourhoods, mix land uses (residential, retail, workplace and
institutional all within one neighbourhood), proximity to transit and
reduced need for infrastructure. Compact urban form can include
detached and semi-detached houses on small lots as well as
townhouses and walk-up apartments, multi-storey commercial
developments, and apartments or offices above retail.
Complete Communities
Complete communities meet people’s needs for daily living throughout

an entire lifetime by providing convenient access to an appropriate mix of
jobs, local services, a full range of housing and communities

infrastructure including affordable housing, schools, recreation and open
space for their residents. Convenient access to public transportation and
option for safe, non-motorized travel is also provided.
Designated Greenfield Area
As established by the Growth Plan for the GGH, the area within the
City’s settlement area boundary that is not built-up area.
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Areas designated in an official plan for clusters of business and

economic activities including, but not limited to, manufacturing,
warehousing, offices and associated retail and ancillary facilities.
(Provincial Policy Statement, 2005)
Greyfields
Previously developed properties that are not contaminated. They are

usually, but not exclusively, former commercial properties that may be
underutilized, derelict or vacant.
Infrastructure
Means physical structures (facilities and corridors) that form the

foundation for development. Infrastructure includes: sewage and water
systems, septage treatment systems, waste management systems,
electric power generation and transmission,
communications/telecommunications, transit and transportation corridors
and facilities, oil and gas pipelines and associated facilities.
Intensification
The development of a property, site or area at a higher density than

currently exists through:
a) redevelopment, including the reuse of brownfield sites;
b) the development of vacant and/or underutilized lots within previously

developed areas;
c) infill development; or
d) the expansion or conversion of existing buildings.

(Provincial Policy Statement, 2005)

Intensification Area
Lands identified by the City or the Minister of Energy and Infrastructure

within the City that are to be focus for accommodating intensification.
Intensification areas including urban growth centres, intensification
corridors, major transit station area, and other major opportunities that
may include infill, redevelopment, brownfield sites, the expansion or
conversion of existing buildings and greyfields.
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Intensification areas along major roads, arterials or higher order transit
corridors that have the potential to provide a focus for higher density
mixed-use development consistent with planned transit service levels.
Municipal Comprehensive Review
An official plan review, or an official plan amendment, initiated by the City

that comprehensively applies the policies and schedules of this Plan.
Redevelopment
The creation of new units, uses or lots on previously developed land in

existing communities, including brownfield sites. (Provincial Policy
Statement, 2005)
Sensitive Land Use
Means buildings, amenity areas, or outdoor spaces where routine or

normal activities occurring at reasonably expected times would
experience one or more adverse effects from contaminant discharges
generated by a nearby major facilities. Sensitive land uses may be a
part of the natural or built environment. Examples may include, but are
not limited to: residences, daycare centres, and educational and health
facilties.
Significant
Means
a) in regard to wetlands, coastal wetlands and areas of natural and

scientific interest, an area identified as provincially significant by the
Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources using evaluation procedures
established by the Province, as amended from time to time;

b) in regard to the habitat of endangered species and threatened
species, means the habitat, as approved by the Ontario Ministry of
Natural Resources, that is necessary for the maintenance, survival,
and/or the recovery of naturally occurring or reintroduced
populations of endangered species or threatened species, and
where those areas of occurrence are occupied or habitually
occupied by the species during all or any part(s) of its life cycle;
c) in regard to woodlands, an areas which is ecologically important in

terms of features such as species composition, age of trees and
stand history; functionally important due to its contribution to the OPA 142
broader landscape because of its location, size or due to the amount Council
of forest cover in the planning area; or economically important due to 09/08/10
site quality, species composition or past management history;
d) in regard to other features and areas in the Provincial Policy

Statement, ecologically important in terms of features, functions,
representation or amount, and contribution to the quality and
diversity of an identified as provincially significant through
comprehensive studies prepared using evaluation procedures
established by the Province, as amended from time to time, such as
the provincially Significant Mineral Potential Indexes;
e) in regard to potential for petroleum resources, means an area

identified as provincially significant through comprehensive studies
prepared using evaluation procedures established by the Province,
as amended from time to time; and
f) in regard to cultural heritage and archaeology, resources that are

valued for the important contribution they make to our understanding
of the history of a place, an event, or a people.
Transit-supportive
Makes transit viable and improves the quality of the experience of using
transit. When used in reference to development, it often refers to
compact, mixed-use development that has a high level of employment
and residential densities to support frequent transit service. When used
in reference to urban design, it often refers to design principles that make
development more accessible for transit users, such as road laid out in a
grid network rather than a discontinuous network; pedestrian-friendly
built environment along roads to encourage walking to transit; reduced
setbacks and placing parking at the side/rear of buildings; and improved
access between arterial roads and interior blocks in residential areas.

Transportation Corridor
A thoroughfare and its associated buffer zone for passage or

conveyance of vehicles or people. A transportation corridor includes any
or all of the following:
a) Major roads, arterial roads, and highways for moving people and
goods;
b) Rail lines/railways for moving people and goods;
c) Transit rights-of-way/transitways including buses and light rail for

moving people
Urban Growth Centres
Location as set out in Schedule 4 of the Growth Plan for the Greater
Golden Horseshoe and illustrated on Schedule – A-1 – City Structure.

SECTION 10
SECONDARY PLANS

10.1 GENERAL
Pursuant to the policies of subsection 9.5 of this Plan, Secondary Plans OPA#77
may be prepared to provide additional policies for any major physical, COU -
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social or economic issue, for any major development or redevelopment, MMA -
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with the general intent and purpose of the Official Plan.
10.2 LANSDOWNE WEST SECONDARY PLAN
10.2.1 The Lansdowne West Secondary Plan shall apply to an area bounded by
Lansdowne Street, Sir Sandford Fleming Drive (formerly Highway 7),
Spillsbury Drive and The Parkway/Canadian National Railway corridor. It
is the policy of Council that land within the Lansdowne West Secondary
Plan shall be developed in accordance with the land use pattern shown
on Schedule ‘M’. Reference shall also be made to the policies of
subsection 10.2 in addition to other policies of the Official Plan. The land
use categories of the Lansdowne West Secondary Plan shall have the
same meaning as in the Official Plan or Zoning By-law.
10.2.2 OBJECTIVES OF THE PLAN
Council adopts the following objectives for the Lansdowne West

Secondary Plan:
10.2.2.1 To establish a substantial residential node on the underdeveloped lands

situated on the south side of Lansdowne Street, as a practical and viable
alternative to commercial land use.
10.2.2.2 To provide for the protection and maintenance of the Harper Park area,
including the wetland area, by ensuring that development proposals
proceed in accordance with the recommendations of the Harper Creek
Subwatershed Study.
10.2.2.3 To establish a travel information and service node in close proximity to Replaced
The Parkway/Highway 115/7 interchange and expand the land use OPA
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potential for existing industrial lands flanking The Parkway to enhance the Sept 9/13
image of Peterborough along the ‘Gateway’ entrance corridor.
10.2.2.4 To reserve locations of unique Municipal facilities which require and Amended
benefit from the locational context of the Planning Area including an inter- OPA
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city rail/bus commuter facility, and major storm water detention facilities. Sept 9/13

10.2.3 DEVELOPMENT POLICIES
Development of the Planning Area shall take place in conformity with

detailed regulations for all properties within the planning area established
in the Zoning By-law and in accordance with the following development
policies:
10.2.3.1 Development of the Planning Area will proceed in a logical sequence

having regard for the adequacy of the street system and the availability
and adequacy of municipal services including storm, water and sanitary
systems.
10.2.3.2 It is intended that the land use areas, the location of streets, the location
and limits of other features or site specific land uses shown on Schedule
“M” "Lansdowne West Secondary Plan" are approximate. Minor
adjustments can be made without Amendment to the Official Plan
provided the general intent and purpose of the plan is maintained. The
location and alignment of local streets will be finally determined prior to
development without amendment to this plan.
10.2.3.3 Notwithstanding the land use identified on Schedule “M” within flood
prone areas, the regulatory flood lines shall have priority. Development
shall only proceed in flood prone areas if approved by the Otonabee
Region Conservation Authority.
10.2.3.4 Maximum effort will be made to assemble, for public enjoyment as an

urban natural environment park, the lands designated "open space" and
known as Harper Park. A detailed master plan for Harper Park will be
prepared addressing among other matters:
1. the integration of abutting and potentially conflicting land uses.
2 access and property requirements.
3. rehabilitation and management requirements.
4. park development options.
10.2.3.5 The Residential component of the secondary plan shall not exceed the
maximum development density identified on Schedule “M”. The
residential lands will be developed in a manner which will be compatible
with and enhance the general area.

10.2.3.6 In order to promote enhanced urban design and recreational and social (MMA #12
amenities in the Residential designation of the Secondary Land Use 93/09/22)
planning area, Council may utilize the bonusing provision of Section 37
of the Planning Act and Section 9.2.7 of this Plan to achieve the
maximum development densities.
Development densities with the Residential designations of the
secondary plan, where no bonuses are applied, shall generally not
exceed 75% of the maximum development density permitted on
Schedule M.
Prior to the passage of any zoning by-law for new residential
development in the Secondary Land Use planning area where bonuses
are contemplated, the City shall conduct a review of development
standards for multiple family housing applications in the Secondary Land
Use planning area as a whole and reasonable bonuses for the provision
of specific facilities, services or matters. Such bonuses shall be for
public benefits beyond those benefits which can be required under the
site plan and park land dedication provisions of the Planning Act.
10.2.3.7 The Industrial component of the Lansdowne West Secondary Plan shall OPA 102
be developed in accordance with the industrial classifications "light COU -
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industrial", "prestige industrial" and "service industrial" as identified on
Schedule M and in accordance with Sections 4.4.1.2 and 4.4.1.3 of the
Official Plan.
10.2.3.8 The proposed storm water management area, municipal composting

facility and inter-city commuter facility depicted on Schedule M represent
potential rather than committed locations for such facilities within the
secondary land use planning area. Any of these facilities may be
permitted anywhere within the Planning Area, without amendments to
this plan, so long as all requisite approvals are obtained.
10.2.3.9 Development of the Planning Area shall comply with provincial guidelines
with respect to noise. In addition, development within the Planning Area
shall consider land use compatibility between sensitive land uses and
abutting industrial and public service uses/municipal facilities pursuant to
provincial guidelines.
10.2.3.10 At the southern limit of the Secondary Plan Area, in the vicinity of Harper Amended
Park, the C.P. Rail line and Sir Sandford Fleming Drive is a former solid OPA #158
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waste disposal site. Prior to the approval of development on lands within
500 metres of the former waste disposal site, studies shall be conducted
to demonstrate that potential methane gas generated by previous waste
disposal activities can be appropriately mitigated.

10.2.3.11 The Harper Creek Subwatershed Study Final Report and
recommendations contained therein, will serve as the basis for
completing stormwater management plans, including water quantity and
quality measures, for the Planning Area as a whole and for individual
developments within the Planning Area.
10.2.3.12 Proposals for development on lands adjacent to the Harper Park

Wetland or Significant Natural Vegetation identified in the Harper Creek
Subwatershed Study will include an environmental impact study to
ensure that development will not have an adverse impact on these
natural features. Proposal for development on lands adjacent to Harper
Creek and its tributaries, as identified in the Subwatershed Study, must
have regard to applicable Federal and Provincial Legislation.
10.2.3.13 Deleted
OPA #158
Sept 9/13

10.3 DOWNEY WEST SECONDARY PLAN
10.3.1 The Downey West Secondary Land Use Plan shall apply to the area OPA #100
generally bounded by Chemong Road and Hilliard Street, north of the COU -
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proposed Parkway Route. The actual limits of the Planning Area are as MMA -
shown on Schedule “F” - Key Map to Secondary Land Use Plans and on 97/03/11
Schedule "L" of the Official Plan. It is the policy of Council that land
within the Downey West Secondary Plan shall be developed in
accordance with the land use pattern shown on Schedule "L". Reference
shall also be made to the policies of section 10.3 in addition to other
policies of the Official Plan. The land use categories shall have the same
meaning as in the Official Plan or Zoning By-law.
Council adopts the following objectives for the Downey West Secondary
Plan:
10.3.2.1 To establish a residential community including those uses which are

integral to and supportive of a residential environment for the lands north
of the proposed Parkway Route, between Chemong Road and Hilliard
Street.
10.3.2.2 To establish a transportation system that can relieve some of the traffic
pressures on Towerhill Road.
10.3.2.3 To establish a linear park system throughout the Planning Area, which
has the potential to connect to other linear systems.
10.3.2.4 To ensure that future development addresses and complies with an

overall drainage plan which identifies permanent measures to
accommodate water quality and quantity for the Planning Area.

detailed regulations for all properties within the Planning Area established
in the Zoning By-law and in accordance with the following policies:

having regard for the adequacy of municipal services including streets,
water distribution systems and stormwater and sanitary systems.
10.3.3.2 The land use designations applied to the lands within the limits of

Schedule "L" - Downey West Secondary Plan do not commit servicing
capacity to these lands. Servicing capacity is not committed until lands
are zoned and subdivision proposals are granted draft approval. The use
of lapsing provisions may be used to ensure that all draft plans of
subdivision proceed within an appropriate time period, as specified by the
approval authority.
10.3.3.3 It is intended that the land use areas, location of streets, location and
limits of other features or site specific land uses shown on Schedule "L" -
Downey West Secondary Plan are approximate. Adjustments can be
made without amendment to the Official Plan provided the general intent
and purpose of the Official Plan is maintained. The location and
alignment of streets will be determined at the time of subdivision approval
without amendment to the Secondary Plan.
10.3.3.4 When reviewing development proposals, Council will have regard for the
existing natural features of the Secondary Planning Area, particularly
within the large tract of undeveloped land south of Towerhill Road and
north of the proposed Parkway Route, and will endeavour to integrate
these natural features into subdivision plans and individual lot patterns.
10.3.3.5 Council may require the submission of natural features/vegetation and

hydrogeological studies when reviewing development proposals. In
particular, the Planning Area has demonstrated challenging ground water
conditions which may require unusual foundation and lot grading
solutions. Development approvals will be conditional upon the
completion of required studies and implementation of necessary works.
10.3.3.6 New development proposals in the area south of Towerhill Road will be
required to implement and comply with an overall drainage plan to
accommodate water quantity and quality for the undeveloped area. The
drainage plan shall be approved by the City of Peterborough and
Otonabee Region Conservation Authority prior to the approval of new
development.
10.3.3.7 When reviewing development proposals for the area south of Towerhill
Road, east of the Milroy Drive extension, Council shall consider
alternative forms of low density development, including cluster housing
forms and attached housing, in an attempt to incorporate the mature
vegetation into the subdivision design.
10.3.3.8 The area north of Milroy Drive, identified as major open space, provides
the potential for parkland accommodating active sports fields or major
recreation facilities. Council may undertake a review of various park
development options for this area.

10.3.3.9 Schedule “L” provides for an alternative development scenario for the
northwest corner of Hilliard Street and Towerhill Road as presented on
the Secondary Plan. In the event that a public service and local
commercial developments are not feasible, the area could be developed
for low density residential and public service uses.
10.3.4 SPECIAL PROVISIONS Added

by OPA
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 4.2.6.3 of this Plan, the 136
properties municipally known as 965 to 981 Chemong Road, which are Apr. 14,
designated ‘Local Commercial’ may also be used for a large format drug 2008
store.

10.4 AUBURN NORTH SECONDARY PLAN
10.4.1 The Auburn North Secondary Land Use Planning Area is bounded by
Nassau Mills Road, Peterborough Golf & Country Club, the Otonabee
River and the Trent Canal. It is the policy of Council that land within the
Auburn North Secondary Land Use Planning Area shall be developed in
accordance with the land use pattern shown on the Auburn North
Secondary Plan - Schedule N. Reference shall also be made to the
policies of subsection 10.4 in addition to other policies of the Official Plan.
The land use categories of Schedule N shall have the same meaning as
in the Official Plan or Zoning By-law.
10.4.2 OBJECTIVES OF THE PLAN OPA #115

(Oct. 9,
2001)
Council adopts the following objectives for the Auburn North Secondary
Plan:

integral to and supporting of a residential environment on the under-
developed lands situated between the Otonabee River and the Trent
Canal.
10.4.2.2 To protect the unique natural environment of the Auburn North Planning
Area including the Otonabee River and Thompson Creek corridor by
establishing buffer zones along watercourses and promoting informal
passive recreation opportunities.
10.4.2.3 To develop a stormwater management plan which will protect the quality
of the city's water supply and Thompson Creek.
10.4.2.4 To establish a realigned north/south arterial street (Armour Road)

through the Planning Area in order to resolve access limitations, enhance
development potential and provide passive recreation opportunities along
the Otonabee River.
10.4.2.5 To establish the parks and recreation framework for the Planning Area
recognizing the existing resource base, which includes the Otonabee
River, Trent-Severn Waterway lands and the Thompson Creek Corridor.
10.4.2.6 To establish a linear trail along the abandoned CN Rail corridor and the
existing Armour Road where it follows the east bank of the Otonabee
River, once the realigned Armour Road has been completed. The trail
designation on Schedule ‘N’ expresses the objective of retaining a
north/south trail corridor, however, an alternate route, mutually agreed to
by all of the stakeholders, may be implemented without an amendment to
the Secondary Plan.

10.4.3.1 The land use designations applied to lands within the Auburn North
Secondary Planning Area, north of Thompson Creek, do not imply a pre-
commitment of municipal services to future development. Conditions of
Draft Plan of Subdivision Approval and “H” - Holding Provisions will be
applied to development applications to allow the consideration of
development proposals within this planning area without committing
municipal servicing. Official Plan, Draft Plan of Subdivision and Zoning
approvals granted to development applications within this area will not be
considered in the calculation of the City’s uncommitted reserve capacity
until Final Approval for plans of subdivision are granted, and “H” - Holding
Provisions are removed.

having regard for the adequacy of the street system and the availability
and adequacy of municipal services including stormwater and sanitary
systems, water and hydro.
10.4.3.3 It is intended that the land use areas, location of streets, location and
limits of other features or site specific land uses shown on Schedule N -
"Auburn North SecondaryPlan" are approximate. Minor adjustments can
be made without amendment to the Official Plan provided the general
intent and purpose of the Plan is maintained. The location and alignment
of streets will be determined prior to development without amendment to
this plan.
10.4.3.4 The realignment of the arterial street (Armour Road) along the
abandoned Canadian National Railway right-of-way shall be completed in
conjunction with development proposals which abut the realigned
corridor. Direct controlled access to the realigned arterial street will be
permitted.
10.4.3.5 The City will have the authority to expand designated road right-of-ways
at collector/collector street intersections and collector/arterial street
intersections if determined necessary for intersection design.
10.4.3.6 The City will coordinate the implementation of the Auburn North
Development Area Servicing Options Study for the Auburn North
Planning Area to confirm detailed infrastructure requirements, outlets for
stormwater systems and land needs to implement the overall
development.
10.4.3.7 The City and developers of property in the Planning Area, in a

cooperative effort, will implement the recommended stormwater
management measures, which are related to growth, as presented in the
Thompson Creek Watershed Plan.

10.4.3.8 Development proposals proceeding prior to the implementation of the
recommended stormwater management measures will be prohibited from
outletting stormwater to Thompson Creek and to the Otonabee River
north of the Water Filtration Plant, and must be designed such that future
integration with the central stormwater facility is accommodated.
10.4.3.9 The commercial block located at the north east corner of Armour Road
and the new collector street can develop as a local commercial block, but
will have the potential to become a neighbourhood commercial site
subject to the provisions of Section 4.3.7 of the Official Plan.
10.4.3.10 Any future development of the scrap yard site will be subject to soil
testing and necessary decommissioning of contaminated soil according
to the Ministry of the Environment and Energy guidelines.

10.5 JACKSON CREEK SECONDARY PLAN Added by
OPA 128
Aug. 24,
2004
10.5.1 The Jackson Creek Secondary Land Use Plan shall apply to the area
generally bounded by Sherbrooke Street, Brealey Drive, Parkhill Road
and the Firwood Crescent/Bridle Drive Area. The actual limits of the
area are as shown on Schedule ‘F’ – Key Map to Secondary Land use
Plans and as presented on Schedule ‘G’ of the Official Plan. It is the
policy of Council that land within the Jackson Creek Secondary Plan
shall be developed in accordance with the land use pattern shown on
Schedule ‘G’. Reference shall also be made to the policies of Section
10.5 in addition to other policies of the Official Plan. The land use
categories shall have the same meaning as in the Official Plan and
Zoning By-Law.
Council adopts the following objectives for the Jackson Creek

Secondary Plan:

integral to and supporting of a residential environment for the
undeveloped lands south of Parkhill Road and east of Brealey Drive.
10.5.2.2 To recognize the Planning Area as a substantial new development and

identify the need to anticipate development impacts on the surrounding
neighbourhood and take reasonable actions to mitigate adverse impacts.
10.5.2.3 To provide for the protection and maintenance of the Loggerhead Marsh
area by ensuring that development proposals proceed in accordance with
the recommendations of the Loggerhead Marsh Management Plan.
10.5.2.4 To establish a transportation system that connects the community with the
surrounding neighbourhood and is sensitive to alternative transportation
modes, in particular, pedestrians and bicycles.
10.5.2.5 To establish a community open space system which preserves significant

environmentally sensitive features within the Planning Area, with particular
attention paid to Loggerhead Marsh and the two woodlots, and provides
for diverse outdoor recreation opportunities and has the potential to
connect to other open space systems outside of the Planning Area.
10.5.2.6 To establish a servicing strategy to link services in the Secondary Plan

Area with services in the city in a cost-effective manner and ensure
adequate standards are maintained for all services.


detailed regulations for all properties within the Planning Area
established in the Zoning By-law and in accordance with the following
policies:
10.5.3.1 The land use designations applied to lands within the Jackson Creek
Secondary Planning Area, do not imply a pre-commitment of municipal
services to future development. Conditions of Draft Plan of Subdivision
Approval and “H” – Holding Provisions will be applied to development
applications to allow the consideration of development proposals within
this planning area without committing municipal servicing. Official Plan,
Draft Plan of Subdivision and Zoning approvals granted to development
applications within this area will not be considered in the calculation of
the City’s uncommitted reserve capacity until Final Approval for plans of
subdivision are granted, and “H” – Holding Provisions are removed.
10.5.3.2 It is intended that the land use areas, location of streets and limits of
other features or site specific land uses shown on Schedule ‘G’-
Jackson Creek Secondary Plan are approximate. Adjustments can be
made without amendment to the Official Plan provided the general
intent and purpose of the Secondary Plan is maintained. The location
and alignment of streets will be determined at the time of subdivision
approval without amendment to the Secondary Plan.

having regard for the adequacy of municipal services including water,
stormwater and sanitary systems.
10.5.3.4 Development may proceed on an interim sanitary servicing facility,

subject to approval by the City Engineer, provided that the approved
long term servicing strategy as described in the Jackson Creek West
Secondary Planning Area, Sanitary Servicing Study, is respected. Any
interim sanitary servicing arrangements will be solely at the developer’s
expense.
10.5.3.5 The City will have the authority to expand designated road rights-of-way
10.5.3.6 When reviewing development proposals, the City will have regard for
the existing natural features of the Secondary Planning Area,
particularly Loggerhead Marsh and its outlet channel. Development
proposals adjacent to the Loggerhead Marsh shall provide a minimum
open space buffer as recommended in the Loggerhead Marsh
Management Plan. This buffer is represented by the Management
Boundary illustrated on Schedule ‘G’.
10.5.3.7 The City may require the dedication of additional open space lands
outside of the lands designated “Major Open Space” to facilitate useable
parkland and linear open space systems.
10.5.3.8 Prior to any grading, construction or tree removal, the City may require
the submission of detailed natural features/vegetation studies, tree
assessment and preservation plans, which will include an inventory of
existing mature trees on site and identify measures for respecting these
trees, hydrogeological studies and archaeological assessment studies
when reviewing development proposals. Development approvals will be
conditional upon the completion of required studies and implementation
of necessary works.
10.5.3.9 The Loggerhead Marsh Management Plan and recommendations

contained therein will serve as the basis for completing stormwater
management plans, including water quality and quantity measures for
the Planning Area. Development approvals will be granted, subject to
the approval of detailed stormwater management reports, which will
include a landscaping plan to be completed by a qualified landscape
architect, for the stormwater management facilities.

10.6 CENTRAL AREA MASTER PLAN Added by
OPA 140,
May 25,
2009
10.6.1 GENERAL
The Central Area, as outlined on Schedules I and J, is the multi-

functional centre of the City, where the combination of diverse activities
and places combine to fulfill the central place functions of the City and
Greater Peterborough Area.
These central place functions are reflected in the retail, service,

government, residential, and cultural activities of the traditional central
business district.
These central place functions are also reflected along the gateways
that bring people to the downtown. Accordingly, the George Street
South, Park Street, Charlotte Street West and Hunter Street East
Business Districts are important components of the Central Area.
These central place functions are represented in the Industrial

Conversion Sub-Area and Transitional Uses Sub-Area; an expansive
zone around the traditional core area that contains a diverse mix of land
uses, including stable residential neighbourhoods. These sub-areas
contribute to the central place function today and provide the practical
expansion capacity for more intensive development activity over time.
10.6.2 PURPOSE
The Central Area Master Plan is intended to complement the

Commercial Land Use policies of the Official Plan. The Master Plan is a
planning strategy that adds policy depth and clarity to the strategic
direction for the Central Area found in Section 2.3 and the detailed land
use policies of Section 4.3.2. The intent of the Central Area Master
Plan is to identify a number of specific planning strategies that will assist
the Central Area achieve its full potential during this planning horizon (to
2020).

10.6.3 OBJECTIVES OF THE MASTER PLAN
The goal of this Master Plan is to promote the continued growth and
development of the Central Area. The specific objectives are as follows:
a) To confirm that the priority functions of the Central Area, worthy

of protection, are Entertainment and Cultural Uses, Major Office
Uses, and Institutional Uses;
b) To stabilize and strengthen the retail function of the Central Area,

in particular, food, services and convenience shopping for
residents of the Central Area;
c) To encourage new residential development, particularly in higher

density or mixed-use forms, that will add to the vitality of the
Central Area and create an expanding local market for retail
growth;
d) To promote the quality of life in Central Area neighbourhoods;
e) To foster pedestrian connectivity throughout the Central Area

particularly the completion of linkages to the Otonabee River,
Little Lake and Jackson Creek, new trail and walkway
development, and the further development of the Otonabee River
Trail;
f) To continue the program of improvements to municipal

infrastructure including streetscapes and storm water
management systems; and
g) To promote the unique function of each Sub-area within the

Central Area through targeted economic development strategies.
10.6.4 PROGRAM OF CENTRAL AREA ENHANCEMENTS
In order to achieve progress on each objective identified in section

10.5.3, the City will, as can be reasonably accomplished through annual
budget allocations, pursue a program of Central Area enhancement.
The program of enhancement is identified in sections 10.6.4.1 to
10.6.4.7 and addressed in detail in the Background Study to the Master
Plan. The specific strategies are unique to this planning period and do
not preclude the continuation of established and successful initiatives
that are not yet complete.

10.6.4.1 Strategies to Confirm the Priority Functions of the Central Area
and Strengthen the Retail Function
Entertainment and Cultural Uses, Major Office Uses, and Institutional

Uses are considered to be priority functions of the Central Area. In
addition, a healthy retail sector is regarded to be important to the multi-
functional nature of the Central Area. The following strategies form part
of the Master Plan:
a) The creation of a Public Square, a multi-purpose outdoor venue

for gatherings and community celebrations.
b) The promotion of a “Downtown First” philosophy for public

investment in municipal cultural and entertainment facilities,
evidenced by:
i. The pursuit of a permanent off-street venue for a

downtown Farmer’s Market, initially in the Public Square.
ii. The pursuit of a downtown location alternative for the

Peterborough Museum and Archives in order to enhance
the critical mass required for a more successful tourism
offering.
iii. The active encouragement of more central Downtown

locations for the Canadian Canoe Museum and an
expanded Art Gallery.
c) The active promotion, in cooperation with Trent University and

Fleming College, of a Downtown solution for expanded or
modified academic programs, or as institutional facility issues
change.
10.6.4.2 Strategies to Promote the Quality of Life in Central Area

Neighbourhoods
Over time the Transitional Uses Sub-area represents the logical and
practical expansion area for the downtown. It is not envisioned, within
the life of the Central Area Master Plan, for the Transitional Uses Sub-
area to be redeveloped to replicate the intensity of the Commercial
Core. However, over time the Transitional Uses Sub-area will change
incrementally, with more intensive development progressively radiating
from the Commercial Core. During this planning period the residential
neighbourhoods in and at the fringe of the Central area are worthy of
planning measures to ensure the quality of life for current residents and
new residents anticipated due to residential intensification initiatives.
The following strategies form part of the Master Plan:
a) The preparation of neighbourhood plans for distinct residential
areas in the Transitional Uses Sub-area, reflecting the unique
planning opportunities and challenges of each neighbourhood.
b) The development of an enhancement strategy for the

Aylmer/Bethune corridor to promote a positive environment for
investment and a safe interface between the Downtown
Commercial Core and the Transitional Uses Sub-area. As a
component of the enhancement strategy, establish a future for
the Bethune Street right-of-way.
10.6.4.3 Strategies to Encourage New Residential Development
a) The commitment to advocate for a change in Provincial school

funding policy so that local School Boards have the financial
capacity to retain midtown schools in Peterborough.
b) The proactive planning of the Industrial Conversion Area for long-

range and intensive redevelopment purposes, and residential
uses in particular.
10.6.4.4 Strategies to Foster Pedestrian Connectivity
a) The assignment of priority to the completion of the Otonabee

River Trail connections to Downtown.
b) The establishment of a north-south walkway/cycling corridor

serving the Central Area connecting the Trans Canada Trail at
Brock Street and Bethune to the Extension of the Crawford Trail
at Townsend Street and Bethune, as part of the refreshed
Bethune Street right-of-way.
10.6.4.5 Strategies to Improve Municipal Infrastructure
a) The assignment of priority to the renewal of the Charlotte Street

right-of-way from Water Street to Park Street.
b) The resolution of a sustainable municipal funding solution for an

appropriate level of maintenance and safety.
c) The implementation of the conclusions of the Jackson Creek

Flood Reduction Environmental Assessment on an accelerated
basis.
d) The expansion of the municipal off-street parking supply in the

Hunter Street East Business District (Village BIA Area).

e) The investigation of opportunities to establish additional off-street
parking supply in the new Café District (Hunter Street).
10.6.4.6 Strategies to Promote Economic Development
a) The comprehensive pre-zoning of all properties in the Central

Area, excluding the Transitional Uses Area until neighbourhood
plans are prepared pursuant to policy 10.6.4.2 (a), to fulfill the full
opportunity envisioned by the Official Plan and the
neighbourhood plans.
b) The implementation of a program to refresh the “Downtown”

brand.
c) The development of a Downtown-specific Tourism Development

Strategy.
d) The completion of an urban design program to celebrate the

gateways to the Central Area.
e) The establishment of a developer/staff task team to identify the

barriers to downtown development and a program for regulatory
reform.
f) The adoption of a Community Improvement Plan for the Central

Area.
10.6.4.7 Strategies to Promote Sound Planning and Quality Development
a) Refresh existing Implementation Plans in the following areas to

account for the physical expansion of the “Downtown” to the
“Central Area”:
i. Site and Building Design Guidelines

ii. Residential Intensification Study
iii. Streetscape Design Guidelines
b) Develop new Implementation Plans in the following areas to

support the growth implications of “Places to Grow”:
i. Servicing Capacity and Constraints Study

ii. Open Space Needs Analysis

c) Respond to the Findings of Parallel Planning Initiatives including:
i. The Transportation Plan Update

ii. The Peterborough Policy Response to Places to Grow
iii. The Little Lake Master Plan
iv. Municipal Cultural Plan
v. Heritage Conservation Plan

10.7 COLDSPRINGS SECONDARY PLAN Added by
OPA 145
OMB
Mar 4/11
10.7.1 The Coldsprings Secondary Plan shall apply to the area generally
bounded by Highway 7/115, Bensfort Road/Wallace Point Road, Driscoll
Road, Matchett Line and the Otonabee River. The actual limits of the
area are as shown on Schedule ‘F’ – Key Map to Secondary Land Use
Plans and as presented on Schedule ‘P’ of the Official Plan. It is the
policy of Council that land within the Coldsprings Secondary Plan shall
be developed in accordance with the land use pattern shown on
Schedule ‘P’. Reference shall also be made to the policies of Section
10.7 in addition to other policies of the Official Plan. The land use
categories shall have the same meaning as in the Official Plan and
Zoning By-law.

detailed regulations for all properties within the Planning Area
established in the Zoning By-law and in accordance with the following
policies:
10.7.2.1 The land use designations applied to lands within the Coldsprings
other features or site specific land uses shown on Schedule “P”-
Coldsprings Secondary Land Use Plan are approximate. Adjustments
can be made without amendment to the Official Plan provided the
general intent and purpose of the Secondary Plan is maintained. The
location and alignment of streets will be determined at the time of
subdivision approval without amendment to the Secondary Plan.


10.7.2.5 When reviewing development proposals, The City will have regard for
particularly the Otonabee River and its shoreline. Development
proposals adjacent to these features shall define, through the
preparation of an Environmental Study as described in Section 3.3.7,
the limit of the Natural Area, development setback requirements, and
the limit of any flood plain within the Natural Area. Areas defined as
Natural Area or required as a buffer to the Natural Area shall be
dedicated to The City at no cost.
10.7.2.7 The Coldsprings Transportation Study identifies the need for

transportation network improvements both within the Secondary Plan
Area and external to the Secondary Plan Area to accommodate
development within the Plan Area. Development approvals within the
Secondary Plan Area will be conditional upon securing the necessary
approvals for, and construction of, the transportation network
improvements recommended in the Coldsprings Transportation Study
generally in accordance with the development thresholds identified
therein and/or as identified through the completion of Municipal Class
Environmental Assessments, as required.
10.7.2.8 The City will cooperate with the County of Peterborough, the Township
of Otonabee-South Monaghan, the Ministry of Transportation and other
affected authorities to ensure that any roadway improvements beyond
The City’s boundary that are required to serve the Secondary Plan area
are done in accordance with any applicable County or Township
Transportation Plan.

10.8 CHEMONG SECONDARY PLAN OPA 152
Mar 14/11
10.8.1 The Chemong Secondary Land Use Planning Area is generally
bounded by County Road 19 / Third Line of Smith Township, Fairbairn
Street, Towerhill Road, Milroy Drive and Hilliard Street. The actual
limits of the Planning Area are as shown on Schedule “F” – Key Map to
Secondary Land Use Plans and on Schedule “Q” of the Official Plan. It
is the policy of Council that land within the Chemong Secondary Land
Use Plan shall be developed in accordance with the land use pattern
shown on Schedule “P”. Reference shall also be made to the policies of
section 10.8 in addition to other policies of the Official Plan. The land
use categories of Schedule “Q” shall have the same meaning as in the
Official Plan or Zoning By-law.

Development of the Chemong Planning Area shall take place in
conformity with detailed regulations for all properties within the Planning
Area established in the Zoning By-law and in accordance with the
following policies:
10.8.2.1 The land use designations applied to lands within the Chemong
other features or site specific land uses shown on Schedule “Q”-
Chemong Secondary Land Use Plan are approximate. Adjustments can
be made without amendment to the Official Plan provided the general
intent and purpose of the Secondary Plan is maintained. The location
and alignment of streets will be determined at the time of subdivision


10.8.2.4 When reviewing development proposals, the City will require
development proponents to assess the internal and external water and
sanitary servicing needs of the proposal to the satisfaction of the City
Engineer and to secure implementation of any required upgrades in a
manner satisfactory to the City Engineer either prior to the issuance of
development approval, or as a condition of development approval.
10.8.2.6 When reviewing development proposals, the City will have regard for
particularly the headwater areas of Bear’s Creek and Jackson Creek.
Development proposals adjacent to these features shall define, through
the preparation of an Environmental Study as described in Section
3.3.7, the limit of the Natural Area, development setback requirements,
and the limit of any flood plain within the Natural Area. Areas defined as
dedicated to the City at no cost.
10.8.2.8 Where flood plain modeling is absent in the Planning Area, proponents
shall undertake the required modeling to the satisfaction of the
Authority. All lands deemed to be flood plain shall be zoned Open
Space District 1 and shall be deemed to be designated as Flood Plain
on Schedule “C” – Natural Areas and Flood Plain without amendment to
this Plan.
10.8.2.9 The City will co-ordinate with the County and the Township of Smith-
Ennismore-Lakefield and other affected authorities to ensure that
adequate external roadway capacity is provided to serve the Secondary
Plan area.
10.8.2.10 When reviewing development proposals, the City will require

development proponents to assess the internal and external road
servicing needs of the proposal to the satisfaction of the City Engineer,
consistent with the City’s Comprehensive Transportation Plan, and to
secure implementation of any required upgrades in a manner
satisfactory to the City Engineer either prior to the issuance of
development approval, or as a condition of development approval.

10.8.2.11 The Chemong Secondary Plan and Functional Planning Study and the
Detailed Flood Reduction Studies prepared for the Bear’s Creek and
Jackson Creek watersheds and the recommendations contained therein
will serve as the basis for completing stormwater management plans,
including water quality and quantity measures for the Planning Area.
10.8.2.12 Deleted by OPA 177. OPA 177

Council
18/05/22
10.8.2.13 Medium and high density residential development and the
Neighbourhood Centre commercial area will be designed to incorporate
appropriate linkages that promote pedestrian and non-motorized activity
as well as vehicular access.
10.8.2.14 The Neighbourhood Centre commercial area identified on Schedule Q

will be developed with a mix of local and neighbourhood commercial
uses that, in conjunction with adjacent medium and high density
residential uses and parkland will serve as a focal point for the east half
of the Chemong Community in accordance with the following principles:
a) The designated area will be designed to reinforce its role as the focal
point of the surrounding community through strategic orientation of
buildings and access points, integration with the Chemong community,
and urban design; and,
b) Up to 2,700 square metres (29,000 square feet) of Local and

Neighbourhood Commercial floor space as described in Chapter 4, of
this Plan, excluding neighbourhood scale food retail, will be permitted
within the designated area.
Additional studies including a Planning Analysis pursuant to Section

4.3.7 of this Plan and an Urban Design Study may be required as part of
any application for site plan control approval in the designated area to
ensure implementation of the identified principles for the designated
area.
10.8.2.15 Where development within the Secondary Plan area is subject to site
plan control in accordance with Section 3.8 of this Plan, Council may
require the submission of drawings noted in paragraph 2 of Subsection
41(4) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended, including
drawings that are sufficient to display matters relating to, without
limitation, the character, scale, appearance and design features of
buildings, and their sustainable design insofar as they relate to exterior
design.

10.8.2.16 Notwithstanding any other policy in this Plan to the contrary, the City will
give consideration to development proposals in the Chemong Planning
Area that employ alternative development standards such as reduced
road right-of-way widths, rear laneways, alternative parkland sizing and
placement, reduced lot sizes and building setbacks in order to facilitate
the creation of a compact community that achieves a minimum average
density of 50 residents and jobs per hectare over the entire Planning
Area subject to the review and approval of the City Engineer.
10.8.2.17 Notwithstanding Section 5.7.2 of this Plan, where consideration is given

to the development of a Local Street with a right-of-way width of less
than 18.5 metres, the City shall have the ability to require sidewalks on
only one side of the street.
10.8.2.18 Where consideration is given to the development of a Street with a right-

of-way width that is less than the expected width for the proposed street
class as noted in Section 5.4.1 of this Plan, the City may restrict or
prohibit on-street parking pursuant to Section 5.11.3 of this Plan.
10.8.2.19 Where a development proposes the creation of municipally-maintained

rear laneway, the City may require, as a condition of development
approval, an upfront maintenance fee from the proponent. Additionally,
the City may establish, by By-law, a Special Area Charge for abutting
properties pursuant to Section 326 of the Municipal Act, 2001 or any
successor thereof to reflect the enhanced level of municipal service
required for the development.

10.9 Lily Lake Secondary Plan OPA 163
OMBD
PL140483
Dec
12/2014
10.9.1 The Lily Lake Secondary Land Use Planning Area is generally
bounded by Lily Lake Road, Fairbairn Street, Jackson Park and
Jackson Creek, and the Jackson Creek East Provincially Significant
Wetland. The actual limits of the Planning Area are as shown on
Schedule “F” – Key Map to Secondary Land Use Plans and on
Schedule “R” of the Official Plan. It is the policy of Council that land
within the Lily Lake Secondary Land Use Plan shall be developed in
accordance with the land use pattern shown on Schedule “R”.
Reference shall also be made to the policies of Section 10.9 in
addition to other policies of the Official Plan. The land use categories
of Schedule “R” shall have the same meaning as in the Official Plan
or Zoning By-law.
Council adopts the following objectives for the Lily Lake Secondary
Land Use Plan:
10.9.2.1 To establish a community for the undeveloped lands within the City
that are north of Jackson Park and Jackson Creek, west of Fairbairn
Street, south of Lily Lake Road and east of the Jackson Creek East
Provincially Significant Wetland that contributes to the development
of the City as a complete community by including convenient access
to jobs, local services, community infrastructure (including schools
and parks), and a range of housing, including affordable housing, that
will be suitable for a broad range of age groups.
10.9.2.2 To recognize the Planning Area as a substantial new development

area and identify the need to anticipate development impacts on the
surrounding neighbourhood and environment and take reasonable
actions to mitigate adverse impacts.
10.9.2.3 To establish a complete transportation system that integrates the

Planning Area with the surrounding community by accommodating
the needs of pedestrians, cyclists, transit users and motorists.
10.9.2.4 To establish a community open space system that preserves

environmental features within and adjacent to the Planning Area
including Jackson Creek and the Jackson Creek Valley, Jackson
Park, and the Jackson Creek East Provincially Significant Wetland
and tributary.

10.9.2.5 To establish a servicing strategy to link services in the Secondary
Plan Area with services in the City in a cost effective manner and
ensure adequate standards are maintained for all services.
10.9.3 Development Polices
10.9.3.1 Community Structure
10.9.3.1.1 Open Space System
The Community Open Space System consists of Natural Areas,

Corridors and Connecting Links as depicted on Schedule “C” –
Natural Areas and Flood Plains of the Official Plan. Additionally,
buffers, adjacent lands, and parklands are an integral part of the
Community Open Space System and are intended to help protect the
function of the Natural Area and Corridor features and ensure their
long term sustainability within the urban context while also providing
passive and active recreation opportunities for the community.
10.9.3.1.2 Residential Areas
Residential areas permit a range of low and medium density

residential uses which will be predominantly ground related in
orientation. In addition, related uses that are complementary to
residential uses shall be permitted including local commercial uses,
home occupation uses, public and institutional uses, parks and
recreation areas, churches and special care facilities.
10.9.3.1.3 Transportation System
The community will be developed based on a modified grid street

system and related off-street trail/walkway system designed to
provide for a full range of transportation options with a focus on
maximizing the potential for transit service and active transportation.
10.9.3.2 Natural Area, Open Space and Parkland
10.9.3.2.1 When reviewing development proposals, the City will have regard for
the form and function of existing natural features within and/or
adjacent to the Secondary Planning Area, including:
• the Jackson Creek East Provincially Significant Wetland and

its associated tributary;
• Jackson Creek and its associated valley lands, woodland
and tributaries;
• unevaluated wetland pockets located within the Jackson
Creek Valley and near the homestead at 689 Lily Lake Road;

• wildlife habitat and connectivity; and,
• species at risk.
Where an Environmental Study is required pursuant to this Section,
Section 3.3.7 or as required in Section 2.1 of the Provincial Policy
Statement 2014, such study shall be completed prior to the approval
of development or site alteration and shall define the limit of the
Natural Area, development setback requirements, and the limit of any
flood plain associated with the Natural Area. Areas defined as
dedicated to the City at no cost for open space purposes.
Additionally, for features and functions requiring protection, the study

shall recommend measures for their protection and enhancement
and for monitoring the effectiveness of these measures in
accordance with Section 10.9.3.2.3.
10.9.3.2.2 In addition to the requirements of Sections 3.3.7 and 10.9.3.2.1, any

Environmental Study prepared in support of a development proposal
may also be required to investigate:
• the incidence of foxglove beardtongue;

• the presence of, or potential for, potential turtle nesting
habitat on or adjacent to the lands; and,
• the hydrologic and ecological link between water features
within the Jackson Creek Valley and features above the
valley.
10.9.3.2.3 The City will establish, in partnership with the Otonabee Region
Conservation Authority, a comprehensive program to monitor the
effects of development on the form and function, including wildlife, of
the Jackson Creek East Provincially Significant Wetland, the Jackson
Creek Valley, Jackson Creek and its tributaries, and unevaluated
wetlands within the Planning Area. Monitoring program observations
will be summarized in an annual report during the life of the program.
The annual report may include recommendations that adaptive
measures or future measures be undertaken. Funding for the
monitoring program will be secured from development proponents as
a condition of development approval for properties adjacent to and/or
within the watershed of the features. The development proponent’s
obligations will be secured through a development agreement.
10.9.3.2.4 Where development is determined to be appropriate on adjacent

lands to the Jackson Creek East Provincially Significant Wetland
pursuant to Sections 3.3.6 and 3.3.7, such development will be
permitted without amendment to this plan and will generally consist of
Low Density Residential and Stormwater Management uses.

10.9.3.2.5 Prior to any development, site alteration, construction or tree
removal, the City will require the submission of detailed natural
features/vegetation studies, tree assessment and preservation plans
(including an inventory of existing mature trees on site and measures
for respecting or replacing these trees), hydrogeological and
geotechnical studies, and archaeological assessment studies when
reviewing development proposals.
10.9.3.2.6 Detailed landscaping and planting plans consisting of a variety of

suitable native species shall be prepared in conjunction with studies
prepared pursuant to Sections 10.9.3.2.1 and 10.9.3.2.5 and with
consideration to shade and visual screening for all areas to be
dedicated to the City for open space, parkland, and stormwater
management purposes.
10.9.3.2.7 The Jackson Creek Valley is a significant valleyland and woodland

area that serves to connect Jackson Park to significant natural areas
beyond the City. Generally, the treeline along the top of and within
the valley shall be protected. Limited tree removal may be permitted
to facilitate the provision of infrastructure and trail facilities subject to
the completion of studies and plans in accordance with Sections
10.9.3.2.1, 10.9.3.2.5, and 10.9.3.2.6.
10.9.3.2.8 Development in proximity to the Jackson Creek Valley shall be

supported by an Erosion Hazard Limit Study prepared in accordance
with Ministry of Natural Resources guidelines.
10.9.3.2.9 To promote public accessibility to and to protect public views to and

from the Jackson Creek Valley, the City will encourage the provision
of open space and tree planting along the top of the valley and may
consider alternative design standards for streets that abut such open
space.
10.9.3.2.10 Connecting Links are conceptually depicted on Schedule “C” –

Natural Areas and Flood Plains. The final number, width and location
of the connecting links shall be determined through the plan of sub-
division process, and shall be subject to the recommendations of
studies and plans prepared pursuant to Sections 10.9.3.2.1,
10.9.3.2.5, and 10.9.3.2.6 in order to protect the existing treelines
around which they are planned and/or to accommodate significant re-
vegetation and an off-road trail, in accordance with Section 3.3 of the
Plan.

10.9.3.3 Land Use
10.9.3.3.1 It is intended that the land use areas and limits of other features or
site specific land uses shown on Schedule “R” – Lily Lake Secondary
Land Use Plan are approximate. Adjustments can be made without
amendment to the Official Plan provided the general intent and
purpose of the Secondary Plan is maintained.
10.9.3.3.2 Development of the Planning Area will be planned to achieve a

minimum average density of 50 residents and jobs per hectare
combined. To achieve this, notwithstanding the provisions of
Sections 4.2.2.1 and 4.2.2.2, residential areas illustrated on Schedule
“R” – Lily Lake Secondary Land Use Plan shall be planned for the
following average minimum net densities:
Low Density – 25 units per hectare;
Medium Density – 45 units per hectare;
Medium-High Density – 60 units per hectare.
10.9.3.3.3 Deleted by OPA 177. OPA 177

Council
18/05/22
10.9.3.3.4 Subject to conformity with Sections 5.4.1 and 5.7.2 of this Plan, the
City may consider development proposals in the Lily Lake Planning
Area that employ alternative development standards such as rear
laneways, alternative parkland sizing and placement, reduced lot
sizes and building setbacks, and alternative parking arrangements in
order to facilitate the creation of a compact community that achieves
a minimum average density of 50 residents and jobs per hectare over
the entire Planning Area.
10.9.3.3.5 When reviewing development proposals, the City may require

development proponents to assess off-street parking requirements of
the proposed development and to implement measures over and
above typical lot-specific Zoning By-law standards to ensure
adequate parking standards and arrangements are provided within
the neighbourhood.

10.9.3.3.6 Where an elementary school is anticipated within the Planning Area
on Schedule “R” – Lily Lake Secondary Land Use Plan, such blocks
will be zoned to permit alternative uses by the underlying land use
designation on Schedule “A” – Land Use including other institutional
uses and residential uses. As part of the approval of a plan of
subdivision, a lotting plan shall be submitted to demonstrate that the
school block is configured in a manner which will permit future
development for other purposes should a school not be developed.
10.9.3.3.7 In addition to those uses contemplated in Section 4.2.6.3, institutional

and cultural uses, with the exception of cinemas and theatres, shall
also be permitted within Local Commercial facilities identified on
Schedule “R” – Lily Lake Secondary Land Use Plan.
10.9.3.3.8 A Neighbourhood Core is outlined on Schedule “R” – Lily Lake

Secondary Land Use Plan. The Neighbourhood Core lies along both
sides of the northerly east-west collector street and is centrally
located within walking distance of most of the Planning Area. To
encourage the development and use of this area as a neighbourhood
focal point, to include a variety of uses and spaces, and to serve the
day-to-day and “live work” needs of residents, the City will encourage
properties within the Neighbourhood Core that are designated for
residential purposes on Schedule “R” to integrate small scale, Local
Commercial uses, as described in Section 4.2.6.3 and home-based
businesses.
Development proponents within the Neighbourhood Core may be

required to complete and implement a coordinated Urban Design
program pursuant to Section 10.9.3.8.1 to foster a pedestrian
oriented, accessible and active streetscape and multi-modal
transportation.
10.9.3.3.9 Land use planning approvals for the southwest portion of the
Planning Area shall protect the need for municipal infrastructure
installations to Parkhill Road, in the vicinity of Ravenwood Drive,
should they be deemed necessary in the future.
10.9.3.3.10 The eastern portion of the Planning Area is encompassed by a

collection of undeveloped lots created historically by a process called
“checkerboarding”. Due to fragmentation of ownership, these lands
present a unique challenge to potential development.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 10.9.3.3.2, Infill Housing
may also be considered in accordance with Section 4.2.2.1.3.

10.9.3.4 Transportation
10.9.3.4.1 It is intended that the location of streets shown on Schedule “R” – Lily
Lake Secondary Land Use Plan are approximate. The location and
alignment of streets will be determined at the time of subdivision
10.9.3.4.2 Proponents of development will be required to complete Traffic

Impact Studies in accordance with Sections 5.3.5 and 5.4.11.
Implementation of required road network improvements will be
secured either prior to, or as a condition of, development approvals.
10.9.3.4.3 The City will have the authority to expand designated road rights-of-
way at collector/collector street intersections and collector/arterial
street intersections if determined necessary for intersection design.
10.9.3.4.4 Roundabout intersections will be preferred where Collector

Roadways intersect.
10.9.3.4.5 The City will cooperate with the County of Peterborough, the
Township of Selwyn, and other affected authorities to facilitate
implementation of any roadway improvements beyond the City’s
boundary that are required to serve the Planning Area.
10.9.3.4.6 On-road bikeways will be provided on all Collector Roadways within

the Secondary Plan area. The City will have the authority to expand
designated road rights-of-way to accommodate planned pedestrian,
cycling and infrastructure facilities if determined necessary.
10.9.3.4.7 Off-road bikeways and pedestrian facilities will be planned in

conjunction with studies prepared pursuant to Sections 10.9.3.2.1,
and 10.9.3.2.5 and implemented as a condition of development
approvals. Off-road bikeways and pedestrian facilities will be
planned to maximize linkages among parkland and open space
features within the Planning Area and connectivity with adjacent
features including the Trans-Canada Trail, Fairbairn Street and
Poplar Park.
10.9.3.4.8 Public transit will be provided to the Lily Lake Planning Area in
accordance with Sections 5.5.1 and 5.5.2. The timing for the
provision of a scheduled fixed transit route to the Planning Area will
be evaluated through periodic route evaluation reviews. The City will
assess and implement a pedestrian and cycling link between
Chemong Road and the eastern collector access to the Lily Lake
Planning Area in accordance with Section 5.6.2 of the City’s Official
Plan.

10.9.3.5 Stormwater Management
10.9.3.5.1 The Lily Lake Functional Planning Study and the Detailed Flood
Reduction Study prepared for Jackson Creek, and the
recommendations contained therein, will serve as the basis for
completing stormwater management plans, including water quality
and quantity measures for the Planning Area. Development
approvals will be granted, subject to the approval of detailed
stormwater management reports, which will include measures to:
• minimize or prevent thermal and chemical impacts on

receiving waterbodies;
• minimize changes in water balance and erosion; prevent
increase in risk to human health and safety and property
damage both within the Planning Area and along
downstream receiving waterbodies, particularly Jackson
Creek;
• maximize the extent and function of vegetative and pervious
surfaces; and,
• promote stormwater management best practices, including
stormwater attenuation and re-use, and low impact
development.
All stormwater management plans shall be prepared in conjunction
with Environmental, Hydrogeological and Geotechnical studies and
plans prepared pursuant to Sections 10.9.3.2.1, 10.9.3.2.5, and
10.9.3.2.6.
10.9.3.5.2 Subject to the policies of this Plan, the City will work cooperatively
with the Township of Selwyn and the County of Peterborough to
encourage the provision of a stormwater management facility over a
portion of the lands municipally known as 645 Lily Lake Road,
Township of Selwyn.
10.9.3.5.3 All development shall protect against adverse water quantity and
quality impacts on existing area groundwater users through the
implementation of appropriate mitigation measures and monitoring as
conditions of approval.
10.9.3.5.4 Where approved flood plain modelling is absent for a watercourse,

proponents shall complete the required modelling to the satisfaction
of the Otonabee Region Conservation Authority. All lands deemed to
be flood plain shall be zoned for Open Space purposes and shall be
deemed to be designated as Flood Plain on Schedule “C” – Natural
Areas and Flood Plain without amendment to this Plan.

10.9.3.6 Servicing and Staging Of Development
10.9.3.6.1 Development of the Planning Area will proceed in a logical sequence

having regard for the adequacy of municipal services including the
roadway network, trails, water, stormwater and sanitary systems, the
proximity of the existing built-up area, and the achievement of the
residential intensification target established in Section 2.4.4.2.
10.9.3.6.2 The land use designations applied to lands within the Lily Lake
Secondary Planning Area do not imply a pre-commitment of
municipal services to future development. Conditions of Draft Plan of
Subdivision Approval and “H” – Holding Provisions will be applied to
development applications to allow the consideration of development
proposals within the Planning Area without committing municipal
servicing. Official Plan, Draft Plan of Subdivision and Zoning
approvals granted to development applications within this area will
not be considered in the calculation of the City’s uncommitted
reserve capacity until Final Approval for plans of subdivision are
granted and “H” – Holding Provisions are removed.
10.9.3.6.3 The establishment of new Public Services which are not included as
elements of an approved Development Charge By-law such as parks,
trails, landscaped open space, streets, water and wastewater shall
be completed concurrent with each other by development
proponents.
10.9.3.6.4 The City will encourage cooperation among all landowners within the
Planning Area to ensure that the provision of water and wastewater
servicing within the Planning Area unfolds in an efficient and timely
manner.
10.9.3.6.5 Subject to the policies of this Plan, the City will work cooperatively
with the Township of Selwyn and the County of Peterborough to
encourage the provision of a trunk sanitary sewer and trail over a
portion of the lands municipally known as 645 Lily Lake Road,
Township of Selwyn.

10.9.3.7 Cultural Heritage
10.9.3.7.1 In addition to the requirements of Section 2.4.9, prior to any

development, site alteration, demolition, construction or tree removal,
the City shall require the submission of a Heritage Impact
Assessment to assess the cultural heritage significance of existing
built structures on the lands as well as the significance of the
Jackson Creek Valley/Trans-Canada Trail as a Cultural Heritage
Landscape and to identify measures for conserving features of
cultural heritage significance.
10.9.3.8 Urban Design and Site Planning
10.9.3.8.1 To foster high quality urban design and a distinct built character in
accordance with Section 2.4.7, the City may implement or may
require development proponents to submit, receive approval, and
implement an Urban Design program to address some or all of the
following:
a) Site plan design, including sustainable design;

b) Built form (including building articulation), massing and
architectural quality;
c) Exterior design such as building facades, fenestration,
colour, material, rhythm and proportion of architectural
elements;
d) Streetscapes and the public realm;
e) The Community Open Space System, including trails and
wayfinding components;
f) Universal design, such as barrier free design;
g) Circulation and parking;
h) Lighting;
i) Signage;
j) Public art, and artistic expression in infrastructure;
k) Designated cultural heritage elements protected and
incorporated into development;
l) Stormwater managements ponds in accordance with Section
6.5.5 of the Plan;
m) Bus stops, such as locations for convenient pedestrian
access, in close proximity to activity nodes and multi-modal
facilities such as bicycle parking and car share facilities and
inclusion of shelters with basic amenities; and
n) Additional matters as may be determined by the City.

10.9.3.8.2 Where development within the Secondary Plan area is subject to site
plan control in accordance with Section 3.8 of this Plan, Council shall
require the submission of drawings mentioned in paragraph 2 of
Subsection 41(4) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as
amended, including drawings that are sufficient to display matters
relating to, without limitation, the character, scale, appearance and
design features of buildings, and their sustainable design insofar as
they relate to exterior design.
10.9.4 Implementation and Interpretation
10.9.4.1 Development of the Lily Lake Secondary Planning Area shall take
place in conformity with detailed regulations for all properties within
the Planning Area established in the Zoning By-law and in
accordance with the policies of this Plan.
10.9.4.2 This Plan should be read in conjunction with all other sections of the
Official Plan which are also applicable to the Lily Lake Planning Area.
In the event of conflict between the provisions of this Plan and any
other provision of the Official Plan, the provisions of the Lily Lake
Secondary Plan shall prevail.

March 2002
Revised by OPA 163, December 12, 2014
OMB PL140483
TABLE 1: RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT BY SECONDARY LAND USE PLAN AREAS
Maximum Dwelling Unit Target Existing and Approved (Jan.1992)
Low Medium High Low Medium High
Density Density Density Density Density Density
1. University Heights 350 400 ---- 310 78 ----
2. Trent ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
3. Downey 1200 650 100 639 377 ----
4. Edmison Heights 1000 600 ---- 937 301 ----
5. Nassau ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
6. Highland 1050 200 100 925 149 61
7. Sunset 1500 400 ---- 1434 318 ----
8. Auburn 900 1600 450 622 744 380
9. Jackson Creek 2000 800 500 923 400 430
10. Westmount 1300 350 100 1216 247 93
11. Bonnerworth 1700 500 650 1570 360 478
12. North Central 1500 1150 1400 1361 882 1074
13. Ashburnham 1550 500 200 1410 350 140
14. Liftlock 50 150 150 12 ---- ----
15. Kawartha Heights 1800 600 ---- 1650 415 ----
16. Greenhill 700 800 1350 654 458 983
17. Monaghan 1400 200 ---- 1280 154 ----
18. South Central 1050 700 300 944 520 228
19. Beavermead 650 250 250 617 221 222
20. Sir Sandford 700 400 100 678 318 64
21. Lansdowne 250 300 800 227 ---- ----
22. Kenner 2350 500 ---- 2290 380 ----
23. Otonabee 1450 400 150 1175 141 110
24. P.I.D.O. 5 ---- ---- 5 ---- ----
25. Major Bennett ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
26.
27.

28. Lily Lake 1400 1400 0 24 0 0
TOTAL 25855 12850 6600 20879 6813 4263
Note: Existing means built and/or registered, and Approved means zoned and/or draft plan approved.

TABLE 2: Road Allowance Widths
Street Name Width of Street Name Width of
R.O.W. (metres) R.O.W.
(metres)
Albert St. 20 Erskine Ave 26
Armour Rd. 26 Fairmount Blvd. 23
Maria-Whitaker
Armour Rd. 30 Foresthill Blvd. 23
Whitaker to Nassau
Mills
Ashburnham Dr. 30 Fairbairn St. 30 OPA 163
Aylmer St . 20 Franklin St. 20
Barnardo Ave N. 20 George St. 26
Water to Wolsely Lansdowne to
Sherbrooke
Barnardo Ave N. 26 George St. 20
Wolsely to Hilliard Sherbrooke to Hilliard
Bensfort Rd. 30 Goodfellow Rd 23
Braidwood Ave. 20 Harper Rd. 23
Brealey Dr. 30 Hawley St. 20
Cameron St. 20 High St. 20
Carnegie Ave. 30 High St / Borden Ave. 26
Chamberlain St. 20 Highland Rd. 20
Charlotte St. 20 Hilliard St 20
Monaghan to Water Water to George
Charlotte St. 26 Hilliard St 26
Monaghan to Weller George to Dumble
Chemong Rd. 26 Hilliard St 26
Parkhill to Highland Dumble to City Limits
Chemong Rd. 30 Hunter St. 20
Highland to City Limits Reid to Burnham
Clonsilla Ave. 26 Hunter St 23
Charlotte to Parkway Burnham to Armour
Clonsilla Ave 30 Hunter St 26
Parkway to Lansdowne Armour to Ashburnham
Crawford Dr. 26 Johnston Dr. 30
Monaghan to CNR
Crawford Dr. 30 Lansdowne St 36
CNR to The
Queensway
Cumberland Ave. 26 Lily Lake Rd. 30 OPA 163
Hilliard to The Parkway
Cumberland Ave 30 Lock St 20
Parkway to Water St.
Douro St 20 Maniece Ave. 26
Dumble Ave. 20 Maria St 26
Burnham to
Ashburnham

TABLE 2 Continued Road Allowance Widths
Street Name Width of Street Name Width of
R.O.W. (metres) R.O.W.
(metres)
McDonnel St 20 River Road South 26
McClennen St. 20 Rogers St. 20
McFarlane Ave. 23 Romaine St. 20
McFarlane St. 20 Rubidge St. 20
McKellar St 20 Sherbrooke St. 20
Water to Monaghan
Monaghan Rd. 26 Sherbrooke St 26
Monaghan to
Clonsilla
Nassau Mills Rd 30 Sherbrooke St 30
University to Pioneer Clonsilla to West City
Limits
Neal Dr. 26 Spillsbury Dr 26
Otonabee Dr. 26 Sunset Blvd. 20
Park St. 26 Television Rd. 30
Lansdowne to Rink
Park St. 20 Towerhill Rd. 30
Sherbrooke to West of Chemong Rd
Lansdowne
Parkhill Rd. 26 Towerhill Rd. 26
Monaghan to Trent Chemong to Hilliard
Canal
Parkhill Rd. 30 Wallis Dr. 26
Trent Canal to East
Limits
Parkhill Rd 30 Water St 20
Monaghan to West Sherbrooke to
Limits George
The Parkway 36 Water St. 30
Clonsilla to the By-Pass George St to City
Limits
The Queensway 30 Weller St 20
Park to Parkway
Reid St. 20 Weller 26
Rink to Rubidge Parkway to Fair Ave
Reid St 26 Wolsely St 26
Rubidge to Chemong
Rink St 20

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THE OFFICIAL PLAN

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1 CONTENT AND SCOPE

2 BASIS OF THE PLAN

3 GENERAL LAND USE PROVISIONS: ALL AREAS

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4 LAND USE POLICIES

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4.2.5 General Policies for All Residential Designations

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4.3.4.4 Form of Development

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4.5.2.5 Land Use

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7 SEQUENCE OF DEVELOPMENT AND SERVICING POLICY

8 NEIGHBOURHOOD IMPROVEMENT AND SOCIAL PLANNING

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INDEX OF OFFICIAL PLAN TABLES AND SCHEDULES

1. RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT BY SECONDARY LAND USE PLAN AREAS

2. ROAD ALLOWANCE WIDTHS

"A" LAND USE

“A-1” CITY STRUCTURE

"B" ROADWAY NETWORK

"B(a) BIKEWAY NETWORK

"C" NATURAL AREAS & FLOOD PLAIN

"C(b)" JACKSON CREEK FLOOD PLAIN (DOWNTOWN) SPECIAL POLICY AREA

"D" DEVELOPMENT AREAS

"E" RESIDENTIAL DENSITY

"F" KEY MAP TO SECONDARY LAND USE PLANS

"G" JACKSON CREEK SECONDARY PLAN

"H" COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT AREAS

"I" COMMERCIAL AREA LAND USE PLAN

"J" CENTRAL AREA LAND USE PLAN

"K" AREAS DESIGNATED FOR ADULT ENTERTAINMENT PARLOURS

"L" DOWNEY WEST SECONDARY PLAN LAND USE MAP

"M" LANSDOWNE WEST SECONDARY PLAN: HARPER

“N” AUBURN NORTH SECONDARY PLAN

"O" INDUSTRIAL LAND USE

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“Q” CHEMONG SECONDARY LAND USE PLAN

“R” LILY LAKE SECONDARY PLAN

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ADOPTED BY COUNCIL APPROVED BY THE APPROVED BY THE OMB

1 March 15, 1982 June 3, 1982

2 May 3, 1982 June 2, 1983 (Modified)

3 July 19, 1982 March 21, 1983

4 October 18, 1982 December 6, 1982

5 December 20, 1982 June 2, 1983

6 February 23, 1987 May 26, 1987

7 April 5, 1982 June 15, 1983

8 December 3, 1984 August 19, 1986 & July 10, 1989

9 February 7, 1983 May 3, 1983

10 May 2, 1983 June 16, 1983

11 June 6, 1983 October 12, 1983

12 September 6, 1983 September 12, 1984

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14 August 4, 1987 May 16, 1988