On August 29, 2022, Haldimand County Council adopted Amendment No. 69 to the Haldimand County Official Plan, under Section 17(22) of the Planning Act, 1990 by Haldimand County By-law 1320-HC/22.

The Haldimand County Official Plan Update was prepared pursuant to Section 26 of the Planning Act, 1990 to comprehensively apply provincial policy, while addressing County priorities and providing direction for municipal land use planning.

This notice of adoption has been issued pursuant to Section 17(23) of the Planning Act, 1990.

Written and oral submissions

All statutory written and oral submissions made on the Haldimand County Official Plan have been reviewed and where deemed appropriate, incorporated into the Plan.

Right to appeal

The decision of Haldimand County Council to adopt the Haldimand County Official Plan Phase 2 Amendment 69 is not subject to appeal.

Approval authority

Under Section 17(1) of the Planning Act, 1990, the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing is the approval authority for the Haldimand County Official Plan adopted under Section 17(22) of the Planning Act, 1990. The adopted Official Plan will be forwarded to the Minister as required by Section 17(31) of the Planning Act, 1990 for a decision.

Any person or public body will be entitled to receive notice of the decision from the approval authority if a written request is made. Requests to be notified of the decision should be sent by mail to:

Regional Director, Central Region Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing

777 Bay Street, 13th Floor

Toronto ON  M7A 2J3

Phone: 416-585-7041

Fax: 416-585-6882

More Information

A copy of the staff report PDD-29-2022, Memo PDD-M01-2022 and Adopted By-law 1320-HC/22 are available on the County’s website at www.haldimandcounty.ca/OPUpdate. Additional information, including Haldimand County Official Plan Phase 1 – Growth Management Strategy, background reports, and additional project details can be found on the Official Plan Update webpage.

Questions about the Haldimand County Official Plan may be directed to Shannon VanDalen, Manager of Planning and Development at 905-318-5932 ext. 6339 or by email at svandalen@haldimandcounty.on.ca.