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NIAGARA ESCARPMENT PLAN (2017)

Approved by the Lieutenant Governor in Council,

Order in Council No. , as an amendment to the Niagara Escarpment Plan eective June 1, 2017.

Lion's Head Provincial Nature Reserve

Credit: Ontario Parks

In 1990, the United Nations Educational, Scienti?c and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) named Ontario's Niagara Escarpment a World Biosphere Reserve. This designation recognizes the Escarpment and land in its vicinity as a nationally and internationally signicant landform, and endorses the

Niagara Escarpment Plan.

This Plan is Canada's rst, large-scale environmental land use plan. Implementation of this Plan upholds the biosphere reserve principles by balancing protection, conservation and sustainable development to ensure that the Escarpment will remain substantially as a natural environment for future generations, and by promoting collaboration and providing opportunities for research, monitoring and education. Collectively, UNESCO Biosphere Reserves form an international network of sites of excellence that collectively work to ensure environmental, economic and social (including cultural) sustainability, acting as demonstration areas and learning sites with the aim of maintaining and developing ecological and cultural diversity, and protecting ecosystem services for human well-being.

Niagara Escarpment Commission

232 Guelph Street

Halton Hills (Georgetown), Ontario

L7G 4B1

Tel: (905) 877-5191

Fax: (905) 873-7452

www.escarpment.org

Limehouse Conservation Area

Credit: Credit Valley Conservation Area

Fathom Five National Marine Park

Credit: Parks Canada

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Table of Contents

Introduction1

The Niagara Escarpment Plan 1

Landscape Approach 3

Legislative Authority 4

How to Read a Provincial Plan 4

How to Read This Plan 5

Purpose and Objectives 7

Purpose7

Objectives7

Performance Indicators and Monitoring 8

Part 1 Land Use Policies 10

1.1 Interpretation 10

1.1.1 Mor e Restrictive Policies in Municipal Ocial Plans,

Secondary Plans and By-laws 11

1.1.2 Special Policies 11

1.2 Land Use D esignations 11

1.2.1 Plan A mendments 11

1.2.2 Amendmen ts for Mineral Resource

Extraction Areas 12

1.2.3 Exceptions 13

1.3 Escarpmen t Natural Area 14

1.3.1 Objectives 15

1.3.2 Cr iteria for Designation 15

1.3.3 Per mitted Uses 15

1.3.4 Lot C reation 17

1.4 Escarpmen t Protection Area 19

1.4.1 Objectives 19

1.4.2 Cr iteria for Designation 19

1.4.3 Per mitted Uses 20

1.4.4 Lot C reation 23

1.5 Escarpmen t Rural Area 25

1.5.1 Objectives 25

1.5.2 Cr iteria for Designation 26

1.5.3 Per mitted Uses 26

1.5.4 Lot C reation 29

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1.6 Minor Ur ban Centre 31

1.6.1 Objectives 31

1.6.2 List of Minor Urban Centres 32

1.6.3 Applica tion of Development and Growth Objectives 32

1.6.4 Boundaries 33

1.6.5 Per mitted Uses and Lot Creation 33

1.6.6 Amendmen ts to Municipal Plans and/

or Secondary Plans 33

1.6.7 Land Use Control 33

1.6.8 Dev elopment and Growth Objectives 34

1.7 Urban A rea 35

1.7.1 Objective 35

1.7.2 Cr iterion for Designation and List of Urban Areas 36

1.7.3 Boundaries 36

1.7.4 Per mitted Uses and Lot Creation 36

1.7.5 Dev elopment Objectives 37

1.8 Escarpmen t Recreation Area 38

1.8.1 Objectives 38

1.8.2 Cr iterion for Designation 39

1.8.3 Per mitted Uses 39

1.8.4 Lot C reation 41

1.8.5 Dev elopment Objectives 41

1.8.6 Ocial P lans, Secondary Plans and/or By-laws 43

1.9 Miner al Resource Extraction Area 43

1.9.1 Objectives 44

1.9.2 Cr iterion for Designation 44

1.9.3 Per mitted Uses 44

1.9.4 Lot C reation 48

1.9.5 Af ter Uses 48

Part 2 Development Criteria 50

2.1 Introduction 50

2.2 Gener al Development Criteria 50

2.3 Existing Uses 64

2.4 Lot C reation 66

2.5 Dev elopment Aecting Steep Slopes and Ravines 72

2.6 Dev elopment Aecting Water Resources 72

2.7 Dev elopment Aecting Natural Heritage 75

2.8 Agriculture 78

2.9 Miner al Aggregate Resources 81

2.10 Cultural Heritage 86

2.11 Recreation 86

2.12 Infrastructure 87

2.13 Sc enic Resources and Landform Conservation 89

2.14 The Bruce Trail 91

iiiNiagara Escarpment Plan Part 3 The Niagara Escarpment Parks and Open Space System 94

3.1 The N iagara Escarpment Parks and Open Space System 94

3.1.1 Objectives 95

3.1.2 Par ks and Open Space System Concept 96

3.1.2.1 NEPOSS Council 96

3.1.2.2 NEPOSS Planning Manual 96

3.1.3 Nodal Parks 97

3.1.3.1 Administrative Role of Nodal Parks 97

3.1.3.2 Modications to the List of Nodal Parks 98

3.1.4 Par ks and Open Space Classication Policy 98

3.1.4.1 Existing Uses in Parks and Open Spaces 100

3.1.5 Par ks and Open Space Zone Policy 100

3.1.5.1 Master/Management Planning Policy 102

3.1.5.2 Aboriginal Engagement and Public

and Stakeholder Consultation 103

3.1.5.3 Approval Process 103

3.1.6 Recr eation and Commercial Uses in Parks

and Open Spaces 103

3.2 The Bruce Trail 106

3.3 Municipal P arks and Open Space 106

3.4 Land Ac quisition and Land Disposal 107

3.5 Addition or D eletion of Parks or Open Space 108

Appendix 1 Niagara Escarpment Parks and Open Space System 110

A. Bruce Peninsula110

B. Georgian Bay/Grey County113

C. Nottawasaga Highlands/Duerin Hills123

D. Halton Escarpment/Caledon Hills126

E. Dundas Valley/Hamilton Escarpment137

F. Niagara Peninsula140

Appendix 2 De?nitions144

Appendix 3 Residential Heritage Property Listing 162

Appendix 4 Nature Preserve Property Listings

and Approved Conservation Organizations 164 Appendix 5 Agricultural Purposes Only Lot Property Listing 165

Rattlesnake Point Conservation Area

Credit: Nigel Finney

INTRODUCTION

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Introduction

The Niagara Escarpment Plan

The Niagara Escarpment includes a variety of topographic features and land uses extending 725 kilometres from Queenston on the Niagara River to the islands o? Tobermory on the Bruce Peninsula. The particular combination of geological and ecological features along the Niagara Escarpment results in a landscape unequalled in Canada. The natural areas found across the

Niagara Escarpment

act to clean the air, provide drinking water and support recreational activities that bene?t public health and overall quality of life, as well as helping to address and mitigate the e?ects of climate change. In addition, the region's cultural heritage, including First Nations and Métis and European presence, is visible on the

Escarpment

landscape. These resources need to be protected over the long term to ensure that the connection to our shared past is maintained and that quality of life is not diminished as growth takes place. First Nations and Métis people in Ontario have a unique relationship with the land and its resources and this relationship continues to be of central importance to First Nation and Métis communities in the area of the Niagara Escarpment today. Ontario, including the area covered by the Niagara Escarpment Plan Area, is largely covered by a number of Treaties which provide for treaty rights. In addition,

Aboriginal

communities may have Aboriginal rights within the Plan area.

Human impact on the

Escarpment environment

is re?ected in a variety of ways. The

Escarpment

area is the site of a large mineral aggregate extraction industry. Demand for permanent and seasonal residences in many areas is intense. Farming ranges from the cultivation of tender fruit and other specialty crops in the Niagara Peninsula to the raising of beef cattle in Bruce County and provision of local food to Ontario's largest population centres nearby. The proximity of that large population also makes the Escarpment a popular tourist destination. The Niagara Escarpment Planning and Development Act established a planning process to ensure that the area would be protected. From this emerged the

Niagara Escarpment

Plan (this Plan), which serves

as a framework of objectives and policies to strike a balance between development, protection and the enjoyment of this important landform feature and the resources it supports.

INTRODUCTION

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On February 8, 1990, the Bureau of the United Nations Educational, Scienti?c and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Man and Biosphere (MAB) program approved the designation of the

Niagara Escarpment

as a

Biosphere Reserve

. The designation was con?rmed in 2002 and again in

2016 through the 10-year periodic review process which was led by the

Niagara Escarpment Commission.

The Greenbelt Act, 2005 authorized the preparation of the Greenbelt Plan, which was ?rst approved in February, 2005. The Greenbelt Plan identi?es where urbanization should not occur in order to provide permanent protection of the agricultural land and the ecological features and functions occurring in the Greenbelt Plan Area, which includes the Niagara Escarpment Plan Area, as well as the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan Area, and the Protected Countryside of the Greenbelt Plan. The Greenbelt Plan provides that the policies of the Niagara Escarpment Plan are the policies of the Greenbelt Plan for the Niagara Escarpment Plan Area and the Protected Countryside policies do not apply with the exception of section 3.3 (Parkland, Open Space and Trails). The Niagara Escarpment Plan, the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan and the Greenbelt Plan work within the framework set out by the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe for where and how future population and employment growth should be accommodated. Together, all four provincial plans build on the Provincial Policy Statement to establish a land use planning framework for the Greater Golden Horseshoe and the Greenbelt Plan Area that supports a thriving economy, a clean and healthy environment and social equity.

Cape Rich Bay View Nature Reserve

Credit: Bruce Trail Conservancy

INTRODUCTION

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Landscape Approach

The Niagara Escarpment Plan seeks to protect the geologic feature of the

Niagara Escarpment

and lands in its vicinity substantially as a continuous natural environment while only allowing for compatible development. The land use designations of this Plan focus on the continuous landform of the Escarpment and provide a series of connected and protected areas. These land use designations ensure a broader landscape approach to protecting the natural environment and should be implemented in a way that recognizes the natural heritage system of the Niagara Escarpment and associated natural heritage features. The landscape approach of the Niagara Escarpment Plan compliments the other natural systems as identi?ed within the Greenbelt Plan and the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan. The natural systems are made up of natural heritage features and hydrologic features that often coincide, given ecological linkages between terrestrial and water-based functions. The natural systems in the Niagara Escarpment Plan are managed as a connected and integrated landscape, given the functional inter- relationships between them and the fact that they complement the natural systems contained in the Greenbelt and the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan. Together with the surrounding landscape, they work towards functioning as a connected natural heritage system.

The province is also developing an

Agricultural System

for the Greater Golden Horseshoe which aims to protect a continuous productive agricultural land base and a complementary agri-food network that together enable the agri-food sector to thrive. An Agricultural System has two components: the agricultural land base and the agri-food network. The agricultural land base is comprised of prime agricultural areas including specialty crop areas , as well as rural lands where active agricultural and related activities are ongoing. The agri-food network includes infrastructure, services and agri-food assets important to the viability of the sector.

In the context of the Niagara Escarpment Plan,

prime agricultural areas are frequently found within the Escarpment Rural Area designation, but portions of the Escarpment Natural Area and Escarpment Protection Area designations may also have prime agricultural areas . In the context of implementing the Niagara Escarpment Plan, it is important to understand that prime agricultural areas in the Niagara Escarpment Plan Area should be identi?ed in accordance with the broader

Agricultural System

once established, recognizing both the agricultural land base and the agri-food network components. Linkages to the

Agricultural System

outside of the Niagara Escarpment Plan area should also be considered.

INTRODUCTION

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Legislative Authority

This Plan derives its authority from the

Niagara Escarpment Planning and

Development Act.

It was approved through an Order-in-Council made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council under that Act and came into e?ect on June 1, 2017

How to Read a Provincial Plan

The Provincial Policy Statement provides overall policy directions on matters of provincial interest related to land use and development in Ontario, and applies throughout the Niagara Escarpment Plan Area.quotesdbs_dbs27.pdfusesText_33

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