2022 Highlights: Official Plan Review
The Municipality will be completing the Official Plan update in 2022. The Official Plan describes Council’s policies on land use to help ensure that change and development will meet the needs of the community into the future. The Plan deals with issues such as where housing, employment, agricultural, industrial and commercial uses should be located; what services such as roads, sewers and parks will be needed; areas of environmental protection; and, the way in which the community will evolve to support sustainability, community success, and wellbeing. This Project includes extensive community consultation, including meetings with all of Council’s Advisory Committees. The primary source for all information for the Project can be found online at www.meaford.ca/opreview with updates posted as they become available.
Heritage Conservation District Plan Update
Working with the Heritage Advisory Committee, and expert heritage consultants, the Municipality is updating the Heritage Plan. The project is expected to be completed in spring/summer, and when done, the updated Plan will be a more effective tool for managing and protecting this important resource for our community. This will be particularly important for how it relates to potential infill development in the Heritage District. The Heritage Advisory Committee meetings on this project are open to the public, and citizens are welcome to provide their comments.
Community Design Standards
Recent work completed under a “modernization grant” from the Province has set the framework for the Municipality to create Community Design Standards. These standards will address many aspects of the design, function, and aesthetics of new development in the community, and will help implement policies of the Official Plan relating to livability and wellbeing. Community consultation for this project will begin in late spring 2022.
GIS based map is searchable, making it easier to find useful zoning information. Check out Meaford zoning information on the website at www.meaford.ca/zoning.
Current Development Information Information about development applications can be found on the Municipality’s Current Developments webpage www.meaford.ca/ developmentstatus. There you can find details about applications including related notices, supportive studies and documents, and when public meetings are scheduled.
E-permitting for Building Permits The Building division is launching a new online e-permitting system. This system will streamline application processes and also provide you with easy tools to monitor the progress of your applications and inspections.
Interactive Bike Patrol
Municipal Officers conduct visible patrols in the urban area to provide enhanced customer service to our community. This type of transportation allows Officers to engage the public in an approachable and personable way while patrolling key areas.
Standard Level of Service
The Municipal Enforcement division services our community to promote safety, create standards to support good neighbour interactions and prevent behaviors that undermine the quality of life for residents. The Municipality is committed to the principles of achieving compliance through the four ‘E’ model; engage, explain, education and then enforce, if necessary.
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Geographic Information System (GIS) based Zoning Information. In addition to the downloadable Zoning Maps on the Municipal website you can now view the new Meaford GIS Zoning Map online. Meaford’s new
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