The Town of Lincoln Ontario wants your input on their priorities and direction for the Town of Lincoln Ontario.
The Town of Lincoln is undertaking a review their Official Plan (OP). This plan will guide the growth and development for the Town to 2051 and will ultimately conform with the recently adopted Niagara Region Official Plan and updates to Provincial policies, while remaining aligned with the Town’s Council Priorities(External link).
The Provincial Planning Act(External link) (Section 26) requires that the Town’s Official Plan be reviewed every ten years after the approval of a new Official Plan and every five years after a comprehensive review. This is done to reflect changes in communities, the vision for the Region, and to ensure that the Official Plan remains aligned with Provincial policies.
The Town’s current Official Plan was approved in November 2016 and since then, the Province has made significant updates to the Planning Act, amendments to the Clean Water Act, and released a new Growth Plan, Provincial Policy Statement, Greenbelt Plan, and Niagara Escarpment Plan.
In addition, the Niagara Official Plan(External link) (NOP) was recently approved by the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing with modifications in November 2022. The NOP is a long-range, land use policy document that provides direction for the growth and development of all of Niagara Region with a planning horizon to 2051. The official plans of all lower tier municipalities, including Lincoln, are required to be brought into conformity with the NOP.
Lincoln’s Official Plan Review is not intended to be a rewrite of the Town’s Official Plan, but rather a targeted update to only those sections and policies that require changes to address provincial policies and significant locally-identified issues, reflective of community goals and objectives. The overall organization and structure of the Official Plan will remain the same.
Engagement is critical to the success and development of a Town like Lincoln Ontario as it continues to thrive and grow – go to the following link and take the short but important survey to have your say https://speakuplincoln.ca/shapelincoln/surveys/shape-lincoln-2051-official-plan-review-survey
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