Body: Planning Committee Type: Document Meeting: Regular Date: 2025 Collection: Agenda Attachments Municipality: Frontenac County
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2025-2029 Business Plan for Planning Services
Planning and Economic Development
Presentation Outline
- County projects (2025-2029)
- Township projects (2025-2029)
- Development approvals
- Resource allocation and project implementation
Planning Services Business Plan 2025 - 2029
Community Planning Permit System (CPPS) • By-law template to be complete by end of 2024 / early 2025 • Implementation in 2025 for each township, including administrative process and documents, and staff training Planning Services Business Plan 2025 - 2029
Communal Services • Official Plan Amendments for townships (2024 to early 2025) • 2025 and beyond On-going support for Frontenac Municipal Services Corporation Advocacy work and presentations
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County Official Plan Update • Adopted in 2014 • Provincial approval in 2016 • Update in 2026; work plan by end of 2024 • Important background information needed for the update
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Natural Heritage Strategy
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• Budget for project proposal approved in 2023 • Delays due to staff workload • Request for proposals to be issued by the end of the year with most of the work to be done in 2025
Population, Employment, and Housing Projections • Last done in 2020 (based on 2016 Census) • Done every 5 years based on release of Census data • Important information about community – key component of the Official Plan update • Significant changes since the pandemic • Separate project proposal
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Rural Business and Home Industry Policies • Large rural properties have potential for enhanced business opportunities • High level policies in the County Official Plan to provide direction • Details in Township Official Plans Planning Services Business Plan 2025 - 2029
Archaeological Master Plan • Future project proposal (20272028) • Protection of archaeological resources is a provincial requirement • More information is needed about when to require detailed study
Planning Services Business Plan 2025 - 2029
Township Projects • Additional residential units – amendments to Official Plans and Zoning By-Laws for North Frontenac, Central Frontenac, and Frontenac Islands (2024-2025) • Implementation of the Community Planning Permit System for all four townships (2025-2026)
Planning Services Business Plan 2025 - 2029
North Frontenac • 10-year Official Plan update (2027) • 10-year Zoning ByLaw update (20282029)
Planning Services Business Plan 2025 - 2029
Central Frontenac • Redevelopment of the former school site in Sharbot Lake (on-going)
Planning Services Business Plan 2025 - 2029
South Frontenac • New Official Plan (2024-2025) • Delegation of approval for plans of subdivision and condominium (2025-2026)
Planning Services Business Plan 2025 - 2029
Frontenac Islands • Marysville – Design Standards and Zoning (2024-2025) • New Official Plan (to be determined) • New Zoning By-Law (to be determined)
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Development Approvals – County • Applications for plans of subdivision and condominium are relatively slow • Most recent applications have been for final approvals or extensions of draft plan approval • Future level of applications unknown, especially with communal services coming online • Delegation of approval for plans of subdivision and condominium to South Frontenac will help balance future workload
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Township Planning Hours
(North Frontenac, Central Frontenac, and Frontenac Islands) 3000 2457
Number of hours
2500
2180 1899
2000 1500
2518
1572 1151
1274
1317
2017
2018
1000 500 0 2015
2016
2019
2020
Year Planning Services Business Plan 2025 - 2029
2021
2022
2023
2024
Township Application Numbers 200 174
180
Number of applications
160
143
140 120 89
100 80
20 0
87
81
65 53
60 40
108
104
98
21
33 11 2016
23
50
48 26
24
13
2017 North Frontenac
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2018
19
60
57 31 12
2019 Central Frontenac
70 54
38
38 18
2020 2021 Frontenac Islands
13
16
13 2022 Total
2023
Resource allocation and project implementation • Unknowns Number of development applications Changes from the province
• Staffing New project manager/senior planner position Transition from summer student to planning intern
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Risk Analysis and Mitigation – Planning Level
Issue Delays to Strategic Initiatives
Advisement
• •
Major policy reviews have been delayed/suspended but process efficiencies are providing additional time now to focus on policy work. Only 13% of time in 2023 dedicated to policy work
Mitigation Delays to Strategic Initiatives •
Townships may need to retain consultants to do large-scale policy projects depending on the workload of County staff (e.g., new Official Plans and Zoning By-Laws)
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Sustainability Reserve Projected Year End Balance $300
$265
$283
Thousands
$250
$200
$184
$170 $146
$134
$150
$107 $100
$50
$-
2023
2024
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2025
2026
2027
2028
2029
Questions?
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