Body: Planning Committee Type: Document Meeting: Committee Date: 2021 Collection: Agenda Attachments Municipality: Frontenac County

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Planning Advisory Committee Planning Briefing June 9th, 2021

Where We Are Right Now • •

• • •

All staff are continuing to work from home. We hold virtual staff meetings twice a week to keep each other up to date. Virtual Committee meetings and pre-consultation meetings continue On-line planning consultation forms Site visits continue Waiting for Provincial direction June 14th

Where We Are Right Now continued •

New Manager of Community Planning (February 2021) • Ms. Sonya Bolton

New Community Planner (April 2021) • Mr. Dmitry Kurylovich

To w n s h i p P l a n n i n g H o u r s

Highlight of Extra Planning Hours for To w n s h i p s i n 2 0 2 0

Planning Applications Planning Applications

Overall

120 104

Number of Applications

100

98 91

89

80 Central Frontenac

60

65 48

47

26 24

Frontenac Islands

40

37

33

20

North Frontenac

57

53

21

23

11

13

2016

2017

22

20

12

0 2018

2019

2020

Year

North Frontenac

Central Frontenac

Frontenac Islands

Overall

Linear (Overall)

Planning Applications and Inquiries

Planning Applications Reached 104 in 2020

For the first 5 months of 2021 (January – May) there have been a total of 66 applications that have been dealt with (63.5% of 2020 total)

Planning Applications and Inquiries continued •

Current level of inquiries is high: • Approximately 3-5 formal pre-application meetings every week • Approximately 25 inquiries per week • Note: these numbers do not include follow-up questions after initial inquiry or questions about active applications

Ongoing Work – County •

Communal Servicing – proposed regional utility model (municipal service corporation - MSC) endorsed by Governance Committee and County Council in May, 2021. MSC proposal also endorsed by North, Central, and Frontenac Islands Townships – May 2021. Proposed ‘Business Plan’ for MSC to be reviewed by Township Staff and Governance Committee prior to September.

Ongoing Work – Townships •

Central Frontenac Official Plan update • 3rd Draft Completed (December 2020) • Public Meeting held May 18th • Township Council Adoption – June 2021

Sharbot Lake School Site Redevelopment • Engineering feasibility study – Federation of Canadian Municipalities Approved • Potential new development on communal services

Ongoing Work – Townships continued

Marysville Secondary Plan • Final public review expected Summer 2021 • Prepare Official Plan Amendment for implementation

Frontenac Islands Site Alteration By-law • Control fill being added to private lots, particularly waterfront lots.

Ongoing Work – Townships continued •

Frontenac Islands Development Charges By-law Update • Anticipation of more growth in Marysville

North Frontenac Community Improvement Plan (CIP) • Update to CIP to allow for more grant funding

Planning Advisory Committee Planning Briefing – June 9th, 2021 Ongoing Work – Townships •

Township Planning Fees Review • Working with North, Central, and Frontenac Islands staff to consider possible changes in fee structure and cost recovery.

2022 Budget Work

First Draft (Internal) due by end of June.

Project Proposal – Natural Heritage Study

Draft Business Plan to be presented to PAC prior to Council review

Thank You.

Questions?

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