Body: Planning Committee Type: Document Meeting: Committee Date: 2025 Collection: Agenda Attachments Municipality: Frontenac County
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Director’s Briefing Planning and Economic Development Advisory Committee March 27th, 2025
General Planning Item (County level) • CPPS project continues to be on schedule and work will continue through 2025 • Communal service policies for township Official Plans – public information sessions to be held in North, Central, and Frontenac Islands • Additional residential units – updates for Township Official Plans
Community Planning Permit System
https://engagefrontenac.ca/community-planning-permit-system
South Frontenac Official Plan – Fourth Draft
https://engagefrontenac.ca/official-plan-review-south-frontenac-2040
C o u nt y P l a n n i n g S e r v i c e s – To w n s h i p H o u rs ( N o r t h , C e nt ra l , I s l a n d s )
To w n s h i p P l a n n i n g A p p l i cat i o n s ( N o r t h , C e nt ra l , I s l a n d s )
To w n s h i p P l a n n i n g A p p l i cat i o n s - 2 0 2 4 ( N o r t h , C e nt ra l , I s l a n d s )
C o u nt y P l a n n i n g H o u rs – 2 0 1 6 to 2 0 2 4 3,000 2,632 2,473
2,500
2,303
2,201 2,036
Number of Hours
2,000
1,908
1,500 1,250
1,251 1,015
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500
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County/Regional Planning Hours • Almost 60% of our total planning hours in 2024 were regional planning, up from 55% in 2023. • Major projects:
Communal Services Community Planning Permit System project management South Frontenac Official Plan review
2025 – 2026 Projects (Regional) • Community Planning Permit System • Communal Services – Frontenac Municipal Services (utility) • Regional Natural Heritage Study • County Official Plan (2016) update
2025 – 2026 Projects (Townships) • Sharbot Lake school site redevelopment (staff report Re. preliminary permitted land uses to Township Council March 25 th) • South Frontenac Official Plan Review • Marysville Design Standards and village zoning • Official Plan Amendments – Communal Services
Business Engagement Business Visits • Frontenac County and Frontenac Business Services continuing to visit businesses monthly • Next visit is planned for Howe Island Wolfe Island Business Meeting (December) • Wolfe Island businesses met with representatives from Frontenac County, Frontenac Business Services, Frontenac Islands, and RTO9 (Regional Tourism Organization) • Three business groups formed from the meeting: Marketing, Familiarization (FAM) Tour, and Signage.
Frontenac Brand Anthem • Created by Untold Storytelling to promote County • Video is set to launch on April 15, 2025 • Looking to have Frontenac representatives play video as part of presentations to external audiences, at conferences, etc. • Collaboration with RTO9 (Southeastern Ontario) and RTO11 (Ontario’s Highlands Tourism Organization – OHTO) and Destination Ontario.
H e a l t h ca re i n o u r co m m u n i t y O p e rat i o n a l Re v i e w The Healthcare in our Community report was received and its recommendations approved at County Council March 19, 2025. This project was supported by Frontenac Business Services who provided a $5000 grant towards the review. • Report Link: Operational Review Report and Findings Report • Consultant Presentation (Video Recording) • Recruitment Video Next Steps: Staff will develop an Implementation Plan outlining actions, schedule, and costs associated with the recommendations outlined in the report, which will be presented to County Council prior to 2025 Budget deliberations
Open Farms 2025 The Open Farms was received and its recommendations approved at County Council February 19, 2025. • Report Link: Open Farms Days Follow Up 2024 and Open Farms 2025 • Staff Briefing (Video Recording) 2025 Event Schedule Friday: Kick-off event/ribbon cutting at the Frontenac Farmers Market Saturday and Sunday: • Plowing Match events with event coordination support with additional farms & education • Farm-hosted events, business-led experiences, and community activities. • Farmers markets across the region. • Farm-to-table events highlighting local products.
K&P Trail – Clarendon Station to Mississippi River Complete Eight kilometers of K&P Trail have been rehabilitated in Central and North Frontenac. A funding announcement and ribbon cutting featuring the Province of Ontario was hosted on December 15, 2024. 12 kilometers of rehabilitation remain in North Frontenac.
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