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Risk:

BC-MC-1.17

Grand River

Significant

Implementing Body

Legal Effect

Policy Tool

Threat Type

Status

Comment

Brant County of - (Municipality)

Conform with

Land Use Planning Approaches

Existing

Implemented

County of Brant has successfully finalized a New Official Plan, which has fully integrated Chapter 14 of the Lake Erie Source Protection Plan, along with associated Schedules. The Plan has been formally adopted by County Pursuant to Section 17(23) of the Planning Act, County Bylaw 61-23, adopted May 30, 2023. The Official Plan was sent to the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing for final approval in June 2023. At this time of annual reporting January 2024, the County is still waiting on approval from the Province

Policy Text:

To address Conditions sites that are significant drinking water threats resulting from past activities, the County shall amend their Official Plan to require that as a component of a complete application under the Planning Act, the completion of the contaminated sites protocol is required, inclusive of the requirement that a record of site condition is to be provided as appropriate.

Monitoring Text:

BC-CW-1.10: Where the County is required to amend their Official Plan and/or Zoning By-law to bring their planning documents into conformity with the Source Protection Plan, the County shall provide proof of compliance to the Source Protection Authority and shall provide a copy of such compliance within 30 days of the amendment(s) coming into effect or, where the matter has been appealed to the Ontario Municipal Board, the date of their decision to approve.