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SPR/SPA:

Risk:

HR-MC-1.4

Grand River

Significant

Implementing Body

Legal Effect

Policy Tool

Threat Type

Status

Comment

Halton, Regional Municipality of - (Municipality)

Conform with

Land Use Planning Approaches

Future & Existing

No response required/not applicable

As of July 1, 2024, Halton Region is no longer a planning approval authority. Implementation of the Land Use Planning policies of the Source Protection Plans will be the responsibility of the area municipalities.

Milton Town of - (Municipality)

Conform with

Land Use Planning Approaches

Future & Existing

In progress/some progress made

The Official Plan update process was initiated in 2019 and is in progress. In 2024, the Town held statutory consultations, as required under the Planning, to consult on the draft policies. Following the Official Plan update, the Town zoning by-law will be amended for conformity.

Policy Text:

Halton Region and the Town of Milton shall amend their Official Plan and/or Zoning By-Laws to:

- Identify the vulnerable areas in which drinking water threats prescribed under the Clean Water Act, 2006 would be significant;
- Indicate that within the areas identified, any use or activity that is, or would be, a significant drinking water threat is required to conform with all applicable Source Protection Plan policies and, as such, may be prohibited, restricted or otherwise regulated by those policies;
- Incorporate any other amendments required to conform with the threat specific land use policies identified in this Source Protection Plan.

Monitoring Text:

HR-CW-1.9: Where the Halton Region and Town of Milton are required to amend their Official Plan and/or Zoning By-laws as a result of policies in this plan, they shall provide notice to the Source Protection Authority within 30 days of the amendment(s) coming into effect.