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It is the Planning Staff's aim to promote responsible economic growth and stability while maintaining a healthy environment and safe quality of life for all residents.
To fulfill this objective, Clearview is supporting the strategies of the Ontario's Smart Growth framework. Smart Growth is a vision for managing growth in ways that create strong economies, build strong communities and promote a healthy environment.
Clearview, and its planners, are using leading planning strategies that address growth challenges, such as preserving natural areas, efficient use of services and creating new prospects for youth in rural communities.
WHAT WE DO
Planning defined: - The scientific, aesthetic, and orderly disposition of land, resources, facilities and services;
- Securing the physical, economic and social efficiency, health and well-being of the environment and urban and rural communities. Planners not only deal with land use, but also: - Planning social and community services;
- Managing cultural and heritage resources;
- Creating economic capacity in local communities;
- Addressing transportation and infrastructure
CITIZENS' GUIDES FOR LAND USE PLANNING
The Ministry of Housing and Affairs publishes guides for citizens to use to aid in understanding the various municipal planning processes. Please click the following link to the Ministry's website - Citizens' Guides for Land Use Planning
CONTEXT FOR THE MUNICIPAL PLANNING PROCESS
The municipal planning process is governed by upper tier requirements and standards which are established in a hierarchy of legislation, regulations, common law, policies, and guidelines and standards. The more common legislation dealt with on a regular basis includes:
The County of Simcoe has an Official Plan to which lower tier municipalities must conform. The Township's policies may be more restrictive, but not be less restrictive than the County Official Plan policies.
County of Simcoe Official Plan
County of Simcoe D4 (Land Use On or Near Landfills) Study Guidelines and Application Form
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