Planning & Development Advisory Committee

The Planning and Development Advisory Committee shall provide advice and make recommendations to Council on the following:

• Amendments to the Official Plan and Zoning By-law, and related municipal policies and procedures, which would be in the best interest of the community;
• Applications for Official Plan Amendments, Zoning By-law Amendments and approval of Draft Plans of Subdivision;
• Matters relating to planning policy and legislative reviews by the Province, County or an adjacent Municipality;
• Matters relating to sustainable community planning and development within the Municipality, having particular regard to the environmental, economic, cultural and social well-being of the community and its stakeholders;
• Policy or regulatory matters regarding community planning and development in the Municipality not specifically referred to the Committee by Council; and
• Miscellaneous community planning and development matters as requested by Council, the Director of Planning and Development, or the CAO.

The Planning and Development Advisory Committee shall be comprised of up to six (6) and no less than four (4) citizen appointments and a minimum of one (1) Member of Council. 

In order to contribute effectively to the accomplishment of the Committee’s objectives, qualifications for members should include skills, knowledge, experience and interest in community planning and sustainable development, including:

• An ability to represent a broad range of perspectives that reflect the diversity of the community;
• An ability to set-aside personal interests for the benefit of the entire community;
• An ability to contribute to meeting discussions in a positive, fair and unbiased manner;
• Good knowledge and understanding of community planning and development policies, guidelines, standards and approaches;
• Good knowledge of the community and its social, economic, and environmental drivers;
• Current involvement, academic credentials or past experience in service provision or policy and/or program development in the fields of community planning, architecture, engineering, and/or landscape/urban design.

Members of the Planning and Development Advisory Committee shall be appointed for a four (4) year term that corresponds with the term of Council, expiring on November 30 of the year in which a municipal election is held, unless provided otherwise by a resolution of Council.

The Planning and Development Advisory Committee shall report to the Municipal Council.  Decisions of the Committee are considered recommendations and are not final until approved by the Municipal Council.

Committee agendas are published the Friday prior to the meeting and can be viewed here.