| Project Update |
June 2010 |
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City of Hamilton staff held a Public Information Centre on Thursday June 24, 2010. A public meeting notice was circulated to the study area residents and posted in the Hamilton Spectator and Stoney Creek News.
Staff presented the Draft Secondary Plan policies and the Preferred Land Use plan. All panel displays, handouts and materials are available for download or viewing online on our Public Information Centrepage.
Please note that the deadline for online and written comment submissions was Friday July 9, 2010. If you have any questions or comments please contact Andrea McDonald at 905-546-2424 Ex. 2664 (Andrea.Mcdonald@hamilton.ca) or Steve Boich at Ex. 1293 (Steve.Boich@hamilton.ca). |
The City of Hamilton will be preparing a Secondary Plan for the Fruitland-Winona (SCUBE) area. The purpose of the study is to establish appropriate land use designations, a transportation network, infrastructure requirements, development standards, policy framework and Implementation strategy. The Secondary Plan will guide future investment and development in the area.
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Study Area
The study area consists of the lands east of Fruitland Road, north of Highway No. 8 and south of Barton Street, including Winona; and the lands east of Winona, north of Highway No. 8, south of the QEW and west of the City limits. The study area consists of approximately 504 hectares (1245 acres) of land. Included within this study area are 223 hectares (550 acres) of land added to the Urban Boundary expansion as well as the existing community of Winona (85 hectares/210 acres) and 155 hectares (383 acres) of Provincially designated Greenbelt lands. Although included in the study area, the Greenbelt lands are protected and are not part of the secondary plan.
(Note: the Greenbelt lands are not designated urban; they are protected countryside and cannot be developed) |
Next Steps
The City of Hamilton continues to collect background information and review relevant studies that will provide valuable guidance for developing draft land use options for the Fruitland-Winona study area. The City will be working closely with the Community Advisory Committee and the Public to develop these draft land use options.
Official Plan Amendments and OMB Decision
On October 23, 2003, City Council adopted Regional Official Plan Amendment (ROPA) No. 14 and Stoney Creek Official Plan Amendment (OPA) No. 99 to permit the expansion of the urban area in lower Stoney Creek. These amendments were appealed by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing and Hamilton General Homes. In February 2005, the Province released the final Greenbelt Plan which placed one third of the proposed SCUBE area in the Greenbelt.
On November 22, 2005, the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) held a pre-hearing to deal with the Amendments. After testimony and comments, the OMB directed the City, Province and parties to the hearing to bring forward an amendment acceptable to all parties. This resulted in OMB Decision / Order No. 1202 issued on April 30, 2007 with an Official Plan Amendment as attached. The decision allowed lands outside the Greenbelt area to be designated “Urban” and that a Secondary Plan be developed for the area before any development proceeds. The Board also Indicated there would be a future OMB hearing to deal with the appropriateness of the Greenbelt designated lands for 3 properties and one area that were identified at the pre-hearing. The remaining landowners within the Greenbelt area will remain in the Greenbelt Plan and cannot take part in the future hearing.
ROPA No. 14 and OPA No. 99, both amended by the OMB, have added 223 hectares (550 acres) to the City of Hamilton Urban Area in the lower Stoney Creek/Winona area.