APPENDIX B – EXCERPTS FROM THE OFFICIAL PLAN
OP Volume 1 – Primary Plan
Chapter 5
5.4.10 Pollution Control Plant Policies
The following policies should be read in conjunction with the Infrastructure chapter of this Plan.
POLLUTION CONTROL PLANTS DEFINITION
- 5.4.10.1 For the purpose of this Plan, a Pollution Control Plant refers to sewage treatment facilities and associated uses.
SCHEDULE C: DEVELOPMENT CONSTRAINT AREAS
- 5.4.10.2 The Lou Romano Water Reclamation Plant and the Little River Pollution Control Plant and any known Pollution Control Plant within approximately 300 metres of the municipal boundary are identified on Schedule C: Development Constraint Areas.
PROHIBIT INCOMPATIBLE DEVELOPMENT
- 5.4.10.3 Council shall prohibit residential, commercial, mixed use and institutional development within 300 metres of a Pollution Control Plant. The 300 metre distance shall be measured from the property line of the Pollution Control Plant to the property line of the proposed development.
COMPATIBLE DEVELOPMENT
- Council may permit Industrial or Open Space uses within 300 metres of a Pollution Control Plant:
- in accordance with provincial legislation, policy, and appropriate guidelines; and
- where the proponent demonstrates that the development is feasible given the operations of the plant, and in particular, the emission of odours.
ACQUISITION OF 300M BUFFER AREA
- 5.4.10.5 Council may acquire land within 300 metres or more of the Lou Romano Water Reclamation Plant or the Little River Pollution Control Plant to facilitate the operation and/or expansion of the facility