County Council adopted an Official Plan for the County of Renfrew on March 27, 2002. The Plan was approved with modifications by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing on June 16, 2003. The Plan was updated (Five-Year Review) under Official Plan Amendment No. 25, which was partially approved by the Ministry on March 22, 2019 and final approved on March 26, 2020.
Official Plan breakdown
- Approved Official Plan
- Schedule A - Map 1
- Admaston/Bromley
- Bonnechere Valley
- Brudenell, Lyndoch & Raglan
- Greater Madawaska
- Head, Clara & Maria
- Horton
- Killaloe, Hagarty & Richards
- Laurentian Hills
- Madawaska Valley
- McNab/Braeside
- North Algona Wilberforce
- Whitewater Region
- Schedule B Map 1 - Hazards
- Schedule B Map 2 - Infrastructure
- Schedule B Map 3 - Mineral Aggregate and Mining Resource
- Schedule B Map 4 - Natural Heritage Features
- Schedule B Map 5 - Laurentian Valley - Prime Agricultural Areas
Official Plan Amendment Number 31 (OPA 31)
Renfrew County will be holding a public meeting on August 19th, 2021 at 6:30 p.m. regarding a proposed amendment to the County of Renfrew Official Plan (OPA 31) under Sections 17 and 22 of the Planning Act. The amendment applies to all lands within the County of Renfrew.
The purpose of OPA 31 is to make changes to the Official Plan to address the unique geography of the County and reflect local context as provided for in the Provincial Policy Statement.
County Council adopted Official Plan Amendment Number 25 (OPA 25) which was a 5-year update to the County of Renfrew Official Plan. The amendment was approved with modifications by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (MMAH) in 2019. This amendment proposes changes of many of the modifications made by MMAH back to the intention of the policies adopted by County Council in OPA 25. The amendment includes changes to policies and map schedules related to:
- Removal of population allocations
- Cultural Heritage and Archaeological
- Water setback
- Natural Heritage
- Natural Hazards
- Servicing Policies
- Secondary Dwellings
- Cannabis Production Facility
- Rural subdivisions
- Mineral Aggregate
- Agriculture
- Changing the scope and structure of the plan as it applies to Municipalities with their own official plan
The meeting will be held virtually due to Provincial Covid-19 restrictions.
The public meeting can be viewed live stream on YouTube.
Any person may participate in the public meeting and/or make written or verbal comments either in support or in opposition to the proposed amendment. You are strongly encouraged to contact the County if you have any questions. You can provide written comments to County Staff prior to the public meeting by sending an email to officialplan@countyofrenfrew.on.ca or by mailing a letter to Bruce Howarth at the address below. You are strongly encouraged to submit written comments prior to the public meeting even if you intend to provide verbal comments at the electronic public meeting.
Those who wish to speak or provide verbal comments at the public meeting MUST pre-register by contacting Bruce Howarth at 613-735-3204 Ext. 467 or at officialplan@countyofrenfrew.on.ca.
A copy of the notice of public meeting can be viewed here.
The following are links to the proposed amendments to the text and map schedules. The changes to the text are illustrated in green for additions and red strikethrough for deletions.
NOTE:
An accessible version of these documents will be provided upon request or availability.
Official Plan Amendment - OPA-31
Schedule A - Map 1
Admaston/Bromley
Bonnechere Valley
Brudenell, Lyndoch & Raglan
Greater Madawaska
Head, Clara & Maria
Horton
Killaloe, Hagarty & Richards
Laurentian Hills
Madawaska Valley
McNab/Braeside
North Algona Wilberforce
Whitewater Region
Schedule B Map 1 - Hazards
Schedule B Map 2 - Infrastructure
Schedule B Map 3 - Mineral Aggregate and Mining Resource
Schedule B Map 4 - Natural Heritage Features
Schedule B Map 5 - Laurentian Valley - Prime Agricultural Areas
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