Planning
Contacts
Entrance Permit: Dylan Adams, Manager of Transportation Services, 613-472-6940
Minor Variance: Tonia Bennett, CAO/Clerk, 613-472-2629 ext. 2221
Zoning: Tonia Bennett, CAO/Clerk, 613-472-2629 ext. 2221
Consent, Severance, and Subdivisions: Emily Galloway, Planner, 613-966-6712 ext. 4003
What is Planning?
The Planning Act (the Act) is provincial legislation that sets out the ground rules for land use planning in Ontario. It describes how land uses may be controlled, and who may control them. The purpose of the Act is to:
provide for planning processes that are fair by making them open, accessible, timely and efficient
promote sustainable economic development in a healthy natural environment within a provincial policy framework
provide for a land use planning system led by provincial policy
integrate matters of provincial interest into provincial and municipal planning decisions by requiring that all decisions be consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement and conform/not conflict with provincial plans
encourage co-operation and coordination among various interests
recognize the decision-making authority and accountability of municipal councils in planning
Marmora and Lake is supported by Hastings County planning staff.
Here is the Hastings County Planning pre-consultation form.
What is the hierarchy of planning legislation?
The Planning Act (Provincial)
The Planning Act (the Act) is provincial legislation that sets out the ground rules for land use planning in Ontario. It describes how land uses may be controlled, and who may control them.
The Provincial Policy Statement (Provincial)
The Provincial Policy Statement, 2020 (PPS) applies provincewide and contains policy direction related to:
growth and development
the use and management of resources
the protection of the environment
public health and safety
Municipalities are the primary implementers of PPS policies through:
official plans
zoning bylaws
decisions on other planning matters
The Official Plan (Upper Tier)
The Official Plan provides goals, objectives, policies, and procedures to guide the physical development of Hastings County while having regard for relevant social, economic, and environmental matters.
The Comprehensive Zoning Bylaw (Lower Tier)
This Comprehensive Zoning Bylaw is intended to prohibit the use of land and the erection or use of buildings or structures for or except for such purposes as set down in this bylaw; to prohibit the erection or use of buildings on land which is subject to flooding, or on land by reason of its rocky, marshy or unstable character the cost of construction of satisfactory waterworks, sewage, or drainage facilities are prohibitive; to regulate the height, bulk, location, size, floor area, spacing, character, and use of buildings or structures; to regulate the minimum frontage and depth of a parcel of land and the portion of the area thereof that any building or structure may occupy; to require loading and parking facilities for buildings or structures erected or used for certain purposes; to prohibit the making or establishment of pits and quarries within defined areas and to regulate the making or establishment of pits and quarries within defined areas of the municipality.