The Municipality of South Huron, along with Huron County are embarking on a year long project to update the South Huron Official Plan
An Official Plan provides short term and long term vision for land use, growth and development within the municipality.
Section 26 of the Planning Act requires that municipal Councils review their OP not less than every five years; as the last review occurred in 2014, another review is required.
The Act requires the review to ensure that the Official Plan has regard for matters of provincial interest and is consistent with policy statements. The Provincial Policy Statement (PPS) was recently updated in 2020 from the previous version in 2014; it is anticipated that an update to the PPS will be released in 2024. The South Huron OP requires review to ensure consistency with the PPS as well as matters of provincial interest.
South Huron's OP is required to conform to upper tier Official Plans under Section 27(1) of the Planning Act. The Huron County OP was reviewed and updated in 2021.
View Draft Plan View Schedules (Mapping)
NEW You can now view the DRAFT Official Plan land use on the web mapping application below! (Note: search uses 911 civic address)
(To view the full application, go to the Official Plan Reviewer.)
Have Your Say
The community is invited to share ideas about their vision for the Municipality and the policy direction to manage future land use and growth. Those wishing to participate in the planning process are encouraged to send their comments, or concerns via email or mail to:
- Mailed to the Municipal Office: Attention - Official Plan Review (322 Main Street South, Exeter, ON, N0M 1S6)
- Oral comments may also be expressed at the meeting
Attend an Open House!
- August 29th: 6 to 8pm at Oakwood Resort (Terrace Room) - 70671 Bluewater Highway
- September 12th: 6 to 8pm at the Kirkton Woodham Community Centre- 70497 Road 164
- September 16th through 20th: 9am to 3:30pm at Town Hall – 322 Main Street S. Additionally, the evenings of Tuesday, September 17th & Thursday, September 19th by appointment. Please email op@southhuron.ca or call 519-235-0310 ext 252 to book an appointment
Open Houses are designed as ‘come and go’ sessions. There will be the opportunity to review the draft maps, policy amendments and to speak one-on-one with staff.
Please note that comments and opinions submitted on these matters, including the originator’s name and address, become part of the public record and may be viewed by the general public and may be published in a Planning Report, Council Agenda or Council Minutes
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Notices
Staff Reports
- Request to commence Official Plan Review - Dated January 30th, 2024
- Section 26 report - Dated March 15th, 2024
- Committee of the Whole (presentation)- June 12th, 2024
- Committee of the Whole (Report) - June 12th, 2024
- Vacant Land Analysis
- First Draft Report - August 12th, 2024
- DRAFT Five Year Review Amendments (Deletions are shown in strikethrough and additions are in bold and underlined)
- Schedules
Videos:
- Regular Council Meeting - February 6th, 2024 (Request to commence OP review)
- Section 26 Meeting - March 27th, 2024
- Committee of the Whole - June 12th, 2024
Background resources:
- Current Official Plan
- Provincial Policy Statement, 2020 (PPS)
- Huron County Official Plan
- Huron County Populations and Housing Projections (March 2024)
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Celina McIntosh , Planner 519-524-8394 ext. 3 519-235-0310 ext 234 |
Vanessa Culbert, Planning Coordinator op@southhuron.ca 519-235-0310 ext 252 322 Main Street South, Exeter, ON, N0M 1S6 |
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