Planning Applications Under Mayoral Direction

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Have Your Say

Staff are currently compiling questions and comments from the public related to the 12 proposed zoning by-law amendments, to help inform the community information sessions over the coming weeks. If you have a question that has not already been captured (please see the FAQs), please feel free to submit it at www.haveyoursaycaledon.ca/communityinfosessions.

All questions will be considered and addressed during the info sessions, as well as recorded online.

Community Information Sessions

Southfields Presentation

On the evening of Wednesday, May 15, the Town held a community information session at the Southfields Community Centre regarding the 12 proposed zoning by-law amendments. 

Please click here or see below for a copy of the presentation, as well as a video recording. 

 

Video Recording

If you missed the session in Southfields and are interested in attending one, there are three more sessions available in the coming weeks.

Upcoming Info Sessions

These info sessions will offer additional clarity on the process, address inquiries from the public, and furnish detailed information into the proposed amendments.

Save the Date:

  • Albion Bolton Community Centre (150 Queen St S) – Thursday, May 23 from 7-9 p.m. 

  • New Venue Added: Alton Legion (1267 Queen St W, Alton) - Monday, May 27 from 7-9 p.m.

  • Caledon East Community Complex (6215 Old Church Rd) – Monday, June 10 from 7-9 p.m. 

Each session will feature the same information and presentation from staff. The public is invited to attend any of the sessions at their convenience. While these sessions are exclusively in-person, the presentations and additional details will also be accessible on the Town website as they become available. 

 

A Message from Mayor Annette Groves 

Council - April 30, 2024

Last Thursday’s Public Meeting on the 12 rezoning items brought up close to 200 passionate residents and stakeholders. People who spoke raised sincere questions and concerns that our presentation, put simply, failed to address. The message was loud and clear, the people of Caledon need and deserve more information. Information about the process and why we are considering this action, and the details about each of the 12 parcels of land.

Listening is a profoundly humbling experience, it’s the hallmark that helped me earn the trust of voters when I was first elected as Councillor in 2000 and it is what I pride myself on today. So, I have listened and pulled the by-laws from today’s Council Meeting.

We are scheduling three public information sessions for the next month, in different areas of Caledon for transparency and to share detailed information with residents and stakeholders. We can’t move forward without them. We’ll address the questions and concerns raised on Thursday night and we will listen. The people of Caledon deserve to feel heard. The team is booking spaces and dates and will be updating our website and social media channels, including my own, with the information you need to attend.

Thank you Caledon, for helping us realize we must do better and we will.

Mayor Annette Groves

 Mayor Message - April 26, 2024

Dear residents, 

 

I would like to extend my heartfelt gratitude to all who attended the public meeting last night. Your presence and active participation are invaluable to our community's progress and I appreciate your passion. 

 

During the meeting, I carefully listened to your concerns and heard your feedback. Your input is essential in shaping the decisions that affect us all. I want to inform you that following thorough consideration and in response to your feedback, the 12 rezoning items have been removed from the agenda for next week. 

 

Your voices have been heard, and your concerns respected. I will be addressing this matter further in a statement on Tuesday at the Council meeting. 

 

Once again, thank you for your engagement and dedication to our community's welfare. 

 

Mayor Annette Groves 

Council and Committee Meeting Info

For additional information related to the Council and Committee Meetings, please see the following:

Notices and Correspondence

Agendas

For info on how to engage with Council and participate in a public meeting, please visit Speak at Council on the Town website.

 

Proposed Amendments

The purpose of the proposed Zoning By-law Amendments is to rezone the Subject Lands into appropriate residential mixed use zone categories to facilitate the future development of residential lots, residential mixed-use buildings and commercial uses together with the protection of environmental policy areas. While each of the proposed Zoning By-law Amendments has its own specific range of zone categories, in general terms the purpose and intent of the amendments is to re-zone the Subject Lands from the existing uses, which includes Agricultural, Small Agricultural Holdings, Environmental Policy Area 2, Rural Residential, Institutional, Bolton Highway Commercial and General Commercial to appropriate zone categories to facilitate future development, including Mixed Density Residential, Environmental Policy Area 1, Urban Corridor, Neighbourhood Centre, Multiple Residential, and General Commercial.

map of proposed zoning by-law amendments

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

What decision was taken?

On March 26, Mayor Groves gave direction to advance the rezoning of 12 development applications in Caledon. This bold and unprecedented announcement demonstrates Caledon's commitment to proactively tackle the housing crisis and foster sustainable growth in the community.
Why has this decision been taken?
  • Mayor Groves would like to reinforce the Town of Caledon’s commitment to proactively address the housing crisis and to contribute to the Province’s housing goal of 1.5 million new residential units by 2031, as well as Caledon's growth forecast to 2051.
  • Caledon is ready to meet and potentially exceed its Housing Pledge targets and has just received $2.8 million as part of the Building Faster Fund for meeting its 2023 annual housing targets.
  • Many of the parcels of land that are included under the Strong Mayor direction are already part of phase one of Caledon's draft Growth Management and Phasing Plan. They were identified because the applications are in areas where existing or planned infrastructure can support development.
  • On March 26, 2024, Caledon Council adopted the Town’s new Official Plan “Future Caledon”, which lays out a detailed roadmap of Caledon’s growth till 2051. The 2051 growth targets are substantial.
  • This move by the Mayor will advance the objectives of Future Caledon by ensuring significant development applications progress in a timely manner, as well as ensure infrastructure and services are aligned for units to be delivered by 2051.
  • This move will ensure that provincial and federal infrastructure and funding programs acknowledge Caledon's proactive approach to growth management.
  • This signals Caledon’s readiness and ambitions for growth, its commitment to partner with the development industry and create complete, sustainable communities, as envisioned in the Town’s Strategic Plan and Future Caledon.
Where is Caledon expected to grow and develop?
  • About 80% of Caledon is protected by the Greenbelt Plan, Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan and Niagara Escarpment Plan legislation and will remain unavailable for development.
  • Urban growth will be focused in less than 20 per cent of Caledon, mostly in the southern part of the Town.
  • Where and how the Town grows is set out in the new Official Plan.

 
Which applications are included and how many new units are expected to be zoning approved through this decision? 

The following 12 planning applications are included. They are expected to yield approximately 35,000 residential units, incrementally over roughly the next 20 years, subject to variables. The housing will be created along with community elements such as new parks, schools and retail. Mayor Groves would like to ensure the creation of complete communities, as envisioned in the Town’s Official Plan and Strategic Plan. 

 

Some of these applications are currently before the Preliminary Application Review Committee (PARC) and no additional information can be available at this time. To learn more, please review the PARC Meeting process.   on the Town website. 

 

Links to the available applications are provided below. 

 

proposed zoning bylaw

 
Will this include various housing options and affordable housing?
  • A range of housing options will be delivered through these planning applications, including singles, semis, town houses and apartments, ensuring housing typologies are available for various price ranges.
  • Mayor Groves has directed that zoning permissions for additional residential units (second units and garden suites) and multiplexes be addressed in the approvals.
  • Through the other planning approval stages such as secondary planning and plans of subdivision, the Town will ensure policies and opportunities for affordable housing provisions.
Will the selected developments follow the standard planning process?
  • Yes, Mayor Groves has directed staff in the Planning & Development Department to undertake the necessary steps to bring forward the proposed zoning by-law amendments through the municipal planning process, including holding a statutory public meeting.
 Has this ever been done before? Why now?
  • Although pre-zoning has been undertaken by many municipalities, using Strong Mayor Powers is an unprecedented direction, demonstrating Caledon’s commitment to proactively tackle the housing crisis and foster sustainable growth in the community.
  • The zoning approvals for the lands included in the direction by Mayor Groves will enable staff to advance the development applications through the remaining municipal planning process.
  • In the longer term, such a broad mixed-use rezoning will ensure that development and redevelopment of these new communities can happen without frequent and recurring processes.
  • Caledon is ready and open for business—this move will help ensure an ample supply of development sites for all types of housing, both to meet demand and to encourage housing affordability.
  • This move will also provide greater certainty to encourage investment into Caledon’s growth.
Caledon's existing Housing Pledge already accounts for 13,000 new homes. Why are we going beyond that to approve 35,000?
  • While the Housing Pledge accounts for 13,000 new housing units by 2031, the forecast for Caledon indicates 67,000 new housing units are needed by 2051.
  • The 35,000 units in the proposed 12 areas are a step towards meeting the 67,000 units by 2051 and would help ensure Caledon gets the necessary infrastructure and services required to support its growth well into the future.  
 What are the next steps?

A public meeting for the applications was held on April 25, 2024.

 

Following the public meeting, the following community information sessions will offer additional clarity on the process, address inquiries from the public, and furnish detailed information into the proposed amendments.

 

Save the Date:

  • Southfields Community Centre (225 Dougall Ave) – Wednesday, May 15 from 7-9 p.m. 

  • Albion Bolton Community Centre (150 Queen St S) – Thursday, May 23 from 7-9 p.m. 

  • Alton Legion (1267 Queen St W) - Monday, May 27 from 7-9 p.m.

  • Caledon East Community Centre (6215 Old Church Rd) – Monday, June 10 from 7-9 p.m. 

 

Each session will feature the same information and presentation from staff. The public is invited to attend any of the sessions at their convenience. While these sessions are exclusively in-person, the presentations and additional details will also be accessible on the Town website as they become available.