Official Plan

The Official Plan

The Official for the Town of Lincoln was adopted by Council on July 7, 2014 and as approved by Niagara Region, with modifications, on April 30, 2015, as further approved by the Ontario Municipal Board with modifications on November 18, 2016. Hard copies are available through the Planning department.

Purpose

The Official Plan sets out the long term vision for the future. The Official Plan contains goals, objectives and policies to guide future land use, physical development, growth and change within the Town.

The Official Plan addresses issues such as:

Where agricultural, residential, institutional, recreational, commercial and industrial uses can be located
What areas must be protected
What services such as watermain, sewers and roads will be needed
When and in what order parts of the community will grow
What policies, regulations and rules apply

Most recent additions and changes to the Official Plan include:

Provision of policies to support, promote and sustain the farm community to support value added agriculture.
Updated policies to bring them into conformity with Provincial policies including the 2005 Greenbelt Plan, the 2014 Provincial Policy Statement, 2006 Places to Grow Plan.
Updated policies to bring the plan info conformity with the Regional Official Plan.
Updated environmental policies to address the requirements of the Greenbelt Natural Heritage System and how they can be balanced with supporting agriculture.

The Official Plan includes the text of the Plan and the text of all amendments to the Plan that have been given final approval as November 2016. The text of the Official Plan is provided for convenience only and should be read in conjunction with all of the Schedules. A hard copy of the Official Plan which includes all the Schedules is available from the Planning and Development Department. A complete copy of the Official Plan can be purchased for $60.