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Region of Waterloo Official Plan
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Region settles land dispute with developers
May 26, 2015 | Paige Desmond | Waterloo Region Record | Link

Quote:WATERLOO REGION — The Region of Waterloo has settled a drawn-out battle with developers over its Official Plan, which guides land planning in the region to 2031.

The announcement was made Tuesday morning.

If the settlement is accepted by the Ontario Municipal Board at a hearing in June, which decides land planning disputes, 255 hectares of land will be opened up for urban development once the deal is finalized.

Another 200 hectares will be approved for development between 2016 and 2019.

The region had sought to limit new development land to 85 hectares and developers sought up to 1,053 hectares.

"We are very pleased with this outcome," Regional Chair Ken Seiling said in a media release.

The conflict on how this region will grow has been ongoing since 2010 when politicians approved the official plan, which several local developers appealed. The document dictates land planning rules to 2031.

Regional officials want to focus growth in city cores and planned to open up about 80 hectares of new land for development. Developers argued for hundreds more hectares.

Board officials disagreed with the region's calculation for new land and ordered the two sides to negotiate a compromise. The board endorsed up to 1,053 new hectares and negotiations have been underway since the January 2013 ruling.

Timeline:

January 2013 — Municipal board orders region, developers to negotiate the quantity of new greenfield land to be developed.

January 2013 — Region announces it will ask a court to review procedural fairness of the ruling and overturn it because of alleged errors in law. The region asks the board to reconsider its decision. That request is refused.

Sept. 9, 2013 — Region requests judicial review claiming bias on the part of the board.

December 2013 — Municipal board suggests the region bring a motion before the board to consider whether it was biased. The region refused.

April 2014 — Region seeks an injunction to prevent the municipal board from considering whether it was biased.

May 2014 — A judge dismisses the injunction motion and declines to proceed with the judicial review pending the results of the municipal board bias hearing.

Sept. 18, 2014 — Municipal board rules it wasn't biased.

October 2014 — Regional council votes to proceed with judicial review.

Feb. 12, 2015 — June is set as the date to hear any settlements and January 2016 to debate the countryside line.
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Region of Waterloo Official Plan - by Spokes - 05-14-2015, 02:26 PM
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RE: Region of Waterloo Official Plan - by The85 - 05-14-2015, 04:28 PM
RE: Region of Waterloo Official Plan - by Spokes - 05-26-2015, 01:56 PM
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RE: Region of Waterloo Official Plan - by The85 - 06-06-2015, 01:38 PM
RE: Region of Waterloo Official Plan - by Spokes - 05-27-2015, 09:13 AM
RE: Region of Waterloo Official Plan - by JoeKW - 05-27-2015, 11:15 AM
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