Official Plan

At the Planning and Development Committee meeting held on April 2, 2025, the Committee approved the motion to defer consideration of adoption of Official Plan Amendment No. 18 in order to allow for consideration of comments received at and up to the Statutory Public Meeting, with that motion being ratified by Council on April 9, 2025.

The purpose of Official Plan Amendment No. 18 is to implement a number of policy changes to the Town’s Official Plan as part of the 10 year review required under the Planning Act.

Draft Official Plan Amendment No. 18 has been revised to address comments received during the Statutory Public Meeting and is available on under the Important Links on the right side of this project page.

The amendment will be brought back to the Planning and Development for consideration at the following meeting:

Planning and Development Committee
Thursday July 3, 2025 at 2:30 p.m.

Please note the statutory public meeting was held on April 2, 2025 and when this matter is considered at the July 3, 2025 Planning and Development Committee meeting, it will be for Committee’s consideration, discussion and decision only. This is not a public hearing and there will not be an opportunity for the public to speak.

Members of the public may observe the live proceedings by attending the Council Chambers at 1000 Taylor Court or by accessing the webcast at: https://www.bracebridge.ca/town-services/webcasts.

A staff report will be prepared that will include information on comments received to date and the changes made to the draft Official Plan Amendment. This staff report will be attached to the agenda for the July 3, 2025, Planning and Committee meeting. The agenda will be available by the end of the day on June 26, 2025.

A link to the agenda will be posted on the Town’s website, once the agenda is available at: https://events.bracebridge.ca/council.

If you require any further information about the applications, please contact planning@bracebridge.ca.

At the November 6 Planning and Development Committee meeting starting at 2:30 p.m. under item 7.1, the Committee will consider draft Official Plan policies to proceed to a statutory Open House and statutory Public Meeting. This meeting is not a public meeting. Members of the public will have the opportunity to provide feedback on the draft policies at the Open House and Public Meeting, which are anticipated to be schedule in early 2025.

On May 27, the Planning and Development Committee will hold a special meeting at 9 a.m. to consider draft policy directions that will help guide the development of future draft policies. The policy directions have been developed based on the feedback received through the projects’ public engagement opportunities to date. This meeting is not a public meeting. Members of the public will have the opportunity to provide feedback on future draft policies at engagement events including an Open House and Public Meeting.