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1 Planning for the Future Urban Area in north Markham Update Development Services Committee De Development Services Committee December 9, 2014
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FU
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January
2015
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Gro
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Managem
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Str
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2010)
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Mark
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•Fore
cast
Gro
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by 2
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4
22,0
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esid
ents
240,0
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•Council e
ndors
ed g
row
th s
trate
gy –
key e
lem
ents
Pro
tection o
f natu
ral envir
onm
ent
in t
he form
of
an
identified G
reenw
ay S
yste
m
D
irecting m
ajo
rity
of th
e g
row
th t
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entr
es a
nd
Corr
idors
alo
ng r
apid
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nsit r
oute
s w
ithin
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uilt
boundary
(in
tensific
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ple
ting t
he e
xis
ting u
rban a
rea c
om
munitie
s a
nd
em
plo
ym
ent
dis
tric
ts -
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Allow
ing lim
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xpansio
n o
f th
e u
rban a
rea (
Futu
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Urb
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rea)
-20%
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2014 O
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Sta
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f Futu
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nal O
ffic
ial Pla
n 2
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as b
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ubsta
ntially a
ppro
ved
by t
he O
MB
•RO
PA3 -
Mark
ham
’s F
utu
re U
rban A
rea –
still u
nder
appeal
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of H
eari
ng -
Board
agre
ed w
ith R
egio
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e:
the t
ota
l la
nd a
rea r
equir
ed f
or
expansio
n (
for
both
em
plo
ym
ent
and
neig
hbourh
ood u
ses)
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ext
Phase o
f H
eari
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Ph 3
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to d
ete
rmin
e t
he b
oundari
es
of th
e F
utu
re U
rban A
rea (
giv
en t
he t
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a r
equir
ed);
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mary
appellants
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landow
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hearing d
ate
April 2015 (
tenta
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Futu
re U
rban A
rea
(FU
A)
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ppro
xim
ate
ly
975 d
evelo
pable
hecta
res
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mplo
ym
ent
lands
nort
h o
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lgin
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s
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hbourh
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lands s
outh
of
Elg
in M
ills
Sta
ts: (a
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its
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Pla
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Vis
ion f
or
Mark
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to 2
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Off
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l Pla
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es a
vis
ion f
or
susta
inable
gro
wth
leadin
g t
o a
vib
rant,
liv
eable
city
4 k
ey t
hem
es:
Pro
tecting t
he n
atu
ral envir
onm
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and
agri
cultura
l la
nds
Buildin
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ple
te c
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munitie
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asin
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petitive e
conom
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lannin
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e c
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with t
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hem
es
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Futu
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rea –
Offic
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Requirem
ents
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nce
ptu
al M
aste
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lan
/M
aste
r Tr
ansp
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atio
n a
nd
Se
rvic
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Stu
die
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mp
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area
s, n
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wat
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r sm
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com
mu
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Pla
ns
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Sub
div
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uild
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Pe
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reat
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Conceptu
al M
aste
r Pla
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mit
tee
Th
e C
on
ce
ptu
al M
aste
r P
lan
will
:
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vid
e the p
lannin
g fra
mew
ork
for
the e
ntire
FU
A lands
as b
asis
fo
r su
bse
qu
en
t S
eco
nd
ary
Pla
ns a
nd
de
ve
lop
me
nt a
pp
rova
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e a
no
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tatu
tory
do
cu
me
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nd
ors
ed
by C
ou
ncil
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nce
ptu
al M
aste
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lan
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co
mp
on
en
ts:
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om
mu
nity S
tru
ctu
re P
lan
(schedule
s)
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ey D
ire
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ns a
nd
Im
ple
me
nta
tio
n D
ocu
me
nt
(polic
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Co
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Stu
die
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re: S
ub
wa
ters
he
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ies,
Tra
nsp
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tud
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nd
Se
rvic
ing
Stu
die
s
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Conceptu
al M
aste
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Com
munity S
tructu
re P
lan e
lem
ents
(schedule
s):
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reenw
ay S
yste
m (
inclu
din
g e
nvir
onm
enta
l la
nds,
linkages a
nd m
ajo
r park
s)
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nsport
ation N
etw
ork
(w
alk
ing, cycling, tr
ansit
roads)
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icin
g N
etw
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(m
ajo
r in
frastr
uctu
re)
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se (
neig
hbourh
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mix
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reas,
em
plo
ym
ent)
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ajo
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munity facilitie
s a
nd infr
astr
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re
•Cultura
l herita
ge r
esourc
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Conceptu
al M
aste
r Pla
n
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tee
Key D
irections a
nd I
mple
menta
tion D
ocum
ent:
•Susta
inability
•N
eig
hbourh
ood/M
ixed U
se/E
mplo
ym
ent
•M
obility (
walk
ing, cycling,
transit,
roads)
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Pla
n r
equir
em
ents
inclu
din
g p
hasin
g
•Im
ple
menta
tion r
ecom
mendations inclu
din
g
managem
ent
and m
onitori
ng s
trate
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s
Pla
nn
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Subw
ate
rshed
Stu
die
s
Dev
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pm
en
t Se
rvic
es C
om
mit
tee
The F
utu
re U
rban A
rea c
onta
ins four
subw
ate
rsheds:
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zy
•Bru
ce
•Eckhard
t
•Robin
son
Each s
ubw
ate
rshed
is b
ein
g s
tudie
d t
o a
ddre
ss
envir
onm
enta
l m
att
ers
such a
s n
atu
ral herita
ge,
gro
undw
ate
r, s
urf
ace w
ate
r, s
tream
s a
ssocia
ted w
ith e
ach
majo
r w
ate
rcours
e
Pla
nn
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Tra
nsport
ation a
nd S
erv
icin
g S
tudie
s
Dev
elo
pm
en
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rvic
es C
om
mit
tee
•Thre
e E
ngin
eering S
tudie
s h
ave b
een initia
ted:
•Tra
nsport
ation
•W
ate
r •
Waste
wate
r
•Each s
tudy t
o identify
infr
astr
uctu
re s
yste
m
requirem
ents
for
the C
onceptu
al M
aste
r Pla
n
•Pre
lim
inary
infr
astr
uctu
re s
yste
ms t
o b
e t
este
d
thro
ugh t
he S
ubw
ate
rshed
stu
die
s
Pla
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Coord
ination o
f Stu
die
s
and C
lass E
A p
rocess
Dev
elo
pm
en
t Se
rvic
es C
om
mit
tee
•Com
panio
n s
tudie
s b
ein
g u
ndert
aken t
hro
ugh a
M
aste
r Pla
nnin
g C
lass E
nvironm
enta
l Assessm
ent
(EA)
pro
cess
•W
ork
Pro
gra
ms a
nd O
pen H
ouses for
each S
tudy
are
coord
inate
d t
o m
eet
the r
equirem
ents
of th
e
Cla
ss E
A p
rocess
•D
ocum
enta
tion o
f th
e C
lass E
A p
rocess t
o b
e
inclu
ded a
s p
art
of Key D
irections d
ocum
ent
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Dev
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pm
en
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om
mit
tee
Pla
nn
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Ma
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utu
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Pla
nnin
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Stu
dy C
om
ponents
Dev
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pm
en
t Se
rvic
es C
om
mit
tee
•W
ork
Pro
gra
ms o
f Pla
nnin
g a
nd E
ngin
eering
Stu
die
s a
re p
hased t
o a
lign w
ith S
ubw
ate
rshed
Stu
dy p
hases
•Subw
ate
rshed
Stu
die
s w
ork
pro
gra
m:
Phase 1
–Backgro
und a
nd C
hara
cte
rization
Phase 2
–Im
pact
Assessm
ent
(testing a
nd v
alidation)
Phase 3
–M
anagem
ent
Str
ate
gie
s a
nd I
mple
menta
tion
Requir
em
ents
•Phase 1
of th
e S
tudie
s n
earing c
om
ple
tion –
Public
Open H
ouse p
roposed
Pla
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Consultation a
nd P
ublic E
ngagem
ent
Dev
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om
mit
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January
2015
Dev
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om
mit
tee
Purp
ose
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vid
e o
pport
unitie
s for
public,
sta
kehold
ers
, la
ndow
ners
and a
gencie
s t
o learn
about
CM
P
pro
cess a
nd t
he p
rogre
ss o
f th
e indiv
idual
stu
die
s
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Cla
ss E
A r
equirem
ents
for
public
consultation
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bta
in input
to a
ssis
t w
ith d
evelo
pin
g
pre
lim
inary
com
munity s
tructu
re c
oncepts
to b
e
teste
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uring t
he n
ext
phase o
f th
e c
om
panio
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stu
die
s
Pla
nn
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Panels
: Com
munity P
lannin
g/D
esig
n
Dev
elo
pm
en
t Se
rvic
es C
om
mit
tee
Panel to
pic
s:
•Com
munity V
isio
n
•Exis
ting c
onte
xt
(e.g
., c
ultura
l herita
ge,
adja
cent
land u
ses, etc
)
•Princip
les /
Para
mete
rs:
(OP r
equirem
ents
)e.g
.,
Accom
modating a
ppro
x 3
8,0
00 p
eople
and
19,0
00 j
obs
Pro
tection o
f th
e n
atu
ral envir
onm
ent
Buildin
g c
om
pact,
com
ple
te c
om
munitie
s:
mix
of housin
g a
nd jobs,
transit-s
upport
ive
develo
pm
ent,
com
munity facilitie
s,
Active t
ransport
ation (
walk
ing, cycling,
transit)
Susta
inable
, adapta
ble
, re
silie
nt
com
munity
Pla
nn
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Ma
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utu
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Panels
: Subw
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rshed S
tudie
s
Dev
elo
pm
en
t Se
rvic
es C
om
mit
tee
Phase 1
–in
form
ation c
om
piled t
o:
•esta
blish b
aseline c
onditio
ns
•chara
cte
rize t
he e
xis
ting e
nvironm
enta
l syste
m
Panel to
pic
s w
ill in
clu
de:
•subw
ate
rshed
stu
dy p
rocess
•cre
ek c
lassific
ation
•headw
ate
r dra
inage f
eatu
res
•pre
lim
inary
flo
odlines
•natu
ral fe
atu
res m
appin
g
•specie
s a
t risk
•dra
inage a
rea lim
its
•specia
l policy a
rea(s
) off-s
ite
•re
charg
e/d
ischarg
e a
reas
Pla
nn
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utu
re
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ture
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Panels
: Tra
nsport
ation a
nd S
erv
icin
g
Stu
die
s
Dev
elo
pm
en
t Se
rvic
es C
om
mit
tee
Phase 1
-com
piled b
ase info
rmation a
nd d
evelo
ped
models
for
use in P
hase 2
Tra
nsport
ation P
anels
will in
clu
de:
•tr
ansport
ation p
lannin
g o
bje
ctives
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ting s
yste
m•
identification o
f constr
ain
ts a
nd o
pport
unitie
s
Serv
icin
g (
Wate
r, W
aste
wate
r) P
anels
will in
clu
de:
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ate
r and w
aste
wate
r syste
m p
lannin
g o
bje
ctives
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ting s
yste
m•
identification o
f constr
ain
ts a
nd o
pport
unitie
s
Pla
nn
ing
Ma
rkh
am
’s F
utu
re
Fu
ture
Urb
an
Are
a
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Next
Ste
ps
Dev
elo
pm
en
t Se
rvic
es C
om
mit
tee
Follow
ing P
ublic O
pen H
ouse #
1:
•D
evelo
p p
relim
inary
Com
munity S
tructu
re P
lan
concepts
•Pre
lim
inary
concepts
to b
e t
este
d in P
hase 2
of
Subw
ate
rshed
Stu
die
s a
nd o
ther
com
panio
n s
tudie
s t
o
develo
p a
pre
lim
inary
pre
ferr
ed C
om
munity S
tructu
re
Pla
n
•Pre
sent
results o
f Phase 2
, in
clu
din
g p
relim
inary
pre
ferr
ed C
om
munity S
tructu
re P
lan a
nd d
raft
Key
Dir
ections d
ocum
ent
to D
SC p
rior
to n
ext
Public O
pen
House
Pla
nn
ing
Ma
rkh
am
’s F
utu
re
Fu
ture
Urb
an
Are
a
24
York
Regio
n M
aste
r Pla
n U
pdate
s
Dev
elo
pm
en
t Se
rvic
es C
om
mit
tee
Pla
nn
ing
Ma
rkh
am
’s F
utu
re
York
Regio
n is u
ndert
akin
g t
he follow
ing R
evie
ws:
•M
unic
ipal Com
pre
hensiv
e R
evie
w o
f th
e R
egio
nal
Offic
ial Pla
n (
to a
ccom
modate
gro
wth
to 2
041)
•Tra
nsport
ation M
aste
r Pla
n U
pdate
•W
ate
r And W
aste
wate
r M
aste
r Pla
n U
pdate
•Pro
posed D
onald
Cousens
Park
way (
DCP)
exte
nsio
n
has im
plications for
the p
lannin
g o
f th
e F
UA
•M
ark
ham
sta
ff r
ecom
mend t
hat
Council r
equest
the
Regio
n t
o r
evie
w t
he r
ole
and function o
f th
e D
CP
exte
nsio
n a
s p
art
of th
e R
egio
n’s
Tra
nsport
ation M
aste
r Pla
n U
pdate
25
Dis
cussio
n
