Brampton Real Estate Board

& Town of Halton Hills

Spring 2019

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WELCOME!

Brampton Real Estate Board

& Town of Halton Hills

Spring 2019

Economic Development, Innovation

and Culture Division

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Agenda

• Role of Economic Development

• Culture & Tourism as Economic Drivers

• Business Attraction & Retention

• Premier Gateway

• Growth in Georgetown / DGBIA

• Growth in Acton / DABIA

• Community Improvement Plan (CIP)

• Partner and Community Engagement

• Priorities for 2019

• Conclusion

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The Economic Development section provides high

quality support to the business community to foster

a prosperous and sustainable economy that

enhances quality of life in Halton Hills

Economic Development

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Culture as an Economic Driver

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Tourism as an Economic Driver

Business Attraction & Retention

Prestige Industrial

in the Premier

Gateway area

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Premier Gateway

325,000 sq.ft.

industrial building

under construction at

20 Westbridge Road,

Premier Gateway

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Growth in Georgetown

Furnace Room

Brewery, 1 Elgin

Street

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Downtown Georgetown

Growth in Acton

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Downtown Acton

Community Improvement Plan

(CIP) Program

Partnerships & Industry

Engagement

Halton Region

Federation of

Agriculture

AGM, 2018

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Opportunities to Collaborate

with the Business Community

Opening

of QRC

Logistics,

2018

InvestHaltonHills.com

“Open for Business”

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Priorities for 2019 Q1 & Q2

• Economic Development and Tourism Strategy

• Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Strategy

• Community Improvement Plan (CIP)

• Tourism Initiatives such as Workshop, ONxBike

• New Tourism/Town video

• State of Culture Annual report

• Doors Open & Culture Days planning

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Positive

Economic

Outlook

639,000 sq.ft. industrial

building at 11400

Steeles Avenue,

Premier Gateway

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Contact Us

Economic Development, Innovation & Culture

Town of Halton Hills

edo@haltonhills.ca

905-873-2601

InvestHaltonHills.com

Cassandra Baccardax, x2353

cbaccardax@haltonhills.ca

Damian Szybalski, x 2289

damians@haltonhills.ca

Presentation #2

Transportation Division

Maureen Van Ravens, Manager

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For Zoning from www.haltonhills.ca go to

Business, and select Zoning

Halton Hills website: www.haltonhills.ca

Finding Zoning Information

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Scroll down on the Zoning

Information Page

Finding Zoning Information

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NEW!!

Interactive Zoning

Map Search for

Zoning Designation

by address.

Link to the Premier

Gateway By-law

(Steeles/ 401

corridor)

Link to the 2010-0050

Comprehensive

Zoning By-law PDF

text and printable

schedules.

Finding Zoning Information

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Search by

address here

Finding Zoning Information

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Refer

Refer back to the PDF

By-law text on the main

Zoning Information page

for more information on

each Zone

For more information contact the Zoning

Officer at (905) 873-2601 Ext. 2320

Finding Zoning Information

Road Occupancy Permit Disposal Containers & Construction Supplies

Effective March 12, 2019, a Road Occupancy Permit is required

for all disposal containers or construction supplies within the

Town’s road allowance (boulevard, sidewalk, and/or roadway).

Image depicts preferred location

(no permit required)

Pavement

Management 2019

GEORGETOWN

Street Type of Work

Barber Drive Resurfacing

Cedarvale Court Full Depth Resurfacing

Edward Street Full Depth Resurfacing

Lane Court Minor Reconstruction

Margaret Street Minor Reconstruction

Pauline Street Minor Reconstruction

5 Side Road Resurfacing

Construction: $1,650,000

Status: Construction

May 2019

Armstrong Avenue Phase II

Construction: $2,980,000

Status: Construction May 2019

Conceptual Sketch

Site Alteration By-Law 2017-0040

Applies to all site alterations, both urban and rural properties Limited exemptions

for residential improvements: • Swimming Pools:

• Require Pool Enclosure Permit

• No decking/grading within 60 cm of the property lines

• Landscaping:

• Soil depth placed is less than 15 cm;

• No elevation change within 60 cm of the property lines;

• No change in location, elevation or direction of watercourses or drainage features

(i.e., ditch or swale), or;

• No increase in the size of the impervious area

Where ownership of the property is transferred while a permit is in effect, the permit

holder must provide written notice to the Town and the new owner, and within

30 days, the new owner must provide the Town with an undertaking to comply with

the existing permit, or apply for a new permit.

Visit www.haltonhills.ca/development/siteAlt.php

• Initial Public Information Centre - May 1, 2019.

• Secondary Public Information Centre - Fall 2019

Active Transportation Master Plan

Trafalgar Road Widening

Steeles Avenue to Highway 7

Ninth Line Widening

Highway 407 to 10 Side Road

Transit Service Strategy

Providing a “Made-in-Halton Hills” solution

that meets the current and future mobility

needs of the community.

1 Define the Town’s vision, mission and goals for transit, while considering proposed growth and emerging trends

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Develop strategies for commuter, local, rural and specialized services

Provide people of all ages and abilities with mobility options

Provide transit service that is financially feasible and

sustainable

“Expand on the existing Halton Hills transit service to provide

an affordable and accessible system that is tailored to needs

and opportunities in Halton Hills. The transit system will service

the needs of residents, businesses and visitors within the Halton

Hills urban, rural and hamlet communities, and provide links

to surrounding municipalities by 2021. The transit system will

continue to evolve to accommodate planned growth within

the Town by 2031.”

Visioning Statement

Reasons for Transit 35

• Planned Population Growth

• Planned Employment Growth

• Growth In ActiVan Service

• Metrolinx Service Enhancement

• Growth in Regional Connections

What We Heard

“First & Last Mile” “One Halton Hills” North-South Connections Needed

“Transporting residents who cannot drive or lack access to a vehicle for shopping, medical appointments, jobs and other needs within Halton Hills”

Greatest Public Transit Need in Halton Hills (79% vote) Opportunity to Plan

‘Transit-First’

► Brampton

► Milton

► Downtown areas

► GO Rail Stations

► Mississauga

► Oakville Hospital

► Trafalgar Road

► Steeles Avenue

Weekday Morning and Afternoon Peak are voted most beneficial timeframes for transit service

Grow with

Growth of Town

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Type of Transit Delivery

Preferred Type of Transit for Halton Hills

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KEY DESTINATIONS OF INTEREST

Growth & Implementation 37

Universal Access Service

• Door-to-door service provided

by taxi/TNC.

• Current Taxi Scrip Program

would be discontinued and

folded into Universal Access

Service.

• ActiVan specialized transit

program would continue to

operate in-house as it does

today

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ActiVan

+

Universal Access

Subsidized taxi/Transit

Network Company (TNC)

for everyone

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Universal Access Service

• Service area would include all of Halton Hills and key destinations outside Halton Hills (Lisgar, Milton, Mount Pleasant GO stations)

Town Boundary

Universal Service Area

Milton GO

Mt. Pleasant

GO

Georgetown

Acton

Town Boundary

Universal Service Area

Lisgar GO

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“Service Triggering”

• Fixed-route system becomes more cost-effective than Universal Service when the number of weekday total trips on Universal Service from one area reaches 190 to 240 daily trips.

• Fixed-route service may attract more trips, increase transit demand.

• Service is monitored to insure it progresses towards achieving productivity standards.

Universal Service

Consider Fixed Route

Implement Fixed Route

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Universal Access + Limited Fixed Route

• Universal Service will remain in

place for trips that begin or end 500

meters of a fixed route bus route or

during times when fixed route

service is not operating

• Residents who live beyond 500

meters of a fixed route would use

Universal Access Service

• Reduce ActiVan use by

approximately 10,000 trips in 2020

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ActiVan

+

Universal Access

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Limited Fixed-Route

Bus Service

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Limited Fixed - Route Network

2020 Fixed-Route Network

Georgetown-TPO

Georgetown- Mt. Pleasant

Milton-TPO-Lisgar

GO Bus

Georgetown Hospital

Georgetown GO Rail

Mt. Pleasant GO Rail

Milton GO Rail

Toronto Premium Outlets Lisgar

GO Rail

Acton GO Rail

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Milton GO – TPO – Lisgar

Milton GO Rail

Toronto Premium Outlets

Milton-TPO-Lisgar 2020 2024 2028

Passenger Trips: Daily Annual

2,800 770,000

2,800 770,000

2,900 797,000

Service Frequency (mins): Weekday AM-PM Peak Weekday Midday, Evening Saturday (No Sunday)

30 30 30

Weekday Service Day Saturday Service Day

6 AM – 8:30 PM 9 AM – 6 PM

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Georgetown Hospital

Georgetown GO Rail

Mt. Pleasant GO Rail

Georgetown - Mt. Pleasant

Distance: 24 km Cycle Time: 50 mins (includes recovery)

Service Span: 6 am – 7 pm, Saturdays 9 am -6 pm Headway: 60 mins Ann. Operating Cost: $475,000 Vehicles Required: 1

Georgetown-Mt. Pleasant 2020 2024 2028

Passenger Trips: Daily Annual

800 220,000

800 220,000

1,500 413,000

Service Frequency (mins): Weekday AM-PM Peak Weekday Midday, Evening Saturday (No Sunday)

60 60 60

Weekday Service Day Saturday Service Day

6 AM – 7 PM 9 AM – 6 PM

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Georgetown GO Rail

Georgetown GO - TPO

Toronto Premium Outlets

Georgetown-TPO 2020 2024 2028

Passenger Trips: Daily Annual

500 138,000

500 138,000

1,100 303,000

Service Frequency (mins): Weekday AM-PM Peak Weekday Midday, Evening Saturday (No Sunday)

60 60 60

Weekday Service Day Saturday Service Day

6 AM – 10 PM 9 AM – 6 PM

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Universal Access + Expanded Fixed Route

• Universal Service and Expanded Fixed-

Route will further reduce demand for

ActiVan Specialized Transit.

• As fixed route service coverage

improves, the population living beyond

transit access will shrink, and demand

for Universal Access Service will

decrease.

ActiVan

+

Universal Access

+

Expanded Fixed-Route

Bus Service

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FIXED

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Expanded Fixed-Route Network

Georgetown Hospital

Georgetown GO Rail

Mt. Pleasant GO Rail

Milton GO Rail

Toronto Premium Outlets Lisgar

GO Rail

Acton GO Rail

Milton-TPO

2028 Fixed-Route Network

Georgetown-TPO

Georgetown- Mt. Pleasant

Milton-TPO -Lisgar

Vision Georgetown

Acton Georgetown

Georgetown Circulator

GO Bus

Mountainview

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Cost Estimate Summary

ESTIMATED

CAPITAL COST

$0

$350,000

$13.7million

$16.3million

ESTIMATED NET

ANNUAL

OPERATING

COST*

$747,000

+ $553,000 =

$1,300,000

+$900,000 =

$2,200,000

+2,800,000=

$5,000,000

* Operating cost less transit fare revenues and gas tax subsidy estimates

Next Steps Online Survey

Online survey available will be released on “Let’s Talk” platform along with multiple pop-up stations set-up at various Town facilities

Final presentation of Transit Service Strategy to Council on June 17, 2019

Presentation #3:

The Big Picture on Housing in

Halton Hills

Steve Burke, Manager Special

Projects

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The Big Picture on Housing in

Halton Hills

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• Vision Georgetown (Southwest

Georgetown)

• Destination Downtown (Downtown

Georgetown)

• Affordable Housing

• Accessory Units

Vision Georgetown

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Vision Georgetown:

Purpose • Enshrine Council-endorsed Vision

& Guiding Principles

• Identify & protect Natural Heritage

System

• Establish land uses and detailed

policies to manage future growth

over 2021-2031 planning horizon

• Establish policies on how and

when schools and parks will be

delivered

• Set out implementation of

Secondary Plan through future

agreements and studies

• Mattamy Homes

• The Conservatory Group

• Lormel Homes

• Country Homes

• Remington Homes

• 823 Trafalgar DG Farms

Vision Georgetown:

Land Ownership

Vision Georgetown:

Population, Housing and Employment

Units Population

Low Density 2,925 9,519

Medium Density 2,705 6,669

High Density 1,016 1,759

Total 6,646 17,946

Low 44.01%

Medium 40.69%

High 15.29%

HOUSING MIX

• In addition, 593 jobs

anticipated in the proposed

schools and 1,250 jobs

anticipated in retail areas

• Total residents and jobs per

hectare – 60.6

Vision Georgetown

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Vision Georgetown

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Land Use Density/Height

High Density 75-150 u/nh

6 Storeys

High Density

Mixed Use

75-150 u/nh

6 Storeys

Medium Density 30-100 u/nh

4 Storeys

Low Density

Allows

Townhouses

(Max 20%)

Min 24 u/nh

Max 30 u/nh

30 u/nh Towns

3 Storeys

Mixed Use

Gateway

30-100 u/nh

4 Storeys

Vision Georgetown: he

What’s next?

• Regional approval of the Secondary Plan;

• Area Servicing Plan/Functional Servicing Report;

• Infrastructure Staging Plan (Development Phasing Plan);

• Regional Allocation Program (water/sewer allocation);

• Block Planning/Community Core Plan;

• Parkland Agreement; Servicing Agreements, and other financial

agreements with the landowners;

• Plan of Subdivision/Zoning approval on individual landowner

parcels, supported by more detailed urban design, environmental

and servicing studies.

• Registration of Plans of Subdivision/Building permits

Destination Downtown:

Vision DG is a vibrant destination serving residents

of Georgetown & Halton Hills & drawing

visitors from all corners of the GGH.

Development will build on the rich natural and

cultural heritage that makes DG unique and

so cherished by all who live there and visit.

Through sustainable development and

enhanced public realm initiatives, DG will

continue to grow & offer an increasingly diverse

range of places to live, work, shop, be

entertained, & enjoy community life in a

setting that artfully integrates old and new

development into a picturesque landscape.

Destination Downtown:

Guiding Principles 1

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Ensure new development celebrates and protects the

existing built heritage character of the downtown.

Establish a variety of beautiful public gathering spaces to

support cultural events, festivals and community life

throughout the year.

Create vibrant, safe and comfortable pedestrian-oriented

streets that enhance mobility for pedestrians, cyclists and

drivers and support existing and future transit.

Promote a mix of uses in a variety of building forms,

including a range of housing types and opportunities for

retail, commercial and community uses.

Destination Downtown:

Guiding Principles

Protect and enhance natural features while broadening

opportunities for public access, enjoyment, education and

stewardship.

Demonstrate high-quality design in new development and

incorporate best practices that respect and complement the

character of Downtown Georgetown and its adjacent

neighbourhoods.

Incorporate sustainable development and construction

practices to maximize resource conservation.

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Destination Downtown:

Preferred Planning Alternative

• Downtown Square Park &

Structured/Underground Parking

• Enhanced Civic Node @

Library/Cultural Centre

• Linear Park linking Civic Node and

Silver Creek valley

• Landmark/Gateway @ Main & Guelph

Streets

• Walkway/open space linkage from

Remembrance Park to Mill Street

• New residential units and some

additional commercial space behind

and to the east of Main Street

Destination Downtown:

Land Use Plan Built Form

Destination Downtown:

Land Use/Permitted Uses

Land Use

Designation

Permitted Residential

Land Uses

Permitted Non-Residential Land Uses

Historic Main

Street Area

Residential apartments &

townhouse dwellings;

Special needs housing.

Bed & breakfasts, home occupations & live-work;

Retail/service commercial, restaurants & hotels;

Cultural, administrative, recreational & entertainment;

Libraries, museums & art galleries;

Commercial & professional offices;

Parks & urban squares.

Downtown

Regeneration Area

Existing single-detached &

semi-detached dwellings, &

secondary dwelling units;

Residential apartments;

Special needs housing.

Hotels & conference centres;

Commercial & professional offices;

Cultural, administrative, recreational and entertainment;

Parking facilities at-grade or in-structure;

Parks, community gardens & urban squares.

Downtown

Neighbourhood

Area

Residential uses including

single-detached, semi-

detached & townhouses, &

secondary dwelling units;

Special needs housing.

Home occupations;

Live-work uses/Bed and breakfast establishments;

Service commercial uses/Professional office uses;

Parks & urban squares.

Destination Downtown:

Built Form & Permitted Bldg. Height

Built Form

Permitted Building Height

Low-Rise

Buildings

Maximum of 3 storeys

Mid-Rise I

Buildings

Minimum of 3 storeys and maximum of 6 storeys;

4 storeys ‘as of right’ and up to 6 storeys through bonusing

(Section 37 of the Planning Act)

Mid-Rise II

Buildings

Minimum of 6 storeys and maximum of 12 storeys;

6 storeys ‘as of right’ and up to 12 storeys through bonusing

(Section 37 of the Planning Act)

Destination Downtown:

Urban Design Guidelines

• Design Objectives

• Design Guidelines for the Public Realm, including:

• Streetscapes

• Park Spaces

• Design Guidelines for the Private Realm, including:

• Buildings, Gateways and Landmark sites

• Low-Rise, Mid-Rise I and Mid-Rise II Buildings

• Heritage Design

• Other Key Design Elements for:

Parking, Loading and Service Facilities, Lighting and

Signage

Upcoming Milestones:

• Drop-in Open House/Statutory Public Meeting – May 6

• Final Recommendation Report to Council – June/July

• Regional Approval – August…

Destination Downtown:

The Process

• Accessory Apartments

• Town-initiated Zoning By-law Amendment in process

• Extending permission to include semi-detached and

townhouse dwellings

• Removing minimum lot frontage requirement

• Permitting in Agricultural/Rural Area (OPA needed)

• Increasing maximum floor area from 70 to 95 Sq. M.

• Town 2-Unit Program ongoing

• Registration process/Legalization…

• Background Research/ Report preparation

• Targeted for Spring 2019

• Recommendations on next steps

Affordable Housing:

Overview

Thank you!

Presentation #3

Housing

Q & A

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Quick Links

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Plans & Studies: https://www.haltonhills.ca/Plans/index.php

Building Services: https://www.haltonhills.ca/BuildingPermits/index.php

Mapping: https://www.haltonhills.ca/mapping/index.php

Tourism: http://www.visithaltonhills.ca/

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Arts & Culture: https://www.haltonhills.ca/culture/index.php

Recreation: https://www.haltonhills.ca/Recreation/index.php

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