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Survey - Growth Management Amendment

Chatham-Kent's population and employment forecasts show that some Primary Urban Centres will need additional greenfield land over the next 30 years to accommodate new homes and businesses. A Settlement Area Boundary Expansion adjusts the urban boundary to include more land for development in these areas, ensuring there is enough room to grow while still planning for intensification and protecting agricultural land. 

Please share your input on the proposed growth options for the Primary Urban Centres with land need. For each question, select the response that best reflects your opinion. Your responses will help inform the evaluation of growth and development options as part of Phase 2. 

Demographics

Tell us about yourself.

1.  

I am a resident of Chatham-Kent

Select option

Evaluation Framework

The growth options were screened based on key criteria, including agricultural impacts, existing and planned infrastructure, natural hazards, and development interest. The growth options selected will be carried forward for additional evaluation informed by an Evaluation Framework (found here).

3.  

The evaluation criteria that will be used to evaluate growth options are appropriate and comprehensive.

4.  

What evaluation consideration themes are most important to you? (choose up to 2)

Growth Options Feedback

Chatham

Chatham has an identified land need of 139 gross ha for residential uses. After considering agriculture, existing and planned servicing, flood hazards and development interest, the areas shown here are proposed to be carried forward as an option for growth. The opportunities shown reflect 565 gross ha of land, these options will be assessed as part of Phase 2 of the project.

5.  

Do you think the options identified have the highest potential for accommodating residential growth?

Tilbury

Tilbury has an identified land need of 18 gross ha for residential uses. After considering agriculture, existing and planned servicing, flood hazards and development interest, the areas shown here are proposed to be carried forward as an option for growth. The opportunities shown reflect 40 gross ha of land, these options will be assessed as part of Phase 2 of the project.

6.  

Do you think the options identified have the highest potential for accommodating residential growth?

Blenheim

After considering agriculture, existing and planned servicing, flood hazards and development interest, the area shown is identified as a potential growth option. However, the land need to 2051 is very modest at 4 ha (10 acres) and the potential growth option is a parcel 13 gross ha (32 acres) in size.  The proposed Growth Option for Blenheim is that no boundary expansion occur at this time. This should be reassessed at the point of the next comprehensive review/updated land needs assessment.

7.  

To what extent do you agree with the proposed growth option for Blenheim of not expanding the Primary Urban Centre boundary at this time and continue to monitor and reassess the need?

Wallaceburg

A boundary expansion is not needed in Wallaceburg to accommodate forecast growth. However, consistent with the guiding principles of this project, a boundary adjustment is being considered to provide for a diversity of land ownership in the residential land supply.

The proposed Growth Option is to designate the area south of Otter Creek as Urban Reserve. The Potential Residential Supply Reallocation areas shown may be added into the Primary Urban Centre for residential uses, subject to consideration of agriculture, infrastructure, natural heritage and natural hazards. 

9.  

Do you support the proposed reallocation of residential land supply in Wallaceburg to increase diversity of land ownership?

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