Niagara Region
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Official Plan (OP) |
Niagara Regional Policy Plan, Consolidated December 2010 |
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Mapping source |
Urban Areas Boundary Map, November 2010 |
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OP description of mapped area |
Urban Area: Detailed boundaries of settlements are not all identified at the upper-tier level. Lower-tier mapping was therefore used as an alternative |
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Settlement areas |
Beamsville, Campden, Crystal Beach, Douglastown, Fenwick, Fonthill, Fort Erie, Glendale, Grimsby, Jordan, Jordan Station, Niagara Falls, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Port Colborne, Port Robinson, Prudhommes, Queenston,Smithville, Snyder, St. Catharines, St. Davids, Stevensville, Vineland, Vineland East, Virgil, Welland |
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New or amended OP |
Amendment 2-209 to the Official Plan for the Niagara Planning Area, May 28, 2009 as amended through the addition of Policy 4.6.6 |
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Mapping source for new OP |
Schedule A: Regional Urban Structure |
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OP description of mapped areas |
Urban Area, Villages and Hamlets: Some settlements are conceptually identified at the upper-tier level. Lower-tier mapping was used to identify detailed boundaries |
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Notes |
1. Port Robinson Historic Settlement Area was not mapped as a settlement area. 2. Cooks Mills (Town of Welland), Kimbo, and Regional Road 12 are not identified on upper-tier or lower-tier official plans, therefore they were not mapped as settlement areas. 3. Dry Industrial designations in Welland and Thorold related to Gateway Economic Centre were not mapped as settlement areas. 4. Highway Commercial lands in Thorold along Hwy 20 were not mapped as settlement areas. 5. Niagara District Airport and Welland Niagara Central Airport were not mapped as a settlement area. 6. Settlement area boundaries were refined with the assistance of Niagara Regional GIS staff (John Docker). |
Niagara Region: Town of Lincoln
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Official Plan (OP) |
Town of Lincoln Official Plan, March 2010 Consolidation |
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Mapping source |
Official Plan is not available online; used printed version |
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Settlement areas |
Jordan Harbour, Tintern |
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New or amended OP |
No new plan. |
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Notes |
Rockway and Vineland Station are not identified on upper-tier or lower-tier official plans, therefore they were not mapped as settlement areas. |
Niagara Region: Township of West Lincoln
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Official Plan (OP) |
Township of West Lincoln Official Plan, Consolidated November, 2006 |
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Mapping sources |
Map 1 Schedule A - Land Use Plan; Map 3 Schedule A - Hamlet Maps |
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OP description of mapped area |
Hamlet Community
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Settlement areas |
Caistorville, Grassie, St. Ann's, Wellandport
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New or amended OP |
No new plan |
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Notes |
1. Rural Clusters; Highway Commercial were not mapped as settlement areas. The Rural Clusters designated in West Lincoln Township, including Fulton, Warner, Bismarck, Winslow, Boyle, Silverdale, Attercliff, Caistor Centre, Abingdon, Allen's Corners, and Grimsby Centre, were not mapped as settlement areas. These Rural Clusters are identified on Schedule A: Regional Urban Structure, Amendment 2-209 to the Official Plan for the Niagara Planning Area, May 28, 2009 as amended through the addition of Policy 4.6.6 as "Villages and Hamlets," however, no detailed boundaries exist for these areas at the upper-tier or lower-tier level. 2. East Boyle is not identified on upper-tier or lower-tier official plans, therefore it was not mapped as a settlement area. |
Niagara Region: Town of Pelham
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Official Plan (OP) |
Official Plan of the Town of Pelham |
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Mapping source |
Schedule A - Land Use, April 2012 |
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OP description of mapped area |
Rural Settlement |
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Settlement area |
North Pelham |
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New or amended OP |
No new plan. |
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Notes |
1. Industrial; Airport were not mapped as settlement areas. 2. Ridgeville and Effingham are not identified on upper-tier or lower-tier official plans, therefore they were not mapped as settlement areas. |
Niagara Region: Township of Wainfleet
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Official Plan (OP) |
Township of Wainfleet Official Plan, Office Consolidation 2000 |
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Mapping source |
Schedule A - Municipal Structure, March 2012 |
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OP description of mapped area |
Hamlets |
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Settlement areas |
Hendershot Corners, Winger, Chambers Corners, Wainfleet Village, Ostrython Corners, Burnaby, Beckett's Bridge |
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New or amended OP |
No new plan |
Niagara Region: Town of Fort Erie
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Official Plan (OP) |
Official Plan of the Town of Fort Erie Planning Area, November 18, 2011 |
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Mapping source |
Schedule A - Fort Erie Land Use Plan, October 19, 2011 |
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OP description of mapped area |
Hamlet Boundary
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Settlement area |
Snyder |
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New or amended OP |
No new plan. |
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Notes |
Rural Residential was not mapped as a settlement area. |
Niagara Region: City of Port Colborne
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Official Plan (OP) |
City of Port Colborne Official Plan, October 2006 |
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Mapping source |
Schedule A - Land Use Plan |
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OP description of mapped area |
Hamlet |
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Settlement areas |
Bethel, Gasline, Sherkston |
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New or amended OP |
No new plan. |
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Notes |
Lakeshore Residential; Rural Residential were not mapped as a settlement area. |
Niagara Region: Town of Grimsby
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Official Plan (OP) |
Town of Grimsby Official Plan, May 12, 2012 |
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Mapping source |
Schedule A - Municipal Structure, October 2009 |
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OP description of mapped area |
Hamlets |
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Settlement areas |
Grassie, Kemp, Mountain Road Hamlet |
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New or amended OP |
No new plan. |