CITY OF PETERBOROUGH OFFICIAL PLAN REVIEW

CITY OF PETERBOROUGH OFFICIAL PLAN REVIEW

Outline Why you are here Official Plan Context Peterborough s Story Planning Peterborough 2

Why you are here Planning for the community by the community Collaborative Vision Mutual interest Shared future 3

What is an Official Plan? Outlines the City s land use objectives for the next 20 years Shapes how our City will look, feel and function Aims to create a better living i environment in the City 4

Ontario Land Use Planning Framework PLANNING ACT Low level of detail PROVINCIAL POLICY STATEMENT GROWTH PLANFOR THE GREATER GOLDEN HORSESHOE OFFICIAL PLAN ZONING BY LAW High level of detail 5

Why review the Official Plan? What has changed? Provincial Initiatives City Initiatives i i Transportation Plan Review Central Area Master Plan Housing Strategy Airport Master Plan Municipal Cultural Plan Little Lake Master Plan Strategic Plan for Recreation, Parks, and Culture Urban Forest Strategic Plan Does the Official Plan continue to reflect the values and priorities of the community? 6

OP Review Process WE ARE HERE 7

Official Plan Areas of Interest Transportation Employment Policies Urban Design Planning for Food Density and Character Wind Energy and Solar Farms Official Plan Housing Policies Recreation and Tourism Commercial Policies Parks, Trails, and Waterfront Cultural and Natural Heritage 8

Peterborough s Story First Nations refer to the area as Nogojiwanong h the place at the end of the rapids 1820:FirstEuropean settler, AdamScott,builds mill 1825: 2,000 settlers arrive with Peter Robinson from Ireland; Peterborough town site surveyed Area flourished surrounding lumber industry 1850: Peterborough incorporated as a Town 1850 s: Canoe building industry takes hold 9

Peterborough s Story 1880: Rail service to Peterborough 1891: Edison Electric (now GE) established 1900: American Cereal Company (Quaker Oats, now PepsiCo) established 10

Pictorial Map of Peterborough, 1890 s The Central Area: 2000 11

Peterborough s Story 1904: Peterborough Lift Lock built Major industrial expansion occurs in City leading to significant population growth 1913: Alfa Laval 1920: Westclox 1928: Outboard Marine 1942: Fisher Gauge 1945: Civic Hospital built 1951: City Hall built 12

Peterborough s Story 1964: Trent University opened 1967: Sir Sandford Fleming College opened 1970 s and 1980 s: Thousands of manufacturing jobs lost; leading to a slowdown in population lti growth 1995: MNR offices locate to downtown, reflecting City s transition to a more service oriented economy 2008: Peterborough Regional Health Centre built 13

Peterborough s Story Initial Settlement Industrial Expansion Post-War Baby Boom; Major Industrial Expansion Loss of Manufacturing Jobs Places to Grow Forecast 14

Planning Peterborough Langton 1947: City s first Official Plan Erskine Televisio on Wallis 15

The Transformation of Peterborough: Then and Now 1947 Now Population 33,311311 79,000 Age 0-4 (%) 8% 5% Age 5-19 (%) 24% 18% Age 20-64 (%) 60% 58% Age 65+ (%) 9% 19% Density Avg. Household Size % of Employment in Manufacturing Sector 28 people/acre 11 people/acre 4.2 2.4 54% 10% % of Employment in Service Sector %ofcity s Non- Food Retail Space in Downtown 18% 82% 100% 30% 16

Downtown Redevelopment 1970: City s second Official Plan; significant focus on redeveloping downtown in face of growing suburbanization 1975: Construction of Peterborough Square 17

Heritage Preservation 1970 s: Growing local movement to preserve landmark heritage buildings After several heritage structures had already been demolished 18

Downtown Master Plan (1991) Policies to strengthen downtown s role as regional centre Updated commercial policies; retail focus New urban design guidelines 19

Water Street Renaissance BEFORE AFTER 20

Waterfront Renaissance 2000: Milleniumi Park BEFORE AFTER 21

Hunter Street Café District BEFORE AFTER 22

Flexible Industrial Land Use Policies (1996) 23

Commercial Policy Review (2000) Updated policies allow for retail expansion and bring several big box stores into City 24

Open Space Policies (2000) Policies to provide a connected system of parks and natural areas Peterborough was a leader 25

Transportation Plan & Policy Update (2002) Source: Peterborough Examiner 26

Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe Provincial plan to manage growth of GGH to 2031 2009: City s Official Plan updated with Growth Plan policies 27

Making better use of land within existing built areas 28

Revitalizing the Downtown 29

PRESENT FUTURE?? Source: Little Lake Master Plan 30

PRESENT Source: Little Lake Master Plan FUTURE?? 31

Intensification in a mid-size downtown BEFORE AFTER?? 32 Source: Ontario Ministry of Public Infrastructure Renewal

Other potential downtown intensification sites? 33

New Subdivision Development Less of.. More of.. 34

Contact Us Additional information regarding the Official Plan Review can be found online at www.peterborough.ca/planit. You can also contact us by email (planit@peterborough.ca) with your comments/questions at any time. City of Peterborough Planning & Development Services 500 George Street North Peterborough, Ontario K9H 3R9 Ken Hetherington, MCIP, RPP Manager, Planning Division Telephone: 742 7777 (ext. 1781) Fax: 742 5218 Please fill out our questionnaire online at peterborough.ca/planit 35

Workshop Discussion Part One: Envisioning what the City could look like in 10 to 20 years! What is your vision for how the community could evolve? What key words would describe your vision? What ideas do you have for creating a better living environment within our City How would you like the streets, buildings and lands to be used? 36

Workshop Discussion Part Two: Vital City Building Components What are the vital City Building components/key topics that you feel need attention as part of the Official Plan review? What preliminary ideas do you have for each of these? 37