TRCA Roles and Responsibilities in Planning and Development
Regional Watershed Alliance
November 14, 2018
Laurie Nelson, MCIP, RPP
Associate Director, Planning and Policy
Outline
• Roles and Legislation
• The Living City Policies
• Integration of TRCA’s Interests in Planning and
Development Process
• Growth and Development in TRCA’s Watersheds
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CA Roles Set Out inMNRF Provincial Procedural Manual
• Public Commenting Body
• Delegated Provincial Interest
• Regulatory Authority
• Service Provider
• Resource Management Agency
• Landowner
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TRCA Plan Review Roles & Responsibilities
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Planning ActConservation
Authorities Act
Watershed
Plans,
Section 28
Regulation
Environmental
Assessment
Act
Official Plan
& Zoning
By-laws
Hazard, Water
& Heritage
Policies
Building Code
& Design
Standards
MNRF/MOECC/MMA
Technical Manuals &
Guidelines
The Living
City
Policies
Procedural
Manual &
Technical
Guidelines
Master
Plans
Individual
EAsMunicipal
Class EAs
Schedules
A, B & C
Provincial Policy
Statement,
Provincial Plans
Service Delivery
Agreements
Memorandums
of
Understanding
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TRCA Policy Document
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1. Introduction
2. The Toronto Region
3. Legislative Foundation
4. TRCA History & Evolution to The Living City
5. The Living City
6. Paths to Achieving The Living City: Policies for Sustainable Communities
7. Policies for Environmental Planning
8. Regulation Policies
Glossary
References
Appendices
Environmental Planning
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Addressing growth, intensification and
redevelopment near the natural system
Defining and protecting the natural
system
Adapting and mitigating
climate change impactsMaximizing
ecosystem services
Regulatory Role
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“Development, Interference with Wetlands and Alterations to Shorelines and Watercourses Regulation” –Section 28 of CA Act
Source: CTV News
Regulated Areas
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VALLEY CORRIDOR
LAKE ONTARIO SHORELINE
WETLANDS
AREA ADJACENT TO WETLANDS
(120 m/30 m)
WATERCOURSE
STREAM CORRIDOR
Regulatory Role
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Permission from CA for:
• Development within a regulated area
• Interference & alterations to watercourses, wetlands, and shorelines
Regulation Tests:
• the control of flooding, erosion, dynamic beaches, pollution or the
conservation of land will not be affected
CA Regulation:
• “applicable law” under Building Code Act
• can overlap with Municipal Fill or Site Alteration By-law
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Provincial Plans, Policies & Technical Guidelines
Conservation Authority Watershed Plans, Policies & Technical Guidelines
Plan input (to municipal documents), development and environmental
assessment review, permitting and compliance, policy analysis,
technical expertise & advice
Watershed Planning in the Planning Process
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Municipal Official Plan Informed by Watershed
Plan
Water Servicing Study
Conceptual Master Plan
M.E.S.P & Secondary Plans
Plans of Subdivision & Servicing
Building and TRCA Permits
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TRCA Planners, Ecologists & Engineers Integrate Watershed Science with Development, Infrastructure & Urban Design
We work with provincial & municipal partners & the development industry
to move from RISK to RESILIENCY
in a growing and intensifying city-region
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• Collaborative Plan;
• Protect and enhance a
robust Natural Heritage
System;
• 53% of land in Natural
Heritage System;
Central Pickering
Development Plan
(Seaton)
• Environmental stewardship;
• A Sustainable urban community integrated with the Natural
Heritage System;
• Target = 70,000 population and 35,000 jobs.
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• Defining the
NHS
• TRCA/MNR
Staking Exercise
• Comments on
Policy
• Approx 1,350
hours staff
time = $100,000
Water Resource Management in Seaton
Five computer models were developed to
fully understand the impacts of
urbanization and to develop an
appropriate plan;
Development setbacks from flood and
erosion hazards and natural features
were established;
57 stormwater management ponds; and
LID strategy was accepted – LID is
required to reduce runoff volumes and
protect aquatic habitat and wetlands.
Scale is important!
Geographic - Developers focused
on Development Area – TRCA
focused on Watershed
Time - Developers interested in
build-out time frame (10-20 years)
TRCA protects for long term (100
years)
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