Title
Streamside and Riparian Protection
Enforcement of Current Requirements
Recommended Action
Whereas sections 3.13.15 through 3.13.19 of the 2016 Official Community Plan (OCP) [Township Streams and Riparian Areas] apply throughout the entire area of the Township;
Whereas under section 3.13.19 all watercourses and riparian areas are designated as Streamside Protection Development Permit Areas;
Whereas all development in these DP areas requires a development permit and all development must comply with the guidelines stipulated in Schedule 3 to the OCP; and
Whereas the Gloucester Industrial Park Community Plan provisions governing riparian area protection are also set out in section 4.0 of the Plan;
Therefore be it resolved that during the Township review of the Gloucester Plan, Council hereby directs Staff to take all such action as may be necessary and possible to vigorously enforce all the Township’s current DP and other streamside protection requirements in the Gloucester Plan area, consistent with the provincial Riparian Areas Protection Act and guidelines of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans.