This Plan has been developed with a recognition of several Provincial guidelines and policies and it is felt that special emphasis should be given to the Ontario Flood Plain Planning Policy, the Foodland Guidelines, and the Housing Policy Statement.
(a) Lands prone to flooding are defined as those lands adjoining a river, stream or lake which are susceptible to flooding during the regulatory flood.
(b) In accordance with the Flood Plain Planning Policy of the Province of Ontario, a two zone approach to reviewing development proposals in flood susceptible areas may be used where adequate data are available to determine both a flood way and flood fringe.
(c) New development will not generally be permitted where it would be subject to the regulatory flood. Where adequate technical data are available that show that development can safely be accommodated on a site-specific flood plain, without significant off-site impact, a two-zone approach (floodway/flood fringe) may be used. In addition, a Special Policy Area approach may be utilized in existing developed settlement areas where provincial and municipal requirements can be met and where local or other policy documentation identifies Special Policy Areas.
(d) "Floodway" is defined as the channel of a watercourse and that inner portion of the flood plain where flood depths and velocities are generally higher than those experienced in the flood fringe. The floodway represents that area required for the safe passage of flood flows and that area where flood depths and velocities are considered to be such that they pose a potential threat to life and property.
(e) "Flood fringe" is defined as the outer portion of the flood plain between the floodway and the limit of the regulatory flood.
(f) New development or works in the floodway are prohibited except for marine related structures (such as docks and boat houses) which shall generally be permitted subject to the approval of the Ministry of Natural Resources.
(g) Development or works may be permitted within the flood fringe where technical information to the satisfaction of the Ministry of Natural Resources has been compiled. This information shall:
(i) identify the location of the floodway and flood fringe on a major reach basis;
(ii) establish that development will not result in significant increased off-site flood impacts; and
(iii) identify that development can be adequately flood protected.
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Council recognizes that group homes provide care for people with physical, social or mental handicaps. Group homes shall be permitted within those designations that permit residential uses. A group home may be defined as a single housekeeping unit in a residential dwelling in which up to six residents (excluding staff or receiving family) live as a family under responsible supervision consistent with the needs of its residents. The home must be licensed and/or approved under Provincial statutes and in compliance with municipal by-laws.
The Council of the Township of Armour shall contribute to fulfilling the principles and objectives of the "Land Use Planning for Housing Policy Statement" of the Province of Ontario. These principles and objectives shall be fulfilled through the establishment of settlement areas in the Zoning By-law, the encouragement of infilling and multiple family dwellings, and the streamlining of the approvals process by means of all statutory methods available. Council shall encourage the creative use of holding provisions in the Zoning By-law and the recognition of affordable housing projects and non-profit institutional developments as permitted uses in the rural and settlement zones.
In accordance with the "Foodland Guidelines" of the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Council shall preserve all areas of existing or potential agricultural uses where soils classified 1, 2, 3, or 4 predominate as defined in the "Canada Land Inventory of Soil Capability for Agriculture".
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