Provincial Policy Statement - Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing

PROVINCIAL POLICY STATEMENT
1.5 PUBLIC SPACES, PARKS AND OPEN SPACE
1.5.1 Healthy, active communities should be promoted by:
a) planning public streets, spaces and facilities to be safe, meet the needs of
pedestrians, and facilitate pedestrian and non-motorized movement, including
but not limited to, walking and cycling;
b) providing for a full range and equitable distribution of publicly-accessible built
and natural settings for recreation, including facilities, parklands, open space
areas, trails and, where practical, water-based resources;
c) providing opportunities for public access to shorelines; and
d) considering the impacts of planning decisions on provincial parks, conservation
reserves and conservation areas.
1.6 INFRASTRUCTURE AND PUBLIC SERVICE FACILITIES
1.6.1 Infrastructure and public service facilities shall be provided in a coordinated, efficient
and cost-effective manner to accommodate projected needs.
Planning for infrastructure and public service facilities shall be integrated with
planning for growth so that these are available to meet current and projected needs.
1.6.2 The use of existing infrastructure and public service facilities should be optimized,
wherever feasible, before consideration is given to developing new infrastructure and
public service facilities.
1.6.3 Infrastructure and public service facilities should be strategically located to support the
effective and efficient delivery of emergency management services.
Where feasible, public service facilities should be co-located to promote costeffectiveness
and facilitate service integration.
1.6.4 Sewage and Water
1.6.4.1 Planning for sewage and water services shall:
a) direct and accommodate expected growth in a manner that promotes the
efficient use of existing:
1. municipal sewage services and municipal water services; and
2. private communal sewage services and private communal water services,
where municipal sewage services and municipal water services are not
available;
b) ensure that these systems are provided in a manner that:
1. can be sustained by the water resources upon which such services rely;
2. is financially viable and complies with all regulatory requirements; and
3. protects human health and the natural environment;
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