REPORT - The Township of Uxbridge

The surrounding, existing land uses are as follows:North:East:South East:South West:West:Valley of Uxbridge Brook/Maple Brook Drive/low density residentialdevelopment forming part of the Hamlet of Sandy HookMain Street North/ valley of the Uxbridge Brook and residential and commercialdevelopmentA mix of residential uses including large lot single detached residences and anapartment on along the west side of Main Street North backing on the valley ofthe Uxbridge BrookStormwater management facility/single detached residencesValley of the Uxbridge Brook with undeveloped land to the north and a mix ofsingle detached and townhouse residential uses to the southPLANNING STATUS:Provincial Policy Statement (PPS)/Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe(Growth Plan)Planning decisions must be consistent with the PPS and conform to the Growth Plan. Thepolicies of both documents direct development to settlement areas, encourage more intenseforms of development than has occurred in the past both through intensification and in greenfieldareas, encourage a mix of housing types, and the optimization of existing infrastructure andpublic service facilities.The relevant policies in the PPS are found in:Section 1.1 Managing and Directing Land Use to Achieve Efficient Development andLand Use Patterns: The title reflects the key direction in this section which is to promote“efficient development and land use patterns which sustain the financial well-being ofthe Province and municipalities over the long term” (Section 1.1.1 a) and “cost-effectivedevelopment standards to minimize land consumption and servicing costs” (Section1.1.1 e). More specifically, Section 1.1.3.1 indicates that settlement areas are to “be thefocus of growth and their vitality and regeneration shall be promoted” while Sections1.1.3.3, 1.1.3.4, 1.1.3.5 and 1.1.3.6 encourage intensification in built up area. Section11.3.7 directs that new development in designated growth areas should “occur adjacentto the existing built-up area and shall have a compact form, mix of uses and densitiesthat allow for the efficient use of land, infrastructure and public service facilities.”Section 1.4 Housing: The policies in this section direct that a “range of housing typesand densities be provided to meet the projected requirements of current and future2