City’s Official Plan approved by OMB

The Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) recently approved the City of Orillia’s Official Plan.

“The City’s new Official Plan is a forward-looking, progressive policy document that will serve as a blueprint for development in Orillia for years to come,” said Ian Sugden, Director of Development Services for the City of Orillia.

Orillia City Council adopted the Official Plan on March 9, 2010, followed by an approval issued by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing with modifications on March 17, 2011. Ten appellants filed appeals objecting to the Ministry’s decision. The last of the appeals were dealt with by the OMB on Aug. 23, 2013.

“The successful negotiation of settlements on the part of City staff addressed the issues of appeal and resulted in an improved Official Plan and a reduction in cost to the City’s ratepayers,” said Sugden. “Development projects in the City that may have been delayed without an Official Plan can now proceed.”

The approved Official Plan is effective immediately.

The City of Orillia is a city of 30,586 people in the heart of Central Ontario on the shores of Lake Couchiching and Lake Simcoe. Visit our website at orillia.ca.

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Ian Sugden
Director of Development Services
705-329-7256
isugden@orillia.ca

Jennifer Ruff
Manager of Communications
705-325-8929
705-238-9209 (cell)
jruff@orillia.ca