The Town of Markham has retained a consultant to undertake an Agricultural Assessment Study as a component of the Growth Management Strategy for the Town.

Markham’s Growth Strategy is intended to identify the Town’s goals, objectives, expectations and requirements for infrastructure and financial requirements to support growth based on forecast population and employment growth over the planning period to 2031.

The study area applies to the lands located outside of the current settlement boundary and are generally designated Agriculture in the Town’s Official Plan.

The Agricultural Assessment will seek to accomplish the following:

• Provide base line data and evaluate trends relating to agricultural activity  and practices in Markham;
• Assess options for agricultural land use for the Town specifically as it relates to the feasibility of retaining a permanent viable agricultural presence outside of the Greenbelt; and,
• Assess opportunities for sustainable long-term agricultural, rural and recreational uses on the Greenbelt lands in eastern Markham.

Key Dates:

• June 16, 2008 Public Information Meeting.
  
• October 29, 2008 Public Open House and Public Information Session Phase 1.
  
• June 22, 2009 Public Open House and Public Information Session Phase 2.
  
• January 12, 2010 Public Information Meeting

Lilli Duoba , Senior Project Coordinator
Environmental Planning & Rouge Park
lduoba@markham.ca
905-477-7000 ext. 7925

• January 12, 2010 Public Information Meeting Minutes  (36k/5p)
• Agricultural Assessment Strategy & Final Study  (3.6MB/55p)

Phase 2 - June 2009
	Public Open House Invitation, June 22, 2009
	Phase 2 Options Report - Markham's Agricultural Assessment Study (2.1MB/38p) May 25, 2009 Phase 2 Report Appendices Study Maps: Map 1 - Rural and Green Belt Areas in Markham (2.5MB/1p) Map 2 - York Region Agricultural Lands (165k/1p) Map 3 - Pickering Airport Site Zoning Regulations (265k/1p) Map 4 - Land Use - Little Rouge Park Corridor Management Plan (677k/1p) Map 5 - Bob Hunter Memorial Park Master Plan (497k/1p) Map 6 - Town of Markham Current Official Plan Designations(379k/1p)

Phase 1 - October 2008
	Public Open House Invitation, October 29, 2008
	Agricultural Assessment Preliminary Findings Presentation (655k/23p)
	Phase 1 Report - Markham's Agricultural Assessment Study (2.1MB/38p) October 14, 2009 Study Maps: Map 1 - Markham White Belt Designation (2.5MB/1p) Map 2 - Markham CLI Mapping (1.1MB/1p) Map 3 - Land Evaluation and Area Review Scoring for Markham (173k/1p) Map 4 - Land Evaluation and Area Review Scoring for York Region (733k/1p) Map 5 - Federal and Provincial Land Ownership (2.9MB/1p) Map 6 - Farm Property Codes (1.4MB/1p) Map 7 - Markham Zoning Categories (2.5MB/1p) Map 8 - Rouge Park Plans (199k/1p)

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