2014 Official Plan

Markham’s new Official Plan was adopted by Council on December 10, 2013, and approved by York Region on June 12, 2014.  The new Official Plan has been appealed to the Ontario Municipal Board/Local Planning Appeal Tribunal and is not yet fully in force.  On October 30, 2015, May 26, 2016, March 10, 2017, April 21, 2017 and November 24, 2017, the Board issued Partial Approval Orders, bringing parts of the Plan into force, with the last Order being updated by the Tribunal on April 9, 2018. Until a Local Planning Appeal Tribunal decision to approve all or part of the new Official Plan has been made, the current Official Plan (Revised 1987), as amended, will continue to remain in force.

This is an office consolidation of Markham’s new Official Plan based on the Partial Approval Orders issued by the Ontario Municipal Board and updated by the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal. An Effective Date Table identifies the in force date that each policy, map or appendix was approved by Order of the Ontario Municipal Board. Certain portions of the text, maps and appendices remain subject to appeals to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal as referenced by a green box or text. The scope of any issues raised in the appellant’s appeals will be identified as part of Local Planning Appeal Tribunal Case No. PL140743.

The modifications and deferrals referenced in this consolidation should be referenced in conjunction with the York Region Notice of Decision dated June 17, 2014, the November 24, 2017 Partial Approval Order issued by the Ontario Municipal Board and the April 9, 2018 Update to the Order issued by the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal.

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Table of Contents

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M1    Markham Structure

M2    Centres and Corridors and Transit Network

M3    Land Use

M4    Greenway System

M5    Natural Heritage Features and Landforms

M6    Hydrologic Features

M7    Provincial Policy Areas

M8    Special Policy Areas

M9    Countryside Agriculture Area

M10  Road Network

M11  Minor Collector Road Network

M12  Urban Area and Built-Up Area

M13  Heritage Conservation Districts

M14  Public School, Place of Worship and Park Sites

M15  Area and Site Specific Policies

A   Toronto and Region Conservation Authority Regulatory Framework

B   Headwater Drainage Features

C   Community Facilities

D   Cycling Facilities

E    Transportation, Services and Utilities

F    Secondary Plan Areas

G   Community Improvement Project Areas

H   Former Waste Disposal Sites

I    Clean Water Act Highly Vulnerable Aquifers