I have been trying to set aside some time to look into Bill 36, The Land Stewardship Act, and see how it might impact land use planning at the local level. If I am not mistaken, it seems to reintroduce regional planning mechanisms similar to those that were dropped in the 90's. It may lead to the need to amend local Land Use Bylaws to comply with regional plans.
I haven't formed an opinion yet on whether it will be good or bad. As with many things, the real impact will be in the details. Regional planning makes sense in many respects because the greater community can be impacted by local land use decisions, (i.e. where should residential or industrial development happen). The political or municipal boundaries sometimes create a false division when those decisions affect people on both sides of the boundary. Regional planning can fail though if enough people feel they aren't getting a fair hearing on legitimate concerns.
If you have thoughts on Bill 36 or land use planning in general please let me know.
Now on a point that I am sure we all can agree, the sun is shining and that snowy unpleasantness is behind us. Have a good weekend.
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