Uptown Core Growth Area Review

As part of the town’s Official Plan Review we are updating the policies that guide development-related decisions in the Uptown Core and adjacent lands east of Trafalgar Road and north of Dundas Street. The Uptown Core Growth Area Review is a study required by the Province of Ontario. 

This project will consider revisions to the growth area boundary, the mix of land uses and the scale of future development.

It is intended that the Uptown Core will continue to function as a node for mixed use development and intensification supported by higher order transit as directed by the approved urban structure.

Project update

On Monday, September 22, Planning and Development Council passed a motion to refer the Uptown Core Growth Area Review (Item 8.2) back to staff. 

The motion directs further consideration of: 

• Distribution of density, height, and transitions across the growth area
• Alignment with the original Uptown Core Secondary Plan vision
• Viability of enhancing office and retail elements
• Timing and coordination with the Province on Bus Rapid Transit delivery along Dundas Street and Trafalgar Road

Staff are currently reviewing the motion and will incorporate these considerations into the next phase of the project. 

This webpage will be updated when the item is returned to Planning and Development Council for further discussion.