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A10-Schedule B

On March 26, Mayor Groves gave direction to advance the rezoning of 12 development applications in Caledon. This bold and unprecedented announcement demonstrates Caledon's commitment to proactively tackle the housing crisis and foster sustainable growth in the community.

• Mayor Groves would like to reinforce the Town of Caledon’s commitment to proactively address the housing crisis and to contribute to the Province’s housing goal of 1.5 million new residential units by 2031, as well as Caledon's growth forecast to 2051.
• Caledon is ready to meet and potentially exceed its Housing Pledge targets and has just received $2.8 million as part of the Building Faster Fund for meeting its 2023 annual housing targets.
• Many of the parcels of land that are included under the Strong Mayor direction are already part of phase one of Caledon's draft Growth Management and Phasing Plan. They were identified because the applications are in areas where existing or planned infrastructure can support development.
• On March 26, 2024, Caledon Council adopted the Town’s new Official Plan “Future Caledon”, which lays out a detailed roadmap of Caledon’s growth till 2051. The 2051 growth targets are substantial.
• This move by the Mayor will advance the objectives of Future Caledon by ensuring significant development applications progress in a timely manner, as well as ensure infrastructure and services are aligned for units to be delivered by 2051.
• This move will ensure that provincial and federal infrastructure and funding programs acknowledge Caledon's proactive approach to growth management.
• This signals Caledon’s readiness and ambitions for growth, its commitment to partner with the development industry and create complete, sustainable communities, as envisioned in the Town’s Strategic Plan and Future Caledon.

• About 80% of Caledon is protected by the Greenbelt Plan, Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan and Niagara Escarpment Plan legislation and will remain unavailable for development.
• Urban growth will be focused in less than 20 per cent of Caledon, mostly in the southern part of the Town.
• Where and how the Town grows is set out in the new Official Plan.

• A range of housing options will be delivered through these planning applications, including singles, semis, town houses and apartments, ensuring housing typologies are available for various price ranges.
• Mayor Groves has directed that zoning permissions for additional residential units (second units and garden suites) and multiplexes be addressed in the approvals.
• Through the other planning approval stages such as secondary planning and plans of subdivision, the Town will ensure policies and opportunities for affordable housing provisions.

• Yes, Mayor Groves has directed staff in the Planning & Development Department to undertake the necessary steps to bring forward the proposed zoning by-law amendments through the municipal planning process, including holding a statutory public meeting.

• Although pre-zoning has been undertaken by many municipalities, using Strong Mayor Powers is an unprecedented direction, demonstrating Caledon’s commitment to proactively tackle the housing crisis and foster sustainable growth in the community.
• The zoning approvals for the lands included in the direction by Mayor Groves will enable staff to advance the development applications through the remaining municipal planning process.
• In the longer term, such a broad mixed-use rezoning will ensure that development and redevelopment of these new communities can happen without frequent and recurring processes.
• Caledon is ready and open for business—this move will help ensure an ample supply of development sites for all types of housing, both to meet demand and to encourage housing affordability.
• This move will also provide greater certainty to encourage investment into Caledon’s growth.

• While the Housing Pledge accounts for 13,000 new housing units by 2031, the forecast for Caledon indicates 67,000 new housing units are needed by 2051.
• The 35,000 units in the proposed 12 areas are a step towards meeting the 67,000 units by 2051 and would help ensure Caledon gets the necessary infrastructure and services required to support its growth well into the future.  

Existing employment areas are:

1. Bolton Employment Area, including:
   • Coleraine West Employment Area Secondary Plan
   • South Simpson Industrial Area Secondary Plan
2. Mayfield West Employment Area 
3. Tullamore Industrial Area
4. Victoria Industrial Area
5. Sandhill Industrial Area 

New employment areas to 2051 have been identified in the Region of Peel Official Plan. These areas will be subject to more detailed planning, and are identified in blue on the Townwide Land Use Designation Map.

Council must vote to remove holds. Staff can bring the recommendation forward for a simple Council majority vote or the mayor can bring a motion using Strong Mayor Powers for a one-third Council vote. The mayor cannot unilaterally remove a hold using Strong Mayor Powers.

At the Council Meeting on Tuesday, June 25, 2024, Council approved the rezoning of 11 of 12 development applications to provide nearly 35,000 housing units in Caledon as it prepares to grow to 300,000 residents by 2051. Rezoning of the lot municipally known as 12522 and 12580 Torbram Road was referred back to staff for further consideration and will return to Council on Tuesday, July 23, 2024. This vote of Council comes after Mayor Annette Groves announced last week a partial rescission of her strong mayor powers, returning to a traditional majority vote. 

The Town is committed to proactively addressing the housing crisis and meeting Caledon’s growth forecast to 2051. This move will advance the objectives of the new Official Plan “Future Caledon”, by helping ensure significant development applications progress in a timely manner, as well as ensure infrastructure and services are aligned. 

Development Charge revenue expected over the next 10 years is estimated at $1.06 billion and more than $2.65 billion by 2041. This revenue is used to construct new infrastructure. The construction can be performed by the Town and/or can be performed by the developer on large developments through front ending agreements.  Regardless, development charges pay for the growth of infrastructure (growth pays for growth).