Notice of the Adoption of Offical Plan Amendment No. 8
TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Grand Valley, having held a Special Council Meeting on February 13, 2024, under Section 26(3) of the Planning Act, an Open House on October 29, 2024, and a Public Meeting May 13, 2025, under Sections 17 (15)(16) of the Planning Act, has passed By-law 2025-57 to adopt Official Plan Amendment No. 8 which is the Town’s Official Plan Conformity Exercise, known as Vision Grand Valley, on the 4th day of November 2025.
Official Plan Amendment No. 8 will affect all of the lands within the municipally; therefore, no location map is required.
THE PURPOSE AND EFFECT of the AMENDMENT
The purpose of Official Plan Amendment No. 8 is to implement the recommendations of the Vision Grand Valley Project, which was the Town’s conformity review exercise to update Council and Community priorities with respect to growth and development in the Town, bring the Town’s Official Plan into conformity with the Provincial Planning Statement 2024, and Dufferin County’s Municipal Comprehensive (MCR) Project, resulting in County Official Plan Amendments #2, #3 and #4. Oral and written comments received prior to Council’s adoption have been incorporated within Official Plan Amendment No. 8.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION regarding Official Plan Amendment No. 8 and its proposed changes to the Grand Valley Official Plan is available to the public for inspection at the Town Municipal Office located at 5 Main Street North, GRAND VALLEY, ON L9W 5S6, Monday to Friday between 8:30 AM and 4:30 PM and on the Town’s website: https://www.townofgrandvalley.ca/business-development/building-planning-and-development/official-plan-zoning-and-planning-documents/vision-grand-valley-official-plan-and-zoning-by-law-review/.
BE ADVISED THAT the Town of Grand Valley will be forwarding Official Plan Amendment No. 8 to the County of Dufferin (as the approval authority) for its review, and if deemed appropriate, to approve Official Plan Amendment No. 8. Supporting materials and copies of the written submissions received regarding the Official Plan Update and Amendment before its adoption will also be forwarded to the County. Any person or public body will be entitled to receive notice of the decision of the approval authority if a written request to be notified of its decision (including the person’s or public body’s address) is made to the approval authority at:
Michelle Dunne, Clerk
County of Dufferin|
mdunne@dufferincounty.ca|
55 Zina Street, Orangeville, ON L9W 1E5
Meghan Townsend, CAO/Clerk
Dated at the Town of Grand Valley
This 13th day of November, 2025.
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