The new Prince Edward County official plan has been approved by the Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing.
The new official plan was finished and adopted by council in February after a long process of review and consultation.
The Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, Steve Clark, approved the new plan and it took effect July 8.
The decision is not open for appeal.
Clark made 11 modifications to the document including changes to the policies on accessory dwelling units, aggregate resources, employment lands, and “other areas of provincial interest.”
The official plan is a provincially mandated document used to guide municipalities in development that dictates what lands can be used for what purposes, among other things.
The approval means that, moving forward, any planning matters in Prince Edward County will be subject to the rules and regulations of the new official plan.
