Official Plan Update Community Engagement

Community Engagement

The Official Plan was adopted by City Council on November 29, 2021 through By-law Number 21-105. The Official Plan was submitted to the Province for final approval and a Notice of Adoption was issued on December 9, 2021.

The City would like to thank again the many people who have offered their time and feedback to the development of the new Official Plan.

Draft Official Plan Documents

Council Adopted Official Plan

Other Documents

Public Meeting

The Council of the City of Peterborough sitting as General Committee held a public meeting electronically to consider the Draft Official Plan under Section 17 of the Planning Act on November 1, 2021.

Report IPSPL21-036

October 2021 Public Open House

The City of Peterborough Planning Division hosted Public Open House pursuant to Section 17(16) of the Planning Act for the Draft Official Plan on October 21, 2021. The session was recorded and is available below along with the presentation slides.

September 2021 Public Information Sessions

The City hosted a series of online community information sessions for the Final Draft of the City’s new Official Plan. Each session was recorded and is available below along with the presentation slides.

Presentation Slide Deck
Video Recordings

Previous community engagement opportunities

Previous community engagement opportunities & Relevant Documents

Official Plan update community engagement
Date	Event	Relevant Documents
August 9 to September 20, 2017	Vision and guiding principles online survey	Vision and Guiding Principles Survey Summary Report
September 8, 11, and 12, 2017	Pop-up events at Trent University and Fleming College	n/a
December 7, 2017 to January 19, 2018	Growth management strategy online survey	Growth Management Survey Summary Report
February 7 and 14, 2018	Pop-up events at Lansdowne Place, Peterborough Square and Trent University	n/a
March 7, 14 and 15, 2018	Pop-up events at Peterborough Square, Peterborough Transit Terminal building, Fleming College and Peterborough Public Library to discuss land use and transportation	n/a
March 11 to May 13, 2018	Online surveys on land use and transportation	Land Use Survey Summary Report Transportation Survey Summary Report
June 4, 5, 6 and 7, 2018	Four-day community design exercise and open houses to inform the development of urban design guidelines	Nodes, Corridors and Downtown Urban Design Guidelines
August 24 to October 8, 2018	Urban design online survey	Urban Design and Heritage Survey Summary Report
November 26 and December 5, 2018	Public open houses to discuss urban design and natural heritage	Urban Design display boards presentation Natural Heritage display boards draft Natural Heritage System Components and Level Definitions presentation
August 20 and 21, 2019	Four drop-in public open houses to review the Draft Official Plan	August 2019 Open House Display Panels Scans of the public feedback boards
September 25, 2019	Two drop-in public open houses to provide a summary of the feedback received from the public on the Draft Official Plan	September 2019 Open House Display Panels Scans of the public feedback boards "What We Heard" Report
September 1 and 2, 2021	Four online public information sessions on the Final Draft Official Plan	Presentation Slide Deck Video Recordings Session 1: September 1, 3 pm Session 2: September 1, 6:30 pm Session 3: September 2, 3 pm Session 4: September 2, 6:30 pm