2024-8994

The City of Timmins has begun to experience increased development pressures to accommodate both residential and economic growth throughout the municipality. The City of Timmins requires a Growth Management Study (GMS) to manage the growth within the municipality and to determine if there is appropriate land supply to meet growth demands within a specified planning period.

Recent and ongoing changes to the policy framework at the Provincial level, including amendments to the Planning Act and proposed draft changes to the Provincial Policy Statement, 2020 ( PPS), have introduced new planning concepts and permissions for municipalities to consider while developing policies.

To ensure the City of Timmins continues to plan for growth efficiency over the long- term, it is necessary to study the current population, economic demands and dwelling growth and anticipated projections in regards to land needs through this comprehensive study process. Before the City of Timmins can demonstrate where to accommodate projected population, economic demands and dwelling growth, it is necessary to study the current state of the City including agricultural lands.

This will include comparing the City's actual growth rate from the last population projections completed in 2006 and anticipate the municipality' s land needs for a time horizon of up to 25 years. The final study will serve as a comprehensive review to inform and support the Official Plan Review and policy review exercises.

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