PLANNING RESOURCES

Why Plan? - Well planned communities attract investment, innovation, economic opportunities and sustainability that lead to vibrancy, vitality, and a high quality of life. Lou Pompilii, City of London, Member of the Education Planning Partnership, Why Plan Committee.

Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing

• Land Use Planning
• Municipal Planning & Development Tools. Explores ways to approach economic development based on the built environment. This handbook is for municipal councillors, decision makers, economic development officers, planners, policy makers, engineers, architects, designers, landscape architects, developers, consultants, businesses, community groups, not-for-profit organizations and others interested in the connections between the built environment and sustainable economic development.  
• Updating Municipal Planning Documents. Effective January 1, 2007, the Planning and Conservation Land Statue Law Amendment Act, 2006 (Bill 51) requires municipalities to revise their official plans, as required, at least every five years.  Bill 51 identifies the matters that will determine whether an official plan must be revised and actions that must be carried out in the review.  It also now requires that zoning by-laws be updated on a regular basis.
• Why Plan 2010 AMO iCAST videos. Recordings from the 2010 AMO conference featuring three panel presentations
• Why Plan video. The video highlights opportunities and challenges facing Ontario municipalities, promotes updated Official Plans and Ontario's Planning Act tools as a way for municipalities to achieve healthy, vibrant and investment-ready communities.