Planning
The Town of Goderich provides land use planning services in conjunction with the County of Huron Planning and Development Department.
The Planning Department is responsible for the distribution of information and advice to Council, landowners, the general public and to the development industry with respect to land use planning. The department also administers the Town's Official Plan, Zoning By-Law and the develpoment approvals process. Planning staff conduct research into a variety of land use planning matters including changing Provincial policy and emerging issues affecting a broad range of economic,environmental and social factors that contribute to the community. The department also manages change in the community through direct involvement in built heritage preservation and enhancement, urban design, economic development, and the preservation and enhancement of the natural environment, all with the view of building and maintaining a healthy, balanced community.
Contact Information
Denise Van Amersfoort
County Planner assigned to the Town of Goderich
dvanamersfoort@huroncounty.ca
519-524-8394 ext. 3 (County Office)
519-524-8344 ext. 227 (Town Hall)
Links:
County of Huron Planning and Development Department
County of Huron Geographic Information System (GIS)
Ontario Government's "Citizens' Guides to Land Use Planning"
Municipal & Marine Heritage Committee
Applications:
Official Plan Amendment Application
Zoning By-Law Amendment Application
Consent (Severance) Application
Minor Variance Application
Site Plan Control Application
Plan of Condominium/Subdivision Application
Documents:
- Schedule "A" Base Map
- Schedule "B" Land Use Plan
- Schedule "C" Roads Plan
- Schedule "D" Heritage Districts & Designated Sites in Goderich
Community Improvement Plan - under review
Town of Goderich Zoning By-Law Consolidated June 2011
CURRENT PROJECTS:
Re-Leaf in Harbour Park
The initial re-planting of Harbour Park will occur this fall in late November. The proposed Planting Plan is on display at Town Hall and available online (see link below). Please review and provide comments to Martin Quinn, head of the Parks Department, at martinquinn@goderich.ca by Monday, November 28, 2011.
Downtown Core Master Plan & Courthouse Park Landscape Design
In the wake of the tornado that ripped through the Town on August 21, 2011, the Town of Goderich is leading an initiative to prepare a Master Plan that focuses on the rebuilding of the Downtown Core along with recommendations for other tornado-affected areas, and a landscape design for Courthouse Park. The goal of the initiative is to prepare an urban design vision and implementation plan for public and private redevelopment of the Downtown Core and to prepare a park plan to guide the rehabilitation of Courthouse Park. The Master Plan will also include recommendations for the rebuilding of other tornado-affected areas.
The Town has retained a team led by The Planning Partnership (www.planpart.ca). The Planning Partnership is a firm of landscape architects, architects and planners who have prepared for Downtown Master Plans and park plans for communities across the Province. They will be assisted by specialists in transportation from Poulos and Chung, retail and commercial strategies from Urban Metrics and heritage from Carl Bray and Associates.
Central to the preparation of the Master Plan and Park Plan is the Goderich Design Workshop which took place on January 12, 13 and 14, 2012 at the Royal Canadian Legion. The Design Workshop was a multi day consultation event during which the team set up a temporary design studio in the Royal Canadian Legion and developed the framework of the Master Plan and Park Plan while working in consultation with the community. The Charrette included a series of round table discussions, drop in centres, workshops, presentations and one-on-one meetings. Approximately 500 residents of the Town attended the workshop and many more participated through on-line forums. The final presentation from the Master Plan Design Workshop is available online at http://goderichmasterplan.com
A Steering Committee has been comprised to help Steering Committee Members include Deputy Mayor John Grace (Chair), Tom Jasper (Vice Chair), Mayor Deb Shewfelt, Councilor Michele Hansen, Bob Davis, Judi Walters, Mark Hussey, Donny Rivers, Christopher Spaleta and Larraine Baechler. Please feel free to approach any of the Steering Committee Members if you have questions about the Master Plan project.
If you would like to submit an idea for the Master Plan or comment on ideas presented, please go to the project website: http://goderichmasterplan.com or write a comment on the project's Facebook Group 'Goderich Master Plan'. Members of the public are also welcome to email the Steering Committee at committe@goderichmasterplan.com or email Town Planner, Denise Van Amersfoort at dvanamersfoort@huroncounty.ca
The Draft Master Plan will be presented for further public feedback in early spring. Stay tuned!
HERITAGE RELATED DOCUMENTS
