Core Services
The Planning and Public Works Department provides services in three core areas:
- Planning: Township Official Plan and Zoning By-law and amendments; development applications; and long range land use policy and planning
- Building: plans examination; building and sign permits; and inspections
- Public Works: Township roads; sidewalks; culverts; bridges; storm sewers; drainage; stormwater management facilities; and public parking system
Planning Division
The Planning Division is responsible for land use, policy and development planning witin the Township, which includes:
- Formulating and interpreting Township Official Plan policy and the Zoning By-law
- Reviewing and commenting on all Planning Act and Condominium Act applications – Durham Regional and Township Official Plan, zoning, subdivision, condominium, site plan, minor variance, consent (severance) and part-lot control
- Administering the Planning Act application process for Township Official Plan and Zoning By-Law amendments, Site Plan Control and Minor Variances
- Conducting engineering review of and providing input into development applications and agreements
- Approving designs, administering agreements, inspecting construction, confirming grading, and accepting infrastructure for development
- Developing development guidelines, policies and standards
- Undertaking urban design and other land use and infrastructure planning-related studies and projects
- Undertaking strategic research and analyses on a wide range of project-oriented planning issues
- Co-ordinating community improvement and environmental planning initiatives
- Reviewing and commenting on Federal, Provincial and Regional policy, legislation and guidelines
- Carrying out statistical analyses related to population, employment and housing
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The Building Division is responsible for the administration of building construction activities within the Township, which includes:
- Examining building construction plans
- Processing building and sign permit applications
- Carrying out building and plumbing inspections to ensure conformity with the Ontario Building Code
- Maintaining and monitoring building construction statistics
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The Public Works Division is responsible for the engineering, construction and operation of the Township's roads and other municipal infrastructure, which includes:
- Maintaining and rehabilitating road surfaces, shoulders, roadsides, sidewalks, drainage works, culverts and bridges
- Providing roadway winter control operations (i.e. plowing, snow removal, sanding and salting)
- Installing and maintaining pavement markings, traffic control and parking signs, and roadside pedestrian and vehicular protection
- Determining and prioritizing improvement needs
- Developing, implementing and monitoring infrastructure-related capital budgets, programs, policies and procedures
- Managing the design, tender preparation and construction of approved capital projects
- Developing and maintaining asset inventories and management systems
- Establishing design and construction standards and policies
- Conducting transportation engineering studies to determine necessary traffic and pedestrian control
- Planning and operating the Township's on and off-street parking facilities
- Administering the municipal consent process for the occupancy of road allowances by utility and telecommunications companies
- Managing street lighting
- Undertaking regular patrols and inspections
- Managing the Department's fleet of vehicles and equipment
- Co-ordinating the Department’s safety and driver/operator training programs
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