On the July 11 Council agenda there is a report with the final draft of the new Nobleton Zoning By-law (ZBL) with a  recommendation to Council to approve it.  As I have indicated in other posts, the zoning by-laws for the Township are in desperate new of revision; Nobleton is the first and in many respects will be the template for the others.  (e.g. same new/updated definitions will be used.) I am pleased that the community has been very engaged in the process:   as to be expected not every proposal from community members has been accepted but rationale for such is provided and in some instances it is indicated that the correct avenue to pursue making the change (e.g. extending the commercial core)  is the Official Plan process.

For each person there will be points which are of particular interest; here are mine.

• The incorporation of specific zoning for defined mature neighbourhoods such that character of each is protected
• permeable surface minimum requirements
• much clearer identification of regulatory flood plains
• some improvement in facilitating new businesses/commercial in core

As noted in the report in the not too distant future there may be an amendment to the new Nobleton ZBL. This is NOT because the latter has not been done well; rather it may be necessitated by issues which come out of the new Official Plan which is in process.  As has been said from the beginning there are many updates in process; it is not feasible to do them in sequence.  Good news is that future amendments can be managed more easily as we will be starting with a contemporary, well designed ZBL.