The number of policy statements has been reduced from 149 to 102 and the draft plan concentrates on four main policy areas compared to the eight found in the 1986 document. The language in the draft Municipal Development Plan is more permissive and less regulatory than the 1986 General Municipal Plan. Overall land use patterns have not been altered dramatically between the 1986 document and the current draft plan. Commercial development is directed to the downtown area and along the major highways leading into the downtown core. Future industrial development is anticipated along Resources Road, at the north end of the city along Clairmont Road, and in the existing industrial park on the west side of the city.
Residential development remains the predominant land use activity.
The revised plan is now available. Go to Full Text of Municipal Development Plan approved August 1995. Go to list of pages highlighting Business and Strategic Planning . Go to list of pages highlighting Reports of Business Process Improvement Teams . Go to list of pages highlighting Financial Reports and Polices .