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1. In this Regulation, “official plan” means the official plan referredto in clause 31 (1) (a) of the Act. O.Reg. 479/93, s. 1.
2. The official plan shall include objectives which, (a) integrate the housing and employment needs of the residents of the City of London with the protection of the City’s natural and cultural environments; (b) minimize the redesignation of land from agricultural uses or land which is designated as environmentally sensitive land to urban uses; (c) preserve agricultural land in accordance with the Food Land Guidelines of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food; (d) protect land subject to flooding in accordance with the Policy Statement for Flood Plain Planning issued under section 3 of the Planning Act; (e) preserve ground water and surface water resources; (f) protect wetlands in accordance with the Policy Statement on Wetlands issued under section 3 of the Planning Act; (g) protect mineral aggregates in accordance with the Policy Statement for Mineral Aggregate Resources issued under section 3 of the Planning Act; (h) protect woodlands, valleylands, wildlife and fish habitat and other areas which are environmentally significant or sensitive; (i) ensure that contaminated sites are cleaned and restored before they are developed or redeveloped; (j) provide open space and recreational facilities, including access to water and other public land and resources; (k) accommodate growth in the City of London through the extension of the areas designated for urban uses; (l) maximize the use of all land designated for urban uses through increased densities, intensification and redevelopment; (m) minimize the expansion of existing hamlets, cluster developments and strip developments; (n) maximize the compatibility of land uses without discouraging mixed land use development; (o) determine the designation of land for urban uses in accordance with the Growth and Settlement Guidelines issued by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs; (p) provide an adequate supply of land for industrial, commercial and institutional uses; (q) maximize the amount of new development that will be serviced by municipal sanitary and storm water sewers and water services; (r) implement the Land Use Planning for Housing Policy Statement issued under section 3 of the Planning Act; and (s) promote the growth of the tourism industry in a manner compatible with the preservation of the natural and cultural environments. O.Reg. 479/93, s. 2.
3. The planning period of the official plan shall be twenty years. O.Reg. 479/93, s. 3.
4. The official plan shall include policies which address the evaluation of the applications to amend the plan by changing the designation of land from agricultural uses to urban uses. O.Reg. 479/93, s. 4.