Planning Department

The Planning Department is represented by the following Administration:

• Brian Hillman, MCIP, RPP, Director of Planning and Building Services;
• Chad Jeffery, MCIP, RPP, Manager of Planning Services/Senior Planner;
• Enrico De Cecco, MCIP, RPP, Junior Planner; and
• Barbara O'Neil, Secretary-Treasurer to the Committee of Adjustment

PLANNING DEPARTMENT'S ROLE

The Planning Department role is for the enforcement of the The Planning Act  and its Municipal Zoning By-laws. In addition, the Planning Department also ensures that the goals and values of the Provincial Policy Statement and the Municipal Official Plans are maintained.

Through the use of these Planning documents, the Planning Department strives to balance the interests of the natural, social and built-form environments, in order to provide for ordely development that will benefit the local community's present and future populations.

The Planning Department, in collaboration with the overall community, develops and reccomends the promotion of effective land preservation and development that will improve the quality of life for Tecumseh's residents.  It also has a responsibility to provide elected officials, decision-makers and the community with sound planning advice and to recommend action strategies that will improve the quality of our natural and built environment.

PLANNING DEPARTMENT'S RESPONSIBILITIES

The services provided to the Municipality by the Planning Department include:

• Land Use/Built Form Regulation
• Zoning By-law and Official Plan Interpretation         
• Policy Planning
• Urban Design
• Population/Growth Projections
• Lot Creation

The Planning Department's Administration is also reponsible for the review and approval of the following development applications:

• Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments
• Urban and Rural Land Development
• Site Plan Control
• Plan of Subdivision/Condominium
• Development Agreement
• Part-lot Control
• Consent
• Minor Variance

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