An official plan describes the City’s policies on how land in your community should be used. It is prepared with input from your community and helps to ensure that future planning and development will meet the specific needs of your community.

An official plan deals mainly with issues such as:

• where new housing, industry, offices and shops will be located

• what services like roads, watermains, sewers, parks and schools will be needed

• when, and in what order, parts of your community will grow

• community improvement initiatives