Planning Services

The Official Plan (OP) sets out the direction for residential and employment growth in the Township of Otonabee-South Monaghan. The OP designates each property as having one or more land use designations

Official Plan Designations

These designations include:

aggregate,
agriculture,
commercial,
employment area,
environmental protection,
existing residential,
hamlet,
recreation/conservation,
rural,
shoreline, or
waste disposal

Peterborough County Official Plan and Public GIS mapping

The County of Peterborough has an Official Plan that sets out the direction of land use across the eight (8) member municipalities.

The OSM Township Official Plan map can be found in the Peterborough County Let Me Map 2.0 mapping system or individually below.

The Planning Department works closely with the Building Department to make sure new development meets the Official Plan and Zoning requirements.

The Official Plan (OP) applies to all lands in the Township of Otonabee-South Monaghan. The current Official Plan covers a 20 year planning period ending in 2023.

The Official Plan law can be very complex. Please contact the planning department's Junior Planner, if you would like to discuss the official plan requirements for your parcel of land or require more information.

Official Plan Maps

OP Schedule A Map 1 illustrates the offical plan designation for the hamlets of Assumption north part (see also Map 12), Donwood and Woodview, Highway 7 west, Highway 28 WS.

OP Schedule A Map 2 illustrates the offical plan designation for the hamlet of Indian River, Highway 7 Corridor West, Highway 28 ES, Indian RIver Corridor north.

OP Schedule A Map 3 illustrates the offical plan designation for the hamlet of Stewart Hall, Matchett Meadows, Otonabee River Corridor north ES.

OP Schedule A Map 4 illustrates the offical plan designation for the hamlet of Assumption south part (see Map 12), central Otonabee, Lang-Hastings Trail west part.

OP Schedule A Map 5 illustrates the offical plan designation for the hamlet of Lang, Villiers, Indian River corridor central, Lang-Hastings Trail east part, County Road 2 East.

OP Schedule A Map 6 illustrates the offical plan designation for the hamlets of Fraserville and South Monaghan north, South Monaghan north, Otonabee River corridor north-central.

OP Schedule A Map 7 illustrates the offical plan designation for the areas of Bensfort Bridge, Campbelltown, Otonabee River corridor southcentral, County Road 2 central west.

OP Schedule A Map 8 illustrates the offical plan designation for the areas of Rice Lake west of Indian River and the County Road 2 corridor central east.

OP Schedule A Map 9 illustrates the offical plan designation for the hamlet of Keene south (also see Map 12), Rice Lake east and the mouth of Indian River.

OP Schedule A Map 10 illustrates the offical plan designation for the hamlets of Bailieboro and South Monaghan south, County Road 2 west, Rice Lake west end, including Long Island.

OP Schedule A Map 11 illustrates the offical plan designation for the Otonabee River south, Rice Lake central and includes Cow Island.

OP Schedule A Map 12 illustrates the offical plan designation for the hamlets of Assumption and Keene.

OP Schedule B Environmental map illustrates the offical plan for the natural features across whole Township.

OP Schedule C Transportation map illustrates the offical plan transportation across whole Township.

Official Plan Amendment

If you have a proposal that does not fit within the permitted uses of the land designation for your parcel of land, you may need to apply for an Official Plan Amendment (OPA) and/or Zoning By-Law Amendment (ZBA).

Pre-consultation with both the Township and Peterborough County is mandatory before making an application for an OPA.

Contact the Building and Planning Department to arrange an appointment to discuss your proposal.

What is the cost of an OPA?

An OPA requires a deposit of $4,000, as well as an administrative application fee of $8,000.

For a combined OPA and ZBA the required deposit is $10,000, as well as a $7,000 administrative fee.

How long does an OPA take?

An OPA can take many months to complete.

This is due to:

the requirement for the complete application to be submitted, which can include a planning justification report, and any mandatory studies,
the mandatory notification process for neighbouring property owners and agenices,
a technical review is carried out in consultaton with the County of Peterborough.
once the Township is satisfied with the technical review completness, Council authorizes a public meeting, and
following this meeting, and prior to adopting and OPA or passing a ZBA, Council reviews and makes any changes based on the public and agency consultation.

After the adoption by Council, the OPA is then sent to the County of Peterborough for final review and approval.

Anyone who objects to an OPA may appeal a decision of the County to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT).

ZBAs are passed by Council and are also open to appeal to the LPAT.

Severances

A severance is an application process that creates one or more new lots from an existing property.
We recommend having a free preliminary severance review completed through Peterborough County prior to applying for a severance. All severances are completed through the County of Peterborough Land Division office.

Visit the Peterborough County Severance page for more information on severance requirements.

Please Note:
All required agreements are to be prepared by a Lawyer.

NEW - Cloudpermit e-permitting system

Otonabee – South Monaghan has updated their application and permitting process by implementing the Cloudpermit e-permitting system. Cloudpermit allows applications to be completed entirely online!

If an Agent will be working on the e-permitting application on behalf of an owner, the owner will need to fill out the Agent Authorization Form,and submit it with the e-permitting application.

If there are multiple property owners, the Additional Property Owner Authorization Form needs to be filled out as well and submit it with the e-permitting application.

Apply for an OPA