Official Plan

The Official Plan 

The Official for the Town of Lincoln was adopted by Council on July 7, 2014 and as approved by Niagara Region, with modifications, on April 30, 2015, as further approved by the Ontario Municipal Board with modifications on November 18, 2016. 

Purpose 

The Official Plan sets out the long term vision for the future. The Official Plan contains goals, objectives and policies to guide future land use, physical development, growth and change within the Town.  

The Official Plan addresses issues such as: 

• Where agricultural, residential, institutional, recreational, commercial and industrial uses can be located 
• What areas must be protected 
• What services such as watermain, sewers and roads will be needed 
• When and in what order parts of the community will grow 
• What policies, regulations and rules apply 

  Most recent additions and changes to the Official Plan include: 

• Provision of policies to support, promote and sustain the farm community to support value added agriculture. 
• Updated policies to bring them into conformity with Provincial policies including the 2005 Greenbelt Plan, the 2014 Provincial Policy Statement, 2006 Places to Grow Plan. 
• Updated policies to bring the plan info conformity with the Regional Official Plan. 
• Updated environmental policies to address the requirements of the Greenbelt Natural Heritage System and how they can be balanced with supporting agriculture. 

The Official Plan includes the text of the Plan and the text of all amendments to the Plan that have been given final approval as November 2016. The text of the Official Plan is provided for convenience only and should be read in conjunction with all of the Schedules. A hard copy of the Official Plan which includes all the Schedules is available for purchase from the Planning and Development Department.  

The Official Plan consists of ten parts as follows: 

Full Plan  (consolidated: December 2018) 

Part 1 - Introduction

Part 2 - Agricultural Area Land Use

Part 3 - Urban Area Land Use Policies  (updated: December 2018) 

Part 4 - Environmental & Water Management Resource Policies  

Part 5 - Economic Strategy  

Part 6 - Transportation

Part 7 - Municipal Servicing  

Part 8 - Community Design Guidelines

Part 9 - Administration  

Part 10 - Definitions 

Schedules 

Schedule A - Land Use Plan  

Schedule A1 - Land Use Plan 

Schedule A2 - Beamsville 

Schedule A3 - Vineland and Vineland East 

Schedule A4 - Prudhommes  

Schedule A5 - Jordan and Jordan Station 

Schedule B1 - Prudhommes Area Secondary Plan

Schedule B2 - Campden Neighbourhood Secondary Plan 

Schedule C1 - Built Up Area and Greenfield Area, Beamsville 

Schedule C2 - Built Up Area and Greenfield Area, Vineland and Vineland East 

Schedule C3 - Built Up Area and Greenfield Area, Jordan and Jordan Station  

Schedule C4 - Built Up Area and Greenfield Area, Prudhommes 

Schedule C5 - Built Up Area and Greenfield Area, Campden 

Schedule D1 -  Major Roads Plan 

Schedule D2 - Trail and Bikeway Plan 

Schedule D3 - Trail and Bikeway Plan (Beamsville) 

Schedule D4 - Trail and Bikeway Plan (Jordan & Area) 

Schedule D5 - Trail and Bikeway Plan (Prudhommes Area) 

Schedule E1 - Environmental Protection Area 

Schedule E2 - Environmental Conservation Area

Schedule E3 - Aggregate Resources  

Schedule E4 - Hazard Lands 

Schedule E5 - Greenbelt Protected Area