How should shoreline areas in urban areas be treated in terms of land use?
Such municipalities should have strong Official Plan policies and requirements to ensure that shoreline land uses do not have an adverse impact on the water bodies on which they front. In particular, there should be no possibility of destroying fish habitats without replacement, no increased discharge of storm water runoff, and no potential runoff of pesticides or nutrients into the water bodies. It would be desirable if some form of design control, perhaps by requiring a secondary plan in all cases of waterfront development, were available to ensure that community aesthetic and amenity values were respected and enhanced. It would also be desirable if adequate public waterfront parkland were preserved for residents. We hope that these responses will be helpful to you in your study, and we wish to be kept informed of any further developments. Please contact the undersigned should you wish to have any further elaboration on any of these points. Thank you for the opportunity to make our v
