FAQs March 22, 2023

The lands north of the Study Area have been allocated (through ROPA 49) to accommodate employment growth to 2051. They would need to be studied further in the future and a secondary plan  developed at that time.

Existing residential uses are proposed to be identified as legally permitted uses within the Employment designation. Policies, permitting additional home occupation and/or office uses within the existing, long-standing properties can be added into the Secondary Plan. Policies required for appropriate mitigation measures / buffers between existing residential uses and new employment uses will be included in the Secondary Plan, too. 

Commercial uses are being proposed at the corner of Winston Churchill Boulevard and Steeles. 

More information about the proposed designations in the preferred land use plan can be found in the Land Use Options Report.

The preservation and planting of trees is a priority in the Urban Design Guidelines and existing trees will be protected, where possible. The Subwatershed Study also established the Natural Heritage System that calls for buffers, additional green areas around existing and new features, providing opportunities to add additional vegetation, including trees.

The project team will look into this further to determine whether or not water collection can be included in the Urban Design Guidelines.

Light pollution is considered under the Urban Design Guidelines and there are mitigation measures in place to reduce the impact of lighting adjacent to residential properties.   

Some options include locating areas requiring lighting (parking lots and building entrances) away from residential areas and providing guidelines for promoting shades that down cast light automatically, making it bird and people friendly.

The site plan process would also require an applicant to comply with dark sky compliance standards and provide photometric plans to ensure there is zero light spillage beyond the lot lines.

There are a variety of ways salt impacts can be managed. Halton Region and the Town have a Salt Management Plan that requires the Region and the Municipality to report salt usage. There are also alternative materials to salt that can be used. 

In terms of recommendations for salt use mitigation, the buffers around the system intercept salt that may be used, effectively taking it out of the run-off or capturing it before it reaches the vegetative system or feature. Evidence shows certain LIDs can reduce the reliance of salt.

More information about the development application for 8079 Eighth can be found here.

The Premier Gateway Area is planned to accommodate highly generating employment uses. Outdoor Storage will not be permitted.

The cemetery is protected under the Cemeteries Act. And, as part of the development application, any development adjacent to a listed or designated heritage property in the Premier Gateway area will be subject to a heritage impact assessment.

The Highway 413 team is part of the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) for Premier Gateway Phase 2B and we anticipate that any impacts to the environmental assessment will be communicated to the committee. The Town is following the Highway 413 project closely and staying engaged with the province to ensure that we have the most up-to-date information as the Premier Gateway Phase 2B Secondary Plan is being finalized.

The Secondary Plan will be completed this year; however, the timeline for the area to be fully developed depends on the development application process and the future construction timelines associated with each development.

As a designated employment area there are noise, air quality and compatibility concerns about introducing new residential uses. The province further emphasizes maintaining employment areas for its designated use, and therefore new residential uses will not be permitted.

The team considered the option of extending the road to Eighth Line; however, due to the potential environmental impacts of crossing the Sixteen Mile Creek, it was determined that there were minimum benefits for the transportation network and that the road should end east of the Sixteen Mile Creek.

There is currently an existing operating transit route from Milton Transit via a partnership between the Town of Halton Hills and the Town of Milton. The local bus route generally operates in an east-west direction between Lisgar GO Station in Mississauga and the Milton GO Station, with several stops within Halton Hills. Currently, the service is operated weekdays (6 a.m. -10 p.m.) and Saturdays (7:30 a.m. -7:30 p.m.) with no Sunday service.

As development progresses on Steeles Ave, the service will be reviewed and the need for expanded service considered. Including future developments north and south of Steeles, will be considered when the Town’s Transit Service Strategy is reviewed.   

Any potential land needs for road expansions or to accommodate servicing infrastructure will be determined through future studies.

The lands north of the Study Area have been allocated through ROPA 49 to accommodate employment growth to 2051. Those lands would need to be studied further in the future; a secondary plan will be developed specifically for those lands.

The Phase 2B area is approximately 257 hectares and is located north of Steeles Avenue, between Eighth Line and Winston Churchill Boulevard, in Halton Hills. The distance from Steeles to the Study Area boundary is approximately 600 m.

Any lands not needed for the highway in the future will be available for the development of prestige employment uses.

As part of the subwatershed study recommendations whenever construction is being undertaken, developers are required to obtain a permit/guidance from the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks, and follow the requirements and guidelines to ensure there are no impacts to wells.

The lands north of the Study Area have been allocated through ROPA 49 to accommodate employment growth to 2051. The area will need to be further studied in the future and a secondary plan will be developed.

Steeles is a Regional Road. Please contact the Region of Halton directly at 905-825-6000 or 1-866-442-5866 for further information.

The intent is to keep the heights consistent with those permitted in the Premier Gateway Phase 1B Secondary Plan. The maximum height of all buildings or structures within the Prestige Industrial Area will not exceed 6 storeys.

The City of Brampton Team is in the initiation stage of the project. The Town has been engaging with them and will continue to provide access to the technical work completed for the Premier Gateway Phase 2B so that it can be considered as part of their future technical work for the Bram West Secondary Plan Review.

Existing residential uses are proposed to be identified as legally permitted uses within the Employment designation. However, new residential uses will not be permitted.

Currently there are no plans to extend Tenth Line over Highways 401 & 407.

Winston Churchill Boulevard is outside of the jurisdiction of the Town of Halton Hills, and any design/construction along this road falls within a boundary agreement betwen Peel Region & Halton Region.