EmployHH: Premier Gateway Phase 2B Employment Area Secondary Plan

The Premier Gateway Phase 2B Employment Area has been designated to accommodate employment uses in the Town. Existing residential uses are recognized; however, new residential uses such as the construction of a new home will not be permitted. 

The Secondary Plan and Design Guidelines include the requirement of minimum landscape buffer provided where industrial uses abut existing residential uses. This buffer shall consist of plantings such as high shrubs and dense tree coverage that obscure views of industrial developments from the adjacent residential development. The specific width of buffers will be determined through the development application process.

The Town may rezone lands to permit the use of the existing residential dwelling, including additions to such dwellings, for office uses, home occupations or other uses which are compatible with the adjacent  residential uses and uses permitted by the underlying employment land use designation. 

Existing residential uses are recognized; however, new residential uses such as the construction of a new home will not be permitted. The Town may rezone lands to permit the use of the existing residential dwelling, including additions to such dwellings, for office uses, home occupations or other uses which are compatible with the adjacent  residential uses and uses permitted by the underlying employment land use designation.

There should be a significant minimum landscape buffer provided where industrial uses abut residential uses. This buffer shall consist of plantings such as high shrubs and dense tree coverage that obscure views of industrial developments from the adjacent residential development. The specific width of buffers will be determined through the development application process.

Thank you for your questions. The Premier Gateway Employment Area is designated in the Town’s Official Plan to accommodate employment growth to the 2031 planning horizon. The Area has also been identified as a Provincially significant employment zone because of its strategic location. A Place to Grow: Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe sets out policies that protect employment areas critical to the local and provincial economy. These policies aim to ensure that key employment areas are protected for the long-term. These policies prohibit new residential uses and limits other sensitive land uses that are not ancillary to the primary employment use.

One of the objectives of the Secondary Plan will be to encourage the use of active transportation and public transit in the Area. The Town of Halton Hills recently completed the Active Transportation Master Plan which includes a proposed multi- use path on Eighth Line and highlights future Regional Active Transportation facilities along Steeles Avenue, Tenth Line and Ninth Line. The recently completed Transit Strategy also proposes future transit to service the area including a route along Steeles operated in partnership with the Town of Milton that is now in operation and connects to the Milton GO Station and the Lisgar GO Station.

Thank you for your comment and question. We are actively working with Conservation Halton and Credit Valley Conservation on the Scoped Subwatershed Study for the project. 

Through this study, we look at existing wildlife and establish criteria for the management of environmental features and systems. In Addition, we have prepared draft Urban Design Guidelines for the area which identify best design practices to guide future development. Your comment will be sent to the project team to be considered through the preparation of these documents. 

The Scoped Subwatershed Study Phase two report and the draft Urban Design Guidelines are available on Let's Talk Halton Hills.

Thank you for your question. Our team is currently working on the preferred land use report which summarizes public comments, provides response and serves as a foundation for the preparation of the Secondary Plan. Early next year, we expect to present the preferred land use concept at a Public Open House. More information will be posted in advance on Let's Talk Halton Hills.

The proposed Highway 413 is shown on the draft Preferred Land Use Option as a grayed out area between 9th Line and 10th Line. We encourage you to complete the survey and provide your feedback on the draft land use plan we have prepared for the area.