The purpose of the Natural Heritage System is to establish a sustainable greenspace network throughout the City. The protection of the Natural Heritage System will be achieved through an update to the Official Plan. The Natural Heritage System and Policies proposed through Amendment 42 to the Offiical Plan will replace the current Official Plan Core and Non-Core Greeland policies and mapping in accordance with the Provincial Policy Statement.On May 20, 2010, Official Plan Amendment 42, the second phase of the Official Plan Update (OPA 39 - Growth Plan Conformity was Phase 1) was considered at a public meeting of Council. At the meeting Council directed staff to bring forward the Natural Heritage System components of the Official Plan Amendment for Council's consideration on July 27, 2010. On July 27, 2010 Council adopted OPA 42. As Official Plan Amendment 42 concerns consistency with the Provincial Policy Statement, the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing is the approval authority and the Minister has 180 days to make a decision on the amendment. Click here to view the Notice of AdoptionA complete list of schedules as well as background material for OPA 42 is available at guelph.ca/opupdate. Draft Official Plan Update (OPA 42) July 27 Council Report (including adopted version of OPA 42) (103 pages, 6.47MB) August, 2010 Draft Official Plan Text ( 275 pages, 3.54 MB) April, 2010 Draft Schedule 1- Growth Plan Elements (1 page, 481 KB) April, 2010 Draft Schedule 2 - Land Use (1 page, 1.92 MB) April, 2010 Draft Schedule 4 - Natural Heritage System (1 page, 1 MB) April, 2010 Draft Schedule 4A - Wetlands/ ANSI’s/ Provincial Threatened and Endangered Habitat (1 page, 1.79 MB) April, 2010 Draft Schedule 4B - Surface Water & Fish Habitat (1 page, 1.39 MB) April, 2010 Draft Schedule 4C - Significant Woodlands (1 page, 1.54 MB) April, 2010 Draft Schedule 4D - Significant Valleylands & Landform (1 page, 1.57 MB) April, 2010 Draft Schedule 4E - Significant Wildlife Habitat (1 page, 1.48 MB) April, 2010 May 20, 2010 Council Report (76 pages, 2.15 MB) May, 2010 May 20, 2010 Council Presentation (47 pages, 757 KB) May, 2010
Draft Official Plan Update (OPA 42)
July 27 Council Report (including adopted version of OPA 42)
(103 pages, 6.47MB)
August, 2010
Draft Official Plan Text
( 275 pages, 3.54 MB)
April, 2010
Draft Schedule 1- Growth Plan Elements
(1 page, 481 KB)
Draft Schedule 2 - Land Use
(1 page, 1.92 MB)
Draft Schedule 4 - Natural Heritage System
(1 page, 1 MB)
Draft Schedule 4A - Wetlands/ ANSI’s/ Provincial Threatened and Endangered Habitat
(1 page, 1.79 MB)
Draft Schedule 4B - Surface Water & Fish Habitat
(1 page, 1.39 MB)
Draft Schedule 4C - Significant Woodlands
(1 page, 1.54 MB)
Draft Schedule 4D - Significant Valleylands & Landform
(1 page, 1.57 MB)
Draft Schedule 4E - Significant Wildlife Habitat
(1 page, 1.48 MB)
May 20, 2010 Council Report
(76 pages, 2.15 MB)
May, 2010
May 20, 2010 Council Presentation
(47 pages, 757 KB)
Project Summary
3 pages, 299 KB
March-2004
Natural Heritage Strategy Technical Steering Committee Terms of Reference
3 pages, 23 KB
2004
Meeting Minutes:
January, 2004
2 pages, 62 KB
January-2004
June, 2004
July-2004
January, 2005
January-2005
March 2005
April-2005
Phase 1 Final Report
123 pages, 2.48 MB
March-2005
Phase 1 Final Report Maps:
Map 1: Existing Natural Heritage Features
1 page, 3.17 MB
Map 2: Core and Non- Core Greenlands
1 page, 582 KB
Landowner Contact Package
6 pages, 1.51 MB
2 pages, 72 KB
2007
December 2007
1 page, 72 KB
January 2008
8 pages, 190 KB
March 2008
3 pages, 88 KB
July 2008
3 pages, 97 KB
Council Information Report
4 pages, 86 KB
Staff Report to Council
8 pages, 2.58 KB
September 2008
DRAFT Natural Heritage StrategyPhase 2: Terrestrial Inventory andNatural Heritage System UpdatesPresentation to CDES
26 pages, 3.73 MB
Guelph Natural Heritage Strategy Phase 2: Terrestrial Inventory & Natural Heritage System Updates Volume 1 - Report
105 pages 9.7 MB
Revised Draft July 2008
Phase 2: Terrestrial Inventory & Natural Heritage System Updates Volume 2 - Technical Appendices
81 pages, 1.24 MB
Recommended Natural Heritage System
1 page, 533 KB
Revised March 2009
Phase 2 Final Report
Phase 2: Terrestrial Inventory & Natural Heritage System Volume 1 – Report
118 page, 2.05 MB
March 2009
Phase 2: Terrestrial Inventory & Natural Heritage System Volume 2: Technical Appendices
79 page, 1.43 MB
Figure 5 - Ecological Land Classification
Figure 6 - 2004 & 2005 Amphibian Survey Results
1 page, 473 KB
Figure 7 - Criteria Category 1: Areas of Natural and Scientific Interest (ANSIs), Criteria Catagory 2: Habitat for Provincially Threatened (THR) & Endangered (END) Species, Criteria Category 3: SignificantWetlands
1 page, 1.04 MB
Figure 8 - Criteria Category 4: Watercourses & Fisheries Resources
1 page, 1.16 MB
Figure 9 - Criteria Category 5: Significant Woodlands
Figure 10 - Criteria Category 6: Significant Valleylands & Criteria Category 7: Significant Landform
1 page, 1.2 MB
Figure 11 - Criteria Category 8: Significant Wildlife Habitat
1 page, 1.1 MB
Figure 11A - Supporting Records for Criteria 8e & 8f: Habitat for Significant Species
1 page, 952 KB
Figure 12 - Recommended Natural Heritage System (NHS)
1 page, 602 KB
Revised Criteria & Draft Policies for the Guelph Natural Heritage Strategy
March 24 & 25, 2009 Community Forum Presentation #1
March 24 & 25, 2009 Community Forum Presentation #2
March 24, 2009 Community Forum Minutes
June 2009
March 25, 2009 Community Forum Minutes
4 pages, 78 KB
July 20, 2009 CDES Report
58 pages, 1.73 MB
July, 2009
July 20, 2009 CDES Presentation #1
30 pages, 697 KB
July 20, 2009 CDES Presentation #2
41 pages, 7.6 MB
Draft Policies
(38 pages, 831 KB)
February, 2010
Natural Heritage System Map
(1 page, 560 KB)
Ecological Land Classification
(1 page, 1.5 MB)
ANSI and END & THR Species
(1 page, 2.1 MB)
Surface Water & Fish Habitat
Significant Woodlands
(1 page, 3.8 MB)
Significant Valleylands & Landform
(1 page, 2 MB)
Significant Wildlife Habitat
(1 page, 1.9 MB)
