Priority areas

• Protecting what is valuable establishes policies and development criteria for: Natural heritage protection, Water resource protection, Energy conservation measures
• Municipal Services and Infrastructure: Provides policies for municipal services including water, wastewater, solid waste and stormwater
• Land Use: Sets out policies and permissions for the use of land within the City
• Secondary Plans: Lists the Secondary Plans that have been adopted by Council and form part of the Official Plan

Relevant sections

• Chapter 3: Planning a Complete and Health Community
• Chapter 4: Protecting What is Valuable
• Chapter 6: Municipal Services and Infrastructure
• Chapter 8: Urban Design
• Chapter 9: Land Use
• Section 11.1: Downtown Guelph Secondary Plan
• Section 11.2: Guelph Innovation District Secondary Plan

Priority areas

• Watershed Planning to Manage Growth and Infrastructure: Supporting growth through watershed planning, Environmental monitoring / science-based decision making
• Natural Heritage and Biodiversity Conservation: Understand and enhance our biodiversity, Continuous improvements in institutional processes and practices, Plant and wildlife habitat management in the urban setting
• Resilience and Restoration Planning: Urban ecosystem resilience to support a healthy community, Restore urban ecosystems to support biodiversity, Continuously improve institutional processes and practices
• Fostering Community Support, Raising Awareness and Engagement: Education, outreach and stewardship

Priority areas

• Investigate existing and new water supply options, including water conservation strategies, considering water quality and quantity, water supply security, economic factors, environmental concerns and relevant regulations
• Provide implementation recommendations for preferred water supply alternatives to meet the future demand

Priority areas

• Develop and maintain a good understanding of the City’s urban forest
• Assess and monitor the state of the City’s urban forest management program at regular intervals
• Continually seek creative ways to leave space for and integrate existing trees into new and infill developments
• Plant the right tree in the right place
• Consider new technologies to integrate trees downtown and in other built-up settings
• Improve resilience to climate change and other stressors by managing the urban forest for optimal species and structural diversity, and health
• Strive to maintain City trees in a healthy and safe condition
• Recognize the value of and invest in the City’s green infrastructure on a long-term basis
• Take an adaptive management approach to urban forest initiatives at all levels

Priority areas

• A connected parks and trails system that inspires an awe of nature: A greener community that protects and enhances greenway corridors, trails, parks, and open space for current and future generations,
• A community that is physically connected through greenways, trails, open space corridors, rivers, and natural areas,
• Coordinated stewardship and management of parks, the natural environment, and the watershed,
• Sufficient parkland to meet the active and passive recreational needs of residents,
• Capitalize on the City’s extensive parks system to encourage its use as a ‘living community centre’ that provides animated spaces serving as activity hubs

Priority areas

• In conjunction with future development, implement civic space and other public improvements in the community mixed-use nodes Develop and maintain a good understanding of the City’s urban forest
• Assess and monitor the state of the City’s urban forest management program at regular intervals
• Continually seek creative ways to leave space for and integrate existing trees into new and infill developments
• Plant the right tree in the right place
• Consider new technologies to integrate trees downtown and in other built-up settings
• Improve resilience to climate change and other stressors by managing the urban forest for optimal species and structural diversity, and health
• Strive to maintain City trees in a healthy and safe condition
• Recognize the value of and invest in the City’s green infrastructure on a long-term basis
• Take an adaptive management approach to urban forest initiatives at all levels

Priority areas

• Protecting what is valuable establishes policies and development criteria for: Natural heritage protection, Water resource protection, Energy conservation measures
• Municipal Services and Infrastructure: Provides policies for municipal services including water, wastewater, solid waste and stormwater
• Land Use: Sets out policies and permissions for the use of land within the City
• Secondary Plans: Lists the Secondary Plans that have been adopted by Council and form part of the Official Plan

Relevant sections

• Chapter 4: Protecting What is Valuable

Priority areas

• Protecting what is valuable establishes policies and development criteria for: Natural heritage protection, Water resource protection, Energy conservation measures
• Municipal Services and Infrastructure: Provides policies for municipal services including water, wastewater, solid waste and stormwater
• Land Use: Sets out policies and permissions for the use of land within the City
• Secondary Plans: Lists the Secondary Plans that have been adopted by Council and form part of the Official Plan

Relevant sections

• Chapter 4: Protecting What is Valuable
• Chapter 6: Municipal Services and Infrastructure
• Chapter 8: Urban Design

Priority areas

• Watershed Planning to Manage Growth and Infrastructure: Supporting growth through watershed planning, Environmental monitoring / science-based decision making
• Natural Heritage and Biodiversity Conservation: Understand and enhance our biodiversity, Continuous improvements in institutional processes and practices, Plant and wildlife habitat management in the urban setting
• Resilience and Restoration Planning: Urban ecosystem resilience to support a healthy community, Restore urban ecosystems to support biodiversity, Continuously improve institutional processes and practices
• Fostering Community Support, Raising Awareness and Engagement: Education, outreach and stewardship

Priority areas

• Investigate existing and new water supply options, including water conservation strategies, considering water quality and quantity, water supply security, economic factors, environmental concerns and relevant regulations
• Provide implementation recommendations for preferred water supply alternatives to meet the future demand

Priority areas

• Reduce water use as part of new growth; Reduce water use in existing buildingsWatershed Planning to Manage Growth and Infrastructure: Supporting growth through watershed planning, Environmental monitoring / science-based decision making
• Natural Heritage and Biodiversity Conservation: Understand and enhance our biodiversity, Continuous improvements in institutional processes and practices, Plant and wildlife habitat management in the urban setting
• Resilience and Restoration Planning: Urban ecosystem resilience to support a healthy community, Restore urban ecosystems to support biodiversity, Continuously improve institutional processes and practices
• Fostering Community Support, Raising Awareness and Engagement: Education, outreach and stewardship

Priority areas

• A connected parks and trails system that inspires an awe of nature: A greener community that protects and enhances greenway corridors, trails, parks, and open space for current and future generations
• A community that is physically connected through greenways, trails, open space corridors, rivers, and natural areas
• Coordinated stewardship and management of parks, the natural environment, and the watershed
• Sufficient parkland to meet the active and passive recreational needs of residents,
• Capitalize on the City’s extensive parks system to encourage its use as a ‘living community centre’ that provides animated spaces serving as activity hubs

Priority areas

• Protecting what is valuable establishes policies and development criteria for: Natural heritage protection, Water resource protection, Energy conservation measures
• Municipal Services and Infrastructure: Provides policies for municipal services including water, wastewater, solid waste and stormwater
• Land Use: Sets out policies and permissions for the use of land within the City
• Secondary Plans: Lists the Secondary Plans that have been adopted by Council and form part of the Official Plan

Relevant sections

• Chapter 4: Protecting What is Valuable

Priority areas

• Protecting what is valuable establishes policies and development criteria for: Natural heritage protection, Water resource protection, Energy conservation measures
• Municipal Services and Infrastructure: Provides policies for municipal services including water, wastewater, solid waste and stormwater
• Land Use: Sets out policies and permissions for the use of land within the City
• Secondary Plans: Lists the Secondary Plans that have been adopted by Council and form part of the Official Plan

Relevant sections

• Chapter 4: Protecting What is Valuable
• Chapter 8: Urban Design
• Section 11.1: Downtown Guelph Secondary Plan
• Section 11.2: Guelph Innovation District Secondary Plan

Priority areas

• Municipal: Explore alternative methods for recovery of designated materials, Promote “waste less” principles and policies, share and reuse initiatives, Transfer responsibility for public space waste collection throughout the City to Solid Waste Resources, Explore alternatives to landfill, Align with the Provincial Strategy for a Waste Free Ontario, G7 Plastics Charter, Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment, Strategy for Zero Plastic Waste and other enhanced diversion strategies;
• Residential: Establish a Food Waste Reduction Campaign, Reinstate the twice per year curbside yard waste collection service, Outreach for residential waste minimization and diversion programs;
• Multi-Residential: Outreach for multi-residential waste minimization and diversion programs, Explore expanding the development approval process to promote waste diversion in multi-residential properties;
• Construction and Demolition: Develop a construction and demolition (C&D) waste diversion strategy

Priority areas

• Develop and maintain a good understanding of the City’s urban forest
• Assess and monitor the state of the City’s urban forest management program at regular intervals
• Continually seek creative ways to leave space for and integrate existing trees into new and infill developments
• Plant the right tree in the right place
• Consider new technologies to integrate trees downtown and in other built-up settings
• Improve resilience to climate change and other stressors by managing the urban forest for optimal species and structural diversity, and health
• Strive to maintain City trees in a healthy and safe condition
• Recognize the value of and invest in the City’s green infrastructure on a long-term basis
• Take an adaptive management approach to urban forest initiatives at all levels

Priority areas

• Managing risks through: Understanding potential vulnerabilities to climate change, implementing appropriate climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies Municipal: Explore alternative methods for recovery of designated materials, Promote “waste less” principles and policies, share and reuse initiatives, Transfer responsibility for public space waste collection throughout the City to Solid Waste Resources, Explore alternatives to landfill, Align with the Provincial Strategy for a Waste Free Ontario, G7 Plastics Charter, Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment, Strategy for Zero Plastic Waste and other enhanced diversion strategies;
• Residential: Establish a Food Waste Reduction Campaign, Reinstate the twice per year curbside yard waste collection service, Outreach for residential waste minimization and diversion programs;
• Multi-Residential: Outreach for multi-residential waste minimization and diversion programs, Explore expanding the development approval process to promote waste diversion in multi-residential properties;
• Construction and Demolition: Develop a construction and demolition (C&D) waste diversion strategy

Priority areas

• Protecting what is valuable establishes policies and development criteria for: Natural heritage protection, Water resource protection, Energy conservation measures
• Municipal Services and Infrastructure: Provides policies for municipal services including water, wastewater, solid waste and stormwater
• Land Use: Sets out policies and permissions for the use of land within the City
• Secondary Plans: Lists the Secondary Plans that have been adopted by Council and form part of the Official Plan

Relevant sections

• Chapter 4: Protecting What is Valuable
• Chapter 5: Movement of People and Goods – An Integrated Transportation System
• Chapter 8: Urban Design
• Section 11.1: Downtown Guelph Secondary Plan
• Section 11.2: Guelph Innovation District Secondary Plan

Priority areas

• Managing risks through: Understanding potential vulnerabilities to climate change, implementing appropriate climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies Municipal: Explore alternative methods for recovery of designated materials, Promote “waste less” principles and policies, share and reuse initiatives, Transfer responsibility for public space waste collection throughout the City to Solid Waste Resources, Explore alternatives to landfill, Align with the Provincial Strategy for a Waste Free Ontario, G7 Plastics Charter, Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment, Strategy for Zero Plastic Waste and other enhanced diversion strategies;
• Residential: Establish a Food Waste Reduction Campaign, Reinstate the twice per year curbside yard waste collection service, Outreach for residential waste minimization and diversion programs;
• Multi-Residential: Outreach for multi-residential waste minimization and diversion programs, Explore expanding the development approval process to promote waste diversion in multi-residential properties;
• Construction and Demolition: Develop a construction and demolition (C&D) waste diversion strategy

Priority areas

• Protecting what is valuable establishes policies and development criteria for: Natural heritage protection, Water resource protection, Energy conservation measures
• Municipal Services and Infrastructure: Provides policies for municipal services including water, wastewater, solid waste and stormwater
• Land Use: Sets out policies and permissions for the use of land within the City
• Secondary Plans: Lists the Secondary Plans that have been adopted by Council and form part of the Official Plan

Priority areas

• Municipal: Explore alternative methods for recovery of designated materials, Promote “waste less” principles and policies, share and reuse initiatives, Transfer responsibility for public space waste collection throughout the City to Solid Waste Resources, Explore alternatives to landfill, Align with the Provincial Strategy for a Waste Free Ontario, G7 Plastics Charter, Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment, Strategy for Zero Plastic Waste and other enhanced diversion strategies;
• Residential: Establish a Food Waste Reduction Campaign, Reinstate the twice per year curbside yard waste collection service, Outreach for residential waste minimization and diversion programs;
• Multi-Residential: Outreach for multi-residential waste minimization and diversion programs, Explore expanding the development approval process to promote waste diversion in multi-residential properties;
• Construction and Demolition: Develop a construction and demolition (C&D) waste diversion strategy

Priority areas

• Cultivating access to nutritious food within our community
• Valuing waste as a resource

Priority areas

• Protecting what is valuable establishes policies and development criteria for natural heritage protection, water resource protection, energy conservation measures
• Municipal Services and Infrastructure: Provides policies for municipal services including water, wastewater, solid waste and stormwater
• Land Use: Sets out policies and permissions for the use of land within the City
• Secondary Plans: Lists the Secondary Plans that have been adopted by Council and form part of the Official Plan

Priority areas

• Prepare for wastewater treatment capacity of 144 ML/d by 2054

Priority areas

• Protecting what is valuable establishes policies and development criteria for natural heritage protection, water resource protection, energy conservation measures
• Municipal Services and Infrastructure: Provides policies for municipal services including water, wastewater, solid waste and stormwater
• Land Use: Sets out policies and permissions for the use of land within the City
• Secondary Plans: Lists the Secondary Plans that have been adopted by Council and form part of the Official Plan

Relevant sections

• Section 11.1: Downtown Guelph Secondary Plan

Priority areas

• Municipal: Explore alternative methods for recovery of designated materials, Promote “waste less” principles and policies, share and reuse initiatives, Transfer responsibility for public space waste collection throughout the City to Solid Waste Resources, Explore alternatives to landfill, Align with the Provincial Strategy for a Waste Free Ontario, G7 Plastics Charter, Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment, Strategy for Zero Plastic Waste and other enhanced diversion strategies;
• Residential: Establish a Food Waste Reduction Campaign, Reinstate the twice per year curbside yard waste collection service, Outreach for residential waste minimization and diversion programs;
• Multi-Residential: Outreach for multi-residential waste minimization and diversion programs, Explore expanding the development approval process to promote waste diversion in multi-residential properties;
• Construction and Demolition: Develop a construction and demolition (C&D) waste diversion strategy

Priority areas

• Cultivating access to nutritious food within our community
• Valuing waste as a resource

Relevant sections

• Chapter 3: Planning a Complete and Healthy Community