Planning and Land Use

NOTICE: Pleased be advised that due to staffing issues, there may be delays in non-essential, non-emergency services. 

Mississippi Mills is a growing community; and good growth starts with Planning.

The Planning Department provides assistance to developers and residents alike to ensure that projects, both big and small, comply with bylaws and policies respecting land uses and building regulations.

Residents are encouraged to investigate and learn more about land use policies in our community with the Interactive Mapping Tool below, which shows zoning designation for properties within Mississippi Mills.

 Interactive Mapping Tool

The Municipality of Mississippi Mills Comprehensive Zoning By-law 11-83 (Office Consolidation March, 2020) is a bylaw which states how land may be used; where buildings and structures can be located (e.g. setbacks); and how land can be designed (e.g. required lot sizes, building heights, landscaping requirements, and parking requirements).

Comprehensive Zoning By-law 11-83

Please email Planning or call 613-256-2064.

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For more information on the below items please click on the titles to go to the webpage:

Development Charges      Heritage     Official Plan

Planning Applications       Zoning     Telecommunications Tower Protocol 

Visit the Building and Planning page for information on building forms, inspections, documents, by-laws and frequently asked questions.

Active Planning Notices and Applications

Below are Notices of Public Meetings and Notices of Complete Applications received by the Planning Department. The Public Meetings below have been scheduled to consider and receive input on planning applications pursuant to the requirements of the Planning Act. The date, time and location of the meeting are identified in each link below in addition to a brief description of the purpose and planning contact information.  Each link below provides the notices as well as any pertinent information related to the planning application. 

Notice of Public Meeting - Minor Variance Application - 1211 County Road 29 North 

Monday, March 27, 2023 

Notice of Complete Application - Zoning By-law Amendment and Plan of Subdivision Application - 122 Old Mill Lane, Appleton (no public meeting scheduled at this time)

• Subdivision Concept Plan
• Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessment
• Phase 2 Environmental Site Assessment
• Archaeological Assessment
• Supplemental Groundwater Sampling
• Environmental Site Assessment (EIS)
• Servicing Options Report
• Slope Stability Assessment
• Hydrogeological and Terrain Analysis 

Notice of Complete Application - Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments and Plan of Subdivision Application - 1218 Old Almonte Road (no public meeting scheduled at this time)

• Draft Plan of Subdivision 1218 Old Almonte Road
• Land Use Compatibility Study 
• Archaeological Assessment
• Functional Servicing Report
• Geotechnical Report
• Transportation Impact Assessment
• Noise Study
• Planning Rationale

Official Plan Amendment 29  
Prime Agricultural Area Designation Review

Public Notice of Adoption of Official Plan Amendment 29

By-law 22-072 to adopt Official Plan Amendment 29

Agriculture Designation Comparison Map

Click Here to view the map 

Official Plan Amendment 29 and Zoning By-law Amendment Z-04-22 - Prime Agricultural Area Designation Review (LEAR) - May 17 2022

Committee of the Whole Staff Report

• Schedule A - Mmills_OP_2006 Model
• Schedule B - Comparison 2006_2021_2022
• Schedule C - Redacted original comments from 1st Draft OPA 29 (2021)
• Schedule D - Redacted original comments from 2nd Draft OPA 29 and Z-04-22 (2022)
• Schedule E - Draft Official Plan Amendment OPA 29
• Schedule F - Draft Bylaw

OPA 29 Public Meeting Information April 5, 2022

• Recording of Public Meeting

• Presentation Slides for Public Meeting

• Public Notice for Public Meeting

• What is LEAR?

  LEAR Next Steps?

  Frequently Asked Questions

  GIS LEAR Map

  OPA 29 Documents and Additional Resources:

  • Proposed Agriculture Designation Map
  • Map of Rural and Agricultural Changes
  • Draft Official Plan Amendment 29
  • Draft LEAR Zoning Ramsay Ward
  • Draft LEAR Zoning Pakenham Ward
  • OMAFRA LEAR Document

  Committee of the Whole Meetings and Related Documents:

  • March 25, 2021 Report to Committee of the Whole re: Official Plan Amendment (OPA) No. 29 – Agricultural Lands LEAR
  • March 25, 2021 OPA 29 Overview Presentation Slides
  • Public Notice March 2021
  • Draft OPA 29 March 2021 
  • Letter to property owners changing  from Agricultural to Rural designation
  • Letter to property owners changing  from Rural to Agricultural designation
  • LEAR Scores of 66+

  Agricultural Advisory Committee Meetings

  • Agricultural Advisory Committee Meeting - April 22, 2021
    • JL Richards Presentation to Agricultural Advisory Committee - April 22, 2021  
  • Agricultural Advisory Committee Meeting - June 2, 2021
  • Agricultural Advisory Committee Meeting - December 8, 2021
  • Agricultural Advisory Committee Meeting - February 18, 2022

  Information Sessions and Previous Public Meeting Links

  • April 28, 2021 Virtual Information Session Recording
    • Virtual Information Session Presentation Slides April 28, 2021
  • May 4, 2020 Public Meeting Recording

  LEAR Working Group Meetings

  • LEAR Working Group Meeting - June 28, 2021
  • LEAR Working Group Meeting - August 3, 2021
• LEAR Working Group Meeting - September 1, 2021
• LEAR Working Group Meeting - September 22, 2021
• LEAR Working Group Meeting - October 6, 2021
• LEAR Working Group Meeting - October 20, 2021
• LEAR Working Group Meeting - November 3, 2021
• LEAR Working Group Meeting - February 8, 2022

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