This update is to share the progress we have made on Clearview Township’s Zoning By-law Review since the Working Session on October 29th.
Environmental Protection (EP) Zone Update
A report to Clearview Township Council is on the agenda for December 8, 2025, and is linked below. To summarize, the report discusses these items:
- A proposed update to our Official Plan (2024), to change how we implement the EP zones. This update will focus on the ‘Greenlands’ sections in the Official Plan.
- Consideration of using a combination of zones and overlays to implement the ‘Greenlands’ policies.
- Review of the mapping for the ‘Greenlands’ designation, including using new Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority (NVCA) and Simcoe County mapping.
- The Official Plan Amendment will add approximately six months to the Comprehensive Zoning By-law Update.
- Milestones for the Official Plan review and revised Zoning By-law, including:
- February 2026: Revised Draft Zoning By-law and Official Plan Amendment
- March 2026: Public Meeting for Draft Zoning and Official Plan Amendment
- April or May 2026: Council Meeting to consider approval
- May 2026 to July 2026: County Council approval of Official Plan Amendment
We will notify you when we release new information and set meeting dates.
You can find the report online using these links:
- Report PB-046-2025 - Comprehensive Zoning By-law Project Update - Draft Environmental Protection Zones
- Appendix A - Memo from MHBC - Draft Environmental Protection Zones
Zoning Comparison Map
We are excited to share this mapping tool with you. You can now access our Zoning Comparison Map on our website. You can use this map to compare the current Zoning and the draft proposed Zoning, as of August 2025.
Draft Site-Specific Exceptions List
We have drafted the site-specific exceptions list. This list identifies each property with a site-specific exception and includes the current site-specific zone, how it is listed on the draft mapping, and all the site-specific provisions.
We are excited to share these updates with you. We are continuing to work on our draft Comprehensive Zoning By-law, and we look forward to sharing more updates in the next few months.
For more information about this matter, please contact:
Colin Ens Funk
Planning & Development Technician
Clearview Township
(705) 428-6230 ext. 238
ZBLReview@clearview.ca
Derek Abbotts
Director of Planning and Building
Clearview Township
(705) 428-6230 ext. 264
ZBLReview@clearview.ca
