Downtown Master Plan Study
 

Since the early 1980's Municipal Council, City staff, Downtown agencies and others have spent a significant amount of money, time and effort on the enhancement and revitalization of the Downtown. Most of those efforts have focused on a particular set of issues and have not dealt with the whole of the Downtown on a comprehensive basis. Through its recent discussions of Downtown revitalization incentives, design and heritage issues, Council has identified a need for a new broadly based Downtown Master Plan.

The first step is the preparation of a Terms of Reference. A Terms of Reference is intended to specify the requirements, expectations, methodology and products which will be necessary for the recommendation of a final Downtown Master Plan, Downtown Heritage Conservation District Plan and Downtown Design Guidelines to City Council for approval.  The draft Terms of Reference were reviewed and refined as necessary, through a public consultation process prior to its recommendation to City Council for adoption on February 2, 2009.

Following completion of the Terms of Reference, a "vision" statement and a Background Study will be prepared which will provide the policy, statistical and analytical basis for the Downtown Master Plan, Downtown Heritage Conservation District Plan and Downtown Design Guidelines. A component of the Background Study process will be to identify a long term vision for Downtown. A number of past studies have done this but the intent is to revisit that vision to ensure it is current. A community survey/questionnaire will be one of the tools used to foster additional community input to identify that vision. The Background Study will summarize past efforts and identify components of the Downtown which have been studied and are being addressed at the present time. Those issues which have not been addressed will also be identified. Where applicable, any Council resolutions will also be identified.

All of this background material will establish the current conditions in the Downtown and will serve as a basis for the preparation of the Downtown Master Plan, Downtown Heritage Conservation District Plan and Downtown Urban Design Guidelines. If a need for new Official Plan policies is identified, an Official Plan amendment will also be prepared.

Notice of Scheduled Public Meetings

Public Meeting for the Terms of Reference (January 14, 2009) - Planning Committee; 
First Public Workshop - Vision Session Notice (July 2009) - Public Visioning Session;
Second Public Workshop - Vision and Options/Alternatives (November 24, 2009)
Land Owner Notice - November 25, 2009

First Public Workshop - Vision Session - July 29, 2009

• Invitation to the Vision Session
• Displays Panels and Handouts
  • Session Handout
  • Meeting Panels Original - that were displayed in the meeting illustrating examples of "Shaping our Vision" and "Finding Inspiration."
• Session Results
  • Meeting Panels - original panels with dots added by participants in which they deemed as appropriate or desirable for the downtown.
  • Breakout Session Results: Strengths, Weaknesses and Vision Statements
  • Breakout Session Results: Vision Site Plans
• On-Line Survey - an opportunity to record your thoughts and opinions regarding the future of the Downtown
• Downtown Master Plan Vision Workbook - July 29, 2009

Second Public Workshop - Vision and Options/Alternatives - November 24, 2009       

• Public Meeting Handout
• Downtown Map
• Results from Public Workshop

 Reports and Documents

Terms of Reference

• Downtown Master Plan Preliminary Identification of Issues and Draft Terms of Reference (November 10, 2008) - Report to Planning Committee
• Downtown Master Plan Draft Preliminary Identification of Issues and Terms of Reference (January 2009) - Report to Planning Committee
• Terms of Reference (revised for January 2009)
  • Appendix A - List of Documents on the Downtown
  • Appendix B - Existing Official Plan Policies
  • Appendix C - Revised Downtown Official Plan Policies Contained in Official Plan Amendment 438 (Council Adopted March 3, 2008)
  • Appendix D - Zoning By-law Regulations
  • Appendix E - Amendment Application in the Downtown
• Council Resolution for the Terms of Reference

Vision Report - November 16, 2009

• Status of Downtown Vision Process - November 2000- Report to Planning Committee
  • Appendix 1
  • Appendix 2
  • Appendix 3
  • Appendix 4
  • Appendix 5

Background Study

• Downtown Master Plan Background Study - 2010
• Planning Committee Report (July 19, 2010)
• Planning Committee Presentation (July 19, 2010)

New Ideas, Options, Recommendation and Implementation Report

• Draft New Ideas, Options, Recommendation and Implementation Report

Background Material

• Map of the Downtown Area
• State of the Downtown (July 2009) - Annual Report

Links

London Downtown Business Association