Shore Lands Designation Review

Project Update

The Planning and Development Committee passed motion 2025-87 to receive staff report DS-07-2025 related to OPA-04-24 on February 19, 2025. The proposed Official Plan Amendment would have changed the Shore Land Designation based on Phase 1 of the Shore Land Designation Study. No recommendation to approve, deny, or defer the Official Plan Amendment was made by the Planning and Development Committee. Any further direction to staff or recommendation will be at the discretion of the Committee.

Phase 2 of the Shore Land Designation Study will not begin until further direction is provided by the Planning and Development Committee.

Project Background

The County of Prince Edward is reviewing the Shore Lands designation of the Official Plan. When Council approved the current Official Plan in 2021, it directed staff to review the Shore Lands designation to determine if this designation is needed and/or which lands are best suited for this designation.

The Official Plan identifies Shore Lands as an important resource that shall be managed in a way that promotes appropriate and sustainable development, with a focus on tourism and enhancing public access to the waterfront.

Shore Lands support a broad range of land and water-based recreational, tourism-related commercial and residential uses, which will continue to be developed in a sustainable manner that protects water resources and shoreline features, as well as enhancing the public’s access to the water’s edge.