Official Plan

The Ontario Planning Act requires municipalities to prepare and adopt an Official Plan to provide guidance for the development of communities. The purpose of the Township of Leeds and the Thousand Islands Official Plan is to establish  goals, objectives, and policies to manage and direct physical development and the effect of change on the physical, social, cultural, economic, and natural environment for the planning horizon (i.e. until the year 2031). Good land use planning leads to orderly growth and the efficient provision of services. The Official Plan will balance development with the wider interests and objectives of the Municipality, the upper-tier municipality of the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, and the Province.

The Township Official Plan  and Schedules represent the policies approved by Council, meant to guide and direct future growth and developments within the municipality.  The polices of the Plan are intended to be consistent with and conform to the Provincial Planning Statement and the Official Plan for the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, respectively, to recognize and meet community aspirations and protect the natural environment.  The Plan provides a basis for decisions by both public bodies and private interests and will serve to coordinate activities and development for the benefit of the Township as a whole.

View the Official Plan of the Township of Leeds and the Thousand Islands.

Schedules:

• A1 - Land Use
• A2 - Hazards
• A3 - Woodlands
• A4 - Minerals Aggregate
• A5 - Wildland Fire Hazards
• A6 - Source Water
• A7 - Unopened Roads
• B1 - Lansdowne
• B2 - Lyndhurst
• B3 - Rockport
• B4 - Seeley's Bay
• B5 - Ivy Lea