Climate-Friendly New Development
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Caledon has adopted new Green Development Standards
On May 21st, Caledon Town Council unanimously adopted Green Development Standards, which will come into effect July 1, 2024 for new development applications. The program will roll out as a one-year pilot phase to continue gathering feedback from stakeholders and make minor adjustments as needed. The Council materials for the GDS can be found here.
GDS documents and supporting materials will be available on our main website at caledon.ca in the coming weeks. Thank you to everyone who participated in this project!
What are Green Development Standards?
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Caledon has adopted new Green Development Standards
On May 21st, Caledon Town Council unanimously adopted Green Development Standards, which will come into effect July 1, 2024 for new development applications. The program will roll out as a one-year pilot phase to continue gathering feedback from stakeholders and make minor adjustments as needed. The Council materials for the GDS can be found here.
GDS documents and supporting materials will be available on our main website at caledon.ca in the coming weeks. Thank you to everyone who participated in this project!
What are Green Development Standards?
Green Development Standards are voluntary or mandatory climate-friendly standards implemented by municipalities to encourage sustainable community design. These standards are integrated into the planning approvals process for development applications and have been established in various municipalities including the City of Brampton’s Sustainable Development Guidelines, the Toronto Green Standard and more.
What could climate-friendly new development look like in Caledon?
Climate-friendly design standards can include, but are not limited to, the following features:
- High efficiency, low carbon buildings and energy systems;
- Buildings constructed with materials that have a reduced carbon footprint;
- Adequate electricity capacity for the installation of a electric vehicle charging stations;
- Communities with amenities (stores, schools, parks) within walking and/or cycling distance;
- Bike lanes and appropriate infrastructure to make it easy to cycle and walk to your destinations;
- Enhanced green space, healthy and mature trees and natural infrastructure to help manage stormwater; and
- Compact community design that offers more diverse housing options, enables greater walkability and helps preserve surrounding agriculture and green space.
Why does Caledon need climate-friendly design standards?
The Town’s population is expected to triple by 2051. In January 2020, Council declared a climate change emergency and passed greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets of a 36% reduction below 2016 emission levels by 2030 and net zero emissions by 2050. Caledon also needs to prepare for the impacts of a changing climate such as intense storms, greater flood risks and hotter summers.
These standards will be a critical policy tool to ensure that growth does not jeopardize the Town’s ability to meet its climate targets and that new development will benefit current and future residents.
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Imagine yourself moving to or starting a business in a brand new community. Consider what would be most important to you...
1. In your new home or business? (E.g. energy efficiency, low carbon and renewable energy sources, electric vehicle charging capability, resiliency to climate impacts like wind and flooding).
2. In your new neighbourhood? (E.g. shade from plentiful tree canopy, easy access to parks and green space, variety of housing types, sizes and costs, active transportation infrastructure, off-road bicycle and multi-use trails, enhanced stormwater capacity and green infrastructre to help reduce flood risk).
3. In the surrounding community? (E.g. close to transit and carpool/carshare lots, extensive bike lane network for commuting and recreation, access to a range of amenities like stores, schools, services and employment within walking/cycling distance, preservation of agriculture lands and natural heritage, urban agriculture opportunities)
Add your idea
Rich732over 1 year agoCool roof!
I converted my roof from black to white. Only turned on our A/C for 3 days this year. Hottest day of the year my roof was cool to the touch. Our house is much much cooler in the summer.
3 comments6MShaikh12 months agoDevelop zoning for housing and more within the government
Instead of selling land to developers, I think we can take a huge step to create and develop zoning within our government. Instead of focusing on profits, we can alter the focus onto our residents and keep costs low, provide affordable and social housing. And with the addition of walkable communities, we can develop neighborhoods that provide a supportive and connective environment to schools, grocery stores, libraries, parks, and offices. In connection with developing the 407 ETR, it was initiated with toll charges to help pay off the debt acquired during its construction. Though, it was later sold to a private firm located outside of Canada for approximately $3 billion. Developed for $1 billion by the Ontario government, the 407 ETR is now estimated to be worth $30 billion. The 407 ETR is an amazing resolution to the traffic issues the province faces, however, its privatization has dwelled the state of Ontario's traffic allowing it to worsen. It's important that we consider the government's proposal on spending a budget of $8 billion on constructing Hwy 413 through the protected Greenlands. A plan that has been proven to be corrupt by the Auditor General. Protecting our community and its development is a social responsibility, and this idea construes the importance of maintaining and developing infrastructure within the government in an effort to learn and improve from past occurrences.
0 comment1mark howardover 1 year agomandate district energy system for dense development.
0 comment5Betty de Grootover 1 year agoElectric infrastructure maximized
Homes and businesses should be equipped with enough electricity supply, amperage, wiring etc to allow for fully electrified energy sourcing. This includes instant-electric hot water tanks, electric clothes dryers, car chargers, heat pumps and easy hookups to solar panel infrastructure.
0 comment4annmover 1 year agoRequire permeable hard surfaces to reduce flooding for all public and private locations or be taxed more to pay for problems from flooding.
Require permeable hard surfaces
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Who's Listening
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Phone 905-584-2272 Email alexandra.service@caledon.ca
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Videos
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Click here to play video The Land Sustains Us: Indigenous Perspectives on Sustainable Development In May the Town of Caledon partnered with the City of Mississauga to host a virtual event to hear from Indigenous leaders on sustainable development. The knowledge and insights gained from this event are helping to inform the creation of Caledon's Green Development Standards.