Todd Coles

This document outlines the Master Plans for Urban Water Infrastructure in The City of Vaughan, specifically presenting a City-Wide Water & Wastewater Master Plan Class EA. It integrates a Master Plan Update from November 2009, which focuses on providing servicing for a safe and healthy environment. The plan includes strategic objectives for York Region's water and wastewater servicing, targeting implementation and outcomes by 2031.

This Secondary Plan for Block 41 outlines a framework for developing a sustainable new community, emphasizing urban living near nature, distinct interconnected neighborhoods, and the preservation of natural and cultural heritage. It is guided by principles of creating a complete, compact, and vibrant community, efficient development, high sustainability standards, linked greenspace, diverse housing, accessible facilities, mobility choices, and design excellence. The plan focuses on five key elements: distinct neighborhoods, an integrated street network, a connected parks and trails network, extensive natural areas, and essential infrastructure.

This Master Plan Class Environmental Assessment outlines the infrastructure requirements for urban water and wastewater systems in the City of Vaughan, supporting the planned growth and build-out of the new Official Plan through 2031. The plan evaluates various alternatives, identifying the expansion and enhancement of existing infrastructure as the preferred strategy to accommodate projected population and employment growth. Key objectives include ensuring service reliability, mitigating environmental impacts, optimizing system capacity, and implementing water conservation and infiltration/inflow reduction initiatives.

This Official Plan guides the future development of the Vaughan Metropolitan Centre (VMC), aiming to establish it as Vaughan's downtown and Central Business District over the next 25 years, to the year 2051. It focuses on creating a high-density, mixed-use community centered around transit, emphasizing walkability, a comprehensive street network, and generous parks and open spaces. The plan prioritizes sustainability, design excellence, diverse housing options, employment diversity, and the provision of essential community services, cultural facilities, and infrastructure. The overarching vision is to foster a dynamic, livable, low-carbon, and resilient urban environment that ensures a high quality of life for residents, workers, and visitors.

The Vaughan Metropolitan Centre Urban Design Guidelines serve as a practical toolkit and user-friendly reference for guiding new development within the VMC, elaborating on the urban vision established by the VMC Secondary Plan. The document is structured around key elements including Framework, Character Areas, Urban Typologies, Typical Blocks, Design Guidelines, and Implementation. It focuses on facilitating a transit-oriented, walkable, accessible, diverse, vibrant, green, and beautiful urban center, with a particular emphasis on mid-block connections, privately-owned publicly-accessible spaces, and thresholds, aiming to create a high-quality pedestrian experience and integrated public and private realms.