Mississauga Halts New Development Applications
By on Mar 17, 2011
"This is a defining moment for the City of Mississauga. We needed to take this time-out to study land uses in this area and make sure we're getting it right," said Planning and Building Commissioner Ed Sajecki in a recent press release.
This new by law is in response to a concern that too many suburban style developments are coming to the area. The city is hoping to put more of a focus on design, as well as limit the retail and automobile oriented developments.
“Development in our downtown has to make it a place where people want to be. That is what we’ve outlined in our Downtown 21 Master Plan and it's what the residents of Mississauga want and deserve,” stated Commissioner Sajecki.
This new by-law will allow the city to study what is needed in the downtown core. The city of Mississauga will work with LiveWorkLearnPlay Inc., a urban design firm, to produce a study on the future of the downtown area.