Such documents offer communities the opportunity to incorporate a wide range of principles, aspirations and goals relating to energy, sustainability and climate action. [...] Secondary Plans can be used to achieve specific objectives such as the redevelopment of a brownfield, Reference: the densification of an area to increase the feasibility of public transit, or the development Community Planning of alternative energy systems. [...] Such by-laws offer local governments the opportunity to incorporate a wide range of standards, principles and goals relating to energy, sustainability and climate action. [...] In addition to setting standards for factors such as building height, size and end Reference: use, they may also be designed to promote sustainability priorities already identified in the Community Planning community’s land use plan, such as: Act, Sections 53-61 Mixed-use development and higher density neighbourhoods Parks and other natural spaces Subdivision by-laws Subdivision by-laws provide co. [...] Strategies to In communities where agriculture is a dominant economic sector, local governments may support sustainable wish to develop initiatives to support farmers in their emission-reduction activities and help local agriculture them access provincial and federal programs.
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