Council approved a new land use master plan for the Hidden Valley area in June 2019. We’re preparing technical studies to support the implementation of the master plan. You can find everything related to this project, including ongoing and completed work, on this page.
On this page:
- Implementation of the land use master plan
- Technical studies
- Approved land use master plan
- Earlier consultation
- Next steps
Implementation of the land use master plan
We're working on implementing the recommendations from the Hidden Valley Land Use Master Plan. This may involve developing new policies and guidelines specific to Hidden Valley or updates to mapping, including:
- new/updated land use designations
- new/updated zoning provisions
- identifying Hidden Valley Road as a significant ‘Cultural Heritage Landscape’ or as a ‘Heritage Corridor’
- other aspects in the land use master plan that may assist with implementing the plan
Technical studies
In order to inform the proposed policies and land uses, these studies are underway:
- environmental impact study
- health impact assessment
- transportation and noise impact study
- heritage impact assessment
- water management studies
- environmental assessment for flood risk reduction (complete)
- stormwater management strategy
- source water protection
- environmental assessment Upper Hidden Valley Sanitary Pumping Station and Forcemain
Visit Engage Kitchener to learn more and get updates.
Approved land use master plan
Council approved a new land use master plan for the Hidden Valley area on June 24, 2019.
- staff report including proposed master plan document and stakeholder comments
- final land use master plan
Learn about the project by downloading our information sheet.
Earlier consultation
First public open house, held on June 19, 2018:
The second public open house, held on November 14, 2018.
One-on-one discussions took place on these dates:
- January 22 and 23, 2019
- February 19 and 20, 2019
We shared a draft land use master plan on April 29, 2019 and accepted comments until May 21, 2019.
Next steps
Visit Engage Kitchener to get updates on future engagement, and learn more about proposed policies and land uses that will be incorporated into the Official Plan, along with implementing zoning based on the approved land use master plan and further technical studies.