Niagara Falls Official Plan Schedule A2 Urban Structure Plan

The dataset contains spatial data in the form of polygons used by the Planning Department to implement policies and track outcomes of targets outlined in the Official Plan's Strategic Policy Direction to accommodate future growth through land use and intensification. These polygons are part of the City's Urban Structure Plan, as shown on Schedule A-2 to the Official Plan and are supplementary/supporting information for the Policies of the Official Plan, but do not form part of the Plan itself.Attributes of this data : Planning categories (TYPE ) to guide further development (eg: Corridor/Greenfield/Greenfield Proposed/Node/Major Transit Station Area/QEW Employment Corridor), and names for specific areas (NAME), when provided. Updates to this data will be dictated by the Region and/or changes to the City of Niagara Falls Official Plan.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For more information on considerations used to guide growth and development, see: SCECTION 2 - STRATEGIC POLICY DIRECTION - CITY OF NIAGARA FALLS OFFICIAL PLAN Excerpt from City's Official Plan (c.2019): It is the intent of this Plan to focus new growth to accommodate these people and jobs in a sustainable fashion that makes for an orderly and effective use of land and infrastructure, creates compact, livable communities and protects the City’s natural heritage and agricultural lands. Schedule A-2 to this Plan illustrates the City as being divided into three areas: the Urban Area, the non-urban area and the Natural Heritage Areas. It is the intention of this Plan to balance efficient use of urban land with the protection of Natural Heritage Areas and direct development away from the non-urban area towards the urban area. To further guide development, the urban area is divided into two categories: the Built-Up Area, (the area within the Built Boundary defined by the Province within which growth is to be accommodated through intensification); and Greenfield Areas (undeveloped lands within the urban area Boundary) and outside of the Built Boundary where growth will be guided by proper design. In order to provide for future employment opportunities within the City areas most suited for such uses are to be protected from non-employment uses. The tourism industry is now the major employer with the decline of heavy manufacturing. Lands along the Queen Elizabeth Way are ideal for those employment opportunities dependent on cross-border trade and the movement of goods. Schedule A-2 identifies the Gateway Economic Zone which are lands within the Urban Area which, due to their proximity to major international border crossings, have unique economic importance to the City and Niagara Region. It is the intent of this Plan to identify these areas and protect them for future employment. Open Data Quality Rating (Beta): 71.2/100 (as of July 02, 2026) Completeness 87.6 Validity 100.0 Recency 0.0 Uniqueness 100.0 Understandability 77.2 Click for Open Data Quality Explainer (coming soon)

本数据集包含以多边形形式呈现的空间数据，由规划部门用于落实政策，并追踪《官方规划（Official Plan）》战略政策方向中所列目标的实施成果，该方向旨在通过土地利用与集约化开发适配未来增长需求。此类多边形属于本市《城市结构规划（Urban Structure Plan）》的组成部分，如《官方规划（Official Plan）》附表A-2所示，仅作为《官方规划（Official Plan）》政策的补充/支撑信息，并非规划文本本身的组成部分。
本数据包含以下属性：用于指导后续开发的规划类别（TYPE），例如：廊道/绿地开发区/拟开发绿地/节点/主要公交站区域/QEW就业廊道；以及特定区域的名称（NAME，如已提供）。
本数据的更新将由尼亚加拉瀑布市区域政府和/或尼亚加拉瀑布市《官方规划（Official Plan）》的修订决定。
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如需了解更多指导增长与开发的考量因素，请参阅：第2节——战略政策方向——尼亚加拉瀑布市《官方规划（Official Plan）》
以下为《城市官方规划（Official Plan）》（约2019年版）节选：
本规划旨在以可持续方式聚焦新增发展，以容纳新增人口与就业，实现土地与基础设施的有序高效利用，打造紧凑宜居的社区，并保护本市的自然遗产与农业用地。
本规划附表A-2将本市划分为三大区域：城市建成区、非城市区域与自然遗产区域。本规划旨在平衡城市土地的高效利用与自然遗产区域的保护，并引导开发从非城市区域转向城市区域。
为进一步规范开发，城市区域又分为两类：建成区内区域（即省划定的建成边界范围内，需通过集约化开发承载增长的区域）；以及绿地开发区（城市边界范围内的未开发土地），以及建成边界外需通过合理设计引导开发的区域。
为保障本市未来的就业机会，最适宜此类用途的区域应免受非就业类开发的占用。随着重型制造业的衰落，旅游业现已成为本市的主要就业支柱。伊利沙伯女王大道（Queen Elizabeth Way，简称QEW）沿线的土地，非常适合依托跨境贸易与货物运输发展的就业项目。
本规划附表A-2划定了门户经济区，即城市区域内毗邻主要国际边境口岸、对本市与尼亚加拉地区具有独特经济重要性的土地。本规划旨在明确此类区域并为其未来的就业用途提供保护。
开放数据质量评分（测试版）：71.2/100（截至2026年7月2日）
分项得分：完整性87.6、有效性100.0、时效性0.0、唯一性100.0、可理解性77.2
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