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Highway Dedication Guidelines

Published by Halton Region

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This is Halton Region’s document, as linked from Oakville’s website on 22 October 2026. It may have changed since: check the current version at the source. Legal notice

Type: Guide
Published by: Halton Region
Date: June, 18 2014
Also called: Halton Regional Official Plan: Highway Dedication Guidelines
For: owner
Building types: All building types
Pages: 88

Overview

Highway Dedication Guidelines, Version 1.0, a Halton Region Official Plan Guideline brought before the Inter-Municipal Liaison Committee on June, 18 2014 and running to 88 pages with two appendices. Halton Region publishes it to explain how land is acquired through development applications for road widening and related transportation facilities. It covers the need for highway widenings, exemptions, variances from the right-of-way widths on Map 4 of the Regional Official Plan, and related matters. Oakville links it beside its other development application guidelines.

What it covers

Introduction
Purpose
Policy Context
Application and Use
Need for Highway Widenings
Purpose of a Highway
Basis for Requiring Highway Dedications
Typical Cross-sections
Exemptions from the Requirement for Highway Dedications
Consent Exemptions
Minor Variance Exemptions
Niagara Escarpment Commission Development Control Permit Exemptions
Zoning Bylaw Amendment Exemptions
Land Acquisition from Exempted Properties
Variances from Dedicating the ROW Widths As Shown on Map 4 of the Regional Official Plan
Heritage Buildings or Cultural Heritage Resources
Hamlets & Rural Clusters
Engineering Studies
Related Matters
Buildings or Encroachments on Lands to Be Dedicated
Disposal of Surplus Land
Advanced Purchases of Lands for Highway Widening
Boundary Highways with Neighbouring Municipalities
Appendix A – Halton Region Right-of-Way Guidelines
Appendix B – Halton Region Roundabout Guideline

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