Notice of Complete Application and Public Meeting concerning a proposed Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment

TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Collingwood will hold a public meeting on Monday August 9th, 2010 at 5:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers, 97 Hurontario Street, Collingwood, to consider a proposed Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment under Sections 17, 22 and 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P. 13, as amended.  This submission is also deemed to be a complete application pursuant to Sections 22(6.1) and 34(10.4) of the Planning Act, R.S.O 1990, c. P. 13, as amended.

 

The proposed Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment have been submitted by Goodmans LLP on behalf of the applicant Wal-Mart Canada Corporation.  The lands subject to these applications is legally described as Part of the North and South Halves of Lot 44, Concession 10, and part of Cambridge Street, Registered Plan 175 in the Town of Collingwood, County of Simcoe and is municipally addressed as 10 Cambridge Street.

 

THE PURPOSE of the proposed Official Plan Amendment is to replace Section 4.4.5.2.2 of the Regional Commercial District policies of the Town’s Official Plan whereby a department store may sell food products including fresh meat, fish, poultry and produce.

 

THE PURPOSE of the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment is to amend the Collingwood Zoning By-law provisions of the Regional Commercial District Exception Three (C2-3) zone whereby a department store may; 1) sell up to 1400 sq.m (15,070 sq.ft) of food products including fresh meat, fish, poultry and produce, and 2) increased its maximum gross leasable area to 10,300 sq.m (110,872 sq.ft).

 

THE EFFECT of the proposed Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment is to permit the existing Wal-Mart department store to expand its food sales component from its current size of 557 sq.m (5,996 sq.ft) to 1,400 sq.m (15,070 sq.ft).  Furthermore, the Wal-Mart department store proposes to increased its maximum gross leasable area from 10,186 sq.m (109,645 sq.ft) to 10,300 sq.m (110,872 sq.ft), an increase of 114 sq.m (1,227 sq.ft).

 

ANY PERSON may attend the public meeting and/or make written or verbal representation either in support of or in opposition to the proposed Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment.  If you wish to be notified of the adoption of the proposed Official Plan Amendment, you must make a written request to Mr. Glen Knox, Clerk, County of Simcoe, 1110 Highway 26, Administration Centre, Midhurst, Ontario L0L 1X0.  Any appeal of the proposed Official Plan Amendment must be made to Mr. Glen Knox, Clerk County of Simcoe after the County of Simcoe has rendered its decision on the matter. 

 

If a person or a public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the Town of Collingwood before the proposed Official Plan Amendment is adopted, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision of the Council for the Town of Collingwood to the Ontario Municipal Board. 

 

If a person or a public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the Town of Collingwood before the proposed Official Plan Amendment is adopted, the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Ontario Municipal Board unless, in the opinion of the Board, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party. 

 

If a person or a public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the Town of Collingwood before the zoning by-law is passed, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision of the Council for the Town of Collingwood to the Ontario Municipal Board. 

 

If a person or a public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the Town of Collingwood before the by-law is passed, the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Ontario Municipal Board unless, in the opinion of the Board, there are reasonable grounds to do so.

 

If you wish to be notified of the passing of the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment, you must make a written request to Ms. Sara Almas, Clerk, Town of Collingwood, P.O. Box 157, 97 Hurontario Street, Collingwood, Ontario L9Y 3Z5.  

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION relating to the proposed Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments is available for inspection Monday to Friday between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. at Planning Services located at 55 Ste. Marie Street, Suite 302, Collingwood, telephone number (705) 445-1290.

 

DATED at the Town of Collingwood this 16^th day of June 2010.

 

 

_(signed)___________________     

Chris Carrier, Mayor 

 

_(signed)___________________

Sara Almas, Clerk

 

File No.    D091002 Walmart OPA

                 D14021004 Walmart ZBA