Notice of Complete Application and Public Meeting Concerning a Proposed Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment (125 Napier Street)

TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Collingwood will hold a public meeting on December 19^th, 2011 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 has been submitted by the Town of Collingwood. The lands subject to these applications is legally described as Lots 3 to 5, Registered Plan No. 282 in the Town of Collingwood, County of Simcoe and is municipally addressed as 125 Napier Street.

 

THE PURPOSE AND EFFECT of the proposed Official Plan Amendment is to re-designate the subject property from a Low Density Residential land use designation to a Medium Density Residential land use designation. The Official Plan Amendment would increase the allowable residential density and range of permitted dwelling types for the property.

 

THE PURPOSE AND EFFECT of the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment is to re-zone the subject property from Community Services (CS) to Residential Third Density Exception zones (R3-E). The first R3 Exception zone will be to increase the maximum lot coverage for a two storey dwelling from 40% to approximately 45%, and to reduce the required rear yard setback from 7.5 m to approximately 6.0 m.

 

The second R3 Exception zone will modify provisions of the Zoning By-law such as, but not limited to, decrease the required lot frontage for an apartment dwelling from 30.0 m to approximately 22.8 m, to reduce the required front yard setback for an apartment from 7.5 m to approximately 6.0 m and to reduce the interior side yard setback for an apartment from 7.5 m to approximately 2.0 m.

 

The proposed Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment will allow the re-development of the property into four (4) single detached dwelling lots and the conversion of the former Contact Centre building into a four (4) unit apartment.

 

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 Ms. Brenda Clark, 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 Ms. Brenda Clark, 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, Collingwood, telephone number (705) 445-1290.

 

DATED at the Town of Collingwood this 25^th day of November 2011.

 

 

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Sandra Cooper, Mayor

 

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Sara Almas, Clerk

 

File No.    D084711