Notice of Passing of a Zoning By-law By the Corporation of the Town of Collingwood
Take notice that the Town of Collingwood Council passed By-law No. 2024-008 on February 5, 2024 under Section 34 of the Planning Act.
Location: 329 Third Street, Collingwood
Legal Description: Plan 73, Part Lots 28, 29, and 30 of Registered Plan 51R40341 (Part 1); Collingwood, County of Simcoe.
Area: 0.136 hectares
The subject property is located on the north side of Third Street, between Cedar Street and Walnut Street.
The purpose of the Zoning By-law Amendment is to rezone the subject lands from Residential Second Density (R2) to Holding Twenty-Six – Residential Second Density Exception Thirty-One [H26 (R2-31)] to permit the construction of a detached accessory building.
The effect of the R2-31 Zone is to permit a maximum of one (1) detached accessory building to be located closer to a front lot line than the closest exterior wall projection of the dwelling unit; increase the maximum ground floor area of one (1) detached accessory building to 111 m2; increase the maximum height of one (1) detached accessory building to 8.3 m; and increase the maximum gross floor area of one (1) accessory dwelling unit to 88 m2.
The effect of the H26 Zone is to prohibit additional habitable space on the property, including the establishment of an accessory dwelling unit, until a two-zone approach for the Oak Street Canal floodplain demonstrates that the property and/or proposed building envelope are within the flood fringe or outside of the hazard area, and confirmation from the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority (NVCA) that a NVCA permit can be approved.
Public and Agency comments received: All written and oral submissions received in response to the application were considered in making an informed recommendation and decision as summarized in Staff Report P2024-02.
When and how to file an appeal:
An appeal of the decision of the Town of Collingwood Council to the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) must be filed with the Town of Collingwood no later than 20 days after the date of this notice. The last date of appeal is March 4, 2024. The appeal package should be sent to the attention of the Clerk, Town of Collingwood, P.O. Box 157, 97 Hurontario Street, Collingwood, Ontario L9Y 3Z5. The appeal must set out the reasons for the appeal and be accompanied by the fee required by the Tribunal as prescribed under the Ontario Land Tribunal Act. A copy of the appeal form is available on the Tribunal’s website.
Who can file an appeal:
Only individuals, corporations and public bodies may appeal a by-law to the OLT. A notice of appeal may not be filed by an unincorporated association or group. However, a notice of appeal may be filed in the name of an individual who is a member of the association or group on its behalf.
No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the by-law was passed, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the council or, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party.