TAKE NOTICE that the Town of Collingwood Council granted draft approval on June 5, 2023 for a proposed Plan of Subdivision pursuant to Section 51(31) of the Planning Act.
The proposed Plan of Subdivision pertains to a property approximately 20.13 hectares in area that is municipally addressed as 295 Mountain Road and legally described as Part of Lot 45, Concession 11, Town of Collingwood, County of Simcoe (see key map).
The ‘Panorama North’ Draft Plan of Subdivision generally consists of 126 lots for single detached dwellings, six multi-unit residential blocks for 474 dwelling units (e.g. townhouses, stacked townhouses and apartments), blocks for a potential elementary school/additional multi-residential units, a stormwater management pond, a park and a hydro substation and a number of public roads and trails. The proposed Plan of Subdivision has been granted Draft Approval subject to the fulfilment of certain conditions for a period of three (3) years and will lapse on June 5, 2026. The approval may be extended pursuant to Subsection 51(33) of the Planning Act, but no extension can be granted once the approval has lapsed unless the Town of Collingwood Council chooses to exercise its authority under Section 51(33.1) of the Planning Act.
PUBLIC AND AGENCY COMMENTS RECEIVED: All written and oral submissions received in response to the application were considered, the effect of which helped to make an informed recommendation and decision as summarized in Staff Report P2023-15.
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 July 5, 2023. 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 and must:
- Set out the reasons for the appeal;
- Be accompanied by the fee required by the Tribunal as prescribed under the Ontario Land Tribunal Act; and
- Include the completed appeal forms from the Tribunal’s website.
WHO CAN FILE AN APPEAL
As per section 51(39), and subject to subsection 51(43), of the Planning Act, only specified persons, corporations or public bodies may appeal decisions in respect of a proposed plan of subdivision to the OLT. An appeal may not be filed by an unincorporated association or group. However, an 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 is entitled to appeal the decision of the Town of Collingwood Council nor shall they be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal of the decision of the Council, including the lapsing provisions or the conditions, unless the person or public body, before the decision of the Council, made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the Town of Collingwood, or made a written request to be notified of changes to the conditions or, in the OLT’s opinion, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party.
- * as per section 1(1) of the Planning Act, “specified person” means,
- (a) a corporation operating an electric utility in the local municipality or planning area to which the relevant planning matter would apply,
- (b) Ontario Power Generation Inc.,
- (c) Hydro One Inc.,
- (d) a company operating a natural gas utility in the local municipality or planning area to which the relevant planning matter would apply,
- (e) a company operating an oil or natural gas pipeline in the local municipality or planning area to which the relevant planning matter would apply,
- (f) a person required to prepare a risk and safety management plan in respect of an operation under Ontario Regulation 211/01 (Propane Storage and Handling) made under the Technical Standards and Safety Act, 2000, if any part of the distance established as the hazard distance applicable to the operation and referenced in the risk and safety management plan is within the area to which the relevant planning matter would apply,
- (g) a company operating a railway line any part of which is located within 300 metres of any part of the area to which the relevant planning matter would apply, or
- (h) a company operating as a telecommunication infrastructure provider in the area to which the relevant planning matter would apply;
RIGHT OF APPLICANT OR PUBLIC BODY TO APPEAL CONDITIONS
As per section 51 (43) of the Planning Act, the following may, at any time before the approval of the final plan of subdivision, appeal any of the conditions imposed by the approval authority to the Tribunal by filing an appeal with the Town of Collingwood: the applicant; any public body or a specified person, that, before the approval authority made its decision, made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the approval authority; the Minister; or the municipality in which the subject land is located.
HOW TO RECEIVE NOTICE OF CHANGED CONDITIONS
The conditions of approval of draft plan of subdivision may be changed at any time before the final approval is given.
You will be entitled to receive notice of any changes to the conditions of approval of the proposed plan of subdivision if you have made a written request to be notified of changes to the conditions through the Town Clerk.
RELATED APPLICATIONS
Town of Collingwood Zoning By-law Amendment – By-law No. 2023-053 (File No. D084418)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
A copy of the decision, including the Draft Plan Conditions is available on this page of the Town's website.
Additional information about the application and your appeal rights is available by contacting Mark Bryan, Senior Planner, during regular office hours: mbryan@collingwood.ca, 705-445-1290, ext. 3242.
DATED at the Town of Collingwood
this 15th day of June, 2023.