Notice of the Passing of a Temporary Zoning By-Law Amendment No Z3-24

NOTICE OF THE PASSING OF A TEMPORARY ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT
(File No. Z3-24, affecting lands known legally as CON 11 N PT LOT 15; ESSA
municipally known as 253 Barrie Street)

TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Essa passed By-law No. 2025-02 on the 15th day of January 2025, under Section 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.P.13, as amended.

THE PURPOSE AND EFFECT of By-law No. 2025-02 would allow the applicant to temporarily rezone the subject property from Residential, Low Density, Detached (R1) to Residential, Low Density, Detached with Special Provisions (R1-42) to allow for a real estate office to exist on the first floor of the existing single-family dwelling. The By-law will allow for the use to come into effect on the date of passing and the use shall be terminated no later than three (3) years from the date of passing on January 15th, 2028.

AND TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that any person or public body who made written or oral submissions at the public meeting may appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) in respect of the Zoning By-law by filing with the Planning Department (plan@essatownship.on.ca) of the Corporation of the Township of Essa, not later than the 5th day of February, 2025 at 4:30pm.

A Notice of Appeal setting out the objection to the Zoning By-law Amendment, the reasons in support of the objection and the relevant OLT fee. Each appeal must be accompanied by a cheque made payable to the “Minister of Finance”; all Township administrative fees related to the appeal can be found in the Township’s Fee & Charges By-law. Only the specified person or body in the Planning Act, before the by-law was passed, made oral submissions at the public meeting, or written submissions to Council, may appeal a Zoning By-law to the OLT. If the last date for filing an appeal falls on a Saturday, Sunday or Statutory Holiday, appeals will be accepted on the next working day. Please note, appeals and payments can also be made through OLT E-Service (https://olt.gov.on.ca/e-fileservice). Note that every appellant must explain and demonstrate how the adopted Zoning By-law Amendment is inconsistent with a Provincial Policy, fails to conform with or conflicts with a Provincial plan or fails to conform with an Official Plan.

For further information, please contact the Township of Essa at 705-424-9770 or
plan@essatownship.on.ca.

Dated at the Township of Essa this 16th day of January 2025.

Owen Curnew
Development Planner
Township of Essa

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