Notice of Decision

NOTICE OF THE PASSING OF ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT

1039 CHURCH STREET

(File No. AM-06-2023)

TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Pelham passed By-Law No. 55 (2023) on September 20, 2023, being a by-law which amends Zoning By-law No. 4481 (2022), as amended, under Section 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, as amended.

AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that the applicant, a person or public body who before the by-law was passed made oral submissions at the public meeting or written submissions to Council, or the Minister may appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) in respect of the by-law by filing an appeal with the Clerk of the Corporation of the Town of Pelham not later than Wednesday, October 11, 2023 at 4:30 p.m. A completed "Appellant Form (A1) Planning Act" which must include the reasons for the appeal together with a certified cheque for $1,100.00 payable to the Minister of Finance. An Appellant may request a reduction of the filing fee to $400, if the Appellant is a private citizen or eligible community group. The request for a reduction in the fee must be made at the time of filing the appeal. Please use the OLT Request for Fee Reduction Form.

The Appellant Form (A1) is on the Service Ontario website. Only the applicant, a person or public body who before the by-law was passed made oral submissions at the public meeting or written submissions to Council, or the Minister may appeal the Zoning By-law amendment to the OLT. 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 is passed the person or public body made oral submissions at the public meeting or written submissions to Council, or in the opinion of the OLT, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party. An Appellant Form (A1) may not be filed by an unincorporated association or group. However, an Appellant Form (A1) may be filed in the name of an individual who is a member of the association or the group.

Planning staff’s recommendation report was presented to the Council on September 6, 2023. The report can be found online at https://events.pelham.ca/meetings.

The explanation of the purpose and effect of the by-law is attached. The complete by-law is available for public review by request via email or at the Town of Pelham Municipal Office, Community Planning & Development Department, located at 20 Pelham Town Square, Fonthill, between the hours of 8:30 am and 4:30 pm.

DATED at the Town of Pelham, this 21st day of September, 2023.

WILLIAM TIGERT – TOWN CLERK