729, 735, 743 Quaker Road: Maplewood Estates

NOTICE OF THE PASSING

OF ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT & GRANTING OF DRAFT APPROVAL OF PLAN OF SUBDIVISION

MAPLEWOOD ESTATES

729, 735, 743 QUAKER ROAD

(File Nos. AM-04-2024 & 26T19-02-2024)

TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Pelham passed By-Law No. 73-2024 on November 6, 2024, 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.

TAKE NOTICE that Council of the Corporation of the Town of Pelham granted Draft Plan of Subdivision Approval subject to conditions on Wednesday October 16, 2024, under Section 51 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, as amended, with consideration given to all written submissions relating to the by-laws that were made to Council before its decision and all oral submissions relating to the by-laws and draft plan of subdivision that were made at the public meeting.

Procedure for Filing an Appeal: The Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, Section 34(19), as amended states that an appeal may be filed by the applicant, the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, a “specified person” and/or any “public body” (as defined by the Planning Act, Section 1(1)) within twenty (20) days of the making of the decision.

Appeals may be made by filing a notice of appeal with the Clerk via the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) e-file portal. Public users can access the portal at the following link: https://olt.gov.on.ca/e-file-service/ by selecting Pelham, (Town of), as the Approval Authority. If the e-file portal is down, please file the appeal with the Clerk’s Office in-person, or electronically using the following email address: clerks@pelham.ca All appeals must be submitted by the deadline indicated in the Notice of Decision.

The prescribed fee for filing a zoning by-law amendment appeal with the OLT is $400.00 for a private citizen, a registered charity or a non-profit ratepayers’ association and $1,100 for a corporation. Payment can be made online through e-file or a certified cheque/money order, including the Appeal ID number(s), can be submitted to the Minister of Finance, Province of Ontario. If you wish to appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) or request a fee reduction for an appeal, forms are available from the OLT website at www.olt.gov.on.ca.

Please note, neighbours and other interested parties not defined are no longer eligible to file Planning Act Section 53(19) appeals. See Bill 23, More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022, for more information.

Last day for filing an appeal of this decision to the Ontario Land Tribunal is Wednesday November 27th, 2024 by 4:30 p.m.

Planning staff’s recommendation report was presented to Council on October 16, 2024. 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 7th day of November, 2024.

SARAH LEACH – ACTING TOWN CLERK

THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF PELHAM

P. O. BOX 400, 20 PELHAM TOWN SQUARE

FONTHILL, ON L0S 1E0

Notice of Public Meeting

Date: Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 5:30 PM

Place: This hearing will be a hybrid (virtual/in person) meeting.

Virtual Participation: Zoom Webinar / YouTube Livestream

In-person Participation: Town Hall, Council Chambers at 20 Pelham Town Square, Fonthill

Town Council approved hybrid meetings via By-law No. 4507 (2022). The Town of Pelham live webcast of the Public Meeting will be streaming at:

https://www.youtube.com/user/TownOfPelham/live

File Numbers: 26T19-02-2024 & AM-04-2024

Subject Lands: 729, 735, 743 Quaker Road (Maplewood Estates)

Public Meeting for Draft Plan of Subdivision and Zoning By-law Amendment in accordance with Sections 51 and 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, as amended.

Applications for Draft Plan of Subdivision and Zoning By-law Amendment were received for the properties located at Part Township Lot 237 (see attached plan), known municipally as 729, 735, 743 Quaker Road in the Town of Pelham.

The proposed Plan of Subdivision would create:

• 14 Lots (Lots 1-14) for Single Detached Dwellings;
• 2 Blocks (Blocks 15-16) for eight (8) Street Townhouse Dwellings;
• 3 Blocks (Blocks 17-19) for six (6) Semi-Detached Dwellings;
• 1 Block (Block 20) for a future pedestrian walkway;
• 1 Block (Block 21) for a 0.3m reserve; and,
• 0.267 hectares for future roadways (Street ‘A’).

The requested Zoning By-law Amendment would rezone the lands from the Residential Development (RD) zone to a site-specific R2 (Residential Two), a site specific RM1 (Residential Multiple 1) zone, and site-specific OS (Open Space) zone to permit the residential uses proposed in the draft plan of subdivision.

Your Input is Encouraged: The Town of Pelham would appreciate receiving your written and/or verbal comments regarding this application. Unless indicated otherwise, personal information and all comments will become part of the public record and may be publicly released. To provide input in writing, or to request personal notice if the proposed applications are approved, please submit your correspondence or request by 12:00 PM on Tuesday, July 9, 2024 for inclusion in the public meeting agenda package c/o Town Clerk, William Tigert, PO Box 400, 20 Pelham Town Square, Fonthill, Ontario L0S 1E0, or by email at SLeach@pelham.ca. Comments and requests received after this date will still be received by Council, however they may not be published as part of the public meeting agenda. Verbal comments will be received by the Town at the public hearing via virtual or in-person participation. To provide verbal comments virtually at the hearing, please pre-register with the Town Clerk by sending an email to SLeach@pelham.ca before 12:00pm noon on Friday July 12, 2024. Zoom webinar registration information and procedure will be provided. To provide verbal comments in-person at the Public Meeting, pre-registration is encouraged but not required. Registrants will be notified of Council’s Decision. If you have not submitted written comments and wish to submit a comment live during the meeting, you may livestream the meeting from the Town of Pelham’s YouTube channel and e-mail comments to clerks@pelham.ca during the public portion of this application only. If your comments are not received during the public portion of the meeting, they will not be considered.

Need More Information: For more information, please contact Andrew Edwards, Planner, by email at aedwards@pelham.ca or at 905-980-6666 or 905-892-2607 ext. 324. A copy of the staff report regarding the proposed applications as well as any additional information may be obtained on the Town’s website at www.pelham.ca/MaplewoodEstates or at Town Hall by appointment after 12:00 PM on Friday, July 12, 2024.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION: If a person or public body would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of the Town of Pelham’s Municipal Council to the Ontario Land Tribunal but the person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written statements to the Town of Pelham before the by-law is passed, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision.

If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting, or make written submissions to the Town of Pelham 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 Land Tribunal unless, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to do so.

Dated at the Town of Pelham, this 21st day of June, 2024.