Bauer Landing

NOTICE OF THE PASSING OF ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT

BAUER LANDING – 701 & 717 QUAKER ROAD (File No. AM-07-2024)

TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Pelham passed By-Law No. 86-2024 on December 4, 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.

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 are to be submitted through 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-for-public-users/ If the e-file portal is down, please file the appeal with the Clerk’s Office using the following email address: clerks@pelham.ca

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 through the e-file portal using Visa, Visa Debit, MasterCard, or MasterCard Debit. Alternatively, a cheque, including the Appeal ID number(s), can be submitted to the Minister of Finance. All appeals must be submitted through the e-file portal by the deadline indicated in the Notice of Decision.

Please note, neighbours and other interested parties not defined are no longer eligible to file Planning Act Section 34(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 Friday, December 27, 2024 by 4:30 p.m.

Planning staff’s recommendation report was presented to Council on November 20, 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 6th day of December, 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

EXPLANATION OF THE PURPOSE AND EFFECT OF
ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT (BY-LAW NO. 86 (2024))

ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT - BY-LAW 86-2024 is a By-law to amend Zoning By-law 4481(2022), as amended, to allow a block townhouse development as shown on the submitted site plan. The zoning change will change the rear portion of 717 Quaker Road from Residential One (R1) to a site-specific Residential Multiple 1 (RM1-133(H)) zone to allow block townhouse dwellings with site specific regulations. The remainder of the land (701 Quaker Road) will retain the RM1-133(H) zoning with revised regulations. The Holding symbol (H) will apply to all lands subject to the zoning by-law amendment and require a site plan agreement to be entered into with the Town to address servicing and drainage prior to lifting and obtaining building permits.

Notice of Public Meeting

Date: Wednesday, October 9, 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

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: AM-07-2024

Subject Lands: 701 & 717 Quaker Road (Bauer Landing)

Public Meeting for Zoning By-law Amendment in accordance with Section 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, as amended.

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, October 1, 2024 for inclusion in the public meeting agenda package c/o Deputy Town Clerk, Sarah Leach, 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 Deputy Town Clerk by sending an email to SLeach@pelham.ca before 12:00pm noon on Friday October 4, 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 Shannon Larocque, Manager of Planning, by email at slaroccque@pelham.ca or at 905-980-6661 or 905-892-2607 ext. 319. A copy of the staff report regarding the proposed application as well as any additional information may be obtained on the Town’s website at www.pelham.ca/BauerLanding or at Town Hall by appointment after 12:00 PM on Friday, October 4, 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 16th day of September, 2024.

Sarah Leach

Deputy Town Clerk

Date of Mailing: September 16, 2024