Statutory Public Meeting - June 13, 2022
Notice of Public Meeting
DATE: June 13, 2022 at 5:30 PM
PLACE: This hearing will be held remotely by Zoom Webinar.
Town Council approved Public Hearings to be held remotely during an emergency via By-law No. 4422 (2022). The Town of Pelham will be livestreaming this Public Meeting at the following link: https://www.youtube.com/user/TownOfPelham
TAKE NOTICE that Council for the Town of Pelham will be holding an electronic Public Meeting for a New Comprehensive Zoning By-law and accompanying Housekeeping Official Plan Amendment (Housekeeping OPA) in accordance with Sections 22 and 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O.1990, as amended. The purpose of the electronic public meeting is to provide the public with an opportunity to understand and comment on the proposed Zoning By-law and Housekeeping OPA which both will be applicable to all lands within the Town except areas subject to the Niagara Escarpment Plan permit area.
PURPOSE OF THE NEW COMPREHENSIVE ZONING BY-LAW
A Zoning By-law is prepared under the requirements of Section 34 of the Planning Act and regulates the types of land uses and the character, height, location, size and massing of buildings for all lands within the Town. The Zoning By-law is the Town’s primary tool to regulate the use of all land in the Town. The new Comprehensive Zoning By-law will replace Town of Pelham Zoning By-law No. 1136 (1987) and implement the policies of the Town’s Official Plan and provided new and updated zoning and development standards that reflect policy and regulatory initiatives at the provincial and regional level.
PURPOSE OF THE HOUSEKEEPING OFFICIAL PLAN AMENDMENT
A Housekeeping OPA is being proposed to update the agriculture-related, on-farm diversified and value-added agricultural use policies to align the current plan with updated Provincial policies and permit and support the updated regulations proposed in the New Zoning By-law. This will improve and clarify the existing policies around secondary agricultural uses.
The Housekeeping OPA will also introduce policies to enable Council to delegate the authority to pass by-laws under Section 34 of the Planning Act to removing holding “H” symbols (holding by-laws), authorize the temporary use of land, buildings or structures (temporary use by-laws) and to pass housekeeping by-laws for the purpose of making clerical or other changes to assist in the interpretation of the Zoning By-law to a Committee of Council, or an authorized officer or employee of the municipality.
The Town is seeking input and feedback on both the proposed New Comprehensive Zoning By-law and the Housekeeping OPA.
WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS
Input on the proposed draft Zoning By-law and Housekeeping OPA is welcome and encouraged. 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 Zoning By-law and Housekeeping OPA are approved, please send all correspondence by 12:00 PM on Wednesday, June 1, 2022 for inclusion in the public meeting agenda package c/o Town Clerk, Holly Willford, PO Box 400, 20 Pelham Town Square, Fonthill, Ontario L0S 1E0, or by email at hwillford@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.
HAVE YOUR SAY
To participate at the public meeting you must pre-register with the Clerks office by sending an email to clerks@pelham.ca before 12:00 PM on Friday, June 10th, 2022. All registrants will be provided with instructions on how to use your computer, tablet or phone to participate in the Public Meeting. Registrants will also be notified of Council’s decision. If you have not submitted written comments or pre-registered before the aforementioned deadlines, but wish to submit comments during the Public Meeting, you may livestream the meeting from the Town of Pelham’s YouTube channel and email comments to clerks@pelham.ca during the public commenting portion of the subject applications only. If your comments are not received prior to the closing of the public commenting portion of the meeting, they will not be considered.
MORE INFORMATION
For more information, please contact Lindsay Richardson, MCIP, RPP, Senior Planner, at 905-980-6675 or 905-892-2607 ext. 335, or via email at lrichardson@pelham.ca.
A copy of the Information Report regarding the proposed application as well as any additional information may be obtained on the Town’s website at http://calendar.pelham.ca/council or from the Community Planning and Development Department by appointment after 4:30 pm on Wednesday, June 8, 2022.
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.
Electronic Public Meeting Procedures & How to Get Involved in a Town of Pelham Zoom Public Meeting
All Town of Pelham in person Public Meetings have been cancelled, instead the Town is holding all Public Meetings electronically via Zoom. Electronic Public Meetings have proven to be effective however the public can also participate and have their concerns heard by making written submissions and speaking directly with Town staff.
Notice of Public Meeting A Notice of Public Meeting was placed in the May 24, 2022 Voice of Pelham. The Public Meeting Notice can also be found at the Town of Pelham website for all applications being heard by electronic meetings: www.pelham.ca/public-notices
How to Submit Comments Public input on applications is invited. During this time, written comments are encouraged as the preferred method of receiving public input. Written comments may be sent by mail or e-mail to the attention of the Clerk. You may also drop written comments off at Town Hall in the drop box. You may also provide oral input by joining the electronic meeting.
Written Comments Please provide written input by mailing or e-mailing your comments to the Clerk by the date indicated on the Public Notice. You may also drop off written comments to Town Hall in the drop box.
Oral Submissions To participate in the remote electronic public meeting to provide oral input, please pre-register with the Clerk by telephone or email by the date indicated on the Public Notice. All registrants will be provided in advance of the meeting instructions on how to use your computer, tablet or phone to participate in the electronic meeting.
Please note, the Clerk will provide you the Zoom link and password in advance of the meeting. This is for pre-registered participants only and is not to be shared with others.
View the Meeting – E-mail Comments Live The remote electronic meeting can be viewed by live-streamed on the Town’s YouTube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/TownOfPelham. While viewing the meeting live you may submit comments during your application of interest to: clerks@pelham.ca. Please note, if your comments are submitted after the public portion of the application you are interested in has been closed, your comments will not be considered. This method of public participation is not the preferred method as you may not submit your comments in time. Use this method at your own risk and the Town is not responsible for any livestream lag, disconnection or internet failures.
For more information, please contact:
Clerk, 20 Pelham Town Square, P.O. Box 400, Fonthill ON L0S 1E0 905-980-6657 hwillford@pelham.ca
Deputy Clerk, 20 Pelham Town Square, P.O. Box 400, Fonthill ON L0S 1E0 905-980-6662 sleach@pelham.ca
