Take Notice that the Committee of Adjustment of the Township of Minden Hills will hold a Public Hearing on:

Date: Monday, August 28, 2023
Time: 9:30 AM
Location: This will be a hybrid meeting. Members of the public may attend either in person or electronically via Zoom. 

To Attend in Person:

Location: Members of the Public wishing to watch the meeting in person can do so by attending the Township Council Chambers, located at 7 Milne Street, Minden.

To Participate: Members of the public wishing to participate and make comment/speak at the public meeting must pre-register by emailing dsisson@mindenhills.ca by Friday August 25^th, 2023 before 4:00 PM or by registering the morning of the meeting before 9:00 AM in the Council Chambers.

To Attend Electronically:

To Watch: Members of the Public wishing to watch the meeting can do so by joining the Meeting Live Stream Link: https://youtube.com/live/eRLc7-Bw334?feature=share

To Participate: To make comment/speak at the public meeting pre-register by emailing dsisson@mindenhills.ca by Friday August 25^th, 2023 before 4:00 PM or by attending electronically and registering the morning of the meeting before 9:00 AM.

To attend the Zoom virtual meeting via Web, type https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89967529683?pwd=VG5CUko0NW9lcDNXNTFGNHhMN2NIUT09 into your browser or attend by dialing the number below:

Telephone: 1-647-374-4685 or 1-647-558-0588
Webinar ID: 899 6752 9683
Passcode: 186780

Participants registering either virtually or in person after 9:00 AM will not be permitted into the public hearing. 

The purpose of the Public Meeting will be to consider Minor Variance Applications PLMV2023026, PLMV2023029 and PLMV2023030 which are being rescheduled as a result of the July 31^st, 2023 meeting being canceled due to technical difficulties, as well as Minor Variance Applications PLMV2023034 and PLMV2023035 and the proposed minor variances to the Township of Minden Hills Zoning By-law pursuant to Section 45 of the Planning Act as shown below:

1.  PLMV2023026 - Part Lot 10, Concession 10, Geographic Township of Minden; municipally known as 1198 Pleasant Point Road and located on Twelve Mile Lake (See Key Map). 

Purpose and Effect of the Application: The purpose of the application is to provide relief from the Township of Minden Hills Zoning By-law 06-10, as amended, to permit the construction of a one-storey, 16.4 square metre addition to an existing one-storey, 53.6 square metre dwelling on an existing undersized lot. The effect of the application would be to permit an increase in the ground floor area of the existing dwelling by 30.7% whereas an increase in 25% is otherwise permitted.

2.  PLMV2023029 - Part Lot 25, Concession 5, Part 1, 2 & 3 Geographic Township of Minden; municipally known as 1024 Pilgrim Lane and located on Kashagawigamog Lake (See Key Map).

Purpose and Effect of the Application: The purpose of the application is to provide relief from the Township of Minden Hills Zoning By-law 06-10, as amended, to permit the replacement of an existing 192 square foot attached deck with a new 448 square foot attached deck located 7 metres from the shoreline. The effect of the application would be to permit an increase in size for the deck of 133.3%, being a structure located within 15 metres of the high-water mark, where no size increase is otherwise permitted.

3. PLMV2023030 - Part Lot 10, Concession 3, Geographic Township of Anson; municipally known as 1299 Claude Brown Road and located on Bob Lake (See Key Map).

Purpose and Effect of the Application: The purpose of the application is to provide relief from the Township of Minden Hills Zoning By-law 06-10, as amended, to permit the construction of an additional detached garage on an undersized lot. The application would provide relief from Section 4.1.8 to permit an increase of the maximum lot coverage of all detached accessory buildings and structures from 5% to 6.1% of the lot area.

4. PLMV2023034 - Part Lot 20, Concession 12, Geographic Township of Lutterworth; municipally known as 2262 Deep Bay Road (See Key Map).

Purpose and Effect of the Application: The purpose of the application is to provide relief from the Township of Minden Hills Zoning By-law 06-10, as amended, to permit the conversion and expansion of an existing 6.34 square metre attached deck to a 28.56 square metre screened porch that is currently located 5.18 metres from a stream. The effect of the application would be to permit the new screened porch to be located 6.3 metres from the high-water mark of a watercourse, whereas otherwise a 15 metre setback is required.

5. PLMV2023035 - Part Lot 3, Concession 6, Geographic Township of Minden Hills; municipally known as 1020 Petite Lane on Mountain Lake (See Key Map).

Purpose and Effect of the Application: The purpose of the application is to provide relief from the Township of Minden Hills Zoning By-law 06-10, as amended, to permit the expansion of a legal non-complying dwelling on an undersized lot, in the form of two additions being 10 square metres and 58.5 square metres in size, respectively. The application would provide relief from Section 4.8.4 iii) to permit an increase in the ground floor area of an existing non-complying dwelling being 87.7%, whereas an increase in ground floor area of 25% is otherwise permitted.

Additional information regarding these applications will be available online. Links to meeting agendas and full reports can be found on our Minden Hills Civic Web. A copy of the complete applications will be available for public inspection at the Township of Minden Hills Building and Planning Department by appointment only.

lnput on the above noted applications is welcome and encouraged. You can provide input by speaking at the public meeting or by making a written submission to the Township. To provide input in writing, or to request written notice of the decision, please contact the undersigned or e-mail adougherty@mindenhills.ca.

Any person or agency who is of the opinion that holding the hearing as a hybrid/combined in-person and electronic hearing is likely to cause them significant prejudice, may make a submission to the undersigned, and if the Committee is satisfied that holding the hearing as hybrid is likely to cause the party significant prejudice then the hearing will be re-scheduled as an oral hearing only. If a person or agency does not make a submission to the Secretary-Treasurer prior to the hearing, and the person or agency does not participate in the hearing in accordance with this Notice, then the Committee may proceed without the party’s participation and the party will not be entitled to any further notice in the proceeding.

Accessibility: The Township of Minden Hills is committed to providing services as set out in the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005. If you have accessibility needs and require alternative formats or other accommodations, please contact the undersigned.

Privacy Disclosure: As one of the purposes of the Planning Act is to provide for planning processes that are open and accessible, all written submissions, documents, correspondence, e-mails or other communications (including your name and address) form part of the public record and may be disclosed/made available by the Township as deemed appropriate, including anyone requesting such information. Please note that by submitting any of this information, you are providing the Township with your consent to use and disclose this information as part of the planning process.

For more information about this matter contact at adougherty@mindenhills.ca or 705-286-1260 ext. 506

Amanda Dougherty
Manager of Planning, Secretary-Treasurer, Committee of Adjustment
P.O. Box 359, 7 Milne Street, Minden ON, K0M 2K0