NOTICE OF PASSING OF A ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT

PLZBA2024016 – Part Lots 13-15, Concession A, Lutterworth

5373 County Road 121 (St. Albans Boys and Girls Club) 

TAKE NOTICE THAT the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Minden Hills passed By-Law No. 25-28 on the 27^th day of February, 2025, under the provisions of Section 34 of the Planning Act, RSO 1990, c. P. 13. 

The lands subject to the amending by-law are located in Part Lots 13-15, Concession A, Geographic Township of Lutterworth, municipally known as 5373 County Road 121 and as shown in the key map. 

IN MAKING THEIR DECISION, Council considered all oral and written submissions regarding this application, and which did not affect the amendment as approved. 

THE PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The subject property is currently zoned ‘Rural (RU)’ and is located primarily within the Waterfront and Rural designations of the Township’s Official Plan, together with portions designated Environmental Protection. The proposed zoning by-law amendment would serve to rezone a portion of the subject lands within the Waterfront and Rural designations, from ‘Rural (RU)’ to ‘Recreational Commercial Exception Twenty-Three (C3-23)’ zone, to permit a children’s camp with certain site-specific provisions. Portions of the subject lands will also be rezoned to ‘Hazard Land (HZ)’ to protect the natural heritage features identified in an Environmental Impact Study prepared to support the application. 

AND TAKE NOTICE that an appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal in respect to all or part of this Zoning By-law may be made by filing a notice of appeal with the Clerk of the Corporation of the Township of Minden Hills either via the Ontario Land Tribunal e-file service (first-time users will need to register for a My Ontario Account) at https://olt.gov.on.ca/e-file-service by selecting the Corporation of the Township of Minden Hills as the Approval Authority or at the mailing address provided below no later than 4:30 p.m. on March 27^th, 2025. The filing of an appeal after 4:30 p.m., in person or electronically, will be deemed to have been received the next business day. The appeal fee of $1,100 can be paid online through e-file or by certified cheque/money order 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. If the e-file portal is down, you can submit your appeal to email Amanda Dougherty, Manager of Planning. 

A COPY of the amendment and any additional information relating to the Zoning By-law Amendment is available for inspection by contacting the undersigned. 

No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the by-law was passed, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the council or, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party.