In the matter of Section 34 of the Planning Act, the Township of Madawaska Valley hereby gives NOTICE OF THE FOLLOWING:
At the request of the applicant a second notice and public meeting will be held in accordance with the below:
| Subject Lands | Opeongo Line, being part of Lot 184, Range “B” North in the geographic Township of Sherwood, as shown on the Key Map below. |
| Purpose and Effect | The purpose of the Zoning By-law amendment is to rezone the subject lands from the Residential One (R1) Zone to the Commercial (C) Zone. The effect of the amendment is to permit the development of the property for commercial uses, for which the present proposal includes a ground floor laundromat and take-out eating establishment, along with one second storey apartment unit. Given the proposed commercial use of the property, prior to any construction, site plan approval will also be required. |
| Public Meeting: | The Corporation of the Township of Madawaska Valley will hold a Statutory Public Meeting, under Section 34 of the Planning Act, to consider the Zoning By-law Amendment for the subject lands noted above on Tuesday, August 8th, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. |
Those wishing to attend this public meeting can do so either in person or virtually via Zoom. To obtain a link to join the virtual meeting please contact Gwen Dombroski by phone: 613-756-2747 ext. 212, or by email: gdombroski@madawaskavalley.ca , no later than 2:00 p.m. Monday, August 7, 2023.
Written comments can also be submitted to the undersigned – planning@madawaskavalley.ca
Additional information regarding the zoning by-law amendment is available for inspection at the Township of Madawaska Valley Municipal office during regular office hours.
If you wish to be notified of the decision of the Township of Madawaska Valley on the proposed zoning by-law amendment, you must make a written request to the Township of Madawaska Valley.
If a person or public body would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of the Township of Madawaska Valley to the Ontario Land Tribunal but the person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the Township of Madawaska Valley 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 Township of Madawaska Valley before the by-law is passed by the Township of Madawaska Valley, 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.
NOTE: One of the purposes of the Planning Act is to provide for planning processes that are open, accessible, timely and efficient. Accordingly, all written submissions, documents, correspondence, e-mails or other communications (including your name and address) form part of the public record and will be disclosed/made available by the Municipality to such persons as the Municipality sees fit, including anyone requesting such information. Accordingly, in providing such information, you shall be deemed to have consented to its use and disclosure as part of the planning process.
DATED at the Township of Madawaska Valley this 12th day of July, 2023.
Luke Desjardins
Luke Desjardins, MCIP, RPP
Manager of Planning and Development
Township of Madawaska Valley
P.O. Box 1000, 85 Bay Street
Barry’s Bay, Ontario KOJ 1BO
Telephone: 613-756-2747 (Ext. 217)
Email: planning@madawaskavalley.ca
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