In the matter of Section 34 of the Planning Act, the Township of Madawaska Valley hereby gives NOTICE OF THE FOLLOWING:
| Subject Lands | 198 Mask Island Drive, Geographic Township of Sherwood, Township of Madawaska Valley, as shown on the Key Map below. |
| Purpose and Effect | The purpose of the Zoning By-law amendment is to reduce the minimum water setback from 30 metres to 20 metres and to reduce east-facing interior side yard setback from 3.0 metres to 1.5 metres for the construction of a new dwelling. The effect of the amendment is to rezone the subject property from the Limited Service Residential (LSR) Zone to a Limited Service Residential-Exception (LSR-EX) Zone. |
| Public Meeting: | The Township will hold a Statutory Public Meeting, under Section 34 of the Planning Act, to consider the Zoning By-law Amendment application on Tuesday, April 4th, 2023, at 9:30 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, April 3rd, 2023.
Written comments can be submitted until 12:00 p.m. (noon) on March 29th, 2023.
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 10th day of March 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
