In the matter of Section 45 of the Planning Act, the Township of Madawaska Valley hereby gives Notice of an Application for Minor Variance 

Subject Lands: 340 Spectacle Lake Road, being Part of Lot 112, Range “B” North, in the geographic Township of Jones, Township of Madawaska Valley. 

Purpose and Effect: The purpose and effect of the Minor Variance application is to permit a reduced minimum lot area for a sleeping cabin from 0.8 hectares to 0.4 hectares. Additionally, the applicant has applied for a variance to permit a second storey within the sleep cabin and to permit a wooden platform (4.8 m x 4.3) 13 metres from the high-water mark of Spectacle Lake.  

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Township of Madawaska Valley Committee of Adjustment will hold a public hearing in accordance with Section 45 of the Planning Act on June 20, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. 

This meeting will be held both in-person at the Township of Madawaska Valley Municipal Office located at 85 Bay Street, Barry’s Bay and virtually via Zoom. Additionally, the meeting will be recorded and made available for viewing on the Madawaska Valley YouTube Channel.  

Participation:  Any member of the public wishing to provide comments related to the application may do so in writing at any time prior to the meeting or orally during the meeting (in-person or virtual).  

Written comments can be submitted to the undersigned (planning@madawaskavalley.ca) until June 20, 2023 at 9:00 a.m.   

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. June 19th, 2023.  

If you wish to be notified of the decision of the Township of Madawaska Valley Committee of Adjustment on the Minor Variance application you must provide your name and address to the Township Office. Additional information regarding the Minor Variance is available for inspection at the Township of Madawaska Valley Municipal office during regular office hours. 

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 9th day of June, 2023.  

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