Form 1: Notice of Passing of a Zoning By-law Amendment 2026-71

TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Madawaska Valley passed By-law No. 2026-71 on the 6th day of August 2026 under Section 34 of the Planning Act.

AND TAKE NOTICE that any specified person, public body or registered property owner may appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) in respect of By-law 2026-71 by filing with the Clerk of the Corporation of the Township of Madawaska Valley not later than the 27th of August 2026, a notice of appeal setting out the objection to the By-law, the reasons in support of the objection and prescribed appeal fee.

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

AND TAKE NOTICE that an appeal must be accompanied by applicable fees payable to the Minister of Finance on or before the last date for filing as set out herein. A copy of an appeal form is available from the OLT website at https://olt.gov.on.ca/forms-submissions/.

An explanation of the purpose and effect of the By-law is attached.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The purpose and effect of the Zoning By-law Amendment application is housekeeping in nature and includes revisions to the Township’s Comprehensive Zoning By-law 2026-50 regulations related to additional residential units, confirming that ARUs are not permitted on waterfront properties, changes which clarify the regulations related to near and at capacity lakes, and correcting administrative oversights.  As the By-law affects all lands within the Township of Madawaska Valley, a Key Map has not been provided.

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, by 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 6th day of August, 2026.

Suzanne Klatt, CAO/Clerk
Township of Madawaska Valley
Box 1000, 85 Bay Street BARRY’S BAY, ON K0J 1B0