Public Meeting - Official Plan Amendment 8 and Zoning By-Law Amendment 7-23 (Norma Street South)

Take Notice that pursuant to the requirements of the Planning Act, the Corporation of the Town of Arnprior advises that an application for amendment to Comprehensive Zoning By-law No. 6875-18, as amended, has been received and was deemed a complete application.

Take Notice that pursuant to the requirements of the Planning Act, the Corporation of the Town of Arnprior advised that an application for an amendment to the Official Plan has been received and was deemed a complete application.

And Further, Take Notice that an in-person public meeting giving the public an opportunity to make representations in respect of the Official Plan Amendment and the Zoning By-law Amendment will be held on October 23rd, 2023 at 6:30 p.m. in Council Chambers, Town Hall, 105 Elgin Street West, Arnprior.

Subject Lands: The lands affected by the Official Plan and Zoning by-law Amendment applications are known as vacant land running between Norma and Charlotte Streets, known as PT LTS 62, 64, 65, 67 & 69 PL 32, PTS 1-4, 49R12945, EXCEPTING PTS 1 &2, 49R14337, Town of Arnprior.

Purpose and Effect of the Amendments:

Official Plan Amendment: The purpose of the proposed amendment of the Official Plan is to amend the designation from “Parks and Open Space Area” to “Established Residential Area” to allow for the residential use of the subject lands.   

Zoning By-law Amendment:  The purpose of the proposed amendment to Comprehensive Zoning By-law 6875-18 is to amend the zoning of the subject property from ‘Open Space (OS)’ to ‘Residential One (R1)’.  This amendment would allow for the use of the lands in accordance with the provisions of the R1 zone for a permitted residential use.

Additional applications: N/A

More Information: Copies of the proposed amendments, material provided under Section 17 and Section 34 of the Planning Act and any additional information relating to the proposal, are available for inspection by contacting the Planning office at 613-623-4231 during regular office hours or by emailing planning@arnprior.ca.

Any Person may participate in the public meeting and/or make written or verbal representation either in support of or in opposition to the amendments.

If a person or public body would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of the Town of Arnprior to the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT), but the person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the Town of Arnprior before the by-law is passed, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision.  Please note that the Zoning By-law will not come in full force and effect until the day of the approval of the Official Plan Amendment. 

If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the Town of Arnprior before the Zoning by-law is passed, the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) unless, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to do so.

Please note that for the Official Plan Amendment application, any By-law passed by Council to amend the Official Plan is subject to final approval by the County of Renfrew under the Planning Act.  Any person or public body who wishes to appeal a decision of the Official Pan Amendment must submit an appeal directly to the County of Renfrew.

If you wish to be notified of the decision of Town of Arnprior on the proposed Zoning By-law amendment, you must make a written request to Town of Arnprior c/o Clerk, Town of Arnprior, 105 Elgin St. W., Arnprior ON   K7S 0A8.

If you are receiving this notice because you are the owner of property in the area of the amendment that contains seven or more residential units, you must also post this notice in a location that is visible to all of the residents of your property.

Privacy Disclosure: As one of the purposes of the Planning Act is to provide for planning processes that are open and accessible, all written submissions, documents, correspondence, e-mails or other communications (including your name and address) form part of the public record. The Town to such persons, will disclosed/make this information available as the Town deems appropriate, including anyone requesting such information.  Please note that by submitting any of this information, you are providing the Town with your consent to use and disclose this information as part of the planning process.

Dated at the Town of Arnprior this 2nd day of October 2023.

Shelley Mackenzie, Clerk              

Town of Arnprior

105 Elgin Street West, Arnprior, ON K7S 0A8

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