Notice of Public Meeting 1420 Newton Street
THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF TAY
NOTICE OF A PUBLIC MEETING
FOR A PROPOSED TEMPORARY USE BY-LAW
Take Notice The Corporation of the Township of Tay has received a complete application from 1934495 Ontario Inc., on behalf of Glen and Michelle Irish, owners of 1420 Newton Street, and will be holding a Public Meeting electronically on Wednesday February 23 at 6:30 PM to consider an amendment to the Township’s Zoning By-law 2000-57, as amended pursuant to Section 34 & 39 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.P.13 as amended. The Council Meeting will be streamed live via Zoom meetings at www.tay.ca/Meetings. Please note that there may be more than one public meeting and that the matter will be dealt with in the order it appears on the agenda.
Council has not yet taken a position on the application and notice is being circulated in order to obtain public and agency input.
Purpose and Effect of the Proposed Temporary Use By-law:
The proposed Temporary Use By-law would permit a portion of the property of 1420 Newton Street, the purposes of permitting a fire burn site/training area for Southwest Fire Academy. The applicants have requested that the Temporary Use By-law be permitted for a period up to three (3) years.
A Key Map showing the location of the subject lands is provided with this notice.
Information Available: Pursuant to Section 34 (10.7) of the Planning Act, the Application file is part of the public record and is available to the public for inspection. Any person wishing further information or clarification with regard to the application or to arrange to inspect the file should contact the Planning and Development Department at 705-534-7248.
Take Notice that any person may make a submission in support of or in opposition to the proposed Amendment to the Zoning By-law. Written submissions regarding the proposal can be sent to the Planning and Development Services Division at planning@tay.ca, or by mail at Township of Tay 450 Park Street, PO Box 100 Victoria Harbour, ON L0K 2A0, facsimile 705-534-4493. Submissions received will form part of the public record, including the name and address of those making submissions. The names and addresses of those making submissions that are received by 4:00pm on February 23rd, 2022, will be read into the public record, submissions after this time will be summarized in the recommendation report to Council.
To view the meeting online visit https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84834090972
or www.tay.ca/Meetings. You can also listen in by telephone by calling 705-999-0385 (a local telephone number) and entering meeting ID number #848 3409 0972.
If you are unable to make written submissions and therefore wish to make an oral statement during the meeting, you can do so by using the “raise hand” function on the Zoom Video call or on a dial pad of a phone by dialing *9.
If you wish to be notified of Council’s decision regarding the proposed Amendment to the Zoning By-law, you must submit a written request to the Planning Department, Township of Tay, 450 Park Street, PO Box 100, Victoria Harbour, ON., L0K 2A0 or by email at planning@tay.ca.
If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at the public meeting or make written submissions to the Township of Tay before the proposed Amendment to the Zoning By-law is passed, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision of the Council of the Township of Tay to the Ontario Lands Tribunal and the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Ontario Lands Tribunal unless, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to do so.
Any questions regarding this notice should be sent to the Manager of Planning and Development Services, (705) 534-7248, ext. 225 or email at tweatherell@tay.ca
Dated at the Township of Tay on the 2nd day of February, 2022
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Todd Weatherell, RPP, CPT
Manager of Planning & Development Services