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Meeting
Date
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Time
Community Improvement Plan Committee
April 22
10:00 AM
Environmental Advisory Committee
April 23
9:00 AM
Terence Haight Financial Advisory Committee
April 26
6:30 PM
Planning Council
April 27
5:00 PM
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CONCERNING A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO ZONING BY-LAW 10-04, AS AMENDED, OF THE TOWN OF GRAVENHURST Respecting a Housekeeping update to the Town’s Comprehensive Zoning By-law to bring into conformity with the Town’s Official Plan, as well as other Housekeeping Amendments. TAKE NOTICE THAT the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Gravenhurst will hold a Public Meeting on Tuesday, April 27th, 2021, at 5:00 p.m. The meeting will be held ELECTRONICALLY in accordance with Section 238 of the Municipal Act, and the Town’s Procedural By-law. THE PURPOSE of the Public Meeting will be to consider proposed amendments to Zoning By-law 10-04, as amended, of the Town of Gravenhurst pursuant to the provisions of Section 34 of The Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter P.13, as amended. ANY PERSON OR AGENCY wishing to comment are strongly encouraged to make a written submission any time prior to the hearing by emailing Melissa Halford, Manager of Planning Services: melissa.halford@gravenhurst.ca. Members of the public wishing to make oral submissions to Council may do so through Zoom. A link to the Zoom meetings and instructions on how to participate will be made available to the public on Thursday, April 22nd, 2021 at: www.gravenhurst.ca/livestream. IF A PERSON OR PUBLIC BODY would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of the Town of Gravenhurst to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT), but the person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the Town of Gravenhurst, before the Zoning By-law is passed, the LPAT may dismiss the appeal. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION relating to the proposed amendment to Zoning By-law 10-04, including a full scale map, is available from the Community Growth & Development Department – Planning Division. For further information, please contact Melissa Halford, Manager of Planning Services, or Neil Stoop, Planner, at 705-687-3412, during office hours.
Purpose and Effect of the Proposed Zoning By-law On December 20th, 2016 the Town adopted the new Town of Gravenhurst Official Plan. The Plan was subsequently approved by the District Municipality of Muskoka on May 15th, 2017. Since that time, a number of By-law updates have been approved in order to ensure its conformity to the new Official Plan and to address housekeeping and other technical amendments. This set of amendments are intended to clarify the intent of a number of regulations within the Zoning By-law and to remove duplication within it. In addition, further details and clarifications are proposed related to the installation and use of shipping containers. On land parking requirements have also been proposed for marinas, as these are currently missing from the by-law. A provision has also been added that would legalize all building permits that have been issued as of the date of the passing of this proposed amendment. The side yard setback requirements for two-storey boathouses is also proposed to be increased from 6.0 metres to 9.0 metres. Provisions related to the use of shipping containers in certain areas of the municipality are also proposed to be added.
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