Notice of a Public Meeting for a Zoning By-law Amendment Application
Application Number: ZBA-2023-01
Location: 1705 Concession Road 7, Part of Lots 17 and 18, Concession 7
Applicant / Owner: Gowanlea Ltd (James Smith)
Agent: Michael Smith Planning Consultants (Gord Mahoney)
The Township of Brock has received a Zoning By-law Amendment application to amend the zoning on the lands shown on the attached map. The application has been deemed complete for processing purposes in accordance with the requirements of Section 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O., 1990.
The Region of Durham has received a related application for a Regional Official Plan Amendment to permit the severance of a dwelling surplus to the farming operation as a result of the consolidation of non-abutting farm parcels. A separate public meeting is being held by the Region as part of this application. A Consent application is anticipated to be submitted in the future to facilitate the severance.
Purpose and Effect of the Proposed Application
The purpose of the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment is to rezone the property to recognize the existing dwelling as a rural residential lot to facilitate the severance of a surplus farm dwelling and to rezone the retained farmland so that no further severances or residential uses are permitted. The retained farmland will continue to be farmed as part of a larger farm operation.
Public Meeting
The Council of the Township of Brock is holding a Virtual Public Meeting to provide interested parties the opportunity to learn more about the proposed amendment and make comments before any decisions are made on the application. The application is still under review and no decisions will be made at this meeting. The purpose of this public meeting is to present the proposed application and obtain comments from the public. This virtual public meeting will be held on:
Monday, March 27, 2023 at 6:00PM
Residents can participate electronically or watch the meeting live streamed
To watch a livestream or video recording of the meeting, click on the meeting date and view the HTML version of the agenda to follow along with the agenda and video at the same time:
https://www.townshipofbrock.ca/meetings/
Comments or Questions
Any person may attend the public meeting and/or make written or oral representation either in support of, or in opposition to, the Zoning By-law Amendment. Should you wish to participate electronically and speak during the meeting to provide comments, please register with the Clerk’s Department in advance of the meeting by emailing
clerks@brock.ca. You must receive the Zoom link to speak at the meeting.
Should you have any questions about how to participate in the Statutory Public Meeting, please email clerks@brock.ca or call 705-432-2355 and request the clerk’s department.
Written comments or questions can also be provided before or after the meeting to the Township. For more information and/or to be notified of subsequent meetings regarding this matter, please contact:
Robin Prentice, Director of Development Services
Township of Brock
1 Cameron Street East, Cannington, ON L0E 1E0
705-432-2355 ext.235 or robin.prentice@brock.ca
The Township of Brock is the approval authority for amendments to the Zoning By-law. If you wish to be notified of the decision of the Council of the Township of Brock on the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment, you must make a written request to Township of Brock at the contact information noted above.
Please note if a person or public body would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of the Township of Brock to the Ontario Land Tribunal but the person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the Township of Brock before the by-law is passed, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision; and the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Ontario Land Tribunal unless, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to do so.
Personal information from those that make either an oral or written submission on the subject application is collected under the authority of the Planning Act and will become part of the public record for this application.
Dated at the Township of Brock on March 6, 2023
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