Statutory Public Meeting Information:

The Corporations of the  County of Peterborough and the Township of Douro-Dummer will hold a Public Meeting to consider a proposed Official Plan Amendment (OPA), File 15OP-21010 and a proposed Zoning By-law Amendment (ZBLA), File R-08-21 under Sections 22 and 34 of The Planning Act, R.S.O., 1990, as amended. The statutory public meeting will take place on:

Date: Tuesday, June 20, 2023

Time: 5:00 p.m.

Location: Council Chambers, Township of Douro-Dummer, 894 South Street, Warsaw ON.

While the meeting will be held in person, any person wishing to make written and/or oral submission either in support of or opposition to the proposal is invited to make arrangements to attend the hearing virtually.  In order to make arrangements to attend the virtual hearing, please contact the Acting Clerk by email no later than 9:00 a.m. on the day of the scheduled meeting and you will be provided with an invitation to join the meeting using your computer or telephone. Although it is possible for members of the public to “attend” a meeting electronically, and provide verbal submissions, we encourage you to communicate with Council by forwarding written comments in support or in opposition to the Acting Clerk. It is the responsibility of the interested member of the public to have technology in place to connect to the meeting. 

If you wish to view the public meeting in real time, but do not wish to speak to the application, the meeting will be hosted on the Township’s YouTube Channel.  The meeting will also be recorded and available after the meeting for public viewing on the same platform.

Location:

The subject lands are located in part of Lot 2, Concession 10, Douro Ward and are known municipally as 162 County Road 4 in the Township of Douro-Dummer. A key map is provided with this Notice which indicates the location of the lands which are the subject of the proposed OPA and ZBLA.

Purpose and Effect of Application:

The proposed Official Plan and Zoning By-Law Amendments are being sought to facilitate a related 25-unit residential Plan of Subdivision Application (County file no. 15T-21006).

The Official Plan Amendment proposes to expand the Hamlet Area Boundary and redesignate the subject lands from ‘Rural’ and ‘Industrial’ to ‘Rural’, ‘Hamlet’ and ‘Environmental Constraint’.

The Zoning By-law Amendment proposes to rezone the subject lands from the ‘Rural Zone (RU)’ to the ‘Hamlet Residential Zone (HR)’, the ‘Environmental Conservation Zone (EC)’ and the ‘Special District 254 Zone (S.D. 254)’.

The Right to Appeal:

If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the County of Peterborough in respect of the proposed Official Plan Amendment, or to the Township of Douro-Dummer in respect of the proposed Zoning By-Law Amendment, before the approval authorities give or refuse to give approval to the Official Plan Amendment or Zoning By-Law  Amendment, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision of the approval authority to the Ontario Land Tribunal.

If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the County of Peterborough in respect of the proposed Official Plan Amendment or to the Township of Douro-Dummer in respect of the proposed Zoning By-Law Amendment, before the approval authorities make a decision regarding the amendments, 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.

To Be Notified:

If you wish to be notified of the decision for these amendments, you must make a written request to the County of Peterborough or the Township of Douro-Dummer .

Additional Information:

The applications and supporting documents are posted online at www.ptbocounty.ca.