Notice of Application & Public Meeting for Official Plan Amendment, Plan of Subdivision and Zoning By-Law Amendment

Posted on Thursday August 24, 2023

Key Map

Take notice that the Corporation of the County of Peterborough previously provided Notice of Complete Application for an Official Plan Amendment (OPA) in accordance with Section 22(6.4) of the Planning Act. The application has been assigned file number 15OP-19004.

And take notice that the Corporation of the County of Peterborough previously provided Notice of Complete Application for a plan of subdivision in accordance with Section 51(19.4) and 51(17) of the Planning Act. The application has been assigned file number 15T-17001.

And take further notice that the Corporation of the Township of Selwyn previously provided Notice of Complete Application for a Zoning By-Law Amendment (ZBA) in accordance with Section 34(10.4) of the Planning Act. The application has been assigned file number C-09-17.

Public Meeting Information
The County and Township will hold a public meeting as outlined below to consider the proposed OPA and ZBLA under Sections 22 and 34 of the Planning Act. The statutory public meeting will take place:

Date: Tuesday, September 26, 2023
Time: 1:30 p.m.
Location: Council Chambers, Township of Selwyn, 1310 Centre Line, Selwyn, Ontario

Any person may attend the public meeting and/or make written or verbal representation either in support of or in opposition to the proposed Official Plan and Zoning By-Law Amendments.

Participation in the Public Meeting
Any person wishing to make written and/or oral submissions either in support of or in opposition to the proposal is invited to attend in person or to make arrangements to attend the meeting virtually. In order to make arrangements to attend virtually, please contact the Clerk by email at achittick@selwyntownship.ca no later than 4:00 p.m. on the day prior to the scheduled public meeting. You will be given guidance and instructions on how to attend via Zoom. It is the responsibility of those interested in attending to have the technology in place to connect to the hearing.

Location
The subject lands are located in Part of Lot 9, West Side of Communication Road, Smith Ward, Township of Selwyn, known municipally as 2379 Chemong Road. A key map is provided which indicates the location of the subject lands.

Purpose and Effect of the Applications
The proposed Official Plan and Zoning By-Law Amendments are being sought to facilitate a related 22-unit residential Plan of Subdivision application (County file no. 15T-17001).

The Official Plan Amendment proposes to redesignate a portion of the subject lands from ‘Highway Commercial’ to ‘Estate Residential’ and ‘Environmental Constraint’.

The Zoning By-law Amendment proposes to rezone the subject lands from various site specific ‘Rural Residential (RR)’ zones and site specific ‘Highway Commercial (C1)’ zones to the ‘Rural Residential Zone (RR)’, and the ‘Environmental Protection Zone (EP)’.

Supporting Studies/Materials
In support of the applications, the following documents and studies were submitted. These studies have been reviewed by the public agency having jurisdiction or a third party peer review consultant working on behalf of the County and Township. Studies and plans have been updated based on comments received throughout the review period.

First Submission

Draft Plan of Subdivision, prepared by Landmark Associates, October 2016
Planning Justification Report, prepared by Landmark Associates, March 2017
Stormwater Management Report, prepared by Landmark Associates, March 2017
Traffic Impact Study, prepared by Tranplan Associates, September 2013
- Addendum Letter to the Traffic Impact Study, prepared by Tranplan Associates, July 2016
Environmental Impact Study, prepared by Oakridge Environmental, June 2016
Hydrogeological and Site Servicing Study, prepared by Oakridge Environmental, June 2016
Stage 1 and 2 Archaeological Assessment, prepared by Northeastern Archaeological Associates, November 6, 2015
- Stage 3 Archaeological Assessment of BcGo-21, prepared by Northeastern Archaeological Assoc, April 12, 2016
- Stage 3 Archaeological Assessment of BcGo-22, prepared by Northeastern Archaeological Assoc, June 11, 2015
- Stage 4 Archaeological Assessment of BcGo-22, prepared by Northeastern Archaeological Assoc, May 31, 2016

Second Submission

Draft Plan of Subdivision (Revised), prepared by Landmark Associates, April 2019
Planning Justification Report (updated), prepared by Landmark Associates, revised April 2019
Stormwater Management Report, prepared by Landmark Associates, revised April 2019
Lot Grading Plan, prepared by Landmark Associates, March 2019
Erosion and Sediment Control Plan, prepared by Landmark Associates, April 2019
Traffic Impact Study (updated), prepared by Tranplan Associates, revised October 2018
Hydrogeological and Site Servicing Study Addendum, prepared by Oakridge Environmental, May 2018
Environmental Impact Study (Revised), prepared by Oakridge Environmental, February, 2019

Third Submission

Draft Plan of Subdivision (Revised), prepared by DM Wills, January 2022
Planning Justification Report (updated), prepared by DM Wills, February 2022
Stormwater Management Report, prepared by Dobri Engineering, March 2022
- Stormwater Management Memo Response to Peer Review, prepared by Dobri Engineering
Environmental Impact Study Addendum, prepared by Oakridge Environmental, January 2020
- Environmental Impact Study Addednum, prepared by Oakridge Environmental, July 2021
Lot Grading Plan (revised), prepared by Dobri Engineering, January 2022
Erosion & Sediment Control Plan (revised), prepared by Dobri Engineering, January 2022

Fourth Submission

Draft Plan of Subdivision (Revised), prepared by DM Wills, June 2023
Comment Response Letter, prepared by DM Wills, June 2023
Summary Statement as requested by Curve Lake First Nation, prepared by DM Wills, June 2023

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 Selwyn 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 Selwyn 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 any or all of the applications, you must make a written request to the County of Peterborough or Township of Selwyn at the addresses noted below.

Getting Additional Information
Links to supporting information and material have been included in this Notice, and can be found as attachments at the bottom of this page. You may also visit www.selwyntownship.ca.

To view a hard copy of the submission items or for additional information, please contact the County of Peterborough or Township of Selwyn at the addresses noted below.

Contacts

County of Peterborough
470 Water Street
Peterborough, ON K9H 3M3

Phone: (705) 743-0380 ext. 2402
planning@ptbocounty.ca

Township of Selwyn
1310 Centre Line P.O. Box 270
Bridgenorth, ON K0L 1H0

Phone: 705-292-9507
planning@selwyntownship.ca