Notice of Complete ZBA and Public Meeting - January 30, 2024 - 6299 County Road 29 South

TAKE NOTICE that a Public Meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 30, 2024, at 6:00 p.m. to consider a proposed Zoning By-law Amendment under Section 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter P.13.

Please be advised that the Municipality of Mississippi Mills has received the following Zoning By-law Amendment request (details below). An attached map identifies the location of the property and the area subject to this application.

File Number: D14-COM-23
Owner: Compass Renewable Energy Consulting Inc. c/o Johnathan Cheszes
Applicant: Dillon Consulting Limited c/o Connor Wilks
Legal Address: Part of Lot 8, Concession 8
Municipal Address: 6299 County Road 29 South
Ward: Ramsay
Location and Description of Property: The subject property is situated on Part of Lot 8, Concession 8, located on the west side of County Road 29 South. The subject property measures approximately 39.9 hectares in size and has approximately 565 metres of frontage on County Road 29. Surrounding land uses include Agricultural and Rural.
Purpose and Intent of the Zoning By-Law Amendment: The subject site is currently split zoned Agricultural (A) and Rural (RU). The applicant is proposing a site-specific Zoning By-Law Amendment to add “Utility Stationary Battery Energy Storage” as a permitted use within the Rural (RU) zone in order to develop a Utility Stationary Battery Energy Storage facility. The applicant has indicated two potential locations for the facility and will confirm the final location at the public meeting.

Public Meeting Details: Tuesday, January 30, 2024, at 6:00 p.m.
Hybrid Meeting - Please contact the Planner noted below to participate.

IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK AT THE PUBLIC MEETING before Council, please send an email to the assigned planner noted below with the subject line “D14-COM-23 Registered Speaker Request”. The maximum allotted time per delegation will be 5 minutes.

IF YOU WISH TO VIEW THE PUBLIC HEARING ONLINE, please follow this link to the Municipality’s web page: https://events.mississippimills.ca/council. When the meeting is live, this link will give you viewing privileges only, there will be no opportunity to speak via this link.

IF YOU WISH TO VIEW THE MEETING IN-PERSON, you may attend the hybrid Council Meeting during the above noted time held in the Municipality of Mississippi Mills Municipal Office, 3131 Old Perth Road, Almonte, ON K0A 1A0. If you wish to speak at the Public Meeting, please contact the assigned planner noted below to participate.

IF YOU WISH TO BE NOTIFIED of the decision of the Municipality of Mississippi Mills on the proposed zoning by-law amendment, you must make a written request to the Municipality of Mississippi Mills, 14 Bridge Street, Almonte, ON K0A 1A0 or by emailing a written request to the assigned planner noted below.

IF A PERSON OR PUBLIC BODY would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of the Municipality of Mississippi Mills to the Ontario Land Tribunal but the person or public body does not make oral submissions at the virtual public meeting or make written submissions to Municipality of Mississippi Mills before the by-law is passed, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision.

IF A PERSON OR PUBLIC BODY does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the Municipality of Mississippi Mills before the by-law is passed, 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.

AFTER A DECISION has been made by Council, persons wishing to formally register an objection must, regardless of any previous submissions, file with the Clerk of the Municipality a Notice of Appeal setting out the objection and the reasons in support of the objection accompanied with the appeal fee to the Ontario Land Tribunal.

IF YOU ARE THE OWNER OF A BUILDING WITH SEVEN (7) OR MORE RESIDENTS, it is requested that you post this notice in a location visible to all of the residents.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION about this application is available on the Municipality’s web page. For more information about this matter, including information about appeal rights, contact the assigned planner:

Melanie Knight, Senior Planner
Municipality of Mississippi Mills
14 Bridge Street, P.O. Box 400
Almonte, ON K0A 1A0
613-256-2064 ext. 501
mknight@mississippimills.ca 

Complete Notice and Location Map is attached.