Notice of Complete ZBA and Public Meeting – Municipally-Initiated Housekeeping Amendment – August 27

TAKE NOTICE that a Public Meeting will be held on Tuesday, August 27, 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 initiated the following Zoning By-law
Housekeeping Amendment:

File Number: D14-MM-24
Owner: Municipality-Initiated Housekeeping Amendment
Affected Lands: All lands within the Municipality of Mississippi Mills (No map attached)
Purpose and Intent of the Zoning By-law Amendment: The proposed Zoning By-law Amendment is a housekeeping amendment that seeks to correct and clarify select provisions within Zoning By-law #11-
83. This housekeeping amendment proposes to:

• Correct minor grammatical errors throughout the Zoning By-law;

• Amend and clarify definitions for “parking space, stacked”, “dwelling unit floor area”, “floor area”, and “dwelling”;

• Add a definition for “earth energy system” and “parking space, tandem”;

• Add maximum heights for Permitted Projections into Required Yards (i.e.: pergolas and other structures that may form a part of a permitted projection such as a deck or porch);

• Amend provisions relating to Wellhead Protection Areas, including additional measures for new earth energy systems within Wellhead Protection Areas;

• Add provisions relating to the use of multiple abutting lots as one lot for by-law purposes;

• Clarify provisions related to one dwelling per lot;

• Revise parking rates for recreational facilities;

• Review Cash-in-Lieu of parking provisions;

• Clarify provisions relating to minimum garage sizes, and parking and driveway setbacks;

• Clarify provisions relating to maximum building height for the Downtown Commercial (C2) Zone to conform with Community Official Plan (COP) policies;

• Amend Home-Based Business provisions to address the omission of catering businesses and add performance standards associated with that use.

Public Meeting Details: Tuesday, August 27, 2024, at 6:00 p.m.
Hybrid Meeting (Please contact the assigned 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-MM-24 Registered Speaker Request." The maximum allotted
time per delegation will be 5 minutes. Speakers may participate virtually via the Zoom Platform or by attending the in-person Council Meeting during the above noted time at the Municipality of Mississippi Mills Municipal
Office, 3131 Old Perth Road, Almonte, ON K0A 1A0.

IF YOU WISH TO VIEW THE VIRTUAL PUBLIC HEARING ONLY, 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 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.

IF A SPECIFIED 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 specified 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 specified person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision.

IF A SPECIFIED 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 specified 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, specified persons or public bodies 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.

NOTWITHSTANDING THE ABOVE, “specified person” or “public body” mean a “specified person” or “public body” as defined by Section 1 of the Planning Act, R.S.O 1990, c. P.13.

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

Hayley McCartney, Policy Planner
Municipality of Mississippi Mills
14 Bridge Street, P.O. Box 400
Almonte, ON K0A 1A0
613-256-2064 ext. 514
hmccartney@mississippimills.ca