Notice of Public Meeting for Minor Variance Application – June 24, 2024 – 101 Main Street East

TAKE NOTICE that a Public Hearing will be held virtually via Zoom on Monday, June 24, 2024, at 6:00 p.m. to consider a proposed Minor Variance application under Section 45 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter P.13.
Please be advised that the Municipality of Mississippi Mills has received the following Minor Variance application (details below), and an attached map identifies the location of the property and the area subject to this application.

File Number: D13-UNR-24
Applicant: Derek Unrau
Owner: Derek Unrau
Municipal Address: 101 Main Street East
Legal Address: Plan 6262 Part of Lots B and C, and Part of Lots 5 and 6, Part 1 on Reference Plan 26R1808
Ward: Almonte
Purpose of the Application: The Applicant is seeking relief to permit two driveway entrances, with a total combined width of 9.40 metres, on a lot with 26.30 metres of frontage, whereas Section 9.39 (a) of the Zoning By-law #11-83 requires a maximum total driveway entrance width of 9 metres or 50% of the lot width, whichever is less, and Section 9.39 (e) permits one driveway for the first 30 metres of frontage on a lot, with another driveway permitted for each additional 30 metres of frontage, up to a maximum of three driveways.
Public Meeting Details: Monday, June 24, 2024, at 6:00 p.m.
Virtually via Zoom (Please contact the assigned planner noted below to participate)

IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK AT THE VIRTUAL PUBLIC HEARING, before the Committee of Adjustment, please send an email to the assigned planner noted below with the subject line “D13-UNR-24 Registered Speaker Request”. The maximum allotted time per delegation will be 5 minutes.

IF YOU WISH TO VIEW THE VIRTUAL PUBLIC HEARING ONLY, please follow this link to the Municipality’s web page: 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.

REQUESTED VARIANCE(S) TO ZONING BY-LAW #11-83:
Section: 9.3.9 (a) 
Zoning Provision: Maximum combined width of driveway entrances on a lot
By-law Requirement: 9 metres
Requested: 9.4 metres

Section: 9.3.9 (e)
Zoning Provision: Maximum number of driveways on a lot
By-law Requirement: One driveway on a lot for every 30 metres of lot frontage
Requested: Two driveways on a lot with approximately 26.30 metres of frontage

IF YOU WISH TO BE NOTIFIED of the decision of the Committee of Adjustment on the proposed Minor Variance application, 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 Committee of Adjustment 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 Minor Variance application is considered, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision.

AFTER A DECISION has been made by the Committee of Adjustment, persons wishing to formally register an objection must, regardless of any previous submissions, file with the Secretary Treasurer of the Committee of Adjustment 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:

Gillian Bentley, Planner
Municipality of Mississippi Mills
14 Bridge Street, P.O. Box 400
Almonte, ON K0A 1A0
613-256-2064 ext. 502
gbentley@mississippimills.ca 

Click here for complete notice and location map.