Revised - Notice of Complete Application, Open House and Public Meeting - 231 McWatty Road

NOTICE OF COMPLETE APPLICATION, OPEN HOUSE AND PUBLIC MEETING PURSUANT TO SECTION 17(17) OF THE PLANNING ACT R.S.O. 1990, CHAPTER P.13. CONCERNING A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TOTHE MUNICIPALITY OF MISSISSIPPI MILLS COMMUNITY OFFICIAL PLAN – ALMONTE SETTLEMENT
AREA BOUNDARY

TAKE NOTICE that the Municipality of Mississippi Mills has initiated a Comprehensive Review to amend its Community Official Plan to expand the Almonte Settlement Area Boundary.  This amendment applies to various lands shown in the keymap below.

A VIRTUAL OPEN HOUSE will be held by the Municipality of Mississippi Mills on January 19, 2021 at 6:30 P.M. via ZOOM MEETING to provide information and gather feedback from the public on the proposed official plan amendment (30-minute presentation followed by questions and answers).  To register for participation in the Open House, please email your request to myet@mississippimills.ca or mrivet@jlrichards.ca or by calling (613) 256-2064 ext. 259 by no later than January 15, 2021.  You will receive the participation details on January 18, 2021.  Additional information about the Virtual Open House can be found on the website www.mississippimills.ca.

A PUBLIC MEETING will be held on Tuesday, January 26, 2021 at 6:00 p.m., in the Municipality of Mississippi Mills Council Chambers, 3131 Old Perth Road, Almonte, Ontario, to consider a proposed Official Plan Amendment under Section 17(15) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter P.13.

AND TAKE NOTICE that as the Province of Ontario declared a State of Emergency and continues to take significant steps to limit the transmission of the COVID-19 virus, the Municipality of Mississippi Mills continues to protect the health and safety of the public, Council, and employees while at the same time processing Planning Act applications.

THIS WILL BE AN ELECTRONIC PUBLIC MEETING WHERE THERE WILL BE NO PHYSICAL IN PERSON ATTENDANCE DUE TO COVID-19 MEASURES. THERE WILL BE OPPORTUNITIES PROVIDED TO WATCH/LISTEN TO THE MEETING LIVE AND PROVIDE INPUT ELECTRONICALLY. THERE ARE ALSO A VARIETY OF OTHER WAYS AS OUTLINED BELOW, THAT YOU CAN SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS, CONCERNS OR SUPPORT FOR THE PROPOSED BY-LAW, PRIOR TO THE MEETING, SO THAT YOUR COMMENTS CAN BE CONSIDERED BY COUNCIL PRIOR TO A DECISION BEING MADE ON THE BY-LAW.

You are encouraged to contact the Municipality by telephone or email if you have any questions prior to the Public Meeting. Physical attendance at the Municipal Office related to the By-law is discouraged as Staff can discuss the proposed By-law and supporting information with you by telephone or email.  You can then either provide written comments by mail or email to myet@mississippimills.ca or mrivet@jlrichards.ca referencing “OPA 22” in the subject line, or verbal comments to Municipal Staff or its Consultant prior to the Public Meeting.

THE PURPOSE AND EFFECT of the Community Official Plan (COP) Amendment is to expand the Almonte Settlement Area boundary to accommodate growth to 2038 as detailed in the related Comprehensive Review.  The lands will be placed in a new “Developing Community” designation which will set the framework for future land uses and zoning by-law regulations.  Upon approval, OPA 22 will implement a recommended Settlement Area expansion and will conclude a provincial conformity exercise that ensures the Plan conforms to the Lanark County Sustainable Community Official Plan, the recently approved Five-Year Review (OPA 21), and is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement, 2020 under the Planning Act.

The proposed Official Plan Amendment No. 22 applies to lands as illustrated on the key map below.  The subject lands are not subject to other related planning act applications.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION including a copy of the proposed OPA No. 22 and the Comprehensive Review, or information for registering and submitting comments, will be available no later than January 4, 2021 by contacting the Planning Department at (613) 256-2064 ext. 259 or by e-mail at myet@mississippimills.ca or its consultant at mrivet@jlrichards.ca.

For more information about this matter, including information about appeal rights, contact Maggie Yet, Planner at (613) 256-2064 ext. 259 or by e-mail at myet@mississippimills.ca or its consultant at mrivet@jlrichards.ca.

Dated at the Municipality of Mississippi Mills this 17^th day of December 2020.

Marc Rivet, MCIP, RPP
Planning Consultant
Municipality of Mississippi Mills

Notice and Key Map Illustrating Expansion Areas is attached.