Notice of Public Meeting - Marshall Bay Meadows

Notice of Application for Zoning By-Law Amendment
ZBLA-5/21 and Notice of Public Meeting

Take Notice that pursuant to the requirements of Section 34(10.7) of the Planning Act, the Corporation of the Town of Arnprior advises that an application for amendment to Comprehensive Zoning By-law No. 6875-18, as amended, has been received and was deemed a complete application pursuant to the requirements of the Planning Act.

And Further, Take Notice that as a result of the COVID-19 Pandemic the Corporation of the Town of Arnprior will hold an Electronic Public Meeting on Monday, November 8th, 2021 at 6:30 p.m., to consider the proposed amendment to Comprehensive Zoning By-law No. 6875-18. The amendment has been prepared in accordance with the provisions of Sections 34 of the Planning Act.

This will be an electronic public meeting where there will be no physical in-person attendance due to COVID-19. There will be opportunities provided to watch the meeting live on the Town’s YouTube channel, as well as provide input electronically. You are strongly encouraged to submit any comments, concerns or support of the application in writing, prior to the Public Meeting, so they can be considered by Council prior to a decision being made on the application. Instructions on how to dial in and/or connect the electronic public meeting are available on the Town’s website, on the same page as the Council Agenda Package. Alternatively, you may contact the Clerk’s office at 613-623-4231 ext. 1818 or at kzamojski@arnprior.ca requesting information on how to access.

Purpose, Effect & Location of Zoning By-Law Amendment (File No. ZBLA-5/21)

The purpose of the proposed amendment is to amend the zone designations to permit the land uses associated with Phases 3 and 4 of the Draft Plan of Subdivision (47-T-14002). The requested zoning include:

• Residential Three (R3) to allow for single detached dwellings;
• Residential Three – Exception X (R3*X) zoning to allow for semi-detached residential uses with an exception to the requirement of Section 6.4.3g) of the By-law which requires that individual driveways accessing the two semi-detached dwellings be paired;
• Residential Four – Exception 28 (R4*28) zoning to allow for townhouse dwellings with a minimum interior side yard of 1.2m;
• Residential Four – Exception (R4*29) zoning to allow for back-to-back street-town homes or apartment dwellings with a maximum building height of 15.5m; and
• Open Space (OS) zoning to allow for the location of a stormwater management plan.

Subject Lands: The lands affected by the Amendment are Lot 1, Concessions C &D, Madawaska Boulevard, as shown on the attached Key Map.

More Information: Copies of the proposed amendment, material provided under Section 34 (10.1) of the Planning Act and any additional information relating to the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment, are available for inspection by contacting the Planning office at 613-623-4231 during regular office hours or by emailing planning@arnprior.ca. Please contact the offices before attending to understand COVID-19 restrictions in place.

Any person may participate in the public meeting and/or make written or verbal representation either in support of or in opposition to the amendment.

If a person or public body would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of the Town of Arnprior to the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT), but the person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the Town of Arnprior 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 Town of Arnprior 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 (OLT) unless, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to do so.
Please note the following changes to the Planning Act and its Regulations:

If you wish to be notified of the decision of Town of Arnprior on the proposed zoning by-law amendment, you must make a written request to Town of Arnprior c/o Maureen Spratt, Town Clerk at mspratt@arnprior.ca or through written mail to 105 Elgin Street West, Arnprior, ON K7S 0A8.

If you are receiving this notice because you are the owner of property in the area of the amendment that contains seven or more residential units, you must also post this notice in a location that is visible to all of the residents of your property.

Privacy Disclosure: As one of the purposes of the Planning Act is to provide for planning processes that are open and accessible, all written submissions, documents, correspondence, e-mails or other communications (including your name and address) form part of the public record. The Town to such persons, will disclosed/make this information available as the Town deems appropriate, including anyone requesting such information. Please note that by submitting any of this information, you are providing the Town with your consent to use and disclose this information as part of the planning process.

Dated at the Town of Arnprior this 18th day of October, 2021.

Key Plan: