TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Collingwood has received an application for an Official Plan Amendment and a Zoning By-law Amendment under Sections 17, 22 and 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P. 13, as amended. These applications are deemed to be complete submissions under Sections 22(6.1) and 34(10.4) of the Planning Act.

AND TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Collingwood will hold a public meeting on Monday June 19, 2023 on or about 5:00 p.m.

Any members of the public may attend in person (Council Chambers, 97 Hurontario Street, Collingwood) or virtually via Zoom webinar to consider a proposed Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment.

The public meeting will take place during the regular Committee of the Whole meeting, which is scheduled to commence following the Council meeting. For those attending virtually, a link to the webinar will be included on the June 19, 2023 Committee  of the Whole agenda. Council and Committee of the Whole meeting agendas are located on this website or subscribe to receive an automatic email to meeting agendas.

Location: 11476 Highway 26, Collingwood

The proposed development is located on the north side of Highway 26, west of Waterfalls Lane (private condominium road).

Legal description: Concession 10 Part Lot 48 Part Road Allowance, Plan 51R27666 Parts 1 AND 2; Collingwood

Area: 2.81 hectares 

THE PURPOSE of the proposed Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments is to redesignate and rezone the subject property to permit two 6-storey apartment-style buildings with a total of 194 residential units and to recognize the existing wetland feature and formalize the wetland boundary.  

The proposed Official Plan Amendment would redesignate the subject property from Medium Density Residential to High Density Residential Exception and Environmental Protection to permit a high density multi-unit residential apartment-style development, and recognize the existing wetland feature for future protection. 

The proposed Zoning By-law Amendment would rezone the subject property from the Resort Commercial (C3) Zone to a Residential Fourth Density – Exception (R4-X) Zone and Environmental Protection (EP) Zone. The proposed R4-X Zone would permit a high density residential development comprised of 194 residential units in two 6-storey buildings with a maximum building height of 23.35 metres and a reduced parking requirement of 234 parking spaces. The proposed EP Zone would recognize the existing wetland feature. 

THE EFFECT of the proposed Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments is to allow development of the subject property for high density residential uses with reduced parking and to define and preserve the wetland feature.

ANY PERSON may attend the public meeting and/or make written or verbal representation either in support of or in opposition to the proposed Official Plan Amendment and/or Zoning By-law Amendment. 

If you wish to be notified of the decision of the County of Simcoe on the proposed Official Plan Amendment, you must make a written request to John Daly, Clerk, County of Simcoe, 1110 Highway 26, Administration Centre, Midhurst, Ontario L9X 1N6, via email at: john.daly@simcoe.ca

If a person or public body would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of the County of Simcoe to the Ontario Land Tribunal but the person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the Town of Collingwood before the proposed Official Plan Amendment is adopted, 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 Collingwood before the proposed Official Plan Amendment is adopted, 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 add the person or public body as a party.  

If you wish to be notified of the decision of the Council of the Town of Collingwood on the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment, you must make a written request to Planning Services, Town of Collingwood, P.O. Box 157, Collingwood, Ontario L9Y 3Z5 via email at: jnolan@collingwood.ca 

If a person or public body would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of the Town of Collingwood to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal but the person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the Town of Collingwood 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 Collingwood 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 Local Planning Appeal Tribunal unless, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to do so.

If you are the owner of any land that contains seven or more residential units, please post this notice in a location that is visible to all the residents.

FOR MORE INFORMATION about this matter, including information about appeal rights, contact:

Julie Nolan, Community Planner
jnolan@collingwood.ca or (705) 445-1290 Ext. 3285 
Monday to Friday between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. 

Additional information and material regarding the proposed Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment is available to the public for inspection.