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 December 4, 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 December 4, 2023, Committee of the Whole agenda. Council and Committee of the Whole meeting agendas are located here: collingwood.civicweb.net/portal/ or subscribe to receive an automatic email to meeting agendas here: collingwood.civicweb.net/portal/subscribe.aspx

Location: 629 Hurontario Street, Collingwood

The proposed development is located on the east side of Hurontario Street and south of Collins Streett.

Legal description: Part of Plan 163, Part of Block 1; Collingwood

Area: 0.104 hectares 

The Purpose of the proposed Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments is to redesignate and rezone the subject property to permit both residential and limited commercial uses on the subject property.  

The proposed Official Plan Amendment would redesignate the subject property from Residential to Mixed Use Commercial to permit commercial uses as the primary use and continue to permit residential uses on the subject property. 

The proposed Zoning By-law Amendment would rezone the subject property from Residential Second Density (R2) zone to the Mixed-Use Commercial with a Special Exception (C4-XX) zone. The special exception will prohibit some commercial uses and recognize the existing building setbacks along with permitting a reduced minimum landscaped strip along the interior side yard and provide for a reduced rear yard setback to 0.5 metres as well as a reduced distance permitted between residential and commercial entrances to 4.8 metres.

The effect of the proposed Official Plan Amendment is to permit both commercial and residential uses, known as ‘mixed uses’, on the subject property. The Zoning By-law Amendments is to permit commercial as the primary use and maintain residential uses on the subject property while recognizing site specific zoning provisions. 

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 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 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 Ontario Land 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 here: https://www.collingwood.ca/building-business/proposed-developments/d084323-629-hurontario-st-dental-office 

File No. D0840323 – 629 Hurontario Street                                                          

Date of this notice: November 3, 2023