Notice of Public Meeting - Housekeeping Zoning By-law Amendment

Notice of Public Meeting

Housekeeping Zoning By-law Amendment

Date:           Wednesday October 11, 2023 at 5:30 PM

Place:         This hearing will be a hybrid (virtual/in person) meeting.
Virtual Participation:  Zoom Webinar / YouTube Livestream

In-person Participation:        Town Hall, Council Chambers

20 Pelham Town Square, Fonthill

Town Council approved hybrid meetings via By-law No. 4507 (2022). The Town of Pelham live webcast of the Public Meeting will be streaming at: https://www.youtube.com/user/TownOfPelham/live

File Number:       AM-08-2023

Public Meeting for Zoning By-law Amendment in accordance with Section 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, as amended.

The Town of Pelham is initiating a Zoning By-law Amendment to address several housekeeping items that have been identified as being needed to be addressed in the Comprehensive Zoning By-law 4481 (2022). Changes are proposed to: 

• Section 2: Definitions
  • Rewording of some definitions to clarify meaning of certain terms;
  • Introduction of new definitions to better clarify or describe uses and terms within the by-law. 

• Section 3: General Provisions
  • Minor amendments to several sections to improve clarity and provide consistency. 

• Section 4: Parking
  • Reduction in the minimum dimensions of a tandem parking spaces to provide consistency;
  • Reduction in the number of bicycle parking spaces required for apartment units to better align with the use. 

• Sections 5 through 8: Agricultural, Residential, Greenfield and Commercial Zones
  • Modifications to clarify some setback and height requirements. 

• Section 9: Other Zones

Modifications to the permitted uses within the EP2 and EP3 Zone to align with the Town’s Official Plan

Your Input is Encouraged:  The Town of Pelham would appreciate receiving your written and/or verbal comments regarding this application.  Unless indicated otherwise, personal information and all comments will become part of the public record and may be publicly released. To provide input in writing, or to request personal notice if the proposed amendment is  approved, please submit your correspondence or request by 12:00 PM on Monday, October 2, 2023 for inclusion in the public meeting agenda package c/o Town Clerk, William Tigert, PO Box 400, 20 Pelham Town Square, Fonthill, Ontario L0S 1E0, or by email at SLeach@pelham.ca.  Comments and requests received after this date will still be received by Council, however they may not be published as part of the public meeting agenda.   Verbal comments will be received by the Town at the public hearing via virtual or in-person participation. To provide verbal comments virtually at the hearing, please pre-register with the Town Clerk by sending an email to SLeach@pelham.ca before 12:00pm noon on October 6, 2023.  Zoom webinar registration information and procedure will be provided.  To provide verbal comments in-person at the Public Meeting, pre-registration is encouraged but not required.  Registrants will be notified of Council’s Decision.  If you have not submitted written comments and wish to submit a comment live during the meeting, you may livestream the meeting from the Town of  Pelham’s YouTube channel and e-mail comments to clerks@pelham.ca during the public portion of this application only. If your comments are not received during the public portion of the meeting, they will not be considered.  

Need More Information:  For more information, please contact Lindsay Richardson, Policy Planner, by email at lrichardson@pelham.ca or at 905-980-6675 or 905-892-2607 ext. 335.  A copy of the staff report regarding the proposed applications as well as any additional information may be obtained on the Town’s website at https://engagingpelham.ca/housekeeping-amendment-town-of-pelham-zoning-by-law or at Town Hall by appointment after 12:00 PM on Friday October 6, 2023.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:   If a person or public body would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of the Town of Pelham’s Municipal Council to the Ontario Land Tribunal but the person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written statements to the Town of Pelham 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 Pelham 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.

Dated at the Town of Pelham, this 21st day of September, 2023.

William Tigert

Town Clerk

Date of Posting:  September 21, 2023