Back to SearchPlease be advised that the Municipality of Mississippi Mills has initiated the following Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment requests (details below).
File Number:
OPA 32 (Official Plan Amendment)
Z-05-23 (Zoning By-law Amendment)
Owner: Municipality-initiated Amendment
Affected Lands: All lands within the Municipality of Mississippi Mills (No map attached)
Purpose and intent of the Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment: Municipality-initiated Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment to incorporate revised and clarified provisions within the Community Official Plan (COP) and Zoning By-law #11-83.
The amendment proposes to address the following items:
• Update Official Plan policies to align with changes associated with Provincial Planning Legislation Bill 23, More Homes Built Faster Act.
• Introduce/update environmental Official Plan policies for development to address reduced scope of review for Conservation Authorities.
• Introduce new missing middle housing forms (such as back-to-back and stacked townhouses) in Official Plan and add a definition of ‘missing middle’ and the new built forms to the definition sections of the Zoning By-law.
• Introduce/update Official Plan policies in the Implementation Section to align with current planning trends and development issues such as policies related to the timing of infrastructure projects.
• Clarify Official Plan policies for Additional Residential Units (ARUs) and make any required corresponding updates to the Zoning By-law.
• Update Official Plan density requirements for new subdivisions and infill.
IF YOU WISH TO BE NOTIFIED of the decision of the Municipality of Mississippi Mills on the proposed Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment, you must make a written request to the Municipality of Mississippi Mills, 14 Bridge Street, Almonte, ON K0A 1A0 or by emailing a written request to the assigned planner noted below.
IF A PERSON OR PUBLIC BODY would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of the Municipality of Mississippi Mills to the Ontario Land Tribunal but the person or public body does not make oral submissions at the virtual public meeting or make written submissions to Municipality of Mississippi Mills 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 Municipality of Mississippi Mills 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.
AFTER A DECISION has been made by Council, persons wishing to formally register an objection must, regardless of any previous submissions, file with the Clerk of the Municipality a Notice of Appeal setting out the objection and the reasons in support of the objection accompanied with the appeal fee to the Ontario Land Tribunal.
IF YOU ARE THE OWNER OF A BUILDING WITH SEVEN (7) OR MORE RESIDENTS, it is requested that you post this notice in a location visible to all of the residents.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION about this application is available on the Municipality’s web page. For more information about this matter, including information about appeal rights, contact the assigned planner:
Melanie Knight, Acting Director of Development Services and Engineering, Senior Planner
Municipality of Mississippi Mills
14 Bridge Street, P.O. Box 400
Almonte, ON K0A 1A0
613-256-2064 ext. 501
mknight@mississippimills.ca
