Satellite image of 4361 Appleton Side Road in the Municipality of Mississippi Mills

TAKE NOTICE that a Public Meeting will be held on Tuesday, June 4, 2024, at 6:00 p.m. to consider a proposed Zoning By-law Amendment under Section 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter P.13.

Please be advised that the Municipality of Mississippi Mills has received the following Zoning By-law Amendment request (details below). An attached map identifies the location of the property and the area subject to this application.

File Number: D14-350-24
Owner: 3506975 Canada Inc.
Applicant: Jacob Bolduc, Fotenn Planning & Design
Legal Address: Concession 10, East Part Lot 6
Municipal Address: 4361 Appleton Side Road
Ward: Ramsay
Location and Description of Property: The subject property measures 40.5 hectares in size and features approximately 605 metres of frontage along the south side of Appleton Side Road. The subject property is currently occupied by an existing agricultural use, including a detached dwelling accessory to the agricultural use. A cleared area exists south of the detached dwelling and was previously the site of a cattle barn that was destroyed in a fire in 2020.
Purpose and Intent of the Zoning By-Law Amendment: The subject property is currently split zoned Agricultural (A), Environmental Hazard (EH) and Environmental Protection (EP). The farmed area, cleared area and detached dwelling are located on the portion of the property zoned Agricultural (A). The applicants are proposing to rezone a portion of the lands zoned Agricultural (A) to an Agricultural Commercial zone with a special exception (C1-XX) to allow for a commercial grain mill with an increased maximum building height of 18 metres; to allow for the existing agricultural use to continue; and, to allow for office, retail store and restaurant uses that are accessory to the grain mill.
Public Meeting: Tuesday, June 4, 2024, at 6:00 p.m.
Details: Hybrid Meeting - Please contact the planner noted below to participate.

IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK AT THE PUBLIC MEETING before Council, please send an email to the assigned planner noted below with the subject line “D14-350-24 Registered Speaker Request." The maximum allotted time per delegation will be five minutes.

IF YOU WISH TO VIEW THE PUBLIC HEARING ONLINE, please follow this link to the Municipality’s web page: https://events.mississippimills.ca/council. When the meeting is live, this link will give you viewing privileges only, there will be no opportunity to speak via this link.

IF YOU WISH TO VIEW THE MEETING IN-PERSON, you may attend the hybrid Council Meeting during the above noted time held in the Municipality of Mississippi Mills Municipal Office, 3131 Old Perth Road, Almonte, ON K0A 1A0. If you wish to speak at the public meeting, please contact the assigned planner noted below to participate.

IF YOU WISH TO BE NOTIFIED of the decision of the Municipality of Mississippi Mills on the proposed 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:

Jeffrey Ren, A/Planner
Municipality of Mississippi Mills
14 Bridge Street, P.O. Box 400
Almonte, ON K0A 1A0
613-256-2064 ext. 509
jren@mississippimills.ca 

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