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TAKE NOTICE that a Public Hearing will be held virtually via Zoom on Monday, May 27, 2024, at 6:00 p.m. to consider a proposed Minor Variance application under Section 45 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter P.13.
Please be advised that the Municipality of Mississippi Mills has received the following Minor Variance application (details below) and an attached map identifies the location of the property and the area subject to this application.
File Number: D13-BRA-24
Applicant: Shelby and Bryan Branje
Owner: Shelby and Bryan Branje
Municipal Address: 230 Ramsay Concession 8
Legal Address: Concession 8, Part of Lot 2, Part 1 on Reference Plan 26R-2497
Ward: Ramsay
Purpose of the Application: The applicants are seeking relief to construct a secondary dwelling unit (SDU) in their existing garage, on a lot in the Rural (RU) zone with a lot area of 0.9 hectares whereas the minimum lot area in the RU zone is 1 hectare.
The applicants are seeking relief to permit the entrance to their SDU in the front yard and on the front wall of the principal dwelling unit, whereas the entrance to an SDU is required in the rear or side yard and not on the front wall of the principal dwelling.
The applicants are seeking relief to construct their SDU 100 metres from the Aggregate Resource – Quarry Reserve (MR) zone, whereas the required setback from the MR zone is 500 metres.
Public Meeting Details: Monday, May 27, 2024, at 6:00 p.m.
Virtually via Zoom (Please contact the assigned planner noted below to participate)
IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK AT THE VIRTUAL PUBLIC HEARING, before the Committee of Adjustment, please send an email to the assigned planner noted below with the subject line “D13-BRA-24 Registered Speaker Request”. The maximum allotted time per delegation will be 5 minutes.
IF YOU WISH TO VIEW THE VIRTUAL PUBLIC HEARING ONLY, 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.
REQUESTED VARIANCE(S) TO ZONING BY-LAW #11-83:
Section: 12 Zoning Provision: Lot Area, Minimum (ha) By-law Requirement: 1 Requested: 0.9
Section: 8.16 (1)(a) Zoning Provision: SDU Entrance Location By-law Requirement: The entrance is located in the side or rear yard and is not permitted within the front wall of the principal dwelling unit Requested: The entrance is located in the front and on the front wall of the primary dwelling
Section: 6.23(1)(e) Zoning Provision: Sensitive Land Use Setback from Mineral Aggregate Zones By-law Requirement: 500 metres for Aggregate Resource Quarry Reserve (MR) Zone Requested: 100 metres
IF YOU WISH TO BE NOTIFIED of the decision of the Committee of Adjustment on the proposed minor variance application, 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 Committee of Adjustment 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 minor variance application is considered, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision.
AFTER A DECISION has been made by the Committee of Adjustment, persons wishing to formally register an objection must, regardless of any previous submissions, file a Notice of Appeal with the Secretary Treasurer of the Committee of Adjustment 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:
Gillian Bentley, Planner
Municipality of Mississippi Mills
14 Bridge Street, P.O. Box 400
Almonte, ON K0A 1A0
613-256-2064 ext. 502
gbentley@mississippimills.ca
Click here to view the Public Notice and location map.
