Notice of Public Hearing for Minor Variance Application – 441 McIntosh Way – June 18, 2025

A public hearing will be held virtually via Zoom on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, at 4:30 p.m. to consider a proposed Minor Variance application under Section 45 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter P.13.  

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-MCI-25

Applicant: Keith McIntosh

Owner: Keith McIntosh

Municipal address: 441 McIntosh Way

Legal address: East Part of Lot 17, Concession 2A

Ward: Ramsay

Purpose of the application: The applicant is seeking relief to permit a single detached dwelling with a setback of 50 metres from the Mineral Aggregate – Pit Reserve (MR) zone, whereas Section 6.23(1)(c) of the Zoning By-law requires a minimum sensitive land use setback of 300 metres from the MR zone.

Public meeting details: Wednesday, June 18, 2025, at 4:30 p.m. Virtually via Zoom (Please contact the 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-MCI-25 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://calendar.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: 6.23(1)(c)  

Zoning provision: Sensitive Land Use Setback from Mineral Aggregate Zones

By-law requirement: 300 m to an Aggregate Resource-Pit Reserve (MR) Zone

Requested: 50 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: www.mississippimills.ca/build-and-invest/planning-and-land-use/. 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
gbentley@mississippimills.ca