Notice of Virtual Public Meeting for Minor Variance Application – 745 Old Union Hall Road – March 18, 2026

A public hearing will be held virtually via Zoom on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, 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). The attached map identifies the location of the property and the area subject to this application.

File number: D13-GOR-26

Applicant: Jenna Gorham

Owner: Matthew Nephin and Sonia Dubuc

Municipal address: 745 Old Union Hall Road

Legal address: Concession 4, East Part of Lot 17

Ward: Ramsay

Purpose of the application: The subject property is split-zoned Rural (RU) and Environmental Protection (EP) per Zoning By-law No.11-83. The applicant is proposing to construct a new primary dwelling, with the existing dwelling on the subject property to serve as an Additional Residential Unit (ARU).

The applicant is seeking relief from the provisions of the zoning by-law to permit the ARU to have a gross floor area (GFA) equal to 86% of the new primary dwelling, whereas Section 8.16(3)(d) requires an ARU to be no more than 40% of the GFA of the primary dwelling. 

Public meeting details: Wednesday, March 18, 2026, at 4:30 p.m. Virtually via Zoom (please contact the assigned planner noted below to participate).

IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK AT THE VIRTUAL PUBLIC MEETING, before the Committee of Adjustment, please send an email to the assigned planner noted below with the subject line “D13-GOR-26 Registered Speaker Request.” The maximum allotted time per delegation will be 5 minutes.

IF YOU WISH TO SUBMIT WRITTEN OR ORAL COMMENTS BEFORE THE MEETING, please send your comments to the assigned planner at least 24 hours before the meeting.

IF YOU WISH TO VIEW THE VIRTUAL PUBLIC MEETING 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.

Owners of neighbouring properties within 60 metres of the municipal property address listed above are receiving this notice in case they would like to comment on the applications(s) and/or participate at the meeting.

All submitted information becomes public

Be aware that, in accordance with the Planning Act, the Municipal Act and the Municipal Freedom of Information and Privacy Act, all information presented to the Committee of Adjustment is considered public information and can be shared with any interested individual. 

Information you choose to disclose in your correspondence and during the hearing, including your personal information, will become part of the public record, and shared with Committee Members, the applicant(s) or their agent and any other interested individual, and potentially posted online and become searchable on the internet.

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.

As per the Planning Act, a “public body” means a municipality, a local board, a hospital as defined in section 1 of the Public Hospitals Act, a ministry, department, board, commission, agency or official of a provincial or federal government or a First Nation. For the definition of a “specified person” please refer to the Planning Act, section 1(1) Interpretation.

AFTER A DECISION has been made by the Committee of Adjustment, persons or public bodies 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/planning-notices. For more information about this matter, including information about appeal rights, contact the assigned planner:

Drew Brennan, Senior Planner
Municipality of Mississippi Mills
14 Bridge Street, P.O. Box 400
Almonte, ON K0A 1A0
613-256-2064
dbrennan@mississippimills.ca