Notice of Zoning By-law Amendment Application and Public Meeting – Pool Enclosure Requirements – June 23, 2026

A public meeting will be held in hybrid format via Microsoft Teams on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, at 6 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 initiated the following zoning by-law amendment (details below).

File number: D14-MM3-26

Applicant: Municipally Initiated Zoning By-law Amendment

Affected lands: All lands within the Municipality of Mississippi Mills (no map attached)

Purpose and intent of the zoning by-law amendment: The proposed zoning by-law amendment intends to add zoning and setback requirements for pools into Zoning By-law #11-83. These requirements are currently addressed through Pool Enclosure By-law (19-41); however, the proposed amendment would formally incorporate them into the zoning by-law. A corresponding amendment to the Pool Enclosure By-law is also under consideration by Council, which would remove existing zoning-related provisions and instead require compliance with the zoning by-law, ensuring alignment with applicable zoning regulations.

Public meeting details: Tuesday, June 23, 2026, at 6 p.m. 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-MM3-26 Registered Speaker Request.” The maximum allotted time per delegation will be 5 minutes.

IF YOU WISH TO VIEW THE PUBLIC MEETING ONLINE, 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.

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 a Notice of Appeal with the Clerk of the Municipality, 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 the residents.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION about this application is available on the Municipality’s web page: Active Planning Notices and Applications. For more information about this matter, including information about appeal rights, contact the assigned planner:

Hayley McCartney, Policy Planner
Municipality of Mississippi Mills
14 Bridge Street, P.O. Box 400
Almonte, ON K0A 1A0
613-256-2064
hmccartney@mississippimills.ca