TAKE NOTICE of a decision of the Council of The Corporation of the City of Barrie to adopt By-law Number 2021-041 on Monday, April 26, 2021 pursuant to The Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990 Chap. P.13, Sections 17(23) and 28 and pursuant of O. Reg. 543/06.
Since theCommunity Improvement Plan (CIP) was implemented in January 2020, City staff have been identifying ways in which the CIP program and application process can be improved. The amendments will introduce efficiencies to the application process, thereby optimizing the administration of the Community Improvement Plan.
The purpose of this amendment is to amend Sections 6.3 and 12.1.8(c) of the City of Barrie Community Improvement Plan (2019). The proposed amendments will reduce the number of application in-take periods from three (3) to two (2) cycles per year, and adjust the timing of payment for development charge and application fee grants offered through the Redevelopment Grant Program as follows:Delete Section 6.3 in its entirety and replaced with the following:
Applications will be given consideration during two (2) in-take periods each year. The in-take periods will be January 1 to March 31 and July 1 to October 31.
Delete Section 12.1.8(c) in its entirety and replaced with the following:
Redevelopment Program Grants – the Charges and Fees Grant will be credited at the time of a building permit application. The Tax Increment Grant for the commercial, office or institutional components of a development shall be payable upon Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) re-assessment of the property after development or redevelopment has occurred.
An explanation of the purpose and effect of the amendment is included in this Notice and the amendment is available for inspection upon request.
Any public body will be entitled to receive notice of the proposed decision of the approval authority if a written request to be notified of the proposed decision is made to the City Clerk.
If no appeal is received in respect of all or part of a proposed decision and the time for submitting appeals has expired, the proposed decision or part of it that is not the subject of an appeal is final and the plan or part of the plan that was proposed to be approved, if not subject to an appeal, comes into force on the day after the last day for submitting an appeal. The proposed official plan amendment is exempt from approval by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and the decision of council is final if a notice of appeal is not received on or before the last day for filing a notice of appeal.
Only individuals, corporations or public bodies may appeal a decision of the municipality or planning board to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal. A notice of appeal may not be made by an unincorporated association or group. However, a notice of appeal may be made in the name of an individual who is a member of the association or the group on its behalf.
No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the plan was adopted, the person or public body made oral submissions at the public meeting or written submissions to the council or, in the opinion of the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party.
AND TAKE NOTICE that any person or agency may appeal to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal in respect of the By-law by filing with the Clerk of the Corporation of the City of Barrie no later than Wednesday, May 26, 2021 a notice of appeal setting out the appeal to the By-law and the reasons in support of the appeal. The appeal must be accompanied by the fee as prescribed by the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal. The cheque is to be made payable to the Minister of Finance. Please consult the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal’s website (https://olt.gov.on.ca/) or 1-866-448-2248 for further information regarding how to file an appeal, the appeal process and the appeal fee reduction request application.
DATED at the City of Barrie Thursday, May 06, 2021.
Wendy Cooke, City Clerk
Box 400, 70 Collier Street
Barrie, Ontario L4M 4T5