TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Corporation of the City of Barrie has passed By-law Number 2021-086 on Monday, October 04, 2021 pursuant to the provision of Section 34(18) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990 Chap.P.13.
AND TAKE NOTICE that any person or agency may appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal in respect of the By-law by filing with the Clerk of the Corporation of the City of Barrie no later than Wednesday, November 03, 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 Ontario Land Tribunal. The cheque is to be made payable to the Minister of Finance. Please consult the Ontario Land 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.
Only individuals, corporations and public bodies may appeal a zoning by-law to the Ontario Land Tribunal. A notice of appeal may not be filed by an unincorporated association or group. However, a notice of appeal may be filed 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 by-law was passed, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the council or, in the opinion of the Ontario Land Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party.
An explanation of the purpose and effect of the By-law is provided in this Notice and the By-law is available for inspection upon request. A key map is not provided with this Notice as the amendment applies City-wide.
PURPOSE AND EFFECT OF THE BY-LAW
The purpose of City initiated By-law 2021-086 is to amend By-law 2009-141. The amendments seek to make it easier to build more affordable housing options by permitting smaller units, making it easier to create additional dwelling units in existing multi-residential buildings, and introducing as of right permissions for accessory residential uses in conjunction with permitted institutional uses in the Institutional (I) Zone. The amendments to the text of Zoning By-law 2009-141 apply City-wide, and include revisions to Section 3.0 Definitions, Section 4.4 Non-Conforming Uses, Section 5.2.10.1 Standards for Home Occupations, Section 5.2.11 Institutional Uses in Residential Zones, Section 5.3.3.2 c) Yard Variations (for some institutional uses in residential zones), Table 8.2 Permitted Uses (Institutional Zones), Section 8.3 Institutional Standards, in addition to deleting minimum dwelling unit size requirements throughout the By-law. By-law 2021-086 is available on the City’s website atwww.barrie.ca/Zoning (File: D30-007-2021).
DATED at the City of Barrie Thursday, October 14, 2021.
Wendy Cooke, City Clerk
Box 400, 70 Collier Street
Barrie, Ontario L4M 4T5