_NOTICE OF A PUBLIC MEETING PURSUANT TO SECTION 28(5) OF THE PLANNING ACT, R.S.O. 1990, AS AMENDED, IN RESPECT OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT PLAN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CITY OF BARRIE OFFICIAL PLAN, AS AMENDED.
Re: Proposed Amendments to the Community Improvement Plan (File: D18-CIP)
TAKE NOTICE that the Planning Committee of the Council of the Corporation of the City of Barrie will hold a Public Meeting on Tuesday, February 23, 2021, at 7:00 p.m. to review a proposed amendment to theCommunity Improvement Plan (CIP). The proposed amendments to the Community Improvement Plan include:Section 6.3 – Reducing the number of application in-take periods from three to two cycles per year.
The amendment proposes one application in-take period in the winter/spring and one in the summer/fall (i.e. February to May and July to October).
Section 12.1.8(c) – Adjusting the timing of payment for redevelopment grants for development charges.
Currently, redevelopment grants for development charges are paid to applicants following the redevelopment and MPAC reassessment of a property. The amendment proposes that redevelopment grants be paid to applicants at the time of a building permit application.Share Your Views
With the current restrictions on public gatherings due to COVID-19, this public meeting will be held in a virtual forum with electronic participation. It will be televised on Rogers TV and will be livestreamed on the City’s YouTube Channelhttp://youtube.com/citybarrie.
If you wish to provide oral comments at the virtual public meeting, please register in advance by emailing:cityclerks@barrie.ca or calling 705-739-4220 ext. 5500 during regular office hours by 12:00 p.m. on Monday, February 22, 2021. Once you register, you will be provided information from the Legislative Services Branch on how to make your submission at the virtual public meeting with electronic participation.
To participate in the virtual public meeting, you will need access to a computer with internet service or a telephone.
If you wish to make a written submission concerning this matter, please email or mail written comments tocityclerks@barrie.ca or City Hall, 70 Collier Street, PO Box 400, Barrie, ON L4M 4T5 (attention: City Clerk). Written comments must be received by 12:00 p.m. on Monday, February 22, 2021.
Notification of the Amendment to the Community Improvement Plan, if adopted by Council, will be provided upon written request to the undersigned file manager in the Development Services Department – Planning Division.
If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at the public meeting or make written submissions to the Corporation of The City of Barrie before the Amendment to the Community improvement Plan is passed:
(a) the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision of the Corporation of The City of Barrie to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT); and
(b) the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the LPAT unless, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to do so.
All information including opinions, presentations, reports, documentation, etc. provided for or at the Public Meeting are considered public records. This information may be posted on the City of Barrie website and/or made available to the public upon request. Questions about this collection should be directed to the undersigned.
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Any person wishing further information or clarification with respect to the Amendment to the Community Improvement Plan should contact the file manager noted below during regular office hours.
Andrew Gameiro, Planner
705-739-4220, Ext. 5038
Development Services Department
City of Barrie
70 Collier Street, P.O. Box 400
Barrie, Ontario, L4M 4T5