NOTICE OF CONCURRENT PUBLIC MEETING
CONCERNING PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE DISTRICT OF MUSKOKA OFFICIAL PLAN AND THE TOWN OF GRAVENHURST COMPREHENSIVE ZONING BY-LAW 10-04
Application File Numbers:
District of Muskoka Official Plan Amendment 54
Zoning By-Law Amendment Application ZA 06-2022 (Muskoka Bay Resort – Condo II)
TAKE NOTICE THAT: The District of Muskoka Community and Planning Services Committee and the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Gravenhurst will hold an Electronic Concurrent Public Meeting on:
TUESDAY, March 22, 2022, at 5:00 P.M.
This meeting will be held ELECTRONICALLY in accordance with Section 238 of the Municipal Act, which provides for Electronic Participation in accordance with the Town of Gravenhurst Procedural By-law, and the District of Muskoka Procedural By-law 2020-1.
THE PURPOSE OF THE MEETING IS TO CONSIDER proposed amendments to the District of Muskoka Official Plan and Zoning By-law 10-04 (as amended) of the Town of Gravenhurst, pursuant to the provisions of Sections 17, 22 and 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter P.13, as amended.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE
ANY PERSON OR AGENCY may attend the public meeting and/or make written or verbal representation either in support of, or in opposition to, the draft plan of subdivision and/or the proposed by-law. Submissions respecting the proposed District of Muskoka Official Plan amendment should be forwarded to The District of Muskoka. Submissions respecting the proposed zoning by-law amendment should be forwarded to The Town of Gravenhurst.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC wishing to comment are strongly encouraged to make a written submission to Council any time prior to the meeting by emailing Adam Ager, Manager of Planning Services at adam.ager@gravenhurst.ca or by emailing Kassidee Fior, Manager of Planning at kassidee.fior@muskoka.on.ca. Members of the public wishing to make oral submissions to Committee or Council may do so through Zoom. A link to the Zoom meetings and instructions on how to participate will be made available to the public prior to the meeting at: www.gravenhurst.ca/agendas
AGENCY COMMENTS: Agencies (i.e. District of Muskoka, Town of Gravenhurst, Utilities, and Ministries) wishing to make a written submission should do so no later than March 17th, 2022.
PLEASE NOTE: All comments and submissions received will become part of the public record.
INFORMATION ABOUT APPEALS
IF A PERSON OR PUBLIC BODY would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of the Council of the Town of Gravenhurst or the District of Muskoka to the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) but the person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to:
• The District of Muskoka before the proposed District official plan amendment is adopted; and,
• The Town of Gravenhurst before the by-law is passed, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision and/or 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.