What:
Notice of a Public Meeting for an Official Plan Amendment (under Section 17 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended)
Public Meeting: Tuesday, October 15, 2024, at 6:00 p.m.
Public Meeting: In-person at Town Hall, Council Chambers, 1593 Four Mile Creek Road, Virgil, or electronically via the directions below
Glendale Secondary Plan Update (File Number: OPA-06-2022).
The Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake is proposing to amend the Town’s Official Plan to update the Glendale Secondary Plan (Section 6.32.6 - Special Policy Area A-7).
The Glendale Secondary Plan applies to the area surrounded by Queenston Road, Concession 7 Road, the Niagara Escarpment and Homer Road (as shown on the map).
The draft updated Secondary Plan sets out a policy framework for future development within this area. It is intended to build on the vision of becoming a complete community with a mix of built form and land uses, which protects natural heritage, and supports economic prosperity. The Secondary Plan work is supported by the following technical studies: natural heritage/subwatershed study, transportation study, infrastructure study, commercial/employment study; and fiscal impact study. It is complemented by urban design guidelines.
Previous Public Information Centres for the Glendale Secondary Plan Update were held in November 2022, June 2023 and August 2024.
You are invited to attend the Public Meeting to gather information and provide input regarding this matter. Public Meetings can be attended in-person or electronically.
To participate electronically at the Public Meeting, you must register in advance with the Clerks Department (clerks@notl.com or 905-468-3266). You will receive an email on the date of the meeting with instructions to connect to the Public Meeting on your computer, tablet or telephone. You are encouraged to register as soon as possible, but prior to 12 noon on Friday, October 11, 2024.
To participate in-person, please attend the meeting as scheduled above. Registration with the Clerk is encouraged to help facilitate the meeting, but not required. Please note that those registered will be first to speak.
If you wish to view the Public Meeting for information purposes, registration is not required. The meeting will be recorded and available for viewing after the meetings on the Town’s website at https://www.notl.com/council-government/meetings-agendas-minutes.
Please Note: Written comments are encouraged and must be submitted to the Town Clerk, at 1593 Four Mile Creek Road, P.O. Box 100, Virgil, ON, L0S 1T0 or via email at clerks@notl.com referencing the above file numbers. Unless indicated otherwise, all submissions, including personal information, will become part of the public record and will be included as an appendix to the staff recommendation report.
A copy of the amendment and supporting documents for the proposal may be obtained on the Town’s website at https://www.notl.com/business-development/public-planning-notices, the project webpage at https://www.notl.com/business-development/projects-initiatives/glendale-secondary-plan, or at the Community and Development Services Department within Town Hall.
Please contact Kirsten McCauley, Director of Community and Development Services, at 905-468-3266 ext. 243 or via email at kirsten.mccauley@notl.com if additional information is required.
If you wish to be notified of the future decision, you must submit a written request to the Town Clerk including your name and the address to which such notice should be sent.
Please be advised:
i. If a person or public body would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of Council to the Ontario Land Tribunal but the person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake before the proposed official plan amendment is adopted, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision.
ii. If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake before the proposed official plan amendment is adopted, 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 add the person or public body as a party.
Dated at the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake, September 18, 2024
Grant Bivol, Town Clerk
