Notice of Complete Application of a Proposed Official Plan Amendment & Zoning By-Law Amendment

Take Notice that the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Collingwood has received applications for a proposed Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment under Sections 22 and 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P. 13, as amended. These applications have been deemed to be complete submissions under Sections 22(6.1) and 34(10.4) of the Planning Act. 

A public meeting to hear the planning merits of the Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment application has not yet been scheduled. A Notice of Public Meeting will be provided in the future as per the requirements of the Planning Act

Location: 853 & 869 Hurontario Street and 7564 Poplar Sideroad, Collingwood

Legal description: Part of South half of Lot 40, Concession 8, (former Geographic Township of  Nottawasaga), Town of Collingwood, County of Simcoe

Area: 3.76 hectares

The four subject properties are located at the northeast corner of Hurontario Street and Poplar Sideroad (County Road 32) and is currently vacant.

The Purpose and Effect of the proposed Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment is:

• To permit the development of a mixed-use development comprised of 6 commercial buildings, including such uses as a retail commercial establishment, pharmacy, and food supermarket, and a 12-storey mixed-use building containing up to 165 residential dwelling units/suites/rooms.
• The Official Plan Amendment proposes to redesignate the subject lands from Highway Commercial and Residential to Mixed-Use Corridor Exception designation(s) as appropriate in the new 2024 Official Plan. The application has been made to amend the 2004 Official Plan, but due to the timing of submission, it will amend the new 2024 Town Official Plan.  
• The Zoning By-law Amendment proposes to rezone the subject lands from the Highway Commercial C5 Zone and Deferred Residential DR Zone to the Mixed Use Commercial Exception (C4-xx) Zone.

Any person may attend the future public meeting when scheduled and/or make written or verbal representation either in support of or in opposition to the proposed Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendments.

If a person or public body would otherwise have the ability to appeal the decision of the Town of Collingwood to the Ontario Land Tribunal but the person or public body does not make oral submissions at the public meeting or make written submissions to the Town of Collingwood before the Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment are passed or refused, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision. 

If a person or a public body does not make oral submissions at the public meeting, or make written submissions to the Town of Collingwood before the Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendments are passed or refused, 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 do so. 

Please note that the rights of third parties to appeal Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment decisions to the Ontario Land Tribunal have been restricted under the Planning Act. 

The County of Simcoe is the approval authority for Official Plan Amendments in Collingwood. If you wish to be notified of the decision of the Council of the County of Simcoe in respect of the proposed Official Plan Amendment, you must make a written request to the County Clerk County of Simcoe Administration Centre, 1110 Highway 26, Midhurst, ON L9X 1N6 Email: clerks@simcoe.ca Telephone: (705) 726-9300.

If you wish to be notified of the decision of the Council of the Town of Collingwood in respect of the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment, you must make a written request to Planning Services, Town of Collingwood, P.O. Box 157, Collingwood, Ontario L9Y 3Z5 or via email to the contact noted below. 

For more information about this matter, including information about appeal rights, contact:

Nathan Wukasch, Senior Planner
nwukasch@collingwood.ca or 705-445-1030 Ext. 3275
Monday to Friday between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

Additional information and material regarding the proposed Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment are available to the public for inspection here: https://www.collingwood.ca/building-business/proposed-developments/gateway-centre-official-plan-and-zoning-law-amendment

Note about information you may submit to the Town:

Under the authority of Ontario’s Municipal Act, 2001 and the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (MFIPPA), all information including oral and written comments, provided for, or at a public meeting; public consultation; or other public process are considered part of the public record and may be posted on the Town’s website and/or made available to the public including names, addresses, phone numbers, emails or other personal information voluntarily disclosed. 

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