Notice of Complete Application, Open House and Public Meeting for a Zoning By-law Amendment (under Section 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended).
Open House: Tuesday, January 7, 2025 at 5:00 pm
Public Meeting: Tuesday, January 14, 2025 at 6:00 pm
Open House: Electronically via the directions below
Public Meeting: In-person at Town Hall, Council Chambers, 1593 Four Mile Creek Road, Virgil, or electronically via the directions below
File No. ZBA-16-2024 – 1829 Concession 4 Road, Niagara-on-the-Lake
What is this?
An application has been received for a Zoning By-law Amendment on the subject lands (see location map). The Application requests to rezone the subject lands from “Rural (A) Zone” to “Rural (A) Site-Specific” to permit the conversion of the existing Farm Winery to an Estate Winery with secondary uses for retail space, hospitality areas and commercial cooking equipment.
You are invited to attend the Open House and Public Meeting to gather information and provide input regarding this matter.
Town Hall is open for the public to attend Committee of the Whole and Council Meetings, including Public Meetings, in-person. Alternatively, the public will continue to have the option to register in advance to participate electronically.
The Open House will continue to be held electronically at this time.
If you wish to participate electronically at the Open House or Public Meeting, you must register in advance with the Town Staff noted below. You will receive an email on the date of the meeting with instructions to connect to the Open House and/or Public Meeting on your computer, tablet or telephone.
If you wish to attend the Public Meeting in-person, registration with the Clerk is appreciated.
If you wish to view the Open House and/or Public Meeting for information purposes, registration is not required. The meetings will be recorded and available for viewing after the meetings on the Town’s website at https://www.notl.com/council-government/mayor-council/meetings-agendas-minutes
Please Note: Written comments on the application 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 number. Unless indicated otherwise, all submissions, including personal information, will become part of the public record.
A copy of the application and supporting documents for the proposal may be obtained on the Town’s website at https://www.notl.com/business-development/public-planning-notices, or at the Community and Development Services Department within Town Hall.
Please contact Victoria Nikoltcheva, Senior Planner, at 905-468-6451 or via email at victoria.nikoltcheva@notl.com if additional information is required.
If you wish to be notified of the future decision with respect to the application, you must submit a written request to the Town Clerk including your name and the address to which such notice should be sent.
If a person or public body would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake 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 by-law is passed, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision.
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 by-law is passed, 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 third party appeals are restricted for this application as per Bill 185, Cutting Red Tape to Build More Homes Act, 2024. Planning Act appeals may be filed by the applicant, the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, a “specified person” (as defined by the Planning Act 1(1)), and any “public body” (as defined by the Planning Act 1(1)).
Dated at the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake, December 16, 2024
Grant Bivol, Town Clerk
