Notice of Statutory Public Meeting for a Proposed Housekeeping Zoning By-Law Amendment regarding Urban Chickens

TAKE NOTICE THAT The Town of Grand Valley will hold a meeting to consider the following matter: 

Date of Meeting:  Tuesday, April 9^th, 2024

Time: 7:00PM

Meeting Location: 
COUNCIL CHAMBERS – Town Municipal Office
5 Main Street North
GRAND VALLEY   ON   L9W 5S6

All interested in this matter are invited to attend this Council Meeting in-person or observe the meeting virtually by contacting the Town Office at info@townofgrandvalley.ca to obtain the virtual meeting link.

Location: All properties within the Town

Purpose and Effect of the Amendment: Proposed Amendment (Z01-2024) to the Town’s Zoning By-law (2009-10, as amended) to prohibit the keeping of chickens in non-agricultural zones in the Town of Grand Valley.

A Location Map has not been included with this notice as it applies to all properties in the Town.

NOTES:

1. You or your representative are entitled to attend this meeting to express your views on this update. If you do not attend and are not represented at this meeting, Council may proceed in your absence.
2. If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to The Council of the Corporation of the Town of Grand Valley before the by-law is passed or decision is rendered, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision of The Council of the Corporation of the Town of Grand Valley to the Ontario Land Tribunal.
3. If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Grand Valley before the by-law is passed or decision is rendered, 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.
4. Any written comments/objections submitted to the Town of Grand Valley regarding this application which are being processed under the Planning Act 1990, will form part of the public record, and will be made public as part of the application process.
5. The Planning Report will be available after 4:30 PM on Friday April 5, 2024, on the Town’s Website at: https://calendar.townofgrandvalley.ca/Council
6. For further information or to submit comments please contact the Town Planner, Mark Kluge via email at mkluge@townofgrandvalley.ca, quoting File Z01-2024.

Notice issued: March 14, 2024  

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Public Meeting Notice - Urban Chickens