Public Notice - Grand Valley Official Plan and Zoning By-Law Review Statutory Open House - October 29, 2024

TAKE NOTICE THAT in accordance with Section 17, 26 and 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O., C.P. 13, as amended, the Town of Grand Valley invites you to attend an Open House to discuss the proposed changes to the Town’s Official Plan and Zoning By-law No. 2009-10. 

An Official Plan sets the policy directions for long-term growth and development of the Town. Section 26(1.1) of the Planning Act requires that Official Plans be reviewed and updated at least every five years unless the plan has been replaced by a new Official Plan. The Town’s current Official Plan was approved in 2009. The Official Plan Review has resulted in a Draft Official Plan with updated and refined policies and schedules to ensure that it conforms with Provincial Plans has regard to matters of provincial interest is consistent with the 2020 Provincial Policy Statement and is up to date on matters of local interest.

The Zoning By-law is the Town’s primary tool to regulate the use of land and implement the Official Plan. Section 26(9) of the Planning Act requires that a municipality enact a Zoning By-law that conforms to an updated Official Plan no less than 3 years following approval the Official Plan. A Draft Zoning By-law has been prepared that would implement the Town’s Draft Official Plan, reflects the nature of local development and emerging land-use planning issues, and that is user-friendly.

The Town is hosting an Open House (drop-in format only, no formal presentation) for the public to review copies of the Draft Official Plan and Zoning By-law, learn about proposed changes, discuss key topics, ask questions of Municipal staff, and identify other planning issues to consider.

How to Participate

Open House - Drop-in
6:30 to 8:30 p.m. - October 29, 2024  
Grand Valley & District Community Center
Grand River Room, 90 Main Street North, Grand Valley, 

Can't Attend in Person 

Send an email to Mark Kluge @ mkluge@townofgrandvalley.ca  or call (519)928-5652 ext. 225 with your questions and comments. 

How to Summit Comments

Public input on the draft Official Plan and Zoning By-law updates is welcomed. Written comments are encouraged as the preferred method of receiving public input. Written comments may be sent by mail or e-mail to the Attention of the Town Planner at: 

Email: mkluge@townofgrandvalley.ca 
Regular Mail: Town of Grand Valley, 5 Main Street North, Grand Valley, LON1G0

You may also drop written comments off at Town Hall in the drop box. 

Know Your Rights 

If a person or public body would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of the Council of Town of Grand Valley 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 Town of Grand Valley 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 Grand Valley 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.

For more information, please visit the Ontario Land Tribunal website at: olt.gov.on.ca/appeals-process/

More Information

For information on how to participate in the Vision Grand Valley project, including information about appeal rights, please visit the municipal website at:

https://www.townofgrandvalley.ca/business-development/building-planning-and-development/official-plan-zoning-and-planning-documents/vision-grand-valley-official-plan-and-zoning-by-law-review/

Dated:  October 8, 2024 

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