Notice of Complete Application and Public Meeting - ZBA No. 51
Take notice that the Council of The Corporation of the City of Owen Sound has initiated an application for a Zoning By-law Amendment, being an application to amend Comprehensive Zoning By-law 2010-078, as amended pursuant to Section 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended (the “Planning Act”). This application is deemed to be a complete submission under Section 34(10.4) of the Planning Act.
Take notice that the Council of The Corporation of the City of Owen Sound will hold a public meeting to consider Zoning By-law Amendment No. 51 on December 4, 2023 at 5:30 p.m., in the Council Chambers of the City of Owen Sound, in accordance with Section 34 of the Planning Act.
Property Description:
The proposed City-initiated housekeeping amendment is general in nature and impacts several zones. The amendment is considered City-wide, because it does not impact a single or collection of properties specifically. For this reason, no mapping is provided at this time and no description of lands is necessary.
Purpose and Effect:
The purpose of the application is to implement housekeeping changes to the Zoning By-law (2010-078, as amended), to support the implementation of the Short-Term Rental Licensing By-law by clarifying where in the City short-term rentals are permitted and providing associated definitions.
The effect of the application is to define and permit short-term rentals where a ‘Residential Use’ is a permitted use in the Zoning By-law by implementing the following housekeeping amendments:
- Section 4 Definitions
- Refine the ‘Bed & Breakfast’ definition.
- Add a definition for ‘Short-Term Rental’.
- Section 5 General Provisions
- Permit short-term rentals in any zone where ‘Residential Use’ is a permitted use. Short-term rentals would be permitted in any dwelling type, including single-family, semi-detached, duplex, townhouses, and apartments.
- Require that short-term rentals comply with the parking provisions of Section 5.
Public Meeting:
Date: Monday, December 4, 2023
Time: 5:30 p.m.
Location: City Hall, Council Chambers
808 2nd Avenue East, Owen Sound
Public Comments/Record:
Any person may participate in the public meeting and/or make written or oral submissions either in support of or in opposition to the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment. All submissions will form part of the public record.
Oral and written comments will be considered at the public meeting. Written comments will be accepted until 4:30 p.m. on Monday, December 4, 2023, and may be submitted to Briana Bloomfield, City Clerk as follows:
Electronic Mail: notice@owensound.ca
Regular Mail: 808 2nd Avenue East, Owen Sound, ON N4K 2H4
Written comments received by November 29, 2023 will appear on the Council Meeting agenda which will be available for review on November 30, 2023, on the Council and Committees webpage at www.owensound.ca/meetings. Written comments received by the deadline will be included in the agenda when it is republished after the meeting.
If you wish to participate in the public meeting electronically, you must contact the City Clerk by Friday, December 1, 2023, at 4:30 p.m. at bbloomfield@owensound.ca or 519-376-4440 ext. 1247 to be registered to participate in the public meeting.
To ensure that your comments are clearly understood and received prior to Council making a decision, you are strongly encouraged to submit written comments prior to the public meeting even if you intend to attend the public meeting.
Personal information is collected under the authority of the Planning Act. The information collected will be used to complete the Zoning By-law Amendment process and will form part of the public record. Questions about this collection should be addressed to Briana Bloomfield, City Clerk.
Additional Information:
If a person or public body would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of the Council of The Corporation of the City of Owen Sound 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 Corporation of the City of Owen Sound 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 Corporation of the City of Owen Sound 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.
If you wish to be notified of the decision of The Corporation of the City of Owen Sound on the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment, you must make a written request to The Corporation of the City of Owen Sound at the address noted below.
For more information about this matter, including information about appeal rights, or to inspect additional materials related to the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment, please contact Sabine Robart, Planning Division by email at planning@owensound.ca or telephone at 519-376-4440 ext. 1236 Monday to Friday between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. or by visiting http://www.owensound.ca/development.
A copy of the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment is available on the website together with additional plans, background studies and reports submitted with the application.
The public meeting and all Council proceedings can be viewed live on Rogers Cable TV or the Rogers TV Website or viewed during and after the meeting on the City’s Council and Committees webpage.
If you are the owner of a building that contains 7 or more residential units, please post this notice in a location that is visible to all the residents.
Notice Date: November 9, 2023
Staci Landry
Deputy Clerk
The Corporation of the City of Owen Sound
808 2nd Avenue East
Owen Sound, ON N4K 2H4
Telephone: 519-376-4440 ext. 1235
Email: notice@owensound.ca
Notice of Complete Application and Public Meeting - ZBA No. 51 
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