NOTICE OF A PUBLIC MEETING TO CONSIDER AN APPLICATION FOR AN OFFICIAL PLAN AMENDMENT AND AN APPLICATION FOR A ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT UNDER THE PLANNING ACT
October 21, 2026
An electronic/virtual Public Meeting will be held to consider the following applications for a proposed Consent and Zoning By-Law Amendment:
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Application Numbers: |
OPA1-26 and Z7-26 |
Related Application(s): |
County Official Plan Amendment Application (COPA 3-26) Township Files: S1-20, OPA1-20 and Z5-20 |
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Statutory Public Meeting/Council Meeting: |
December 8, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. This meeting will be held as a hybrid meeting, with Members of Council participating either in-person in the Council Chambers at the Township Administration Office or remotely. Members of the public are invited to attend the meeting in-person or remotely by registering for the meeting. The Zoom registration link can be found on the Township website in the Council Calendar under the applicable date. |
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Applicants: |
Innovative Planning Solutions |
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Owners: |
Marsville Estates Inc (MEI) |
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Location: |
063076 Dufferin County Road 3 Part of Lot 5, Concession 14 Township of East Garafraxa
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Existing Area: |
26.89 ha / 66.45 ac (provided by the applicant)
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Current Zoning: |
Rural Exception Twelve (RU-12), Rural Exception Thirteen (RU-13), Hamlet Residential Exception Two (HR-2), Environmental Protection (EP), Open Space Exception Two (OS-2), as per By-law 24-2024
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Official Plan Designation: |
Community Residential, Employment, Environmental Protection |
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Purpose of Application(s): |
The subject lands received Draft Plan of Subdivision Approval and Zoning By-Law Amendment at the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) in April 2024 (S1-20 and Z5-20). At that time, Blocks 63 and 64 of the Draft Approved Plan of Subdivision were to remain as employment blocks. The purpose of the Official Plan Amendment (OPA1-26) and Zoning By-law Amendment (Z7-26) are to convert the previously proposed Blocks 63 and Block 64 from employment to residential uses. The proposed conversion is intended to facilitate future residential development on those lands and a future revision to the Draft Plan of Subdivision. The applicant is seeking a Township Official Plan Amendment to redesignate the Employment lands on the eastern portion of the property to Community Residential. The proposed conversion of employment lands is intended to permit residential uses. The applicant is also seeking a Zoning By-law Amendment to rezone the portion of the property zoned Rural Exception Twelve (RU-12) and Rural Exception Thriteen (RU-13) to a Hamlet Residential Exceptions (HR-X) Zone. Concurrently, the applicant has submitted a County Official Plan Amendment to Dufferin County to the conversion of Employment Lands to Community Settlement Area. This application is currently being reviewed by Dufferin County. The County of Dufferin is the approval authority for Township Official Plan Amendments. |
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For additional information with respect to the applications please contact Township Planning Consultant:
Jennifer Maestre, MCIP RPP, Associate, Fotenn Consultants Inc.
416-789-4530 ext. 116
Background material/documents are available for review at the Township Office during office hours.
PUBLIC MEETING: You are entitled to view and/or participate orally at the electronic public meeting regarding the proposed applications, please contact the Clerk of the Township of East Garafraxa at 226-259-9400 ext. 201 or clerks@eastgarafraxa.ca for more information on how to participate. Written comments will be accepted for consideration by Council prior to Council making a decision on the applications. You may forward your written comments to the Clerk at the address shown above.
ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT: FAILURE TO ATTEND PUBLIC MEETING OR PROVIDE WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS: If a person or public body would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of the Council of the Township of East Garafraxa 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 Council of the Township of East Garafraxa 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 submission to the Council of the Township of East Garafraxa 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 Decisions of the Council of the Township of East Garafraxa on the proposed Zoning By-Law Amendment applications you must submit a written request to the Township of East Garafraxa at the address above noted. This will also entitle you to be advised of a possible Ontario Land Tribunal Hearing.
OFFICIAL PLAN AMENDMENT: FAILURE TO ATTEND PUBLIC MEETING OR PROVIDE WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS: If a person or public body would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of the Council of the County of Dufferin 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 Township of East Garafraxa before the proposed Official Plan Amendment is adopted, 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 Township of East Garafraxa before the proposed Official Plan Amendment is adopted, 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 add the person or public body as a party.
If the proposed Official Plan Amendment is adopted by the Council of the Township of East Garafraxa, it will be submitted to the County of Dufferin for approval. If you wish to be notified of the decision of the County of Dufferin, in respect of the proposed Official Plan Amendment, you must make a written request to:
County of Dufferin
Clerk, Office of the CAO
30 Centre Street, Orangeville, ON L9W 2X1
Location Map:
For Illustration purposes. This is not a plan of survey.
Proposed Official Plan Amendment Schedule (provided by the applicant):
For Illustration purposes. This is not a plan of survey.
Proposed Zoning Amendment Schedule (provided by the applicant):
