NOTICE OF A PUBLIC MEETING TO CONSIDER AN APPLICATION FOR CONSENT AND AN APPLICATION FOR A ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT
August 28, 2026
A Public Meeting will be held to consider the following application for a proposed Consent and Zoning By-Law Amendment:
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Application Numbers: |
B4-26 and Z3-26 |
Related Application(s): |
N/A |
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Statutory Public Meeting/Council Meeting: |
September 22, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. Please note the Public Meeting will be held electronically/virtually through Zoom (video conference). If you wish to view and/or participate at the meeting, please visit the Township website to register (link is in the Calendar under the applicable date). |
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Applicants: |
Consent/Severance Application (B4-26): Van Harten Surveying |
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Zoning By-Law Amendment Application (Z3-26): Van Harten Surveying |
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Owners: |
191096 13th Line: Guy Gardhouse 191028 13th Line: Guy Gardhouse and John Robert Gardhouse Estate 191064 13th Line: Shirley Ann Gardhouse Estate |
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Location: |
191096 13th Line and 191028 13th Line, Concession 13 East Pt Lot 2 Beneficiary Lands: 191064 13th Line, Concession 13 East Pt Lot 2 |
Existing Area: |
191096 13th Line: 39.88 ha / 98.54 ac 191028 13th Line: 39.57 ha / 97.79 ac Beneficiary Lands: 191064 13th Line: 0.404686 ha / 1 ac
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Area to be Severed: |
191096 13th Line: 3321 m2 / 0.3321 ha / 0.82 acres 191028 13th Line: 429 m2 / 0.0429 ha / 0.106008 ac (provided by the applicant) |
Area to be Retained: |
191096 13th Line: 40.8 ha / 16.51 ha 191028 13th Line: 40.1 ha / 16.23 ha (provided by the applicant) |
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Current Zoning: |
191096 13th Line and 191028 13th Line: Environmental Protection Agricultural 191096 13th Line: Rural Residential |
Official Plan Designation: |
191028 13th Line: Agricultural Environmental Protection 191096 13th Line: Agricultural |
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Proposed Zoning: |
Beneficiary Lands at 191064 13th Line: Rural Residential Exception (RR-X) Retained Lands at 191096 13th Line and 191028 13th Line: Environmental (EP) Protection and Agricultural (A) |
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Purpose: |
Consent Application: The owners of 191064 13th Line would like to acquire a portion of land from the adjacent farms to increase the size of their undersized lot. A lot line adjustment severance application has been submitted to sever 0.3318 ha from 191096 13th Line and 0.0429 ha from 191028 13th Line. The proposed lot line adjustment would create a larger parcel at 191064 13th line to XX ha in size. The retained parcel on 191096 13th Line would be approximately 40.8ha and the retained parcel on 191028 would be approximately 40.1ha. The proposal will not create a new lot. Zoning By-law Amendment Application: To rezone the beneficiary lands from Rural Residential (RR) to a site-specific Rural Residential exception zone (RR-X). The rezoning is necessary to permit a reduced minimum interior side yard setback and to recognize undersized minimum lot area. The Zoning By-law Amendment will also rezone the severed lands from Agricultural (A) to Rural Residential exception (RR-X) to establish consistent zoning on the beneficiary lands as a result of the lot line adjustment.
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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.
CONSENT: FAILURE TO MAKE WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS: If a person or public body has the ability to appeal the decision of the Council of the Township of East Garafraxa in respect of the proposed consent to the Ontario Land Tribunal but does not make written submissions to Council of the Township of East Garafraxa before it gives or refuses to give a provisional consent, the Tribunal may dismiss the appeal.
DECISION: If you wish to be notified of the Decisions of the Council of the Township of East Garafraxa on the proposed consent and/or 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.
Location Map:
For illustration purposes only. This is not a plan of survey.
Consent Sketch: Provided by the Applicant
Proposed Zoning changes:
