Councillor Gural as the Chair called the Public Meeting to order. She gave an overview of the proposed application and noted that this Public Meeting was to discuss a Zoning By-law amendment under Section 34 of the Planning Act.
The Clerk stated that notice of Public Meeting for File ZBA-04-2025 (St. Ann Catholic Church) was advertised on the Village website and publicly on May 5th, 2025, with a Public Meeting sign posted on the property on May 5th. Notices were mailed to properties within 120m of the property on May 6th. All other notification requirements were met. Forbes Symon, Senior Planner, provided a brief overview of the Planning Report and the proposed zoning by-law amendment for file ZBA-04-2025 (St. Ann Catholic Church).
The proposed zoning amendment would serve to amend Zoning By-law 23-08, as amended, by rezoning the proposed severed lot from ‘Institutional’ (I) zone to ‘Residential Type 2’ (R2) zone to permit the future residential use of the lands. This zoning amendment is Condition #2 to be fulfilled as part of Consent Applications B-111-24 and B-112-24.
Agency comments were received from Enbridge Gas and Parks Canada. No concerns were identified from the agencies. No comments were submitted from the public in writing.
The applicant was provided an opportunity to comment on the application. The applicant provided a brief summary of the purpose of the application. She outlined the reason for the proposed severance of the property and the reason for the zoning amendment to maintain the operation of St. Ann Church and sell the property that the rectory is situated on.
The opportunity was provided for members of the public to comment. No comments from the public were offered.
Committee of the Whole members were provided an opportunity to ask questions or provide comment. There were no questions or comments.
There were no further questions. The Public Meeting for File ZBA-04-2025 was closed.