Public Meeting Notice: Public Meeting Notice ZN 4-24-11 (Roos)
PUBLIC NOTICE
pursuant to Section 34(12) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, as amended
APPLICATION FOR ZONE CHANGE
in the
TOWNSHIP OF SOUTH-WEST OXFORD
DATE: Wednesday, August 28, 2024
FILE: ZN 4-24-11 (Roos)
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Purpose and Effect of the Proposed Zone Change
The purpose of this application is to add a temporary garden suite to the subject lands, which are approximately 38.8 ha (96 ac) in area. The subject property currently contains a single-detached dwelling, a pack barn, a shed and a tobacco kiln and is utilized for agricultural purposes (both livestock and cash cropping). The applicant is proposing to add a temporary garden suite approximately 93 m2 (1,000 ft2) in size, for a period of up to twenty (20) years, and in the location generally as shown on the attached sketch. It is proposed that the lands will remain in the ‘General Agricultural (A2) Zone’ but will have a special provision added to them to recognize the proposed garden suite as a permitted use for a specified period of time.
The subject land is described as Part Lot 11, Conc. 11 (Dereham), is located on the south side of Brownsville Road, between Quarter Town Line (Tillsonburg) and Dereham Line, and is municipally known as 164082 Brownsville Road, Township of South-West Oxford.
Public Meeting
The Council of the Township of South-West Oxford will hold a public meeting to consider the proposed Zone Change on:
Date: Tuesday, September 17, 2024
Time: 7:45 p.m.
Place: Township Office, 312915 Dereham Line, Mount Elgin, ON N0J 1N0
Have your Say
Council and staff are encouraging residents to provide written comments in advance of the meeting to planning@oxfordcounty.ca. Comments may also be submitted in writing, by mail or drop box at the Township office, or over the phone by calling 519-539-9800, ext 3210. All written and verbal comments received will be read out loud for Council’s consideration. Comments received may become part of the public agenda.
If you wish to speak as part of the public meeting, we ask that you please register ahead of time by contacting the Clerk’s office at 519-485-0477, ext. 7023 or clerk@swox.org. Requests to participate in the meeting should be received by 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, September 12, 2024.
Other Planning Act Applications: None
Please be advised that Council may approve, modify or refuse the requested application at the meeting. If you do not
attend or are not represented at the meeting, the Council may proceed and may not advise you of any proposed
modifications.
If you wish to be notified of the decision of the Township of South-West Oxford on the proposed amendment, you must
make a written request to the either the Clerk of South-West Oxford or to planning@oxfordcounty.ca.
In order to appeal a decision of the Township of South-West Oxford, to the Ontario Land Tribunal, eligibility requirements
must be met as outlined in the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, as amended. If a specified person or public body would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of Township of South-West Oxford to the Ontario Land Tribunal but does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to Township of South-West Oxford or the County of Oxford before the amendment is adopted, the specified person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision. Third party appeals of any decision are not permitted.
If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting, or make written submissions to the Township of South-West Oxford or the County of Oxford 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.
Additional information relating to the proposed amendment is available for review at the County of Oxford Community
Planning Office at the address below, Monday – Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., or by visiting the Community Planning
website at www.oxfordcounty.ca/en/services-for-you/land-use-development.aspx. If you have any questions regarding
the above-noted application and how to preserve your appeal rights, please contact Spencer McDonald, Development Planner, Community Planning Office (519-539-9800 ext. 3205). Written comments may be forwarded to the address below or emailed to: planning@oxfordcounty.ca. Please include the applicant's name and our File Number on all correspondence.
Yours truly,
/lb Eric Gilbert, MCIP, RPP
Manager of Development Planning
Community Planning Office
County of Oxford
21 Reeve Street
Woodstock ON N4S 3G1
Telephone: 519-539-9800 / Fax 519-421-4712