Notice of Complete Application and Council Public Meeting

The purpose of this notice is to advise the public that a “complete” development application has been received by the City of Richmond Hill pursuant to the Planning Act. The application has been circulated to City departments and external agencies for review and comment and a Council Public Meeting has been scheduled as set out below.

Wednesday, April 20, 2022

Concerning a Proposed Zoning By-law Amendment

A Public Meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, April 20, 2022 at 7:30 PM to notify the public and receive comments on the following application that has been received by the City. In support of the efforts of our public health partners and the Province of Ontario to stop the spread of COVID-19, the meeting will be held using electronic video conference technology. Details on how you can participate in the meeting are included in this notice. You can also view the livestream of the meeting at RichmondHill.ca/CouncilMeetings.

Inquiries Refer To:

City File: D02-22007 (Related City Files: D02-16014 and D06-21051)

City Planner: Simone Fiore, Senior Planner – Site Plans  

Telephone: 905-771-2479

Email: simone.fiore@richmondhill.ca

A request has been received from Weins Canada Inc. to amend the Zoning By-law for lands described as Part of Lot 56, Concession 1, W.Y.S. and municipally known as 0 Gamble Road. The subject lands have a frontage of approximately 52 metres (170.60 feet) along Yonge Street and 100 metres (328.08 feet) along Gamble Road, and a total site area of 0.66 hectares (1.64 acres).

The Zoning By-law Amendment application proposes to rezone the subject lands from Agricultural (A) Zone under By-law 2523, as amended, to General Commercial (GC) Zone under By-law 235-97, as amended, with site specific development standards to permit a proposed automobile sales dealership on the subject lands.

The lands are also the subject of unrelated Zoning By-law Amendment application City File D02-16014 currently before the Ontario Land Tribunal (Case Number PL171284).

Lands Containing Seven (7) or More Residential Units: A copy of this notice must be posted by the owner of any land that contains seven (7) or more residential units in a location that is visible to all of the residents.

Any person, subject to the below notice regarding the Covid-19 Emergency, may attend the meeting and/or make written or verbal representation either in support of, or in opposition to the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment. Written comments by any person unable to attend the meeting should be made by email to clerks@richmondhill.ca, or by mail to the City Clerk, The Corporation of the City of Richmond Hill, 225 East Beaver Creek, Richmond Hill, Ontario, L4B 3P4, or fax to 905-771-2502, and are to be received no later than 12:00 p.m. (noon) on Wednesday, April 20, 2022.Please ensure that you include your name and address so that you may be contacted if necessary.

COVID-19 Emergency: During the COVID-19 Declaration of Emergency (declared by the Province of Ontario and the City of Richmond Hill under the provisions Section 7.0.1 and Section 4(1) of the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.E.9, respectively)the City of Richmond Hill Council is holding electronic meetings, and in-person meeting attendance is restricted to electronic attendance only. Any person, who wishes to make a verbal presentation is required to do so electronically via the internet or telephone, and is required to register with the Office of the Clerk by 12:00 p.m. (noon) on the date of the meeting. Registrations can be submitted by email to clerks@richmondhill.ca. The Clerk will provide any such person with instructions on how to make their electronic delegation.

Zoning By-law Amendment Appeals: If a person or public body would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of the City of Richmond Hill 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 City of Richmond Hill before the proposed Zoning By-law before it is passed, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision of the Council of the City of Richmond Hill to the Ontario Land Tribunal.

If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the City of Richmond Hill before the proposed Zoning By-law before it 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 add the person or public body as a party.

If you wish to be notified of the passing or refusal of the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment, you must make a written request to the City Clerk, The Corporation of the City of Richmond Hill, 225 East Beaver Creek Road, Richmond Hill, Ontario L4B 3P4 or by e-mail at clerks@richmondhill.ca.

Notice of Collection: Personal information is collected under the authority of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13 and may be contained in an appendix of a staff report, published in the meeting agenda, delegation list and/or the minutes of the public meeting and made part of the public record. The City collects this information in order to make informed decisions on the relevant issues and to notify interested parties of Council’s decisions. It may also be used to serve notice of an Ontario Land Tribunal hearing. Names and addresses contained in submitted letters and other information will be available to the public, unless the individual expressly requests the City to remove their personal information when submitting their written comments. The disclosure of this information is governed by the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.M.56. Questions about this collection and disclosure should be directed to the Office of the Clerk at 905-771-8800 or by e-mail at clerks@richmondhill.ca.

Additional Information: For more information about this matter, including information about preserving your appeal rights, please contact the Office of the Clerk at 905-771-8800 or by e-mail at clerks@richmondhill.ca.

Questions about the information and recommendations contained in the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment Staff Report should be directed to the Planning and Infrastructure Department by calling 905-771-8910 between 8:30 AM and 4:30 PM.  You can pick up the Staff Report at the Office of the Clerk, located on the Ground Floor of the Municipal Offices, on Wednesday, April 13, 2022 after 3 PM. The Staff Report will also be available on RichmondHill.ca. To find it, selectthe Calendar and click on the relevant meeting for a list of items.

City of Richmond Hill

225 East Beaver Creek Road

Richmond Hill, Ontario L4B 3P4

Telephone: 905-771-8800

Fax: 905-771-2502

E-mail: clerks@richmondhill.ca

Stephen M.A. Huycke, City Clerk

Dated this 24^th day of March, 2022.