Council Public Meeting

Tuesday, February 11^th, 2025

Concerning a Proposed Official Plan Amendment initiated by the City for the Employment lands

A Public Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, February 11^th, 2025, at 7:00 PM to notify the public and receive comments on the proposed Official Plan Amendment. The meeting will be held both in person in the Council Chambers of the Municipal Offices, 225 East Beaver Creek Road and 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 Files: MOPA-24-0002

City Planner: Andrew Crawford, Planner II (Policy)

Telephone: 905-771-5528

Email: andrew.crawford@richmondhill.ca

The Official Plan Amendment application proposes to amend the Employment Area and Employment Corridor policies of the City’s Official Plan by adding a transitional policy that would allow for the continuation of existing uses within the City’s designated Employment lands. This is in response to recent amendments to the Planning Act and Provincial Planning Statement, 2024 that modified the definition of “area of employment”.

Any person may attend the meeting and/or make written or verbal representation either in support of, or in opposition to the proposed Official Plan Amendment. No prior registration is required to make an in-person Delegation, but is encouraged. Prior registration is required should the public intend to make an electronic delegation by video conference or telephone. Applications to appear as a Delegation must be submitted by 12:00 PM (noon) on the date of the meeting by email to clerks@richmondhill.ca or by using the on-line application form found on Richmondhill.ca. The Office of the Clerk will provide instructions on appearing as a Delegation. 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 PM (noon) on the date of the meeting. Please ensure that you include your name and address so that you may be contacted if necessary.

Official Plan Amendment Appeal: If a specified person, public body or registered owner of any land to which the Official Plan Amendment applies would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of the Council of the City of Richmond Hill to the Ontario Land Tribunal but the specified person, public body or registered owner of any land to which the Official Plan Amendment applies does not make oral submissions at the public meeting or make written submissions to the City of Richmond Hill before the proposed Official Plan Amendment is adopted, the specified person, public body or registered owner of any land to which the Official Plan Amendment applies is not entitled to appeal the decision of the City of Richmond Hill to the Ontario Land Tribunal.

If a specified person, public body or registered owner of any land to which the Official Plan Amendment applies does not make oral submissions at the public meeting or make written submissions to the City of Richmond Hill before the proposed Official Plan Amendment is adopted, the specified person, public body or registered owner of any land to which the Official Plan Amendment applies 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 adoption, passing or refusal of the proposed Official Plan 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. 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 Official Plan Amendment Staff Report should be directed to the Planning and Building Services Department by calling 905-771-8910 between 8:30 AM and 4:30 PM. The Staff Report will be available the week before the meeting after 3:00 PM. You can email the Office of the Clerk at clerks@richmondhill.ca for an electronic copy. It will also be available on RichmondHill.ca. To find it, select the 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 16th day of January, 2025