Notice of Passing of Zoning By-Law by

The Corporation of the City of Richmond Hill

Take notice that the Council of The Corporation of the City of Richmond Hill passed By-law 27-21 on February 24, 2021 under section 34 of the Planning Act, R. S. O. 1990.

And take notice that an appeal to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal in respect of the Zoning By-law may be made by filing a written notice of appeal with the City Clerk of The Corporation of the City of Richmond Hill, no later than 4:30 p.m. on March 31, 2021.

An explanation of the purpose and effect of the Zoning By-law and map showing the location of the lands to which the amendment applies, is set out below. The amendment was processed under City file D02-14031.

Council in making its decision on this matter took into consideration all written and oral comments received on the applications.

A Notice of Appeal Will:

(a)     set out the reasons for the appeal;

(b)     be accompanied by the fee prescribed under the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal Act in the amount of $1,100.00 payable by certified cheque or money order in Canadian funds to the Minister of Finance, Province of Ontario. Certified cheques are not required when the cheque is from a law firm;

(c)     be accompanied by the processing fee prescribed under the Tariff of Fees By-law in the amount of $320.00.00 payable by certified cheque or money order in Canadian funds to the City of Richmond Hill. Certified cheques are not required when the cheque is from a law firm; and

(d)     be addressed to the City Clerk at the address noted below.     

Who Can File An Appeal:

If a person or public body would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of the Council of the City of Richmond Hill to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal but the person or public body does not make oral submissions at the public meeting or make written submissions to the City of Richmond Hill before the proposed Zoning By-law is passed, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision of City Council.

If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at the public meeting, or make written submissions to the City of Richmond Hill before the proposed Zoning By-law is passed, the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal unless, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to do so. 

Obtaining Additional Information:

Additional information about the application may be obtained by contacting Amanda Dunn, Planner II - Development, at (905) 747-6480 or by e-mail at amanda.dunn@richmondhill.ca. Contact can also be made by fax at 905-771-2404.

Dated this 11^th day of March, 2021

Stephen M.A. Huycke, City Clerk

The Corporation of the City of Richmond Hill

225 East Beaver Creek Road

Richmond Hill, Ontario L4B 3P4

Tel:  905-771-8800

Fax: 905-771-2502

E-mail: clerks@richmondhill.ca

Explanatory Note to By-law 27-21

By-law 27-21 affects the lands described as Part of Lot 3 and Part of Block A, Registered Plan 1642, municipally known as 24 Brookside. The subject lands are located at the southwest corner of Yonge Street and Brookside Road.

The western portion of the subject lands are zoned “Flood (F) Zone” under Zoning By-law 2523, as amended and the eastern portion of lands are zoned as General Commercial One (GC1) Zone under Zoning By-law 190-87, as amended.

The purpose and effect of By-law 27-21 is to add a retail store as a permitted use to the GC1 Zone on the subject lands and to establish site specific development standards related to parking, minimum required landscaping, yard setbacks, floor space index and frontage requirements to facilitate the development of the lands for a five storey medical office building with ground related retail. By-law 27-21 will also have the effect of removing the lands zoned Flood (F) Zone from By-law 2523, as amended, and including said lands within Flood (F) Zone under By-law 190-87, as amended, and will permit Forestry and Conservation uses.