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Notice of Passing of By-law 29-20
Back to SearchNotice 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 29-20 on April 22, 2020, 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.
PLEASE NOTE: On March 20, 2020, the Government of Ontario issued an Order under the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act as Ontario Regulation 73/20, following the declaration of an emergency relating to COVID-19.Pursuant to O. Reg. 73/20, all deadlines under the Planning Act for filing an appeal to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal are suspended as of March 16, 2020 and remain suspended for the duration of that Order and any renewal thereof. Accordingly, the last day for filing a written notice of appeal with the City Clerk is twenty (20) days following the date on which the Order issued as O. Reg. 73/20 or any renewal thereof ceases to be in effect, by no later than 4:30 p.m.
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 D24-19003.
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 $300.00 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 $310.00.00 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 Shelly Cham, Manager Development Zoning, at 905-747-6470 or e-mail at shelly.cham@richmondhill.ca. Contact can also be made by fax at 905-771-2404.
Dated this 30th day of April, 2020
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 29-20
By-law 29-20 affects the lands shown in Schedule “B”.
The purpose and effect of this Zoning By-law 29-20 is to expand the commercial use permissions prescribed in Zoning By-laws 1275, 1703, 2325-68, 2523, 39-71, 66-71, 3-74, 109-81, 181-81, 273-82, 232-85, 88-86, 107-86, 184-87, 190-87, 38-95, 278-96, 313-96, 235-97, and 42-02 all as amended, as well as certain site specific lands, by permitting a “Commercial School” as an additional use in all zones that permit commercial uses, including mixed uses, within the subject Lands.