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 122-23 on December 13, 2023 under section 34 of the Planning Act, R. S. O. 1990.

And take notice that an appeal to the Ontario Land 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 January 9, 2024.

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 D02-22003.

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 Ontario Land 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 $341.00 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 Ontario Land 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 Ontario Land 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 Francesco Caparelli, Planning Technician, at (905) 747-6531 or by e-mail at francesco.caparelli@richmondhill.ca. Contact can also be made by fax at 905-771-2404.

Dated this 20^th day of December, 2023

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 122-23

By-law 122-23 affects the lands described as Lot 215, Registered Plan M-37, municipally known as 52 Beaufort Hills Road.

 By-law 1275, as amended, presently zones the subject lands "Residential Urban (RU) Zone". By-law 146-76 amended By-law 1275 by adding a paragraph to Section 9 of By­ law 1275, as amended, which states "notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3 respecting minimum lot frontage and size of building lot and ground floor area, the minimum lot frontage and lot area required for each lot shown on Schedules 'B' and 'B.1' to By-law 146-76 of The Corporation of the City of Richmond Hill shall be that shown for the lot on the said Schedule and no dwelling shall be erected on any such lot with a ground floor area of less than 1,250 square feet."

 By-law 122-23 further amends the By-laws and exempts the subject lands shown on Schedule "A" to this By-law from the above-mentioned paragraph to permit a future severance on the subject property to create one new residential lot.

By-law 122-23 also rezones a portion of the subject lands to "Open Space (0) Zone" under By-law 1275, as amended, to prevent the construction of buildings or structures so as to protect a mature treed area.