Notice of Passing of Zoning By-Law

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 154-24 on December 11, 2024 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 13, 2025.

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 D02-21005.

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.

(c)     be accompanied by the processing fee prescribed under the Tariff of Fees By-law in the amount of $351.00 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 specified person, public body or registered owner 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 does not make oral submissions at the public meeting or make written submissions to the Council of the City of Richmond Hill before the proposed Zoning By-law is passed, the specified person, public body or registered owner is not entitled to appeal the decision of City Council.

If a specified person, public body or registered owner does not make oral submissions at the public meeting, or make written submissions to the Council of the City of Richmond Hill before the proposed Zoning By-law is passed, the specified person, public body or registered owner 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 Simone Fiore, Senior Planner - Development, at (905) 771-2479 or by e-mail at simone.fiore@richmondhill.ca. 

Dated this 24^th day of December, 2024

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

The Corporation of the City of Richmond Hill

Explanatory Note to By-law 154-24

By-law 154-24 affects lands known as Block 39 on Plan 65M-2079 and Part of Block 3 on Plan 65M-2368, which are located on the west side of Yonge Street, south of Harding Boulevard West. The lands are currently zoned “Residential Office Complex (RO) Zone” in Zoning By-law No. 75-13.

By-law 154-24 would rezone the lands to “Residential Office Complex (RO) Zone”, with site specific development standards under By-law 181-81, as amended, to permit a high density mixed-use residential/commercial development to be comprised of two high-rise towers, 22 and 18 storeys connected by a five storey podium, two blocks of back-to-back townhouse dwellings and a new east-west public street, which will connect Yonge Street with Addison Street.