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 45-25 on April 23, 2025 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 May 21, 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 ZBLA-24-0010.

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 Francesco Caparelli, Planner I - Development, at (905) 771-6531 or by e-mail at francesco.caparelli@richmondhill.ca. 

Dated this 1^st day of May, 2025

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 45-25

By-law 45-25 affects the lands described as Lot 10 Registered Plan M-36 municipally known as 11 Cynthia Crescent.

By-law 1275, as amended, presently zones the subject lands "Residential Urban (RU) Zone". Section 1(c) of By-Jaw 146-76 which amended By-law 1275, as amended requires the minimum lot frontage and lot.area established through the original registered Plan of Subdivision to be maintained.

By-law 45-25 exempts the subject lands shown on Schedule "A" to this By-law from the above-noted requirement in order to permit a future severance on the subject property to create one new residential lot. Additionally, By-law 45-25 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 in order to protect a woodlot on the subject lands.