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 157-21 on December 8, 2021 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 6, 2022.

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 D02-14035.

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 $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 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 Jeff Healey, Senior Planner - Subdivisions, at (905) 747-6452 or by e-mail at jeff.healey@richmondhill.ca. Contact can also be made by fax at 905-771-2404.

Dated this 17^th day of December, 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 157-21

By-law 157-21 affects the lands described as Part of Lot 26, Concession 2, E.Y.S., municipally known as 1080 Elgin Mills Road East. The lands constitute Blocks 1, 3, 4 and 6 on draft approved Plan of Subdivision 19T-14014.

 By-law 2325-68, as amended, of the former Township of Markham, zones the subject lands “Rural Residential Four (RR4) Zone”.

By-law 157-21 will have the effect of removing the lands from the provisions of By-law 2325-68, as amended, and rezoning the subject lands to “Residential Multiple Four (RM4) Zone” and “Environmental Protection Two (EPA2) Zone" under By-law 55-15, as amended. By-law 157-21 also contains a number of site specific provisions to permit a residential development comprised of 80 townhouse dwellings, including common element condominium facilities such as private streets, visitor parking and pedestrian walkways on the subject lands.