Current Development Applications

The purpose of this amendment is to establish policies to allow the approval of minor Zoning By-law Amendments, specifically the removal of a holding (H) provision, approval of temporary uses, correcting errors or omissions, amendments as a condition of consent, and other amendments deemed to be technical in nature, to be delegated to an employee, specifically the Manager of Planning Services and Chief Administrative Officer or their designates. The amendment will also introduce alternate measures for public notice associated with delegated matters. The effect of the amendment will be to streamline the approval of minor zoning by-law amendments to improve processing timelines and efficiency. 

Status 

The amendment is scheduled for public meeting on September 10, 2026.  

The public meeting is an opportunity for the public to provide comments or feedback, and for Council to hear and consider comments related to the proposed amendment. No staff recommendation will form part of the public meeting to allow an opportunity for further revisions to the amendment that may arise as a result of comments received.  

Additional Information 

A copy of the proposed amendment is available for review: DRAFT - Proposed OPA19 - Delegated Authority

Contact 

For more information about this matter, or to submit written comments prior to the public meeting, please contact: 

Amanda Dougherty, Manager of Planning

Township Initiated – Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments – General 

Property 

The Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments apply to all lands located within the Township of Minden Hills. On that basis a key map has not been provided.  

Applicant/Agent 

Township of Minden Hills 

Purpose of Amendment 

The purpose of the amendments is to reduce frequent friction points when interpreting and applying the Official Plan and Zoning By-law to proposed development projects. The effect of the amendments will be consistency with the Provincial Planning Statement and conformity with the County of Haliburton Official Plan, while also providing reasonable flexibility for reoccurring amendments, improving clarity of existing policies and provisions and ensure appropriate use of accessory structures. More specifically, amendments will include: 

Official Plan: Policies will be introduced or revised which will ensure that for vacant lands around waste management facilities a technical study will be required to demonstrate safe water and soil conditions before development; restrict new sensitive lands uses near aggregate operations; limit the number of lots created in the Rural designation; and remove redundant policies related to Additional Dwelling Units (ADU). Certain additional minor revisions are also proposed.  

Zoning By-law: Add a list of common structures not otherwise noted in the Zoning By-law; reword the regulations for certain accessory structures while maintaining the same intent; permit garages to be located in front of dwellings; increase accessory lot coverage from 5% to 6%; limit upper-storey use of accessory buildings; increase the size of sleeping cabins from 35 sq. m to 45 sq. m; permit accessory buildings where the principal use is a farm; ensure permanent signs are not permitted in the water yard of Shoreline Residential (SR) lots; permit shipping containers in commercial and industrial zones; and increase the maximum distance from a dwelling to an ADU from 30 m to 100 m. Additional revisions to wording and organization are also proposed.  

Status 

The amendments are scheduled for public meeting on September 24, 2026.  

The public meeting is an opportunity for the public to provide comments or feedback, and for Council to hear and consider comments related to the proposed amendments. No staff recommendation will form part of the public meeting to allow an opportunity for further revisions to the amendments that may arise as a result of comments received.  

Additional Information 

Check back for a copy of the proposed amendments as well as redlined copies of the documents as they become available.   

Contact

For more information about this matter, or to submit written comments prior to the public meeting, please contact: 

Amanda Dougherty, Manager of Planning

Township Initiated – Zoning By-law Amendment – Floodplain 

Property 

The Zoning By-law Amendment applies to all lands located within the floodplain in the Township of Minden Hills. These are generally lands adjacent to Gull, Burnt, Drag and Irondale Rivers. Please refer to the key maps.  

You can also refer to the County of Haliburton Updated Floodplain Mapping to confirm if and how the floodplain impacts your property: https://lidar-halcty.hub.arcgis.com/  

Applicant/Agent 

Township of Minden Hills 

Purpose of Amendment 

The Township’s Zoning By-law 06-10, as amended, identifies a floodplain, which includes a Floodway zone and Flood Proofing and Flood Risk overlays. The boundaries of the floodplain are based on mapping prepared in the 1980’s through Natural Resources Canada’s former Flood Damage Reduction Program (FDRP). Recently the County of Haliburton, in partnership with Ganaraska Region Conservation Authority, completed a Floodplain Mapping Project to update the floodplain models. The floodplain mapping project was partially funded by Natural Resources Canada’s current Flood Hazard Identification and Mapping Program (FHIMP). The purpose of the amendment is to amend the Township’s Zoning By-law Schedules (maps) to reflect the updated floodplain boundaries identified through the County’s mapping project. The effect of the amendment will be to align the boundaries with the more current floodplain model, to ensure consistency with provincial and local policy.  

Status 

The amendment is scheduled for public meeting on September 24, 2026.  

The public meeting is an opportunity for the public to provide comments or feedback, and for Council to hear and consider comments related to the proposed amendment. No staff recommendation will form part of the public meeting to allow an opportunity for further revisions to the amendment that may arise as a result of comments received.  

Additional Information 

There are no text amendments proposed. An overall keymap identifying the lands within the new floodplain extents  and detailed schedules below.

Please see detailed Schedules below:

Schedule A-1a on Schedule 7- Area between Twelve Mile Lake and Mountain Lake

Schedule A-1b on Schedule 11- Area between Mountain Lake and Horseshoe Lake

Schedule A-2 on Schedule 14- Area between Horseshoe Lake and Minden Lake

Schedule A-3a on Schedule 14- Area between Little Bob Lake and Gull Lake

Schedule A-3b on Schedule 14- Twelve Mile Lake and Mountain Lake

Schedule A-4a on Schedule 15 & 16- Gelert Rd., Milburn Rd. and Sedgwick Rd. Area

Schedule A-4b on Schedule 15 – Gelert Rd. to Ingoldsby Rd. Area

Schedule A-5a on Schedule 16- Ritchie Falls Rd. Area

Schedule A-5b on Schedule 16 – Gelert Rd., Lochlin Area

Schedule A-6a on Schedule 17 – Gull River and South Moor Lake Area

Schedule A-6b on Schedule 17 - Area between Moore Lake and Gull Lake

Schedule A-7a on Schedule 19 – Howland Junction Area

Schedule A-7b on Schedule 19 – Bacon Rd. and Ron Rd. Area

Schedule A-7c on Schedule 19 – Bacon Rd. and County Rd. 503 Area

Schedule A-7d on Schedule 19- Gelert Rd. and Geeza Rd. Area

Schedule A-8a on Schedule 20 – County Rd. 503 between Bacon Rd. and Harbinson Rd.

Schedule A-8b on Schedule 20 – Salerno Lake Area

Schedule A-9 on Schedule 21 – Hwy 35 between Newcastle St. and Horseshoe Lake Rd.

Schedule A-10a on Schedule 22 – Deep Bay Road and Spring Valley Road

Schedule A-10b on Schedule 22 – Downtown Minden

Schedule A-11 on Schedule 25- Area Between Minden and Gull Lake

Contact 

For more information about this matter, or to submit written comments prior to the public meeting, please contact: 

Amanda Dougherty, Manager of Planning