Take Notice that the Township of Minden Hills has received seven (7) complete applications to amend the Township’s Zoning By-law. The Township of Minden Hills will be holding Public Meetings, as required under the Planning Act, and as follows: 

Date:  Tuesday May 13, 2025

Time:  9:00 AM

Location:  Hybrid Meeting (In-person and Electronic via Zoom 

The purpose of the Public Meeting will be to consider Zoning By-law Amendment Applications PLZBA2025004, PLZBA2025009, PLZBA2025012, PLZBA2025014, PLZBA2025015, PLZBA2025022 and PLZBA2025025 pursuant to Section 34 of the Planning Act as shown below: 

PLZBA2025004 (Wilson): The subject property is currently zoned ‘Shoreline Residential (SR)’ and is further designated Waterfront in the Township’s Official Plan. The subject property is currently developed in the form of two accessory docks. The original one-storey single-family dwelling, sleeping cabin and attached decks have been demolished. The original dwelling had a setback of 10.5 metres (34.4 feet) from the shoreline of Black Lake, together with an attached waterfront deck having a setback of 6.7 metres (21.9 feet) from Black Lake. The property owners are proposing to build a new slightly larger one-storey single-family dwelling with a walkout basement and attached deck. A new covered porch is also proposed. The proposed dwelling will maintain the same setbacks to Black Lake as the original dwelling, whereas the proposed attached deck will have in increased setback. The zoning by-law amendment would rezone the property from SR zone to ‘Shoreline Residential Exception (SR-E) to permit the construction of the new dwelling, having an increased footprint and height. 

PLZBA2025009 (2640599 Ontario Inc): The subject property is currently zoned ‘Shoreline Residential (SR)’ and is further designated Waterfront in the Township’s Official Plan. The subject property is currently developed in the form of a single-family dwelling, detached garage and one accessory building. The proposed zoning by-law amendment would rezone the property from SR zone to ‘Shoreline Residential Exception (SR-E) to permit the use of the accessory building as a home occupation with a reduced side yard and rear yard setback of 2.14 metres (7.0 feet) and 2.74 metres (8.99 feet) respectively. 

PLZBA2025012 (Binnendyk): The subject property is currently zoned ‘Shoreline Residential (SR)’ and is further designated Rural in the Township’s Official Plan. The subject property is currently developed in the form of a one-storey single-detached dwelling with attached deck and gazebo, together with accessory structures. The existing dwelling has a setback of 10.6 metres (34.8 feet) from the shoreline of Black Lake, and the attached waterfront deck has a setback of 3.2 metres (10.5 feet) from Black Lake. The property owners are proposing to build a new larger two-storey single-detached dwelling along with replacing the existing attached deck. A new covered porch is also proposed. A portion of the existing waterfront deck and the existing gazebo is to be removed and replaced with a smaller footprint deck. The proposed dwelling and attached deck will maintain the same setbacks to Black Lake as the existing development. The zoning by-law amendment would rezone the property from ‘SR’ zone to ‘Shoreline Residential Exception (SR-E)’ to permit the construction of the new dwelling, having an increased footprint and height where development standards of the Zoning By-law are otherwise non-complying. 

PLZBA2025014 (Haynes & Thistle): The subject property is currently zoned ‘Shoreline Residential (SR)’ and is further designated Waterfront in the Township’s Official Plan. The subject property was originally developed in the form of a one-storey single-detached dwelling with attached covered deck, and sunroom which was destroyed by fire. The property also includes one sleeping cabin with attached deck. The original dwelling had a setback of 5.8 metres (19 feet) from the shoreline of Canning Lake, together with an attached waterfront deck having a setback of 8.8 metres (28.9 feet) from Canning Lake. The property owners are proposing to build a new larger one-storey single-detached dwelling with an increased setback to Canning Lake of 15 metres (49.2 feet) along with two attached open decks. The zoning by-law amendment would rezone the property from SR zone to ‘Shoreline Residential Exception (SR-E)’ to permit the construction of the new dwelling, having an increased footprint and lateral width within the water yard setback. 

PLZBA2025015 - Calvieri: The subject property is currently zoned ‘Rural (RU)’ and is located within the Rural designation of the Township’s Official Plan. The zoning by-law amendment is submitted to fulfill conditions of consent applications H-046-24 and H-047-24 and would serve to rezone portions of the property to ‘Hazard Lands (HZ)’ and incorporate site-specific provisions to protect the natural heritage features identified in an Environmental Impact Study prepared in relation to the consent applications. 

PLZBA2025022 – Barry: The subject property is currently zoned ‘Rural (RU)’ and ‘Hazard Lands (HZ)’ and is located within the Rural and Environmental Protection designations of the Township’s Official Plan. The zoning by-law is submitted to fulfill conditions of consent applications H-052-24 and H-053-24 and would serve to rezone portions of the property to ‘Hazard Lands (HZ)’ and incorporate site-specific provisions to protect the natural heritage features identified in an Environmental Impact Study prepared in relation to the consent applications. 

PLZBA2025025 – Howell: The subject property is currently zoned ‘Shoreline Residential (SR)’ and is further designated Waterfront in the Township’s Official Plan. The subject property is currently developed in the form of a single detached cottage and accessory structures. The cottage has a setback of 22.4 metres (73.4 feet) from the shoreline of Kashagawigamog Lake, together with multiple attached waterfront decks having a high-water mark setback of 14 metres (46 feet). The cottage further has a reduced northerly side yard setback of 1.3 metres (4.27 feet). The property owners are proposing to build a new dwelling on an expanded footprint, together with increased height, being two-storeys in addition to a walkout basement and attached deck. The proposed dwelling will improve and otherwise comply with required setback (23 metres or 75 feet) to the shoreline of Kashagawigamog Lake. The dwelling will improve the north side yard setback to 2 metres (6.56 feet), which will serve to slightly reduce the south side yard setback to 4.08 metres (13.4 feet). The zoning by-law amendment would rezone the property from SR zone to ‘Shoreline Residential Exception (SR-E)’ to permit the construction of the new dwelling, having an increased footprint and height where setback requirements cannot be otherwise met.

The Public Meeting is an opportunity for Council to hear and consider comments related to the proposed amendment. Any member of the public may speak in favour, or opposition to, the proposed amendment(s) during the Public Meeting. 

Written Submissions either in support of or opposition to the application must be received prior to the Public Meeting and can be submitted to Amanda Dougherty, Manager of Planning. 

To Watch: Members of the Public wishing to watch the meeting in person can do so by attending the Township Council Chambers, located at 7 Milne Street, Minden. Members of the Public wishing to watch the meeting virtually can do so by joining the Meeting Live Stream Link on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/live/SIkqH4h1FQw?si=xRz_cpXFgIdarq85. 

To Participate in Person: Members of the public wishing to participate and make comment/speak at the Public Meeting must: pre-register by emailing the Clerk's Department by Monday May 12, 2025 before 4:00 PM or by registering the morning of the meeting before 8:30 AM in the Council Chambers. 

To Participate via Zoom on the Web or by Telephone please email the Clerk's Department by Monday May 12, 2025 before 4:00 PM to obtain login information.

If attending virtually, please log-on 30 minutes before the meeting. Once registered, participants will automatically be placed into a holding room and brought into the meeting as permitted by the Chair. 

Please note we encourage those wishing to view the meeting to also download the agenda, as it will not be displayed during the streaming process. Meeting agendas can be downloaded by visiting the Township website at: https://www.mindenhills.ca/council/ 

Please further note the live-stream link provided for each meeting will only be activated while Council is in session. 

Additional Information regarding the proposed Amendment is available to the public for inspection at the Municipal Office located at 7 Milne Street by appointment. For more information about this matter, including information about preserving your appeal rights, contact the undersigned. 

If You Wish to Be Notified of the decision of the Township of Minden Hills in respect to the proposed zoning by-law amendment, you must submit a written request to the undersigned. 

Any Person may attend the public meeting and/or make written or verbal representation either in support of or in opposition to the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment. 

If a Person Or Public Body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the Corporation of the Township of Minden Hills before the by-law is passed, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision of the Corporation of the Township of Minden Hills to the Ontario Land Tribunal. 

If a Person Or Public Body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting, or make written submissions to the Council for the Corporation of the Township of Minden Hills before the 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. 

Accessibility: The Township of Minden Hills is committed to providing services as set out in the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005. If you have accessibility needs and require alternative formats or other accommodations, please contact the undersigned. 

Privacy Disclosure: As one of the purposes of the Planning Act is to provide for planning processes that are open and accessible, all written submissions, documents, correspondence, e-mails or other communications (including your name and address) form part of the public record and may be disclosed/made available by the Township as deemed appropriate, including anyone requesting such information. Please note that by submitting any of this information, you are providing the Township with your consent to use and disclose this information as part of the planning process.