Notice of Passing of a Township Initiated Zoning By-law Amendment (October 2026)

Notice of Passing of a Township Initiated Zoning By-law Amendment

Take Notice That the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Minden Hills passed By-Law No. 26-93 on the 8th day of October 2026, under the provisions of Section 34 of the Planning Act, RSO 1990, c. P. 13. The Zoning By-law Amendment applies to all lands within the Township of Minden Hills. On this basis, no location map has been provided with this Notice.

In Making Their Decision, Council considered all oral and written submissions regarding this application, and which did not affect the amendment as approved.

The Purpose and Effect: The purpose of the amendment is to reduce frequent friction points when interpreting and applying the Zoning By-law to proposed development projects. The effect of the amendment 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 provisions and ensuring appropriate use of accessory structures. The amendment will 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 and additional dwelling units (ADU) 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. 

And Take Notice an appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal in respect to all or part of this Zoning By-law may be made by filing a notice of appeal with the Clerk of the Corporation of the Township of Minden Hills either via the Ontario Land Tribunal e-file service (first-time users will need to register for a My Ontario Account) at https://olt.gov.on.ca/e-file-service by selecting the Corporation of the Township of Minden Hills as the Approval Authority or at the mailing address provided below no later than 4:30 p.m. on November 11, 2026. The filing of an appeal after 4:30 p.m., in person or electronically, will be deemed to have been received the next business day. The appeal fee of $1,100 can be paid online through e-file or by certified cheque/money order to the Minister of Finance, Province of Ontario. If you wish to appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) or request a fee reduction for an appeal, forms are available from the OLT website at www.olt.gov.on.ca. If the e-file portal is down, you can submit your appeal to Amanda Dougherty.  

A Copy of the amendment and any additional information relating to the Zoning By-law Amendment is available for inspection by contacting the undersigned.

No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the by-law was passed, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the council or, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party.

Notice of Passing of a Township Initiated Zoning By-law Amendment Pdf

Amanda Dougherty, Manager of Planning
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Township of Minden Hills
7 Milne Street P.O. Box 359
Minden, ON, K0M 2K0