Notice of Public Meetings Concerning Zoning By-Law Amendments on March 12, 2026

Notice of Public Meetings Concerning Zoning By-Law Amendments

Take Notice that the Township of Minden Hills has received two (2) complete applications to amend the Township’s Zoning By-law.

The Township of Minden Hills will be holding a Public Meeting, as required under the Planning Act, and as follows:

Date: Thursday, March 12, 2026
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 Application PLZBA2026006 and PLZBA2026008 pursuant to Section 34 of the Planning Act as shown below:

PLZBA2026006 (Whitney Plastics Ltd):

The property is located in Part Lot 3, Concession A, Geographic Township of Anson, 101 Bobcaygeon Road (see Key Map). The subject property is currently zoned ‘Village Commercial (C4)’ and is located within the Downtown designation of the Township’s Official Plan Schedule ‘A-1’. The proposed amendment would serve to rezone the property from ‘Village Commercial (C4)’ Zone to a site specific ‘‘Village Commercial Exception (C4-E)’ Zone in order to permit the conversion of a commercial unit, having no direct street frontage, into a residential dwelling unit.

PLZBA2026008 (Langdon and Jamal):

The property is located in Part Lot 22, Concession 13, Geographic Township of Snowdon (see Key Map). The subject property is currently zoned ‘Rural (RU)’ and ‘Hazard Lands (HZ)’ and is located within the Rural and Environmental Protection designation of the Township’s Official Plan. Application PLZBA2026008 is submitted to fulfill a condition of consent application H-018-25, which will facilitate the creation of a new residential building lot. An Environmental Impact Study (EIS) was prepared in relation to the consent application and identified both wetland and watercourse features. In recognition of the findings of the EIS, the zoning by-law amendment will serve to rezone portions of the property that are not impacted by existing natural features from ‘Hazard Land (HZ)’ zone to ‘Rural (RU)’ zone. The amendment will also serve to appropriately rezone any wetland or watercourse feature and the associated vegetated buffer as ‘Hazard Land (HZ)’ and further to rezone the balance of the severed parcel from ‘Rural (RU)’ to ‘Rural Residential Exception (RR-E)’ zone, to recognize site-specific provisions.

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: https://www.youtube.com/live/DIsDHLFFaXA?si=n0YxagkLpbu7vxYk.  

To Participate in Person: Members of the public wishing to participate and make comment or speak at the Public Meeting must: pre-register by emailing the Clerk's Department by Wednesday, Wednesday, March 11th before 4:00 PM or by attending and registering the morning of the meeting before 8:30 AM in the Township Council Chambers, 7 Milne Street, Minden.

To Participate via Zoom on the Web or by Telephone please email the Clerk's Department by Wednesday, March 11th before 4:00 PM to obtain login information. If attending virtually, please log-on 30 minutes before the meeting.

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

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

Additional Information regarding the proposed Amendments is available to the public for inspection at the Municipal Office located at 7 Milne Street by appointment and is available online at www.mindenhills.ca/newsroom. For more information about this matter, contact 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 Amendments.

If a person or public body would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of the Council for the Corporation of the Township of Minden Hills to the Ontario Land Tribunal but the 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 is not entitled to appeal the decision.

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.

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 Township of Minden Hills. For more information about this matter, including information about preserving your appeal rights, contact the undersigned at Amanda Dougherty, Manager of Planning. 

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.

Dated this 23rd day of February, 2026

Amanda Dougherty, Manager of Planning
Email 
705-286-1260 ext. 506
7 Milne Street, P.O. Box 359
Minden, ON K0M 2K0