Notice of the Adoption of Official Plan Amendment No. 18 (OPA 18) And Passing of a Zoning By-law Amendment

Notice of the Adoption of Official Plan Amendment No. 18 (OPA 18) And Passing of a Zoning By-law Amendment

Township of Minden Hills

Take Notice that the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Minden Hills held a Public Meeting on March 12, 2026, and further has adopted OPA 18 by By-law 26-31 and passed By-law 26-32 on April 30th, 2026 under provisions of Sections 17, 21 and 34 of the Planning Act, RSO, c. P. 13. The amendments apply to those lands located within Municipal Well Systems and Municipal Surface Water Systems in the Township of Minden Hills, more specifically being vulnerable areas as identified in the regional Source Protection Plan, within Minden, Lutterworth Pines and Kinmount. Please refer to the key maps:

• Key Map Minden
• Key Map Lutterworth Pines
• Key Map Kinmount

Purpose and Effect: The amendments will introduce policies and provisions with respect to Source Water Protection as required under the Clean Water Act, 2006, and as further identified in the Trent Source Protection Plan. Official Plan policies will identify land use activities that represent significant drinking water threats and requirements to regulate those existing and future uses in accordance with the Source Protection Plan. Future significant drinking water threats are prohibited in the absence of a prescribed instrument or Section 59 Notice from the Township’s Risk Management Official. Existing and future significant drinking water threats require a Risk Management Plan. Policies also serve to guide the use of sewage systems, road salt, transport pathways and stormwater management facilities.  Zoning By-law regulations support the Official Plan policies and identify those uses which will require further review and approval within vulnerable areas.  

In Making Their Decision, Council considered all written and oral submissions received regarding this application. The effect of written and oral submissions included revisions for minor formatting, revising wording to provide greater clarity for interpreting policies and provisions and to reflect similar language used within the governing Source Protection Plan. 

A copy of the amendment and any additional information relating to the Amendments is available for inspection by contacting the undersigned.

AND TAKE NOTICE that an appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal in respect to all or part of the Zoning By-law Amendment (By-law 26-32) 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 June 2nd, 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, Manager of Planning.

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 Ontario Land Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party.

AND TAKE NOTICE that in accordance with Section 17(22) of the Planning Act, the County of Haliburton is the approval authority of OPA 18. The adopted amendment requires approval by the County prior to coming into full force and effect. Therefore, the Zoning By-law Amendment, which is impacted by OPA 18, will only come into effect upon County approval of the Official Plan Amendment.

Any person or public body is entitled to receive notice of the decision of the County, if written request to be notified of the decision is made to the County, submitted to:

Attention: County Clerk
County of Haliburton
P.O. Box 399, 11 Newcastle St.
Minden ON K0M 2K0

Dated this 13th day of May 2026
Amanda Dougherty, Manager of Planning
7 Milne Street, P.O. Box 359
Minden, ON  K0M 2K0