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Town Initiated Amendment to the Comprehensive Zoning By-law 129-90

Housekeeping Amendment

October 3, 2016

NOTICE

• Newspaper advertisement in the Fort Erie Times on

September 13, 2016 of Information Meeting and on September 8, 2016 for Public Meeting, in accordance with Planning Act

• Council approved measures:
• Notice was posted on the Town’s website;
• Notice was posted on the Town’s Twitter and Facebook page;
• Notice of the public meeting was sent to the Ridgeway, Bridgeburg and Crystal Beach

Business Improvement Associations;

• Notice of the amendments was advertised on the billboard at the corner of Municipal

Centre Drive and Garrison Road;

• Notice of the amendments was posted at the Library Branches, Leisureplex, Museum

and in the Town Hall Atrium, and;

• Owners of property whose zoning is proposed to change were either hand

delivered or mailed notice on September 13, 2016

File # 350309-0405 November 2, 2015 Slide 2

Summary of Changes

Interpretation

• Add that the boundary of the Environmental Conservation Overlay be interpreted by

Council approved recommendation of the Environmental Advisory Committee

Definitions

• Modify “public storage” definition
• Modify “structure” definition
• Add definition for “event parking”
• Modify definition of “attached”

General Provisions

• Accessory structures
• New development adjacent to agricultural zone
• Parking
• Prohibited uses
• Swimming pools
• Temporary uses
• Covered or uncovered porches, balconies, steps and patios
• Dwelling setbacks in certain zones

Summary of Changes

Agricultural and Rural Zones

• Remove requirement for setback of accessory structure from dwelling
• Remove second RU-219 exception

Residential 1 and Residential 2 Zones

• Clerical modifications to exceptions sections

Waterfront Rural Residential Zone (in Point Abino)

• Clarification that development is subject to approval of Environmental Advisory Committee

Highway Commercial

• Add day nursery as permitted use

Core Mixed Use 4 Zone

• Modify minimum residential floor area provision

Summary of Changes

Mapping

• Removal of the Environmental Conservation overlay from certain properties which have

been deemed appropriate to develop by the Town’s Environmental Advisory Committee

• Removal of Environmental Protection and Environmental Conservation Zoning from

subdivisions that were Draft Approved prior to the passage of the Official Plan, in accordance with Official Plan policy

• Removal of Environmental Protection zoning from lots on Bertie Street, in accordance with

commitments made by the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority

Clerical, Stenographic and Typographic Changes to Mapping and Text

Timeline…

Notice of meetings in newspaper

• September 8 and

September 15, 2016

Letters sent to affected property

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• September 13,

2016

Neighbourhood Meeting

• September 22, 2016

Public Meeting and Information Report to Council

• October 3, 2016

Consider Input Received

• First 2 weeks of

October 2016

Timeline (continued)…

Recommendation Report

• November 7, 2016

By-law

• November 14,

2016

Notice of Decision

November 17, 2016

Appeal Period

• 20 days after

Notice

Town Initiated Amendment to the Comprehensive Zoning By-law 129-90

Housekeeping Amendment

October 3, 2016