Notice of Public Meeting - 1145 Pelham Street

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Date:   Tuesday October 11, 2022 at 5:30 PM

Place: This hearing will be held remotely by Zoom Webinar.

Town Council approved Public Hearings to be held remotely during an emergency via By-law No. 4422 (2022). The Town of Pelham will be livestreaming this Public Meeting at the following link:

https://www.youtube.com/user/TownOfPelham

File Number:     AM-06-22

Subject Lands: 1145 Pelham Street, Fonthill

Public Meeting for a Zoning By-law Amendment in accordance with Section 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, as amended.

An application for Zoning By-law Amendment was received for the property known as 1145 Pelham Street, Fonthill and described legally as Block 13, Plan 59M-405.

The proposed Zoning By-law Amendment would rezone the lands from the General Commercial – 89 (GC-89) zone to a site-specific Residential Multiple 2 (RM2) zone to permit a 5 storey apartment dwelling containing 47 units as shown on the submitted site plan.

Your Input is Encouraged:  Please provide input by speaking at the public meeting or by making a written submission to the Town of Pelham.  Unless indicated otherwise, personal information and all comments will become part of the public record and may be publicly released.  To provide input in writing, or to request personal notice if the proposed rezoning is approved, please send all correspondence by 12:00 PM on Wednesday, September 28, 2022 for inclusion in the public meeting agenda package c/o Town Clerk, Holly Willford, PO Box 400, 20 Pelham Town Square, Fonthill, Ontario L0S 1E0, or by email at HWillford@pelham.ca. Comments and requests received after this date will still be received by Council, however they may not be published as part of the public meeting agenda. Verbal comments will be received remotely at this public hearing using the Zoom platform. To participate remotely, please pre-register with the Clerks office by sending an email to clerks@pelham.ca before 12:00 PM on Friday, October 7, 2022. All registrants will be provided with instructions on how to use your computer, tablet or phone to participate in the Public Meeting. Registrants will also be notified of Council’s decision. If you have not submitted written comments or pre-registered before the aforementioned deadlines, but wish to submit comments during the Public Meeting, you may livestream the meeting from the Town of Pelham’s YouTube channel and email comments to clerks@pelham.ca during the public commenting portion of the subject application only. If your comments are not received prior to the closing of the public commenting portion of the meeting, they will not be considered.

Need More Information:  For more information, please contact Shannon Larocque by email at slarocque@pelham.ca or at 905-980-6661 or 905-892-2607 ext 319.  A copy of the staff Report regarding the proposed application as well as any additional information may be obtained on the Town’s website at https://events.pelham.ca/meetings or at Town Hall after 4:30 PM on Wednesday, October 5, 2022.

Important Information:  If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the Town of Pelham in respect of the proposed rezoning before Council gives or refuses to give approval to the rezoning, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision of the Town of Pelham to the Ontario Land Tribunal.

If a person or public body does not make oral submission at a public meeting or make written submission to the Town of Pelham in respect of the proposed rezoning before Council gives or refuses to give approval to the rezoning, 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 is reasonable grounds to do so.

If you wish to be notified of the decision of Town Council in respect of the proposed rezoning, you must make a written request to the Clerk of the Town of Pelham and such request must include the name and address to which such notice should be sent.

Electronic Public Meeting Procedures & How to Get Involved in a Town of Pelham Zoom Public Meeting

All Town of Pelham in person Public Meetings have been cancelled, instead the Town is holding all Public Meetings electronically via Zoom.  Electronic Public Meetings have proven to be effective however the public can also participate and have their concerns heard by making written submissions and speaking directly with Town staff.

Notice of Public Meeting    A Notice of Public Meeting will be mailed to the all persons listed as owners in the last revised assessment roll number within 120 meters of the subject property.  The Public Meeting Notice can also be found at the Town of Pelham website for all applications being heard by electronic meetings:  www.pelham.ca/public-notices

How to Submit Comments    Public input on applications is invited.  During this time, written comments are encouraged as the preferred method of receiving public input.  Written comments may be sent by mail or e-mail to the attention of the Clerk.  You may also drop written comments off at Town Hall in the drop box.  You may also provide oral input by joining the electronic meeting.

Written Comments    Please provide written input by mailing or e-mailing your comments to the Clerk by the date indicated on the Public Notice.  You may also drop off written comments to Town Hall in the drop box. 

Oral Submissions    To participate in the remote electronic public meeting to provide oral input, please pre-register with the Clerk by telephone or email by the date indicated on the Public Notice.  All registrants will be provided in advance of the meeting instructions on how to use your computer, tablet or phone to participate in the electronic meeting.

Please note, the Clerk will provide you the Zoom link and password in advance of the meeting.  This is for pre-registered participants only and is not to be shared with others.

View the Meeting – E-mail Comments Live    The remote electronic meeting can be viewed by live-streamed on the Town’s YouTube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/TownOfPelham.  While viewing the meeting live you may submit comments during your application of interest to: clerks@pelham.ca.  Please note, if your comments are submitted after the public portion of the application you are interested in has been closed, your comments will not be considered.  This method of public participation is not the preferred method as you may not submit your comments in time.  Use this method at your own risk and the Town is not responsible for any livestream lag, disconnection or internet failures.

For more information, please contact:

Clerk, 20 Pelham Town Square, P.O. Box 400, Fonthill ON L0S 1E0   905-980-6657  hwillford@pelham.ca

Deputy Clerk, 20 Pelham Town Square, P.O. Box 400, Fonthill ON L0S 1E0  905-980-6662  sleach@pelham.ca

For technical questions, please contact:   Shannon Larocque, Senior Planner   905-980-6661  slarocque@pelham.ca

Test Session   Prior to the Public Meeting, participants are required to take part in a test Zoom session with Town staff. Testing will cover the audio and video quality of the participant's device; reviewing the process for participants to join the meeting; and reviewing the presentation process.   

The test session will be held on the Monday prior to the meeting. The test session should take less than 15 minutes to complete. Note: other members of the public may be in the same test session. The Clerk or Deputy Clerk will contact you via email with your test session information.

Participant Process During Meetings

  • Participants are required to join the meeting 15 minutes in advance of the start time for the Public Meeting.
  • Participants are responsible for ensuring their background is free from offensive or vulgar material. If inappropriate material is visible you will be removed from the meeting.
  • Vulgar or offensive langue / comments will not be tolerated.  If inappropriate language is used, you will be removed from the meeting.
  • Participants’ microphones will remain off until they are called to speak.
  • Once your comments have been heard by Council, your microphone will again be muted. Once voting on the item has taken place, participants will be removed from the meeting completely.
  • Once removed from the Public Meeting, you can visit the Town’s YouTube if you wish to continue watching the meeting.

Technical Difficulties During Hearings

  • Beyond the mandatory training session, Town staff will not provide technical assistance for participants before or during Public Meetings.
  • If a participant’s connection to the meeting fails during the Public Meeting, Town Staff will attempt to make reasonable efforts to re-establish connection for a period of 5 minutes.  If the connection cannot be re-established within 5 minutes, the comments received up to that point will be included as part of the official record and the meeting will continue.
  • If a participant is not present when called upon by the Chair three times, the participant will be considered absent and the hearing will continue without the participant.
  • If, in the Chair’s opinion, a participant’s audio / video is not of an acceptable quality, the Chair may require the participant to use the dial-in option or may defer the application until a regular meeting can be held.