Notice of Public Meeting - 550 Webber Road July 12, 2023
Notice of Public Meeting
Date: Wednesday, July 12, 2023 at 5:30 PM
Place: This hearing will be a hybrid (virtual/in person) meeting.
In-person Participation: Meridian Community Centre,
100 Meridian Way, Fonthill - Accursi Room B
Virtual Participation: Zoom Webinar / Youtube Livestream
Town Council approved hybrid meetings via By-law No. 4507 (2022). The Town of Pelham live webcast of the Public Meeting will be streaming at:
https://www.youtube.com/user/TownOfPelham/live
File Numbers: OP-AM-01-2023 & AM-04-2023
Subject Lands: 550 Webber Road
Public Meeting for Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments in accordance with Sections 22 and 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, as amended.
Applications for Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment were received for the property located at 550 Webber Road known legally as Part of Lot 11, Concession 14 in the Town of Pelham, Regional Municipality of Niagara (see attached plan).
The requested Official Plan amendment would redesignate a portion of the property to a site-specific Good General Agricultural which would allow a place of worship as a permitted use.
The requested Zoning By-law Amendment would rezone the lands from the Rural Employment-72 (M1-72) and Environmental Protection One (EP1) zones to the site-specific Rural Employment, Rural Employment-72 (M1-72) and Environmental Protection One (EP1) zones. The zoning change will allow the establishment of a place of worship and the associated parking area.
Your Input is Encouraged: The Town of Pelham would appreciate receiving your written and/or verbal comments regarding these applications. 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 applications are approved, please submit your correspondence or request by 12:00 PM on Monday, July 3, 2023 for inclusion in the public meeting agenda package c/o Town Clerk, William Tigert, PO Box 400, 20 Pelham Town Square, Fonthill, Ontario L0S 1E0, or by email at WTigert@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Comments and requests received after this date will still be received by Council, however they may not be published as part of the public meeting agenda.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 by the Town at the public hearing via virtual or in-person participation. To provide verbal comments virtually at the hearing, please pre-register with the Town Clerk by sending an email to WTigert@pelham.ca before 12:00pm noon on Friday July 7, 2023.
Zoom webinar registration information and procedure will be provided. To provide verbal comments in-person at the Public Meeting, pre-registration is encouraged but not required. Registrants will be notified of Council’s Decision. If you have not submitted written comments and wish to submit a comment live during the meeting, you may livestream the meeting from the Town of Pelham’s YouTube channel and e-mail comments to clerks@pelham.ca during the public portion of this application only. If your comments are not received during the public portion of the meeting, they will not be considered.
Need More Information: For more information, please contact Shannon Larocque, MCIP, RPP, Senior Planner, 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 applications as well as any additional information may be obtained on the Town’s website at www.pelham.ca/550WebberRoad or at Town Hall by appointment after 12:00 PM on Friday, July 7, 2023.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION: If a person or public body would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of the Town of Pelham’s Municipal Council to the Ontario Land Tribunal but the person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written statements to the Town of Pelham 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 Town of Pelham 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.
Dated at the Town of Pelham, this 16th day of June, 2023.
William Tigert
Town Clerk
Date of Mailing: June 16, 2023
PDF of the notice, plans and additional information are available for viewing at: www.pelham.ca/550WebberRoad
View the Hybrid Public Meeting Procedures here.