Notice of Public Meeting Proposed Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment

PURPOSE AND EFFECT

The Official Plan is representative of Council’s vision for the Town of Grand Valley and contains the goals, objectives, and policies intended to guide land use development and growth in the Town over a 25 to 30 year planning horizon, including to manage and direct physical development within the context of social, economic, built, and natural environmental matters in the Town.

The existing Town of Grand Valley Official Plan was adopted in 2006 and approved in 2009. Section 26 of the Planning Act requires that the Official Plan be reviewed no less frequently than 10 years after it comes into effect as a new Official Plan and every five years thereafter.  The purpose of the Official Plan Review is to update the Official Plan to conform to Provincial policy and legislation and the County of Dufferin Official Plan. It is an opportunity to ensure that the Official Plan continues to reflect the Town’s vision, goals and objectives for land use planning.

The related Zoning By-law Amendment will implement the policy changes proposed in the Official Plan and will result in a set of land use regulations that more effectively, efficiently, and fairly address the needs of the community.

A copy of the proposed Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment is available on the Town’s website together with background studies, reports, and discussion papers:

https://www.townofgrandvalley.ca/business-development/building-planning-and-development/official-plan-zoning-and-planning-documents/vision-grand-valley-official-plan-and-zoning-by-law-review/

PROPERTY DESCRIPTION

The Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment will affect all lands within the municipal boundary of the Town of Grand Valley, and therefore no key map is provided.

COMMENTS

Oral Comments: Oral comments may be provided at the public meeting in-person or virtually. To provide oral comments virtually you must contact the Deputy Clerk by Monday, May 12, 2025, at 10:00 AM at dtremblay@townofgrandvalley.ca or (519) 928-5652 ext. 224 to request the virtual meeting link.

Written Comments: Written comments must be addressed to the Clerk and received by the Town on or before Tuesday April 29, 2025, at 4:30 PM. Written comments may be mailed to Town of Grand Valley, 5 Main Street North, Grand Valley, ON L9W 5S6 or emailed to mail@townofgrandvalley.ca. All written comments received prior to any approval will be considered.

Any person may attend the public meeting and make oral and/or written comments/submissions either in support of or in opposition to the proposed official plan or zoning by-law amendments. All comments/submissions will form part of the public record.

PUBLIC RECORD

Under the authority of the Municipal Act, 2001 and in accordance with Ontario's Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (MFIPPA), all information provided for, or at a Public Meeting, Public Consultation, or other public process is considered part of the public record, including resident deputations. By requesting to participate in the meeting, you are consenting to have your likeness and comments recorded and posted online. This information may be posted on the Town’s website and/or made available to the public upon request.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

For more information about this matter, including information about appeal rights, please contact Mark Kluge, Manager of Planning at mkluge@townofgrandvalley.ca or (519) 928-5652 Ext. 225.

APPEAL RIGHTS

Please note that only a specified person, registered property owner of land to which the Official Plan would apply, public body and the minister may appeal the decision of the County of Dufferin. If a person or public body would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of the County of Dufferin 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 Town of Grand Valley before the proposed official plan amendment is adopted, 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 Grand Valley before the proposed Official Plan Amendment or Zoning By-Law Amendment is adopted, 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 Grand Valley this 14^th day of April 2025. 

Meghan Townsend
Municipal Clerk
Town of Grand Valley
(519) 928-5652