Public Notice – Zoning By-Law Amendment

April 14, 2026

Notice of Complete Application and Public Meeting

A statutory Public Meeting is being held on Tuesday May 5th, 2026 at 12 p.m. to consider a Zoning By-law Amendment application received by the Township of Addington Highlands. This Notice is provided in accordance with Section 34(10.7) of the Planning Act (R.S.O. 1990). All those interested may view the information and materials submitted with the application at the municipal office.

PURPOSE & EFFECT OF THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS

An application for Zoning By-law Amendment was received from Kevin Smith (P.A. Miller Surveying) on behalf of the property owner Marie Alfreda Smith. The purpose of the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment is to satisfy a condition of Consent of Application SEV 2025/07, which requires that the proposed severed lands (lot addition) be rezoned to a Residential Limited Service (RLS) zone.

The property is currently designated ‘Rural Area’ and ‘Waterfront Residential’, with an ‘Environmental Protection’ overlay in the Official Plan and zoned Recreational Commercial (C3) in the Zoning By-law. The Zoning By-law Amendment proposes to place a portion of the property in the Residential Limited Service (RLS) Zone to ensure it is in the same zone category as the lands receiving the lot addition.

LOCATION OF PROPERTY

The property is municipally known as 5617 Weslemkoon Lake Road and is legally described as Pt Lt 30, Con 13, Effingham, as in LA267088, Lying North of Travelled Road, Except Pt 1 to 3 29R8858; Addington Highlands (see key map)

OTHER APPLICATIONS

The lands are subject to consent application SEV 2025/07, which was conditionally approved on October 8, 2025. The subject Zoning By-law Amendment application is a condition of Consent approval.

PUBLIC MEETING

A Public Meeting has been scheduled for Tuesday, May 5th, 2026 at 12 p.m. in Council Chambers, 72 Edward St., Flinton ON. Any person may attend the public meeting and/or make a written or verbal representation in support of or in opposition to the proposed amendment. Written comments submitted on or before 12:00 Noon on Monday April 27, 2026 to deputyclerkplanning@addingtonhighlands.ca or at the municipal office will be included on the public meeting agenda.

ADDITONAL INFORMATION

For more information about this matter, including information about appeal rights, contact:

Patricia Gray, Deputy Clerk – Planning Secretary
Township of Addington Highlands, 72 Edward St., P.O. Box 89, Flinton ON K0H 1P0
Phone: (613)336-2286 (Extension 202) during regular business hours.
Email: deputyclerkplanning@addingtonhighlands.ca

Dated: April 13, 2026