THE PURPOSE of the Public Meeting will be for the Planning Advisory & Committee of Adjustment to hear and consider public comments related to the proposed draft Zoning By-law prepared as part of the Zoning By-law Update. The public meeting required under Section 34 of the Planning Act will take place at the Township’s municipal offices at 1439 County Rd 8, Delta, Ontario, K0E 1G0, unless pre-registration numbers require an alternative location.

Pre-registration is required to attend the in person Statutory Public Meeting. Location of the Statutory Public Meeting is tentative and will be confirmed pending number of registrations. The Public Meeting will be in person as well as live streamed.

PUBLIC HEARING – Pre-registration is required to attend the in person statutory Public Meeting. You are entitled to participate in the public hearing on your own or you may be represented by counsel or an agent to provide comment about the draft Zoning By-law. Written submissions that relate to the Zoning By-law Update shall be accepted by the Secretary-Treasurer before the public hearing and shall be made available electronically to any interested person for inspection the day of the hearing by contacting the Secretary-Treasurer during regular office hours. The Public Meeting will be live streamed at https://video.isilive.ca/rideaulakes/live.html. If you wish to provide comments during the live stream you are encouraged to do so to .

ANY PERSON may attend the public meeting and/or make written or verbal representation either in support of or in opposition to the proposed amendments.

If a person or public body would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of the Township of Rideau Lakes 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 Township of Rideau Lakes 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 Township of Rideau Lakes 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.

FOR MORE INFORMATION about this matter, including appeal rights contact Brittany Mulhern, Secretary-Treasurer, 613-928-2251 ext. 244 or during regular office hours, 8:30am to 4:30pm, Monday to Friday. If you wish to be notified of the decision of the Township of Rideau Lakes on the proposed zoning by-law, you must make a written request to the Secretary-Treasurer.