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Town file: LOPA-01/23

In accordance with the provisions of the Planning Act, this is to advise that a statutory public meeting has been scheduled by the Town of Milton’s Development Services Department for an Official Plan Amendment to implement the Planning Act changes introduced through Bill 13 – Supporting People and Businesses Act, 2021 and Bill 109 – More Homes for Everyone Act, 2022.

Meeting details

Members of the public are invited to provide input at the statutory public meeting.

Date: February 6, 2023

Time: 7 p.m.

Place: Council Chambers, 150 Mary Street, Milton

A decision on the proposed Official Plan Amendment will be made by Milton Council at this meeting.

Application details

The purpose of the proposed Official Plan Amendment is to:

  • Update the requirements for a complete Planning Act application;
  • Identify examples of when a Planning Act application may be deemed incomplete;
  • Address development application process changes; and,
  • Include enabling policies for Council to delegate approval authority for certain by-laws under Section 34 of the Planning Act. 

No key map is included as this proposed Official Plan Amendment is town-wide.  

View the report to Council on or after Monday, Jan. 30, 2023 at www.milton.ca/CouncilAgenda.

Get involved

The community is invited to attend and participate in the statutory public meeting. This meeting will be held as a hybrid meeting with Members of Council having the opportunity to participate in-person at Town Hall or electronically. At this time, members of the public are encouraged to continue to view the meeting by watching the live stream. Should you wish to delegate to a Council meeting please complete the delegation form by 12:00 p.m. (noon) on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023. All written submissions received will be forwarded to Council following the meeting.

If you wish to be notified of the adoption of the Official Plan Amendment, you must make a written request to the Town Clerk, 150 Mary St., Milton ON L9T 6Z5 or email the Town Clerk. For a copy of the documents, contact our Planning team.

The Town of Milton is dedicated to meeting the needs of all members of the public. For documents in an alternative format such as braille, large print, electronic or plain language, contact the Town Clerk.

Contact

Any questions or concerns relating to this application or for further information on the proposed amendments may be directed to Jessica Tijanic, Senior Planner, Development Review via email.

Legal notices required under the Planning Act

If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the Town of Milton before the Official Plan Amendment is adopted, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision of Milton Council to the Ontario Land Tribunal.

If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting, or make written submissions to the Town of Milton before the Official Plan 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 add the person or public body as a party.

If you have received this notice and are an owner of a property and said property contains seven (7) or more residential units, you are required to post this notice in a location that is visible to all the residents. 

Personal information is collected under the authority of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.P. 13 and may be contained in an appendix to a staff report, published in the meeting agenda, delegation list and/or the minutes of the public meeting and made part of the public record. The Town of Milton collects this information in order to make informed decisions on the relevant issues and to notify interested parties of Council’s decisions. It may also be used to serve notice of Ontario Land Tribunal hearing. Names and addresses contained in submitted correspondence and other information will be available to the public, unless the individual expressly requests the Town to remove their personal information. The disclosure of this information is governed by the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.M. 56. Questions about this collection and disclosure should be directed to the Planner listed above.