Town file: LOPA-06/24 

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 a local official plan amendment for all lands within the Town of Milton.

Meeting details

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

Date: Monday, Nov. 4, 2024
Time: 7 p.m.
Place: Council Chambers, 150 Mary Street, Milton

A decision about the application will be made by Milton Council at this meeting.  As the proposed amendment is applicable to all lands within the Town of Milton, no key map is provided.

Application details

  • The Town of Milton is proposing an amendment to the Delegated Authority provisions in Section 5.3.5 of its Official Plan.
  • The purpose of the Official Plan Amendment is to extend the list by-laws under Section 34 of the Planning Act that may be granted delegated authority.
  • This proposed change would be applicable to zoning by-law amendments which are minor in nature and are for the purpose of accommodating new dwelling units greater than the current number of dwelling units on a site, including affordable housing and modular housing.
  • The proposed delegated authority to pass a by-law may be subject to conditions of Council in a Delegation By-Law.

View the report to Council on or after Oct. 28, 2024.

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 the public 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 online delegation form by noon on Oct. 31, 2024.

If you wish to be notified of the decision of Milton Council on the proposed by-law amendment, you must email us or make a written request to the Town Clerk, 150 Mary St., Milton ON L9T 6Z5.

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, including information about appeal rights, contact Megan Lovell, Senior Planner, Policy Planning & Urban Design via email.

Legal notices required under the Planning Act

If a person or public body would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of Milton Council 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 Milton 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 Milton Council 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.

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.  There are currently no other planning applications associated with this property.

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.

Jill Hogan, Commissioner
Town of Milton
Development Services Department 

Dated: Oct. 15, 2024