Notice of Application - Zoning By-law Amendment for 6155 Loch Lomond Road

Notice of Application

Lands subject to the application

The subject property is known as 6155 Loch Lomond and is located on the west side of Loch Lomond Road, as shown on the key map below.

The subject lands are vacant. Directly abutting the subject property to the north is a vacant parcel, and further north are low density residential uses and associated accessory structures, to the east there are low density residential uses and associated accessory structures, and some vacant rural lands, to the south there is a single detached dwelling and a woodlot, to the west are vacant rural lands with a woodlot and an evaluated wetland. The lands are mostly zoned Rural (RU) Zone, with a small portion in the southwest corner zoned Rural Zone with Holding Provision 15 (RUH15) and mostly designated as “Rural” with a small portion in the southwest corner designated “Natural Heritage” in the Official Plan.

Purpose and effect of the application

The Applicant is proposing to temporarily rezone the subject lands to permit a Garden Suite.

The Applicant’s site sketch is shown below.

Additional information

Additional information and material about this application is currently available upon request by contacting Shannon.labelle@thunderbay.ca. The recommendation report to City Council will be available for viewing at a later date.

If you wish to be notified of the decision of the Thunder Bay City Council on the proposed Temporary Zoning By-law Amendment, you must submit a written request to Shannon.labelle@thunderbay.ca. 

Copies of all comments will be forwarded to City Council and to the Applicant. The collection of personal information including names and contact information provided in written submissions is made under the authority of the Planning Act for the purpose of creating a Public Record. Personal information is collected in compliance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

Right to appeal

Please note that the rights of third parties to appeal decisions to the Ontario Land Tribunal have been restricted under the Planning Act. Only the applicant, the Minister, specified persons, public bodies, and registered owners of lands to which the by-law will apply and who make oral submissions at the public meeting or written submissions to the City before the by-law is passed, will be able to appeal the decision of the City of Thunder Bay to the Ontario Land Tribunal.

If a person or public body would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of the City of Thunder Bay 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 City of Thunder Bay 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 City of Thunder Bay 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 add the person or public body as a party.

Questions?

If you have any questions about this notice or you require accessible accommodations or materials, please contact:

Shannon Labelle, RPP, MCIP, Acting Senior Planner
Shannon.labelle@thunderbay.ca 
(807) 625-2543