Notice of Passing

City Council passed By-law 293/2024, a Zoning By-law Amendment at 310 Dog Lake Road, on the 16th day of September 2024.

The decision of Council is final if a notice of appeal is not received before or on the last day for filing a notice of appeal, October 11, 2024.

How to appeal a decision:

Individuals, corporations and public bodies may appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) in respect of the By-law by completing the Appeal Form A1 available from the OLT website at www.olt.gov.on.ca/forms and submitting it to the City Clerk no later than the 11th day of October, 2024.

Krista Power, Director of Legislative Services & City Clerk

City Hall, 500 Donald St. E.

Thunder Bay, ON P7E 5V3

The Appeal Form A1 must set out the reasons for appeal, accompanied by the prescribed fee ($1100.00, certified cheque or money order payable to the Minister of Finance). 

Purpose and effect of by-law

The purpose of By-law Number 293/2024 is to amend the City of Thunder Bay Zoning By-law 1/2022, as amended, as it applies to 310 Dog Lake Road. Specifically, this By-law is rezoning the subject lands from Rural (RU) Zone to Rural (RU) Zone with site specific provision 107 (RUSP107) to facilitate the establishment of a motor vehicle service use as a home business: 

The following site specifics were approved:

  • To permit a motor vehicle service use as a home business.
  • To permit a maximum gross floor area (GFA) of 44% of the combined GFA of the home and all accessory buildings and structures on the lot for the home business.

The effect of this amendment permits the establishment of a motor vehicle service use as a home business within the existing accessory building on site, excluding heavy industrial uses such as body repair, painting or coating of motor vehicles.

This By-law applies only to the lands described in By-law Number 293/2024 and does not affect any other lands. A key map showing the location of the lands to which this By-law applies is shown on page 3 of this notice.

The subject lands are not subject to any other application under the Planning Act at this time.

Key map of subject lands

Additional Information

This Zoning By-law Amendment was approved under Section 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, as amended.

All comments received were considered as part of Council’s decision making process. Council has determined that the application is consistent with all relevant planning legislation and represents good planning

The complete By-law is available for inspection at the Office of the City Clerk in City Hall during regular office hours. Please call (807) 625-2230 for more information or to make an appointment.

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 applies and who made oral submissions at the public meeting or written submissions to the City before the by-law was passed, will be able to appeal the decision of the City of Thunder Bay to the Ontario Land Tribunal.

Only individuals, corporations and public bodies may appeal a by-law to the Ontario Land Tribunal. A notice of appeal may not be filed by an unincorporated association or group.  However, a notice of appeal may be filed in the name of an individual who is a member of the association or the group on its behalf. 

No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the by-law was passed, the person or public body made oral submissions at the public meeting or written submissions to the council or, 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 require accessible accommodations or materials, please contact Shannon Labelle, Acting Senior Planner, at Shannon.labelle@thunderbay.ca