HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-12-2024 - In Camera The City of Niagara Falls, Ontario
Resolution
December 12th, 2024
Approved by: Kira Dolch, General Manager of Planning Building and Development
WHEREAS delegated authority was granted by Council to the General Manager of Planning,
Building and Development or their designate for minor Zoning By-law Amendment applications in
accordance with By-law No. 2023-107 and By-law No. 2023-108; and
WHEREAS subsection 34(13) of the Planning Act, 1990 R.S.O requires written notice of the
public meeting to be given to prescribed persons and public bodies, in the prescribed manner,
and accompanied by the prescribed information; and
WHEREAS notice was given to the prescribed persons and public bodies, in the prescribed
manner, for the public meeting held by the General Manager of Planning, Building and
Development on October 30th, 2024, to consider a minor Zoning By-law Amendment application
by Empire (Grand Niagara) Project GP Inc. ("the applicant") to permit the use of lands located in
the Grand Niagara Draft Plan of Subdivision for an office, private community building, a maximum
of six model homes, and detached dwellings, and to guide the development of back-to-back
townhouse dwellings; and
WHEREAS the General Manager of Planning, Building and Development approved the
recommendations of Report No. PBDD-2024-14 on October 30th, 2024; and
WHEREAS since that time, it was identified by the applicant that an additional zone is desirable
for the purpose of accommodating the proposed model homes; and
WHEREAS the proposed change to By-law No. 2024-108 does not alter the number of model
homes that are proposed or increase the area of land that is to be occupied by model homes; and
WHEREAS notwithstanding the requirement for the written notice of a public meeting, subsection
34(17) of the Planning Act, 1990 R.S.O allows a municipality to deem such requested changes
minor and determine that no further notice is required to be given by passing a resolution; and
WHEREAS City Staff and the applicant request that the General Manager of Planning, Building
and Development considers passing a resolution that would deem the giving of further notice as
final and that no further notice is required to be given; and
WHEREAS the General Manager of Planning, Building and Development determined that the
proposed change to By-law No. 2024-108 is minor and does not require further notice to be given.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that subject to subsection 34(17) of the Planning Act, 1990
R.S.O the General Manager of Planning, Building and Development deems the change to By-law
No. 2024-108 minor and exempts the requirement for further written notice.
The City of Niagara Falls, Ontario
Signed and sealed under the delegated authority of Council to the General Manager
of Planning, Building and Development or their designate, as per By-law No. 2023-
107 and By-law No. 2023-108.
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KIRA DOLCH, GENERAL MANAGER OF
PLANNING, BUILDING AND DEVELOPMENT