Notice of Complete Application and Public Meeting ZBA25.009

Proposed Zoning By-law Amendment

File Number: ZBA25.009

Community Involvement

The purpose of this Council Public Meeting is to consider a Zoning By-law Amendment application to permit a ten (10) unit industrial building on the subject lands. This is a way for you to offer input and get involved.

Owner: 1065752 Ontario Inc.

Location: 35-45 Gordon Collins Drive

Public Meeting Date: Wednesday, June 18, 2025 @ 7:00 PM

Livestream: townofws.ca/cmlivestream

Scope of Application

The Town has received a Complete Application for Zoning By-law Amendment for the subject property. The Town is holding a Statutory Public Meeting to consider the proposed zoning amendments to facilitate the development of a ten (10) unit industrial building on the subject property. Two (2) of the proposed units would serve as operational offices for Fairgate Homes Inc.

Speak at the Meeting

Anyone wishing to speak to Staff Reports listed on the agenda may attend the meeting in person or electronically. Please contact the Town Clerk at clerks@townofws.ca for more information before noon the day prior to the Public Meeting.

Council Public Meetings will be recorded and made available online.

Submit written correspondence prior to the meeting to clerks@townofws.ca

Submit written correspondence following the meeting to developmenthelp@townofws.ca

What are the Proposed Changes?

• Rezone: the subject lands from “Employment Business Park – Gormley, Water Restriction, Holding Symbol Eighteen” Zone (EBP-G)(w)(h-18) to “Employment Business Park – Gormley, Exception ‘X’, Water Restriction, Holding Symbol Eighteen” (EBP-G(X)(w)(h-18) Zone.
• Additional Permitted Use: introduce additional permitted uses and revised qualifying notes to permitted uses for the subject property.
• Site Specific Regulations: introduce site-specific regulations related to landscape strips.

Additional Information

Additional information on the proposed Application is available by contacting Kate Trombino, Planner I at kate.trombino@townofws.ca or via phone at 905-640-1900 ext. 2423.

Appeal Procedure

In accordance with Bill 185, which received Royal Assent on June 6th, 2024, the Minister, the applicant, or a specified person, public body, or registered owner of any land to which the By-law will apply, who made oral submissions at a Public Meeting or written submissions to Town Council prior to the passage of the By-law, may appeal the By-law to the Ontario Land Tribunal. Third-party appeals are no longer permitted – meaning neighbours, individuals, companies, and ratepayer groups can no longer appeal development applications.

If a person or public body would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville 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 Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville before the proposed Zoning By-law amendments are 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 Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville before the proposed Zoning By-law amendments are 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.

That means if this proposed amendment or by-law is appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal and you would like to participate in the appeal in some form, you must make an oral submission at a public meeting, or submit written comments to the Town Clerk, before the proposed amendment is adopted or the by-law is passed by Town Council. In the event of an appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal, your written submissions and contact information will be provided to the Tribunal. If you do not wish your contact information to be released to the Tribunal by the Town, please advise the Town accordingly in writing.

Notice of Decision

If you wish to be notified of the decision of the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville on the proposed Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment Applications, you must make a written request to The Corporation of the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville, 111 Sandiford Dr., Stouffville ON L4A 0Z8, Attention: Development Services, or via e-mail at developmenthelp@townofws.ca or via phone at 905-642-4116.