Membership:

The Planning Committee shall consist of three members of Council and two member of the community. All appointments to the committee shall be for a term of one year, beginning on December 1st and ending on November 30th. The term may be extended at the discretion of the Mayor.

Committee Role:

The primary role of the committee is to review official plan and zoning by-law amendment applications. The secondary role is to provide guidance and input on planning policies, subdivision applications, planning standards and special planning studies.

Responsibilities:

To review and provide recommendations to the Council on land development regulations and policy and specific land development applications, including, but not limited to, the following:

• Official plan;

• Zoning by-law;

• Subdivision plans;

• Planning studies

• Other matters referred to the Committee by Council, the department head, and/or the Chief Administrative Officer

Meetings:

Meetings shall be held at 7:00 pm on the first Wednesday of each month except in the month of July where there will be no meeting. In the month of January, the meeting shall be held on the second Wednesday of the month.

Support Staff:

The Clerk shall be responsible to provide administrative support staff to assist in the preparation of the agendas, minutes and recommendations of the Committee.

Reporting: 

The Planning Committee shall submit its recommendations in the form of a written report to Council at a Council meeting for consideration.

The City of Clarence-Rockland is now conducting its Planning Committee meetings virtually, using Zoom and Facebook until further notice.  

How to watch a meeting

The meetings are live streamed on the City of Clarence-Rockland Facebook page. 

How to provide comments

Submit comments in writing:

• Sending an email with your comments. Written submissions must be emailed to zoning_zonage@clarence-rockland.com no later than 4:30 pm two days prior to the meeting date.
• Submitting comments in the dropbox located outside the door at City Hall, 1560 Laurier Street in Rockland. The letter must be addressed to the Community Development Department and must be submitted the Friday before the meeting date.
• Submitting comments via regular mail. The letter must be sent to 1560 Laurier Street, Rockland, ON, K4K 1P7, to the attention of the Community Development Department and must be received the Friday before the meeting date.

Register to speak at the Committee meeting:

If you intend to make a presentation you must complete a delegation request form or or call the Community Development Department at 613-446-6022 ext. 2285. Requests must be submitted no later than 4:30 p.m. two days prior to the meeting date.

Once we receive your delegation request, we will confirm your attendance within 1 business day and provide you with the instructions for participating* in the public meeting.

Information you choose to disclose in your correspondence will be used to receive your views on the relevant issue(s) to enable the Committee to make its decision on this matter. This information will become part of the public record.

If you do not participate in the public Zoom meeting or express your views in writing, the Committee may make a recommendation in your absence and may recommend changes to the proposal.

*Please note that neither a computer, nor a video sharing device, is required to participate in the meeting via Zoom. You may opt to call in from a cell or landline. A toll-free number will be provided for this purpose.

Meeting procedures 

• The applicant/agent will speak first and will have 10 minutes to make their presentation.
• Registered participants will be invited to speak after the applicant’s initial presentation. Each speaker will be given five minutes and one opportunity to address the committee, so please focus your comments as follows:
  • Clearly state your name and address.
  • Explain how the requested amendment or draft plan of subdivision being requested will impact the enjoyment of your property and neighborhood (positively or negatively).
  • Ask clear, direct questions. 

The Decision 

Once all the comments are received, the Chair will bring the matter “into committee” and no further comments will be permitted, unless the Chair or a Committee member asks a question.

The Chair and Members will announce their recommendation at the meeting.

The Committee may defer an application but only if circumstances warrant such action.

To receive a copy of the Decision, please make a request to the Community Development Department at zoning_zonage@clarence-rockland.com or by calling at 613-446-6022 ext. 2285 by providing the following: your name, your address, email address, date of meeting, file number and address of the subject property.

Individuals are also encouraged to submit written correspondence if you have questions or concerns that you wish to share.

Notice of a “complete application”

Notice of a virtual public meeting concerning a proposed amendment to the zoning by-law of the corporation of the city of Clarence-Rockland

Take notice the Corporation of the City of Clarence-Rockland will hold a virtual public meeting via ZOOM, on the 7^th day of June 2023, at 7:00 p.m. to consider a proposed amendment (File No. D-14-593) to the City of Clarence-Rockland Zoning By-law No. 2016-10. The affected property is described Part of Lot 21, Concession 10, former Township of Clarence, now in the City of Clarence-Rockland, Plan 50M-366, Vicky Court and part of Danika Street.

The proposed zoning by-law amendment would change the zoning category of the subject property from “Village Residential First Density (RV1) Zone”, to “Village Residential First Density Special Exception X (RV1-x) Zone” to restrict the construction of semi-detached or duplex dwellings and second units on lots designed for detached dwellings and from “Village Residential First Density (RV1) Zone”, to “Village Residential First Density Special Exception X (RV1-x) Zone” to restrict the addition of second units on lots designed for semi-detached or duplex dwellings .

If you wish to be notified of the decision of the Council of the Corporation of the City of Clarence-Rockland on the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment, you must make a written request to the Corporation of the City of Clarence-Rockland, 1560 Laurier Street, Rockland, ON, K4K 1P7.

If a person or public body would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of the Municipal Council of the City of Clarence-Rockland to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal but the person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the Corporation of the City of Clarence-Rockland 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 Corporation of the City of Clarence-Rockland 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 Local Planning Appeal Tribunal unless, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to do so.

The subject lands are currently under review for approval of a plan of subdivision referred to as D-12-VVV-02 Bourgon-Lavigne.

If applicable, the owner of any land that contains seven or more residential units is required to post this notice in a location that is visible to all of the residents.

A note about information you may submit to the municipality: Under the authority of the Municipal Act, 2001 and in accordance with Ontario's Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (MFIPPA), all information provided for, or at a Public Meeting, Public Consultation, or other Public Process are considered part of the public record and will be used to assist in deciding on this matter, including resident deputations. All personal information (as defined by MFIPPA), including (but not limited to) names, addresses, opinions and comments collected will become property of the City of Clarence-Rockland, will be made available for public disclosure (including being posted on the internet) and will be used to assist Council/Committee and staff to process this application.

Additional information relating to the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment and in regards to the ZOOM meeting is available on the City’s website at the following link www.clarence-rockland.com/planningcommittee/ or by communicating with the City by phone or email below. If you wish to participate in the public meeting, you must register in advance at least 2 days prior to the meeting date by completing the delegation request form.If you just wish to follow along, the meeting will be live-streamed on the City's Facebook page www.facebook.com/clarencerockland/.

1560 Laurier Street,

Rockland, Ontario K4K 1P7,

(613) 446-6022, ext: 2285,

zoning_zonage@clarence-rockland.com

Dated at the City of Clarence-Rockland, this 19^th day of April 2023.

Agencies, please send your comments by May 10^th, 2023.

File D-14-593

The Corporation of the City of Clarence-Rockland

By-law 2023-XX

Being a By-law to amend Zoning By-law No. 2016-10.

Whereas Zoning By-Law no. 2016-10 regulates the use of land, and the use and erection of buildings and structures in the City of Clarence-Rockland; and

Whereas the Council of the Corporation of the City of Clarence-Rockland considers appropriate to amend Zoning By-Law No. 2016-10, as described;

Now therefore, the Council of the Corporation of the City of Clarence-Rockland enacts as follows:

1. The property described as Part of Lot 21, Concession 10, former Township of Clarence, now in the City of Clarence-Rockland, Plan 50M-366, and identified on Schedule “A” attached to and forming part of this by-law shall be the lot affected by this by-law.
2. Map “E” of Zoning By-Law No. 2016-10 is hereby amended by changing the subject property from “Village Residential First Density (RV1) Zone”, to “Village Residential First Density Special Exception X (RV1-x) Zone” and from “Village Residential First Density (RV1) Zone”, to “Village Residential First Density Special Exception X (RV1-x) Zone” as identified on Schedule “A” of the map attached hereto and fully integrated as part of this By-law.
3. This By-law shall become effective on the date of passing hereof, subject to the approval of the Tribunal or following the last date for filling objections as the case may be.
4. Read, passed and adopted in open council this 14^th day of June 2023.

Mario Zanth, Mayor 

Monique Ouellet, Clerk

Explanatory Note

Purpose and Effects of this By-Law

The purpose of the by-law is to amend Zoning By-Law No. 2016-10 in order to modify the zoning category of part of the property described as Part of Lot 21, Concession 10, former Township of Clarence, now in the City of Clarence-Rockland, Plan 50M-366, Vicky Court and part of Danika Street, from “Village Residential First Density (RV1) Zone” to “Village Residential First Density Special Exception X (RV1-x) Zone” to restrict the construction of semi-detached or duplex dwellings and second units on lots designed for detached dwellings and from “Village Residential First Density (RV1) Zone” to “Village Residential First Density Special Exception X (RV1-x) Zone” to restrict the addition of second units on lots designed for semi-detached or duplex dwellings .

For further information concerning the amendment to Zoning By-Law No. 2016-10, you may contact the Community Development Department, at the Town Hall, 1560 Laurier Street or by telephone at (613) 446-6022.

Notice of a complete application and notice of a virtual public meeting concerning a proposed amendment to the zoning by-law of the corporation of the City of Clarence-Rockland

Take notice the Corporation of the City of Clarence-Rockland will hold a virtual public meeting via ZOOM, on the 5^th day of July 2023, at 7:00 p.m. to consider a proposed amendment (File No. D-14-595) to the City of Clarence-Rockland Zoning By-law No. 2016-10. The affected property is described as Part of Lot 24, Concession 1

Parts 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 on the plan 50R-8918, Part 2 on plan 50R-7588, civic address 2927 Rollin Road.

The proposed zoning by-law amendment would change the zoning category of the subject property from “Agriculture (AG) Zone” to “Agriculture-Exception 27 (AG-27) Zone” for the retained parcel of consent D-10-22-41 (the farmland) in the goal of prohibit a residential use and allow an agricultural lot size of 21 hectares instead than 40 hectares in order to fulfill a requirement of severance file D-10-22-41. 

If you wish to be notified of the decision of the Council of the Corporation of the City of Clarence-Rockland on the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment, you must make a written request to the Corporation of the City of Clarence-Rockland, 1560 Laurier Street, Rockland, ON, K4K 1P7. 

If a person or public body would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of the Municipal Council of the City of Clarence-Rockland 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 Corporation of the City of Clarence-Rockland 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 Corporation of the City of Clarence-Rockland 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 applicable, the owner of any land that contains seven or more residential units is required to post this notice in a location that is visible to all of the residents.

A note about information you may submit to the municipality: Under the authority of the Municipal Act, 2001 and in accordance with Ontario's Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (MFIPPA), all information provided for, or at a Public Meeting, Public Consultation, or other Public Process are considered part of the public record and will be used to assist in deciding on this matter, including resident deputations. All personal information (as defined by MFIPPA), including (but not limited to) names, addresses, opinions and comments collected will become property of the City of Clarence-Rockland, will be made available for public disclosure (including being posted on the internet) and will be used to assist Council/Committee and staff to process this application. 

Additional information relating to the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment and in regards to the ZOOM meeting is available on the City’s website at the following link www.clarence-rockland.com/planningcommittee/ or by communicating with the City by phone or email below. If you wish to participate in the public meeting, you must register in advance at least 2 days prior to the meeting date by completing the delegation request form. If you just wish to follow along, the meeting will be live-streamed on the City's Facebook page www.facebook.com/clarencerockland/. 

Dated at the City of Clarence-Rockland, this 16^th day of May 2023.

Agencies, please send your comments by June 5^th, 2023.

Notice of a complete application and notice of a virtual public meeting concerning a proposed amendment to the zoning by-law of the corporation of the city of Clarence-Rockland

Take notice the Corporation of the City of Clarence-Rockland will hold a virtual public meeting via ZOOM, on the 5^th day of July 2023, at 7:00 p.m. to consider a proposed amendment (File No. D-14-596) to the City of Clarence-Rockland Zoning By-law No. 2016-10. The affected property is described as Part of Lot 9, Concession 10, civic address 2187 Nolan Road.

The proposed zoning by-law amendment would change the zoning category of the subject property from “Agriculture (AG) Zone” to “Agriculture-Exception 28 (AG-28) Zone” for the retained parcel of consent D-10-22-21 (the farmland) in the goal of prohibit a residential use and allow an agricultural minimum lot size of 17 hectares instead of 40.5 hectares in order to fulfill a requirement of severance file D-10-22-21.

If you wish to be notified of the decision of the Council of the Corporation of the City of Clarence-Rockland on the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment, you must make a written request to the Corporation of the City of Clarence-Rockland, 1560 Laurier Street, Rockland, ON, K4K 1P7.

If a person or public body would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of the Municipal Council of the City of Clarence-Rockland 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 Corporation of the City of Clarence-Rockland 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 Corporation of the City of Clarence-Rockland 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 applicable, the owner of any land that contains seven or more residential units is required to post this notice in a location that is visible to all of the residents.

A note about information you may submit to the municipality: Under the authority of the Municipal Act, 2001 and in accordance with Ontario's Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (MFIPPA), all information provided for, or at a Public Meeting, Public Consultation, or other Public Process are considered part of the public record and will be used to assist in deciding on this matter, including resident deputations. All personal information (as defined by MFIPPA), including (but not limited to) names, addresses, opinions and comments collected will become property of the City of Clarence-Rockland, will be made available for public disclosure (including being posted on the internet) and will be used to assist Council/Committee and staff to process this application.

Additional information relating to the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment and in regards to the ZOOM meeting is available on the City’s website at the following link www.clarence-rockland.com/planningcommittee/ or by communicating with the City by phone or email below. If you wish to participate in the public meeting, you must register in advance at least 2 days prior to the meeting date by completing the delegation request form. If you just wish to follow along, the meeting will be live-streamed on the City's Facebook page www.facebook.com/clarencerockland/.

Dated at the City of Clarence-Rockland, this 16^th day of May 2023.

Agencies, please send your comments by June 5, 2023.

Notice of acknowledgement of a complete application -

Notice of application for approval of a plan of subdivision

Take notice that the City of Clarence-Rockland has received a complete application for a proposal for a Plan of Subdivision, under Section 51 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, as amended.

Take notice that the Council of the Corporation of the City of Clarence-Rockland will hold a virtual public meeting via ZOOM, on the 5^th day of July 2023, at 7:00 p.m. to consider a proposed plan of subdivision (File No. D-12-131), under Section 51 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, as amended.

The draft plan of subdivision is proposed on a property described as Part of Lot 20, Concession 5 (Geographic Township of Clarence), Village of Bourget, as shown on the Key Map below.

The proposed plan of subdivision consists of 1 street extension terminating in a cul-de-sac, 2 lots for detached dwellings and 1 block for two semi-detached units all on partial (water) municipal services and private septic systems.

If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the Corporation of the City of Clarence-Rockland in respect of the proposed plan of subdivision before the approval authority gives or refuses to give approval to the draft plan of subdivision, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision of the Corporation of the City of Clarence-Rockland to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal.

If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the Corporation of the City of Clarence-Rockland in respect of the proposed plan of subdivision before the approval authority gives or refuses to give approval to the draft plan of subdivision, the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal unless, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to do so.

If applicable, the owner of any land that contains seven or more residential units is required to post the notice in a location that is visible to all residents.

If you wish to be notified of the decision of the Corporation of the City of Clarence-Rockland in respect of the proposed draft plan of subdivision, you must make a written request addressed to the City of Clarence-Rockland, 1560 Laurier Street, Rockland, Ontario K4K 1P7. 

A note about information you may submit to the municipality: Under the authority of the Municipal Act, 2001 and in accordance with Ontario's Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (MFIPPA), all information provided for, or at a Public Meeting, Public Consultation, or other Public Process are considered part of the public record and will be used to assist in deciding on this matter, including resident deputations. All personal information (as defined by MFIPPA), including (but not limited to) names, addresses, opinions and comments collected will become property of the City of Clarence-Rockland, will be made available for public disclosure (including being posted on the internet) and will be used to assist Council/Committee and staff to process this application.

Additional information regarding the proposed plan of subdivision and in regards to the ZOOM meeting is available on the City’s website at the following link https://www.clarence-rockland.com/en/hotel-de-ville/planning-committee.aspx or by communicating with the Community Development Department. If you just wish to follow along, the meeting will be live-streamed on the City's Facebook page www.facebook.com/clarencerockland/.

1560 Laurier Street, Rockland, Ontario K4K 1P7

 zoning_zonage@clarence-rockland.com

Dated at the City of Clarence-Rockland, on this 25^th day of May 2023.

City of Clarence-Rockland

1560 Laurier Street

Rockland, Ontario   K4K 1P7

Tel: (613) 446‑6022

*Agencies, please send your comments or conditions by June 16^th, 2023.