File No. OPA-2025-01 and Z-2025-03
5627-010-093-07400

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING AND COMPLETE APPLICATIONS FOR PROPOSED OFFICIAL PLAN AMENDMENT AND ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT

TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Corporation of the City of Timmins has received applications for a proposed Official Plan Amendment and a proposed Zoning By-law Amendment, pursuant to the provisions of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended. These applications are deemed complete for the purpose of the Planning Act.

TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Corporation of the City of Timmins will hold a public meeting on Wednesday, May 28, 2025, at 3:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers, City of Timmins, 220 Algonquin Boulevard East, Timmins, Ontario, to gather public input regarding the proposed Official Plan Amendment and proposed Zoning By-law Amendment, pursuant to the provisions of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended.

Owner: Edith Duval

Applicant/Agent: Brandon Stevens, Johnston Litavski Ltd., representing Fort Albany First Nation

Location: Concession 1, Part of Broken Lot 9, Mountjoy Township, City of Timmins
(1180 Government Road South)

THE PROPOSED OFFICIAL PLAN AMENDMENT would redesignate the subject land from the Resource Development Area designation to the Neighbourhood Area designation.

THE PROPOSED ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT is to rezone the subject land currently zoned Rural (RD-RU) to Residential Medium Density 2 (NA-RM2) SP6.195 and to modify Section 3: Definitions to add definitions for ‘shelter’ and ‘transitional housing’.

THE PURPOSE AND EFFECT of the proposed Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment is to facilitate the development of the following:

• convert the existing two-storey dwelling into a shelter that will have a maximum occupancy of eight (8) clients and three (3) staff members;
• construct a building containing three (3) residential dwelling units to be utilized as transitional housing; and
• construct a building containing four (4) residential dwelling units to be utilized as transitional housing.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND MATERIALS, including supporting studies relating to the proposal are available for download.  Please click here to download.

ANY PERSON may attend the public meeting and/or make written or verbal representation either in support of or in opposition to the proposed Official Plan Amendment and/or proposed Zoning By-law Amendment.

If a person or public body would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of Council of the City of Timmins 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 Timmins before the proposed official plan amendment is adopted, 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 Timmins before the proposed official plan amendment is adopted, 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 pubic body as a party.

If a person or public body would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of Council of the City of Timmins 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 Timmins 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 Timmins 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.

Please note that the rights of third parties to appeal Official Plan Amendment decisions and Zoning By-law Amendment decisions to the Ontario Land Tribunal have been restricted under the Planning Act.

If you wish to be notified of the decision of the City of Timmins on the proposed official plan amendment and proposed zoning by-law amendment, you must make a written request to Steph Palmateer, City Clerk, City of Timmins, 220 Algonquin Boulevard East, Timmins, Ontario, P4N 1B3.

For more information about this matter, including information about appeal rights, contact the Planning Division, City of Timmins, 220 Algonquin Boulevard East, Timmins, Ontario, P4N 1B3, telephone number 705-360-2624 or via email.

Dated at the City of Timmins this 30th day of April, 2025.

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 written submissions, documents, deputations, correspondence, emails or other communications (including name and address) provided for, or at a public meeting, public consultation, or other public process are considered part of the public record. Please note that by submitting any of this information, consent is being provided to use and disclose this information as part of the Planning process.