Town of St. Marys - Approval to amend a municipality’s official plan

Instrument type: Approval to amend a municipality’s official plan

ERO number
019-6152
Notice type
Instrument
Act
Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990
Posted by
Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing
Notice stage
Decision
Decision posted
Comment period
May 30, 2023 - June 29, 2023 (30 days) Closed
Last updated

This consultation was open from:
May 30, 2023
to June 29, 2023

Decision summary

A decision was made on October 9, 2024 to approve, with modifications, Official Plan Amendment 38 to the Town of St. Marys Official Plan, as adopted by By-law 36-2022. Official Plan Amendment 38 implements the Town's comprehensive review of its Official Plan under sections 17 and 26 of the Planning Act.

Location details

Site address

All lands within the Town of St. Marys.
ON
Canada

Site location details

Official Plan Amendment 38 applies to all lands within the Town of St. Marys.

Site location map

The location pin reflects the approximate area where environmental activity is taking place.

View this location on a map opens link in a new window

Proponent(s)

Town of St. Marys
175 Queen Street East
St. Marys, ON
N4X 1C5
Canada

Decision details

A decision was made on October 9, 2024 to approve, with 14 modifications, Official Plan Amendment 38 to the Town of St. Marys Official Plan adopted pursuant to sections 17 and 26 of the Planning Act by By-law 36-2022. Notice of this Decision was issued on October 9, 2024 to the Town of St. Marys.

The adopted Official Plan Amendment was reviewed for consistency with provincial policies and regard for matters of provincial interest set out in the Planning Act.

Fourteen modifications to the Official Plan Amendment have been made to address policies regarding cultural heritage and archeology, land use compatibility, human-made hazards, roles and responsibilities of planning authorities, Special Policy Area (flood hazard), wildland fire hazard, prime agricultural areas, reserve system capacity, settlement area boundary adjustments, and Indigenous engagement, among other matters.

Town of St. Marys Official Plan Amendment 38 amends policy regarding cultural and natural heritage conservation, residential, commercial, and industrial land uses, land division, source water protection, and complete applications. Settlement area boundary expansions, comprising 31 hectares of land, have been made to accommodate the anticipated population growth (residential land needs) of the Town to the year 2044.

Official Plan Amendment 38 applies to all lands within the Town of St. Marys.

Comments received

Through the registry

0

By email

2

By mail

0
View comments submitted through the registry

Effects of consultation

Two comments were received from Indigenous communities. Two modifications were made to require engagement with Indigenous communities on land use planning matters and to clarify the responsibility of the Town in engaging with Indigenous communities on cultural heritage matters.

Supporting materials

View materials in person

Some supporting materials may not be available online. If this is the case, you can request to view the materials in person.

Get in touch with the office listed below to find out if materials are available.

Municipal Services Office - Western Ontario
Address

659 Exeter Road
Floor 2
London, ON
N6E 1L3
Canada

Office phone number

How to Appeal

Appeals are not allowed

Pursuant to subsection 17(36.5) of the Planning Act, the decision of the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing regarding Official Plan Amendment 38, adopted in accordance with sections 17 and 26 of the Planning Act, is final and not subject to appeal.

Connect with us

Contact

Sign up for notifications

We will send you email notifications with any updates related to this consultation. You can change your notification preferences anytime by visiting settings in your profile page.

Follow this notice

Original proposal

ERO number
019-6152
Notice type
Instrument
Act
Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990
Posted by
Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing
Proposal posted

Comment period

May 30, 2023 - June 29, 2023 (30 days)

Proposal details

On April 12, 2022, the Town of St. Marys adopted Official Plan Amendment 38 by By-law 36-2022. The official plan amendment is now before the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing for a decision in accordance with Sections 17 and 26 of the Planning Act.

Official Plan Amendment 38 proposes to implement the policies of the Provincial Policy Statement, as well as the provisions of the Planning Act and Clean Water Act, across the Town. Official Plan Amendment 38 proposes to amend policy regarding cultural and natural heritage conservation, residential, commercial, and industrial land uses, the division of land, source water protection, and complete applications, as well as mapping changes. Settlement area boundary expansions are proposed to accommodate the anticipated land needs of the Town.

If approved, the policy and mapping changes of Official Plan Amendment 38 would apply across the Town.

Supporting materials

View materials in person

Some supporting materials may not be available online. If this is the case, you can request to view the materials in person.

Get in touch with the office listed below to find out if materials are available.

Municipal Services Office - Western Ontario
Address

659 Exeter Road
Floor 2
London, ON
N6E 1L3
Canada

Office phone number

Comment

Commenting is now closed.

This consultation was open from May 30, 2023
to June 29, 2023

Connect with us

Contact