Notice of Planning Act Approval
Notice of passing of the Employment Community Improvement Plan
TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Municipality of Chatham-Kent passed By-law No. 109-2016, on the 12th, day of September, 2016, under Sections 17 and 28 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.P.13, as amended.
THE PURPOSE AND EFFECT of By-law No. 109-2016 – To adopt the Employment Community Improvement Plan for Chatham Kent. The objectives of the Employment Community Improvement Plan are to: (A)To stimulate development activity in the region that increases investment in existing and industrial buildings/employment uses and employment growth; (B) To provide incentives through planning policy in strategic areas that support new investment in existing and new industrial buildings; (C) To assist the build-out and occupancy levels in areas where large groupings of industrial land exist; and (D) To assist the redevelopment of properties within existing industrial park areas which may be more marketable for different and higher-order employment uses.
TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that any person or public body who, before the by-law was passed, made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to Council may appeal to the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) in respect of the by-law by filing with the Municipal Clerk of the Municipality of Chatham-Kent not later than 4:30 pm, EST, on October 11, 2016, a notice of appeal setting out the objection to the By-law, and the reasons in support of the objection. Such notice must be accompanied by the filing fee of $300.00 for each application appealed, made payable to the Minister of Finance by certified cheque or money order only, as required by the OMB. For additional OMB fees please see the OMB Fee Schedule.
The proposed Community Improvement Plan is exempt from approval by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs. The decision of the council is final if a notice of appeal is not received on or before the last day for filing a notice of appeal.
There were no written or oral comments received from the public on this application. Only individuals, corporations and public bodies may appeal a by-law or a decision of the Municipality to the Ontario Municipal Board. A notice of appeal may not be filed by an unincorporated association or group. However, a notice of appeal may be filed in the name of an individual who is a member of the association or the group on its behalf.
No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the by-law is passed, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submission to the Council of the Municipality of Chatham-Kent or, in the opinion of the Ontario Municipal Board, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party.
A full copy of the above-noted By-law is available for inspection at the Chatham-Kent Civic Centre, 315 King Street West, Chatham, ON.
Dated at the Municipality of Chatham-Kent this 21st day of September, 2016.
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