Notice of Statutory Public Meeting
Official Plan Amendment - Number OPA 41
Municipal Wide Natural Heritage System
In accordance with Sections 22 and 17 (15) of the Planning Act, Council for the Town of Mono will hold a Statutory Public Meeting on:
Tuesday, July 24th, 2018
9:30 a.m.
Town of Mono - Council Chambers
(347209 Mono Centre Road)
Purpose
Official Plan Amendment 41 (OPA 41), if approved by Town Council, would fulfill a Provincial mandate under Section 2.1 of the (2014) Provincial Policy Statement (PPS) to identify a Natural Heritage System (NHS) in Ecoregions 6E in which the Town of Mono resides. OPA 41 also fulfills a key policy under Section 4.2.2 of the Provincial Growth Plan for relevant lands in the Town as well as supporting related key goals in the associated Provincial Plans for the Greenbelt, Niagara Escarpment and Oak Ridges Moraine.
A key policy theme of OPA 41 is to protect and enhance natural heritage features and areas in conjunction with decisions on applications for proposed developments and/or site alterations under Part III of the Planning Act. The natural heritage policies in OPA 41 will broadly protect, conserve, and enhance the Town’s natural heritage features and areas and will also provide the local basis for a future County-wide NHS to be undertaken as part of the Dufferin County Official Plan Municipal Comprehensive Review.
No key map is provided as OPA 41 is a Municipal-wide Amendment.
OPA 41 can be reviewed at the Town Hall during regular business office hours and is also available online: OPA 41
Notification of the Decision
If you wish to be notified of the decision of the Town of Mono on the proposed official plan amendment, you must make a written request to the Town of Mono Planning Department at the address noted below.
Oral/Written Comments
If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submission to the Town of Mono before the proposed official plan amendment is adopted, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision of the Town of Mono to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT) and the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the LPAT unless, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party.
Further Information
For more information about this matter, including information about preserving your appeal rights, contact David Trotman, Director of Planning, at Town of Mono, 347209 Mono Centre Road, Mono ON L9W 6S3 Phone – 519-941-3599 Ext 230 or email david.trotman@townofmono.com
