NEWS RELEASE
PERTH COUNTY
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TAKE NOTICE that the County of Perth will hold a Public Meeting on Oct. 17, 2024 during the County Council meeting scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. to present the New County Official Plan to the public and provide an opportunity for public comment.
A copy of the New County Official Plan, together with frequently asked questions, project updates, and background studies completed as a part of the Official Plan Review, will be available at perthcounty.ca/NewOP on Sept. 27, 2024.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
The New County Official Plan ensures a vision for Perth County and a comprehensive strategy reflective of provincial policy updates and current community priorities and values. The New County Official Plan is supportive of building community, ensuring environmental health, and informed land use decisions within the County.
The New County Official Plan will replace the current County Official Plan and those of LowerTier member municipalities and act as an overall guidance document for municipalities across the County. The New County Official Plan ensures consistent policy implementation across the County and provides a clear planning framework that is easier to navigate.
LOCATION MAP
As the New County Official Plan will apply to all lands within the municipal boundary of the County of Perth, no location map is included with this Notice.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE
Any person may attend the public meeting and/or make written or verbal representation either in support of or in opposition to the New County Official Plan.
If you are interested in speaking at the meeting, advance registration is preferred. Please contact the Legislative Services Division by Thursday Oct. 10, 2024 at 12 p.m. to register a delegation for the public meeting.
If you are unable to participate in the meeting, you may provide written comments to [email protected] or by mail to 1 Huron Street, Stratford, Ont., N5A 5S4.
A copy of the agenda for the public meeting, including a staff report and attachments, will be available in advance of this public meeting on the County’s website on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024 at the following link: https://perthcounty.civicweb.net/Portal/. If you would like to watch the meeting, it will be available via livestream at https://www.youtube.com/@Perth_County.
APPROVAL AUTHORITY AND APPEAL RIGHTS
The Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing is the approval authority for the New County Official Plan.
If a person or public body would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing 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 County of Perth before the New County Official Plan 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 County of Perth before the New County Official Plan 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 public body as a party.
NOTICE OF DECISION
If you wish to be notified of the decision by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing on the New County Official Plan, you must make a written request to Moira Davidson, Senior Policy Planner at [email protected] or by mail to 1 Huron Street, Stratford, Ont. N5A 5S4.
NOTICE OF COLLECTION
Personal information collected as a result of this public meeting is collected under the authority of the Municipal Act, the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (MFIPPA), the Planning Act, and all other relevant legislation, and will be used to assist in making a decision on this matter. All personal information (as defined by MFIPPA), including (but not limited to) names, addresses, opinions and comments collected will be made available for public disclosure to members of the public, at the meeting, through requests and through the County of Perth website.
DATED AT THE CITY OF STRATFORD THIS 27TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2024
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