Public Notice - Town of Lumsden

Public notice is hereby given that the Council of the Town of Lumsden intends to adopt a bylaw under The Planning and Development Act, 2007 to amend Bylaw No. 15-2002, known as the Zoning Bylaw.

INTENT AND REASON

Bylaw No. 2024-12 proposes to amend the Zoning Bylaw to add further public notice requirements for the Zoning Bylaw Amendment Procedure. In addition to the requirements outlined in the Act, for all rezoning applications, the Development Officer shall provide written notice by regular mail to assessed owners of property within a seventy-five (75) metre radius of the subject lands proposed for rezoning a minimum of fourteen (14) days prior to the public hearing.

Additionally, Bylaw 2024-12 proposes to amend the Zoning Bylaw to reduce the minimum site area for a Townhouse, Rowhouse or a Fourplex building in the R2 – Residential Multiple District from 930 m2to 190 m2 metres to accommodate the subdivision of a Townhouse, Rowhouse or Fourplex building into individual units.

AFFECTED LANDS

All lands within the Town may be affected by the proposed amendments to the Zoning Bylaw.

PUBLIC INSPECTION

Any person may inspect the bylaw online at www.lumsden.ca or at the Lumsden Municipal Office, located at 300 James Street North, in the Town of Lumsden, between the hours of 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM (open through the noon hour) from Monday to Friday, excluding statutory holidays. Copies are available at cost.

PUBLIC HEARING

Council will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, September 24, 2024, at 7:00 PM in person at the Lumsden Municipal Office located at 300 James Street North in Lumsden, or virtually via ZOOM, to receive submissions, written or verbal, on the proposed bylaw. Written submissions will be provided for Council’s consideration and may be sent by mail or email by 4:00pm on Monday, September 23, 2024. For further information, or to receive a ZOOM link to attend the meeting, please contact the municipal office at 306-731-2404 or email the undersigned at a.bryck@lumsden.ca

Issued at the Town of Lumsden this 28th day of August 2024.
Aimee Bryck, Director of Planning & Development