Public Meeting Notice - June 19 2025

TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Corporation of the Municipality of Trent Lakes will hold a public meeting to consider a Municipally initiated Official Plan Amendment (OPA No. 64) and Zoning By-Law Amendment (25-10) under Section 22 and 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended.

Date and Time of Meeting: Tuesday, July 15, 2025 at 1:00 pm
Location of Meeting: Municipality of Trent Lakes Council Chambers, 760 Peterborough County Road 36, Trent Lakes, ON
Location of Subject Lands: The Amendments would apply to the entire Municipality
Applicant: Municipality of Trent Lakes

Purpose and Effect of the Proposed Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments
Sections 2.1.4, 2.1.6 and 2.2 of the Provincial Planning Statement (2024) require planning authorities to plan for an appropriate range of housing options to accommodate future growth. The term “housing options” is defined in the PPS to include additional residential units. An additional residential unit is a self-contained dwelling unit that is located within and forms parts of a dwelling unit or is constructed as a stand-alone or as part of an accessory building.

The Official Plan Amendment is proposed to create a new policy section that would permit a maximum of one additional residential unit on a lot either within a dwelling or within or part of an independent accessory building. The Amendment also authorizes the Zoning By-law to regulate additional residential units.

The Zoning By-Law Amendment would define, permit and regulate additional residential units in the Rural (RU), Shoreline Residential (SR), Hamlet Residential (HR) and Rural Residential (RR) Zones. The Amendment would not permit additional residential units on any lot accessed by a private road or located within 300 metres of a lake trout lake or on a lot serviced by a municipal water system.

Please note that the County of Peterborough is the approval authority for Official Plan Amendments in the Municipality of Trent Lakes and the Municipality of Trent Lakes is the approval authority for Zoning By-Law Amendments.

Representation
Any person may attend the public meeting and make written and/or verbal representation either in support of or in opposition to the proposed amendments.

If a specified person or public body does not make oral submissions at the public meeting or make written submissions to the Municipality of Trent Lakes in respect of the proposed Official Plan Amendment and/or Zoning By-Law Amendment, before the approval authority gives or refuses to give approval to the amendments, the specified person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision of the approval authority to the Ontario Land Tribunal.

If a specified person or public body does not make oral submission at the public meeting or make written submissions to the Municipality of Trent Lakes in respect of the proposed Official Plan Amendment and/or Zoning By-Law Amendment before the approval authority gives or refuses to give approval to the amendments, the specified 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 do so.

Notification
If you wish to be notified of the decision of these amendments, you must make a written request to the Municipality of Trent Lakes at the address noted below.

Additional Information
The amendments have been the subject of extensive reporting to and direction from Council. Prior planning reports related to these amendments are available for review at Current Planning Applications.

Dated at the Municipality of Trent Lakes this 18th June 2025.

Jessie Clark, Clerk
Municipality of Trent Lakes
760 County Road 36
Trent Lakes, ON K0M 1A0
Telephone (705) 738-3800
Fax (705) 738-3801