Notice of Public Meeting: A-36-2024, 0 Rourke Line

Notice of Public Hearing of Application For Minor Variance, Municipality of Lakeshore Committee of Adjustment

Applicant: Michelle Caron (Architecttura Inc. Architects)
Location of Subject Property: 0 Rourke Line Road (see aerial photo attached)
Purpose of Application: Minor Variance

The Applicant is seeking the following reliefs from Lakeshore Zoning By-law (2-2012) for the development of an elementary school on the Subject Property:

• Relief from subsection 6.41.3 g) to permit loading spaces within the front yard; whereas subsection 6.41.3 g) states that loading spaces shall not be permitted within a front yard.
• Relief from subsection 6.17 a) to permit a maximum front yard setback of 70.2 metres (230.32 feet); whereas subsection 6.17 a) requires a maximum front yard setback of 3 metres (9.84 feet) applied to 75% of the length of the lot frontage.

An aerial photo of the subject property and a site plan of the current proposal are attached to this notice. Take notice that this application (file: A-36-2024) will be heard by the Committee of Adjustment on the date, time and place shown below:

DATE: January 22nd, 2025
TIME: 6:00 pm
LOCATION: Lakeshore Operations Centre (304 Rourke Line Road, Belle River)

This will be an electronic public meeting with online attendance and participation. Providing written comments before the meeting is strongly encouraged in case there are technical difficulties. Limited in-person attendance will be made available to members of the public who require in person attendance for accessibility. To request in-person attendance please contact Ian Search (contact information below).

Any person who wishes to attend this Public Meeting electronically and/or speak at this meeting, please provide your contact information (name, address, email and phone number) to Planning Services, via email to Ian Search, Planner, at isearch@lakeshore.ca or phone 519-728-1975, ext. 246, no later than the deadline of 24 hours prior to the date and time of the scheduled meeting. Attendees/Delegates will be contacted directly with registration details prior to the meeting.

It is requested that this notice be posted by the owner of any land that contains seven or more residential units in a location that is visible to all of the residents. 

Public Hearing

You are entitled to attend this public hearing to express your views about this application or you may be represented by counsel for that purpose. If you are aware of any person interested in or affected by this application who has not received a copy of this notice you are requested to inform that person of this hearing. Any person who does not wish to attend this public hearing, but wishes to provide written comment on the application, can send their comments via email to Ian Search, Planner, at isearch@lakeshore.ca

Failure to Attend Hearing

If you do not attend at the hearing it may proceed in your absence (including possible amendments to the original request) and, except as otherwise provided in the Planning Act, you will not be entitled to any further notice in the proceedings.

Notice of Decision

If you wish to be notified of the decision of the Municipality of Lakeshore Committee of Adjustment in respect of this application, you must submit a written request to the Municipality of Lakeshore Committee of Adjustment. Please make your request by contacting Ian Search via phone or email.

Dated this 8th day of January 2025

• Ian William Search - Planner
• Municipality of Lakeshore, 447 Renaud Line Road, Belle River, ON, N8L 0P8
• (519) 728-1975 ext. 246, isearch@lakeshore.ca

 Attachments:

• 0 Rourke Line Road - Subject Property Map
• 0 Rourke Line Road - Site Plan