Notice of statutory public meeting for Regional Official Plan Amendment (ROPA-22-0002) 502 Winston Rd. in Grimsby

Niagara Region will hold a statutory public meeting for an application to amend the Niagara Official Plan (Application No. ROPA-22-0002) for 502 Winston Rd. in the Town of Grimsby.

The purpose of the meeting is for Regional Council to hear and consider public comments on the proposed Regional Official Plan Amendment in accordance with the provisions of Section 17 of the Planning Act R.S.O. 1990, as amended.

The amendment proposes to redesignate the subject lands at 502 Winston Rd. from ‘Unique Agricultural Area’ to a ‘Rural Area’ designation.

The site is currently occupied by a banquet hall / private club, associated parking lot and tennis court / playground. The banquet hall / private club is serviced by municipal water and a private septic tank.

A concurrent application for a Local Official Plan Amendment has also been submitted to the Town of Grimsby to redesignate the lands in the Town of Grimsby Official Plan. The amendments are being processed concurrently by the Town and Region.

Statutory Public Meeting

• June 12, 2024 at 1 p.m.
• Hybrid meeting as part of the Region’s Planning and Economic Development Committee Meeting - in-person and virtual attendance
• Niagara Region Council Chamber
• 1815 Sir Isaac Brock Way, Thorold

Have your say

Your feedback on the proposed amendment is welcomed and encouraged. Any person or agency may attend and make representation at the meeting and / or make written submissions.

To provide input orally at the public meeting, either online or in-person, pre-register with the Regional Clerk by sending an email to clerk@niagararegion.ca before 9 a.m. on Friday June 7, 2024.

To provide written input to be considered at the public meeting, either mail your comments to the Office of the Regional Clerk, Niagara Region, 1815 Sir Isaac Brock Way, Ontario, L2V 4T7, or email to clerk@niagararegion.ca by 9 a.m. on Friday June 7, 2024.

Any written comments received either by mail or email and submitted to the Region, will be included in a future recommendation report prepared by staff for Council consideration, and will become part of the public record regarding the Regional Official Plan Amendment application.

View a livestream of the meeting proceeding, without the ability to provide oral submissions.

More information

View copies of the application and supporting documents for the proposed amendment under application No. ROPA-22-0002.

For more information about the proposed amendment, including information on appeal rights, contact:

Alex Boekestyn, M.Sc.
Development Planner
Niagara Region
1815 Sir Isaac Brock Way, PO Box 1042
Thorold, Ontario L2V 4T7
905-980-6000 ext. 3264
alex.boekestyn@niagararegion.ca
File Number: ROPA-22-0002

If you need any accommodations for a disability to participate in meetings or events, please let us know in advance so that arrangements can be made in a timely manner. Special accessibility accommodations and materials in alternate formats can be arranged by contacting Niagara Region’s Accessibility Advisory Coordinator at 905-685-4225 ext. 3252 or accessibility@niagararegion.ca

Legal notice

The Planning Act

i. If you wish to be notified of the decision of the Council of the Regional Municipality of Niagara on the proposed Regional Official Plan Amendment, you must make a written request to the Clerk c/o Regional Clerk, Niagara Region, 1815 Sir Isaac Brock Way, P.O. Box 1042, Thorold, Ontario, L2V 4T7, or email clerk@niagararegion.ca. Such requests must include the name and address to which such notice should be sent.

ii. If a person or public body would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of the Council of the Regional Municipality of Niagara to the Ontario Land Tribunal but the person or public body does not make oral submissions at the public meeting or make written submissions to the Regional Municipality of Niagara before the proposed Regional Official Plan Amendment is adopted, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision.

iii. If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the Regional Municipality of Niagara before the proposed Regional Official Plan Amendment 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.

iv. Any personal information is collected under the authority of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P. 13 and may be used in an appendix of a staff report, published in the meeting agenda, delegation list and/or the minutes of the public meeting and made part of the public record. The Region collects this information for the purposes of making informed decisions on the relevant issues and to notify interested parties of Council’s decisions. It may also be used to serve notice of an Ontario Land Tribunal hearing. Information collected, used and disclosed is in accordance the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (MFIPPA). Questions about this collection and disclosure should be directed to the Access and Privacy Office at 905-980-6000, ext. 3779 or FOI@niagararegion.ca