ZONING BY.LAW AMENDMENT APPLICATION

ZONING BY.LAW AMENDMENT PROCEDURE

The following is for your information only. Review the Planning Act and relevant regulations for statutory requirements. This process is subject to change. The application will be terminated without notice after 60 days of inactivity. Direct all questions about the application to the assigned Planner. The procedure generally encompasses the following steps:

  1. The application is reviewed to ensure all prescribed and required information and the fee have been submitted.

    Within 30 days of the receipt of the application, the applicant will be notified in writing that the application is deemed incomplete or complete.

  2. lf deemed incomplete, the application and fee will be returned. lf deemed complete, fees are not refundable, the application is circulated to departments and external agencies for review and comment, and all submitted documents are made available to the public.

  3. Following circulation, a draft staff report containing a recommendation and any conditions is prepared. The City Planner and other staff review the draft staff report.

  4. When the staff report is approved by appropriate municipal staff, it will be scheduled for a future meeting of the Development and Heritage Standing Committee (DHSC).

  5. The DHSC meeting is the public meeting required by the Planning Act. Public notice of the DHSC meeting is advertised in the Windsor Star, a local newspaper, at least 20 days in advance of the DHSC meeting. A courtesy notice may be mailed to property owners and tenants within 120 meters or more of the subject land.

  6. 10 days prior to the DHSC meeting, the staff report is circulated to the applicant and DHSC members and made available to the public. All supporting documentation submitted by the applicant is available for review.

  7. At the DHSC meeting, a staff planner makes a presentation, The applicant and other parties have an opportunity to provide verbal and written submissions. The DHSC may ask questions of staff, the applicant, the agent, and other parties. The DHSC may decide to defer or recommend approval or denial of the application.

  8. lf defined, the application along with any additional information or a new staff report will be considered at a future DHSC meeting. lf recommended for approval or denial, the staff report, the minutes of the DHSC meeting, and the unending bylaw are forwarded to the City of Windsor Council for consideration at a future date. The applicant, agent and all interested parties will be notified by the City Clerk of the date, time and location of the Council meeting.

  9. The application may be placed on the Consent Agenda of the Council Meeting, a part of the meeting where the Council approves a number of matters with a single motion. lf the application is not on the Consent Agenda, the staff planner may introduce the application, review the staff recommendation and any additional information provided to Council, and advise the Council of any differences between the staff and DHSC recommendations. The applicant and other interested parties have an opportunity to make verbal and/or written submissions. The council may decide to approve, deny or defer the application. lf Council approves the application, the amending by-law may be approved at the same Council meeting, otherwise, it will be approved at a future Council meeting.

  10. When the amending by-law is passed, the City Clerk will mail a notice of the passing of the amending by-law to property owners and various public agencies within 15 days. There is a 20-day appeal period commencing the day after this notice is given. The notice will include the last day to file an appeal. An appeal is made to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT) through the City Clerk. lf no appeal is filed, the amending by-law is final and binding as of the date of Council's passing of the by-law.

  11. lf the rezoning is subject to a holding symbol, it is the responsibility of the property owner to satisfy the conditions to remove the holding symbol and to submit an application and fee to remove the holding symbol.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Planning & Building Department - Flanning Division

Telephone: 51 9-255-6543

Suite 210

Fax: 519-255-6544

350 City Hall Square West

Email : planningdept@citywindsor.ca

Windsor ON NgA 651

Web Site: wwur.citywindsor.ca