Council Meeting Summary: July 8, 2025

By Municipality of Lakeshore - Jul 10, 2025

The following is a brief recap of the main issues and matters that Council dealt with at the meeting held on July 8, 2025. A video recording of the meeting will also be posted at Lakeshore.ca/TV. 

These highlights are not official minutes of the meeting and are meant solely for the purpose of general communications. The approved minutes provide the only official record of Council Proceedings and decisions.  

Council: 

  • Approved Zoning By-law Amendment Application ZBA-02-2025 (Zoning By-law 2-2012, as amended), to rezone the lands known legally as Part of Lot 7, Concession North of Middle Road, Maidstone, designated as Part 1 on Plan 12R24098, save and except Part 1 on Plan 12R30038, being part of the PIN 75013-0137(LT), and known municipally as 1370 Lakeshore Road 203, from “Agriculture (A)” to “Agriculture Zone Exception 1 (A-1)” zone and adopted By-law 46-2025. 

  • Approved Zoning By-law Amendment Application ZBA-03-2025 (Zoning By-law 2-2012, as amended), to rezone the lands known legally as, Part of Lot 15, Concession 9, Tilbury, save and except Part 1 on Plan 12R30124, being part of the Property Identifier Number 75080-0080(LT), and known municipally as 15709 Lakeshore Road 309, from “Agriculture (A)” to “Agriculture Zone Exception 1 (A-1)” zone and adopted By-law 47-2025. 

  • Approved Zoning By-law Amendment Application (ZBA-23-2024), to amend Zoning By-law 2-2012 as it relates to the subject lands identified in “Attachment A” which corresponds to the 12 severed lots that were approved with conditions under Consent Applications (File Number B/16/2023 to B/27/2023), and to rezone the lands from “Hamlet Commercial Zone Exception 1 (HC-1)” to “Hamlet Residential (HR)” and adopted By-law 48-2025. 

  • Received the following items for information: 

  • Considered the Council Resolution 134-05-2025 re Short Term Rental enforcement report and:  

    • Directed Administration to use Part 1 offence enforcement (i.e. tickets up to a maximum of $1,000) when responding to a resident driven concern about the Short-Term Rental Bylaw. That Lakeshore's Bylaw Department continue with the resident driven, compliance first approach to solving concerns as they are currently doing with great success. 

    • Directed Administration to update the Zoning Bylaw to reference the maximum penalty under the Planning Act, and to proceed with Part 3 offences for short term rental enforcement, if necessary, in addition to Part 1 offence enforcement. 

    • approved the taxation-supported surplus of $2,284,879 for the year ended December 31, 2024; 

    • approved a transfer of $1,144,627 to the Contingency Reserve; 

    • approved a transfer of $487,943 to the Legal Reserve; 

    • approved a transfer of $268,638 to the Winter Control Reserve; 

    • approved a transfer of $117,165 to the Police - Operating Reserve; 

    • approved a transfer of $50,000 to the Encumbrance – Taxation Reserve for the Workforce Development Health and Safety Audit (a one-time funded 2024 consulting expense that was not completed); 

    • approved a transfer of $58,213 to the Vehicles and Equipment Reserve; 

    • approved a transfer of $3,462 to the Fire Vehicles and Equipment Reserve; 

    • approved a transfer of $154,831 to the Building Services – Operating Fund Reserve which will then fund the 2024 net deficit as outlined in the draft 2024 Building Services Statement; 

    • approved a transfer of $(616,450) representing a deficit from Water operations for the year ended December 31, 2024 from the Water; and  

    • approved a transfer of $807,463 representing a surplus from Wastewater (sanitary sewer) operations for the year ended December 31, 2024 to the Wastewater (Sanitary Sewer) Reserve Fund. 

  • Directed the mayor to draft a letter to the Ministry of Transportation regarding the timeline for signage for Hydro One Networks Inc (HONI) funded projects. 

  • Endorsed the County Road 22 Sanitary Sewer Expansion (Wastewater Conveyance 1 and 2) project and confirm funding commitment in the amount of $55,221,600 (known as the Recipient Share) to meet the requirements set forth under the Canada Housing Infrastructure Fund (CHIF) as required, through annual budget allocation commencing in 2025 up to and including 2031; and authorized signing authority to the Corporate Leader - Operations to sign the Contribution Agreement (CA), submit payment claims, progress reports, and other materials related to the implementation of the County Road 22 Sanitary Sewer Expansion (Wastewater Conveyance 1 and 2) project, on behalf of the Municipality. 

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