Notice of Public Meeting: 8705 County Rd 46

Applicant: John Spriet (Spriet Associates Limited) 

Location of Subject Property: 8705 County Rd 46 (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 expansion of an existing “Agricultural Service and Supply Establishment” that is occupied by Huron Tractor, which is a company that sells and services agricultural equipment. The subject property is (8705 County Rd 46):  

• Relief from subsection 6.5 c) ii) to permit items for sale to be displayed within an “Outdoor Display and Sales Area” on a permanent basis, whereas subsection 6.5 c) ii) only permits items for sale to be displayed during the operating hours of the business. 

• Relief from subsection 6.40 c) to permit a reduced setback of 2.27 m from the side lot line for the “Outdoor Storage Area”,where as subsection 6.40 requires a setback of 4.5 m. 

• Relief from subsection 6.40 c) to permit a reduced setback of 3.27 m from the rear lot line for the “Outdoor Storage Area”, whereas subsection 6.40 requires a setback of 7.5 m. 

• Relief from subsection 6.40 d) to permit a reduced setback of 1.44 m from the front lot line for the “Outdoor Display and Sales Area”, whereas subsection 6.40 d) requires a setback of 7.5 m. 

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 (8705 County Rd 46 – Huron Tractor) will be heard by the Committee of Adjustment on the date, time and place shown below: 

DATE: June 18, 2025 

TIME:  6:00 pm    

LOCATION: 419 Notre Dame St, Belle River (Town Hall – Council Chambers) 

This will be a hybrid public meeting where both in person attendance and electronic attendance is supported. There will be opportunities to provide oral input electronically and in person. Providing written comments, prior to a decision being made, is strongly encouraged. Any written comments are requested to be sent to Ian Search (contact information below). 

During such a time any person who wishes to attend this Public Meeting electronically and /or speak at this meeting, you will need to register as a delegation for the 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 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, atisearch@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. 

Dated this 4th day of June, 2025. 

Attachments:

• 8705 County Rd 46 - Site Plan
• 8705 County Rd 46 - Subject Map