Notice of Public Meeting: A-18-2025

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

Applicant: Chris Zimmer

Application file number: A-18-2025

Location of Subject Property: 19090 Peninsula Street

Purpose of Application: Minor Variance

The Applicant is seeking the following relief from Lakeshore Zoning By-law (2-2012) for the development of a new addition to the existing dwelling on the property which will increase the size of the dwelling and will add a front covered porch:

  • Relief from Subsection 6.54 a) to permit the building addition with its front covered porch to be setback a minimum of 15.29 metres (50.16 feet) from the centreline of the private road. This setback will be from the base of the front covered porch. The roof overhang of the front covered porch will be setback a minimum of 14.88 metres (48.81 feet) from the centreline of the private road. Subsection 6.54 a) states that a building or structure must have a setback of 16 metres (52.5 feet) from the centreline of a private road, where the private road is less than 20 metres (65.62 feet) wide.

An aerial photo of the Subject Property and drawings of the proposal are attached to this notice.

Take notice that this application (file: A-18-2025) will be heard by the Committee of Adjustment on the date, time and place shown below:

DATE: September 17, 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, it is requested that you register 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.

Those who have registered 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, Plannerat 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 contact Ian Search).

Dated this 3rd day of September 2025.

  • Ian William Search Committee of Adjustment,
  • Municipality of Lakeshore 419 Notre Dame Street, Belle River Ontario N8L 0P8
  • Telephone (519) 728-1975 ext. 246, isearch@lakeshore.ca

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