Rural Zoning By-Law Consolidation

The consultation period for the Rural Zoning By-Law has been extended until September 15, to allow for more public feedback on the new Rural Zoning By-law.

Comments can be submitted directly to the project team at ruralzoningbylaw@kawarthalakes.ca.

The Project Team is happy to announce that the Final Draft of the Rural Zoning By-law is available! Please find links below:

Final Draft Rural Zoning By-law

Final Draft Rural Zoning By-law - Section 13 - Exception Zones

EDIT - Please find Schedules A, B and C on the right side of the page under Final Draft Rural Zoning By-law

Appendix 1 - Burnt River Floodplain Elevations

Link to interactive Mapping Tool

The documents are also available on the right side of the page under Final Draft Rural Zoning By-law.

The By-law will be presented to the Planning Advisory Committee on August 9, 2023 beginning at 1:00 PM.

Please consider this notice pursuant to the Planning Act. Please find information on how to register to speak, attend, and submit comments below.

Take Notice that the Planning Advisory Committee will be holding a virtual Public Meeting under Section 34 of the Planning Act to consider a new Rural Zoning By-law for the City of Kawartha Lakes. The purpose of the meeting is to provide the public with an opportunity to understand and comment on the proposed Rural Zoning By-law, which relates to lands outside of the Urban Settlement Areas of Lindsay, Bobcaygeon, Fenelon Falls, and Omemee as delineated in the City of Kawartha Lakes Official Plan. The Rural Zoning By-law excludes lands subject to the Oak Ridges Moraine Zoning By-law (2005-133).

This meeting will be held through remote electronic participation in accordance with the Municipal Act, 2001 and the Planning Act, 1990.

The general public and the media can view the Planning Advisory Committee webcast through the City of Kawartha Lakes livestream at: www.youtube.com/c/CityofKawarthaLakes.

The purpose of the public meeting to introduce a consolidated and updated Zoning By-law. A Zoning By-law regulates the types of lands uses and the character, height, location, size and massing of buildings for all lands within the Rural Area.

The effect of the Rural Zoning By-law will be one updated and harmonized Zoning By-law that applies to rural areas of the City of Kawartha Lakes. Currently, there are 14 Zoning By-laws in-effect that apply to rural areas which vary in age, terminology, and permission. The new Rural Zoning By-law will apply a streamlined and consistent zoning framework to all rural areas in the City of Kawartha Lakes.

Since 2019, the City of Kawartha Lakes has been undertaking a review and consolidation of its existing 14 zoning by-laws in the rural areas of the City. This is the first comprehensive review of these zoning by-laws since amalgamation in 2001. Further, in 2012, the City of Kawartha Lakes’ new Official Plan came into effect. The Planning Act requires that a new zoning by-law be prepared to be consistent with and implement the Official Plan.

How to Participate in the Public Hearings

While the public is not permitted to attend Planning Advisory Committee meetings in-person without an appointment, there are several ways in which the general public can provide submissions to the Members of the Planning Advisory Committee for the August 9, 2023 meeting, as follows:

• Submit comments in writing: Submit comments in writing to the City of Kawartha Lakes, Clerk’s Office, 26 Francis Street, P.O. Box 9000, Lindsay, Ontario, K9V 5R8, prior to this meeting or by email to agendaitems@kawarthalakes.ca. Comments received by 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 8, 2023, will be provided to Members of the Planning Advisory Committee prior to the meeting.

• Register to speak at the Planning Advisory Committee Meeting via electronic participation: should you wish to speak at the Planning Advisory Committee meeting, please email Clerk’s Office at clerks@kawarthalakes.ca. Please include:

• your name (first and last);

• email address in order to send you an invite to participate in the meeting via Zoom which allows for participation by computer, mobile device or telephone;

• which item on the agenda you wish to address;

• any visual materials such as pictures or a PowerPoint presentation; and,

• whether you would prefer to attend in person by appointment, or via Zoom

Notwithstanding the deadlines noted above, members of the public are requested to register as soon as possible in order to facilitate an orderly registration process and meeting.

Members of the public are encouraged to email written comments to agendaitems@kawarthalakes.ca prior to the date above even if they choose to register to speak at the meeting via electronic participation in order for the Planning Advisory Committee Members to have their comments in the event they are not successful in joining the electronic meeting.

You can also submit comments directly to the project team at ruralzoningbylaw@kawarthalakes.ca.

The deadline for comments is Friday, September 1, 2023. The project team cannot guarantee that comments received after this date will be reviewed or incorporated into the Final Rural Zoning By-law.

Following completion of the final Rural Zoning By-law, we will take it forward to Council for adoption. At this time, we are targeting a Fall Council meeting.

We have extended the comment deadline for the Second Draft to May 19, 2023. Please have your comments into the team by then.

Click here to view a recording of the April 2023 Public Open House. The purpose of this session was to walk through the second draft of the document. Presentation slides and supporting materials are available by clicking here as well as to the right of this webpage.

Alongside the second draft of the By-law, the interactive mapping tool has also been updated. Click here to access the map. We are happy to note that there is a revised search tool that allows you to search by Exception Number. Just type in the Exception Number into the search box and press the magnifying glass or hit 'enter'.

The commenting tool is still active that allows you to comment on a specific parcel.

Enjoy your weekend.

Thank you to everyone who took part in the Woodville Open House on Wednesday June 22, 2022. As promised, the recording is now available:

Since 2019, Kawartha Lakes has been in the process of reviewing and consolidating its 13 rural area zoning by-laws. When the project began, the Village of Woodville was not included in the review as it was designated as an Urban Settlement Area in the City of Kawartha Lakes Official Plan. Following a settlement from the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) in March 2022 that changed Woodville’s designation from an Urban Settlement Area to a Hamlet in the rural area, the project team is now including Woodville in the Rural Zoning By-Law review and consolidation.

A significant amount of consultation and background review has already been completed to inform the First Draft of the Rural Zoning By-law. To introduce the project to Woodville and seek the community’s input, Kawartha Lakes and consultant WSP are holding a public open house on Wednesday June 22, 2022 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm.

The purpose of the open house is to:

• Outline the work that has been completed to date
• Introduce the Rural Zoning By-Law Review process to Woodville
• Walk through preliminary zoning options and recommendations for Woodville, and seek the public’s feedback
• Provide the next steps in the process and how to get involved

The meeting is being held virtually and registration is available online and via telephone:

• Online: Click here – Woodville Zoning By-law Kick-off Public Open House
• Phone: Please contact Jonathan Derworiz, Planner II, City of Kawartha Lakes, prior to the open house to receive dial-in information: 705-324-9411 extension 1330 or jderworiz@kawarthalakes.ca

Following this open house, the project team will consider all input and work to consolidate Woodville into the Second Draft Rural Zoning By-law, which is expected to be released summer 2022.

As promised, please find recordings of the March Open Houses below! The slide deck from the presentation is available here as well as on the right side of the page.

Please submit your comments on the first draft by April 1, 2022.

Last night concluded our run of Open Houses for the First Draft of the Rural Zoning By-law. We had over 80 attendees in total with plenty of great questions and discussions. As promised, the slides from the presentation have been uploaded and are available by clicking here as well as under the March Public Open House widget on the project page. Once rendered, the meeting recordings will also be uploaded to this site.

Please submit your comments on the First Draft to staff by April 1, 2022 via email at either jderworiz@kawarthalakes.ca and/or ruralzoningbylaw@kawarthalakes.ca. If you have questions about current zoning or a specific property, please submit your questions with subject address to planningadmin@kawarthalakes.ca.

Thank you to all that attended the Open Houses.