Take notice that on December 11, 2023, the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Newmarket adopted Official Plan Amendment 37 (OPA 37) by By-law 2023-67.
The purpose and effect of OPA 37 is to amend the Town of Newmarket Official Plan to identify and update the list of required studies for complete Planning applications, and to authorize delegated authority to approve minor zoning amendments. OPA 37 applies to all lands within the Town of Newmarket.
Council in making its decision on this matter took into consideration all written and oral comments received.
The proposed Official Plan Amendment (OPA 37) is exempt from approval by the Regional Municipality of York. The decision of the Newmarket Council is final if a Notice of Appeal is not received on or before the last day for filing a Notice of Appeal.
An appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) in respect to Council's decision of the Official Plan Amendment 37 (OPA 37) be made by filing a Notice of Appeal with the Clerk of the Town of Newmarket no later than 4:30 p.m. on the January 2, 2024. A copy of an appeal form is available at https://olt.gov.on.ca/forms-submissions/
The Notice of Appeal must:
- set out reasons for the appeal;
- be accompanied by the Ontario Land Tribunal fee in the amount of $1,100.00, which can only be paid by certified cheque or money order made payable to the Minister of Finance;
- be accompanied by the fees of $579.13 and $188.38, effective Jan 1, 2023 for each appeal, payable to the Town of Newmarket; and
- meet submission requirements as set out on the appeal forms.
Only individuals, corporations or public bodies may appeal a decision of the Town of Newmarket to the Ontario Land Tribunal. A notice of appeal may not be filed by an unincorporated association or group. However, a notice of appeal may be filed in the name of an individual who is a member of the association or the group on its behalf.
No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the plan was adopted, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the council or, in the opinion of the Ontario Land Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party.
For more information, or to obtain a complete copy of OPA 37, contact Planning Services of the Town of Newmarket at planning@newmarket.ca.
