Public Meeting Notice - Official Plan Review

Join the meeting

Join us for a virtual public meeting to discuss the East Gwillimbury Official Plan Review.

Date: Wednesday, May 11, 2022
Time: 6 p.m.

Watch the meeting

The proposed updated Official Plan and background information are available at www.eastgwillimbury.ca/opreview. 

Background, purpose, and effect

As a Town-initiated update applying to all lands in East Gwillimbury, the proposed updated Official Plan provides the planning and policy framework to guide the growth of the Town to 2051. The Town’s current Official Plan was last adopted in 2010 and planned for a 2031 horizon. The Planning Act requires that an Official Plan be updated to ensure that it conforms with provincial and regional plans, has regard to matters of Provincial interest, and is consistent with Provincial policy statements. 

The meeting provides the public with an opportunity to hear and discuss information on the proposed updated Official Plan and provide feedback on the content. Any person may attend the Public Meeting and make oral and/or written submissions in support or opposition to the proposed updated Official Plan.

Submit comments

Please forward comments to the attention of Adam Robb, Acting Director of Planning, Town of East Gwillimbury, 19000 Leslie Street, Sharon, ON, L0G 1V0, arobb@eastgwillimbury.ca. Comments will be accepted until 12 p.m. on the day of the public meeting; however, we would appreciate receiving comments by Friday, May 6, 2022. 

Speak at the meeting

If you wish to make a verbal representation at the public meeting, you must register no later than 12 p.m. on Friday, May 6, 2022, by emailing the Clerks Department at clerks@eastgwillimbury.ca. 

Public record

Do note that personal information can be collected under the authority of the Planning Act and the Municipal Act, 2001. Any person may attend the Public Meeting and make oral and/or written submissions in support of or in opposition to the proposed updated Official Plan. All submissions will form part of the public record. If a person or public body does not make oral or written submissions to the Town before the updated Official Plan is adopted, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision of Council to the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT). They may also not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal unless in the opinion of the OLT there are reasonable grounds to do so. 

Recording of Council and Committee Meetings 

The Town records Public Planning Meetings. If you make a presentation to Town Council or its Committees, you may be recorded. According to Section 27 of the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. M.56, as amended, (the “Act”) public feedback to planning proposals is considered to be a public record and may be disclosed to any individual upon request per the Act.

Personal information collection notice 

The Town of East Gwillimbury collects personal information in communications or presentations made to Town Council and/or its Committees under the legal authority of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, Chapter c.P.13, as amended. According to Section 27 of the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. M.56, as amended, (the “Act”) public feedback to planning proposals is considered to public recorded and may be disclosed to any individual upon request per the Act. If you submit communications to the Town, they will become public records and appear on the Town’s website including your name, address, email, etc. You can expressly request the Town to remove it. If you have questions about this collection, please direct them to the Town Clerk, Town of East Gwillimbury, 19000 Leslie Street, Sharon, Ontario L0G 1V0 905-478-4283.

Questions

For any additional questions, comments, or more information about this matter, including information about appeal rights, or if you wish to be notified of the adoption of the proposed Updated Official Plan or of the refusal of a request to amend the official plan, you must make written request to the contact below.

Adam Robb, MPL, MCIP, RPP
Acting Director of Planning
Development Services, Planning Branch
arobb@eastgwillimbury.ca
905-478-4283 ext. 3872