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Get involved with your input. The Township of West Lincoln Growth and Sustainability Committee will hold a Public Meeting in accordance with the Planning Act where the matter(s) below will be considered. The meeting will take place:

Date: Monday, April 14, 2025
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Location: Hybrid Meeting (in person and virtual attendance*) Township Administration 318 Canborough Street, Smithville, Ontario

*Those who wish to provide comments at a meeting virtually (Zoom) must register in advance by contacting Justin Paylove, Acting Director of Legal and Legislative Services, at jpaylove@westlincoln.ca or 905-957-3346 ext. 5129.

About the Planning Application:

Name: Elite Smithville Development Inc.
Files: 1601-009-24 (Zoning By-law Amendment); 2000-94-24 (Draft Plan of Subdivision)

Applications for Zoning By-law Amendment and Draft Plan of Subdivision have been submitted by Weston Consulting (Consultant-Agent) on behalf of Elite Smithville Development Inc. (Owner).

The applications consider a proposal for a total of 217 residential units consisting of 41 townhouse units, and two 6-storey apartment buildings with 176 dwelling units. A new 20 metre local road running east-west is proposed to connect to South Grimsby Road 6 norther extension with the approved residential development to the east (Marz Homes – Thrive Subdivision), as well as blocks dedicated for environmental protection.

The Zoning By-law Amendment seeks to rezone the Agricultural (A) zone and Development (D) zone to sitespecific Residential Medium Density (RM3-xx), Open Space (OS), and Environmental Protection (EP).

The Draft Plan of Subdivision application is being processed simultaneously to facilitate the creation of development blocks for the townhouses and apartment buildings, environmental and open spaces, and the new public road. Future applications for Site Plan Approval and Draft Plan of Condominium will be required for the detailed design of the townhouses and apartment blocks.

If you have any questions about these applications, please contact Susan Smyth, Senior Planner, at ssmyth@westlincoln.ca or 905-957-3346 ext. 5133.

How to have your comments heard:

Please submit your written comments to jpaylove@westlincoln.ca  with the file numbers for the applications by 4 p.m. on Friday, April 4, 2025, to have them included in Staff’s report for the applications. If you submit comments after this date, they will not be included in Staff’s report. Any comments received after April 4, 2025, and before April 11, 2025, will be read into the public record during the specified meeting. While residents are encouraged to make written submissions to the committee, members of the public will also be able to provide verbal comments at Committee and Council in person or virtually through Zoom. Please contact the Justin Paylove, Acting Director of Legal and Legislative Services at jpaylove@westlincoln.ca  to register to speak at the meeting and indicate if you will need a link to the Zoom meeting.

Important information about making a submission:

If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the Township of West Lincoln Growth and Sustainability Committee before a by-law is passed, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision of the Council of the Township of West Lincoln to the Ontario Land Tribunal. Additionally, should no oral or written submissions be made, the person or public body may not be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal before the Ontario Land Tribunal unless, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to do so. Individuals who make written submissions with respect to a Planning Act application should be aware that their submission and any personal information in their correspondence will become part of the public record and made available to the Applicant, Committee and Council. 

For more information:

The documents and background material for this application can be made available by contacting West Lincoln’s Growth and Sustainability Department at: Phone: 905-957-3346 / E-mail: planning@westlincoln.ca 

Copies of the Staff Report will be available Friday, April 11, after 4 p.m. on the Township’s website.

If you would like to be notified of Township Council’s decision with respect to any planning application, you must make a written request (specifying which file numbers) to: Justin Paylove, Acting Director of Legal and Legislative Services at jpaylove@westlincoln.ca.