Notice of Decision of Draft Plan of Subdivision

Pursuant to Subsection 51(37) of the Planning Act

Take Notice that the Council of The Corporation of the Township of Ramara has granted draft approval for a Plan of Subdivision subject to conditions in accordance with Subsection 51(31) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.P.13, as amended. 

The purpose and effect of the Draft Plan of Subdivision is to subdivide the subject property for the creation of forty-six (46) vacant residential lots on two proposed public streets. Please find attached a copy of the decision including the draft plan, conditions of draft approval and lapsing provision.

Ramara Township Council considered all written and oral submissions received on this application, the effect of which aided Ramara Township Council in making an informed decision. 

Appeals Process

When and How to Appeal a Decision and Conditions of Draft Plan Approval 

If you intend to appeal this decision of Council to the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT), a Notice of Appeal must be filed with the Township Clerk, Corporation of the Township of Ramara, 2297 Highway 12, PO Box 130, Brechin ON L0K 1B0 no later than 20 days from the date of this Notice and shall include:

1. The reasons for the appeal, and
2. Must be accompanied by the fee required by the Tribunal.

 Visit https://olt.gov.on.ca/appeals-process/ for more information.

Who Can File an Appeal

Any of the following may, at any time before the approval of the final plan of subdivision, appeal any of the conditions imposed by the approval authority to the Ontario Land Tribunal by filing a notice of appeal with the Township of Ramara:

• the applicant,
• any public body that, before the approval authority made its decision, made oral submissions at a public meeting, if one was held, or written submissions to the approval authority,
• the Minister,
• the municipality in which the subject land is located, or the planning board in whose planning area it is located,
• if the subject land is not located in a municipality or planning area, any public body.

No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal of the decision of the approval authority, including the lapsing provisions or the conditions, unless the person or public body, before the decision of the approval authority, made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the council, or made a written request to be notified of changes to the conditions or, in the Ontario Land Tribunal’s opinion, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party.

If a person or public body would otherwise have the ability to appeal the decision of the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Ramara but does not make oral submissions at a public meeting, if one is held, or make written submissions to the Township of Ramara in respect of the proposed plan of subdivision before the approval authority gives or refuses to give approval to the draft plan of subdivision, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision to the Ontario Land Tribunal. 

Notice of Changes in Conditions of Draft Plan Approval

You will be entitled to receive notice of any changes to the conditions of approval of the proposed plan of subdivision if you have made a written request to be notified of changes to the conditions.

No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of an appeal regarding any changes to the conditions of approval unless the person or public body, before the approval authority made its decision, made oral submissions at a public meeting, if one was held, or written submissions to the approval authority, or made a written request to be notified of the changes to the conditions or, in the Ontario Land Tribunal’s opinion, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party.

Related Applications

The subject land is the subject of a Zoning Bylaw Amendment File being File Z-7/22. (approved and in effect)

Learn More:

Dated at the Township of Ramara this 30^th day of July, 2025.

G. Jackson, CAO/Acting Clerk

Township of Ramara

Draft Plan of Subdivision Approval