Notice of Passing – Zoning By-law Amendment Z-11/23

Take Notice that the Council of The Corporation of the Township of Ramara passed By-law 2026.13 on March 9, 2026, under Section 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.P.13. This By-law amends the Township of Ramara Zoning Bylaw 2005.85, as amended.

Purpose and Effect:

The Zoning By-law Amendment amends the current “Agriculture” and “Rural” zoning on the lands to “Mineral Aggregate Extraction -13(H)” and “Mineral Aggregate Extraction -14(H)” to allow for the establishment of a quarry on the lands and accessory uses. The area zoned “MAE-14(H)” only permits uses related to ecological conservation, ecological enhancement, mitigation and monitoring in conjunction with the quarry operation at the adjacent lands zoned MAE-13(H). 

A Holding (H) Provision will remain in place on the lands until all required conditions have been satisfied. These conditions include entering into a registered agreement on title that addresses the necessary upgrades to Concession Road 2 (including plans, costs, maintenance, etc.) The (H) will only be removed once these conditions have been fully met.

Related Applications:

This application was reviewed concurrently with Official Plan Amendment File OP-4/23. This application was approved and OPA No. 29 was adopted on March 9, 2026. (Bylaw Number 2026.12) The amendment has been forwarded to the County of Simcoe for consideration.

Additional Information:

A copy of the zoning by-law amendment is available for review at the Township of Ramara Municipal Office at 2297 Highway 12, Brechin, during normal business hours and can be found at the bottom of this notice.

Appeal Process:

No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the zoning amendments were 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.

If you intend to appeal this zoning by-law, 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 for each by-law and shall include:

1. The reasons for the appeal and the specific part of the proposed Zoning By-law amendments to which the appeal applies.

2. A completed A1 Appellant Form. This form is to be completed by the appellant for appeals relating to the Zoning By-law amendment and is available on at https://olt.gov.on.ca

3. The applicable fee made payable to the “Minister of Finance” (https://olt.gov.on.ca/fee-chart/)

Notwithstanding the above, subsection 34(19) of the Planning Act defines the parties that are eligible to appeal the decision to the Ontario Land Tribunal.

Learn More:

For more information about this matter, including information about appeal rights, contact planning@ramara.ca

Dated at the Township of Ramara this 19^th Day of March 2026.

Rebecca Zanussi, Acting Clerk

2297 Highway 12 

P.O Box 130

Brechin ON L0K1B0

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