Notice of Passing of a Zoning By-law

TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Petawawa passed By-law 1805/26 on the 2^nd day of February 2026 under Section 34 of the Planning Act.

AND TAKE NOTE that any person or agency who meets the appeal requirements of the Planning Act may appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) in respect of the By-law by filing with the Clerk of the Corporation of the Town of Petawawa not later than the 3^rd day of March 2026 a notice of appeal setting out the objection to the By-law and the reasons in support of the objection.

Through Bill 185, the Government of Ontario altered appeal rights under the Planning Act. Only the following may appeal the decision to the OLT:

• the applicant;
• the registered owner of any land to which the by-law would apply, if, before the by-law was passed, the owner made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the Town of Petawawa Council;
• a specified person or public body (as defined under Section 1(1) of the Planning Act), who before the by-law was passed, made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to Town of Petawawa Council; and
• the Minister.

For clarification of these appeal rights, contact the Town of Petawawa municipal office.

No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeals unless, before the by-law was passed, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the council or, in the opinion of the Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party.

AND TAKE NOTICE that an appeal must be accompanied by the prescribed fee of $1100.00 and must be made payable to the Minister of Finance, by certified cheque or money order.

An explanation of the purpose and effect of the By-law is attached. This is a Town-initiated amendment to the zoning by-law that applies to the entire municipality. Therefore, no key map is provided with this notice. The complete By-law is available at the Town of Petawawa municipal office during regular office hours.

Explanatory Note

The purpose of this Town-initiated amendment is to delete the current Section 3.3.14 “Backyard Chickens” in its entirely and to replace it with new provisions that reference the standalone Town of Petawawa Backyard Chicken By-law and carries forward the provision that Minimum Distance Separation (MDS) does not apply.

The amendment affects all lands within the Town of Petawawa, except Crown Lands.

Council considered all written and oral submissions received for this application, the effect of which helped Council to make an informed decision.

Note: One of the purposes of the Planning Act is to provide for planning processes that are open, accessible, timely and efficient.  Accordingly, all written submissions, documents, correspondence, e-mails or other communications (including your name and address) form part of the public record and will be disclosed/made available by the Municipality to such persons as the Municipality sees fit, including anyone requesting such information. Accordingly, in providing such information, you shall be deemed to have consented to its use and disclosure as part of the planning process.

Dated at the Town of Petawawa this 11^th day of February 2026.

Melanie Scheer, RPP, MCIP

Director of Planning and Development