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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, September 8, 2025
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Location: Hybrid meeting (in person and virtual*) 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, Manager of Legislative Services/Clerk, at jpaylove@westlincoln.ca or 905-957-3346 ext. 5129.

About the Planning Application

Name: 9860 Regional Road 20 - GTA Exotics (Owner/Applicant)
File: 1601-002-23 (Zoning By-law Amendment)

Propose and effect: The Zoning By-law Amendment seeks to rezone the land zoned Agriculture (A) to a site specific Agriculture zone to permit a supplementary On-Farm Diversified Use for the retail sale of maple syrup with a reduced lot area for an On-Farm Diversified Use from 10 hectares to 4.9 hectares, and to increase the area of the lot being used for the On-Farm Diversified Use from 1% to 1.3%.

The site specific request also seeks relief from the Home Industry provisions to permit the use of an exotic car rental business in a detached accessory building with an increased maximum gross floor area of 266 square meters whereas 100 square metres is the maximum. The portions of lands zoned Environmental Conservation (EC) and Environmental Protection (EP) are to remain as is.

If you have any questions about these applications, please contact Robin Shugan, Senior Planner, at rshugan@westlincoln.ca or 905-957-3346 ext. 5136.

How to have your comments heard

Please submit your written comments to jpaylove@westlincoln.ca with the file number for the application by 4 p.m. on Friday, August 29, 2025, to have them included in Staff’s report for the application. If you submit comments after this date, they will not be included in Staff’s report. Any comments received after August 29 and before September 8, 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, Manager of Legislative Services/Clerk, 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 on Friday, September 5, 2025, 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, Manager of Legislative Services/Clerk, at jpaylove@westlincoln.ca.