Notice of Public Meeting: Minor Variance Application: 708 Ski Hill Road

Take Notice that the Council of the Township of Cavan Monaghan will hold a public meeting of the Committee of Adjustment to consider a proposed minor variance under Section 45 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, as amended.

Date and Time: Wednesday, April 24, 2024 at 9:00 a.m.
Location of: 708 Ski Hill Road
Subject Lands: Part Lots 1 and 2, Concessions 13 and 14 (Cavan) Township of Cavan Monaghan
Property Roll Number: 1509-010-050-153 00; 1509-010-050-153-10; 1509-010-050-213-60

The property subject to the minor variance application is shown on the Key Map above.

Purpose of the Proposed Minor Variance:

The property at 708 Ski Hill Road is an existing lot of record approximately 173.4 hectares (428.4 acres) in size with approximately 565 metres (1853.7 feet) of frontage on Ski Hill Road and approximately 294 metres (964.6 feet) of frontage on Hogsback Road.

The site is currently developed with the Dharma Hall (recreational), the Avalokitesvara Hall (recreational), the Ksitigarbha Hall (recreational), the Qingliang Temple (residential), an Information Centre, storage buildings, pagodas and statues, ponds, parking areas and access roads.

The owner of the property (Cham Shan Temple) wants to construct an entrance archway at the main entrance to the site. The new archway will be located approximately 149.6 metres (491 feet) from the front lot line and will be a maximum of 17 metres (55.8 feet) in height.

The property is zoned Recreational Commercial Exception One (C3-1), Natural Core (NC) and Natural Linkage (NL) as illustrated on Map A-1 to By-law No. 2018-58, as amended. The entrance archway will be constructed within the C3-1 Zone boundaries.

Section 11.4.2, Accessory Buildings and Structures, of Zoning By-law No. 2018-58, as amended, regulates accessory buildings and structures. Table 11A of Section 11.4.2 permits a maximum height of 6 metres (19.7 feet) for accessory buildings and structures. The proposed entrance archway height exceeds the maximum height permitted.

The purpose of the minor variance is to permit an entrance archway with a maximum height of 17 metres (55.8 feet).

All other standard regulations of the C3-1 Zone will apply to the property.

Participation

Committee of Adjustment Meetings are held electronically.

Any person may attend the electronic/virtual public meeting and make written and/or verbal submissions either in support of or in opposition to the proposed minor variance.

If you wish to speak to the application at the public meeting, please contact the Deputy Clerk by email at khartman@cavanmonaghan.net  no later than 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 23, 2024 and you will be provided with an invitation to join the meeting using your computer or phone. The Township is using Zoom for electronic meetings and it is the responsibility of the interested member of the public to have technology in place to connect to the meeting.

Although possible for members of the public to “attend” a meeting electronically, and provide verbal submissions, we would encourage you to communicate with the Committee by forwarding written comments in support or opposition to khartman@cavanmonaghan.net.

If you wish to view the public meeting in real time, but do not wish to speak to the application, the meeting will be hosted on the Township YouTube Channel at:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk8cGK2GvckFHWz_9_KaleQ?view_as=subscriber 

The meeting will also be recorded and available after the meeting for public viewing on the same platform.

If you are aware of any person interested in, or affected by this application who has not received a copy of this Notice, you are requested to inform that person of this hearing.

If you wish to make written comments on this application, your comments must be forwarded to the Deputy Clerk by e-mail to khartman@cavanmonaghan.net  no later than 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 23, 2024.

If you fail to participate in the hearing and/or submit written comments, the hearing will proceed in your absence and, except as otherwise provided in the Planning Act, you will not be entitled to any further notice of the proceedings.

Related Applications

There are no related applications at this time.

Additional Information relating to the proposed minor variance is available by contacting the Director of Planning at kellis@cavanmonaghan.net  or 705-932-9334.

A Copy of the Notice of Decision of the Committee will be sent to the Applicant and to each person who appears in person or by counsel at the hearing and who has filed with the Deputy Clerk a written request for notice of the decision. 

Addition Information:

Entrance Archway Master Site Plan

Entrance Archway Elevation Drawings

Notice of Public Meeting