Notice of Application - Official Plan Amendment for administrative purposes

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING


In the matter of Sections 17, 22, and 28 of the Planning Act, the Town of Deep River hereby gives NOTICE OF THE FOLLOWING:

  1. Application to amend the Official Plan of the Town of Deep River
  2. A public meeting regarding same application for an amendment to the Official Plan of the Town of Deep River

Subject Lands: All lands within the Town of Deep River’s municipal boundaries.

Public Meeting: A public meeting to gather public feedback to the proposed official plan amendment will be held at the Town of Deep River Municipal Office on June 10th, 2026 at 6:00 pm.

Proposed Official Plan Amendment

The purpose and effect of the proposed Official Plan amendment is to expand the Community Improvement Plan Area (CIPA) to include all lands within the Town of Deep River’s municipal boundary, as part of a comprehensive amendment to the Town of Deep River Community Improvement Plan.

Additional information regarding the Official Plan amendment and the proposed Community Improvement Plan amendment is available for inspection at the Town of Deep River Municipal Office during regular office hours or in the documents listed above.

If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the Town of Deep River before the proposed Official Plan amendment is adopted by the Town, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision of the County of Renfrew (approval authority) to the Ontario Land Tribunal.

If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting, or make written submissions to the Town of Deep River before the proposed Official Plan amendment is adopted by the Town, 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 add the person or the public body as a party.

Please note that, under the Planning Act, third parties (anyone who is not a specified person or public body) do not have the right to appeal a decision for an official plan amendment to the Ontario Land Tribunal.

If you wish to be notified of the adoption of the proposed Official Plan amendment, or of the refusal of a request to amend the Official Plan, or for further information, you must make a written request to:

Jackie Mellon, Clerk

Town of Deep River

Deep River, ON K0J 1P0

(613) 584-2000