Applicant
Town of Midland
Proposal
Council has directed Staff to initiate a town-wide Zoning By-law Amendment, in the form of a Housekeeping Exercise to improve the day-to-day use and application of the Zoning By-law. The amendment will also address legislation enacted by the Province in the form of Bill 23: More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022.
The purpose and effect of the Town initiated Zoning By-law Housekeeping Exercise is to:
- Revise wording of existing regulations to recognize primary uses and assist with the interpretation and readability of the Zoning By-law.
- Revise, add and remove terms to provide clear direction and assist with using the document.
- Comply with legislative changes introduced by Bill 23, More Homes Built Faster Act by,
- Removing existing regulations regarding second units,
- Add new Additional Residential Unit (ARU) regulations that permit up to two ARUs on a residential parcel of land and provide building standards for attached and detached ARUs;
- Update the list of permitted uses to recognize additional residential units (ARUs) as a permitted.
- Update the accessory building sections to include more prescriptive wording regarding setback requirements for detached accessory buildings.
- Update home occupation regulations with more prescriptive wording regarding operators of a home occupation and size and location of a home occupation.
- Revise existing regulations regarding yard encroachments and decks to align with Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act.
- Revise regulations for decks built on a lot with a semi-detached dwelling unit.
- Update the parking section of the By-law with more perspective wording relating to parking standards for residential zones.
- Remove sign regulations related to the Residential Office (RO) Zone.
- Update regulations to permit fourplexes in the DC Zone for properties not fronting onto King Street.
- Update the regulations for mixed-use buildings containing ground floor commercial uses with residential uses on the upper floors.
This proposed Housekeeping Zoning By-law Amendment applies to all lands within the Town of Midland.
Supporting Documentation
Status
The statutory public meeting was held on Wednesday, September 25, 2024. The public consultation period has now closed and the comments received have formed part of the "What We Heard" Staff Report.
Next Steps
What We Heard Report – November 6, 2024 Council Meeting
Staff reviewed all feedback received on the proposed Housekeeping Zoning By-law Amendment following the statutory public meeting. The results of this public consultation are reported to Council, along with a draft of the proposed Housekeeping Zoning By-law Amendment, as part of the November 6, 2024 Council Agenda.
A What We Heard Report is not a recommendation report. Rather, the purpose of a What We Heard Report is to advise Council and the public as to the feedback received through statutory public consultation. Further, the report will inform Council as to what impact, if any, the feedback received had on the proposed Housekeeping Zoning By-law Amendment. The What We Heard Report is a tool that will help staff ensure that the feedback received on the proposed Housekeeping Zoning By-law Amendment was interpreted correctly and allows continued dialog and consensus building.
Recommendation Report – December 2024
Any additional feedback received following the release of the What We Heard Report will be incorporated in a Recommendation Report. The Recommendation Report will present a final draft of the prosed Housekeeping Zoning By-law Amendment and will request that Council approve same. The Housekeeping exercise concludes with Council’s approval of the final draft of the Housekeeping Zoning By-law Amendment.