Planning and Zoning
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The Town of Kingsville Planning Department provides municipal planning services including:
- Development review
- Severance (consent)
- Zoning
- Site plan approval
- Sub-division approval
- Pre-consultation
- Property information
Please contact Planning staff at the municipal office for a consultation. We recommend that you make an appointment. Appointments can be made by calling 519-733-2305 or by email.
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The following applications are available on-line. They are also available at the municipal office. Applications will only be accepted on legal size paper: |
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The Committee of Adjustment reviews and approves consent and minor variance applications under the Planning Act. These applications deal with lot creation or lot adjustment. They provide relief from zoning by-law requirements. The Committee of Adjustment evaluates the merits of a proposal against criteria such as:
The Committee comprises two Council members and three appointed members of the public. Committee of Adjustment meetings are open to the public. Anyone may attend to discuss a particular application. The Committee hears submissions, discusses concerns, and makes a decision.
The Committee of Adjustment holds hearings on the third Tuesday of each month. They meet at 6:00 p.m. in Council Chambers, unless otherwise noted. Please submit applications by 4:30 p.m. on the deadline date. Hearings are only held when there are applications ready for consideration. |
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The Committee comprises two Council members and three appointed members of the public. The Planning Advisory Committee generally holds hearings on the third Tuesday of each month. They meet at 7:00 p.m. in Council Chambers, unless otherwise noted. Hearings are held only when there are applications ready for consideration.
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| Recent Council Approvals |
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Check back for after January 14th for new approvals |
| Planning Resources (Official Plan/Zoning etc.): |
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The following documents are available to you for convenience purposes only, it is the user's responsibility to ensure that the copy obtained is the most recent and applicable version of the document. Accordingly, all information contained herein should be verified with the municipality.
The following documents are in PDF Form:
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| Property Information and Planning |
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Property Information:
Obtain the following information about your property located within the Town of Kingsville:
Property Information Reports are available upon request. Interactive Mapping:
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The following links provide additional information on the following subjects: |
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The Planning department is located at the Municipal Office:
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Upcoming Public Meetings (Planning Act and other planning related matters)
| Zoning By-law Amendment Application ZBA/16/18 (Deferral from August 13, 2018) |
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Date of Meeting: February 11, 2019 Application: Zoning By-law Amendment ZBA/16/18 under Section 34 of the Planning Act R.S.O. 1990, c.P. 13 Location: 1501, 1521, 1523 & 1527 County Rd 34 Owner: MOS Enterprises Ltd. Purpose of Application: The Town of Kingsville has received the above-noted applications for lands located on the west side of County Road 34, north of Road 4 E (County Road 18). The subject property is designated ‘Agriculture’ by the Official Plan and zoned ‘Agriculture Zone 1, (A1)’ under the Kingsville Comprehensive Zoning By-law.
The subject land is a 19.38 ha (47.88 ac.) farm parcel containing approximately 11.98 ha (29.6 ac.) of greenhouse along with support facilities. The property also has site plan approval from 2011. (See attached plan) The applicant is seeking approval of an amendment to permit the growing of medical marihuana in the existing greenhouse. In 2015 Council approved an amendment to the Kingsville Official Plan and supporting zoning amendment which added provisions to the zoning under Section 4.46. The main requirements is that medical marihuana may be considered a permitted use on agricultural properties on a site-specific basis in existing greenhouses but subject to certain requirements. (See 4.46 attached) The subject property has an approved site plan, however, in order to permit the proposed use relief in part or in whole will need to be granted from Section c), d), e) g) and i).
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Date of Meeting: February 11, 2019 Application: Zoning By-law Amendment ZBA/17/18 under Section 34 of the Planning Act R.S.O. 1990, c.P. 13 Location: 1506, 1508, 1526 & 1640 County Road 34 Owner: Kapital Produce Ltd. Purpose of Application: The Town of Kingsville has received the above-noted applications for lands located on the east side of County Road 34, north of Road 4 E (County Road 18). The subject property is designated ‘Agriculture’ by the Official Plan and zoned ‘Agriculture Zone 1, (A1)’ under the Kingsville Comprehensive Zoning By-law.
The subject land is a 27.9 ha (69.1 ac.) farm parcel containing approximately 19.87 ha (49.1 ac.) of greenhouse along with support facilities. The property also has site plan approval from 2009 and 2010. (See attached plans) The applicant is seeking approval of an amendment to permit the growing of medical marihuana in the existing greenhouse. In 2015 Council approved an amendment to the Kingsville Official Plan and supporting zoning amendment which added provisions to the zoning under Section 4.46. The main requirements is that medical marihuana may be considered a permitted use on agricultural properties on a site-specific basis in existing greenhouses but subject to certain requirements. (See 4.46 attached) The subject property has an approved site plan, however, in order to permit the proposed use relief in part or in whole will need to be granted from Section c), d), e) g) and i).
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| Affordable Housing Strategy |
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Date of Meeting: February 25, 2019
Background: As the result of the Mayor’s Roundtable on Affordable Housing in February of 2018, ongoing discussion of how to provide affordable housing, online survey results and past proposals involving affordable housing development and intensification administration was tasked with the development of an affordable housing strategy. The purpose of the strategy being the development of a more detailed plan in combination with action items to be incorporated into the Kingsville Official Plan. This would provide better guidelines for the provision of affordable housing in both new subdivisions and in the assessment of intensification and infilling proposals in existing residential areas.
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