How to Participate:
We invite and encourage you to comment on the proposed new Official Plan and to engage in the public process with us. Comments may be made by making oral submissions at the Public Meeting or providing written submission to the Township. All comments will be reviewed and will be provided to Council as part of the final recommendation report.
If you wish to be notified of Council’s decision regarding the adoption of the proposed new Official Plan, please submit your request in writing to the Township using the information provided. Please be advised that your written comment and request to be notified will form part of the public record, and that your communication and any personal information included therein (such as your name and e-mail address) will be made available to the public, unless you expressly request that such information be removed.
If you have specific accessibility needs and would like this notice in another format or would like other accommodations, the Township of Clearview will work to meet your needs. Please contact Human Resources at 705-428-6230 ext. 255.
For owners of land that contains seven or more residential units, please ensure that this notice is posted so that it is visible to all of the residents.
Your Rights to Appeal:
Please be advised that the County of Simcoe is the approval authority for the proposed new Township Official Plan. Should Council choose to adopt the proposed new Official Plan, the adopted Plan along with the supporting information and materials will be forwarded to the County for consideration. Under Subsection 17 (34) of the Planning Act, the County may approve the adopted Plan (or any part thereof), modify the adopted Plan (or any part thereof) and approve it as modified, or refuse to approve the adopted Plan (or any part thereof).
Under Subsection 17 (36) of the Planning Act, only those persons who made oral submissions at the Public Meeting or written submissions to Council prior to the adoption of the Plan have the right to appeal the County’s decision. Anyone who does not make an oral or written submission regarding an Official Plan before its adoption:
(i) does not have the right to appeal the County’s decision to the Ontario Land Tribunal; and
(ii) 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.
