Notice of Public Information Process Concerning Proposed Amendments to City of Welland Official Plan/Zoning By-law Amendment

1 FILE NO. 2024-03

A Complete Application has been made by RPD Studios on behalf of Rohit Parmar for lands legally described as PT TWP Lot 230 Thorold, as in RO694901; S/T RO728232; City of Welland, municipally known as 858 Niagara Street. The property is proposed to be rezoned from Site-Specific Regional Shopping Node – RS-95 to be Site-Specific Community Commercial Corridor – CC2. The intention of this application is to permit the development of the lands with two (2) commercial units fronting onto Niagara Street and three (3) blocks of stacked townhomes on the interior of the lot.

2 FILE NO. OPA No. 50

A Complete Application has been made by RPD Studios on behalf of Rohit Parmar for lands legally described as PT TWP Lot 230 Thorold, as in RO694901; S/T RO728232; City of Welland, municipally known as 858 Niagara Street. The property is proposed to be redesignated from Special Policy Regional Shopping Node to be Community Commercial Corridor. The intention of this application is to permit the development of the lands with two (2) commercial units fronting onto Niagara Street and three (3) blocks of stacked townhomes on the interior of the lot.

A Virtual/In-Person Public Information Meeting, to be held by City Staff, has been scheduled for 6:00 p.m., April 24, 2024, at the Civic Square, Council Chambers, 60 East Main Street, Welland. If you would like to participate virtually in the Public Information Meeting, please contact Caitlin Kovacs at caitlin.kovacs@welland.ca no later than 12:00 P.M. on April 24, 2024, to be provided with a link to participate.

A Statutory Public Hearing in accordance with the requirements of the Planning Act will be held by Council at 7:00 P.M., May 7, 2024, at the Civic Square, Council Chambers, 60 East Main Street, Welland. To participate virtually, please contact the City Clerk, Tara Stephens at clerk@welland.ca no later than 12:00 P.M. on May 3, 2024, to be provided with a link to participate. Please ensure to identify the file number(s) in the email request for participation in the Statutory Public Meeting. All Council meetings are livestreamed on the City’s Website at: www.welland.ca/Council/LiveStream.asp

The public is invited to these meetings to make oral or written submissions. All written submissions received by 12:00 P.M. on April 26, 2024, will be presented to City Council as part of the staff report on this matter.

If you wish to be notified of the Decision of the City of Welland on the proposed Official Plan Amendment/Zoning By-law Amendment, you must make a written request to the City of Welland, 60 East Main Street, Welland, ON L3B 3X4, or devserv@welland.ca

If a person or public body would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of Welland City Council to the Ontario Land Tribunal, but the person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to Welland City Council before the proposed Official Plan Amendment/Zoning By-law Amendment is passed, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision.

If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to Welland City Council before the proposed Official Plan Amendment/Zoning By-law Amendment is passed, 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 public body as a party.

If you wish to receive a copy of the staff report on this Application, you should advise the undersigned in writing by May 3, 2024.

For more information about this matter, including information about preserving your appeal rights contact Caitlin Kovacs – Development Planner - Development, Planning and Development Services, City of Welland, Civic Square, 60 East Main Street, Welland, Ontario, L3B 3X4, phone 905-735-1700, Extension 2131, Email: caitlin.kovacs@welland.ca.

Additional information will be available after April 24, 2024.