durhamregion.com | This Week | Thursday, May 5, 2022 | 6 A Statutory Public Meeting under the Planning Act will be held to consider a draft proposed amendment to the Whitby Official Plan (File: OPA-2020-W/03), as initiated by the Town of Whitby, regarding the Downtown Whitby Secondary Plan. The subject land to which the amendment would apply is generally bound by the Canadian Pacific Rail line to the north, Garden Street to the east, Highway 401 to the south and Cochrane Street to the west, and is illustrated in the map shown. A copy of the agenda and staff report will be available on the Town's website at whitby. ca/CivicWeb the week prior to the above meeting date. Background information and related materials on the Downtown Whitby Secondary Plan Update are available at: connectwhitby.ca/downtownsecondaryplan Purpose of the Public Meeting Further to three (3) Virtual Community Open Houses held to obtain ideas and feedback on the Downtown Whitby Secondary Plan Update, the purpose of this meeting is to provide adequate information to the public and to permit interested persons and agencies the opportunity to make representation in respect of the draft proposed Official Plan Amendment. The purpose of the Town-initiated, draft proposed Official Plan Amendment is to: Update the existing Downtown Whitby Secondary Plan, and introduce detailed policies, and various land use designations, to guide the future development of the Downtown Whitby Secondary Plan Area. A brief overview will be provided by SGL Planning and Design, the consultants for this project. In accordance with the Town's Procedure By-law, up to five (5) minutes will be provided to individuals, or their representatives, who wish to comment. Refer below for information and protocols on how to request participation at the meeting. If you are unable to speak at the meeting, your representation can be filed in writing by mail, email, or personal delivery, to the Town of Whitby Planning and Development Department, prior to Council's final decision on the Official Plan Amendment. For additional information relating to the draft proposed Official Plan Amendment, including information about preserving your appeal rights, please contact the Planning and Development Department at 575 Rossland Road East, Whitby, ON, L1N 2M8, 905-430-4306 or by email planning@whitby.ca. Protocol During the COVID-19 Pandemic This meeting is expected to be held in a hybrid format. Members of the public may be permitted to attend the meeting in-person by request to clerk@whitby.ca and virtual participation will also be an option for those wishing to speak. Additionally, Members of the Public who would like to watch the meeting, but not provide input, may view the Town's live stream feed at whitby.ca/LiveStream. Should you wish to provide comments on this matter, you may submit written correspondence and/or complete a delegation request form. Written correspondence can be submitted by email to the Office of the Town Clerk at clerk@whitby.ca by noon on the day of the meeting. Written correspondence must include your full name, address and file number referenced above. For persons who would like to speak at the meeting, a delegation request form must be completed and submitted to the Office of the Town Clerk at clerk@whitby.ca by 10 a.m. on the day of the meeting. Delegation Request Forms can be found at whitby.ca/Delegations. Should you be unable to access a computer, please call 905-430-4315 to speak with a Staff Member in the Office of the Town Clerk. Public Advisory The Regional Municipality of Durham is the approval authority of a Town-initiated Official Plan Amendment for a Secondary Plan, adopted by Whitby Council, unless it is determined that the Amendment is exempt from Regional Approval during the review process. For an exempt Amendment, the decision to adopt by Whitby Council becomes final, subject to an appeal during the statutory appeal period. If a person or public body would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of the Town of Whitby or the Regional Municipality of Durham 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 the Town of Whitby before the proposed Official Plan Amendment is adopted, 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 the Town of Whitby before the proposed Official Plan Amendment is adopted, 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 party. If you wish to be notified of the adoption of the proposed Official Plan Amendment, you must make written request to the Town Clerk, Town of Whitby, 575 Rossland Road East, Whitby, ON, L1N 2M8. If you wish to be notified of the decision of the Regional Municipality of Durham on the proposed Official Plan Amendment you must make a written request to the Commissioner of Planning, Regional Municipality of Durham, 605 Rossland Road East, Box 623, Whitby, ON, L1N 6A3. Roger Saunders, M.C.I.P., R.P.P. Commissioner of Planning and Development Corporation of the Town of Whitby For more information, please visit connectwhitby.ca/DowntownSecondaryPlan Phone: 905-430-4306 Email: downtownsecondaryplan@whitby.ca Brock St N Henry St Brock St S Garden St Cochrane St Dundas St E Dundas St W Highway 401 Consumers Dr Subject Land Existing Secondary Plan Boundary NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING Downtown Whitby Secondary Plan Update | Hybrid - Virtual Meeting Date: Monday, May 30, 2022 | Time: 7 P.M. | Location: whitby.ca/PublicMeetings | File Number(s): OPA-2020-W/03