At the Special Council Meeting held today, January 14, 2025, Town Council approved the Minutes of Settlement for 187 Queen Street, Niagara-on-the-Lake, making the minutes public.
The result of the Minutes of Settlement concludes that both parties attend the settlement hearing scheduled on January 21, 2025, for the purpose of presenting the Site-Specific Zoning By-law and Consent Application for approval by the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT).
The Minutes of Settlement are now available on the Town's website: 187 Queen Street - Minutes Of Settlement
Background
An application for a Zoning By-law Amendment for 187 Queen Street was considered at the Committee of the Whole – Planning (COTW-P) Meeting on July 16, 2024, and at the Council Meeting on July 30, 2024. An associated application for Consent was considered at the Committee of Adjustment Meeting on August 15, 2024. The applications were submitted to facilitate the severance of one (1) new vacant lot for future residential use, fronting Simcoe Street. Council and the Committee of Adjustment refused the applications. The applicant filed appeals of the decisions of Council and the Committee of Adjustment to the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT).
At the September 24, 2024, Council Meeting, Council directed that the Town's legal counsel engage in mediation to reach a negotiated settlement with the appellant (applicant) respecting Zoning By-law Amendment Application ZBA-05-2024 and Consent Application B-09/24 for 187 Queen Street and present such settlement to the Ontario Land Tribunal.
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