Notice of Extension of an Interim Control By-law

TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Town of Lincoln passed By-law No. 2023-10 on the 6th of March, 2023 to amend By-law 2022-16, pursuant to Section 38 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, as amended, to extend the period of time during which Interim Control will be in effect on lands along the King St. Corridor within the Beamsville Urban Area until the completion of a Heritage Conservation District Study.

AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Town of Lincoln has the authority to extend the period during which the Interim Control By-law is in effect provided that the total period that the By-law is in effect does not exceed two years.

AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that any individual, corporation or public body may appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal in respect of the By-law by filing with the Clerk of the Town of Lincoln, not later than 4:30 p.m. on the 22nd of May, 2023, a notice of appeal. The notice of appeal must include the objection to the By-law and the reasons in support of the objection together with the Ontario Land Tribunal fee of $1,100.00. Cheques must be made payable to the Minister of Finance.

PLEASE NOTE that only individuals, corporations and public bodies may appeal a By-law to the Ontario Land Tribunal. A notice of appeal may not be filed by an unincorporated association or group. However, a notice of appeal may be filed in the name of an individual who is a member of the association or the group on its behalf.

Purpose and Effect of the By-law

The Interim Control By-law 2022-16 was passed to temporarily pause the receipt of all planning applications for properties along the King St. Corridor within the Beamsville Urban Area, not including any minor renovations to commercial buildings or development concepts already submitted to and discussed with Town staff or applications already submitted prior to the passing of the By-law on the 7th of March, 2022 (including pre-consultation or planning application submissions to the Town), until the completion of a Heritage Conservation District Study.

The purpose of By-law 2023-10 is to extend the period of time during which the Interim Control By-law will be in effect, for a period of six months until September 6, 2023 unless otherwise extended in accordance with the provisions of the Planning Act, R.S.O., c.P. 13, as amended. The extension is required as a result of Bill 23’s Amendments to the Ontario Heritage Act which caused a shift in the scope of the Heritage Conservation District Study.

This By-law applies to all properties along the King St. Corridor in Beamsville as per the map below. A complete copy is available on the Town’s website at Lincoln.ca. For more information regarding this matter, please contact Monika Cocchiara, Manager of Planning and Development at mcocchiara@lincoln.ca or 905-563-2799 ext. 270.