Please be advised that Public Hearings of Sarnia City Council will be held on Monday, September 9, 2024, at 1:00 pm to consider planning applications for the property listed below and as shown on the Area Map.
Area Map
THE SUBJECT LAND of these applications is located at the southeast intersection of Confederation Street and Vanier Road and is addressed as 1115 Confederation Street. It is approximately 1.06 Ha (2.64 acres) in size with approximately 118 metres of frontage along Confederation Street, an arterial County Road (County Road 25), and approximately 86 metres of frontage along Vanier Road, a local city right-of-way.
THE PURPOSE AND EFFECT of these proposed applications are:
a) Application for Official Plan Amendment #7 (OPA#7)
To Amend the City of Sarnia Official Plan to add a site and area-specific policy to the Prestige Employment Designation, to permit retail as a primary permitted use on the subject lands; and
b) Application for Zoning By-law Amendment (4-2024-85 of 2002)
To amend the existing Light Industrial 1-4 (LI1-4) site zoning to add retailing as primary permitted use.
These proposed changes are to permit retail use as a primary permitted use, which was an existing legal non-confirming use when Zoning By-law No. 85 of 2002 was adopted. The Owner is proposing to build a new large retail facility on the southern section of the existing site which is partially developed in accordance with approved Site Plan Development Control Agreements.
Additional Information
Additional information submitted with these applications, which includes a Draft Site Plan, a Planning Rationale and other material submitted by the applicant can be viewed online at https://www.speakupsarnia.ca/1115-confederation-street, or by contacting Community Services, 3rd Floor, City Hall, anytime during business hours (Tel. 519 332-0330 Ext. 3275); or by email at planning@sarnia.ca.
All documents submitted on the above application can also be obtained by contacting the Planning Department, Community Services Division at 519-332-0330 ext. 3301.
If approved, development on the above-noted lands would proceed in accordance with an amendment to an existing Site Plan Development Control Agreement prior to the issuance of Building Permits.
How to Participate
You are invited to watch these meetings online at https://www.sarnia.ca/council-meetings/. You can also participate by submitting comments and/or speaking during the public meeting. You may submit comments by email to planning@sarnia.ca, mail to City of Sarnia, c/o Community Services Division, 255 Christina Street North, P.O. Box 3018, Sarnia ON N7T 7N2, or place them in the mail slot on the right-hand side of the Christina Street, North entrance to City Hall.
To ensure your comments are provided to Sarnia City Council in advance of the meeting, comments must be received by 1:00pm, Wednesday, September 4, 2024.
Speaking at the Public Meetings:
You may participate in the public meeting virtually, or in-person, if you wish to participate in the public meeting, we encourage you to pre-register with the Clerk’s Department, by email to clerks@sarnia.ca or phone at 519-332-0330 ext. 3320. Instructions for participating in the meeting virtually will be provided following registration and online at https://www.sarnia.ca/virtualsarnia/ under Public Meetings.
Planning Act Appeal Information
Applications OPA # 7 and 4-2024-85 of 2002
If a person or public body would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of the City of Sarnia 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 City of Sarnia before the Official Plan or Zoning By-law 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 City of Sarnia before the Official Plan is adopted or the 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 do so.
If you wish to be notified of the decisions of the Sarnia City Council’s on the above-noted applications, you must make a written request to: City of Sarnia, c/o Community Services Division, 255 Christina Street North, P.O. Box 3018, Sarnia ON N7T 7N2
Collection of Personal Information
Please be aware that if you are submitting correspondence to the City of Sarnia regarding any of this Application, your name, contact information and communications will become part of the public record that will be available to the general public, pursuant to the Planning Act and the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. For more information on this collection, please visit www.speakupsarnia.ca.
Dated this 3rd day of August 2024.