NOTICE OF THE PASSING OF A BY-LAW BY THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF CORNWALL TO REGULATE LAND USE PURSUANT TO SECTION 34(18) OF THE PLANNING ACT, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13

TAKE NOTICE THAT the Council of the Corporation of the City of Cornwall passed Zoning By-law Amendment, 2026-96, on Tuesday, October 13^th, 2026, pursuant to the provision of Section 34(10) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990 c.P.13.

AND TAKE NOTICE THAT no written or oral submissions related to the application have been received by staff. 

THE PURPOSE AND EFFECT of the proposed zoning by-law amendment to the City of Cornwall Zoning By-law would rezone a portion of the lands associated with 217 and 219 Baldwin Avenue to be rezoned from Residential 10 (RES 10) to Special Uses (SPU). The purpose of the rezoning is related to a lot addition that was granted provisional consent in 2024, permitting the transfer of that portion of 217 and 219 Baldwin Avenue to 614 Second Street East. And the proposed zoning by-law amendment would ensure consistency with the existing zoning of 614 Second Street East.

A copy of the By-law is available for viewing in the office of the City Clerk between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday. A key map (Appendix A) is provided with this Notice showing the location of the lands affected by By-law Number 2026-96.

TAKE NOTICE that an appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal in respect to all or part of this Zoning By-law Amendment may be made by filing a notice of appeal with the City either via the Ontario Land Tribunal e-file service (first-time users will need to register for a My Ontario Account) at https://olt.gov.on.ca/e-file-service by selecting Cornwall as the Approval Authority or by mail to Cornwall City Hall, 360 Pitt Street, Cornwall, ON K6J 3P9, no later than 4:00 p.m. on NOVEMBER 12, 2026.   The filing of an appeal after 4:00 p.m., in person or electronically, will be deemed to have been received the next business day. The appeal fee of $1,100 can be paid online through e-file or by certified cheque/money order to the Minister of Finance, Province of Ontario. If you wish to appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) or request a fee reduction for an appeal, forms are available from the OLT website at www.olt.gov.on.ca. If the e-file portal is down, you can submit your appeal to planning@cornwall.ca for City of Cornwall.

IF YOU WISH TO APPEAL the decision of the City of Cornwall to the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) in respect to the By-law, you may do so within twenty (20) days of the issuance of this notice by filing a Notice of Appeal by mail to the City Clerk – City of Cornwall, no later than 4:30 p.m. on or before Thursday, November 12, 2026.  The Notice of Appeal must set out the reasons for the appeal and be accompanied by the OLT form (available at https://olt.gov.ca).

WHO CAN FILE AN APPEAL

Pursuant to Section 34(19) of the Planning Act R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, a Notice of Appeal may be filed to the OLT by the following parties:  

·         The Applicant

·         A specified person who, prior to Council’s decision, made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the Council of the City of Cornwall

·         A public body who, prior to Council’s decision, made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the Council of the City of Cornwall

·         The registered owner who, prior to Council’s decision, made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the Council of the City of Cornwall

·         The Minister

No person or public body shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the by-law was passed, the person or public body made oral submissions at the public meeting or written submissions to the Council of the City of Cornwall or, in the opinion of the OLT, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party.

DATED at the City of Cornwall, Friday, October 23^rd, 2026.

Tracey Beauregard, Interim City Clerk

The Corporation of the City of Cornwall

Corporate Services/Clerk’s Division

360 Pitt Street

Cornwall, Ontario, K6J 3P9

Phone: 613-930-2787 ext. 2309

Fax: 613-930-7417

Email: tbeauregard@cornwall.ca