Committee of Adjustment for Consents | June 26, 2025, 2:00 p.m.

June 12, 2025

NOTICE FOR PUBLIC HEARING

CONCERNING APPLICATIONS FOR CONSENT UNDER SECTION 53 OF THE PLANNING ACT, 1990
TAKE NOTICE THAT THE COMMITTEE OF ADJUSTMENT FOR CONSENTS WILL HOLD A HYBRID PUBLIC MEETING ON
June 26, 2025 at 2:00 p.m.
This meeting will be held in a Hybrid format in accordance with Section 238 of the Municipal Act, and the Town’s Procedure By-law, which provide for Electronic Participation.
Members of the public wishing to comment are strongly encouraged to make a written submission any time prior to the hearing by emailing planning@bracebridge.ca.  Members of the public wishing to make oral submissions to the Committee may do so by attending the Council Chambers at 1000 Taylor Court or Electronically through Zoom.  A link to the Zoom meeting and instructions on how to participate will be made available to the public on June 24, 2025 at: https://bracebridge.civicweb.net/filepro/documents/29703 or by going to the Town's Council and Committee Calendar.

CONSENT APPLICATION NO. D10-10/25

KATHERINE MILLER, VIRGINIA MILLER, ESTATE OF CHRISTOPHER MILLER & JANET DOROTHY MILLER

982 & 972 BROWNING ISLAND: ROLL NUMBER 4418 020 006 024 00 & 4418 020 006 023 00 

 EXPLANATION OF THE PURPOSE AND EFFECT OF THE CONSENT APPLICATION

An application for consent has been submitted for the lands located at 982 and 972 Browning Island and legally described as Lot 36, RCP 536 and Lots 37 and 38, RCP 537, being part of Big Island or Browning Island in Lake Muskoka, Muskoka North Ward, Town of Bracebridge, including Parts 9 and 11 on Plan 35R-12125. The subject lands are approximately 1.3 hectares (3.3 acres) in area with 152.4 metres (500 feet) of frontage on Lake Muskoka. If approved, the application would result in one severed lot and one retained lot.
The severed lot would be 0.61 hectares (1.5 acres) in area with approximately 79.9 metres (262 feet) of frontage on Lake Muskoka. The resultant retained lot would be approximately 0.73 hectares (1.8 acres) in area with approximately 109.7 metres (360 feet) of frontage on Lake Muskoka.
The proposed severed and retained lots previously existed as separately conveyable lots and have merged. The consent application would re-create the lots in their former configuration.

 

KEY PLAN

SKETCH

 

 

CONSENT APPLICATION NO. D10-11/25 & D10-12/25

THOMAS AND KARA SELBY

140 BROWNING ISLAND: ROLL NUMBER 4418 020 007 013 00 

 EXPLANATION OF THE PURPOSE AND EFFECT OF THE CONSENT APPLICATION

Two (2) applications for consent have been submitted for the lands located at 140 Browning Island and legally described as Lot 105 RCP 541 and part of Lot 49 RCP 538, being part of Big or Browning Island in Lake Muskoka, Muskoka North Ward, Town of Bracebridge including Part 1 of 35R-20324 and Part 6 of 35R-5286. While this property is identified by one civic address and one assessment roll number, it is comprised of three (3) separately conveyable lots. The three properties are comprised of the eastern portion of Lot 105, RCP 541 (Subject Lands from application D10-11/25), the western portion of Lot 105, RCP 541 including Part 1 of 35R-20324 (Subject Lands from application D10-12/25) and Part 6 of 35R-5286, which is not subject to either application. If approved, the applications would result in a lot addition followed by the creation of one severed parcel and one retained parcel.


The subject lands from application D10-11/25 are approximately 0.46 hectares (1.15 acres) in area with approximately 75 metres (246 feet) of frontage on Lake Muskoka. This application proposes to sever a 0.06 hectare (0.15 acre) portion of Lot 105, RCP 541 with no water frontage to be added to the western portion of Lot 105, RCP 541, which currently exists as a separate lot. The retained lot, being on the eastern portion of Lot 105, RCP 541, would have a resultant lot area of 0.4 hectares (1.0 acre) and lot frontage of approximately 82.0 metres (269 feet).


The subject lands from application D10-12/25 are approximately 3.9 hectares (9.6 acres) in area with approximately 140 metres (459 feet) of frontage on Lake Muskoka. This application would result in the creation of a severed lot approximately 0.4 hectares (1.0 acre) in area with approximately 118 metres (387 feet) of frontage on Lake Muskoka. The resultant retained lot would be approximately 3.5 hectares (8.6 acres) in area with approximately 117 metres (384 feet) of frontage on Lake Muskoka.


The Town’s Comprehensive Zoning By-law measures frontage for waterfront lots by extending the side lot lines to the water and measuring the straightline distance between the two points where the side lot lines meet the water. As a result, the frontage of the retained lot in application D10-11/25 is increased as a result in the change of the angle of the side lot line and the combined straightline frontage of the two resulting lots from application D10-12/25 are larger than the frontage of the subject lands.

KEY PLAN

SKETCH "A" FOR D10-11/25 

SKETCH "B" FOR D10-12/25

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION relating to the application can be obtained by contacting the Planning Services Branch of the Planning and Development Department via planning@bracebridge.ca. A Notice of this application has been circulated to all property owners within 60 metres (200 feet) of the subject properties and to the appropriate persons and public bodies according to Ontario Regulation 197/96 under the Planning Act.

ANY PERSON OR AGENCY may make written submissions to the Town of Bracebridge either in support of or in opposition to the proposed consent by emailing planning@bracebridge.ca.
A copy of the decision will be sent to the applicant and to each person who filed with the Town a written request for notice of the decision.

If you wish to be notified of the decisions in respect of these applications, you must submit a written request to the Town of Bracebridge (planning@bracebridge.ca). This will also entitle you to be advised of a possible Ontario Land Tribunal Hearing. Even if you are the successful party, you should request a copy of the decision since the decision may be appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal by the applicant, the Minister or a specified person or public body as defined by the Planning Act that has an interest in the matter. Members of the public are no longer able to appeal Consent decisions to the Ontario Land Tribunal, as a result of changes made to the Planning Act by Bill 23 on November 28, 2022.

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