Planning and Development Committee Meeting | August 6, 2025

July 10, 2025

TAKE NOTICE THAT THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE WILL HOLD A HYBRID PUBLIC MEETING ON

August 6, 2025 at 2:30 PM.

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 the Planning Services Branch.  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 July 31, 2025 through the Town's Document Centre or by visiting the Council page on the Town's website.

The following applications will be considered:

NOTICE OF A COMPLETE APPLICATION and NOTICE OF A PUBLIC MEETING
CONCERNING A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE OFFICIAL PLAN FOR THE TOWN OF BRACEBRIDGE AND A
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO ZONING BY-LAW #2016-088 OF THE TOWN OF BRACEBRIDGE

 

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS NOTICE HAS BEEN AMENDED TO INCLUDE A REVISION TO THE DRAFT BY-LAW PROVISIONS REQUESTED BY THE APPLICANT AFTER THE INITIAL CIRCULATION AS UNDERLINED IN THIS NOTICE.

 

ZONING AMENDMENT APPLICATION NO. D14-06/25

OFFICIAL PLAN AMENDMENT APPLICATION NO. D09-19/25

 

HALL DEVELOPMENT GROUP - ROLL NUMBERS 040 010 072 00 & 040 010 074 00  

EXPLANATION OF THE PURPOSE AND EFFECT OF THE PROPOSED OFFICIAL PLAN AMENDMENT AND ZONING BY-LAW:

Applications have been received to amend the Official Plan of the Town of Bracebridge and Comprehensive Zoning By-law 2016-088, as amended, for the subject lands located at 10 and 14 Douglas Drive.

The purpose of the Official Plan Amendment is to add a site-specific policy to allow for a maximum density of 78 units per hectare for a total of 199 dwelling units permitted on the subject lands. An Official Plan Amendment is required to permit the site-specific density requested as Section C2.1.9 of the Official Plan currently only allows for a maximum gross density of 42 units per hectare for medium density development.

The properties are currently zoned Residential Type 1 (R1), with permitted uses including Detached Dwelling or Group Home ‘A’ with permitted accessory uses of Home Occupation, Bed and Breakfast, Second Dwelling Unit and Backyard Hens. 

The zoning amendment is proposing to rezone the subject lands from the current Residential Type 1 (R1) zone to Residential Type 3 Special – 33 (R3-33).  The requested Residential Type 3 Special – 33 (R3-33) permitted uses would be all those uses within the Residential Type 3 (R3) zone in addition to Back to Back Townhouse Dwellings, Stacked Townhouse Dwellings and Group Housing uses, subject to the following provisions:

  1. That with the exception of the special provisions set out for the R3-33 zone, the zone provisions for Row Dwellings as set out in Section 3.2.3.3 of the Comprehensive Zoning By-law 2016-088 shall apply to Group Housing in the form of Row Dwellings, Back-to-Back Townhouse Dwellings, Stacked Townhouse Dwelling and Triplexes;
  2. That the total minimum lot area shall be 27,903 square metres (300,345.39 square feet);
  3. That the minimum front yard setback shall be 1.60 metre (5.24 feet);
  4. That the minimum front yard setback for balconies, decks and porches, steps, patios or ramps to the front lot line shall be 0.25 metres (0.82 feet);
  5. That the minimum rear yard setback for balconies, decks and porches, steps, patios or ramps to the front lot line shall be 5.75 metres (18.86 feet);
  6. That the minimum interior side yard setback shall be 2.55 metres (8.36 feet);
  7. That the minimum rear yard setback shall be 7.65 metres (25.09 feet);
  8. That the minimum setback to the centreline of Douglas Drive be 10.85 metres (35.59 feet);
  9. That the minimum setback for parking be 1.45 metres (4.75 feet) from the front lot line and 1.50 metres (4.92 feet) from any side lot line; 
  10. That the maximum lot coverage shall be 37%; and at the minimum setback to the centreline of Douglas Drive be 10.85 metres (35.59 feet);
  11. That the minimum setback for parking be 1.45 metres (4.75 feet) from the front lot line and 1.50 metres (4.92 feet) from any side lot line;
  12. That the maximum lot coverage shall be 37%; and
  13. That the maximum building height shall be 15 metres (49.21 feet).

The following definitions shall apply to the Residential Type 3 Special – 33 (R3-33) zone:

DWELLING, STACKED TOWNHOUSE – Means a building that contains two or more attached dwelling units which may be vertically and horizontally divided, each having independent access from the outside.


DWELLING, BACK-TO-BACK TOWNHOUSE – Means a building containing attached units separate by a common rear or side wall above grade, and whereby each unit faces away from each other with each unit having independent access from the outside. 


DWELLING, TRIPLEX – Means the whole of a building that may be divided horizontally and vertically into three separate dwelling units each of which has an independent entrance either directly from the outside or through a common vestibule. 


GROUP HOUSING – Means two or more separate Detached Dwellings, Semi-Detached Dwellings, Duplex Dwellings, Triplex Dwellings, Fourplex Dwellings, Row Dwellings, Back-to-Back Townhouses or Stacked Townhouse Dwellings, located on the same lot and retained under single or condominium ownership.


BUILDING HEIGHT – Shall be measured from the average grade of the four corners of the building to the mean heights between the eaves and ridge of a sloped roof. 

LOT COVERAGE – Means that percentage of the lot area covered by buildings or structures but does not include balconies, uncovered decks, uncovered steps, uncovered sundecks or portions of shoreline buildings or structures which project over water.


All other applicable provisions of the Residential Type 3 (R3) zone shall continue to apply with respect to the lands located within the Residential Type 3 Special – 33 (R3-33) zone. 

 

KEY PLAN SHOWING LOCATION OF THE LANDS TO WHICH PROPOSED BY-LAW APPLIES:

NOTICE OF A COMPLETE APPLICATION and NOTICE OF A PUBLIC MEETING CONCERNING A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO ZONING BY-LAW #2016-088 OF THE TOWN OF BRACEBRIDGE

ZONING AMENDMENT APPLICATION NO. D14-07/25

 

MURRAY THOMPSON - ROLL NUMBER 060 009 049, 050, 053, 070, 071, 072 & 073 00

EXPLANATION OF THE PURPOSE AND EFFECT OF THE PROPOSED ZONING BY-LAW:

The zoning amendment proposes to amend the Town of Bracebridge’s Comprehensive Zoning By-law 2016-088 by changing the zoning of the subject lands from the present zones of Rural (RU) in part and Environmental Protection Wetland One (EPW1) in part to Rural Special – 69 (RU-69) in part, Rural Special - 70 (RU-70) in part and Environmental Protection Wetland One (EPW1) in part. 


Consent Application D10-54/24 has been granted conditional approval on the subject lands, which resulted in one severed parcel and one retained parcel. The purpose of the rezoning is to fulfill a condition of the consent application to bring both the severed and retained lots into compliance with the Comprehensive Zoning By-Law 2016-088.


The existing Rural (RU) zone permits zone include Agricultural Uses, Bed and Breakfast Establishment, Boarding Kennels, Detached Dwelling, Equestrian Centre, Forestry Operations, Group Home “A”, Backyard Hens, Hobby Farm, Home Industry, Home Occupation, Hunt Camp, Market Garden, Reforestation Activities, Second Dwelling Unit, Veterinary Clinic and Woodland Retreat. The Rural (RU) zone requires a minimum lot area of 4.0 hectares (9.88 acres) and a minimum lot frontage of 120 metres (393 feet).  


The severed lot is proposed to be rezoned Rural Special – 69 (RU-69), which permits all those uses in the Rural (RU) zone subject to the following provisions:

  1. That the minimum lot frontage is 85.2 metres (279.52 feet); and
  2. That the existing metal storage shed be permitted at a setback of 12 metres (39.37 feet) from the front lot line on a lot without a principal use.

The retained lot is proposed to be rezoned Rural Special – 70 (RU-70), which permits all those uses in the Rural (RU) zone subject to the following provisions:

i.    That the minimum lot frontage is 83.4 metres (273.62 feet). 

The current Environmental Protection Wetland One (EPW1) zoned portion of the lands will not change as a result of this application. 

KEY PLAN SHOWING LOCATION OF THE LANDS TO WHICH PROPOSED BY-LAW APPLIES:

 

NOTICE OF A COMPLETE APPLICATION and NOTICE OF A PUBLIC MEETING CONCERNING A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE OFFICIAL PLAN FOR THE TOWN OF BRACEBRIDGE

OFFICIAL PLAN AMENDMENT APPLICATION NO. D09-20/25

 

DREAM LINKS LIMITED - ROLL NUMBERS 030 007 045 00  

EXPLANATION OF THE PURPOSE AND EFFECT OF THE PROPOSED OFFICIAL PLAN AMENDMENT AND ZONING BY-LAW:

An application has been received to amend the Official Plan of the Town of Bracebridge for the property described part of Lots 3, 4 and 5, Concession 3, Monck South Ward, Town of Bracebridge. 

Dream Links Limited have made an application to amend the Official Plan to re-designate the subject lands from the existing Open Space designation to the Residential designation. 

The purpose of the Official Plan Amendment is to facilitate future residential development of the subject lands. The applicant is currently proposing the development of a 450 – 500 unit land lease residential community to be serviced with municipal piped water and municipal sanitary sewers, which will occupy approximately 35% of the proposed lands to be re-designated with the remaining lands to continue the existing use as a golf course.

Additional planning applications including a Zoning Amendment and an Official Plan Amendment to the District of Muskoka Official Plan would be required prior to redevelopment of the lands for the proposed land lease community. 

The subject lands currently operate as the Muskoka Highlands Golf Course, which consists of an eighteen hole golf course, a clubhouse and maintenance building. There is currently a Site Plan Agreement registered on title for the subject lands.

 

KEY PLAN SHOWING LOCATION OF THE LANDS TO WHICH PROPOSED BY-LAW APPLIES:

If a person or public body would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of the Town of Bracebridge Council 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 Town of Bracebridge before the by-law is passed, 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 Town of Bracebridge before the by-law 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 decision of the Town of Bracebridge on the proposed zoning by-law, you must make a written request to the Planning and Development Department, Town of Bracebridge, 1000 Taylor Court, Bracebridge, ON, P1L 1R6.

Take notice that an appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal in respect to all or part of this zoning amendment application may be made by filing a notice of appeal with the Town Clerk either via the Ontario Land Tribunal e-file service (first-time users will need to register for a My Ontario Account) by selecting Bracebridge (Town of) as the Approval Authority or by mail to the Planning and Development Department, Town of Bracebridge, 1000 Taylor Court, Bracebridge, ON, P1L 1R6 no later than 4:00 p.m. on the twentieth day after the Notice of Decision is issued. 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@bracebridge.ca.

For more information on electronic participation or for a copy of the Notice of Public Meeting, please contact the Planning Services Branch.

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