Planning and Development Committee Meeting | May 6, 2026

By Town of Bracebridge - Apr 07, 2026

Planning Notices

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

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

May 6, 2026 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 April 30, 2026 through the Town's Document Centre or by visiting the Council page on the Town's website.

The following applications will be considered:

D14-03/26 Jurgeneit

ZONING AMENDMENT APPLICATION NO. D14-03/26

JERRILYN & MARK JURGENEIT

ROLL NUMBER 4418 040 014 03200

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 zone of Shoreline Residential Type 5 Special – 1 (SR5-1) in part and Rural (RU) in part to Shoreline Residential Type 4 Special – 12 Holding (SR4-12H) in part, Rural Residential Special – 44 (RR-44) in part and Open Space One Special – 12 (OS1-12) in part.

The intent of the zoning amendment is to facilitate the development of 4 parcels of land, which would require additional approvals from the District Municipality of Muskoka. The proposed zoning amendment will also implement the recommendations of environmental and servicing technical studies prepared in support of the applications with consideration of both Town and District environmental, access and narrow waterbody policies.

Permitted uses in the existing Shoreline Residential Type 5 Special – 1 (SR5-1) zone include Detached Dwelling or Seasonal Dwelling, with permitted accessory uses of Sleeping Cabin and Home Occupation subject to the following provisions:

The minimum lot area is 15 hectares;
The minimum front yard setback is 50 metres;
A minimum vegetative buffer of 40 metres from the Muskoka River, except where there are areas of steep slopes in excess of 25% then a minimum vegetative buffer of 50 metres is required from the Muskoka River;
Notwithstanding the minimum vegetative buffer requirements, a shoreline amenity area of a maximum of 150 square metres is permitted; and
Shoreline structures are limited to floating or pole docking.

All other applicable provisions of the Shoreline Residential Type 5 (SR5) zone continue to apply with respect to the lands located within the Shoreline Residential Type 5 Special – 1 (SR5-1) zone.

Permitted uses in the existing Rural (RU) 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 minimum lot area and lot frontage requirements of a lot in the Rural (RU) zone are 4.0 hectares (9.9 acres) and 120 metres (393.7 feet).

The proposed Shoreline Residential Type 4 Special – 12 Holding (SR4-12H) zone limits permitted uses to existing uses only until such time as the Holding (H) Symbol is removed, at which time the zone would permit all those uses permitted in the Shoreline Residential Type 4 (SR4) zone. Permitted uses in the Shoreline Residential Type 4 (SR4) zone include Detached Dwelling or Seasonal Dwelling, with permitted accessory uses of Sleeping Cabin and Home Occupation. The Shoreline Residential Type 4 Special – 12 (SR4-12) would carry forward the special provisions of the current Shoreline Residential Type 5 Special – 1 (SR5-1) zone, including the following additional provision:

That the Holding (H) Symbol may be removed once a Site Plan Agreement has been entered into with the Town of Bracebridge to implement recommendations of the Addendum to the Scoped Environmental Impact Study and other site-specific technical studies;

All other applicable provisions of the Shoreline Residential Type 4 (SR4) zone shall continue to apply with respect to the lands located within the Shoreline Residential Type 4 Special – 12 Holding (SR4-12H) zone.

Permitted uses in the proposed Rural Residential Special – 44 (RR-44) zone are all those uses in the Rural Residential (RR) zone including Bed and Breakfast Establishment, Detached Dwelling, Group Home “A”, Backyard Hens, Hobby Farm, Home Industry, Home Occupation, and Second Dwelling Unit. The Rural Residential Special – 44 (RR-44) zone is subject to the following provisions:

That a Second Dwelling Unit is permitted on a lot with a minimum lot frontage of 16.23 metres on a year-round maintained road.

All other applicable provisions of the Rural Residential (RR) zone shall continue to apply with respect to the lands located within the Rural Residential Special – 44 (RR-44) zone

The proposed common element blocks adjacent to the common element roadway are proposed to be rezoned to an Open Space One Special – 12 (OS1-12) zone, with the permitted uses limited to passive recreational uses.

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

D14-05/26 McRae

ZONING AMENDMENT APPLICATION NO. D14-05/26

DALE MCRAE

1120 ROCKSBOROUGH ROAD - ROLL NUMBER 4418 050 013 04405

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 zone of Rural (RU) to Rural Residential (RR).

Consent Application D10-13/25 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 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 proposed severed and retained lots will meet the minimum lot frontage requirement of the Rural (RU) zone but will not meet the minimum lot area requirement of the Rural (RU) zone, but would each meet the minimum lot area and minimum lot frontage requirements of the Rural Residential (RR) zone.

The Rural Residential (RR) zone requires a minimum lot area of 2.0 hectares (4.94 acres) and a minimum lot frontage of 90 metres (295 feet).

Permitted uses in the Rural Residential (RR) zone include Bed and Breakfast Establishment, Detached Dwelling, Group Home “A”, Backyard Hens, Hobby Farm, Home Industry, Home Occupation, and Second Dwelling Unit.

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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