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TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Municipal Corporation of the Township of Armour passed By-law No. 15-2026 on the 24th day of March, 2026, to Amend Zoning By-law 27-95 under Section 34 of the Planning Act, rezoning the lands legally described as Part of Lot 23, Concessions 1 and 2, known municipally as 233 Cherry Hill Road. AND TAKE NOTICE that an appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) in respect to all or part of this Zoning By-law Amendment may be made by filing a notice of appeal with the Clerk either via the Ontario Land Tribunal e-file service (first-time users will need to register for a My Ontario Account) at olt.gov.on.ca/e-file-service by selecting Township of Armour as the Approval Authority or by mail to 56 Ontario Street, P.O. Box 533, Burk’s Falls, Ontario, P0A 1C0 no later that 4:30 p.m. on the 14th day, of April, 2026. The filing of an appeal after 4:30 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 OLT or request a fee reduction for an appeal, forms are available from the OLT website at olt.gov.on.ca. If the e-file portal is down, you can submit your appeal to clerk@armourtownship.ca. Any appeal must be accompanied by a certified cheque/money order in the amount of $700.00 + HST made payable to the Municipal Corporation of the Township of Armour. AND TAKE NOTICE that any only specific stakeholders, including the applicant, registered owners, the Minister, public bodies or specified persons may appeal the Zoning By-law Amendment to the OLT. A notice of appeal may not be filed by an unincorporated association or group. However, a notice of an appeal may be filed in the name of a specified person or registered owner who is a member of the association or the group on its behalf. 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 or, in the opinion of the OLT, there is reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party. AN EXPLANATION of the purpose and effect of the by-law passed is provided below. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION is available for review at the Armour Township office during regular business hours or by phone 705-382-3332. Dated at the Township of Armour this 25th day of March, 2026.  Mrs. Charlene Watt, Clerk Township of Armour 56 Ontario Street, Box 533 Burk’s Falls, ON P0A 1C0 Explanatory Note: This By-law applies to Part Lot 23 Concession 2, and all of Lot 23, Concession 1 in the Township of Armour, District of Parry Sound. The purpose of this By-law was to rezone the subject lands to fulfill the conditions of the approved Plan of Subdivision, File S-01/24 to permit year-round residential uses on Deer Lake on 15 new lots; provide a 30 m setback to Deer Lake and wetlands; provide a 15 m setback to other watercourses; prohibit development, including docks within Type 1 Fish habitat; Implement a Holding Provision on a proposed Lot 11 pending a Stage 3 (and if required Stage 4) Site-Specific Archaeological Assessment; and prohibit future residential development and land division on additional lands owned by the applicant preventing backlot development. Rural Exception - 108 (Ru-108) on Schedule ‘A-1’ shall not permit residential development and further land division. Lakeshore Residential Exception-109 (LR-109) on Schedule ‘A-1’, the following new provisions shall apply: i. A minimum lot frontage of 61 m ii. A minimum 30 m Setback to Deer Lake and wetlands; iii. A minimum 15 m Setback to other watercourses; iv. No new development, including docks are permited within Type 1 Fish Habitat, as shown on Schedule ‘A-2’. Lakeshore Residential Exception-110 (LR-110) on Schedule ‘A-1’ atached, the following new provisions shall apply: i. A minimum 30 m Setback to Deer Lake and wetlands ii. A minimum 15 m Setback to other watercourses iii. No new development, including docks are permited within Type 1 Fish Habitat, as shown on Schedule ‘A-2’. No buildings, structures or site alteration shall be permited on the land identified as Lakeshore Residential Exception 110 – Holding (LR-110H) identified on Schedule A-1, known as “Lot 11” until such time as a further By-law is passed to remove the Holding provision. i. The Holding (H) Symbol shall not be removed until a Stage 3 (if required Stage 4) Site- Specific Archaeological Assessment has been completed to the satisfaction of the Township.