Notice of Open House & Public Meeting For The New Comprehensive Zoning By-Law (Section 34 of the Planning Act)

TAKE NOTICE that an Open House will be held on May 13th, 2026, and a Public Meeting will be held on May 20th, 2026, in order to consider the following:

• New Comprehensive Zoning By-law (Discussion Draft), a Town-initiated replacement of the existing of Zoning By-law 3358 and Zoning Schedule, as an amendment, to be consistent with the recently updated Town of Perth Official Plan, under Section 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990.

The purpose of the Open House is to provide the public with the opportunity to review and discuss the proposed new Comprehensive Zoning By-law regulations and mapping updates with the Town’s Planning Consultant in an informal one-on-one setting (no presentations). The purpose of the Public Meeting is to provide the public with an opportunity to provide formal comments or ask questions regarding the proposed new Comprehensive Zoning By-law regulations and mapping directly to Town Council prior to their consideration of the approval of the new Comprehensive Zoning By-law.

All interested parties are invited to participate in the following:

In-Person Open House                                                               

Wednesday, May 13th, 2026                                     
Council Chambers, Perth Town Hall
80 Gore Street East, Perth, ON K7H 1H9
Time:          2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
                   5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

In-Person Public Meeting 

Wednesday, May 20th, 2026
Council Chambers, Perth Town Hall
80 Gore Street East, Perth, ON K7H 1H9
Time:         5:30 p.m.

PURPOSE AND EFFECT:
The Town’s current Zoning By-law No. 3358 was originally approved by Council on October 24, 2000. Since the original approval there have been numerous updates to the Town’s Official Plan, including a major update in 2025, several updates to the Provincial Planning Statement, 2024 (PPS), and several changes to the Ontario Planning Act.

The Planning Act requires that a municipality review and update their Zoning Bylaw within three years of a new Official Plan or update to an existing Official Plan. It is recognized that the Town updated its Official Plan in 2025, and now is an appropriate time to consider a new Comprehensive Zoning By-law, replacing the current 20-year old Zoning By-law 3358.

The changes being considered by Council include:

• Updating General Provisions for Additional Residential Units (ARU’s)
• Consolidation of Existing Residential Zones, with a base density of 4 residential units
• Removing minimum sizes of dwelling units
• Updating of various definitions
• Establishment of updated Flood Plain zoning provisions
• Regulations for “custodial care” group homes
• Update of parking standards
• General administrative consolidation
• A new accessible Zoning Schedule (map)

PROPERTY DESCRIPTION:
The new Comprehensive Zoning By-law will affect all lands within the municipal boundary of the Corporation of the Town of Perth. 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION – Additional information regarding the Official Plan Review and Update project is available for inspection online at: 

https://www.perth.ca/business-development/planning-and-development/zoning-by-law-update/

If a specified person or public body would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of The Corporation of the Town of Perth to the Ontario Land Tribunal but the specified person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to The Corporation of the Town of Perth before the proposed new Comprehensive Zoning By-law is approved, the specified person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision. 

If a specified person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to The Corporation of the Town of Perth before the proposed new Comprehensive Zoning By-law is approved, 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. 

For additional information or to be added to the project mailing list, please contact: 

Amanda Noël
Director of Legislative Services/Clerk
Town of Perth
80 Gore Street East, Perth, ON, K7H 1H9
613-267-3311 ext. 2239
anoel@perth.ca