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TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Corporation of the City of Orillia will hold a Public Meeting on Monday, November 17th at 1:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter can be dealt with, in the Council Chamber, Orillia City Centre, 50 Andrew Street South, to consider the municipally-initiated Zoning By-law Amendments set out below.
PLEASE NOTE that this meeting may be attended either in person at the Council Chamber, Orillia City Centre, 50 Andrew Street South, Orillia or electronically as set out later in this Notice.
DESCRIPTION OF THE LAND:
All Housekeeping Amendments apply to all land within the City of Orillia, and as such no key map has been provided.
Purpose and Effect:
The purpose and effect of the proposed municipally-initiated amendments to the City’s Zoning By-law propose to further improve and clarify the City’s Comprehensive Zoning By-law 2014-44, as amended.
The proposed housekeeping amendments to the Zoning By-law fall into the following general categories:
- Removing provisions that extend beyond the legislative powers of a Zoning By-law set out in the Planning Act.
- Limiting provisions to only private properties and not including regulations for municipal road allowances regulated by other documents.
- Reorganizing Section 6 – Parking and Loading Standards to distinguish between the parking area design for five or fewer vehicles versus six or more vehicles.
- Allowing more flexible parking design and removing landscaping and snow storage requirements when a lot only requires five or fewer parking spaces to reflect the recent change of allowing up to four dwelling units on a lot.
- Permitting more uses within the various zone categories to support economic growth and respond to market demand.
PLEASE NOTE: IF YOU INTEND TO PARTICIPATE IN ELECTRONICALLY IN THE HYBRID PUBLIC MEETING you are required to register with the Council Services Division (councilservices@orillia.ca, 705-325-1311) by no later than noon on Friday, November 14, 2025. Upon registration, the necessary information required to join the meeting will be provided to you. Please note that access to a computer with an internet connection or phone connection is required to participate in the electronic meeting. Written submissions prior to the meeting date are required from those parties intending to participate in the electronic meeting, in order that your comments are on record in the event of any technical difficulties. Please contact Jill Lewis, Senior Planner, prior to the meeting date with any questions. Written submissions from any party may be forwarded by email to jlewis@orillia.ca or dropped off at Orillia City Centre, 50 Andrew Street South, Orillia, marked to the attention of Jill Lewis, Senior Planner.
INFORMATION AVAILABLE:
Additional information and material relating to the proposal is available for on the City’s webpage at: www.orillia.ca/currentdevelopment. For more information about this matter, including information about your appeal rights and for additional information and material relating to the proposal, you may phone the general planning line at 705-325-2622 or email Jill Lewis at jlewis@orillia.ca.
Dated: October 22, 2025
Attachments:
Notice of Public Meeting Re: Municipally-Initiated Zoning By-law Amendment
