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Date: February 13, 2026

TAKE NOTICE an application for a Zoning By-law Amendment has been received affecting the property described above. The application was deemed complete on January 6, 2026 pursuant to Section 34 (10.4) of the Planning Act in accordance with the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990. O. Reg. 545/06 s. 5

Purpose and Effect: The subject application is being proposed to satisfy a condition of approval for Consent File B54-25. The severed lands are being rezoned from Agriculture Zone (A) to Special Agriculture Zone (A-1) to permit a non-farm residential dwelling and associated accessory uses, buildings and structures. 

Date: February 5, 2026

TAKE NOTICE an application for a Zoning By-law Amendment has been received affecting the property described above. The application was deemed complete on July 21, 2025 pursuant to Section 34 (10.4) of the Planning Act in accordance with the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990. O. Reg. 545/06 s. 5

Purpose and Effect: The subject application is proposing to rezone the above-noted property from Residential Zone Four (R4) to Special Institutional Zone (IN-sp) to support a 80.32 m² addition to the existing church. The site-specific provisions requested are required to reduce the front yard depth from 7.5 m (25 ft) to 3.04 m (10 ft), rear yard depth from 7.5 m (25 ft) to 3.65 m (12 ft) and interior side yard width from 4.5 m (14.7 ft) to 0.43 m (1.5 ft) for a one-storey structure. The site-specific zoning will also reduce the required number of parking spaces from 20 to 11 parking spaces on site.

Date: February 3, 2026

TAKE NOTICE a statutory public meeting is taking place to discuss a proposed Amendment Zoning By-law affecting the property described above. The application was deemed complete on December 18, 2025 pursuant to Section 34 (10.4) of the Planning Act in accordance with the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990. O. Reg. 545/06 s. 5

Purpose and Effect: The application proposes to rezone the subject lands from Residential Zone Four (R4) to Special Residential Zone Four (R4-32).  The site-specific zoning will facilitate the construction of up to six (6) dwelling units with a maximum lot coverage of 41% where the zoning by-law allows up to 40%; and a total of 8 parking spaces where the zoning by-law requires 9 spaces.

Date: February 3, 2026

TAKE NOTICE a statutory public meeting is taking place to discuss a proposed Amendment Zoning By-law affecting the property described above. The application was deemed complete on December 18, 2025 pursuant to Section 34 (10.4) of the Planning Act in accordance with the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990. O. Reg. 545/06 s. 5

Purpose and Effect: The subject application is intended to satisfy a condition of Consent File B45-25.  The application is proposing to rezone the retained lands from Agriculture Zone (A) to Special Agriculture Zone (A-1) to permit a non-farm residential dwelling and associated accessory uses, buildings and structures and to rezone the severed lands from Agriculture Zone (A) to Special Agriculture Zone (A-62) to prohibit a residential dwelling.

January 28, 2026 – As of 3:30 p.m. on January 28, 2026, the Municipality of North Perth has concluded its Significant Weather Event.

Please proceed with caution while travelling throughout the community, as snow removal equipment and crews will remain active over the coming days. We appreciate residents’ patience and cooperation as this work continues.

For more information on winter maintenance, visit: www.northperth.ca/wintermaintenance

January 22, 2026– At 4:30 p.m. local time on January 22, 2026, the Municipality of North Perth officially declared a significant weather event as per Ontario Regulation 239/02. This declaration applies to all Municipality of North Perth roads and does not apply to provincial, county, or neighbouring municipal roadways. According to the Provincial regulation, the definition of a Significant Weather Event indicates there is “an approaching or occurring weather hazard with the potential to pose a significant danger to users of the highways within a municipality.”

All non-essential travel throughout the area is strongly discouraged. If citizens must travel, leave plenty of additional time and give snow plows extra space and distance to operate. 

For more information on road conditions, Municipal 511 provides details about local road closures and includes road cameras to view current road conditions. Visit www.municipal511.ca. For provincial road conditions, visit https://511on.ca/.

RE-CIRCULATION – HEARING DATE CHANGE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC COMMITTEE OF ADJUSTMENT HEARING
February 3, 2026 at 7:00 p.m. Municipality of North Perth
330 Wallace Avenue North, Listowel ON   N4W 1L3

Public input on applications is invited.  Pursuant to Section 45 of the Planning Act, the Committee of Adjustment for the Municipality of North Perth invites you to consider applications for minor variance and/or to forward written comments prior to the hearing. 

FILE NUMBER:                          MV 13-2025
RE: AN APPLICATION BY:        Boertien, Scott
LOCATION OF PROPERTY:       Lot 16, Concession 4, Wallace Ward, Municipality of North Perth (5525 Line 88)

PURPOSE OF THE APPLICATION: The subject application requests relief from the following section of the North Perth Zoning By-law: Section 5.1.3 to construct a residential accessory structure 5.4 metres in height where the zoning by-law allows for a maximum of 4.5 metres facilitate the construction of a 250 m² detached garage.

RE-CIRCULATION – HEARING DATE CHANGE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC COMMITTEE OF ADJUSTMENT HEARING

February 3, 2026 at 7:00 p.m. Municipality of North Perth

330 Wallace Avenue North, Listowel ON   N4W 1L3

Public input on applications is invited.  Pursuant to Section 45 of the Planning Act, the Committee of Adjustment for the Municipality of North Perth invites you to consider applications for minor variance and/or to forward written comments prior to the hearing. 

FILE NUMBER:                          MV 14-2025
RE: AN APPLICATION BY:        Thalen, James / Martin, Dale
LOCATION OF PROPERTY:       Pt Lots 31 & 32, Concession 9, Wallace Ward, Municipality of North Perth (5647 Road 178)

PURPOSE OF APPLICATION: The subject application is proposing relief from Section 6.3.3.2 of the North Perth Zoning By-law to reduce the minimum exterior side yard width from 15 m to 9.87 m to facilitate the construction of a 1-storey, 56.14 m² addition to the existing single detached dwelling on the subject lands.

January 20, 2026 – As of 12:00 p.m. on January 20, 2026, the Municipality of North Perth has concluded its Significant Weather Event.

Please proceed with caution while travelling throughout the community, as snow removal equipment and crews will remain active over the coming days. We appreciate residents’ patience and cooperation as this work continues.

For more information on winter maintenance, visit: www.northperth.ca/wintermaintenance

For more information, please contact:

Matt Ropp, Manager of Operations
Municipality of North Perth
P: 519-291-2950
E: mropp@northperth.ca

At 3:30 p.m. local time on January 19, 2026, the Municipality of North Perth officially declared a significant weather event as per Ontario Regulation 239/02. This declaration applies to all Municipality of North Perth roads and does not apply to provincial, county, or neighbouring municipal roadways. According to the Provincial regulation, the definition of a Significant Weather Event indicates there is “an approaching or occurring weather hazard with the potential to pose a significant danger to users of the highways within a municipality.”

All non-essential travel throughout the area is strongly discouraged. If citizens must travel, leave plenty of additional time and give snow plows extra space and distance to operate.

For more information on road conditions, Municipal 511 provides details about local road closures and includes road cameras to view current road conditions. Visit www.municipal511.ca for more information. For provincial road conditions, visit https://511on.ca/.