Notice of Passing of a Zoning By-Law Amendment

NOTICE OF A PASSING OF A ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT

TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Corporation of the Municipality of Greenstone passed By-Law 26-38 on July 13, 2026 pursuant to Section 34(18) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.P. 13. 

AND TAKE NOTICE THAT the written and oral submissions received relating to this application have been received and considered by Council as part of the deliberations and final decision related to the approval of the application as amended, including matters raised in those submissions and identified within Report PPS 186-26.

THE PURPOSE AND EFFECT of By-Law 26-38 (Application ZBLA 2026-02) was to amend the Greenstone Zoning By-Law 23-77 as follows: 

1.    That Schedule “A” of By-Law No. 23-77 is amended by permitting a construction work camp as a temporary use in the Mining (MIN) Temporary Use Zone on certain lands shown on Schedule “A” attached hereto, legally described as 62413-0326: MINING CLAIM TB 10556 ERRI EXCEPT SRO IN LPA37493; S/T LPA30672, located with frontage on Old Arena Road in the Municipality of Greenstone, the civic address being 107 Old Arena Road, Geraldton, Ontario, such property being within the corporate boundaries of the Municipality of Greenstone, District of Thunder Bay.

2.    That the zone boundaries of the Mining (MIN) Temporary Use are shown on Schedule “A” to this By-Law, which zone boundaries and map are hereby declared to form part of this By-Law.

3.    That the permitted uses in the Mining (MIN) Temporary Use Zone shall include a Construction Work Camp, which shall be defined as:
“Means an area of land including buildings and structures specifically designed as living quarters for person employed in a utility or resource-related construction project (i.e., pipeline, power transmission line, mining camp), and ancillary services, and may include dormitories, lodging or sleeping facilities, sanitary and eating facilities, administrative offices and accessory uses directly related to meeting the needs of occupants, including but not limited to a laundry facility, recreational facilities, storage facilities, on-site parking, and an on-site self-contained fuel storage facility.” 

4.    The following zone regulations shall apply to the Mining (MIN) Temporary Use Zone and construction work camp:
Minimum Frontage                 18 m
Minimum Lot Area                930 m2
Minimum Front Yard                10 m
Minimum Rear Yard                10 m
Minimum Side Yard                6 m
Maximum Lot Coverage            35%
Maximum Height                12 m
Maximum number of main uses:        1
Minimum number of parking spaces:     1 per three accommodation units
Minimum parking space dimensions:    2.8 m width by 6 m length
Minimum access aisle width:        6.7 m
Permitted uses shall include accessory uses, buildings and structures.
5.    That a maximum increase of an additional 120 dormitory beds be permitted.

6.    That the period of the Mining (MIN) Temporary Use By-Law shall be from July 13, 2026 to July 12, 2029 inclusive.

By-Law 26-38 was amended prior to passage as follows:

1.    That Schedule “A” of By-Law No. 23-77 is amended by permitting a construction work camp as a temporary use in the Mining (MIN) Temporary Use Zone on certain lands shown on Schedule “A” attached hereto, legally described as 62413-0326: MINING CLAIM TB 10556 ERRI EXCEPT SRO IN LPA37493; S/T LPA30672, located with frontage on Old Arena Road in the Municipality of Greenstone, the civic address being 107 Old Arena Road, Geraldton, Ontario, such property being within the corporate boundaries of the Municipality of Greenstone, District of Thunder Bay.

2.    That the zone boundaries of the Mining (MIN) Temporary Use are shown on Schedule “A” to this By-Law, which zone boundaries and map are hereby declared to form part of this by-law.

3.    That the permitted uses in the Mining (MIN) Temporary Use Zone shall include a Construction Work Camp, which shall be defined as:
“Means an area of land including buildings and structures specifically designed as living quarters for person employed in a utility or resource-related construction project (i.e., pipeline, power transmission line, mining camp), and ancillary services, and may include dormitories, lodging or sleeping facilities, sanitary and eating facilities, administrative offices and accessory uses directly related to meeting the needs of occupants, including but not limited to a laundry facility, recreational facilities, storage facilities, on-site parking, and an on-site self-contained fuel storage facility.” 

4.    The following zone regulations shall apply to the Mining (MIN) Temporary Use Zone and construction work camp:
Minimum Frontage                 18 m
Minimum Lot Area                930 m2
Minimum Front Yard                10 m
Minimum Rear Yard                10 m
Minimum Side Yard                6 m
Maximum Lot Coverage            35%
Maximum Height                12 m
Maximum number of main uses:        1
Minimum number of parking spaces:     1 per three accommodation units
Minimum parking space dimensions:    2.8 m width by 6 m length
Minimum access aisle width:        6.7 m
Permitted uses shall include accessory uses, buildings and structures.

5.    That a maximum increase of an additional 120 dormitory beds be permitted.

6.    That the period of the Mining (MIN) Temporary Use By-Law shall be from July 13, 2026 to July 12, 2029 2027 inclusive.

THE REASON FOR REFUSAL of the By-Law as initially presented was it is not in the public interest.

A copy of the By-Law is available for viewing in the Office of the Clerk between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday. A key map is provided with this Notice showing the location of the lands affected.

IF YOU WISH TO APPEAL the decision of the Municipality of Greenstone to the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT), in respect to this By-Law, you may do so within 20 days of the issuance of this Notice by filing a Notice of Appeal via the OLT e-file at https://olt.gove.on.ca/e-file-services/ by selecting Greenstone, (Municipality of) as the Approval Authority no later than 4:30 p.m. on August 5, 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. If the e-file portal is down, you can submit your appeal to the Clerk at: Kristina.miousse@greenstone.ca. 

WHO CAN FILE AN APPEAL

Only the applicant, the Minister, or an owner of land affected by the planning application, a specified person or a public body who made the oral or written submissions to Council of the Municipality of Greenstone prior to Council’s decision may appeal a decision of the Municipality of Greenstone to the Ontario Land Tribunal. 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 a public meeting or written submissions to the Council of the Municipality of Greenstone or, in the opinion of the Ontario Land Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party.

The Notice of Appeal must: 

1.    Set out the reasons for the appeal;
2.    Be accompanied by the fee prescribed under the Ontario Land Tribunal Act in the amount of $1,100.00 per application, payable by certified cheque or money order payable to the Minister of Finance. (An appellant may request a reduction of the filing fee to $400.00. The request for a reduction of the filing fee must be made at the time of filing the appeal. For more information and a copy of the OLT Fee Schedule go to https://olt.gov.on.ca/appeals-process/fee-chart/. 

 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: A copy of the Zoning By-Law in its entirety can be found at www.greenstone.ca, or from the Clerk, Municipality of Greenstone at (807) 854-1100 ext. 2059.
DATED AT The Municipality of Greenstone, this 16th day of July, 2026.
Kristina Miousse, Clerk
Municipality of Greenstone
Box 70 - 1800 Main Street
Geraldton, ON P0T 1M0
Tel: 807-854-1100 ext. 2059
Kristina.miousse@greenstone.ca

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