Notice of Passing

TAKE NOTICE that the Council of The Corporation of the City of Sarnia passed Parkland Dedication By-law No. 26 of 2024 on the 18^th day of March 2024 under section 42 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended;

AND TAKE NOTICE that any person or organization may appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal under section 42 (4.9) of the Planning Act, in respect of the Parkland Dedication By-law, by filing with the Clerk of the municipality of the City of Sarnia on or before the 27^th day of April 2024, a notice of appeal setting out the objection to the by-law and the reasons supporting the objection.

Parkland Dedication By-law

The Parkland Dedication By-law includes provisions allowing the City to require land conveyances and the payment of cash-in-lieu for park or other public recreational purposes as conditions for the development or redevelopment of land.

The Parkland Dedication By-law applies to all lands within the municipal boundary of the City of Sarnia; therefore, a key map has not been provided. The Parkland Dedication By-law provides for the following:

• 5% land or payment in lieu of land for residential and uses;
• 2% land or payment in lieu of land for commercial and industrial uses;
• using the alternative rate for dedication, where the alternative rate provides for more dedication than the 5% rate; and
• using the alternative rate for payment in lieu, where the alternative rate provides for more payment-in-lieu than the 5% rate.

Parkland dedication is calculated and collected prior to final approval of an application for site plan approval, consent to sever, plan of subdivision, or plan of condominium, for eligible development or redevelopment. Payments in lieu of land are based on the appraised value of the land being developed.

A copy of the complete by-law is available for examination at The Corporation of the City of Sarnia offices, 255 Christina St N, Sarnia, ON N7T 7N2, during regular business hours (weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) excluding statutory holidays or on the City’s website at https://www.speakupsarnia.ca/parkland-dedication-by-law.

DATED, this 28^th day of March 2024.

Eric Hyatt

Manager of Planning & Development Services