PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE
CONCERNING A PROPOSED OFFICIAL PLAN AMENDMENT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 17 OF THE PLANNING ACT, R.S.O. 1990. C.P.13
TAKE NOTICE that, in accordance with Sections 17 and 21 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, as amended, the Corporation of the Township of Beckwith will hold a Public Meeting on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, at 7:00 p.m., in the Council Chambers of the Municipal Building, 2022 Beckwith Park Lane, to consider a proposed Official Plan Amendment. The amendment has been initiated by the Township of Beckwith and is being processed as file number OPA No. 34.
PURPOSE of the proposed amendment is to amend the Official Plan as a result of findings from the Growth Focused Official Plan Review project, which is focused on ensuring that Beckwith Township has adequate long-term housing supply and that policies around settlement areas, servicing, and development are aligned with the anticipated growth.
EFFECT of the proposed amendment would be to expand the settlement area boundary for Ashton Community Development Area, introduce new policies that support communal servicing, and place a moratorium on applications for new Rural Residential Subdivisions for six years.
EXPLANATORY NOTE: These amendments have been initiated by the Township of Beckwith as identified through the Growth Focused Official Plan Review with land-use planning consultants, J.L. Richards & Associates Limited. With the exception of the Ashton Community Development Area boundary expansion, the amendments are not specific to any one piece of property. The County of Lanark is the approval authority for Official Plan Amendments in the Township of Beckwith.
A KEY MAP for the proposed Ashton boundary expansion is provided as Figure 1.
IF YOU WISH TO BE NOTIFIED of the decision of the Township of Beckwith on the proposed Official Plan Amendment, you must make a written request to the Township of Beckwith, 2022 Beckwith Park Lane, Beckwith, Ontario, K7C OV9.
IF A SPECIFIED PERSON OR PUBLIC BODY would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of the Township of Beckwith Council to the Ontario Land Tribunal but if the specified person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to Township of Beckwith before the proposed official plan amendment is adopted, the 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 Township of Beckwith before the proposed Official Plan Amendment is adopted, 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 add the specified person or public body as a party.
A COPY of the proposed Official Plan Amendment, together with other relevant background materials, are available for inspection between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. weekdays in the Planning Department at the Township Municipal Building, 2022 Beckwith Park Lane, Beckwith.
DATED at the Township of Beckwith, this 25th day of May 2026.
Cassandra McGregor, CAO/Clerk
Township of Beckwith
2022 Beckwith Park Lane
Beckwith, Ontario
K7C 0V9
613-257-1539