Notice of complete application and Public Meeting scheduled for September 17

August 27, 2025

Notices

Township of Severn will be holding a hybrid Public Meeting on September 17, 2025, during the Planning and Development Committee meeting scheduled to begin at 9:00 a.m. in Council Chambers at Severn's Administration Office (1024 Hurlwood Lane) to consider Zoning By-law Amendment application Z-25-11 under Section 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990.

Application details

Owner	Morgan Planning and Development (c/o Vanessa Simpson)
Agent	Richard and Debbie Hudson
Address	3237 Brennan Line
Roll number	435101000715610
File number	Z-25-11

View the Notice of Complete Application and Public Meeting

Notice of Complete Application and Statutory Public Meeting

Map of the subject lands at 3237 Brennan Line

Purpose and effect

The purpose and effect of the application is to permit a detached additional residential unit (ARU) on the
subject lands. Therefore, the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment, as requested by the applicant, is to
amend Zoning By-law 2010-65, as amended, to rezone the subject lands from the Rural (RU) Zone to a site-
specific Rural Exception (RU-##) Zone to permit the following:

notwithstanding the general provision of Section 3.1 of the Zoning By-law, a maximum of two
Additional Residential Units (ARUs) shall be permitted on the subject lands
one ARU may be located in a detached accessory building located within 50.0 metres of the
principal (primary) single-detached dwelling with the following site-specific provisions:
notwithstanding Section 3.2.5 a Maximum Size of 405.5m2 (inclusive of the main floor and
lower level)
- notwithstanding Section 3.1 v) the maximum size of the detached ARU (inclusive of the main
  floor and lower level) shall not exceed 47.0% of the combined floor area of the principal
  (primary) single-detached dwelling and detached ARU
- notwithstanding Section 3.2.7 of the Zoning By-law, a maximum of four accessory buildings are
  permitted

How to participate

All are welcome to attend the meeting or to provide verbal or written comments. All comments will form part of the public record including all verbal submissions made during the Public Meeting.

Options for public participation in the September 17 meeting include:

register for in-person* attendance at the Township's Administration Office (1024 Hurlwood Lane, Severn) by email or by phone at 705-325-2315 x246 (*registration is required to attend in person as space is limited)
submitting written comments to the Planning department by email (planning@severn.ca) or regular mail
contacting the Planning department by email or by phone at 705-325-2315 x246 to register in advance for the Zoom meeting for active verbal participation
watching or streaming the meeting on our Council portal or our YouTube channel

If you feel you are unable to participate by one of the above methods, please contact the Planning department to discuss additional options.

Additional information

Additional information relating to the applications is available for inspection on weekdays by appointment between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. at our Administration Office (1024 Hurlwood Lane, Severn). Please contact the Planning department to schedule an appointment.

Notification of the decision

If you wish to be notified of the decision on the proposed applications, you must make a written request by email or by regular mail.

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Staff contact

Customer Care Assistant
Phone: 705-325-2315 x246
Email the Customer Care Assistant

Mail and courier

Mailing address: Township of Severn, PO Box 159, Orillia, Ontario L3V 6J3

Courier address: 1024 Hurlwood Lane, Severn, Ontario L3V 0Y6