Notice of complete application concerning an Official Plan (OPA 25-01) and Zoning By-Law Amendment (Z-25-07)

TAKE NOTICE THAT the Township of Severn deemed application OPA-01 and Z-25-07 complete under Sections 22 (6.1) and 34 (10.4) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.P. 13 on December 15, 2025.

Details of the application

These amendments are requested to permit for the establishment of a mineral aggregate operation (Cumberland Quarry), with extraction proposed above and below the water table. The total area to be licensed is approximately 138 hectares (341 acres), with approximately 118.5 hectares (292.8 acres) intended to be sequentially used for extraction purposes and progressively rehabilitated. A designated area of processing, shipping, and recycling of aggregates is also contemplated. The proposed maximum annual tonnage of extracted materials is 500,000 tonnes.

The purpose and effect proposed Official Plan Amendment No.1 to the Official Plan for the Township of Severn (2024), as requested by the applicant, is to change the land use designation of the subject lands from “Greenlands” to “Aggregate” to permit the proposed quarry.

The purpose and effect of the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment, as requested by the applicant, is to implement the Official Plan Amendment by rezoning portions of the property from the Greenlands (GL) Zone to a site-specific Extractive Industrial (M3-XX) Zone to permit the proposed quarry, with the following special provisions:

• notwithstanding Section 3.26.1 – Frontage on a Public Street, development be permitted on a lot that is accessed via a new road use agreement or legal right-of-way
• notwithstanding the Section 8.4 – Lot Requirements, the minimum setbacks and associated provisions related to the above noted proposed uses on the subject lands shall be those applied in association with any license issued under the Aggregate Resources Act.

No changes to the Environmental Protection (EP) Zone are contemplated as part of the current proposal. All other provisions of the M3 Zone shall apply and be complied with.

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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.

The applicant’s have made available a website for information that is operated entirely separate and independent from the Township for which additional information may be posted from time to time as part of their Public Consultation Strategy. Information posted on the website may be outside of the specified Planning Act and Township requirements. The website can be accessed online through the following link: https://www.cumberlandquarrysevern.ca/

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Staff contact

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Phone: 705-325-2315 x246
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Mail and courier 

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

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