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Notice of Complete Application
Concerning Proposed Official Plan Amendment (OPA#8) & Zoning Bylaw Amendment (Z3-26)
Take notice that the Corporation of the Town of Hanover has received an application for an Official Plan Amendment and Zoning Bylaw Amendment for lands located on Part of Lot 7, Concession 2, SDR, Part 2 and 3 RP 16R10457 Town of Hanover at 595 1st St, in the County of Grey and that the Town of Hanover considers it to be a complete application in accordance with Section 22(6.4) and Section 34(10.4) of the Planning Act, R.S.O., 1990, as amended. The application has been assigned file number OPA#8 and Z3-26.
Public Meeting
A Public Meeting concerning this application has not yet been scheduled. A notice will be provided in the future advising the date, time and location of the public meeting.
Purpose and Effect of the Applications
The purpose of the Official Plan Amendment and Zoning Bylaw Amendment are to facilitate a new retail business which includes an ancillary repair and refurbishment operation in an existing structure on a 2.63 ha parcel of land. The lands are designated and zoned Industrial in Town of Hanover Official Plan and Zoning Bylaw.
In support of the application, the following additional materials were submitted:
Planning Justification Report, prepared by Cuesta Planning Consultants, dated August 2026;
Site Plan, prepared by Andre Sherman Architect, dated January 2021.
The Right to Appeal
If a person or public body would otherwise have an ability to appeal the decision of Council of the Town of Hanover to the Ontario Land Tribunal but the person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to the Town of Hanover before the proposed amendments are adopted, the person or public body is not entitled to appeal the decision.
If a person or public body does not make oral submissions at a public meeting or make written submissions to Town of Hanover before the proposed amendments are 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 person or public body as a party.
Have questions?
Have questions regarding the proposed Official Plan Amendment or Zoning By-law Amendment, please contact Director of Development, Dana Kieffer at dkieffer@hanover.ca or contact 519.364.2780 ext 1228.
To Be Notified
If you wish to be notified of the public meeting and/or decision for this application, you must make a written request to the Town of Hanover at the address noted below:
Vicki McDonald,
Clerk
341 10th St. Hanover ON N4N 1P5 or vmcdonald@hanover.ca
Dated at the Town of Hanover this 23rd day of October 2026.