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Hearing Details
Date: December 11, 2025
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: 4432 George Street, Sydenham and on Zoom

Application Details
Property Address: 3590 Harrowsmith Road

Purpose and Effect of the Applications:
Application PL-BDJ-2025-0114 is proposing to create 1 new residential lot that is approximately 9 acres in area with approximately 115 metres of frontage on Alton Road West.
Application PL-BDJ-2025-0115 is for a lot addition of approximately 60 acres with approximately 27 metres of frontage on Alton Road West to be added to the vacant farm property to the west, increasing the size of the property to approximately 123 acres. The retained lands along Harrowsmith Road would be 8 acres and contain the house and accessory structures. The retained lands would remain with 65.9 metres of frontage.
Application PL-ZNA-2025-0116 is for a minor variance for the retained lot to have less than 76 metres of frontage.

South Frontenac Township is holding a sale of surplus vehicles and equipment on GovDeals.ca. We have several pick-up trucks and plow trucks available for bid until December 10, 2025.

Hearing Details

Date: December 11, 2025
Time: 7:00 p.m. 
Location: 4432 George Street, Sydenham and on Zoom

Application Details

Property Address: 1277 SHEILA LANE
Applicant: Lawrence Hutchings
Agent: Boulevard Group (Jason Sands)

Purpose and Effect of the Application
The owners have applied to increase the area of a boathouse on Sydenham Lake. The property was developed with a dwelling and attached boathouse. A new dwelling is to be constructed further from lake. The owners propose to construct a new detached boathouse in a similar footprint. The new boathouse would project 5.5ft (1.67m) further onto Sydenham Lake but would not extend beyond the existing dock. The new boathouse would have a 44.6sqm (480sqft) footprint area, which is larger than the 28.46sqm (306.25) footprint area of the old boathouse. The new boathouse would be approximately 2.16m shorter in height and would have an unenclosed observation deck on its roof. 

Application Details

Property Address: 5007 BATTERSEA ROAD
Owners/Applicants: Dog Lake Dreams Inc & Julie Hodgson

Purpose and Effect of the Application 
This application is for an easement over a portion of Welling Lane on 5007 Battersea Road in favour of 4997 Battersea Road and the Retained Lands through Application PL-BDJ-2025-0023.

Application Details

Property Address: Unaddressed Lands on Green Bay Road
Legal Description:    CON 3 PT LOTS 19 & 20 RP;13R8749 PT PART 1 Bedford
Owner: SWARTHOUT DUANE STANLEY
Applicant: Robert James McMillan

Purpose and Effect of the Application 
This application is for an approximately 15.2 acre lot addition to be conveyed from unaddressed lands on Green Bay Road (identified on the attached map) to 22 Atwood Lane. If approved, 22 Atwood Lane is proposed to increase in size from 1.3 acres to approximately 16.5 acres and add 180 metres of frontage on Green Bay Road and the retained will remain with approximately 69 acres in area with 310 metres of remaining road frontage on Green Bay Road. 

Hearing Details

Date: December 11, 2025
Time: 7:00 p.m. 
Location: 4432 George Street, Sydenham and on Zoom

Application Details

Property Address: 198A BROOKS LANE
Applicant: 2833646 ONTARIO LIMITED (DOUG BELSEY)

Purpose and Effect of the Application
A minor variance is being requested to allow a 16’ x 18’ (288sqft) sleeping cabin to be setback 80 feet from the highwater mark of Thirty Island Lake, whereas a minimum of 98.4 feet is required. The sleeping cabin was partially constructed without the necessary approvals. 

South Frontenac Township will open the doors to their newly renovated Town Hall for its Grand Opening on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, from 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm. 

Work at the Fish Creek Bridge has progressed further this week with the completion of the rebar and forming for the two main footings that will support the new pre-cast bridge structure.

A message from National Defence / Canadian Armed Forces. Students and instructors from the Peace Support Training Centre in Kingston will be conducting an exercise in the Township of South Frontenac between 8:00 am and 4:00 pm on December 3, 2025.

Notice of Hearing on Legal Non-Conforming Use Permission Application PLZNA20250113
to be held by the Committee of Adjustment of the Township of South Frontenac

Hearing Details

Date: December 11, 2025
Time: 7:00 p.m. 
Location: 4432 George Street, Sydenham and on Zoom

Application Details

Property Address: 4291 GENGE STREET

There are two storage sheds in the backyard of this property. The owners propose to connect the two sheds to make one 398 square foot shed. They need permission to connect the sheds and make a larger building because the sheds are less than 30 metres from Verona Lake.