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Notice of Hearing on Legal Non-Conforming Use Permission and Minor Variance Application  PL-ZNA-2026-0106 to be held by the Committee of Adjustment of the Township of South Frontenac.

Hearing Details

Date: Thursday, November 12, 2026
Time: 7:00PM
Location: 4432 George Street, Sydenham and on Zoom

Application Details

Property Address: 4063 HIAWATHA LANE
Applicant: ASHLEY ROBINSON

Purpose and Effect of the Application

The applicant is seeking permission under Section 45(2) of the Planning Act to expand a one-storey, 69 m2 (742 ft2) legal non-complying dwelling, built in 1961, within 30 metres (98.4 ft.) of the highwater mark of Dog Lake. The proposal includes a one-storey 70 m2 (750 ft2) addition, 45 m2 (480 ft2) attached/uncovered deck and 66 m2 (1,145 ft2) attached/covered deck on the west and north side of the existing home. No reduction to the existing highwater mark setback is proposed. The lot coverage of the principal is increasing from 3.6% to 7.6% of the total lot area. 
In addition, the applicant is seeking a minor variance under Section 45(1) of the Planning Act to permit construction of a 27.9 m2 (300 ft2) sleeping cabin and 27 m2 (288 ft2) detached shed a minimum of 21 metres (70 ft.) and 25 metres (85 ft.) from the highwater mark, respectively. The total lot coverage and setbacks of the proposed accessory buildings comply with the Township Zoning By-law. 

Notice of Hearing on Legal Non-Conforming Use Permission Application PLZNA20260120 to be held by the Committee of Adjustment of the Township of South Frontenac.

Hearing Details

Date: 12 November, 2026
Time: 7:00 p.m. 
Location: 4432 George Street, Sydenham and on Zoom

Application Details

Property Address: 1259 HIDDEN VALLEY LANE
Owner: Brieanna Miklaucic
Agent: Anthony Miklaucic

Purpose and Effect of the Application:

The owner has applied to increase the area of a boathouse on Buck Lake. The property
Is developed with a existing dwelling, deck, boathouse and dock. The boathouse is currently in a state of disrepair. The owner proposes to construct a new boathouse and docks on the same footprint. 

The new boathouse would be 61.8sqm (666sqft) in area, which is larger than the 41.2sqm (444sqft) area of the existing boathouse. The docks on both sides of the boathouse is proposed to be reduced, from 41.2sqm (444sqft) to 20.6sqm (222sqft).  Since the boathouse area would increase and the dock area would decrease, the footprint of the whole structure would remain the same at 82.4sqm (888sqft).  The height is proposed to stay the same at 3.6m (12 ft). 

Notice of Hearing on Legal Non-Conforming Use Permission Application PL-ZNA-2026-0118 to be held by the Committee of Adjustment of the Township of South Frontenac

Hearing Details

Date: Thursday, November 12, 2026
Time: 7:00PM
Location: 4432 George Street, Sydenham (Council Chambers) and on Zoom

Application Details

Property Address: 1111A Cedarwoods Lane
Applicant/Owner: Rick Semeniuk

Purpose and Effect of the Application

The applicant is seeking permission under Section 45(2) of the Planning Act to expand a legal non-complying use within 30 metres (98.4 ft.) of the highwater mark of Hardwood Creek. The proposal includes the replacement of an existing 39-square metre (420 sq. ft.) elevated/uncovered deck attached to the north-west corner of the dwelling with a 48-square metre (512 sq. ft.) elevated/uncovered deck. 
The majority of the proposed deck is to be located within the footprint of the existing deck. However, the proposal will result in an expansion of the existing footprint by approximately 9 square metres (92 sq. ft.). No reduction to the existing 20-metre (66 ft.) highwater mark setback is proposed.  

Notice of Consent Application PL-BDJ-2026-0119

Application Details

Property Legal Description: CON 14 PT LOT 3 RP 13R1269
Owners: Eric Freedman, Jennifer Foster
Applicant: Eric Freedman

Purpose and Effect of the Application:

This application proposes to establish a right-of-way easement on the subject property, off Massassauga Lane. The easement is for parking and docking to provide access to Beach Island in Buck Lake.

There is a existing parking and docking area on the subject lot that has been used to access Beach Island. The owners are proposing the easement to formalize this existing access arrangement.

Notice of Consent Application PL-BDJ-2026-0126

Application Details

Property Address: 4115 HENDERSON ROAD
Owner: David & Jenny Groenewegen
Applicant: David & Jenny Groenewegen

Purpose and Effect of the Application

The application is proposing to create 1 new building lot that is approximately 2.6 acres in size along Yarker Road with a 91m frontage. The retained area will be approximately 23.8 acres in area with 433m of road frontage on Henderson Road and 504m of broken road frontage along Yarker Road.

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At 8:45 pm on Monday, October 26, 2026, the Township of South Frontenac unofficially announced the results of the 2026 Municipal Election. The certified election results will be available on Tuesday, October 27, 2026. Click to see the results.

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Notice of Hearing on Minor Variance Applications  PLZNA20260109 & PLZNA20260110 to be held by the Committee of Adjustment of the Township of South Frontenac.

Hearing Details

Date: 12 November, 2026
Time: 7:00 p.m. 
Location: 4432 George Street, Sydenham and on Zoom

Application Details

Property Address: 115 & 117 BITTERSWEET DRIVE
Legal Description:    PLAN 13M144 LOT 8 & 7
Owner: 1278804 ONTARIO INC

Purpose and Effect of the Applications:

The Owner of 115 Bittersweet Drive and 117 Bittersweet Drive is proposing to construct a three-unit townhouse building on each property. A minor variance application has been submitted for each property to permit a three-unit townhouse, as the Residential – 30 (R-30) Zone permits only single detached dwellings.

Notice of Consent Applications PLBDJ20260111 & PLBDJ20260112

Application Details

Property Address: 5170, 5171 & 4952 VERONA SAND ROAD
Legal Description:    CON 11 W PT LOT 16, CON 11 PT LOT 16 and RP 13R20412 Part 3, CON 11 W PT LOT 15, & CON 11 E PT LOT 15  Portland
Owner: CHEN XIAOPING
Applicant: Karri Wong

Purpose and Effect of the Applications 
Applications for Consent have been submitted to separate 5171 and 4952 Verona Sand Road from 5170 Verona Sand Road. The parcels were inadvertently merged on title. The applicant is proposing to sever the lots to re-establish separate titles. 

Severed Lot #1 (4952 Verona Sand Road) is proposed to have 170.56 metres of frontage on Verona Sand Road and an area of 86.3 acres. Severed Lot #2 (5171 Verona Sand Road) is proposed to have 275.16 metres of frontage on Verona Sand Road and an area of 134.6 acres. The retained parcel (5170 Verona Sand Road) is proposed to have 221 metres of frontage along the southern portion of Verona Sand Road and 1,000 metres along the western portion, with an area of 95.5 acres.