Public Notices

  • Public Notice of Consent Application: PLBDJ20260090

    Notice of Consent Application PL-BDJ-2026-0090

    Application Details

    Property Address: 6041 FIRST LAKE ROAD
    Owner: STANLEY RITCHIE
    Applicant: STANLEY RITCHIE

    Purpose and Effect of the Application

    Consent for the creation of a new rural residential lot. The severed (new) lot would be 0.8 hectares (2 acres) in size with approximately 122 metres (400 ft.) of frontage on First Lake Road to the east and 46 metres (150 ft.) of frontage on Bellrock Mill Street to the south. The severed lot would contain the existing single detached dwelling, accessory buildings, and private on-site water and sewage systems. The retained parcel would be approximately 6.1 hectares (15 acres) in size with 90 metres (295 ft.) of non-continuous frontage on First Lake Road. 

  • Notice of Election Information

    Take Notice that on the 26th day of October 2026, Municipal Elections will be held in the Municipality of the Township of South Frontenac for select offices.

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    Notice of Public Meeting: PL-ZBA-2026-0073

    Notice of Public Meeting on Zoning By-law Amendment Application PL-ZBA-2026-0086 to be held by the Council of the Corporation of the Township of South Frontenac.

    Public Meeting Details
    Date: Tuesday, October 6, 2026
    Time: 7:00PM
    Location: 4432 George Street, Sydenham and on Zoom

    Application Details
    Property Address: 5021 Battersea Road
    Applicant: Eye of the Storm Trauma Centre Inc. (Tamiko Ferguson)

    Purpose and Effect of the Proposed By-law
    The applicant has submitted a Zoning By-law Amendment (ZBA) application which proposes to change the zone over an approximately 3.4-hectare (8.6-acre) portion of the subject property from Urban Residential – First Density (UR-1) to site-specific Urban Commercial (UC-XX) to allow a medical clinic, as well as accessory buildings and structures associated with that use. No changes or development is proposed for the northern portion of the subject property, which is zoned Environmental Protection (EP) under Zoning By-law No. 2003-75, as amended. The remainder of the southern portion of the subject property will remain under the UR-1 Zone and will continue to function as an urban residential lot.

  • Public Notice of Consent Application: PL-BDJ-2026-0085

    Notice of Consent Application PLBDJ20260085

    Application Details

    Property Address: 5 TIMMERMAN ISLAND - BOBS LAKE - WAO
    Owner: Estate of Martha Reid, David Maynard, Vanessa Maynard
    Applicant: Estate of Martha Reid, c/o Stuart Reid

    Purpose and Effect of the Application

    To create one new lot on Timmerman Island. The severed lot would be 9.1 hectares in size. It would contain an existing cottage and an accessory building. The retained lot would be 42.1 hectares in size. It would contain an existing cottage and accessory buildings. The two lots would share a deeded mainland parking and docking access point off Dewitt Lane.

  • Public Notice of Application: PL-BDJ-2026-0099

    Notice of Consent Application PL-BDJ-2026-0099

    Application Details

    Property Address: 2797 MACGILLIVRAY LANE
    Owner/Applicant: PETER AND JENNIFER REIST

    Purpose And Effect of the Application

    Consent for the creation of a new rural residential lot. The severed (new) lot would be 0.8 hectares (2 acres) in size with approximately 81 metres (265 ft.) of frontage on Opinicon Road. The retained parcel would be 100 hectares (247 acres) in area with approximately 775 metres (2,500 ft.) of frontage on Opinicon Road to the south as well as 125 metres (410 ft.) and 390 metres (1,280 ft.) of frontage on MacGillivray Road and MacGillivray Lane to the north, respectively. The retained parcel would contain the existing single detached dwelling and detached garage.

  • Notice of Public Meeting: PL-ZNA-2026-0091

    Notice of Hearing on a Legal Non-Conforming Use Permission Application PLZNA20260091 to be held by the Committee of Adjustment of the Township of South Frontenac

    Hearing Details

    Date: 10 September, 2026
    Time: 7:00 p.m. 
    Location: 4432 George Street, Sydenham and on Zoom

    Application Details

    Property Address: 13 BIRCH ISLAND - BOBS LAKE - WAO
    Owner: Kevin Hoadley
    Agent: Shawn Moore - Colonial Concepts

    Purpose and Effect of the Application:

    The two-storey seasonal dwelling on the property was destroyed by fire last year. 

    The application seeks permission to enlarge the legal non-conforming seasonal dwelling that previously existed on the property. The former seasonal dwelling had a lot coverage exceeding the 5% maximum permitted by the Zoning By-law. The new seasonal dwelling would have a new design with a larger footprint and height. 

    The new two-storey seasonal dwelling and deck would have a footprint of 231.5 m², a height of 8.2m and a lot coverage of 10%.

  • Notice of Public Meeting: PL-ZNA-2026-0092

    Notice of Hearing on a Legal Non-Conforming Use Permission Application PLZNA20260092 to be held by the Committee of Adjustment of the Township of South Frontenac

    Hearing Details

    Date: 10 September, 2026
    Time: 7:00 p.m. 
    Location: 4432 George Street, Sydenham and on Zoom

    Application Details

    Property Address: 5 BIRCH ISLAND - BOBS LAKE - WAO
    Owners: Rebecca Hoadley & Jessica Morrisey-Hoadley
    Agent: Shawn Moore - Colonial Concepts

    Purpose and Effect of the Application

    The one-storey seasonal dwelling on the property was destroyed by fire last year. The application seeks permission to enlarge the legal non-conforming seasonal dwelling that previously existed on the property that was within 30 m of Bobs Lake and that had a lot coverage exceeding the 5% maximum permitted by the Zoning By-law. The new seasonal dwelling would have a new design with a larger footprint and height. The new two-storey seasonal dwelling and deck would have a footprint of approximately 153.7 m², a height of 7.1m, gross floor area of 139.5m2 and a lot coverage of approximately 10%.

  • Notice of Public Meeting: PL-ZNA-2026-0087

    Notice of Hearing on Legal Non-Conforming Use Permission & Minor Variance Application PLZNA20260087
    to be held by the Committee of Adjustment of the Township of South Frontenac.

    Hearing Details

    Date: 10 September, 2026
    Time: 7:00 p.m. 
    Location: 4432 George Street, Sydenham and on Zoom

    Application Details

    Property Address: 1671 BURNT HILLS ROAD
    Applicant: Lee Chamberlain
    Agent: Gay Chamberlain

    Purpose and Effect of the Application

    The owner is proposing to increase the height of the existing dwelling and build a new detached garage. The application seeks permission to increase the height of the dwelling within 30 metres of Dog Lake, as well as minor variances to Sections 8.3.2 and 5.24.1 of the Zoning By-law for the new detached garage related to the front yard setback and accessory building lot coverage provisions.

    The proposed addition would increase the height of the dwelling by 0.9 metres (3 feet). The proposed garage would be 80.2 m² (864 sq. ft.) The detached garage is proposed to be located 15 metres from the front lot line, whereas Section 8.3.2 requires a setback of 20 metres. The proposed garage would also increase the total lot coverage of accessory buildings to 0.7%, whereas Section 5.24.1 requires the lot coverage of all accessory buildings to not exceed the lot coverage of the principal dwelling, which is currently 0.5%.

  • Notice of Public Meeting: PL-ZNA-2026-0093

    Notice of Hearing on Minor Variance Application PL-ZNA-2026-0093 to be held by the Committee of Adjustment of the Township of South Frontenac

    Hearing Details

    Date: Thursday, September 10, 2026
    Time: 7:00 PM
    Location: 4432 George Street, Sydenham (Council Chambers) and on Zoom

    Application Details:

    Property Address: 3403 Florida Road 
    Applicants: Kyle and Jennifer Palmer

    Purpose and Effect of the Application:

    To facilitate the construction of a detached accessory building (garage), the applicants have requested to vary Section 7.3.2 of Zoning By-law No. 2003-75, as amended, in order to reduce the front yard setback of the Rural (RU) Zone from 20 metres (66 ft.) to a minimum of 16 metres (52 ft.).

  • Notice Of Additional Nominations

    Take Notice that the number of candidates for the office of English Language Separate School Board Trustees (Algonquin & Lakeshore Catholic District School Board) Townships of Central Frontenac, North Frontenac and South Frontenac (Elected at Large) was not sufficient to fill the number of vacancies to which candidates may be elected.

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