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You can cast your ballot any time until Monday, October 26 at 8:00 pm online or via the phone. If you did not receive your voter information letter, you must visit the Election staff at the Voter Help Centre in the Council Chamber at 4432 George Street (Town Hall). While you're here, you can cast your ballot at the voting stations. The Voter Help Centre is open on Monday, October 26 from 8:30 am - 8 pm. Please bring proof of identification with you.
Notice of Hearing on Legal Non-Conforming Use Permission Application PL-ZNA-2026-0107 to be held by the Committee of Adjustment of the Township of South Frontenac.
Hearing Details
Date: Thursday, October 8, 2026
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: 4432 George Street, Sydenham (Council Chamber) and on Zoom
Application Details
Property Address: 300 MAPLE GROVE LANE
Applicant: JOHN AND CONNIE CARTER
Purpose and Effect of the Application
Seeking permission under Section 45(2) of the Planning Act to enlarge a legal non-conforming building located within 30 metres (98.4 ft.) of the highwater mark of Bobs Lake, including: (1) demolition and replacement of an attached, uncovered deck and entry stairs with an overall footprint of 52 square metres (560 sq. ft.); (2) construction of a new attached enclosed deck (gazebo) with an overall footprint of 18.5 square metres (200 sq. ft.) and building height of 3.6 metres (11.8 ft.); and, (3) demolition and replacement of a detached shed with an overall footprint of 8 square metres (86 sq. ft.).
Notice of Consent Application PL-BDJ-2026-0104
Application Details
Property Address: 4264 LATIMER ROAD
Owners: BRYCE AND LISA CUMPSON
Applicant: THE BOULEVARD GROUP (Jason Sands)
Purpose and Effect of the Application
Creation of a surplus farm residential lot. The severed (new) lot will be approximately 3.6 hectares (8.8 acres) in size with 160 metres (524 ft.) of frontage on Latimer Road and would contain the existing single detached dwelling, serviced by private on-site water and sewage systems, unoccupied livestock barn, and two additional accessory buildings. The retained parcel would be approximately 79.9 hectares (197.4 acres) in size with 146 metres (479 ft.) of frontage on Latimer Road to the north and 764 metres (2,506 ft.) of non-continuous frontage on Davidson Road to the south. The retained parcel would continue to be used for agricultural purposes and be rezoned from Rural (RU) to a site-specific Agricultural (A-X) Zone under Zoning By-law Amendment Application PL-ZBA-2026-0105 to prohibit single detached residential and residential accessory uses per Section 9.3.4 (b)(v) of the Township Official Plan (2025).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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 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 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%.
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